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2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Art & Design, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Studies in video, new media, performance, dance, ceramics, glass, metal, wood, and paper. Art History and Women’s Studies.
Studies in video, new media, performance, dance, ceramics, glass, metal, wood, and paper. Art History and Women’s Studies.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2014 Spring Grand Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, New York, NY. 2013 New Emerging Artists, Art Expo NYC 2013, New York, NY. Juried. 2013 Bound, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Cora Rosevear. Juried. 2013 Materiality, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY. Curated by Kenise Barnes. Invitational. 2012 5x5(x5), Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA. Juried. 2012 Sculpture:On & Off the Wall, ArtsWestchester, White Plains, NY. Curated by Kathleen Reckling. Invitational. On View for 13th Annual ArtsBash. 2012 Westchester Biennial, Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, NY. Juried. 2011 Reflections: Familiar Stories/New Forms, Lazarus Gallery, New Rochelle, NY. Juried. 2011 Love Thy Neighbor, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY. Curated by Kenise Barnes. Juried. 2011 Beacon Artist Book Launch Exhibition, Hudson Beach Glass, Beacon, NY. 2011 Creation: Beginning of a New Art Era, Gallery Bar, New York, NY. 2011 March Showcase, Blueberry Music and Art House, Greenwich, CT. 2010 Tensions and Ties, Rhodes Room Gallery, Alfred, NY. 2010 We Do What We Want: Part II: Hot Video, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY. Solo & Two Person Exhibitions: 2012 A Gathered Place, Mooney Center Gallery, New Rochelle, NY. Invitational. 2010 Wrapping, Sculpture Gallery, Alfred, NY. 2009 Collected Works: Fall 2009, Sculpture Gallery, Alfred, NY 2009 Looking Rings, National Casting Center, Alfred, NY. 2009 Space for Words, Cell Space Gallery, Alfred, NY. 2009 Fragile Placement: Women in Society, Harder Hall Lobby, Alfred, NY |
OTHER PROJECTS
2012 Six and Four Articulations US Tour 6 company pieces, 20 site specific CHOREOGRAPHY 2012 Six and Four Articulations US Tour Evolve the Present System (15 venues across the US) 2010 Rhodes Room Gallery, Alfred, NY Wrapping, Fitting 2010 Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY Projected Improve PUBLICATIONS Rosevear, Cora. “Bound,” Juried Exhibition Catalog. Women’s Caucus for Art, 2012. “Abstract Art,” Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue 8, 2012. Hodara, Susan: “Diverse, Innovative, And Now Outdoors,” New York Times, 2012. Hodara, Susan: “In Figure and Form, Sculpture All Around,” New York Times, 2012. “Important World Artists,” World Wide Art Books, 2012. “Beacon Artist Book,”UPDRAFT Studios, 2011. AWARDS AND GRANTS 2012 100 Top Artists at Artists Wanted 3rd Annual SELF Competition 2012 Windsor Whitney Biennial Award 2012 ArtSlant 1st Showcase Award 2011 ArtSlant 5th Showcase Award 2011 Artavita 17th Sculpture Award LECTURES/CLASSES 2012 Beginner Contact Improvisation 2012 Intermediate Contact Improvisation 2012 Visiting Artist Day, Fox Lane H.S. RESIDENCIES/INTERNSHIPS Division Ave. Arts Collective Grand Rapids, MI High Concept Laboratories Chicago, IL Defibrillator Chicago, IL Salem Art Works Salem, NY Barbara Jones, Fiber Artist Rushylvania, OH Syron/Bishoff Design Studio Rockport, MA |
Artist Statement
Have you ever felt like you must do something because of who you are? Not who you are specifically, but who you are in society: mother, boyfriend, co-worker . . .
Do these definitions help us fit into society or hold us back from who we truly are?
My work navigates these questions illustrating the tension between who we are and who we think we should be. They speak about the forces in modern culture that paradoxically both bind and shape our experiences giving us both boundaries that hinder and structures to grow from. Natural materials, more akin to skin and hair, depict the intimate mark these forces have on the development and care of the self.
Within this web of societal demands, personal dreams, and the needs of reality; stressful tensions and beautiful predicaments are found. The taming and weaving together of these opposing forces, a critical step and constant feat, defines growth within a person’s life.
Have you ever felt like you must do something because of who you are? Not who you are specifically, but who you are in society: mother, boyfriend, co-worker . . .
Do these definitions help us fit into society or hold us back from who we truly are?
My work navigates these questions illustrating the tension between who we are and who we think we should be. They speak about the forces in modern culture that paradoxically both bind and shape our experiences giving us both boundaries that hinder and structures to grow from. Natural materials, more akin to skin and hair, depict the intimate mark these forces have on the development and care of the self.
Within this web of societal demands, personal dreams, and the needs of reality; stressful tensions and beautiful predicaments are found. The taming and weaving together of these opposing forces, a critical step and constant feat, defines growth within a person’s life.
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Splintering, 2015 found wood, handwoven cotton fabric, fiber 34" x 18" x 6" $3000 Splintering (detail), 2015 found wood, handwoven cotton fabric, fiber 34" x 18" x 6" $3000 Finding a New Shape, 2015 wood, handwoven cotton fabric, handmade paper, fiber, reconstituted wood frames 17.5” x 10” x 3” $1600 Finding a New Shape (side view), 2015 wood, handwoven cotton fabric, handmade paper, fiber, reconstituted wood frames 17.5” x 10” x 3” $1600 Finding a New Shape (detail), 2015 wood, handwoven cotton fabric, handmade paper, fiber, reconstituted wood frames 17.5” x 10” x 3” $1600 Beautiful Unraveling, 2015 hand woven and sewn fibers, fibers, found wood, reconstituted wood frame 23” x 20” x 7” $2400 Beautiful Unraveling (side view), 2015 hand woven and sewn fibers, fibers, found wood, reconstituted wood frame 23” x 20” x 7” $2400 Beautiful Unraveling (detail), 2015 hand woven and sewn fibers, fibers, found wood, reconstituted wood frame 23” x 20” x 7” $2400 Unbalanced, 2015 found wood, fiber, handmade paper, wire, LED light, LED light strip, battery pack 22" x 38" x 6" $3000 Unbalanced (detail), 2015 found wood, fiber, handmade paper, wire, LED light, LED light strip, battery pack 22" x 38" x 6" $3000 Unbalanced (detail), 2015 found wood, fiber, handmade paper, wire, LED light, LED light strip, battery pack 22" x 38" x 6" $3000 Woven Life, 2014 found wood, handwoven cotton fabric, braided pine needles, fiber, reconstituted stretcher bars 27” x 15” x 5” $2400 Woven Life, 2014 found wood, handwoven cotton fabric, braided pine needles, fiber, reconstituted stretcher bars 27” x 15” x 5” $2400 Regrowth, 2015 found wood, knit fiber, fiber, reconstituted wood frames 15" x 7" x 4" $1600 Regrowth (side view), 2015 found wood, knit fiber, fiber, reconstituted wood frames 15" x 7" x 4" $1600 Regrowth (detail), 2015 found wood, knit fiber, fiber, reconstituted wood frames 15" x 7" x 4" $1600 Downward Pull, 2015 found wood, handwoven cotton fabric, fiber, leather, reconstituted wood frame 33" x 12" x 3" $2000 Downward Pull, 2015 found wood, handwoven cotton fabric, fiber, leather, reconstituted wood frame 33" x 12" x 3" $2000 |