Artist’s Statement
Life’s ambiguities, love, loss and longing, are the subject matter for my artwork. They often reflect my personal experiences, as an artist, teacher, traveler and twin. These ideas evolve through an intense engagement with found objects, collage materials, art history, and the meaningful search for content. My process is based on tableau photography. With an old 35mm camera, natural sunlight and found materials, I create a dialogue between the objects. In this new environment, the objects appear as actors on a stage, with a momentary pause in the action. The camera records this action, with results that mimics painting more than photography.
The Images reveal and conceal layers of information and ideas for the viewer to interrupt according to their own experiences. Often, the staged objects create a mood, a feeling of expectation that something has just happened—or is about to. A balancing act between what is real or merely realistic.
Photos by Pernilla Persson
Exhibitions
Selected Exhibitions *Solo Exhibitions | ||
2016 | San Francisco Art Market Fort Mason San Francisco CA | |
* | ZYZZYVA (Literary Journal) Spring/Summer Featured artist including both covers. | |
Artist Residency Kathmandu Photo Gallery Bangkok Thailand | ||
CA Modern Magazine/Eichler Network Featured Artist Fall Northern & Southern CA | ||
2015 | * | The Dryansky Gallery PRIVATE VIEWS, HIDDEN REFLECTIONS San Francisco, CA |
The Visual Voice: New Photo Book Narratives Featured Book Artist Rayko Photo Gallery San Francisco CA | ||
* | RMA Institute: The Beginning Anticipates the End – The End Anticipates the Beginning: | |
Exhibition and Book Launch Bangkok, Thailand | ||
2013 | 4th Annual Photography Exhibition Delta College Stockton, CA | |
Juror: Cory Keller – Curator of Photography SFMOMA San Francisco CA | ||
Hotel Triton OS Super Hub San Francisco, CA | ||
2012 | The Perfect Exposure Gallery Los Angles CA | |
* | Thavibu Gallery Beneath the Veneer – Installation Bangkok Thailand | |
2011 | Photographers Market Place Side Gallery Featured artist Rayko Photo Gallery San Francisco CA | |
2010 | Bolinas Museum Botto’s World Bolinas CA Rayko Photo Gallery The Last Kodachrome San Francisco CA Illinois State University Galleries 2010 Alumni Exhibition Normal IL | |
2010 | * | Kathmandu Photo Gallery Bangkok Thailand Installation: Hidden Gardens – Private Views |
2009 | RayKo Photo Center San Francisco CA “Still Life” Selections | |
Pro Arts Gallery Oakland CA | ||
2008 | PhotoArt Asia Expo 2008 Bangkok Thailand Exhibition Lounge & Zen Gallery at Central World | |
San Luis Obispo Art Center San Luis Obispo CA Group Exhibition: California Dreamin’ | ||
2007 | * | Kathmandu Photo Gallery Bangkok Thailand Installation: Stranger in a Dream |
| * | RayKo Photo Center ( Side Gallery) San Francisco CA Installation: On the Edge of Safe | |
2006 | GarageGallery San Francisco CA | |
2005 | Pro Arts Gallery Oakland CA | |
* | Montclair Gallery Oakland CA | |
RayKo Photo Center San Francisco CA | ||
2004 | * | Los Medanos College Pittsburg CA |
2003 | University of California Chico CA | |
* | Café Comptoir San Francisco CA | |
2002 | * | San Francisco Open Studio Hunters Point Shipyard CA |
2001 | * | Noe Valley Art Space San Francisco CA |
The Lift Gallery San Francisco CA | ||
1999 | Summerhill Gallery Chapel Hill NC | |
1997 | * | Rayko Gallery San Francisco CA |
1995 | US Information Agency Washington DC International Traveling Exhibitions | |
1994 | * | Metropolis Contemporary Art Gallery Seattle WA |
Museum of Contemporary Crafts San Francisco CA | ||
1993 | * | Crawford and Sloan Gallery New York NY |
Hassel/Haeseller Gallery Denver CO | ||
1992 | International Sculptural Center Washington DC | |
* | Master Gallery Denver CO | |
1991 | * | La Mama Galleria New York NY |
Photographer’s Gallery London UK | ||
1990 | Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery New York NY | |
P.S. #1 Long Island City NY | ||
* | Alcove Gallery Henry Street Theatre New York NY | |
1989 | Blum Helman Warehouse New York NY | |
Asian American Art Center New York NY | ||
East Carolina University Greenville NC | ||
Metropolis Gallery Dallas TX | ||
1988 | Z-Zai Project Tokyo Japan | |
Metropolis Gallery Dallas TX | ||
Locus Gallery St. Louis MO | ||
1987 | Elektika Gallery Miami FL | |
1986 | * | Alternate Galley Dallas TX |
Mobilia Gallery Cambridge MA | ||
American Crafts Museum New York NY | ||
1985 | Smithsonian Institute: Renwick Gallery Washington D.C. | |
Education
Education | |
MFA, MS, BS: Illinois State University Bloomington/Normal IL | |
Lectures & Experience
Selected Public Lectures | |
King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Arts Department Bangkok Thailand | |
Tokyo Loretto Heights University Denver CO | |
Long Island University C.W.Post Long Island NY | |
Bass Museum of Art Miami FL | |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago IL | |
Richland College Dallas TX | |
North Texas State University DentonTX | |
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Halifax N S Canada | |
College of the Mainland Texas City TX | |
Smithsonian Institute Washington DC | |
The New School New York City NY | |
Penland School of Crafts Penland NC | |
University of Tennessee Knoxville TN | |
University of Kentucky Lexington KY | |
University of Montana Missoula MT | |
Memphis Academy of Art Memphis TN | |
Montana State University Bozeman MT | |
Academic & Related Experience | |
Los Positas College Livermore CA 2003 to Present | |
East Carolina State University Greenville NC 1989 | |
Columbia University Teachers College NYC NY 1985 | |
Texas A & M University CommerceTX 1985 | |
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 1983 | |
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design Nova Scotia Canada 1976, 1980, 1984 | |
Appalachian State University NYC Director Boone NC 1979-81 | |
Art Institute of Chicago Chicago IL 1979 | |
East Tennessee State University Johnson City TN 1978-79 | |
Montana State University Bozeman MT 1978 | |
Western Illinois State University Macomb IL 1969-77 | |
Parsons School of Design NYC Art Consultant Dominican Republic 1987 | |
Bass Museum of Art Miami FL Lecturer 1986 | |
University of Illinois Urbana IL Adjunct NYC Program NYC 1982-84 | |
Gallery at Lincoln Center Assistant Gallery Director NYC 1983-84 | |