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Family Rxm (detail) from the November 2008 exhibition Charged Spaces at the Haydon Art Center in Lincoln, NE. 25’ x 34’ x 18’. Ceramic, mixed media. Photo by Larry Gawel

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Cold, Dark and Funny

Thomas Hunter Project Room Hunter College NYC * Photos by Jessica Ozment Cold, Dark and Funny I am persistently moved to find beauty in the ragged edges of humanity. The intersection, or in some cases, collision between public and private lives, provides a place to peer through the cracks in the mask we put on for one another each day. Alone or in intimate groups, my sculptures describe the vulnerability and insecurity most of us feel beneath our perceived exteriors. I look at the ways in which we define ourselves for others, at the awkwardness found there, and at what happens when that pretense is stripped away. Despite attempts to clothe and ornament or build the insulating walls of societal perception, we are in essence naked in front of one another. American culture encourages a kind of disconnect, where bodies are taken for granted, or used as vehicles to carry around our intellect. However, a serious diagnosis can bring to consciousness and place into stark contrast the usual attitudes toward the vessels we occupy. In these situations, many are asked to place the care of their bodies into the hands of others: doctors, nurses, family, friends, and caregivers. Patients and caregivers alike are forced to move beyond a sense of modesty and the boundaries we place between ourselves and others. This work, the result of daily observation and participation in this process, brings to light the isolating, humbling and often humorous nature of the loss of control that occurs within this set of conditions. Using information derived both from personal experience and empathetic observation, I use gestural nuance to describe the figure, and the subtle intricacy of intimate relationships. I am interested in looking at the psychologically and emotionally charged spaces between people; the dynamics of human interaction and the cultures that develop as a result of forced shared time, whether in family groups, working relationships, or situations that cause strangers to come together. I am driven to explore the profound impact one person can have on another

installation in progress

Cold, Dark and Funny Exhibition installation at the Thomas Hunter Project Room Hunter College March 27th- April 15th American culture encourages a kind of disconnect, where bodies are taken for granted, or used as vehicles to carry around our intellect. However, a serious diagnosis can bring to consciousness and place into stark contrast the usual attitudes toward the vessels we occupy. In these situations, many are asked to place the care of their bodies into the hands of others: doctors, nurses, family, friends, and caregivers. Patients and caregivers alike are forced to move beyond a sense of modesty and the boundaries we place between ourselves and others. This work, the result of daily observation and participation in this process, brings to light the terrifying, humbling and often humorous nature of the loss of control that occurs within this set of conditions.

What is the Price of Rejection

2010 Including the pieces: DosSantos and the Chemo Cowgirl and September 5th. Photographs of installations at Penn State University, Art Mission and Theater in Binghamton, NY and ClockTower Salon in the Bronx, NY. Photographs by Cody Goddard and Jessica Ozment

September 8th

2010 Photos by Cody Goddard

Family Rxm

Family Rxm from the November 2008 exhibition Charged Spaces at the Haydon Art Center in Lincoln, NE. 25' x 34' x 18' Ceramic, mixed media. * on Auction this fall at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts! Photos by Larry Gawel

Bored Meeting

Bored Meeting,; A Sunday Dinner *a work comprised of 10 ceramic figures and their furniture as seen installed at the Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE in February 2008 8’ x 25’x 5’ ceramic, mixed media * in the collection of Marc and Kathy LeBaron, Lincoln Industries, Lincoln, NE Photos by Larry Gawel

8:45 am

8:45 a.m. 2008 54x 35 x 42 stoneware, glaze, underglaze, fabric, wheat paste, gesso, wood, paint, aluminum, mirror, lightbulb, bathmat * In the collection of Carol Gendler Omaha, NE Photos by Larry Gawel

Sheldon Art Museum SMAG Connections Series

* InsideOut: Caitlin Applegate and Eddie Dominguez Installed at the Sheldon Art Museum in October 2007 as a part of the series Sheldon (SMAG) Connections in an exhibiton called InsideOut: Photos by Larry Gawel

MFA

2007 Richards Hall University of Nebraska Lincoln * Photos by Larry Gawel

candid shots

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ceramics student work 2006-10

Student work completed from 2006 at UNL as a Graduate Teaching assistant, until the spring of 2010 as a visiting professor at Penn State University

drawing student work 2007-2009

work from beginning drawing, life drawing and advanced level drawing classes taught at UNL and SUNY Cortland