Artist Statement – Much of my work references devotional objects — sacred objects that provoke contemplation and reflection. In my case, they are built from functional materials in a non-functional context. Traditional domestic materials — porcelain, fabric, thread — are humble and accessible, and seductive to the touch. Often my mark-making mimics lines and shapes […]
Eduardo Cruz Torres was born in Mexico and is a self-taught artist who started drawing as soon as he was able to hold a pencil. Developing his own style by the time he was 11, his early work used black ink, which remained his preferred medium for several years. In 2014 he began experimenting with etching metal using a scribe tool. […]
Maria Phillips is an artist and educator based in Seattle, Washington. Phillips work is a manifestation of the overlap between home and studio. Attuned to the inconspicuous beauty awaiting in the random encounters and habitual rhythms of the domestic space, Phillips leverages these observations into work that considers experience as material, whether wearable, sculptural, or […]
Philippe Hyojung Kim (b. 1989) grew up in a small town outside of Nashville, TN, adopted and raised by a single Jewish mother. Philippe often experiments with various materials and mediums, in response to his immediate surroundings to create poured paint-made objects that exist in the space between painting and sculpture. His work references queer […]
Emily Budd uses geologic forms and fictional artifacts to examine human perception and impact within the realm of deep time. By seeking out symmetries between the ancient past and the speculative future, her work explores the potential evidence of our present-day experiences in a fossil record. With a background in foundry work and lost-wax bronze casting, she uses mold-making […]
Color and process play a primary role in my practice. Through painting, printmaking, paint-based sculptures and site-specific installations, my selection of color—a decision both personal and informed by everyday experience—mixes the internal and intimate with the world of received images and external encounters. I create color-based installations by gathering location-based palettes. For example, for Everyday A Color, a large-scale painting of […]
Neil Mendoza’s work combines sculpture, electronics and software to bring inanimate objects and spaces to life. By combining found objects with technology in unexpected ways, the different elements of his work can be looked at from a new perspective. He explores themes of the absurd, the humorous, the futile and the surreal. Mendoza has an […]
Hughen/Starkweather is the collaboration of San Francisco artists Jennifer Starkweather and Amanda Hughen, who have worked as a team since 2006. Together they create research-based, abstract artworks about specific locations. Each project begins with intensive research, including maps, photographs, data, and interviews with community members. Similar to early cartographers, who were dependent on inconsistent tools […]
I’m drawn to the physical experience of making photographs; the relationships, time and location in which the images were made, as well as the materials and processes used to create the image objects themselves. For the past 10 years I’ve worked with the historic photographic process of wet plate collodion on metal and glass, as […]
Bonanza is the collaborative practice of Conrad Guevara, Lindsay Tully, and Lana Williams. An interaction between the mediums of sculpture, filmmaking, and painting, Bonanza’s work focuses on abstraction, identity, and issues of authorship, challenging the idea of the heroic artist. Bonanza’s diverse projects have included installation, film, and fashion. The artists regularly employ performative elements, […]