Stories I Tell Myself, March 2022
WELCOME TO OUR GROUP EXHIBITION!
CURATED BY pennylane shen OF DAZED & CONFUCIUS
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Stories I Tell Myself is a virtual exhibition centered around visual storytelling. How does the work we create reflect deeper, underlying narratives? For centuries, art has been used as a means of visual storytelling, and through these stories we can better understand ourselves and the world around us. In this exhibition, we are showcasing work that draws upon memory and storytelling to visually communicate the personal experiences of each artist.
NOTE FROM THE CURATOR
The power and appeal of art, in my view, is its capacity to usher viewers into any number of worlds—to tell stories that aren’t but might well be our own. It’s an oft-trumpeted notion but there really is something universal about the best works of art, in the sense that it serves as a platform for shared histories, shared fantasies.
The pieces I’ve chosen for Stories I Tell Myself immerse us as some of the best narratives do, in the midst of things. We enter with a kind of jolt and what we witness has something timeless about it. Like flipping to a page somewhere in the middle of a novel and beginning to read, we might not know what’s going on but we gladly read on.
It was incredibly difficult to choose just 45 artists from the nearly 2000 artworks received. In making my selections, I visited all of your websites and Instagram pages and read all of your statements. In the end, the works selected were those that best aligned with the show’s theme and with each other as a cohesive grouping.
My hope, then, is that these remarkable pieces allow you to see your place not only within individual stories but within a collection of interwoven narratives—a rose taped to a wall, a craft of voyagers, a sea of purple flowers, a broom made of hair, a collection of braids, the stain of regret, and so many more striking visual tales to tell.
— Pennylane Shen
FEATURING ARTISTS
Golnaz Kiany, McKinley Wallace, Nicole Young, Fae Marie Anne Logie, Claire Crawford, Sandy Palasti, Gabriela Portas, Amy Usdin, Niki Grangruth, Annalise Neil, Catrin Perih, Meredith Starr and Dayna Leavitt, Robin Crofut-Brittingham, Jenna Marti, Dheeraj Kumar, Christopher Boring, Teryl Mullock, Andrea Cacase, Nicholas Tay, Shirley Wiebe, Tai Lipan, Deborah Wasserman, Rosanna Dean, Andrea Sinclair, Dimelza Broche, Juan Correa, Hannah Zimmerman, Bonam Kim, Saloni Shah, Hannah Keats, Chantal Leblanc, Harsimran Juneja, Twiggy Boyer, Erica R Baptiste, Francesca Borgo, Janet Stafford, Bootsy Holler, Julien Tomasello, Sandra Lapage, Aggie Armstrong, Katherine Fraser, Alice Parmelee Rich, Kerry Shaw, Laura Jane Petelko, Jan Wier
IMAGES FROM OUR VIRTUAL EXHIBIT, 3/26 - 4/30
Golnaz Kiany. Looking Happiness. Acrylic on canvas. 36 x 48 inches.
McKinley Wallace. We Are All Born Free. Acrylic, charcoal, digital print & graphite on canvas on wood panel. 48 x 36 inches.
Fae Marie Anne Logie. Phantom Limb. Photo-based collage with embroidery. 40.2 x 29.9 inches.
Claire Crawford. Home. Gouache with ink on paper. 30 x 22 inches.
Sandy Palasti. Back to Me. Oil on canvas. 40 x 40 inches.
Niki Grangruth. Preserved. Archival inkjet print. 20 x 30 inches.
Niki Grangruth. Braids. Archival inkjet print. 16 x 24 inches.
Catrin Perih. Glocaled with Lilies. Acrylic on canvas. 36 x 36 inches.
Meredith Starr and Dayna Leavitt. Are You There?...It's Like I Know How That Sunlight Feels. C-print. 11 x 24 inches.
Jenna Marti. Gnostic Gospel. Archival pigment print. 20 x 24 inches.
Christopher Boring. Last Glimpse on a Bitter Cold Day. Oil on canvas. 36 x 48 inches.
Andrea Cacase. Back to Lifts. Photo emulsion, ink, paper. 5 x 7 inches.
Andrea Cacase. Mountain Lake Road (one). Photo emulsion, ink, paper. 5 x 7 inches.
Nicholas Tay. Adrienne. Mixed media. 30 x 40 inches.
Tai Lipan. Arcade. Layered wood & flashe on panel. 48 x 72 inches.
Deborah Wasserman. Many Rivers to Cross. Acrylic, cloth & oil on canvas. 48 x 72 inches.
Andrea Sinclair. Three Little Birds. Oil on canvas. 23.6 x 35.4 inches.
Juan Correa. Los Cariñositos. Stone lithograph print. 16 x 22 inches.
Hannah Zimmerman. After it All Winds Down. Gouache on paper. 35 x 26 inches.
Saloni Shah. Chintz to Chintzy. Screen print & painting on wood spiral. 28 x 28 x 6 inches.
Hannah Keats. Divide. Oil on convex circle canvas. 24 inches round.
Harsimran Juneja. Haircut. Emulsions, acrylics, oil sticks & oil pastels on canvas. 36 x 36 inches.
Twiggy Boyer. Tu Me Manques. Mixed media collage on paper. 11 x 14 inches.
Francesca Borgo. Fly There. Acrylics & sand on canvas. 35.4 inch diameter.
Francesca Borgo. Something in the Wind. Acrylics & sand on canvas. 35.4 inch diameter.
Bootsy Holler. Kona-0416.1542. Archival pigment print. 32 x 24 / 40 x 30 inches
Sandra Lapage. Sharp Garments for Desperate Shamans: Matapim. C-print: photo-performance, UV print on aluminum. 31 x 20 inches.
Aggie Armstrong. Quilted Memory. Mixed media on canvas. 30 x 24 inches.
Alice Parmelee Rich. Delineate. Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 24 inches.
Laura Jane Petelko. The Magic Words. Photography. Archival ink jet photograph, mounted to museum box. 40 x 60 inches.
Jan Wier. The Staffordshire Rabbit Fell Madly in Love Over Tea and Cakes. Oil on canvas. 36 x 36 inches.
Golnaz Kiany. Move. Mixed media on canvas. 40 x 36 inches.
Nicole Young. Where Did We Come From. Botanical inks, plants, textiles & acrylic on canvas. 60 x 48 inches.
McKinley Wallace. Stand. Acrylic & digital print on canvas on wood panel. 40 x 40 inches.
Fae Marie Anne Logie. The Outing. Photo-based collage with embroidery. 40.2 x 29.9 inches.
Gabriela Portas. Cielo Volcado (Overturned Sky). Oil on canvas. 54 x 32 inches.
Amy Usdin. Portrait of a Woman in Love. Wool on vintage rope & canvas horse fly net. 54 x 17 x 6 inches.
Annalise Neil. Transition. Watercolor on Arches Aquarelle paper. 20 x 14 inches.
Robin Crofut-Brittingham. Crossing to the Other Side. Watercolor & 24k gold leaf on paper. 42 x 42 inches.
Dheeraj Kumar. Mask Series. Photowork, collage. 34 x 42 inches.
Teryl Mullock. Pangea. Acrylic and yupo on panel. 36 x 36 inches.
Andrea Cacase. Birdie. Photo emulsion, ink, paper. 5 x 7 inches.
Andrea Cacase. Mountain Lake Road (two). Photo emulsion, ink, paper. 5 x 7 inches.
Shirley Wiebe. Pyramid for a Day. Photo-based mixed media, found objects on paper on panel. 20 x 12 inches.
Rosanna Dean. We Will All Be Buried at Sea, iteration 1. Oil on canvas. 48 x 36.2 inches.
Dimelza Broche. Dear Innocence. Oil on canvas. 24 x 24 inches.
Hannah Zimmerman. Keeper of Half Thoughts. Gouache on paper. 18.75 x 13.75 inches.
Bonam Kim. Brushes and Brooms with Human Hair (series 1). Wood, resin, human hair. 3.5 x 24 x 51 inches.
Chantal Leblanc. The Sun Will Rise. Mixed media. 48 x 48 inches.
Harsimran Juneja. Barbershop. Emulsions, acrylics & oil pastels on canvas. 36 x 17.5 inches.
Twiggy Boyer. Autumnal Breeze. Mixed media collage on paper. 11 x 14 inches.
Erica R Baptiste. Wrest. Graphite on toned paper. 31 x 24 inches.
Janet Stafford. Memory. Oil on canvas. 108 x 144 inches.
Bootsy Holler. Tybee Island-0430.1103. Archival pigment print. 32 x 24 / 40 x 30 inches.
Julien Tomasello. Dream House. Collage on canvas boards mounted on wood panel (acrylic, wood, paper, fabric, thread, Swarovski Crystals, rhinestones, beads, buttons, shells, sequins, photocopies). 12 x 50 inches.
Sandra Lapage. Sharp Garments for Desperate Shamans: Guará-araruna, 20121. C-print: photo-performance, UV print on aluminum. 31 x 20 inches.
Katherine Fraser. Insight. Oil on canvas. 30 x 34 inches.
Kerry Shaw. Foamy & Fluffy, Hermosa Beach, California. Sizes: 60" x 60" ed 5, 42" x 42" ed 7, 24" x 24" ed 10.
Kerry Shaw. Slip into the Sea, Hermosa Beach, California. Sizes: 60" x 60" ed 5, 42" x 42" ed 7, 24" x 24" ed 10.
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