Closing reception Saturday, August 6th 5-7pm
Live performance by Phull Collums and Then There Were Three

Artist Statement:
This is a series of pieces where I explore the question, “Can I, or can one be in two places at once?” During the ongoing pandemic, I have been trying to make work AROUND the pandemic. I have actively attempted to make art that is evasive of the “now” that is pandemic life. In culture, we began to see popular media references to post-pandemic life. It occurred to me that I was similarly acting in my art as though I didn’t want to acknowledge I lived in this time. My mind was stuck in the idea that it was already dated because we are pre-labeling it as an era, or a new norm if not something that may pass. We often find ourselves living in a state of time that is a projection or fantasy (which may be good or bad) and a minimal presence all while performing in the “now". In art therapy I found that I was untangling the self in practices of multimodality and bringing to the surface reoccurring symbols and impulses towards dualistic thinking, exploring the idea of how I feel versus how I am perceived. Here I have given attention to these reccurring symbols: the worms, dogs, the embraces, holes, walls, digestion and blossoming.

Bio:
Born in Portland, Oregon, I have been working with and in the community for my adult life in varied roles and capacities. My personal art work has always been rooted in the practice of drawing. I spend most of my fulfilling time making sketches and drawings which may translate into book arts, comics, paintings, writing, video, music or performance. These results have added joy to my communication, which I find very difficult. We, as humans, operate naturally as though we are mostly on the same page, but this could not be more wrong. I cannot imagine anything more exciting or awe inspiring than being able to articulate a feeling, emotion or idea, and that’s just what I try to do.