Announcing GEOMETER at GRIN, and a recap of 34

It’s been a busy few months developing the pieces that comprise GEOMETER, my second solo exhibition with GRIN in Providence. GEOMETER continues my explorations of the space between intuition and science.*  

GEOMETER runs from October 15, 2015 to November 14, 2015 with an opening reception Saturday October 17 from 6PM-9PM. GRIN, 60 Valley St, Providence, RI 02909. 

For more information, see the press release here. 

I was also recently included in 34, part of Elizabeth Lyons Devlin's extraordinary Isles Arts Initiative. Huge thanks, Liz! Read more about it in this article from the Boston Globe, written by Cait McQuaid . . . keep an eye out for her mention of my piece (and big thanks to you too, Cait!).  

March 2015: Past, Present and Future

I’ve just returned from Spring/Break Art Show, where my installation Opus Novum Sensorium, and frieze, Giordano Bruno at the Threshold of the Quaternion, were on view. The pieces were included as part of Corey Oberlander and Lindsey Stapleton’s three-person show, Annulus, alongside work by Leah Piepgras and Jodie Mim Goodnough (whose photographs can be seen in some of the below images). You can read more about Spring/Break on Hyperallergic (who very kindly picked my project as a standout). 

I am also honored to be a recipient of this year's Puffin Foundation Grant for Fine Arts. The funds will go towards supporting projects in my next solo exhibition, scheduled for October 2015 at Grin. 

Thanks!

TEEM at Grin November 20, 2014

Last year's flat-files show at Grin, titled SWELL, was truly impressive, so it's a privilege to be included this year's installment, titled TEEM. 

For TEEM, I will be contributing works from a new body of work titled Geometer. I'm very excited to debut these pieces, which are the first paintings that I've made in many years. Developing themes from my previous body of work, Metaphysics, Geometer takes inspiration from the various systems of measurement, both arbitrary and naturally occurring, which define our world. 

TEEM

November  20th – January 10th

Opening Reception Saturday November 22nd, 12-9PM. 

GRIN 60 Valley Street, Unit 3 Providence, Rhode Island 02909

Artist's Talk @ SFAI 140 Nov. 20, 2014

On November 20, I'm participating as a speaker in Santa Fe Art Institute's quarterly public event, the 4th Edition SFAI 140.  SFAI 140 features 20 short talks by some of the area's most innovative thinkers and practitioners. The event begins @ 7PM and takes place at SFAI, 1600 St. Michaels Dr, Santa Fe NM 8705.  Please join us if you happen to be in Santa Fe. 

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More information on the event: 

SFAI 140 is an evening of creativity and conversation featuring 20 short talks by some of the area’s most innovative thinkers and practitioners. It is a quarterly event in which artists, members of the community and leaders of cultural organizations discuss ideas and projects in lightning-fast presentations: 20 speakers each with seven slides at 20 seconds per slide (for a total of 140 seconds). The impetus behind SFAI 140 is to create a dynamic, engaged evening where SFAI’s gifted artists-in-residence talk about their work alongside dedicated members of the Santa Fe community.

We asked ourselves: instead of having lengthy, monographic talks by one or two individuals, could we offer just a taste—an amuse bouche—to inspire and create a spark for further, more in-depth conversations? The point is, you’re never going to understand the total depth of someone’s practice. What SFAI 140 gives the audience is a taste.

While the format for SFAI 140 may seem quick, one hundred and forty seconds can actually be a really long time, a profound amount of time in fact. In 140 seconds one can create a tremendous impact and drive change. The Arab Spring came about as a result of people expressing their passions and frustrations in 140 characters, President Lincoln spoke his 272-word Gettysburg Address in a little under 140 seconds. As SFAI 140 reveals, time doesn’t limit seminal ideas and their impact.

The Botanica at Carroll & Sons (Boston) and Invisible Exports (New York)

I've been hard at work at the wonderful Santa Fe Art Institute preparing for two shows: The Botanica, taking place at two galleries (Carroll & Sons in Boston and Invisible Exports in New York City, with the first of the two opening next week in Boston), and GRIN's annual flat files exhibition, titled TEEM, opening November 20 (more info and images here).

The Botanica is a group show curated by Michael Bühler-Rose and AA Bronson. Referring to the tradition of Hispanic Botanicas, religious and magical supply shops in the Americas, the exhibition will present works that play with the ideas of artist as shaman/priest, the art object as a venerated deity, and the creation of the artwork as mystic ritual consecration.The works included will be multiples created in unlimited editions, in many cases, specifically made for The Botanica.

For this show, I will be offering a sigil-making service as well as my artist's book, Codex Novum Sensorium. Scroll down for additional exhibition information.  

Exhibition Information

At Carroll & Sons, The Botanica runs from November 5 – December 28 with a Reception on November 7. 

Carroll & Sons, 450 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118

At Invisible Exports, The Botanica runs from November 30 – December 21 with an Opening Reception on November 30.

Invisible Exports, 89 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002

P.S. I was thrilled to learn that an image from Prolegomenon (2013) is included in the current issue of Art New England (Sept. - Oct. 2014). Thank you, editors!


Exciting News for Summer 2014

I’ve just completed my MFA at RISD and am happy to make some very exciting announcements.  

Gallery Representation

First off, I’m thrilled to announce that Grin, who hosted my solo debut Prolegomenon last September, has brought me on board as a represented artist. Follow Grin on Artsy here. 

Upcoming Residencies

I’m also honored to have been selected for two artist-in-residence programs before the year’s end. This July, I’ll be attending a month-long residency at Vermont Studio Center. Then, beginning in September, I’m participating in a three-month residency at 
Santa Fe Art Institute. 
 
Currently On View

I’m very fortunate to have two pieces selected for the “New Contemporaries” show at Gelman Gallery in Providence. Curated by Mark Moscone, the exhibition features a small, curated selection of standout work from RISD’s undergraduate and graduating class of 2014. The show can be seen in its entirety here and will be running through October. Installation views of my work can be seen below. 

Recent Publications

Finally, next time you visit Printed Matter, keep an eye out for my artist’s book, “Codex Novum Sensorium”, which they picked up for their distribution program. It should be available before the end of the Summer. 

I also wanted to thank both the Flux Boston and Temporary Land Bridge blogs for featuring my work last month. They both do a great job and it was a privilege to be included. 

Two Exhibitions, Up Now: Graduate Thesis Exhibition and Curated Graduate Selections

My graduate thesis project, supervised by Matthew Day Jackson and Daniel Harkett, is currently on view in RISD's Graduate Thesis Exhibition. The installation includes two separate but related pieces, "Giordano Bruno at the Threshold of the Quaternion" and "Opus Novum Sensorium IV: Primal Quadrant".

I'm also thrilled to have been chosen for the Graduate Selections exhibit, curated by Mark Moscone, Director of RISD Campus Exhibitions. Opens May 30. 


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