biography
I am an American artist and I have completed my studies at the Glasgow School of Art and will be continuing my practice in Glasgow and look forward to new work and upcoming exhibitions.
2009 Glasgow School of Art Degree Show
June 12, 2009. Exhibition of Degree work, in Hen Run of Macintosh Building Glasgow School of Art.
Galgael 2008- Current
Organization aiding in the reskilling and rekindling of community, promoting sustainable living and community development through Scottish craft. I travel around Scotland teaching the use of wool and skill sharing at various festivals, and is based in the south side of Glasgow. http://www.galgael.org/
Wool group
Skill share, community involvement
Spinning wool
Cleaning wool
Fleecing wool
Natural Dye process
Creative Climax 2007-2008
Street performance at Degree Show 2008 Glasgow School of Art
Administrative skills
Promotion
Physical theatre
Costume and make up (for performance and gave workshops on technique and application funded by AYE at Glasgow school of art)
Funding application and skills
Promotional skills
Creative skills (performance concept and execution)
Glasgow School of Art,
Undergraduate Degree Bachelors of Fine Art (HONS)
Critique
Exhibitions 2007, 2008 in Newberry Gallery
Studio practice
Personal theory led practice
Painting
Printmaking (lithography, screen printing, etching, editions and monoprints)
Sound editing
Digital camera (Nikon SLR)
Dissertation (self led theory and research project)
Art therapy
Art therapy social action
Psychology (Jung) (archetypes and collective unconscious)
Art therapy and studio practice
Jung psychology and storytelling (female psyche Women who run with wolves)
Case studies
Art therapy and spirituality
Art Therapy and Children in Trauma
Focus on art therapeutic benefits for young children who have been exposed to severe trauma, natural disasters, abuse, and political violence. Focus was within the neuroscience and effects of trauma for young children and advocating community rehabilitation through art making and regaining a nourishing environment for children within trauma zones.
Short courses
Art and Philosophy (western philosophy and theory of sublime)
Performance art (1950-contemporary performance)
Post Modern Theory (structuralism, imperialism, capitalism)
Mural
Group mural in Campus Lang Glasgow, Indian Cuisine restraint
Mural 2005-6
Mural Painting , Office
Mural Painting, Children’s room
Open Studio 2006 University of Kentucky 2005
Displayed three large paintings, and assisted in the hanging of other works, group show.
Creative Catz 2005
Art students volunteer group, art activities with University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital. Once a week would create art with children in the hospital with terminal illness or serious illness requiring hospital stay, I was giving room with materials and created my own projects for each patient depending on physical ability and preference.
University of Kentucky 2005
I took foundational psychology 101 along with Asian Philosophy, Art history ancient – modernism, and Contemporary Art Theory. 1950-current.
I was involved in Metal sculpture workshops, two part mold and iron pour process, along with scratch block and aluminum pour.
Plaster Sculpture, poured large block of plaster and applied subtractive sculpture with use of chisels and wood carving materials. (Along with understanding of how to sharpen chisels)
Group project of Additive plaster sculpture, body cast and mounted to create a wall of forms emerging.
Made canvas frames from pine, stretched canvas.
Studio practice painting.
Graphic Design, photoshop, sound and image (final Cut pro)
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Fine Art 2004
Downtown arts festival, I opened my own stall and sold handmade jewelry, paintings, and drawings.
Museum Go Round 2003
Downtown arts festival, I opened my own stall and sold handmade jewelry, paintings, and drawings.
Bud Ellis Carousel Horse Project 2003
The School for Creative and Performing Arts as a collective visual arts group created four Carousel horses. One for each year of seven students, taught by Bud Ellis whom specializes in Carousel horse carving in Chattanooga Tennessee. I learned how to carve with soft wood, and dremel tools with a group to create a large sculpture horse, and paint it and give to the community of Chattanooga.
National Stamp Award:
Daughters of the American Revolution 2000
I designed a stamp and submitted in contest for 9th grade division
SCAPA 1996- 2004
School for the Creative And Performing Arts- I attended this art school from the age of ten until eighteen. I auditioned for placement age nine, with three visual tests and portfolio presentation. For the first five years I was taught in creative movement, drama, writing, voice, music theory, and visual arts. Within all the modules I learned performance, games, improvisation skills, vocal music techniques and performance, ability to read music from piano, choreography, and specialized in the visual arts. The visual arts specialization offered knowledge in leasing my artworks to companies within the community. Every six months I presented a finished work in a Group show, and offered the lease of my work for six months to one year. For the last four years of education I majored in Visual Art, and was assigned craft for the first year; this included quilting, wax dyes, sewing, construction with found objects. The remaining three years I focused on painting, life drawing, 2D design, and fiber arts. The fourth year I created a portfolio consisting of fifty works, where I selected twenty for Advanced Placement (college Credit hours) I was awarded a score of 4 out of 5.
Monica Pipia: Mentor
Mentor-Self taught artist working in acrylic and mixed media works.
Living and working in Lexington, Kentucky.
I worked with Monica as Student and Peer for 20 years.
I assisted with Gallery procedures, including Hanging and the presentation of large works and multiples; Opening preparations, and marketing to galleries.
I learned how to research and create a private studio practice.
I learned how to give and receive constructive criticism, that applied to personal practice, and was encouraged to find my own solutions rather that being taught institutionalized solutions, and apply them to my personal wellbeing and awareness of studio practice.
Learned techniques such as framing, mounting, matting, and hanging; along with pricing, and marketing
I learned approaches to grant writing and arts applications.
How to create 35mm slides, photograph work.