These drawings are from a larger series of drawings called 'Applied Landscape'. The notion of applied landscape asserts that landscape is not simply how we find it but, how it is manipulated to suit our purposes regardless of its entropic inclination. My personal observations of exterior sites as well as the impression of an ideal setting have influenced this body of work. The drawings convey that natural conditions do not necessarily define the scenery, but that the lay of the land is a result of augmentation to an environment.

 

born: 1966, Burbank, CA

education

California College of the Arts, MFA
Otis Art Institute, BFA

selected awards/honors

Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant, 2005
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Special Opportunities, 2005
The Pritzker Foundation Endowed Fellowship, "The Gift of Time", 1997
Mid-America Arts Alliance fellowship, drawing, 1995

selected publications

Begining Sculpture, A. Williams, Davis Publications, 2005
The Sculpture Reference, A. Williams, Sculpture Books Pub. 2004
American Art Collector, Book 3 north, Alcove Books, 2004

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Home Turf, Visual Arts Center of Clarington, Bowmanville, ON, Canada, 2005
Voids, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA, 2001

selected group shows

Drawing: Tradition & Innovation, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, 2005
Make Hay, Winner Memorial Gallery, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY, 2005
Summer Exhibit, Robert Steele Gallery, NYC, 2005
California Landscapes, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA, 2005