Material Identity
How does materiality represent who we are? Does the material you use dictate who you are as a maker? How does medium speak to who you are as an individual? In the exhibition Material Identity, 27 artists and makers from 3 countries and 16 states explore the substance of material, paying special attention to their place in the world, either from a focus inward, or how they identify in society at large. This international exhibition was juried by Jiseon Lee Isbara, Otis College of Art and Design, and Jessica Kooiman Parker, Boulder Dairy Art Center.
Jurors
Jiseon Lee Isbara is an artist and educator who served in the higher art education as professor and administrator. She exhibits nationally and engages with viewers through lectures and discussions and collaborates and contributes to the community by serving as various roles for regional and national art and education organizations. Jiseon earned her MFA in Fibers, one from Colorado State University and one from Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea.
Jessica Kooiman Parker believes in the power of art to change lives. She strives to bring thought provoking and process-based work to new audiences, while promoting art collecting and paying artists fair compensation. She fostered her love of art and design by acquiring a BFA from the University of WI-Stout. Since that time she has held the role of Small Business Owner, Freelance Graphic Designer, Creative Director, Executive Director and Curator.
Most notable was her role at the Firehouse Art Center in Longmont where she was Executive Director/Curator for 4 years. Under her guidance, the Firehouse emerged as the leading space for contemporary art in the area, winning the Times Call Best Art Gallery in 2014-17 and the Daily Camera Best Art Gallery 2013-17. She founded a monthly film program in 2012 and created Longmont’s only film festival – the Front Range Film Festival in 2013. Her work as Creative Director for Colorado Festival Productions continues to drive independent film in our region.
Recently Kooiman Parker partnered with multi-disciplinary artist Drew Austin and founded Studio.Public. Through podcasts, digital interviews, critical discussion, and a print publication, Studio.Public documents what makes an artist thrive and brings the person behind the work to the forefront.
In their words.
Red, Gold and Green
I invited the community to my studio to wrap yarn, recycled sari thread, ribbon onto rope. More than 25 people imbued their essence, becoming a part of the rope, as we discussed the trials and tribulations of our hair. Finding a common denominator amongst us all, HAIR.
- Theda Sandiford
Return the Flash #2 (You May Recognize Yourself)
Sewn portraits inspired by everyday life moments that aren't given much consideration in our haste to get from point A to B – for the viewer a scenario easy to relate to. The female figures are meant to evoke a personal response and to give inspiration to move forward with hope and determination.
- Kerstin Bruchhaeuser
Shoreline
Shoreline, one of a large series "Global Warning" of Narrative Fiber Paintings speaking to various aspects of the human footprint upon our planet. This piece may be hung or worn, referencing the transition of animal fur pieces to the no animal fur perspective. Painting with fiber
- Karen Schnell Chisholm
The United Stitches
This work is composed of 307 individual receipts collected between 2014 and 2016 mostly in Fort Lee (NJ), New York City and their vicinity, it also includes pieces from Los Angeles, Miami, Hawaii, Key West, Philadelphia and Boston.
- Dong Kyu Kim
Material Identity Artist Talk
Watch Material Identity artists, curator Sarah LaBarre, and juror Jessica Kooiman Parker discuss the exhibition call, studio practice, and making art during these strange times.
Dong Kyu Kim, The United Stitches, 2017
Awarded - Best in Show
Kerstin Bruchhaeuser, Return the Flash #1(You May Recognize Yourself), 2020
Awarded - Honorable Mention
Kerstin Bruchhaeuser, Return the Flash #1 (You May Recognize Yourself), silk, linen, and cotton applique on reflective background, 31.5" x 15.75" 1.5" $1,700.00 2020
Kerstin Bruchhaeuser, Return the Flash #2 (You May Recognize Yourself), silk, linen, and cotton applique on reflective background, 31.5" x 15.75" 1.5" $1,700.00 2020
Kerstin Bruchhaeuser, Return the Flash #5 (You May Recognize Yourself), silk, linen, and cotton applique on reflective background, 31.5" x 15.75" 1.5" $1,700.00 2020
Julie Jablonski, Buried Alive, fabric, spray paint, found chairs, 21.5" x 19.5" x 10" $800.00 2018
Julie Jablonski, Comfortably Numb, wood, spray paint, found chairs, 41" x 17.25" x 12" $1,100.00 2018
Julie Jablonski, Talking Without Listening, wood, spray paint, found chairs, 45" x 55" x 55" $4,000.00 2017
Dong Kyu Kym, Consuming Memories#8_ Detail, paper receipts, thread, Swiffer microfiber cloths, 49" x 25" x 0" NFS, 2017
Dong Kyu Kym, Consuming Memories#8, paper receipts, thread, Swiffer microfiber cloths, 49" x 25" x 0" NFS, 2017
Dong Kyu Kym, CThe United Stitches, paper receipts, thread, Swiffer microfiber cloths, 63" x 55" x 2" NFS, 2017
Donna D' Aquino, Black Square Bracelet, steel, plastic-dip, 6" x 6" x 4" $2,500.00 2018
Donna D' Aquino, Red Oval Bracelet, steel, plastic-dip, 4" x 7" x 3" $2,500.00 2018
Debra Disman, "Profusion" (interior), Artist's Book/Sculpture, 8.75" x 24.5" x 7.75" $500, 2018
Debra Disman "Profusion" (interior), Artists' Book/ Sculpture , 8.75" x 24.5" x 7.75" $500.00 2018
Debra Disman "Throes of the Body" (interior), Artists' Book/ Sculpture, 13" x 27" x 10.25" $600.00 2018
Debra Disman "Throes of the Body" (exterior), Artists' Book/ Sculpture, 13" x 27" x 10.25" $600.00 2018
Becky Hawley Diary Mixed-media: vintage paper, encaustic, wood, thread, nails 6" x 12" x 5" $350.00 2012
Jacob Wan Secrette 02 Artist’s book, handmade paper of cigarettes, threads, 13" x 4" x 1" $300.00 2019
Jacob Wan Secrette (Detail) 02 Artist’s book, handmade paper of cigarettes, threads, 13" x 4" x 1" $300.00 2019
Nathan Carroll, Hotdog Ring, Acrylic red & white acyclic, brass coldconnections 7" x 4" x 4" $1,200.00 2019
Jillian Sico, Mycorrhizae Letterpress, handmade paper, thread, bookcloth, 10.75" x 5.8" x .75" $700.00 2020
Kara Donatelli, Involuntary Voyage Clay, wood, paper, resin, metal, 51" x 54" x 56" $550.00 2020
Jan R Carson, Death, Pieced Silk and LED Light 36" x 36" x 3" $4,500.00 2019
Arny Nadler, Firstling No. 15, latex painted ceramic 40" x 11.5" x 9.25" $5,000.00 2019
Karen SchnellChisholm, Shoreline, Narrative Fiber Painting, 44" x 36" x 1" $1,200.00 2019
Susan Lenz, Loss: Miscarriage, Found objects and Fibers, 8’ x 4’ x 4’ $2,000.00 2018
Theda Sandiford, Natural Twist Mixed Media Fiber, 84" x 12" x 6" $2,500.00 2018
Theda Sandiford, Wax Hair Color Is It! Mixed Media Fiber, 100’ x 1" x 0" $2,000.00 2018
Alisha Porter, Hats, Slip Casted Stoneware;Gold Luster; Custom 7 piece Mold, 6" x 10" x 6" $300.00 2020
Stacy Isenbarger, Descension Held (Detail) upholstered form, velvet, doily & found tree limb, 30" x 9" x 3.5" $495.00 2020
Stacy Isenbarger, Descension Held, upholstered form, velvet, doily & found tree limb, 30" x 9" x 3.5" $495.00 2020
Stacy Isenbarger, Feeding, Fed upholstered forms, stick, velvet, & fringe, 16" x 14.5" x 4" $485.00 2020
Stacy Isenbarger, A Stone's Throw, Embedded upholstered forms, found doilies, lace, velvet, & stone, 14" x 16" x 3" $515.00 2020
Abigail Coleman, Fish Food (Detail) , Hardware cloth, paper pulp, reeds, mixed media, 5" x 6.5" x 3.5" $300.00 2019
Abigail Coleman, Fish Food, Hardware cloth, paper pulp, reeds, mixed media, 5" x 6.5" x 3.5" $300.00 2019
Abigail Coleman, Fish Food (Detail) , Hardware cloth, paper pulp, reeds, mixed media, 5" x 6.5" x 3.5" $300.00 2019
Erin Galvez, (Ritual Classification) Staff, textiles, steel wire, and wood, 71" x 22" x 3" $2,500.00 2020
Erin Galvez, (Ritual Classification) Staff (Detail) , textiles, steel wire, and wood, 71" x 22" x 3" $2,500.00 2020
Jennifer Bain, Tip-Off felt, wood, suede, thread, paint, plastic , 13" x 10" x 8" $600.00 2019
Jennifer Bain, Coryphee, fabric, suede, wood, rubber, 12" x 16" x 8" $800.00 2019
Jennifer Bain, Coryphee (Detail) , fabric, suede, wood, rubber, 12" x 16" x 8" $800.00 2019
Jennifer Bain, Tip-Off felt (Detail), wood, suede, thread, paint, plastic , 13" x 10" x 8" $600.00 2019
Whitney Hampton A.M. (Broil) Fabric 12" x 17" x 9" $800.00 2019
Whitney Hampton Nikki (Weighted) Fabric, Chicken Wire, and Lead 5’ x 1’ x 9" $1,800.00 2019
