Join Seattle Print Arts for a series of online visits with artists whose work was chosen by juror Thea Quiray Tagle to be in the August 6-31, 2020 Contemporary Northwest Print Invitational at Davidson Galleries
Get to know the artists and click on the their names to see their work in CNPI2020.
My work primarily explores themes of grief, flight, family, shadow, politics, and whimsy, bringing together the seemingly illogical, for the purpose of presenting alternate perspectives.
The art I create is influenced by my many intersecting identities and lived experiences. Even though I grew up in extreme poverty in Anaheim, California, art filled my house. My siblings and I spent the days re-creating the art we admired on TV or in the black and white copies of paintings my mom photocopied from the public library and taped around the house. I’ve always found myself gravitating towards art, making art for my friends and family but always reminding myself that my art was not real art, because I did not have formal art training. Throughout the years I have realized that I don’t need formal training for the art I create. My soul speaks through my art. I create the art I wish I would have seen and had access to as a girl from the 'hood. In my art, I see myself and the stories and the strength from my ancestors.
I think I am often searching for narrative in my work, as a former English major the idea of storytelling is important to me. I've worked with a lot of different types of imagery: landscapes, the figure and abstract work, through printmaking, painting and some alternative photography process. I don't really feel settled on any one of those ways of working and want to keep experimenting and layering to make meaningful work.
Image: Laurie Brown, “Chasing My Tail,” Linocut, Chine Collé, Prismacolor