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Artist Statement:
Part II (in an ongoing
series): URBAN WARRIOR (la
femme)
Exterior: Fashion is the most
refined and powerful of all
female costuming. Fashion
protects and elevates its’
wearers through the projection
of wealth, culture and
up-to-date cosmopolitan
in-the-know-how. Fashion is a
way to gain attention when
feeling invisible, beauty when
feeling ugly, interest when
feeling dull and perfection
when inside is a cacophony of
flaw. In the country, in the
city, on the street, in the
bedroom, fashion is useful
armor and should be
accordingly employed.
Interior: Why do women need to
be so thorough in artfully
protecting what lies inside?
Is the interior world of a
woman so fragile, so bloated
with potentially paralyzing
emotion that it needs such
careful guarding?
Vulnerability, desire,
innocence, prejudice,
ignorance, naivety, distrust,
trust, envy, misunderstanding,
despair, hope, helplessness,
anger, weakness or sadness may
be lurking below the surface
waiting for the rank
opportunity to compromise
rational agendas. The
interior world is dangerous:
provocative and persuasive.
Yet if the potentialities are
acknowledged and harnessed
with control but without
repression perhaps a stronger
and more vibrant power can be
seen?
The Compromise (The Challenge
(not the conclusion)): A
utilization of ...
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Bryn Mcconnell Biography:
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30
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Female
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Your Personal Biography |
Bryn lives and works in New York City.
Born
1979, Wenatchee, WA.
Education
2010
M.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York City, New York.
2002
B.F.A., Pratt Institute, New York City, New York.
Awards
2010
Nomination for Joan Mitchell Foundation's 2010 MFA Grant Program.
2009
Nomination for Dedalus Foundation M.F.A. Fellowship 2010.
2002
Fine Arts Award for Outstanding Merit in Painting, Pratt Institute, New York City, New York.
Honorary Academic Award, Pratt Institute, New York City, New York.
Exhibitions
2010
“Thanks…but it’s actually on purpose”, Visual Arts Gallery, New York City, New York.
Affordable Art Fair Brussels 2010, Brussels, Belgium.
2009
HUB, US Embassy, Brussels, Belgium (solo).
“Tout est Mini”, Gallery Garden, Brussels, Belgium.
“Fashionistas!”, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California.
Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
2008
“Spring flowers, hiding in plain view”, Gallery Garden, Brussels, Belgium (solo).
Kunsthaus Rhenania, Cologne, Germany.
Artemisa Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
2007
BAAF, Brussels, Belgium.
Derapages, Brussels, Belgium.
API 2007 exhibition, Centre Culturel de Woluwe, Brussels, Belgium.
2006
“Paintings”, Arbre Mandarine Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (solo).
“Paperdolls (Invisibles)”, Klaster Osek Gallery, Osek, Czech Republic (solo).
“Paperdolls”, Vinicni Altan Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (solo).
Summer Show, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehamptons, New York.
The Big Show, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehamptons, New York.
Scope Hamptons 2006, East Hampton, New York.
2005-1999
Hodonin Gallery of Visual Arts, Hodonin, Czech Republic.
“Rapunzel(black)”, AAAD Atelier, Prague, Czech Republic.
“Rapunzel(blond)”, Villa Herriot,Venice, Italy.
“This is about LOVE”, Shaffler Gallery, New Jersey, New Jersey.
William Patterson Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
Compost, Museum of History, Bellingham, Washington.
Residencies
2007
Atelier Burlumi residency, Trebes, France.
2004
Artist residency (Maly format Hodonin 2004), Hodonin, Czech Republic.
2003
Exchange program, Academy of Arts Architecture and Design, Prague, Czech Republic.
2002
Pratt in Venice Program, Italy.
1997
Centrum Artist Residency, Washington |
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