Many of us are familiar with famous naturalists such as conservationist John Muir and artist John James Audubon, both white men, who inspired generations to explore and preserve the outdoors. But who are the women, LGBTQ, or BIPOC environmentalists and artists of history and the present day, and what can be learned from how they have approached their subjects? “Living Proof: Radical Ecofeminist Printmaking” will contextualize the work of contemporary women, LGBTQ, and BIPOC printmaking artists working with themes of ecology, landscape, and nature, within historical traditions and contemporary theory.
Panel Chair:
Taryn McMahon, Associate Professor, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Taryn McMahon’s recent works explore the entanglements between humans and our environment via Northeast Ohio’s waterways. She grew up in New Jersey and received her BFA from the Pennsylvania State University followed by an MFA from the University of Iowa. She has received numerous awards for her work including an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Arts Challenge, and Puffin Foundation grant. Her work has been shown at The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, the International Print Center, New York, NY, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY, and the McDonough Museum, Youngstown, OH, among many other venues. She is an Associate Professor at Kent State University. McMahon lives and works alongside her artist husband and two young children in Northeast Ohio.
Panelists:
Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas, Assistant Professor, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas is an artist, educator, and activist based in Los Angeles, California where I am the Head of Printmaking and Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University. Botanical imagery, specifically plants that are considered invasive, fill the visual space of my prints and installations. Language used to describe invasive species speaks volumes about how we as a society form narratives about who belongs where. I specifically investigate “invasive” species as a non-native and non-binary person, and research metaphors and symbols to address the very question of belonging. My work has been shown nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions at Casa Lu in Mexico City, Handwerker Gallery, Buffalo Artists Studios, and Sediment Arts. Originally from Denver, Colorado, I received a BA in Liberal Arts from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, and an MFA in Printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island.
R Kauff, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
R Kauff (she/they) is a visual artist and educator currently living in Cleveland, OH. Their current work looks at the picture plane, mark making, time, and the embodied experience of living in chronic illness. Their multidisciplinary practice is centered on a sense of touch, which they explore through drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and poetry. They hold an MFA in printmaking and sculpture from University of Iowa where they were an Iowa Arts Fellow. Residencies include The Luminary, Jentel, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Platteforum, and the Tallgrass National Preserve. They are currently a Lecturer at Oberlin College.
Jennifer Schmidt, Professor of the Practice in Print at SMFA at Tufts University in Boston, MA
Jennifer Schmidt is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Brooklyn, NY, who works with print media, graphic design, writing, and sound to create site-responsive installations, video, and performances that question the role of visual iconography and repetitive actions within a given environment. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Delaware; and is Professor of the Practice in Print at SMFA at Tufts University in Boston, MA.
Taro Takizawa, Visiting Lecturer, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Taro Takizawa is an artist who focuses on printmaking, wall vinyl installations, drawings and 2D designs. His works contains both western and eastern aesthetics with appreciation of traditional printmaking processes and mark making. He is fascinated with blending the boundaries of contemporary studio practice and traditional processes, printmaking and installations.
He received with his BFA with a printmaking emphasis from Central Michigan, and MFA in printmaking from Syracuse University in 2017. Takizawa has exhibited nationally and internationally such as at Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, PARADOX European Fine Art Forum and its exhibition at CK Zamek in Poznan, Poland; and ArtPrize 10 at Grand Rapids Public Museum, LUX Center for the Arts, Ty Pawb in Wales and China Printmaking Museum. And recently went to artist residencies at Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Morgan Conservatory, GoggleWorks, and Lawrence Arts Center.
Saturday, April 6, 3:30-5:00pm
1 Sabin Street, Providence, RI 02903