Join us on Zoom for an artist conversation and virtual reception for the site-specific installation project this could get snowed on!
Julia J. Wolfe
Kelly Clare
Cicelia Ross-Gotta
Taylor Hansen
Each artist will give a short talk on their work, followed by a group conversation about public, temporary, and site-specific art-making.
about the artists:
Julia J. Wolfe is a multidisciplinary artist based in Iowa City, IA. She holds a M.A./M.F.A. from the University of Iowa and a B.A. from Rhodes College, and she received a certificate from Brandeis University. Her work has been exhibited nationally in numerous solo and group shows, including the Every Woman Biennial 2019 in New York City, "I'm Happy to Sit Here Beside You" at Western Illinois University, "I’d Rather Count Bricks on a Wall" at Public Space One in Iowa City, and "Repurpose" at Core New Art Space in Denver, CO. She has completed residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Public Space One in Iowa City, New Pacific Studios in Vallejo, CA, and Burren College of Art in County Clare, Ireland. Her work has been published in Studio Visit Magazine Vol. 42 and New American Paintings MFA Annual Issue #141. For more information, please visit juliajwolfe.com.
Kelly Clare is a multidisciplinary artist and poet currently based in Iowa City, Iowa. Currently an MFA candidate in Sculpture at the University of Iowa, she is the recipient of the Eve Drewelowe and Paula Patton Grahame Scholarships, and a Summer MFA Fellowship supporting her research in hybrid and variable installation. Her recent solo shows, Eating the Cloud (Public Space One, Iowa City) and ur local decoys (CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids), explore the muddy confluence of digital, linguistic, and physical space. Her work “Bread/Net” was selected Jurors Choice in the MFA Online Exhibition. Her written work can be found in Tagvverk, APARTMENT, pulpmouth and Hobart. She was a resident at the Vermont Studio Center in 2019. kellyclare.net
Recently relocating from Seattle, Cicelia Ross-Gotta earned her BFA in Sculpture from Colorado State University 2015, and her MFA in 3D4M (sculpture) from the University of Washington in 2017. That year she also became a mother.Her work has been exhibited throughout Seattle including, The Henry Gallery, Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park, Gallery 4Culture and Bainbridge Gallery of Art and Crafts. Her work has also been featured in Surface Design Journal’s 2017 International Exhibition in Print. She has been awarded grants from Artist Trust, 4Culture and the Surface Design Association. Forthcoming exhibitions include her solo exhibition Feel Just Like Home, at the Holland Project Space in Reno, NV, this January and a group exhibition with her collective about textiles and technology at Artworks Center for Contemporary Art in Loveland, CO June 2021. www.ciceliarossgotta.com
Video and intermedia artist, Taylor Hansen currently lives and works in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She recently earned her BFA in Performance Art from the University of Northern Iowa and presented her thesis exhibition All The Things Youve Seen Before. Her work has been exhibited and performed in the Waterloo Center for the Arts, Public Space One and the University of Northern Iowa Gallery. She aims to navigate the relationship between physical spaces and a world that is becoming increasingly digital with current works and an ongoing website project www.loudestsound.com
“A Thought for Your Walk!” by Julia J. Wolfe (December 2020)