Lindi and Art Maybe
About Me
I love stories, not only the written pieces in children's books. I would say that stories surround us in all perspectives, and they are happening every moment. Narratives can be found in a book, in a tape, or an object. It is inspiring to hear how people communicate with each other by telling the past experiences, embarrassing jokes, and folktales from somewhere else. Unfortunately, these fascinating narratives vanish into thin air at the end of the conversations. We are marching too fast that many stories are left behind. I consider my mission as an artist is to catch many stories I appreciate and reappear them in my works.
Selecting materials and artistic techniques is crucial for me in the process as materiality and form significantly affect the presentation of the narratives. In my studio practice, I concentrate on how the unique qualities of the materials and formats indicate a particular part of a story. A print on paper visualizes the narratives in graphic languages, while a textile object conveys the story by texture and tactility. A wide range of presenting approaches often expand the narrative beyond the narrative content itself, which allows me to investigate the triangular relationship between the artist, the artwork, and audiences. What is my stories' relationship to the audience is the question I ask myself frequently. The answers to the question normally determine how I compose my work. Participatory as the main component of my work opens the possibility of generating new narratives from the existing ones. There is nothing more thrilling for me, a storyteller, to witness audiences creating more stories from mine.
EDUCATION
2020 MFA (pending) in printmaking, Rhode Island School of Design
2018 BFA in Printmaking, BS in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
2017 Studio Art College International, Florence, Italy (serigraphy, batik)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
鸠见堂Kyukendo K.S. Art Agency |Fukuoka, Japan
Art consultant
The Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) | San Juan, Puerto Rico
Demonstration: Yarn Printing | Apr. 2020
5th Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance Symposium | Salt City, UT
Demonstration: Recycle, Reuse, Reduce | Oct. 2019
Lesley Dill Studio | Brooklyn, NY
Teaching and Learning internship | Summer 2019
Dieu Donné | Brooklyn, NY
Administration and archive internship | Summer 2019
Studio internship | Summer 2019
Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI
Faculty of Record | Winter 2020
Western Papermaking
Teaching Assistance | 2018-present
Letterpress printing, Dan Wood
Lithography, Stephanie Tyson
Intaglio I, Henry Brown
Ceramic and Print, Andrew Raftery
Printmaking and Papermaking Shop Monitor | 2018-present
Studio Kura | Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka, Japan
- Artist in residency | June – July 2018
Jenie Gao Studio, LLC | Madison, WI
- Student Internship | 2018
UW Arts Institute | Madison, WI
- Student Juror pool | 2017-2018
Lovey Town project | Madison, WI
- Project Assistant | 2016 - Present
10-minutes Play Festival, Hemsley Theater, University of Wisconsin – Madison
| Madison, WI
- Lighting Designer | Feb. 2015
Fresh Hot Press | 2016-present
- honored member of the Printmaking Club in University of Wisconsin-Madison
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo:
Jul.2018 再・度, Re: Told: An Interactive Exhibition. House 1 Gallery, Studio Kura, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka, Japan
Group:
Jan. 2020 6th Baker & Whitehill Student Artist’s book Contest 2020, RISD Fleet Library, Providence, RI
Nov. 2019 The Boston Printmaker Student Print Exhibition 2019, The Mazmanian Gallery, Framingham, MA
Oct. 2019 International Creative arts 2019 in Japan, Fukuoka communication center, Fukuoka-Shi, Japan
Jan. 2019 5th Baker & Whitehill Student Artist’s book Contest 2019, RISD Fleet Library, Providence, RI
Jan. 2019 Printmaking Biennial, Sol Koffler Graduate Student Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
May 2018 Varied Edition UW-Madison Advanced Printmaking Show, Bos Meadery, 849 East Washington, Madison, WI
Nov. 2017 Semiology: A Show About Art and Language, Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison WI
Nov. 2017 8th Splitgrouphic Biennial 2017, Group Exhibition of Student Selection, University Gallery “Vasko Pliovac”, Split, Croatia
Oct. 2017 “We Are Enough”, Oak Park Art League, Chicago, IL