Cat Gunn
Cooler Room Artist in Residence
April 1 to May 4 2024
Open Studio:
Saturday, May 4th 5-7pm
About Cat’s Residency at Art Produce:
"In thinking of constructing altars and the way an altar can manifest in any place at any time, I am interested in the painting becoming a site for an altar. I aim to create paintings accompanied by an accumulation of objects; found objects, candles, incense, flowers, and other hand-crafted offerings. I am interested in using my practice to contemplate Filipino history, especially thinking of what aspects of indigenous cultures were able to be passed along despite various colonial efforts or how practices adapted through colonization."
Cooler Room Artist in Residence
April 1 to May 4 2024
Open Studio:
Saturday, May 4th 5-7pm
About Cat’s Residency at Art Produce:
"In thinking of constructing altars and the way an altar can manifest in any place at any time, I am interested in the painting becoming a site for an altar. I aim to create paintings accompanied by an accumulation of objects; found objects, candles, incense, flowers, and other hand-crafted offerings. I am interested in using my practice to contemplate Filipino history, especially thinking of what aspects of indigenous cultures were able to be passed along despite various colonial efforts or how practices adapted through colonization."
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About the Artist:
Originally from Baltimore, Cat Gunn (b. 1993) is an interdisciplinary artist who works in installation, sculpture, ceramics, painting, and drawing. Using the altar as a site of investigation, Gunn stages arrangements of ceramic sculptures, photographs, plants, found objects, and ancestral offerings. With the use of historical Filipino archives and a modest familial archive, their work offers a portal where divergent timelines can intersect, dreaming of what was, what could have been, and what will be. Gunn received their MFA in Visual Arts from UC San Diego, where they expanded their practice into the realms of ceramics, sculpture, and installation. They received their MA in Professional Studies (Art History Concentration) and BFA in Painting from Towson University. Gunn has had their work included in recent group exhibitions at ICA in San Diego, Vielmetter in Los Angeles, and BEST PRACTICE in San Diego among others. Follow Cat on Instagram. |
