Alison Gayne Artwork

My work tries to catch fragments of the past and share those displaced memories through images. I intentionally used a minimum of colors to symbolize the eternal nature of these moments in time. The objects and actions in the work depict moments of play which represent dreams and aspiration often connected with childhood. Producing small pieces represents a new step for me as an artist in an attempting to create ‘slice of life’ vignettes.

    After a lecture by Philip Glass, I was inspired by what he said about the role of the artist; the vocation of the artist is to bring magic into the mundane. My work has always been about an attempt to bridge life’s mysteries with material truths. The pieces here represent a nostalgic exploration that revisits the mundane moments of childhood and instills a lost, mystical quality to them.

    The materials used for the series of these pieces included ink, white paint, black ink, marker, and glitter. The paintings are sealed with a varnish that literally and metaphorically glosses those past moments in time.

    Art in its purest form derives out of an intuitive process, and as an artist what I choose to express is channeled from something larger than myself as an individual. The process of making art takes on a deep, visceral, and profound manifestation that evolves beyond ego, the artist, or anything that can be categorized. My work is a continued attempt to bridge life’s mysteries with material truths.

Honors

2000-2004        Dean’s List, Spring & Fall, 2000-2004

2000-2004        MCAD Presidential Scholarship, Moore, Philadelphia, PA

2000-2004        MCAD Scholarship, Moore, Philadelphia, PA

2000-2004        Mary Emma Scholarship, Moore, Philadelphia, PA

2004                 Fred & Naomi Hazell Award, Hazell Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

2004                 UPS Scholarship, UPS Fund, Philadelphia, PA

2004                 Greta Schmidt Memorial Scholarship, Schmidt Foundation, Lambertville, PA

2004                 PA Private Scholarship, Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

2004                 Moore Opportunity Grant, MCAD Philadelphia, PA

2000-2004       Federal Pell Grant, U.S. Government,  Pennsylvania

2000-2004       Federal SEOG Grant, U.S. Government,  Pennsylvania

Solo Exhibitions

2011        Paintings by Alison Gayne, Bikeasuarus, Portland, OR

2009        Alice In Wonderland Under The Sea Mural, The Mentor Network, Portland OR

2004        Paintings by Alison Gayne, The Caribou Café & Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Group Exhibitions

2011          Pets & Portraiture Show, Splendorporium Gallery, Portland, Oregon

2011         Paint Your Art Out, The Secret Society, Portland, OR

2011          Body Language, Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro, OR

2010          Portland Tarot Art Show, Splendorporium Gallery,  Portland, OR

2010          Over Water, Nisus Gallery,  Portland, OR

2010          Rainy Day Wildfire, Olympic Mills Commerce Center, Portland, OR

2010         5th Annual Portland Love Show, Olympic Mills Commerce Center, Portland, OR

2009          12 Days of P:EAR, The Trim/Vojdani Gallery, Portland, OR

2009          Expose Yourself/ Expose Your Art, 3rd & SW Stark, Portland, OR

2009        13 Works, Gemini Hotel, Hawthorne Hideaway, Portland, OR

2009        SMYRC Event & Fundraiser, The Q Center, Portland, OR

2007        Hoedown & Auction, Sisters Of The Road, Portland, OR

2007        Emerging Artist Show, Portland Art Center, Portland OR

2006        Drawn To The Walls II, Cade Center For Fine Arts, Arnold, MD

2005        Humpty Dumpty, The Art Shop, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA

2005        Emerging Artist Show, Portland Art Center, Portland, OR

2004        Richard Von Hess Fellowship Show, Goldie Paley Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2004        Senior Thesis Exhibition, Goldie Paley Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2003        Freda Freihenbacher Junior Fellowship Show, Wilson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2003        Mixed Media Show, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA

2002        Drawing From Nature, University of the Andes, Meridas, Venezuela

2001        Annual Juried Student Show, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA

2000        Student Juried Show, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA

1999        Annual Student Show, The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

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