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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Alison Gayne © 2011 — Virb