Zachary Skinner
Brooklyn, NY
Website: zacharyskinner.com Neighborhood: Bushwick ARTIST STATEMENT: My work is heavily influenced by Green politics, the non-violence resistance and grass-roots movements from the 1950’s to the Present, and Eastern philosophy. One Zen mind-body experiment is useful for understanding my work. Two participants sit staring into one another’s eyes, and as one changes their facial expressions, the other follows suit. And so each is a reflection of the other, and each gains a deep realization of the self by looking at the other. Like that simple “gameâ€, I see my artwork as a reflection of society, humanity, and identity, but meant to invoke questions about oneself within this culture. My focus has been on destruction within the context of contemporary American, capitalist, and political culture.
Some forthcoming projects take interest in the politics of oil, and the waste of materialism, and recent projects confront the production and consumption of meat, the Occupy movement, and also reflect on the media, war and poverty. When I approach such topics, my studio acts as a laboratory for a deeper understanding of our destructive nature. I collect information by researching, taking photographs, recording sounds, and doing video-performance experiments. Finally, I get into a reflective state, an emptiness of mind, which allows me to lose myself into the process and multi-sensory experience. That is exactly what I want to leave intact in the final works; multi-sensory exploration, reflection, finding one’s own associations and meanings, and soul searching.
The empathetic capabilities of an image with sound, and Affect, can be powerful tools for political change. I want to honor their potential for personal
transformation.
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ARTIST RESUME:Education:

 School of the Art Institute of Chicago: MFA major in painting, minor in sound and installation art, Chicago, IL: 2008

 (Cum Laude) SUNY New Paltz College: BFA in painting, New Paltz, NY: 2005 (Cum Laude) Onondaga Community College: AS major in fine arts, Syracuse, NY: 2003 Solo Exhibitions: Betty Rymer Gallery: The Rise to Power; solo performance with sound compositions and performing participants. Chicago, IL: 2008

 Tribal Rugs Solo Exhibit; Exploring information encryption in rugs. Pastabilities, Syracuse, NY: 2006 Selected Group Exhibitions: Locating the Sacred: Mobile Tea Garden, Curated, composing and performing sound art for the Shakuhachi in a collaborative project with performance artist Jayoung Yoon. New York, NY: (Forthcoming) September 2012 Sylvia Wald + Po Kim Gallery: Operating System, Curated, composed sound art for a collaborative project with performance artist Jayoung Yoon titled “Umbicalityâ€. New York, NY: 2012 Peace in the Park: Festival in Central Park sponsored by Brahma Kumaris, created and performed experimental and traditional sound compositions for the Shakuhachi. New York, NY: 2012 Bushwick Open Studios. Brooklyn, NY: 2012 Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts: 8th International Juried Exhibition; Curated, Long Branch, NJ: 2011 ART629 Gallery: International Juried Exhibition; Curated. Ashbury Park, NJ: 2011 Arts@Renaissance: NorthBrooklyn; Curated. Brooklyn, NY: 2010 Bushwick Open Studios. Brooklyn, NY: 2010 Gallery 2 (G2): MFA Thesis. Chicago, IL: 2008 Gallery 2 (G2): You’re in My Space; Curated. Chicago, IL: 2008

 Morpho Gallery: Cut and Run; Curated. Chicago, IL: 2008 Iron Studios: Chicago Art Open 2007. Chicago, IL: 2007

 Sackets Harbor Historical Society: AANNY Juried Group Exhibition. Sackets Harbor, NY: 2006

 Smiley Arts Gallery: The Art of Love- Two Lovers show. New Paltz, NY: 2005

 Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art: BFA Thesis Exhibition. New Paltz, NY: 2005 The Gallery at the Ann Felton Multicultural Center: OCC Alumni; Curated. Syracuse, NY: 2004

 Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art: Art Auction. New Paltz, NY: 2004

 Mark Hopkins Performing Arts Center: Group Exhibition. Henderson Harbor, NY: 2004 Onondaga Community College: Interdisciplinary Art Show; Curated. Syracuse, NY: 2003

 Canal Museum: Group Exhibition; Juried. Syracuse, NY: 2003

 Mark Hopkins Performing Arts Center: Group Exhibition. Henderson Harbor, NY: 2003


 Awards and Honors: SAIC Grant: merit based grant. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL: 2006-08 

 Invited as visiting artist. Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY: 2005 Best of Show: Interdisciplinary Art Show. Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY: 2003 Bibliography:
 Catalog: “BOS 2012â€, in conjunction with Bushwick Open Studios. Brooklyn, NY: 2012 Catalog: “You’re in My Spaceâ€. G2 Gallery, Chicago, IL: 2007 

 Catalog: “Chicago Art Open 2007â€. Iron Studios, Chicago, IL: 2007


 Professional Organizations:

 Chicago Artists Coalition. Chicago, IL:
2007-08 Art Association of Northern New York. Sackets Harbor, NY: 2006-08 Lectures and Workshops:

 School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Artist Lecture. Chicago, IL:
2008 G2 Gallery: Artist Lecture “You’re in My Spaceâ€. Chicago, IL:
2007 Selected Collections: Medrar for Contemporary Art: Video Archive. Cairo, Egypt

 Onondaga Community College: Permanent Collection. Syracuse, NY Professional Experience: David Goldberg Design: Production Manager, trainer of handprinting, painting, and staining techniques. New York, NY: 2008-present Co-President. Forte + Zachary, New York, NY. Videographer, Art Director of Fashion Photography, Web Design, Set Design, Public Relations/Customer Service, 2nd Photographer, 2008-2011 School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Roving Substitute Teacher. Chicago IL: 2008 School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Teaching Assistant, “Painting Materials and Techniquesâ€. Chicago IL: 2007 |
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