Monica Franciscus
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Artwork
roof nails, oil on wood
drill holes, oil on wood
oil on wood
sand, pebbles on wood
sand, oil on wood
Monica
Franciscus
Artist's Statement
My work is emotional and about intimacy. Laundry and bras are symbols to represent intimacy, women and sexuality; vulnerability/strength. The line serves a purpose for the clothes and the pins keep the clothes on the line – they need each other and function together.
The sand work appears solid, meticulous and slow, however, in order to make it I have to work extremely quickly. I find sand in various colors (black and brown) on nearby beaches and the white sand I buy. These, I sift into fine, medium and large grain. Althought the work is figurative it is also conceptual, sometimes aggressive.
My work is uncomplicated and unpretentious. I want the work to be bold, simplified and edited as well as free and provocative with a strong aesthetic sense.
Bio/Resume
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 1991
New York Studio School, NY, NY, 1989-1992
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, BA, 1985
Exhibitions:
CAP ArtSpace, Ithaca, NY, 5/11
The Upstairs Gallery, Ithaca, NY, 9/09, solo show
The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY,
Gallery Estudio Peironcely, Madrid, Spain, 2002-2006
Alternatives Federal Credit Union Bank, Ithaca, NY, 11/01 solo show
Galerie Envie d'Art, Paris, France, 2/00 – 8/08
Experience:
Beginning drawing teacher, Cornell Johnson Museum, Ithaca, NY, 2/07-3/07
Collage workshop, Cornell University Johnson Museum, Ithaca, NY, 7/07
Advanced drawing teacher, painting teacher CSMA, Ithaca, NY, 1/07- present
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship and financial aid offer, 11-12/07
Nominated for a scholarship to Skowhegan, ME, NY Studio School, 1992
Fluent in Italian, French and Spanish
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