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February Issue
2011
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, Features Works
by Andrea Donnelly
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, is presenting the
exhibit, Mindbody, featuring works by Andrea Donnelly,
on view in Gallery Two Feb. 4 - Mar. 26, 2011.
In weaving cloth by hand, Andrea Donnelly explores the relationships
between her physical body and her mental space. She employs cloth
as both a literal and metaphorical record of the body, by drawing
on cloth's intimate relationship with each of us, and by the very
process of weaving. Building cloth thread by thread, the movements
of her body as weaver are recorded within its structure.
Donnelly's large-scale figurative works and her inkblot series
come together in the exhibition Mindbody. In her figurative
pieces, she paints an image of her body onto thread, and then
weaves the cloth through the image. These figures and the unique
qualities of the handwoven cloths containing them project emotional
states and psychological landscapes. Donnelly's inkblot series
directly explores the translation of body movement into cloth.
The blots are created through a complex yet highly spontaneous
process of weaving, staining, unweaving, and reweaving. The resulting
binary image/cloth is a record of the making process, and as an
inkblot invites further investigation and interpretation.
A Raleigh native, Donnelly received undergraduate degrees in Psychology
and Art & Design from North Carolina State University in 2006.
As a graduating senior, she was a recipient of the prestigious
Windgate Fellowship. She returned to school for her MFA in Fibers,
earning her degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010.
Recent exhibitions include Fiberart International 2010,
Almost Famous, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA, and Multiple
Personalities, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. Her work will
be included in the 2011 Rijswijk Textile Biennial in the
Netherlands.
Artspace, a thriving visual art center located in downtown Raleigh,
brings the creative process to life through inspiring and engaging
education and community outreach programming, a dynamic environment
of over 30 professional artists studios, and nationally acclaimed
exhibitions. Approximately 95 artists hold professional memberships
in the Artspace Artists Association. Thirty-five of these artists
have studios located at Artspace.
Artspace is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, the
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, the Raleigh Arts
Commission, individuals, corporations, and private foundations.
For further info check our NC Institutional Gallery listings,
call 919/821-2787 or visit (www.artspacenc.org).
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