“Zuster Sweostor Systir” opens at Ohge Ltd. Gallery on Feb. 4th, 2010

“Zuster Sweostor Systir”, a companion show to my project from this past spring and summer “Mater Matrix Mother and Medium” , opens on First Thursday, Feb. 4th 2010 at  Ohge Ltd. Gallery, Seattle.  The show features a film made in collaboration with Ian Lucero, created out of Zoe Scofield and Morgan Henderson’s performance from MMMM, performance artifacts, as well as photographs created in collaboration with Jennifer Zwick, performance photos by Juniper Shuey, as well as paper quilts and objects and photos created in collaboration with Paul Margolis that came out of my continued fascination with the fabricated woods we find around Seattle.

My work is at Aqua Art Miami-Wynwood, with MyArtSpace.com!

Well, the Miami Art Fair madness opened today, and I’m excited to say I have some work at Aqua Art Miami Wynwood, as part of a juried competition with MyArtSpace.com.  I still have a hard time believing this has happened, maybe because I’m freezing cold here in Seattle…but my Emerald Chandelier and Stars from ‘Dare alla Luce’ are having some fun in the sun!

The best part of this, besides imagining  who might see one’s work and want it, is the two other contest winners are fantastic, and I am honored to be included among them.  Kristi Malakoff and Justin Colt Beckman, all of us from the Northwest, and all of our work seems to be examining an artificial sort of nature and the rural/urban crossroads.  

{Kristi Malakoff – mushrooms cut from GDR stamps}

I wish we could actually all be in a larger show together, as all of us have elements of installation and transportive experiences in our work.  It would be uncanny for us all to intermingle.  {Justin Beckman}

Thank you Catherine McCormack-Skiba from MyArtSpace.Com, who has brought us together, and is hopefully having a blast in Miami as I write!  If you read this and are in Miami, please go check it out at Aqua Art Miami-Wynwood, booth #51.

{Kristi Malakoff – Orchard, made from fruit and birds cut from wall paper}

Here’s a bit from the MyArtSpace.com press release:

” MyArtspace.com has announced the winning artists of the MyArtspace Aqua Art Miami Beach Competition. The top 3 winners will have their work on exhibition at Aqua Art Miami Fair during the week of Art Basel Miami Beach from December 3-6, 2009.

Palo Alto, CA and Miami Beach, FL (PRWEB) December 2, 2009 — MYARTSPACE.com, the premier online social network for the contemporary art world is pleased to announce the winning artists for the Miami 2009 Art Competition. The winners will be exhibited at the Aqua Art Miami Fair during the week of Art Basel Miami from December 3-6, 2009.

After careful deliberation, the jury panel selected 3 top-winners and 50 finalists. The three winners were Kristi Malakoff, Justin Beckman and Mandy Greer. The five-person jury panel consisted of Alma Ruiz, Associate Curator at MOCA – The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Michele Urton, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA – Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Andrea Cashman, Director of the Deitch Projects, Kathy Grayson, Director of the Deitch Projects and Catherine McCormack-Skiba, CEO and founder of MyArtspace.

Catherine McCormack-Skiba, the founder of MyArtspace and CEO noted “This is our second year in Miami representing the best of our community. The competition really brought out some incredible work from all corners of the world. The breadth, depth and variety of work is unparalleled. We have an exciting mix of work to show at our show kicking off the same week as Art Basel Miami at the Aqua Art Miami Fair. We strive to provide great opportunities for artists to have their work recognized by leading curators and the art public. We continue to see a global audience of artists and art appreciators in our community. We hope to see and active and interesting art collectors down at the Aqua Art Miami Beach Fair. “

Haruko as Yokai, DAE’s final performance tonight at the Moore

Well, this is what I have been working on the last few months….Another wearable sculpture called Shiro for Haruko Nishimura to wear for Degenerate Art Ensemble’s Sonic Tales at the Moore Theatre, Oct. 30-31, 2009.  The shot, for the poster, a collaboration between Haruko, the incomparable Steven Miller, and myself is really just a prototype of the shape-shifting monstrous temptress to come (Steven even used some of my old drawings to create the wallpaper, what a thrill!).  I don’t want to spoil it so, get your tickets for tonight after  trick or treating!

Haruko as Yokai on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

via Haruko as Yokai on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

the waters of your face

the waters of your face
Originally uploaded by mandymama

Mater Matrix Mother and Medium is moving right along!

Mater Matrix Mother and Medium has started!

My newest project has begun, “Mater Matrix Mother and Medium”, – an interactive, process-based art installation in Seattle’s urban forest and with a performance by Zoe Scofield – Spring and Summer 2009. I have a blog for the project at matermatrixmother.wordpress.com Please check it out to find out how you can participate, and more information all around!
see more images at the MMMM flickr

My work is on the cover of Fiberarts, yippee!

Well, I’ve finally gotten my copy, read it and digested the fact that my work is actually on the cover of  Fiberarts Magazine!  Haruko Nishimura (my collaborator on The Silvering Path, along with Ian Lucero) looks absolutely stunning, and I’m just thrilled for her!  The article by Suzanne Beal is a real gift; she took so much time talking with me, not glossing over anything, and captured some very small but important details about what I do and the way I think.  I am so grateful to her!  It’s a great issue as a whole, go get a copy!

Marci McDade, Fiberarts Editor, leads a tour of Dare alla Luce and Silvering Path gets screened in Portland

Marci McDade, the fabulous new editor of Fiberarts Magazine ( a year now!) is leading a tour of my show Dare alla Luce at The Museum of Contemporary Craft, . Also, after a reception for Marci’s anniversary, the MCC will be doing a small screening of The Silvering Path.  She’s incredibly eloquent and I’m sorry to miss out on what she has to say about the show, if you are in Portland stop in and have some cake!

Handmade Nation comes to the Northwest, to MCC!

The Handmade Nation lovefest continues on to the Northern reaches, to Portland Oregon, to the fabulously on-the-ball Museum of Contemporary Craft – April 3-5.  I’m thrilled to meet up again with Faythe Levine, director of “Handmade Nation”, who has been traveling the world sharing this wonderful film!  Buy tickets ahead of time off the museum’s website, as it looks to be selling out!  I’ll be leading a participatory, interactive, hands-on crochet event on Sunday at 4pm, after the film and a great talk, so come and make.  You’ll be contributing to my latest project, which I will be posting about pretty soon.  Viva the Hand!

These images are from crochet parties to support the creation of The Silvering Path.  The event at MCC will be in support of my newest project, a temporary public art installation called Mater Matrix Mother and Medium sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities, I’ll soon be talking more about this….

Mandy wanders the streets of NYC, "Handmade Nation" premier at MAD

I’m in NYC for the premier of “Handmade Nation” at the Museum of Art and Design.  It’s sold out!  HN will come west in April to The Museum of Contemporary Craft, also.  

Hey, that’s me in the blue sweater, in the theatre of The Musuem of Arts and Design, NYC, just before the show!

Some great blog posts about the premier at MAD: Pack Rat Mag
and from Andrew Wagner at American Craft Magazine,

and from A Design Affair

Dare alla Luce has opened again at Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland

My installation “Dare alla Luce” has opened at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland!  It was a super adventurous install, captured on film by the multi-talented filmmaker Ian Lucero — which you can see here.
 He took this footage because he’ll be making a little video about Dare alla Luce, taking shots from both BAM and MCC, as well as some lovely video of “Small but Mighty Wandering Pearl”.    Here are loads of install images taken by my friend Kamala Dolphin-Kingsley. 

 And, last of all, a great little radio interview with myself, Namita Gupta Wiggers (curator of MCC), Stefano Catalani (curator of BAM), and the marvelous Darrel Morris, who also has a show of his larger works up at MCC as well.  The show will be up until May 31, 2009, so please stop by this wonderful museum!

And a great review in “The Oregonian”!

    and a second review in “The Portland Tribune”!

    and a third review in “The Portland Mercury”  (oooooh, I love mercury…)

    and a review on “Ultra”

    and more!

And this from Kate Bingaman-Burt!