| TIFFANY OWNBEY |
| PAPIER-MACHE SCULPTURE |
| DEFENSIVE GIRL 18"x 8"x 6" |
| A GOOD DISGUISE 26"x 6"x 6" |
Papier-mâché has been a part of my life since childhood; I started
making piggy banks as gifts at a young age. Unable to study
papier-mâché in college I decided to focus on ceramics and
printmaking, but my passion for papier-mâché was always there,
lurking in the background. Using traditional papier-mâché
techniques I make figurative sculpture out of vintage sewing
patterns (never newspaper), books and found objects. To achieve
color in my work I layer colored papers using collage techniques.
Most of the materials used in my work have a history; they are
often discarded and worn. My work is about emotion and thought
process. I am expressing happiness, joy, anger, confusion, etc. with
the figures I make. It is my hope that the viewer will relate and feel
connected.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009 YOKOHAMA OPEN AIR ART FAIR, Japan. Invitational exhibition.
2009 ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS- Naked Art, Birmingham, Alabama. Two person show.
2009 DES MOINES ART FESTIVAL, Iowa. Juried exhibition.
2009 LITERALLY FIGURATIVE- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Texas. Group show.
2008-2009 ANN ARBOR STREET ART FAIR, Michigan. Juried exhibition.
2008 MOUNTAIN ART GATHERING- Keystone, Colorado. Invitational exhibition.
2007- 2009 ART ACCESS GALLERY- Bexley, Ohio. Various group shows.
2007, 2008 COCONUT GROVE ART FESTIVAL, Miami, Florida. Juried exhibition.
2007-2009 FORT MYERS ART FEST, Florida. Juried exhibition.
2007 ARTCLECTIC- Nashville, Tennessee. Invitational exhibition.
2006 SEVEN DEADLY SINS- Naked Art, Birmingham, Alabama. Group show.
2006 CRAFT BOSTON, Massachusetts. Juried exhibition.
2009-2004 KENTUCK, Northport, Alabama. Juried exhibition.
2002 LEAPIN LIZARD GALLERY, Bar Harbor, Maine. Two person show.
2000 FIGURATIVE SHOW, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, Virginia. Invitational exhibition.
SELECTED AWARDS
2009 TOP SHARED PRIZE WINNER, Plaza Art Fair, Missouri
2009 BEST OF MIXED MEDIA, Boardwalk Arts Festival, Virginia
2009 AWARD OF DISTINCTION, Fort Myers Art Fest, Florida
2007 & 2008 1st PLACE MIXED MEDIA, Fort Myers Art Fest, Florida
2007 1st PLACE 3-D, COCONUT GROVE ARTS FEST, Miami, Florida
2007 1st PLACE, BAYOU CITY ARTS FEST, Houston, Texas
2006 AWARD OF DISTINCTION, Reston Arts Festival, Virginia
2004 BEST OF SHOW, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Louisiana
EDUCATION
1996-1997 Haywood School of Crafts, ceramics program
1995 Penland School of Crafts
1991-1994 Western Carolina University BFA Program, ceramics and printmaking
1990 Savannah College of Art and Design
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