Monika M. Meler, Point Reyes
Monika M. Meler
Date
2016
Medium Specific
Diffused relief on mulberry paper
Edition / State
18/20
Classification
Print
Dimensions
8 x 30 in. (20.3 x 76.2 cm)
Accession Number
2016.20.20.09
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Memo / Artist Statement
Point Reyes explores my experience with the majestic landscape of California, where I have lived and worked for the last five years. Having never visited California prior to relocating here, I was moved by the splendor and vastness of this land, especially when standing at Point Reyes and experiencing the Pacific Ocean for the first time, a haunting, frightening, and chilling experience. I contrast this with visits to Death Valley, which is similarly frightening, yet the land of the desert and the ocean are distinctly different from one another while also both being completely fresh and new to me.
Here, I have created a double-sided variable edition, where each side references my experience with the landscapes discussed above.
Here, I have created a double-sided variable edition, where each side references my experience with the landscapes discussed above.
Biography
Originally from Brodnica, Poland, Monika Meler earned her B.F.A. from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. She continued her studies at Purdue University, where she earned an M.A., followed with an M.F.A. from the Tyler school of art, Temple University. While at Tyler, Monika spent a year studying in Rome, Italy.
Monika has completed residencies at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Connecticut, the Frans Masereel Center in Belgium, the Cork Printmakers in Ireland, the Women's Studio Workshop in New York, Emmanuel College in Boston, and the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley. Solo exhibits include The Distance Between at the Limerick Printmakers Gallery in Ireland, Contain/Retain at the Cocoon Gallery in Kansas City, and Fragile Structures at Gallery 1078 in Chico, California.
Monika has completed residencies at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Connecticut, the Frans Masereel Center in Belgium, the Cork Printmakers in Ireland, the Women's Studio Workshop in New York, Emmanuel College in Boston, and the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley. Solo exhibits include The Distance Between at the Limerick Printmakers Gallery in Ireland, Contain/Retain at the Cocoon Gallery in Kansas City, and Fragile Structures at Gallery 1078 in Chico, California.
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