Author Archives: greymattergallery

Jamal Currie – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on February 27, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work you do. At the moment I am working on physical assemblage compositions affixed to plexiglass that register and interact with video playing behind them. The works interpret and visualize relationships between people and some structures of … Continue reading →

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Abraham Ferraro – Albany, New York

Posted on February 26, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work you do. My performance based work is Art about Art. Through real sweat, my performance / installation Art details the struggles, trials, and tribulations that artists undergo to create Art. Whether I am getting punched in … Continue reading →

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Tom Berenz – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on February 25, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work that you do. I use the motif of depressive disasters to examine my life experiences through painting. At what point in your life did you decide to become an artist? In 2010, 10 years after my … Continue reading →

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Anna Valdez – San Francisco, CA

Posted on February 23, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work that you do. My work is comprised of painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, animation, and digital media.  The prominent presence of patterns and textures in my art references physical associations, as well as memories. Recently, many of my … Continue reading →

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Matt Maniscalco – Chicago, Illinois

Posted on February 21, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work that you do. Once I have a solid concept down I go through the process of building and priming a canvas.  I roughly draw out the image on the canvas and start applying layers of paint.  … Continue reading →

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Maureen Fritchen – Racine, Wisconsin

Posted on February 20, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work that you do. I collect, cut, saw, arrange, glue, nail, rearrange, paint, sand, wax, heat, rearrange, paint and edit, edit, edit At what point in your life did you decide to become an artist? I never … Continue reading →

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Carrie Kaser – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Posted on February 19, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work you do. I was trained in printmaking, but I also love drawing and painting. Some of my recent work explores ideas related to technology, media, and the changing perception of time.. Tell us a little about … Continue reading →

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Lisa Vinebaum – Chicago, Illinois

Posted on February 18, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work you do. My work combines performance, sited interventions, fiber, and protest tactics. I’m interested in labor struggles past & present, modes of collective organizing, politics, and identity. More recently, I’ve also begun to explore issues of … Continue reading →

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Ted Tollefson – Chicago, Illinois

Posted on February 17, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work that you do. My work is done entirely with cut and paste collage. I collect old papers, magazines, images, antique photos, maps, coasters, street trash and whatever else I can find and repurpose it into art. … Continue reading →

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Jane Ryder – Bussey, Iowa

Posted on February 16, 2014 by greymattergallery

Briefly describe the work that you do. My paintings are a right-brained approach to observing, dissecting, and recording the objective subject matter found in the lakes, rivers, prairies, and forests of south central Iowa. As my intimacy with the land … Continue reading →

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