| Virginia Harrison |
Artist's statement:
I was raised at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, where the history and lore of the gold and silver mines gave me an early understanding of metal. Over the past 17 years, I've been refining a technique combining the ignitive force of casting with the delicacy of weaving to create woven bronze sculptures that evoke both literal and emotional interpretation. I sculpt each base in wax and then cast them into bronze. I then weld spines to the base and weave the thin bronze wire, and sometimes beads or other objects, around the spines. After the weaving is complete, a patina is applied.
Sometimes the shapes that emerge are extremely deliberate, while other times they evolve during the process of creating them.
Combining bronze casting and weaving connects me to some of the most ancient human activities, and offers a way of lending grace and movement to bronze.
Exhibitions and gallery shows
2006 Invited participant The Sculpture Dominion San Antonio, Texas
2006 Fire Good show A St. Gallery Santa Rosa, California
2005 Invited participant,
3rd Place Winner for Sculpture 2005 Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea Florence, Italy
2005 Participant in group exhibition Laurence Gallery Occidental, CA
2005 Participant in group exhibition Arches Gallery Healdsburg, CA
2005 Participant in group exhibition Hanson Howard Gallery Ashland, OR
2005 Participant in group exhibition Virginia Breier Gallery San Francisco, CA
2005 Participant in group exhibition Highlight Gallery Mendocino, CA
2003 Invited participant,
4th Place Winner for Sculpture 2003 Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea Florence, Italy
2003,
2004,
2005 Participant ARTrails Open Studios tour Santa Rosa, CA
2003,
2004,
2005 Participant Art For Life, Aids Fundraiser Santa Rosa, CA
2003 Personal showing Imani Gallery Napa, California
2000 Day of the Dead show A St. Gallery Santa Rosa, California
1999 Personal showing Kajul Gallery Healdsburg, California
1994 Personal showing Branscomb Gallery Bodega Bay, California
1992 Personal showing Forecast Gallery Portland, Oregon
1990, 1991 Small Works Show California Museum of Art Santa Rosa, California
1990 Senior Show Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California
Work and schooling experience
2003 Contributer Featured on Sparks, a show featuring artists broadcast on KQED, the San Francisco PBS station San Francisco, California
1999-present Founder and owner Memory Markers, a custom bronze-plaque studio Santa Rosa, California
1992-present Foundry technician and chaser Bronze+ Foundry Sebastopol, California
1990 Bachelor of Arts Graduated with honors in sculpture and drawing Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, California
1980-1984 Jeweler Bagley and Hotchkiss Jewelers Guerneville, California
POP Gallery represents Virginia Harrison exclusively in Santa Fe, NM.
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