Conrad Wilde Gallery presents artist Jennifer Guerin

Jennifer Beth Guerin – Artist Statement

felt n. A kind of cloth or stuff made of wool, or of wool and fur or hair, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size—vi. To become matted together. felt pt. and pp. of feel.

“Your daughter has beautiful hair”… “I know, but we can’t do anything with it.” My earliest memories of searching for my favorite cereal in the grocery aisle, of swinging high enough for my feet to touch the clouds, or retrieving my older siblings from school are woven with feelings of praise and scorn. I was often curious as to why my red, unruly curls warranted so much attention; and, at the same time, I was preoccupied with mending my appearance to ward off my mother’s frustration. An internal fabric stretched taut through years of approach/pressure/reproach became my filter for seeing--signifying a continuum of felt experience.

I investigate the territory of my personal experience in order to communicate specific feelings and events. I want to understand, come to terms with, and take responsibility for my most vulnerable self. This conceptual framework leads me in a variety of directions: performance, video, installation, sculpture, and mixed media. My job, then, is to utilize appropriate materials, transform them, and provide entrance into my internal landscape, hopefully suggesting ways in which others might access their own emotional environments. Ultimately, I want to present an authentic experience that allows a viewer permission to touch their feelings of approach/pressure/reproach.

I believe all of us navigate through psychologically and emotionally loaded moments; and (sometimes) we allow specific threads to unravel, to be seen, in an effort to understand ourselves and connect with others.

Resume

Education

May 2004 Masters of Fine Art in New Genre, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Dec 2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dean's list), University of Texas, Austin, TX

Professional Experience

2005-present Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ

2004 Visiting Artist, Aztlan Academy, Tucson, AZ

2003-2004 Graduate Teaching Assist, (La Vida en Artes, Nogales) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2002-2004 Graduate Grader, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2002 Art Instructor, Kravis Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL

2001-2003 Instructor of Record, (New Genre I) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2003-2004 Albert Haldeman Scholarship School of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2003-2004 Graduate Registration Scholarship, School of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2003 Medici Scholar Award, College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2003 Interactive Faculty/Student Grant, School of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2001-2004 Graduate Tuition Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Exhibition/Performances

2006 Unexpected Developments, Curated by Tirza Latimer, PlaySpace, San Francisco, CA

2006 Beds and Bodies, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2005 Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana, Albania

2005 She Objects!, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2005 Videology, Volgograd Region Philharmonic Society, Volgograd, Russia

2005 Buenos Aires International Short Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2005 European Art Digital Works, Famul Stuart School of Applied Arts, Slovenia Tour

2005 Luksuz Film Festival, Curated by Tom Gomizelj, Krsko, Slovenia

2005 Glow, Triangle Ranch, Oracle, AZ

2005 3rd Annual Reel Venus Film Festival, Leonard Nemoy Thalia Theater, New York, NY

2005 CAM 2005, 123 Gallery, Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX

2005 Project 59, 59 Second Video Festival, New York, NY

2005 Salon des Refusés, Dinnerware Contemporary Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2005 Jianghu Mobile Video, Speakeasy, Kunming, China

2005 Yunnan Multi Culture Visual Forum, Yunnan Provincial Library, Kunming, China

2005 Conversions: Experimental Film/Video, Synthetic Zero Loft, New York, NY

2005 Island Art Film & Video Festival ‘05, Prenelle Gallery, London, England

2005 Creative City 2nd Annual Warehouse Arts Festival, Franklin Docs, Tucson, AZ

2005 TURNOFF! Acorn Gallery, Arroyo Arts Collective, Los Angeles, CA

2005 Adults Only, Icon Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Tempography, London, England

2004 Medici Scholars, The Kachina Lounge, Tucson, AZ

2004 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Joseph Gross Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2004 Rendering Gender (video screening), The University Art Gallery, Kirksville, MO

2004 Plugged (video screening), Platform Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2003 Wedge, Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2003 Out of Context, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2003 Lights, Camera, Action, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ

2003 Camera, Screening Room, Tucson, AZ

2003 (Pro) Creative Sexuality (collaborative installation), Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2003 Then and Now (video/performance installation), Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2003 Drawn, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ

2002 Video Program: Eye of the Beholder, Center for Creative Photography Tucson, AZ

2002 Hairapy (solo performance), Center for Creative Photography (auditorium), Tucson, AZ

2002 Lap Dance (collaborative performance), Ain’t Nobody’s Business, Tucson, AZ

2001 Write On Me (solo performance), Ortspace, Tucson, AZ

2001 Bleeding (solo performance), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZExhibition/Performances

2000 University of Texas Student Show, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX

2000 Performing Identity, Blanton Museum of Art (auditorium), Austin, TX

2000 Collaboration Anonymous (collaborative performance), University of Texas, Austin, TX

2000 Moving Through Walls, University of Texas, Austin, TX

Exhibitions Curated

2003 Mass, Starr Skates, Tucson, AZ

2003 RAW: Reaction Around War, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2002 Like a Brick in the Face, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2002 Hot Velvet, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2001 Explorations in New Genre, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Tucson Weekly (Tucson, AZ), pp. 24-30 July 2003: Joan Schuman, "Eros of Everyday Life"

Nogales International (Nogales, AZ), December 2003: "An Interactive Border"

Symposiums and Lectures

InterseXions: Queer Visual Culture at the Crossroads, 2004, City University of New York, NY (Panel Presenter and Participant)

Graduate Art History Symposium, 2002, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

"Object, Body, Environment: Examining The Influence of Minimal Art" (Panel Participant)

"The Body Optics of Lygia Clark" (Paper Presentation)



	Jennifer Beth Guerin – Artist Statement felt n. A kind of cloth or stuff made of wool, or of wool and fur or hair, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size—vi. To become matted together. felt pt. and pp. of feel. “Your daughter has beautiful hair”… “I know, but we can’t do anything with it.” My earliest memories of searching for my favorite cereal in the grocery aisle, of swinging high enough for my feet to touch the clouds, or retrieving my older siblings from school are woven with feelings of praise and scorn. I was often curious as to why my red, unruly curls warranted so much attention; and, at the same time, I was preoccupied with mending my appearance to ward off my mother’s frustration. An internal fabric stretched taut through years of approach/pressure/reproach became my filter for seeing--signifying a continuum of felt experience. I investigate the territory of my personal experience in order to communicate specific feelings and events. I want to understand, come to terms with, and take responsibility for my most vulnerable self. This conceptual framework leads me in a variety of directions: performance, video, installation, sculpture, and mixed media. My job, then, is to utilize appropriate materials, transform them, and provide entrance into my internal landscape, hopefully suggesting ways in which others might access their own emotional environments. Ultimately, I want to present an authentic experience that allows a viewer permission to touch their feelings of approach/pressure/reproach. I believe all of us navigate through psychologically and emotionally loaded moments; and (sometimes) we allow specific threads to unravel, to be seen, in an effort to understand ourselves and connect with others. Resume Education May 2004 Masters of Fine Art in New Genre, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Dec 2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dean's list), University of Texas, Austin, TX Professional Experience 2005-present Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ 2004 Visiting Artist, Aztlan Academy, Tucson, AZ 2003-2004 Graduate Teaching Assist, (La Vida en Artes, Nogales) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2002-2004 Graduate Grader, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2002 Art Instructor, Kravis Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL 2001-2003 Instructor of Record, (New Genre I) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Awards 2003-2004 Albert Haldeman Scholarship School of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2003-2004 Graduate Registration Scholarship, School of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2003 Medici Scholar Award, College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2003 Interactive Faculty/Student Grant, School of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2001-2004 Graduate Tuition Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Exhibition/Performances 2006 Unexpected Developments, Curated by Tirza Latimer, PlaySpace, San Francisco, CA 2006 Beds and Bodies, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana, Albania 2005 She Objects!, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 Videology, Volgograd Region Philharmonic Society, Volgograd, Russia 2005 Buenos Aires International Short Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2005 European Art Digital Works, Famul Stuart School of Applied Arts, Slovenia Tour 2005 Luksuz Film Festival, Curated by Tom Gomizelj, Krsko, Slovenia 2005 Glow, Triangle Ranch, Oracle, AZ 2005 3rd Annual Reel Venus Film Festival, Leonard Nemoy Thalia Theater, New York, NY 2005 CAM 2005, 123 Gallery, Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX 2005 Project 59, 59 Second Video Festival, New York, NY 2005 Salon des Refusés, Dinnerware Contemporary Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 Jianghu Mobile Video, Speakeasy, Kunming, China 2005 Yunnan Multi Culture Visual Forum, Yunnan Provincial Library, Kunming, China 2005 Conversions: Experimental Film/Video, Synthetic Zero Loft, New York, NY 2005 Island Art Film & Video Festival ‘05, Prenelle Gallery, London, England 2005 Creative City 2nd Annual Warehouse Arts Festival, Franklin Docs, Tucson, AZ 2005 TURNOFF! Acorn Gallery, Arroyo Arts Collective, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Adults Only, Icon Gallery, Phoenix, AZ Tempography, London, England 2004 Medici Scholars, The Kachina Lounge, Tucson, AZ 2004 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Joseph Gross Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2004 Rendering Gender (video screening), The University Art Gallery, Kirksville, MO 2004 Plugged (video screening), Platform Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Wedge, Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Out of Context, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Lights, Camera, Action, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ 2003 Camera, Screening Room, Tucson, AZ 2003 (Pro) Creative Sexuality (collaborative installation), Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Then and Now (video/performance installation), Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Drawn, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ 2002 Video Program: Eye of the Beholder, Center for Creative Photography Tucson, AZ 2002 Hairapy (solo performance), Center for Creative Photography (auditorium), Tucson, AZ 2002 Lap Dance (collaborative performance), Ain’t Nobody’s Business, Tucson, AZ 2001 Write On Me (solo performance), Ortspace, Tucson, AZ 2001 Bleeding (solo performance), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZExhibition/Performances 2000 University of Texas Student Show, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX 2000 Performing Identity, Blanton Museum of Art (auditorium), Austin, TX 2000 Collaboration Anonymous (collaborative performance), University of Texas, Austin, TX 2000 Moving Through Walls, University of Texas, Austin, TX Exhibitions Curated 2003 Mass, Starr Skates, Tucson, AZ 2003 RAW: Reaction Around War, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2002 Like a Brick in the Face, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2002 Hot Velvet, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2001 Explorations in New Genre, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Bibliography Tucson Weekly (Tucson, AZ), pp. 24-30 July 2003: Joan Schuman, "Eros of Everyday Life" Nogales International (Nogales, AZ), December 2003: "An Interactive Border" Symposiums and Lectures InterseXions: Queer Visual Culture at the Crossroads, 2004, City University of New York, NY (Panel Presenter and Participant) Graduate Art History Symposium, 2002, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ "Object, Body, Environment: Examining The Influence of Minimal Art" (Panel Participant) "The Body Optics of Lygia Clark" (Paper Presentation)





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