Artist Monika Dalkin

Monika Dalkin – Artist Statement

The work I make is a personal journal. I have come to this place out of quiet contemplation and process, working intuitively without preconceived outcomes. The process is that of action and reaction. I very rarely have sketches from which to work and a conscious effort is made to be very present while working and responding to the moment.

I am drawn to the manipulation of objects and repetitive activities. I accept non-traditional materials and try to remember that there are no rigid formulas to follow. The visual and physical repetition allows me to be endlessly creative and creatively eclectic. A sense of order and pace is achieved through the use of color, repetitive elements, grids and elemental shapes. Surface texture adds visual interest and dimension. The final product is complete when it no longer demands anything from me.

Resume

Education

2004 MFA Printmaking, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2000 BFA University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1981 BS University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Exhibitions

Solo

2003 Introductions, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2003 Try it On, Dada Art and Hair Studio, Tucson AZ

Group

2008 Big Ideas Small Frames, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ
2008 Artful Insects, Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ
2008 Non-Objective Energies, Edge Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Turquoise Exhibit, Tohono Chul, Tucson,AZ
2008 Paperworks, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts. Tucson, AZ
2007 The Color of Light, Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ
2006 Paperworks Invitational, Tubac, AZ
Quilts for Art Sake 4, Makeready Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2006 Paperworks Invitational Book Arts Exhibition, Details Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2006 DisBordersSolve, Dinnerware Arts, Tucson, AZ
2006 H2O, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ
2006 Ventana Medical Systems, Tucson, AZ
2006 Arizona Clay 2006, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ
2006 Mimesis 11, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2005 Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Mo.
2005 Small Works Invitational, Stone-Metal Press, San Antonio, TX
2005 Firehouse Gallery, Newbury, Ma
2004 MFA Exhibition, Marking the Day, Joseph gross gallery, Tucson, AZ
2004 Mid-America Print Conference Quilt’s for Art Sake 3, Makeready Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2004 Print National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2004 Small Works Invitational, Dinnerware Contemporary Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2004 3rd Lessedra World Art Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 Pattern and Decoration, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 National Compact Competition, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA
2004 Mimesis 10, Gallery 410, Tucson, AZ
2004 Medici Scholars Exhibition, Kachina Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2004 Nine Cups with Cake, Kachina Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2003 Place, Perspective, Location, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2003 Small Works Invitational, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2003 Mimesis 9, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ
2003 Déjà vu, Union Gallery, Tucson AZ
2003 50:50, Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2002 Audubon Society Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2002 Leo’s Soup, Jane Hamilton Fine Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2002 National Teapot Show Five, Cedar Creek Gallery, NC
2002 Small Works Invitational, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2002 Eight, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2002 Mimesis 8, Gallery 410, Tucson, AZ
2002 From the Ground Up, Richardson Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
2002 Amazon Foundation, Women’s Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2002 Defining Rituals, U of A, Rombach Gallery
2002 Winter Works 2002, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, CO
2001 Yul-tensils: Contemporary Craft Gallery, Portland OR
2001 Lazertran Virtual Competition and Exhibition
2001 Craft Forms 2001, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, Co
2001 Emerging Artists of the US: Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, VT
2001 New Exposures, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2001 14th National Juried Exposition, Mableton, GA
2001 Mish, Mosh and More, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2001 ROAR, Central Art Collective Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2001 Mimesis 7, Hazmat Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2001 12th Annual Teapot Show, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, Il
2001 From the Ground Up, Richardson Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
2001 Mystery Exhibition, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2001 Arizona Aqueous XVI, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2001 Near Blighted, Open Space Gallery, Allentown, PA
2001 Spots, Marks, Scratches and Fragments, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2001 Common Threads, DeGrazia’s Little Gallery, Tucson AZ
2000 Fine Craft 2000, Eleanor Bless Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, Co
2000 Roots: Cultural Connections’ Reconnections, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2000 Impression, , Mesa, AZ
Mimesis 6, Hazmat Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Awards

2003 2nd Place, Dejavu
2001 Materials Award, Lazertran Competition
2001 Las Cruces Potters Guild Award
2000 3rd Place, Fine Craft 2000
2000 1st Place, Roots Cultural/Reconnections

Collections

University of Hawaii
University of Minnesota
University of Arizona
Mid-America Print Conference
Xavier University

Publications

Tucson Weekly, June 2002, Small Works
Tucson Citizen, March 2003, Mimesis 9
Tucson Citizen, 2003, Place, Perspective, Location
Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, 2006

Representation

Dry Heat Trading Company, Tucson, AZ
Chameleon Gallery, Newburyport, Ma
Edge Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
Milagros, Tucson, AZ
Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR

Professional Experience

2004 Adjunct Professor, Intaglio printmaking, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2004 Adjunct Professor, Silk-screening, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ



	Monika Dalkin – Artist Statement The work I make is a personal journal. I have come to this place out of quiet contemplation and process, working intuitively without preconceived outcomes. The process is that of action and reaction. I very rarely have sketches from which to work and a conscious effort is made to be very present while working and responding to the moment. I am drawn to the manipulation of objects and repetitive activities. I accept non-traditional materials and try to remember that there are no rigid formulas to follow. The visual and physical repetition allows me to be endlessly creative and creatively eclectic. A sense of order and pace is achieved through the use of color, repetitive elements, grids and elemental shapes. Surface texture adds visual interest and dimension. The final product is complete when it no longer demands anything from me. Resume Education 2004 MFA Printmaking, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2000 BFA University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1981 BS University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Exhibitions Solo 2003 Introductions, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Try it On, Dada Art and Hair Studio, Tucson AZ Group 2008 Big Ideas Small Frames, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ 2008 Artful Insects, Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ 2008 Non-Objective Energies, Edge Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2008 Turquoise Exhibit, Tohono Chul, Tucson,AZ 2008 Paperworks, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts. Tucson, AZ 2007 The Color of Light, Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ 2006 Paperworks Invitational, Tubac, AZ Quilts for Art Sake 4, Makeready Gallery, Montclair, NJ 2006 Paperworks Invitational Book Arts Exhibition, Details Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2006 DisBordersSolve, Dinnerware Arts, Tucson, AZ 2006 H2O, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ 2006 Ventana Medical Systems, Tucson, AZ 2006 Arizona Clay 2006, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ 2006 Mimesis 11, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2005 Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Mo. 2005 Small Works Invitational, Stone-Metal Press, San Antonio, TX 2005 Firehouse Gallery, Newbury, Ma 2004 MFA Exhibition, Marking the Day, Joseph gross gallery, Tucson, AZ 2004 Mid-America Print Conference Quilt’s for Art Sake 3, Makeready Gallery, Montclair, NJ 2004 Print National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA 2004 Small Works Invitational, Dinnerware Contemporary Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2004 3rd Lessedra World Art Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria 2004 Pattern and Decoration, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 National Compact Competition, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 2004 Mimesis 10, Gallery 410, Tucson, AZ 2004 Medici Scholars Exhibition, Kachina Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2004 Nine Cups with Cake, Kachina Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Place, Perspective, Location, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Small Works Invitational, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003 Mimesis 9, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ 2003 Déjà vu, Union Gallery, Tucson AZ 2003 50:50, Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2002 Audubon Society Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2002 Leo’s Soup, Jane Hamilton Fine Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2002 National Teapot Show Five, Cedar Creek Gallery, NC 2002 Small Works Invitational, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2002 Eight, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2002 Mimesis 8, Gallery 410, Tucson, AZ 2002 From the Ground Up, Richardson Gallery, Las Cruces, NM 2002 Amazon Foundation, Women’s Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2002 Defining Rituals, U of A, Rombach Gallery 2002 Winter Works 2002, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, CO 2001 Yul-tensils: Contemporary Craft Gallery, Portland OR 2001 Lazertran Virtual Competition and Exhibition 2001 Craft Forms 2001, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, Co 2001 Emerging Artists of the US: Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, VT 2001 New Exposures, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2001 14th National Juried Exposition, Mableton, GA 2001 Mish, Mosh and More, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2001 ROAR, Central Art Collective Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2001 Mimesis 7, Hazmat Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2001 12th Annual Teapot Show, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, Il 2001 From the Ground Up, Richardson Gallery, Las Cruces, NM 2001 Mystery Exhibition, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2001 Arizona Aqueous XVI, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ 2001 Near Blighted, Open Space Gallery, Allentown, PA 2001 Spots, Marks, Scratches and Fragments, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2001 Common Threads, DeGrazia’s Little Gallery, Tucson AZ 2000 Fine Craft 2000, Eleanor Bless Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, Co 2000 Roots: Cultural Connections’ Reconnections, Gocaia Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2000 Impression, , Mesa, AZ Mimesis 6, Hazmat Gallery, Tucson, AZ Awards 2003 2nd Place, Dejavu 2001 Materials Award, Lazertran Competition 2001 Las Cruces Potters Guild Award 2000 3rd Place, Fine Craft 2000 2000 1st Place, Roots Cultural/Reconnections Collections University of Hawaii University of Minnesota University of Arizona Mid-America Print Conference Xavier University Publications Tucson Weekly, June 2002, Small Works Tucson Citizen, March 2003, Mimesis 9 Tucson Citizen, 2003, Place, Perspective, Location Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, 2006 Representation Dry Heat Trading Company, Tucson, AZ Chameleon Gallery, Newburyport, Ma Edge Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa Milagros, Tucson, AZ Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR Professional Experience 2004 Adjunct Professor, Intaglio printmaking, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2004 Adjunct Professor, Silk-screening, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ





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