collage on stretched canvas; 2024.
COLLAGE ON VIEW
Layers: The Art of Contemporary Collage
at the Decker Gallery in The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
24 January 2025-9 March 2025
The Decker Gallery at MICA presents “Layers: The Art of Contemporary Collage”, a dynamic group exhibition showcasing the diverse approaches to collage by contemporary artists worldwide, curated by Andrea Dixon and Teri Henderson. The exhibition explores the multifaceted nature of collage, highlighting its potential to merge disparate elements, challenge visual perceptions, and create new narratives. From traditional cut-and-paste techniques to digital manipulations and mixed media assemblages, “Layers” showcases the breadth and ingenuity of contemporary collage practices.
paper, glitter, wallpaper, tape, shoe polish, cellophane, spray paint, and resin on board; 2022.
“Layers” brings together a diverse group of artists, from those represented by blue-chip galleries to emerging talents, emphasizing the inherent accessibility of collage as a medium that transcends backgrounds and experiences. The exhibition celebrates the power of collage to reflect diverse worldviews and attitudes, transforming paper, photographs, and found objects into intricate and evocative compositions.
paper, found images, glitter, brass plate, and resin on wood panel; 2022.
“In a world where art-making can come with preconceived notions and prohibitory barriers, collage offers a chance for us to reconnect with the inner artist within all of us,” says Teri Henderson, co-curator of the exhibition.” Additionally, “Layers” highlights the magic and potential of collage as a liberatory art-making and world-building practice, making space for the work of artists from marginalized backgrounds, including artists of color, women, and queer artists.”
gouache, acrylic, colored pencil, Dura-lar film, digitally printed Dura-lar film, hand-marbled paper, colored paper, and found images on paper; 2023
The artists in the exhibit are: Derrick Adams, Marsha Balian, Susana Blasco, Cydne Jasmin Coleby, Andrea D’Aquino, Trevor Davis, Giana DeDier, Delano Dunn, John Fields, Anthony Grant, Aline Helmcke, Alexis Hilliard, Jeffrey Kent, Danielle Krysa, Khanh H. Le, Wickerham & Lomax, Yannick Lowery, Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, N. Masani Landfair, Helina Metaferia, Jackie Milad, Devin N. Morris, Nancey B. Price, Dana Robinson, Xochi Solis, Bria Sterling-Wilson, Athena Petra Tasiopoulos, Evita Tezeno, Mairi Timoney, SHAN Wallace, Adolphus Washington, Della Wells, Jessica Whittingham, and Isaiah Winters.
(text adapted from material provided by the gallery)
INFORMATION
Decker Gallery
Maryland Institute College of Art
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Baltimore, Maryland 21217 USA
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