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Ganesh<\/em> by Colleen Cunningham
13″x19″; paper collage; 2019. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FROM KOLAJ 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleen Cunningham’s Artist Portfolio
Brooklyn, New York<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Colleen Cunningham\u2019s baroque collage work present a deep mass of imagery. Using pop icons or Hindu gods as focal points, Cunningham layers fragment after fragment. \u201cA great deal of the content of each collage is completely hidden, or only slightly revealed,\u201d writes the artist. A portfolio of Cunningham’s work appears in Kolaj<\/em> 28. To see the complete Artist Portfolio, SUBSCRIBE to Kolaj Magazine<\/em><\/a> or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ganesh<\/em> (detail) by Colleen Cunningham. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They are dense compositions with an endless supply of juxtapositions and contrasts. The focal point becomes the beginning of a story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Ganesh<\/em> (detail) by Colleen Cunningham. Courtesy of the artist. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A portfolio of Cunningham’s work appears in <\/em>Kolaj 28. To see the complete Artist Portfolio, SUBSCRIBE to <\/a><\/em>Kolaj Magazine<\/a> or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleen Cunningham was born in Warsaw, New York and holds a BFA from Pratt Institute and an MFA from the University at Buffalo. She has participated in dozens of exhibitions across the United States and Europe; including the Islip Art Museum (New York), Galleria dell\u2019Ombra (Italy), Field Projects (New York), Thompson Gallery (Massachusetts), CEPA Gallery (New York) and most recently at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (New York), Andrew Edlin Gallery (New York), and Alvin Gittins Gallery (Utah). She currently lives in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York with her husband Luigi and their cat, Frida. Learn more at the Kolaj Magazine Artist Directory<\/a> and at www.colleencunningham.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FROM KOLAJ 28 Colleen Cunningham’s Artist PortfolioBrooklyn, New York Colleen Cunningham\u2019s baroque collage work present a deep mass of imagery. Using pop icons or Hindu gods as focal points, Cunningham layers fragment after fragment. \u201cA great deal of the content…<\/p>\n

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