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2021 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition: Jess Self, “Knowing Together With An Other”
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The Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Gallery is pleased to present the Annual Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition Series, March 22 - April 23, 2021.
Our MFA exhibitions are a highly anticipated annual spring series of solo shows that are presented in fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree at the Welch School of Art & Design at Georgia State University, Atlanta. You will enjoy viewing these shows which are the culmination of three years of research and art making.
Admission is free with timed e-ticket, follow links below. Masks and a minimum of 6 feet of social distancing are required. A maximum of 10 visitors per 30 minute time slot is permitted in the galleries.
Jess Self is a contemporary artist from Black Mountain, NC who works primarily with wool as her sculptural medium. She received her B.F.A from Warren Wilson College and is currently working on her M.F.A at Georgia State University. Along with making exhibition work she loves running her craft fair business, Heart Felt Designs, attending residencies and teaching.
“All people change and morph as their lives develop, they embody a variety of roles at different stages of life and at times more than one. These roles are often referred to as Archetypes. Folklore, Mythology, Visual Culture and Chakra Systems all explore and illustrate these Archetypes in similar ways making them easily relatable and create and empathetic link between us all. I represent some of the Archetypes I have embodied during my own life; they represent stereotyped femininity: the seductress, the mother, the warrior, the martyr, etc. I use the same life cast of my body for each sculpture, using puppet and doll joints allows me to place them in different poses. Female figurative sculptures made of foam, wool, wax, wood and other textiles, stand, sit, recline, and crouch in poses influenced by Western visual culture, folklore, and personal experience. By rendering these figures, I create a link between my experiences and the viewers as well as encourage personal reflection on individual past phases of life and growth.”