Recolor
An exhibition of artwork by Katie Kameen
February 28 - March 22, 2025
Main Gallery
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Artist Statement: Katie Kameen
My work is influenced by personal experiences, translated through the formal qualities of mass-produced items. I form post-consumer plastics into new compositions that combine elements of self-portraiture with the stories already embedded in the found objects. From broad recollections of a union or separation to specific childhood memories, my abstractions represent our continuous process of acclimation and growth. Through these familiar objects, I also invite the viewer to consider their relationship with plastics. The unquestionable environmental impact, combined with our universal and life-long familiarity with the material, allows me to speak about a wide range of emotional and social issues.
Biography:
Inspired by reuse, Katie Kameen makes sculpture from re-imagined found objects. Katie uses post-consumer objects for their ability to communicate aspects of our lives like memories, habits, labor, and the home. Katie received her MFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She exhibits nationally and internationally and has been published in American Craft Magazine, Friend of the Artist, and Uppercase Magazine. Kameen is an assistant professor of 3D sculpture media at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia.
Instagram: @katiekameen
Wink, brooch, secondhand plastic objects, plastic thread, steel pins, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, 2023
Static, brooch, secondhand plastic objects, plastic thread, steel pins, 5x4x1 in, 2024
PRINT Hills, brooch, secondhand plastic objects, 3D printed recycled PLA, plastic thread, steel pins, 5x4x1 in, 2024
Glimpse, necklace, secondhand plastic objects, plastic thread, phone cord, 22 x 6 x 1 in, 2023
Fields, Brooch, secondhand plastic objects, plastic thread, steel pins, 7 x 10 x 1.5” , 2023
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