Sam Vernon
The Limit Does Not Exist, 2020

spray paint, oil paint, crayon, Xerox copies, ink on wood board
48”H x 32”W

ARTwork statement:

The infusion of Afro Deco into my formal practice is unmodified. I integrate everyday objects and two-dimensional media into large-scale installations influenced by found pattern, street art, the human figure and abstraction. In addition, I create layered Xerox drawings and collages derived from printmaking techniques to construct narrative. The result of an ongoing investigation into my drawn and photographed image repository is subject to re-contextualization within a mixed media work and exploration of abstraction in painting. 

ARTIST BIO:

Sam Vernon earned her MFA in Painting/Printmaking from Yale University in 2015 and her BFA from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 2009. Her installations combine xerox collages, photographs, paintings, and sculptural components in an exploration of personal narrative, identity, and historical memory. Sam teaches in the Printmedia and Graduate Fine Arts program as an assistant professor at California College of the Arts (CCA) and at Bard College as a visiting assistant professor in Studio Arts.