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Jesse Albrecht

Bozeman, MT

Marsha Karagheusian

Fort Mitchell, KY

Crista Ames

Missoula, MT

Ahrong Kim

Philadelphia, PA

Natalia Arbelaez

Brewster, NY

Rob Kolhouse

Tempe, AZ

Sharif Bey

Syracuse, NY

Bethany Krull

Buffalo, NY

Jill Birschbach

Evanston, IL

Roberto Lugo

Philadelphia, PA

David Bogus

Lexington, KY

Patricia Maloney

McMurray, PA

Abigale Brading

Martinsville, IN

Sana Musasama

New York, NY

Angelique Brickner

Asheville, NC

Kelly & Kyle Phelps

Centerville, OH

Nora Brodnicki

Portland, OR

Reginald Pointer

Washington, DC

Jim Budde

Boise, ID

Kristine Poole

Santa Fe, NM

Syd Carpenter

Swarthmore, PA

Janathel Shaw

Fort Washington, MD

Bryan & Brad Caviness

Browns Summit, NC

Lydia Thompson

Lubbock, TX

Sean Clute

Chicago, IL

Tara Daly

San Francisco, CA

Matthew Dercole

Hartford, CT

Yewen Dong

Chicago, IL

Elhan Ergin

Istanbul

Richard Freiwald

Highland Park, NJ

Dennis GerwinCharlotte, NC

Ronnie Gould

Redford, MA

Jocelyn Howard

Red Lodge, MT

Hsin-Yi Huang

Portland, OR

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Artist Biography• Artist and veteran, Jesse Albrecht (Bozeman, MT) analyzes historical,

cultural, ethical, and contemporary aspects of war. He works in a media
inclusive manner and uses print, sculpture, drawing, and installation work tofind relief in the process of creating art. “My work is a vessel for informationemotional, historical, and physical. I think of my pieces as free lectures. It canbe a refuge from hidden agendas and affiliations, and a chance to hold amirror to society, or maybe a tale of what is behind the curtain.”• Sharif Bey (Syracuse, NY) has a particular interest and scholarship inSharif Bey. Ceremonial Vessel II, 2016.
Ceramics, pottery shards. 14" x 9.5" x9.5". Photo Courtesy of Sharif Bey.

African-American art history, art education of former communist Europe, andcontemporary crafts. He has conducted numerous lectures and workshops,and exhibited nationally and internationally. His studio work ranges fromdecorative/functional pottery to conceptual ceramic works influenced byritual and African-American identity. “My initial training as a functional potter
has not only informed my sculpture with regards to form and surface, but it iswhere my earliest discussions with regards to object, function, and ritualbegan. I explore alternative ways of paying respect to traditional, functional,adornment, and ceremony. These forms cross-reference notions of power,ornamentation, and natural history with objects and images associated withvarious traditional African jewelry/currencies.”• Pulling from her personal history, sculptor Abigale Brading (Martinsville, IN) moves viewers into anawareness of contemporary social issues. Brading’s work talks about broader attitudes surrounding
religion and its role in a progressive society. Her artistic practice takes a series of risks at a personallevel and in testing the limits of the materials. “My ceramic sculptures challenge beliefs that restrictsocial progress and personal growth. Each conveys freethinking and brings awareness to gender,
religious, and inherited inequalities within social structures. I create narrative scenes to provide insight
into struggles seen through a humanist lens. Through the malleable nature of clay, I link symbolicarchitectural structures and anthropomorphic figures together to portray a sense of burden and weightthat is tied to individual experiences with indoctrinated principles.”• Syd Carpenter (Philadelphia, PA) uses her work to describe literal and ideological aspects of history,referencing black-owned farms and gardens in the American south. The work describes the inventories
and material cultures of the working life and ways of being black farmers. Carpenter’s gardening
practice also serves as a source of inspiration for her sculpture and supports her exploration on topics
land ownership, farming, and gardening from the perspective of an African American woman. “Art isVisual Voices: Truth Narratives | March 14 – August 18, 2018 | Mon - Sat, 10AM - 5PM | free of charge
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my common ground around which revolves my interaction with family,teaching, and community. The enthusiasm and commitment I bring to
my teaching is an outcome of the level to which I am engaged in my art
while community involvement allows me to share the value I place on
the visual with those who may otherwise disregard its impact upon
their lives.“• Hsinyi Huang (Portland, OR) has lived and worked in Oregon for the last

17 years. Her work comes from the realization of how she is attached toher daily routines, exemplified by the need to watch TV every night. In
the perpetuation of habits, she turns into a chair, unable to break outof a frozen state of inertia. Likewise, Huang believes the root of biases
is a person’s need to stay with the familiar. Her work is motivated by
the need for self-examination. “My work reflects my own life
experiences and my development as a human being. In the process offinding ways to articulate my inner thoughts, I learn the truth about
myself.

Syd Carpenter. Shirley Hancock, 2012.
Clay, graphite, and watercolors. 20” x23” x 5”. Photo courtesy of SydCarpenter.

• Rob Kolhouse (Tempe, AZ) is a mixed race artist, who has been

dealing with stereotypes his entire life. Kolhouse’s figurative sculptures
borrow elements from contemporary imagery and classical styles to create
work that represents diversity in our society. The cyborg, an amalgam offlesh and machine, is a timely metaphor representative of cultural
constructs and the intersection of contemporary art through clay. “Myresearch and resultant art work address the perception of the sociallyconstructed gender binary through the use of a cybernetic body and theidea of a fluid and contingent self. These works explore the ideas behind aconstructed being; they represent the psychological self in a shell that is
devoid of gender stereotypes. What is feminine or masculine if the body is
not born, but instead is constructed?”
Rob Kolhouse. Do Cyborgs Get Cold?
Probably, 2017. Midrange Black Clay,Mixed Media. 18” x 12” x 11”. Photo
courtesy of Rob Kolhouse.

Additional Visual Voices artist biographies are available on request. For
high-res images and photo credits, please contact Stephanie Sun at
ssun@contemporarycraft.org.

Visual Voices: Truth Narratives | March 14 – August 18, 2018 | Mon - Sat, 10AM - 5PM | free of charge
Contemporary Craft | 2100 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | 412.261.7003 | www.contemporarycraft.org