Tory Fair
 (c) 2004 Chris Baker |
Center
Field, 2005 Steel, rubber, adhesive, & lawn chairs 27’ x 17’ x 3’ Center Field
interweaves the competitive event with idle spectatorship. Translating
the markings of a soccer field into three-dimensional rubber forms
and overlapping them onto a group of lounge chairs, the artist plays |
Born
1968
Lives and works in Somerville, MA
Education
1997 M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1993 School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1991 B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Selected exhibitions include: Art Space, New Haven, CT (2004); Boston Arts Academy Gallery, Boston, MA (2004); Four Points Arts Community Gallery, Boston, MA (2003); Fosdick Nelson Gallery at ArtSite, Wellesville, NY (2002); Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA (2001); Milestones for Peace, The International Artists Museum, Israel (2000); Mercer Street, New York, NY (2000); Carpenter Center of Visual Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1999); Adams House Gallery, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1998); Bakalar Gallery, Boston, MA (1997); National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan (1996); Barbara Singer Gallery, Cambridge, MA (1996); The Society for Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA (1995); The New Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (1994); and Art Trek, Flagstaff, AZ (1994, 1992).
Awards
and residencies include: Artist Resource Trust Grant, Berkshire Taconic
Community Foundation (2003); Faculty Course Development Award, Brandeis
University, Waltham, MA (2002); Blanche E. Coleman Award (2001); The MacDowell
Colony residency (1997); and Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant (1997).