EAF06: 2006 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition


Rachael Champion

  



Old Growth, 2006
Mixed media
Dimensions variable
Special thanks: 4th State, Hyde Power, Joseph Patrick Michael Werner III

This fantastical, miniaturized industrial cityscape of implied utility has been situated among the trees to emphasize the sense of time’s passing. This whimsical construction of salvaged materials speaks to the increasing number of dormant factories and production facilities.

Born 1982, New York, NY
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Education
2004 B.F.A. Magna Cum Laude, SUNY Purchase, NY

Exhibitions include:
Explorations and Illume, New Century Artists, New York, NY (2006)
Tar/Heel, Site Specific Installation, Apocalypse Space, New York, NY (2005)
Human Resources, Storefront Artists Project, Pittsfield, MA (2004)

Awards include:
Presidential Award for outstanding achievement in the visual arts, SUNY Purchase, NY (2004)
James Keerney Award for Professional excellence at The Performing Arts Center (2004)