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Gretchen Batcheller Artist Statement The city intrigues me. It always has. This appeal stems from a deep-rooted interest in the relationship between structure and place, rational and irregular. Painting is a manifestation of thought, memory and impression of these relationships. Color, movement and layering are the vocabulary I employ to interpret these impressions. Sometimes their interactions are simplified and harmonious, and at others they are chaotic and dissonant. Philadelphia’s rich visual texture fluctuates between layers of growth, depression, and renewal. I have both a healthy respect for - and fear of - these layers. It is not primarily a sense of curiosity that keeps me looking, but rather, the hope of finding a context. I am an outsider learning what it means as I go, stepping into the history of a city which I am only beginning to experience. From neighborhood to neighborhood, Philadelphia challenges my ability to find an appropriate expression for its seemingly endless layers. My work serves as an interpretation of this space as it becomes a visual correlate for the reality. Born out of observation and memory, it is a collection of sorts, a catalogue of moments spent within this fractured and glorious city. It is a personal reflection of the individual – me – born out of a deeply held desire to reflect and actively interpret location. Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION 2009 MFA Candidate, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 2000 Guest Studies, Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden, Germany
1998 BFA/BA University
of Washington, Seattle, WA HONORS/AWARDS 2008 Tyler School of Art Teaching Assistantship, Rome 1998 University of Washington School of Art Scholarship 1998 Delta Phi Alpha, National German Honor Society
2008 Muse, Seattle, WA 2007 Lulu, Seattle, WA Fiore, Seattle, WA 2006 Seattle Pacific University Art Center, Seattle, WA Ladro, Seattle, WA 2005 Revolutions, Seattle, WA 2004 Ladro, Seattle, WA 2003 Ladro, Seattle, WA On the House, Seattle, WA 2002 On the House, Seattle, WA
2009 Temple Gallery, Performing Land Arts: The Philadelphia Experiment, Philadelphia, PA 2008 Fifth Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Temple University Gallery, Rome Italy 2005 Refuge for Healing + Hope, Seattle, WA 2004 On the House, Seattle, WA Mars Hill Graduate School, Bothell, WA 2003 Trapeze Artist Co-Op, Seattle, WA Mars Hill Graduate School, Bothell, WA Gallery of the Senses, Seattle, WA 2000 Academy of Fine Art, Dresden, Germany 1999 Project 416, Seattle, WA 1998 University of Washington BFA Exhibition, Seattle, WA Sydney Gallery, Port Orchard, WA
Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA Cheryl Scott, Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA Physicians Insurance, Seattle, WA Lexas Companies, Seattle, WA Marshill Graduate School, Bothell, WA Central Kitsap School District, Silverdale, WA
Illustrations for novel, Third Wish Granted (Vol. III) by Robert Fulghum
PRESS/SPEAKING ENCAGEMENTS 2009 WHYY Radio, Temple University Students Are Bringing the Ben Franklin Bridge Indoors, February, Philadelphia, PA Crimmins, Peter. Philadelphia Weekly. Under the Bridge. February. 2004 City A Go-Go, Public Broadcasting System, KCTS, Seattle, WA Greg Kucera Gallery, American Cancer Society Sponsored Opening Reception, Seattle, WA
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 Mural Route 2009 acrylic and ink on canvas 42”x34”
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