I’m very excited to announce that I’ve been included the new issue of Fluent Magazine alongside 5 of my fellow artists (Caliph Lofton-Greene, Andrea Siles Loayza, Molly Langland, Steven Welti, and Shane Harris), Our article starts on page 20.
Had a recent body of work, published into Shepherd University’s Sparks Journal.
Mixed Media artists Acadia Kandora and Caliph Greene will be exhibiting in the Phaze 2 Gallery with an opening reception will be April 14th and an artist talk at 5:00pm. This showcase will be available for public view on both Friday, the day of the reception, and Monday, April 17th. Both Greene and Kandora are graduating seniors at Shepherd University. In this joint show each artist builds upon the theme of Biophilia. This is a hypothesis suggesting that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature from within their constructed world.
Caliph Greene’s large scale paintings explores organic abstraction while forcefully addressing the disruptive conversation between nature and the structural conventions of mankind. Through plant life, construction sites, and storm systems, he interprets various degrees of transformative growth. Greene invites nature to co-author each painting by allowing rain and chance to dictate the forms of each biomorphic shape. A sense of relentless discord is found in his choice of materials ranging from household products to oil paints, gesso, salt, liquid dyes, and threads.
Acadia Kandora uses a subtractive digital engraving process to create energetic compositions and structures made from repetitive patterns in the format of large and small scale prints. The repetitive patterns utilize the idea of “building blocks” in reference to living or natural materials such as honeycombs or crystals emphasized by the use of bold color. These patterns are countered by and integrated into imagery of technology and industry. Through a combination of collage, traditional technique and digital fabrication she is able to extend the reach of relief printmaking which is in itself a process of building one layer on top of another. This technical and process oriented approach is something that she sees as integral in both the aesthetic and conceptual assertions in her final compositions. Refreshments will be provided.
Exhibition I’m a part of:
The Art on Paper Juried Exhibition at the Circle Gallery in Annapolis, MD
Printmaking exhibition I am a part of juried by Helen Frederick:
“Exhibit Description: “INK IT: Contemporary Print Practices” is an exhibition juried which highlights current fine art print practices by featuring the best graphic work by artists from across the region who choose both traditional and nontraditional printmaking processes to communicate images and words in multiple. The 53 works selected by juror Helen Frederick were created by artists who employ and combine techniques which include engraving, lithography, woodcut, mixed media monotype, collograph, etching, aquatint, chine collé, screenprinting, letterpress, photogravure, cyanotype, solarplate processes, and archival inkjet printing. Awards include a solo exhibition in 2018 to be awarded to one artist selected by the juror.
The “INK IT: Contemporary Print Practices” exhibit features the work of 53 artists: Katherine Akey, Cynthia Back, Leda Black, Allison Semele Blair, Lee Bowen, Nikki Brugnoli, Danqi Cai, Danielle Cartier, Donald Depuydt, Nina Chung Dwyer, Zach Fitchner, Kate Fleming, Jenny Freestone, Stephanie George, Susan Goldman, M. Alexander Gray, Tom Greaves, Mia Halton, Jessi Hardesty, Winston Harris, Robert S. Hunter, Pauline Jakobsberg, Acadia Kandora, Rebecca Katz, Nilou Kazemzadeh, Barbara Kerne, Cookie Kerxton, Brian Kreydatus, Rachel Lebo, Harriet Lesser, Tiffany Lin, June Linowitz, Joseph Lupo, Matthew McLaughlin, Nancy McNamara, Chris Mona, Carol Moore, Susan Due Pearcy, Iris Posner, Carol Reed, Randi Reiss-McCormack, Justin Rubich, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Rhonda Smith, Todd Stong, Janis Sweeney, Caroline M. Thorington, Patricia Underwood, Priya Vadhyar, Adrienne Waterston, Ellen Verdon Winkler, Max-Karl Winkler, and Clare Winslow.”
http://www.blackrockcenter.org/events/event/meet-the-artist-reception-ink-it/
Acadia Kandora 