Joni Younkins-Herzog
Artystka szuka inspiracji głównie w naturze i ciele ludzkim. Poszukuje piękna w najbliższym otoczeniu. Sięga do fascynacji z dzieciństwa i czerpie z najnowszych osiągnięć biotechnologicznych, co wzajemnie uzupełnia się w jej twórczości i daje jej nieskończoną ilość inspiracji. Jej wyobraźnia przetwarza informacje na tematy takie jak badania nad komórkami macierzystymi, protetyka czy GMO. Przyjmuje rolę naukowca lub genetyka tworząc swoje własne okazy. Częstym elementem jej twórczości są zmultiplikowane elementy ludzkiego ciała. Jej rzeźby bywają absurdalne, groteskowe, niekiedy śmieszne. Łączą piękno z absurdem, zacierając granice między rzeczywistością a fantazją.
Artystka ukończyła Henry Radford School of Fine Arts w Indianie oraz Lamar Dodd School of Art W Georgii. Obecnie jest Instruktorem Rzeźby w Ringling College of Art and Design na Florydzie. Brała udział w kilkudziesięciu wystawach indywidualnych i zbiorowych na terenie Stanów Zjednoczonych. Jest laureatką wielu nagród i wyróżnień oraz członkiem International Sculpture Center. Była dwukrotną rezydentką w Centro Colombo Americano w Kolumbii.
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The artist seeks inspiration mainly in nature and the human body. Looking for beauty in the immediate vicinity. Dates back to the fascination of childhood and draws on the latest biotechnology, which complement each other in her work and gives it an infinite amount of inspiration. Her imagination is processing information on topics such as stem cell research, prosthetics, or GMOs. Assumes the role of a scientist or geneticist to create her own specimens. A common element in her work are multiplied elements of the human body. Her sculptures are often absurd, bizarre, sometimes funny. They combine beauty with absurdity, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.
She graduated from Henry Radford School of Fine Arts in Indiana and Lamar Dodd School of Art in Georgi and currentlyis an Instructor of Sculpture at Ringling College of Art and Design in Florida. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States. She has won plenty of awards and honors, and is a member of the International Sculpture Center. She was twice a resident at the Centro Colombo Americano in Colombia.
EDUCATION
2007 M.F.A. – Sculpture Henry Radford School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1993 B.F.A. – Fine Arts Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS * indicates solo or two-person exhibition
2011
ArtPrize
DeVos Convention Center, Grand Rapids Michigan
Creators and Collectors Tour
Fine Arts Society Sarasota, Roskamp Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
Sound Art-Sense of Art Series-part 1
Project Space, Fort. Lauderdale, Florida
Edge of Life - Forest Pathology Show
The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House,
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas and University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2010
Altered States
18 Rabbit Gallery, Fort. Lauderdale, Florida
Biting the Apple
IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Ambience
Myers Gallery, Living Arts, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2009
Ink and Clay
W. Keith and Janet Kellog University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California
2008
KY7 Biennial
Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
The Sculpture Salmagundi XVII
Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Cedarhurst Biennial Sculpture Competition
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, Illinois
* Twisted Elements
Femina Potens Gallery, San Francisco, California
SOHO 20 14th Annual International Exhibition
SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, New York
Texas National 2008
The Art Center @ The Old Opera House,
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Small Works
440 Gallery Brooklyn, New York
*Reap
The Art Center @ The Old Opera House,
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
2007
50th Annual Delta Exhibition
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Masterpieces
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
MFA Thesis Exhibition
Indiana University Museum of Art, Bloomington, Indiana
Sex Issues: Volume 2
Projekt 30, www.projekt30.com, online
Tropical Punch
Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, New York
2006
*A Leg To Stand On?
Old Emporium, Bloomington, Indiana
Art Basel
Art Disk Magazine Feature, Miami, Florida
Soundings
John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana
Dazzle Art Auction
School of Fine Art Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Hoosier MFA Exchange Exhibition
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Fluff My Pillow III Hotel Exhibition
Inns of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
2005
Containers Contained
Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, Virginia
*Mudwrestlin’: Juiciousa vs. Luscious
Fuller Projects, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Carved In Stone
John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana
Ultranite
School of Fine Art Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
*Impromtu
Synchronicity Gallery, Evansville, Indiana
*Proyecto Raku
Allianza Francesa, Medellin, Colombia, South America
2004
*Brand Spankin’ New MFA
Fuller Projects, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
5th Annual Art Papers Auction
Arts Cool Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Celebration of the Arts
Athens Civic Center, Athens, Georgia
Metal On My Mind
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, Georgia
SELECTED GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2006 Masters Student Grant-In-Aid of Research Award, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2005 Summer International Studies Grant Award, Fulbright Commission, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1994 John D. Kehoe Sculpture Scholarship
1994 Sculpture Assistant, University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
2008 Juror’s Choice Award, El Dia de Los Muertos Festival, Myers Gallery, Living Arts Center, Tulsa Oklahoma
2007 Juror’s Choice Award, Yellow Snow, Tulsa Arts Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
1998 Honorable Mention, Fine Arts Competition, Georgia National Fair, Perry, Georgia
1997 Honorable Mention, 17th Annual Georgia Marble Festival, Jasper, Georgia
1996 Honorable Mention, Southworks 1996, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, Georgia
1995 Honorable Mention, 15th Annual Georgia Marble Festival, Jasper, Georgia
1995 Juror’s Selection, Helios Festival of the Arts, Dreamcatcher, Athens, Georgia
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
2005 Allianaz Francesca/Centro Colombo Americano, Medellin, Colombia, South America
2002 Centro Colombo Americano, Medellin, Colombia, South America
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
San Francisco Times Weekly “Valley of the Dolls” July 23 2008 page 1 and online
Sculpture Magazine Volume 27 July/August 2008 International Sculpture Center Publishing, Hamilton, New Jersey, p. 79
“The World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today, Volume 2 2007-2008” ES Publishing, Miami FL
Cover Art-Flagpole Magazine June 14, 2006, Volume 23
Galeria de Arte Contemporaneo- Paul Bardwell 2004-2005 pgs.. 39, 59 and 71
Robin Dana, Art Papers Magazine-reviews, May/June 2003 p. 34
Mary Jessica Hammes, Marquee/Athens Banner Herald, "Exploring the Feminine" March 7-13, 2002, p. 13
Julie Phillips Jordan, Marquee/Athens Banner Herald, "Where Sculptured Fills the Space" July 29-Aug 4, 1999, p. 4
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