Christine Buckton Tillman: August 2010

Saturday, August 28, 2010

made of happy!

In Baltimore? DC? Etc.?

Hope to see you there.

Made of Happy: Christine Buckton Tillman
September 2 – October 17, 2010
Opening Reception September 9 from 5:30-7:30pm
John Fonda Gallery, Baltimore Theatre Project

Christine Buckton Tillman hails from the great Northern Chicago suburb of Libertyville, IL. It was in this endless network of suburbs that she developed her sincere fascination with artifice. Christine went on to spend seven years in the great state of Iowa, earning her BA from Coe College and her MFA from the University of Iowa. She adopted two cats, fell in love with a nice boy, moved to Maryland, and got married. Christine, the two cats, and the nice boy now live in Baltimore.

Christine considers herself a very flat sculptor who probably makes even more drawings than she does sculptures. She exhibits her work frequently in the Mid Atlantic and beyond, including exhibitions at Transformer in Washington DC, Current Gallery in Baltimore, Redux in Charleston SC, and Material in Memphis, TN. She is a member of the Upper School Faculty at the Park School of Baltimore, MD.

About John Fonda Gallery: Since 1971, Theatre Project has been providing a distinct cultural experience for the citizens of Baltimore by presenting new, innovative, and diverse works in the arts. John Fonda Gallery located at Theatre Project is committed to exhibiting the work of emerging artists and new work by recognized artists.

The John Fonda Gallery at Theatre Project was dedicated on January 14, 1993 to the memory of John Fonda, who served as curator of the gallery and nurtured Baltimore arts and artists.

John Fonda Gallery
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Located at Theatre Project
410-539-3091
www.theatreproject.com

Monday, August 23, 2010

techtonics portfolio

Artist extraordinaire and Iowa Alum (although we didn't overlap) Danielle Rante asked me to be a part of an exchange portfolio for the Mid American Print Council. I'm kind of excited because the portfolio contains artists who don't identify entirely as printmakers and is open to variable editions. I'm using the exciting mediums of the laminator, lenticular holography (fancy sounding right?) laser printing, and Velcro for my piece. As it's coming together I'm feeling pretty excited about it.

In grad school I often identified far more with Sculpture and Printmaking which I minored in than I did Painting and Drawing. As someone who's home life involve daily discussions of printmaking while I'm in the thick of putting the finishing touches on her first show of only two dimensional work since 2000 it's nice to be making multiples at the same time- even if I didn't get my hands all inky.