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Watercolors

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Krystle Ahmadyar

Global Warming Series. Loss and reinvention of habitat.

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Sculptures

Posted on February 28, 2014 by susan
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Paintings

Posted on February 27, 2014 by susan

Mix media acrylic paintings and monoprints.  Materials include sand, seaweed, string/rope.

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Vim & Vinegar

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Krystle Ahmadyar

This wall painting is a collaboration with Mona Talbott, a slow food expert/master chef. They are developing a proposal for a collaborative social sculpture project sited in Hudson NY for fall 2014.  

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Muir’s Moraines

Posted on February 26, 2014 by susan

Inspired by John Muir’s memoirs, this is a metaphorical geological meditation on  his life. Precarious ladders are mountains; rusty mattress springs an ancient ocean floor;  ancient live plants in an aquarium are Sierra wetlands.  Outside, solo sculpture Stream marks Museum entrance.   Curated by Jennifer … Continue reading →

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Hope Is A Bird

Posted on November 10, 2013 by susan

Oakland Museum of California at City Center. Title of poem by Emily Dickenson. Salvaged ladders, PVC pipe, wash basins, quartz stones.    

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Cartwheels

Posted on October 12, 2013 by susan

Oakland Museum of California Sculpture Garden 2002-2010 Salvaged shopping cart, bike wheels, large farm cart wheel, and CA river rocks.   Also: Napa Valley Art Museum 2011 Modified and exhibited under new title, “Stream,” for multipart installation on the life of … Continue reading →

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Ekos

Posted on October 10, 2013 by susan

Oakland Museum of California Curated by Phil Linhares for “Being There: 45 Oakland Artists.” Designed and installed in situ. 11′ high French doors salvaged from hotel demolition; more salvaged doors and screen doors; screening material, rocks, and lamps. Same doors … Continue reading →

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EOE

Posted on October 4, 2013 by susan

EOE — EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EATING PERSONAL  HISTORY OF POP UP FARMS, 1993-2009 Photograph documentation of seven “Pop Up” community participatory farm/garden projects from  1993-2009.  In place of standard gallery wall text, and new to this exhibit is freshly improvised wall … Continue reading →

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Land(e)scape

Posted on November 3, 2012 by susan

A TEMPORAL PAINTING OF DISAPPEARING RESOURCES This is an improvisational painting made directly onto the gallery wall with water based paints mixed with topsoil and pond water collected nearby.  At the end of the exhibit, as a performance, the work … Continue reading →

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