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SELECt ESSAYS

THE TALL GRASS IS THE SEA; THE SEA IS THE TETHER (AIRMID'S JOURNAL)
THE WHISPER CALLING US HOME (SELF-PUBLISHED)
BRIGID THE POET AND SEER (SELF PUBLISHED)

arts writing archive

The overarching theme of most of my written work, when not writing about specific artists, reflects the goals of all my curatorial work:  how to nurture conversation, connectivity, support, and a viable thriving community amongst an entire ecosystem of artists, thinkers, curators, educators, and arts supporters; as well as communities beyond the arts which is most important of all. The most recent soft manifesto on the possibilities and potential of this work is reflected in my essay below, It's Not Just You Here, Feeling This Way, Doing That Thing, Dreaming That Dream. What follows below are a few selections behind the image links, as well as other archives of interest in this short list:

Articles from my column Field Notes as well as other articles I wrote for City Arts Magazine are listed here; many of which speak directly to question about how the art community can be expansive, including the tech community, and showing up in small ways. 

To read the two essays on Arts Ecosystems (project to resume August 2022), visit the Arts Ecosystems page on Bridge Productions

To see the archived project Sustaining Patronage on building bridges to broader audiences towards support for the arts. 

Bridge Productions/LxWxH curated box set; a project built towards creating accessible paths towards the arts, and relationships

ART WRITING PUBLICATIONS

IT'S NOT JUST YOU HERE, FEELING THIS WAY, DOING THAT THING, DREAMING THAT DREAM (PUBLIC DISPLAY ART)
FLIRTING WITH THE UNCONTROLLABLE: PETER GRONQUIST (VARIABLE WEST)
ON LONELINESS, SOLITUDE, AND SHIFTING HISTORIES (TEMPORARY ART REVIEW)

select CATALOG ESSAYS

MATERIAL AND MOVEMENT: BEYOND THE VISIBLE (KOPLIN DEL RIO GALLERY)
LUMINOUS ECOSYSTEMS (J RINEHART GALLERY)
FORWARD, WITH KINETIC EFFECT AND CONSEQUENCE (J RINEHART GALLERY)
IN WHICH WHAT DOES NOT INCLUDE A PAINTING OF A WHALE IS IN FACT THE MEMORY OF THE STORY OF A WHALE (J RINEHART GALLERY)
PALIMPSEST, OR, THE PRESENCE OF BEFORE (J RINEHART GALLERY)
TRANSFORMATIVE MACHINES (J RINEHART GALLERY)
SYNTACTIC LOGIC (J RINEHART GALLERY)
CALL AND RESPONSE: THE DUWAMISH RIVER ARTIST RESIDENCY (4 CULTURE SHOW CATALOG)
THIS IS FOR LOVE LETTERS (ARTSWEST CATALOG)

SELECT EXHIBITION ESSAYS FROM BRIDGE PRODUCTIONS 2016-2019

COLOR, CONDUITS, & CONNECTIVITY
AUTONOMOUS ENTITIES
ON ENTROPY
IT ALL BURNS
IN TIME
THE ROUGH DRAFT OF EVERYTHING

select exhibition essays FROM Lxwxh/bridge productions 2012-2015

BEFORE WHEN
CONSTRUCTION: TOOLS, TRADE, & ORIGIN
THE DEATH OF A PAINTING
THE WORDLESS GIVEN FORM
THE EDGE OF A PLANE
WHO WATCHES THE WATCHERS?
ON BRANCHING BODIES & THE SUBLIME
PORTRAIT OF A CITY BOTH REAL AND IMAGINED
RESUME GAME [ Y ] [ N ]
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