Suggestion Mark by Jennifer Grimyser

Suggestion Mark | Jennifer Grimyser
(For up to date info visit official event listing: http://www.chashama.org/event/suggestion_mark)

May 5 - May 28, 2016

chashama 266
266 West 37th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
New York, NY

Nearest Trains: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3

On view 24/7 from the street.

Open Hours: Saturday, May 14th, 2016, 12-4pm

Jennifer Grimyser's Suggestion Mark is an exploration of communication—verbal and non-verbal alike. Her integration of photographs and photographic sculptures creates an experience of "images bouncing between 3D space, illusionistic space, and the 2D surface of a print." By pushing photography, a medium often regarded as one limited to "the 2D surface," into the realm of performance, Grimyser carves out a space within which to anatomize the interplay between language and image.

Both atmospheric and graphic, Grimyser's photographic prints of dusty chalkboards, erased by hand, display the static remnants of a language, a past lesson, or an expression removed. The space is populated with photographic sculptures of hands, used as "part-time performers," caught in the act of attempting to communicate. The hands are abstracted and segmented, emerging from the gallery floor—some form a pastiche of familiar signs and gestures, while others vaguely point/direct the viewer's attention.

About the Artist
Born in Milwaukee, WI, Jennifer Grimyser received a BFA from MICA and an MFA from Hunter College. She has presented solo exhibitions at Bronx River Arts Center and Solo(s) Project House. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous group exhibitions including galleries such as Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Lesley Heller Workspace, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Islip Art Museum, BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Bronx Art Space, the School of Art Institute of Chicago, Present Company Gallery and Transmitter Gallery. She has also been awarded multiple studio residencies, including Vermont Studio Center, Women’s Studio Workshop, NARS Foundation, and chashama.

Jennifer has published two limited-edition artist books through Women’s Studio Workshop and Kayrock Screenprinting.

Currently, Jennifer's work is featured in several collections, including those of the Walker Arts Center, Yale University, Rhode Island School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Indiana University, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

To see more of Jennifer's work, visit her site!

For more information or appointments, please contact: jennifergrimyser@gmail.com