We are near the end of Season 1!
For episode #6 I sit down with Shane Darwent, Tulsa based sculptor and installation artist who I have the pleasure of knowing from our days at University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
Shane Darwent is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice mines the commercial vernacular that lines American roadways to inform experimental photographic works, large-scale sculpture, and site-responsive installations. Within a landscape designed to overwhelm, Darwent’s practice seeks out a redacted formalism in order to meditate on the transitional nature of these spaces and the shape-shifting economic constructs of which they are a part. Exhibiting internationally, Darwent has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Ragdale, the Ucross Foundation, and the Jentel Artist Residency Program, as well as a Core Fellow at Penland School of Crafts. He holds an MFA from the University of Michigan (2017) and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (2005). Darwent’s work is included in the publication 100 Sculptors of Tomorrow, by Thames & Hudson (2019). His solo exhibitions include Sun Smoke, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York City (2021); Plaza Park, Boise State University (2019); The Setting Stone, University of Tulsa (2019); and Suburban Psalm, Spring Break Art Show, NYC (2018). He was an artist-in-residence at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship in Tulsa, OK (2018–2023).
For those inspired by Shane’s journey and seeking to connect with him please visit him online at www.shanedarwent.com and follow on Instagram at @shanedarwent
SAVE THE DATE
Next Tuesday, June 24th I am going live with Shane to learn what he has been up to since we recorded this podcast episode.
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