In my work, I represent handwriting as an expression of form as well as a record of communication. I attempt to uncover that point when the words we think and the symbols we write detach from us and become our avatars. Through my work, I enable others to think more consciously about the role handwriting plays as we identify ourselves in the words that we write and in the images we make.
I make prints, paintings and videos that deal with handwriting in several contexts: the pedantic, the iconic and the nostalgic. In monochromatic paintings centered on the Declaration of Independence, I focus mostly on that which is lost through the very human course of preservation. I often use wax in concert with printed imagery to convey a sense of nostalgia and loss through reproduction. Hand written aspects of the work, whether etched, painted or carved into wax physically relate the work to an author, often aside from me as the artist. My time based work focuses on the constant moment of transition between thought and form as we write our thoughts on paper.
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Education
MFA 2010 Printmaking, Rhode Island School of Design BFA 2007 Printmaking, University of Southern Maine
EXHIBITION RECORD
2012 Portes, Mytilene Public Theater, Mytilene, Greece
2012 Juried Members Exhibit, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI
2012 Mill-ennial Exhibition, Saco Museum, Saco, ME
2011 Food/Hunger, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME
2011 Product: a Temporal Artist Marketplace, Whitney Art Works, Portland, ME
2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, Portland, ME
2011 Word Transformed, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI
2010 Prints From the Periphery, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME
2010 Alma Mater, Isaac Dyer Galleries, Gorham, ME
2010 Tangles and Snarls, Drift Gallery, Kittery, ME
2010 Gulliver’s Travels, BUOY Gallery, Kittery, ME
2010 Convergences: a group exhibition, Hope.Gate.Way, Portland, ME
2010 RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI
2010 Free For All 2, Space Gallery, Portland, ME
2009 New Works from the Collection, University of New England Gallery, Westbrook, ME
2009 Geo Capital Annual Gala, Providence, RI
2008 RISD Print Biennial, RISD, Providence, RI
2008 First Impressions: The Peregrine Press Portfolio, Saco Museum, Saco, Maine
2008 New Work by Peregrine Artists, Saco Museum, Saco, Maine
2007 Art on Decks, Congress Square, Portland, Maine
2007 WAX, Whitney Art Works, Portland, Maine
2007 BFA Exhibition, University of Southern Maine, Gorham
2007 Out To Dry, University of Southern Maine, Gorham
2007 Print Collective, Three Fish Gallery, Portland, Maine
2007 DIY, Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland
2007 Juried student show, University of Southern Maine, Gorham*
2006 With(out) Borders, University of Southern Maine, Gorham
2006 Juried student show, University of Southern Maine, Gorham**
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Portland Museum of Art New York Public Library University of Southern Maine University of New England Colby College Museum of Art Bowdoin College Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design
I make prints, paintings and videos that deal with handwriting in several contexts: the pedantic, the iconic and the nostalgic. In monochromatic paintings centered on the Declaration of Independence, I focus mostly on that which is lost through the very human course of preservation. I often use wax in concert with printed imagery to convey a sense of nostalgia and loss through reproduction. Hand written aspects of the work, whether etched, painted or carved into wax physically relate the work to an author, often aside from me as the artist. My time based work focuses on the constant moment of transition between thought and form as we write our thoughts on paper.
Click Here to Purchase Tyson's Work
Education
MFA 2010 Printmaking, Rhode Island School of Design BFA 2007 Printmaking, University of Southern Maine
EXHIBITION RECORD
2012 Portes, Mytilene Public Theater, Mytilene, Greece
2012 Juried Members Exhibit, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI
2012 Mill-ennial Exhibition, Saco Museum, Saco, ME
2011 Food/Hunger, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME
2011 Product: a Temporal Artist Marketplace, Whitney Art Works, Portland, ME
2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, Portland, ME
2011 Word Transformed, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI
2010 Prints From the Periphery, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME
2010 Alma Mater, Isaac Dyer Galleries, Gorham, ME
2010 Tangles and Snarls, Drift Gallery, Kittery, ME
2010 Gulliver’s Travels, BUOY Gallery, Kittery, ME
2010 Convergences: a group exhibition, Hope.Gate.Way, Portland, ME
2010 RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI
2010 Free For All 2, Space Gallery, Portland, ME
2009 New Works from the Collection, University of New England Gallery, Westbrook, ME
2009 Geo Capital Annual Gala, Providence, RI
2008 RISD Print Biennial, RISD, Providence, RI
2008 First Impressions: The Peregrine Press Portfolio, Saco Museum, Saco, Maine
2008 New Work by Peregrine Artists, Saco Museum, Saco, Maine
2007 Art on Decks, Congress Square, Portland, Maine
2007 WAX, Whitney Art Works, Portland, Maine
2007 BFA Exhibition, University of Southern Maine, Gorham
2007 Out To Dry, University of Southern Maine, Gorham
2007 Print Collective, Three Fish Gallery, Portland, Maine
2007 DIY, Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland
2007 Juried student show, University of Southern Maine, Gorham*
2006 With(out) Borders, University of Southern Maine, Gorham
2006 Juried student show, University of Southern Maine, Gorham**
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Portland Museum of Art New York Public Library University of Southern Maine University of New England Colby College Museum of Art Bowdoin College Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design