Observing Shadows: A Conversation with Alejandra Arias Sevilla
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET - ONLINE
Drawing on process-based metaphors for loss and growth, transformation and deformation, artist Alejandra Arias Sevilla’s practice is rooted in printmaking, and encompasses papermaking, animation, book arts, and more. Through abstraction of form and language, her work emphasizes the practice of close observation. Enthralled by the relationship between translation and shadow, her recent works in paper explore the semiotics of wrought iron guards, text, and the color blue.
In this webinar, Arias Sevilla will discuss her creative practice as well as her experience as the 2024 Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellow at Dieu Donné, in which she collaborated with resident artists and developed a body of artwork in paper.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Alejandra Arias Sevilla (Mexico City, Mexico) is a visual artist and collaborator based in Brooklyn, NY. Arias Sevilla received a BFA in Intermedia from Pacific Northwest College of Art. She was awarded the Undergrowth Educational Print Fund at Mullowney Printing in 2021 and became the Lead Printer from 2021-2023. She is the 2024 Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellow at Dieu Donné, and has completed residencies in Stelo Camp Colton and In Cahoots. Her work has been featured in the Oregon Library Association Quarterly, and can be found in the Albert Solheim Special Collection. She has led printmaking workshops in Black Whole Press, Independent Print Resource Center, Mullowney Printing, and PNCA.