FREE Zoom ARTIST TALK
Time: Mar 19, 2025, 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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ARTIST STATEMENT:
when the stars fell from the sky
when the stars fell from the sky is a dos-a-dos book project and print series culled from three series about my experience with debilitating grief. The imagery depicts a visual odyssey through a devastating period when I experienced an unexpected and profound loss, the kind that destroyed my self-assurance and emotional equilibrium. Suddenly, I was steeped in a new normal that was abnormal, navigating terrain akin to a rollercoaster ride that I had never stood in line for. I felt isolated and alone. Time became endless, and smothering. Everything seemed impossible. Consciously reliving this experience to make this work is a profound journey of a harrowing past, a bittersweet act of peeling back layers of pain, and an avenue for solace and communion.
Dian Nicholette Jeon
ARTIST BIO:
Diana Nicholette Jeon’s internationally exhibited work explores universal themes of loss, dreams, memory, and female identity via metaphor and personal narrative. Solo exhibitions include the Honolulu Museum of Art (HI), Blue Sky Gallery (OR); Garage Gallery (NY), 2020 and 2022 HeadOn PhotoFestival, Disorder Gallery (Sydney AU) A Smith Gallery (TX) and Kirsch Gallery (HI). Recognition for her work includes Overall Winner of the 11th Julia Margaret Cameron Award (2018), Juror's Pick (2020) and Finalist (2022, 2024) in the LensCulture B+W Photo Awards, Silver in Photo Book/Silver in Special-AI in the Prix de la Photographie Paris (2024), and a five-time Critical Mass finalist. Jeon's art is held in public and private collections worldwide, including four works in the permanent collection of the State of Hawai’i. Jeon writes about photography for FRAMES magazine. She holds an MFA in Imaging and Digital Art from UMBC and resides in Honolulu, HI with her husband and son.
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Time: Mar 19, 2025, 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88305187617?pwd=IHGO1D2dQxwXD0tlofhH2CyTnIItOu.1
Meeting ID: 883 0518 7617
Passcode: 976637
ARTIST STATEMENT:
when the stars fell from the sky
when the stars fell from the sky is a dos-a-dos book project and print series culled from three series about my experience with debilitating grief. The imagery depicts a visual odyssey through a devastating period when I experienced an unexpected and profound loss, the kind that destroyed my self-assurance and emotional equilibrium. Suddenly, I was steeped in a new normal that was abnormal, navigating terrain akin to a rollercoaster ride that I had never stood in line for. I felt isolated and alone. Time became endless, and smothering. Everything seemed impossible. Consciously reliving this experience to make this work is a profound journey of a harrowing past, a bittersweet act of peeling back layers of pain, and an avenue for solace and communion.
Dian Nicholette Jeon
ARTIST BIO:
Diana Nicholette Jeon’s internationally exhibited work explores universal themes of loss, dreams, memory, and female identity via metaphor and personal narrative. Solo exhibitions include the Honolulu Museum of Art (HI), Blue Sky Gallery (OR); Garage Gallery (NY), 2020 and 2022 HeadOn PhotoFestival, Disorder Gallery (Sydney AU) A Smith Gallery (TX) and Kirsch Gallery (HI). Recognition for her work includes Overall Winner of the 11th Julia Margaret Cameron Award (2018), Juror's Pick (2020) and Finalist (2022, 2024) in the LensCulture B+W Photo Awards, Silver in Photo Book/Silver in Special-AI in the Prix de la Photographie Paris (2024), and a five-time Critical Mass finalist. Jeon's art is held in public and private collections worldwide, including four works in the permanent collection of the State of Hawai’i. Jeon writes about photography for FRAMES magazine. She holds an MFA in Imaging and Digital Art from UMBC and resides in Honolulu, HI with her husband and son.
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