WE TIED HOTDOGS TO STRINGS AND MARVELED AT OUR DISCOVERIES: FINDING FORMS

IN LOCAL WATERS

by Chad Amos Self

March 7th – April 4th, 2020              

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 7th, 2020, 6-8 p.m.

Artist Talk: Chad Amos Self, Saturday, April 4th, 2020, 1p.m.

WE TIED HOTDOGS TO STRINGS AND MARVELED AT OUR DISCOVERIES: FINDING FORMS IN LOCAL WATERS by Chad Amos Self is about rediscovery and exploring faint memories from his youth and solidifying these spaces in his present life. Contemplating memories, this series attempts at isolating destinations from the past, documenting and experiencing them as minimalist forms. Different bodies of water were collected from Self’s past and used to create paper pulp for each piece. The pieces are small vignettes, a blurry recollection of the events from the artist’s past.   

Artist Biography

Chad Amos Self

Rhode Island native, Chad Amos Self, creates art with a focus on paper making, pulp painting, and fiber sculpture. Self translates his love of imagination into his studio art. His work primarily focuses on the material nature of pulps and fibers and the tactile appearance of paper. He explores his own memory, family history, local geography, and social engagement.

He has shown work at Hera Gallery, Hoxie Gallery, One Way Gallery, the University of Rhode Island, Studio Blue, Carlotti Administration Building, the Danforth Museum of Art, the Artist’s Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, Goddard College, The Eliot D. Pratt Library, Imago Gallery, and the Jamestown Art Center.  Self is a proud member of the historical Hera Gallery, where he also sits on the executive board.

In 2012, he graduated cum laude from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Self is currently enrolled at Goddard College, pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Art.