The Doug+Laurie Kanyer Art Collection

I am delighted to announce my collages: Space Between The Branches and Memory Lane #3, were selected for inclusion in the Doug + Laurie Kanyer Art Collection. 

The Collection

This Collection is one of very few private collections of exclusively collage in the world. The Collection has holdings from135 artists residing in 33 countries. The intention of the collectors is for the entire Collection to be eventually donated to an institution yet to be determined. The focus of the collection is to make a historical record of collages created by collagists from 1980 to the present.

The Collages

These works were inspired by my return to the studio after a break to have my first child. Using the materials that I was comfortable with: collage, paint, and mark-making graphite, I pushed myself to explore three new sizes and styles of collages, focusing on negative space and creating movement through the composition.

Space Between The Branches is one of two mixed-media collage pieces created with mostly paint and collage on top of a found photograph. A family home sits on a hill in the distance surrounded by trees. The empty field and added color and collage pieces move around the foreground, representing the cycle of nature and the passing of time.

Memory Lane #3 is part of a series of 5 delicate, mixed-media collage pieces featuring a clipping from an original found photograph. I used deliberate gouache pools, bold collage scraps, and small marks of color to create an abstract setting that tells a story of the person in the photograph.

Learn More

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