Posted by
Verner on Saturday, July 04, 2009 4:43:45 AM
Lori Gordon is a mixed media artist and writer on the arts who grew up
in the Northern Plains. She began moving west and south as a teen,
spending years in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the high desert
of Arizona. Along the way, she picked up a bachelor's degree in
political science and a master's degree in religious studies, all the
while pursuing her love of art. Largely self taught, Gordon works in
many medias including graphite, acrylic, handmade paper, fabric and
polymer clay. Her work may be found in galleries along the Gulf Coast,
in museums in South Dakota, and in public and private collections
around the country. Recently, one of her pieces was acquired by the
Smithsonian Institution for inclusion into their permanent collection.
In
2003 Gordon began capturing the local landscapes of her beloved
Mississippi Gulf Coast in acrylic, and continued that work until
Hurricane Katrina upended her life on August 29, 2005. With her home,
studio and all of her supplies washed away by the 35 foot storm surge
and 150 mile per hour winds which obliterated her community, Gordon
returned to work using the only materials which were available to her.
Five weeks after the event, Gordon began collecting rubble and
transforming it into works of art.
“The Katrina Collection” is
the name she has given to this new series of mixed media collages and
assemblages. The series first garnered national attention when
MSNBC.COM featured the work in their series “Rising From Ruin.”
National Public Radio featured The Katrina Collection on their program
"All Things Considered", and her work was also covered by the
Associated Press. Since then, Gordon has exhibited The Katrina
Collection in venues around the nation.
To see more of Gordon's
work, please click on the links located on the upper right section of
this page. To watch a 20-minute film on Gordon and her work, scroll
down.
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