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A Change of Light and other observations
September 14, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
FreeA Change of light and other observations a solo exhibition of new work by Sammie Cetta
Opening reception Saturday September 14, 2019 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cetta’s work in A Change of Light and other observations is a welcomed intermission from the deluge of contemporary imagery and provides a quiet place for the viewer to imagine their own potential. True to the artists preoccupation with the sky, the space for possibility begins at the horizon line; where the earth and sky dissolve into one another. In a series of 12 letterpress prints, Cetta appoints text written by Julio Cortázar as a jumping off point filled with hope and discovery.
A Change of Light and other observations is a suite of prints produced during Cetta’s time as an artist in residence at the Personal Libraries Library, a subscription based lending library that recreates and reconsiders the personal libraries of thinkers and makers. She looked to artists, authors, mathematicians, and scientists who all watched the sky; in particular, Italo Calvino’s personal library. Cetta engaged in the literature they read or wrote to look at the past in their eyes and envision her own future. This show also includes two sculptures in reference to the history of printmaking.
[see the Fuller Rosen Gallery website for artist’s statement]
Sammie Cetta (b. 1994 in West Hills, California, she/her) is a printmaker and reader currently based in Portland, Oregon. In her work, she identifies the relationship between herself, the Sun, and literature as an allegory. This allegory blurs the literal and the figurative, touching on notions of time, the written word, and marking everyday rhythms.
Cetta graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2016, with a Bachelor of Fine Art, majoring in printmaking, minoring in sculpture and publications. Cetta’s work has been shown at her alma mater and at Anytime Dept. in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cetta was the director of printed matter at Cherry | Lucic in Portland, Oregon from Spring 2015 to Summer 2016; she produced books and/or prints to accompany each exhibition. She is presently an Artist in Residence at the Personal Libraries Library in Portland, OR. Worried about the future and art access, Cetta is also a volunteer digital archivist for non-profit art institutions.