MARIA FEE
Emplacement
SPAC Gallery is pleased to present Emplacement, an exhibition by guest artist Maria Fee combining nested, painted paper objects and multi-paneled cut canvases to present an immersive hybridization of painting, drawing and sculpture.
In her statement about the installation Fee shares “Contours of nature galvanize the construction of a whimsical world. Hanging nests, draped forests, dappled pavilions are reactions to modes of alienation arising from modernity’s migrations, homogenizations, mechanizations, and relinquishing obligations to God, kin, and neighbor. If place is the ground for all social interactions, Emplacement reformulates indeterminate white walls to reimagine and propose sacred sanctuaries, playful and alluring dwelling places that enable transcendence of self/selves to receive the world simultaneously as more and as is.”
Maria Eugenia Fee is an artist, scholar, and educator. Her visual art explores ideas of fragmentation, metizaje (cultural mixing), alienation, and hospitality. These notions also drive her theological investigations that honor the sacred through the quotidian. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Maria Fee completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Queens College, C.U.N.Y. She earned a Master of Arts in Theological Studies at New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Maria was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology and Culture from Fuller Seminary in 2019. Beauty Is a Basic Service: Theology and Hospitality in the Work of Theaster Gates is Maria’s first and forthcoming book.
Exhibition dates: Monday January 9– Friday March 10, 2023
Artist Talk: Tuesday, January 10, 10:00-11:00am
Reception: Wednesday, January 11, 5:00–7:00pm
Location: SPAC Gallery - 3 West Cremona, Seattle WA, 98119
Hours 9-4pm, Monday-Thursday or by appointment
Please join us for a reception with the artist on Wednesday January 11, 5:00-7:00pm at SPAC Gallery!