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SEARCHING FOR LAND
New works by Jenny Heishman and Kitsum Cheng
Presented by SHIP, Hosted by Dynamo Arts Association
#103 – 30 E 6th Ave Vancouver, BC
OPENING RECEPTION Friday November 8, 2013 7-11PM
ARTIST TALK...

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SEARCHING FOR LAND

New works by Jenny Heishman and Kitsum Cheng

Presented by SHIP, Hosted by Dynamo Arts Association

#103 – 30 E 6th Ave Vancouver, BC

OPENING RECEPTION Friday November 8, 2013 7-11PM

ARTIST TALK Saturday November 9, 2013 2PM

EXHIBITION RUN November 8-22, 2013

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Please Join us Friday, November 8, 2013 7-11PM for the opening reception of SEARCHING FOR LAND, a site specific installation featuring new works by Jenny Heishman (Seattle, WA) & Kitsum Cheng (Frankfurt, Germany). Jenny Heishman will be in attendance for the opening, as well as be present the following afternoon to speak about her work. 

Jenny and Kitsum entered into a long distance correspondence that spanned several months with the aim to explore their respective studio practices and identify parcels of common ground. in the volleyed exchanges, constructed narratives and personal anecdotes drove their connection, and such engaged and earnest coactions are reflected in their latest works. interpreted through sculpture and video the project roots in a basic exploration… how do we see more similarities with those around us? Searching for Land is the reflection of one such coordinated search.

‘We did not come directly at each other. in our many correspondences, we have shared the same grounds and described to each other what is behind us, and what is facing us in our sculptural practice as well as everyday life. if we were two dots, immersed in the same thing, say a die, then we would be dots set on different planes. in this sense, we are a part of a number –a greater whole. This exhibition might map our shared tendencies - or rather our tendencies in trying to understand what drives us. Two dots seen at once in a three dimensional space: a parabola’
– Kitsum Cheng

Searching for Land marks the first Vancouver exhibition for both artists.

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Kitsum Cheng was born in Hong Kong and is now based in Frankfurt, Germany, where she is currently attending the Staedelschule. Previously, she was living in Vancouver, where She received her BFA from Simon Fraser University in 2009. in addition, she was also awarded the Helen Pitt Fund for Fine Arts Graduating Year Award of 2009. Kitsum Cheng has exhibited internationally, with the most recent inclusion at Sala del Lazzaretto in naples, italy.

Jenny Heishman was born in Gainesville, Florida and received her BS (Geology) from University of Florida and MFA (Ceramics) from Ohio University. She studied at Penland School of Crafts and has been a resident artist at Vermont Studio Center, Pilchuck School of Glass, and Atlantic Center for the Arts. Her work has been recognized with grants from Artist Trust (2005), King County 4 Culture (2006), Artist Trust and Washington State Arts Commission (2006), POnCHO (2009), and in 2011 she was awarded the northwest regional Betty Bowen Award and a grant from the Pollock Krasner Foundation. Jenny Heishman was awarded a Public Art network Year in Review Award as one of the top 50 projects in the nation in 2013, for one of her public art projects in Seattle. 

SHIP is an exhibition series programmed by Kuh Del Rosario and Warren McLachlan. 

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