My solo show at Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
About my work
I create work about what it means to be a human in the context of the Universe: living everyday life with an awareness of the infinity of time and space. My art is intimate and poetic and is based on my own experiences. I work in a variety of media, including collage, drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video and poetry.
I combine the mundane and the mysterious, juxtaposing elements of the daily reality with those of outer space and darkness of the void. I use dark colors along with white ink and shiny textures and incorporate my poetic writing into my visual work.
Some themes that I explore are: anxiety of freedom vs. comfort of the mundane, a yearning for divine power, sexuality as a gateway to the sublime, and emotional states of being.
About me
I was born in Latvia and am currently based in Chicago. My installations, mixed media works and paintings have been shown in exhibitions across the country at venues including Arcilesi and Homberg Fine Art, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Art on Paper, Radiator Arts, Local Project, Trestle Gallery, Gallery 440 in New York, Chicago Art Department, Woman Made Gallery, Evanston Art Center and Galesburg Civic Art Center. I have participated in 7 artist residency programs, including LindArt in Slovenia and Studioworks in Eastport, ME.
My poetry manuscript titled “Expect the Be(a)st” was a 2018 finalist with Gold Wake Press.
In 2016 I was a recipient of Individual Artist Grant from Queens Council on the Arts.
I hold an MFA in Painting from Northern Illinois University.
Contact me
mdimanshtein@gmail.com