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ABOUT THE ARTIST For thirty years Sas Colby has been working in such diverse mediums as textiles, photography, painting, drawing, collage and assemblage. The work can take many forms, from stitched drawings to books made for the wall; from the abstract to the representational. Many of the works rely on the juxtaposition of words, images and found objects. Often the intimate scale of a piece requires interaction from the viewer, such as the turning of a page or the opening of a box. Colby is well known for her work in the genre of artist's books. She has taught the medium here and abroad and is considered a pioneer in the field. These experimental works push the boundaries of books as we know them. A move to Taos, New Mexico (1990-98) inspired a series of painted canvas books that function more as sequential paintings than as books. The influence of her meeting with Anais Nin as well as the movements of Dada, Surrealism and Gertrude Stein's writing, are reflected in Colby's unusual use of text. Words for her are a visual medium as well as a cognitive experience. Sas Colby currently lives in Berkeley, California and spends her summers in Taos, New Mexico. For the past twelve years she has taught her popular mixed-media workshops at the Mable Dodge Luhan House in Taos. Colby is a frequent visiting artist at universities and an inspirational speaker at art conferences. For information about Sas Colby's workshops: http://www.sascolby.com SELECTED COLLECTIONS The National Gallery of Australia Canberra, Australia Bibliotheque Nationale Paris, France Rene and Veronica DiRosa Foundation St. Helena, California The Oakland Museum Oakland, California Mills College Center for the Book Oakland, California Electrografia Museo Internacional Cuenca,Spain Jean Brown Archive/Getty Trust Santa Monica, CA Swedish Archive of Artists' Books Malmo, Sweden The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive Miami, Florida SELECTED LECTURES AND TEACHING POSITIONS James Renwick Alliance speaker, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Colorado Art Education Association Conference Keynote Speaker, Breckenridge, Colorado Studio Art Quilt Association Conference Speaker, Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, Tennessee Art New England, Bennington, Vermont Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts The Museum School, Boston, Massachusetts The University of The Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Visiting Artist, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia Visiting Artist, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Visiting Artist, Canberra Institute of the Arts, Canberra, Australia Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine Penland School, Penland, North Carolina Pyramid Atlantic, Riverdale, Maryland |
