theresa a anderson

near the new Anschutz Medical Campus

one block south of colfax

one block east of Havana

1452 Iola St., Aurora, CO 80010

Artist Statement

Autobiography:  sticky water/historical non-fiction

I am pleased to announce my inclusion into Charles Saatchi’s Showdown Gallery in Chelsea, London.  I was invited to exhibit my winning work, The Veil/ denial, at the new gallery on rotating exhibitions until he finds a collector for my work.  I will be attending the preview and opening events in Chelsea, London.  The piece that will be at Saatchi Gallery is part of my installation work entitled Autobiography:  stickywater. 

Accepting a form, image, text, or word’s inability to fully communicate an idea, I fabricate installations through a set of self-imposed directions that mimic my method of play as a child.   Having a penchant for manipulating the domestic interior with hidden code, painted objects, created costumes, and historical fiction I now use sculpture, photography, video, drawing, and painting to create autobiography on a daily basis.   Especially entwined in the personal biography is the narration and documentation of the physical, tactile, and material process as defined by the recontextualization of domestic violence.

Another portion of this body of work may be seen locally at East End Applied Arts in the East End Arts District during the month of November and the Winter Art Walk.    I am also honored to be included in the University of Colorado, College of Arts and Media’s 10th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, at the Partnership Gallery, Courtyard Marriott, Denver from October 3 - January 3, 2009.