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Oil and mixed media on birch plywood
23 ½ x 20 inches
Courtesy of SHAHEEN modern and contemporary art
Estimated Retail Value: $4,200
Starting Bid: $1,200
Born, raised, and currently living in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Slawson’s work consists primarily of painting, printmaking, drawing, and collaged elements that coalesce into detailed, panoramic landscapes or extreme close-up shots of swirling, amalgamated forms. Sometimes naturalistic, other times channeling a baroque surrealism, Slawson’s imagery has evolved from a photo-journalistic practice rooted in the visuals of her daily commute to a broad concern with global inequities resulting from Colonization and unbalanced wealth accumulation. Continually sourcing recognizable elements—from national and international architectural landmarks and historical icons to the local gas station on the corner—Slawson’s deepest concern as an artist and as an individual focus on those most vulnerable: endangered species, for example, or populations most affected yet least responsible for devastating climate changes.
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Corrie Slawson
Corrie Slawson received her BFA from Parsons School of Design and her MFA from Kent State University. Her work has been exhibited at moCa Cleveland, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Akron Art Museum, the Massillon Museum, SPACES, and The Sculpture Center, and internationally at venues including Centro Cultural Tijuana and Galerie Module Drei in Dresden, Germany. Slawson’s layered, narratively charged works are also held in public and private collections including those of Arizona State University, Case Western Reserve University, the University of Illinois, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and Progressive Insurance.
