"This heartfelt and revealing autobiographical installation [by] Joie Rey Cohen is autobiographical [and] touches not only on deep personal feelings and emotions, but also on politics, religion, gender, sexuality and more. It is rare to get such an all-embracing a sense of another human being." ArtBusiness.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Joie Rey Cohen
joierey@gmail.com
www.photosbyjoierey.com
California Institute of Integral Studies presents
A Visual Memoir
MFA Show
created by Joie Rey Cohen
Opening reception Saturday, April 16, 2011 5-7pm
Showing April 16 – April 30, 2011
ARC Studios & Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Monday, February 28, 2011 – California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) MFA in Creative Inquiry and Interdisciplinary Arts presents A VISUAL MEMOIR, created by Joie Rey Cohen. A VISUAL MEMOIR engages in dialogue about family dynamics. The personal is made universal by the weaving together of vernacular photography, text, and patterns from the 1970's, ultimately illustrating the relationship between thought process, memory and details.
A VISUAL MEMOIR will be installed inside ARC Studios and Gallery on Saturday, April 16, 2011, and will remain until Saturday, April 30, 2011. Appointments to view the memoir are available by appointment, or during public viewing hours. All are invited to attend the opening on Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 5-7pm.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Joie Rey Cohen (visual artist / photographer), Joie Rey Cohen is a Working Class, Genderqueer, Jewish visual artist who changes their pronouns as often as their underwear. Joie has been creating layered identity-based portraits for over twenty years and is currently visually preserving memories, by engaging dialogue with images, text, and patterns. Joie has shown work in England, Australia, and at 3 universities in the U.S. Having grown up with family members on both sides of family working in the “Schmatta Business” (Garment District) on 7th Avenue in Manhattan, Joie makes the personal universal by weaving together vernacular photography with text and patterns from the 1970's. Joie obtained a BA in Humanities and Gender Studies from the New College of California, and will complete an MFA in Creative Inquiry and Interdisciplinary Art from California Institute of Integral Studies, May 2011. Joie lives in the Tenderloin in San Francisco.
***ATTENTION CALENDAR AND LISTINGS EDITORS***
California Institute of Integral Studies Presents
A VISUAL MEMOIR by Joie Rey Cohen
Opening reception Saturday, April 16, 2011 5-7pm
Show runs April 16 – April 30, 2011
ARC Studios & Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
more info: www.photosbyjoierey.com www.visualmemoir.weebly.com
The MFA department at CIIS presents A VISUAL MEMOIR, a preservation of memories, engaging in dialogue about family dynamics. The personal becomes universal, as Joie Rey Cohen weaves together vernacular photography, text, and patterns from the 1970's, illustrating the relationship between thought process, experiences, and details.
***PHOTOS***
3 Promotional Photos by Joie Rey Cohen
Full resolution images available here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joierey/sets/72157625966196625/
Joie Rey Cohen
joierey@gmail.com
www.photosbyjoierey.com
California Institute of Integral Studies presents
A Visual Memoir
MFA Show
created by Joie Rey Cohen
Opening reception Saturday, April 16, 2011 5-7pm
Showing April 16 – April 30, 2011
ARC Studios & Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Monday, February 28, 2011 – California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) MFA in Creative Inquiry and Interdisciplinary Arts presents A VISUAL MEMOIR, created by Joie Rey Cohen. A VISUAL MEMOIR engages in dialogue about family dynamics. The personal is made universal by the weaving together of vernacular photography, text, and patterns from the 1970's, ultimately illustrating the relationship between thought process, memory and details.
A VISUAL MEMOIR will be installed inside ARC Studios and Gallery on Saturday, April 16, 2011, and will remain until Saturday, April 30, 2011. Appointments to view the memoir are available by appointment, or during public viewing hours. All are invited to attend the opening on Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 5-7pm.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Joie Rey Cohen (visual artist / photographer), Joie Rey Cohen is a Working Class, Genderqueer, Jewish visual artist who changes their pronouns as often as their underwear. Joie has been creating layered identity-based portraits for over twenty years and is currently visually preserving memories, by engaging dialogue with images, text, and patterns. Joie has shown work in England, Australia, and at 3 universities in the U.S. Having grown up with family members on both sides of family working in the “Schmatta Business” (Garment District) on 7th Avenue in Manhattan, Joie makes the personal universal by weaving together vernacular photography with text and patterns from the 1970's. Joie obtained a BA in Humanities and Gender Studies from the New College of California, and will complete an MFA in Creative Inquiry and Interdisciplinary Art from California Institute of Integral Studies, May 2011. Joie lives in the Tenderloin in San Francisco.
***ATTENTION CALENDAR AND LISTINGS EDITORS***
California Institute of Integral Studies Presents
A VISUAL MEMOIR by Joie Rey Cohen
Opening reception Saturday, April 16, 2011 5-7pm
Show runs April 16 – April 30, 2011
ARC Studios & Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
more info: www.photosbyjoierey.com www.visualmemoir.weebly.com
The MFA department at CIIS presents A VISUAL MEMOIR, a preservation of memories, engaging in dialogue about family dynamics. The personal becomes universal, as Joie Rey Cohen weaves together vernacular photography, text, and patterns from the 1970's, illustrating the relationship between thought process, experiences, and details.
***PHOTOS***
3 Promotional Photos by Joie Rey Cohen
Full resolution images available here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joierey/sets/72157625966196625/
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