Anna Sew Hoy

Anna Sew Hoy (born 1976, Auckland, New Zealand) is a sculptor and visual artist based in Los Angeles.[1]

Installation View: Anna Sew Hoy, Magnetic Between, 2015. Aspen Art Museum. Photo: Tony Prikryl

Life and work

Sew Hoy completed her BFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1998 and finished her MFA at Bard College in 2008.[2] Known for her abstract sculptures made from fabric and clay (often associated with craft or handiwork), the artist is interested in different materials being able to create a sense of intimacy within sparse installation environments.[3][4] She began working with clay in high school (in a figure-sculpting class). Particularly interested in working with clay, she often begins with solid blocks of it and then adds fabrics, such as jean material or velvet flocking, metal elements, wood, rubber, and mirrors to create pieces that are both industrial and organic.[4][2][5] In addition to making sculptures, which she wants to integrate into domestic, everyday settings, Sew Hoy also performs in and around her work.[3][2][6]

Since 2007, Sew Hoy has been a visiting lecturer at UCLA, UC Irvine, USC, and Otis College of Art and Design. She has also been a visiting artist/guest lecturer at CalArts, ArtCenter, Pacific Northwest College of Art, SOMA in Mexico City, San Francisco State University, and San Francisco Institute of Art, among others.[7]

Exhibitions

Solo shows:

  • 2015: “Magnetic Between,” Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
  • 2013: "Planets Making Planets," Performance with Math Bass and Claire Kohne, Commissioned by LAND Nomadic Nights, Los Angeles
  • 2011: "Nothing All Day: Anna Sew Hoy,” San Jose Museum of Art, CA
  • 2008: "POW!," LAXART, Los Angeles, CA

Group shows:

Publications

Anna Sew Hoy: Suppose and a Pair of Jeans, Published by RAM Distribution, May 2013, ISBN 978-0983077329

Representation

Anna Sew Hoy is represented by Various Small Fires in Los Angeles, CA and Koenig & Clinton in Brooklyn, NY.[8]

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References
  1. "Anna Sew Hoy – 3 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. "In the Studio: Anna Sew Hoy". LA Times Blogs – Culture Monster. August 7, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. "Anna Sew Hoy Various Small Fires / Los Angeles". Flash Art. March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. Hodge, Brooke (October 28, 2010). "Seeing Things | Studio Visit: Anna Sew Hoy". T Magazine. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. "Anna Sew Hoy at Karyn Lovegrove Gallery". www.artforum.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  6. Koll, Juri (April 13, 2013). "Anna Sew Hoy: Life Is a Beach (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  7. "cv". Anna Sew Hoy. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  8. https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/130707/anna-sew-hoypsychic-body-grotto/
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