Crankies

In my Crankie performances I am telling stories that are of interest to most people.  These are stories from my own life, allegories and folk tales.  A Crankie is an old storytelling art form.   It is a long, illustrated scroll that is wound on two spools.  The spools are loaded into a box which has a viewing window.  The spools are hand-cranked (hence the name) while the story is told. 

Trash Talk: History in Assemblage at The Delaware Contemporary Museum, 2019

Over 40 sculptures and paintings by contemporary artist Jim Condron explore the ephemeral materials of life one chooses to collect. Nostalgia, remorse, repression, stamina, chance and vitality intermingle with paint, thickening mediums, solvents, adhesives, remnants, wood, foam, cement, scrap metal, plastic, repurposed animal fur, clothing, mannequins and trash cans through these operatic paintings and assemblage constructions.

You never wash it off completely at Wilson College's Cooley Gallery, 2019

Wilson College’s Cooley Gallery presents ‘You never wash it off completely,’ an exhibition of installations and recent works by artist Jim Condron. The show will run from September 4th to December 15, 2019. To mark Wilson College’s sesquicentennial, Condron worked with the college’s archivists, professors, and students to construct compelling art installations from campus relics and artifacts. The works of art engage with Wilson College’s rich and unique history.

A Note From Home

A Note From Home is a long-term, participatory project and forthcoming photo book using photography, portraiture, oral history, writing and archives to explore the complexity of family and personal narratives in collaboration with young people who have experience in the foster care system or with homelessness. The images above consist of portraits I shot, collaborative images and images from family archives.

DIRT

DIRT considers the way land is defined and occupied. Using a vintage RISK board game, I replaced the army pieces with various seeds and the deck of cards with an accordion book that incorporates visual elements of the natural world and the nostalgia of childhood. The board itself became a three-dimensional garden in the way of a pop-up book that uses images cut from used gardening books. Flowers, bushes, and trees are pieced together in shapes and colors that mimic the countries outlined on the board.

Spirit Sculptures

The principal catalyst for the emergence of DeVane’s spirit sculptures was a gift she received of an ornate Haitian bottle from a fellow artist, William Rhodes. Artists throughout the African diaspora of the Americas have been actively exploring how to reclaim the aesthetic agency of their traditional African heritages in the aftermath of the horrors of the Middle Passage, slavery in the Americas, and the relentless assaults of racism into present time.

Wearable Art

I want a big reveal in life.  I am always hoping that there will be just a little more.  When I create wearable art, I try to incorporate that “little more” in my designs.  I want the viewer to look at a little closer, to see the small details or maybe find something humorous within.  
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