About Mia
Baltimore City
Halton grew up in a family of artists, including her maternal grandparents and mother. She remembers her early art-making as both a refuge and a way to make sense of the emotional vagaries of family life. During Halton’s years as an undergraduate she encountered the work of Jean Dubuffet. He was a seminal discovery for her, for his ability not only to access the dark side of inner life but also show us the humor in it.
From the beginning the role of figures was central… more
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Ceramic Figures
The figures can be seen interacting with their surroundings now. We don’t see the sky falling but the upward gazes of the ones with blue noses suggest that something is going on up there.
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The Sky Is Falling2016, Red Earthenware Clay with Majolica glaze and underglaze, each approx. 10"x5"x5"
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Twosome #22016, ceramic, 10"x7"x7”, 13x9x9”
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Mrs. White2017, Glazed Ceramic, 6" x 3" x 2"
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Pushover #12014, ceramic, 8"x 6.5"
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Puppet Man with Red Jacket2017, low fire clay with glaze, 12" x 10"
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"A Pair", from the "Whitening" series2017, Low Fire Red Earthenware with Majolica Glaze, Each is 9" x 5" x 4"
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Pushovers Unite!2016, Solo Exhibition Installation, Baltimore Clayworks
Prints
Printmaking makes me slow down and carefully consider each step of the process.
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It Began With Shouting2017, Relief Print on Paper, 17x13"
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Whitewash2016, Ink on paper, 22 1/2" X 30"
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Punt2008, lithography on vellum, 23x38"
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Territory2008, solar plate intaglio on paper, 16x16"
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Can't Touch That2012, Monoprint on Paper, 16"x 16"
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Ohoohno2015, Solar Plate Etching and Monoprint, 15"x12 3/4"
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Pinocchio Faces Himself2011, monoprint, 14x18"
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A Friend In Need2015, 13 1/2" x 17", Solar Plate Etching and Monoprint
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Estoy Aqui, I Am Here2017, relief print, 15”x12”
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Four Encounters2017, Relief print on paper, 16x12"
Paper
These works on paper show angry women, the covering up of the truth, the transformation of a Pushover, what’s inviolate, the whisper of pushovers as they land, and a selection of interpersonal dynamics.
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Yes! No!2013, spray paint and marker on paper, 30x30"
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Mad As Hell2017, Ink On Paper, 20x40.5"
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Whitewash2016, Ink on paper, 22 1/2" X 30"
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Pushover Quadrant2015, Oilstick on handmade paper, 30x30" each
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Can't Touch ThatMonoprint on Paper, 16"x 16", 2012
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Pushovers Alight2015, each drawing 5"x4" on wire, Pencil and Chalk Pastel on Paper
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These Two Women2018, 40”x30”, digital print
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These Two Men2018, 40”x30”, digital print
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The Princess and the Wolf2018, 40”x30”, digital print
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Encountering One Self2018, 40”x30”, digital print
Canvas
I haven’t worked on canvas for awhile but these concepts are still current for me.
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Patterns of Social Behavior2012, acrylic and ink on canvas, 48 x 48"
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Homeland Security2009, oil on canvas, 60x60"
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Homeland Security (detail)2009, oil on canvas, 60x60"
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Guys with Big Noses2009, acrylic on canvas, 36x36"
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Redemption2009, oil and paint stick on canvas, 50x50"
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Redemption (detail)2009, oil and paint stick on canvas, 50x50"
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Rumor Mill2015, Oil stick on panel, 12"x48"
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Suspicion2014, ink on treated canvas, 18x18"