ROY G BIV | NONPROFIT GALLERY FOR EMERGING ARTISTS | Columbus Ohio Short North Arts District

July 3-31
Nicole DeBrabandere and Lauren Whearty
Opening: Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 from 7-10pm

Nicole De Brabandere
Nicole De Brabandere has an Honors degree in Cultural Studies from York University (Toronto), a diploma in Ceramics from Sheridan College, and an MFA from the Ohio State University. In her working process, De Brabandere transforms and negotiates the symbolic and material residues of the heritage of Western decorative arts. De Brabandere's aim is to create psychologically and formally engaging objects by salvaging from this outmoded material culture.

De Brabandere has recently had a solo exhibition at Alison Smith Gallery in Toronto and her work has been exhibited at the Toronto International Art Fair (2010), and Art Chicago (2010).

Lauren Whearty
Lauren Whearty is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she received her BFA from Tyler School of Art. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Painting and Drawing from The Ohio State University. Lauren uses painting to agitate one's predetermined notions of that which can be overlooked as decadent and superfluous.