2020
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NEW WORK IN FIBER | TRIAL AND ERROR
My great uncle, Bob Kirchmyer was a fiber artist and teacher. His beautifully vibrant sculptures resided in his Buffalo, NY home like wavy, bulbous cocoons hanging from the ceiling, lounging on walls, and sweeping across tabletops. He gifted a couple of his fiber works to me when I was an undergrad and taught me the basics of his fiber sculpting techniques in my early teens. I had been debating whether to start a fiber project for a couple years now in fear of failing. When I went to Oregon, I fell in love with a variety of grasses bordering the playa; I knew I had the resources at my fingertips. The second night we residents gathered for dinner, I sat across from Paul Skenazy, a writer out of Santa Cruz, CA. He didn't speak much, but when he did he reminded me in mannerism, appearance, and poetics of Uncle Bob. Paul, his wife--fellow resident and poet Farnaz Fatemi--and I spent time together discussing their work and my anticipated dive into fibers. Turns out Paul had a past in basketweaving, and a close friend who also suffered from tuberculosis as did Uncle Bob. It was the message I needed to begin this process of trial and error--dyeing cotton, wrapping wheat reed, and sculpting forms. Join me on this exciting, frustrating, reflective, and hopefully rewarding journey on Instagram stories @lbierly, coming soon. 04/09/20 |
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COPING DURING COVID-19 #ARTINQUARANTINE
In an effort to keep myself active and creative, I've started @mind.s.pace to illustrate [what I'm calling] a rhythm in color changes in mind space as a result of this rollercoaster of mental health. I've also tuned into #drawingincircles after a remote Quest lesson with my 7-year-old niece to draw objects or environments within 4-inch circles. Luckily family video conferences, live streaming studio visits, and community Zoom meetings exist to mimic an artistic community and help keep us sane during this PAUSE ordinance. Grateful for my newly created home studio, understanding partner, and access to creative tools and materials. 04/01/20 |
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OREGON IN COLOR | REMEMBERING PLAYA: ART + SCIENCE
In February, I was awarded a residency in the Oregon outback and high desert at Playa Art + Science in Summer Lake, Oregon. Stay tuned for new work coming out of this amazing opportunity to reconnect with and document the natural world. Follow the natural inspiration on Instagram @archofmemory #archofmemory. 03/06/20 |
2019
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NEW WORK ON VIEW AT THE MET
"Color Study I (After Gage's "Synaesthetic Dimension" 1999)" is a new diptych in the Color Translation series on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Employee Art Show from October 28 - November 10, 2019. The exhibition is open to the public by appointment only. 10/20/19 |
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CHASHAMA 2018 RESIDENT EXHIBITION
ChaShaMa is hosting an exhibit for ChaNorth 2018 residents at One Brooklyn Bridge, a storefront between Pier 5 and 6 opening October 26, 2019. I'm presenting new, site-specific work inspired by the Brooklyn Bridge Park as translated from memory. 10/16/2019 |
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GOS 2019 | ARTS GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS
Join me and 40+ other artists at Trestle Art Space Greenwood the weekend of October 19-20, 2019 for Gowanus Open Studios. I'll have my studio open Saturday, Oct. 19 from 12pm-2:30pm and Sunday, Oct. 20 from 12pm-6pm. 9/29/2019 |
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NEW WORK AT IASAS CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW
The International Association of Synaesthetes, Artists, and Scientists annual conference will take place in Moscow, Russia this October 16 - 21, 2019. Fellow synaesthete and artist Carol Steen will present her paper on "Hypnagogic Visions" including my own recent documentations of my experiences. 9/18/2019 |
2018
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"WANDERING" ON VIEW AT ABC NO RIO IN EXILE
New work "Wandering," a double-sided triptych, is a visual representation of existential depression. This piece is on view in ABC No Rio In Exile's exhibition "In the Bardo" in Bushwick through January 2019. 11/20/18 |
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GOS 2018 | ARTS GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS
Save the Date! Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21, 12pm-6pm is the next Gowanus Open Studios (GOS2018). Visit Arts Gowanus' website to see the directory of artists participating this year. Details on my profile page by clicking here. 09/09/2018 |
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NEW YORK IN COLOR | CHANORTH RESIDENCY OPEN STUDIOS
Chashama, chaNorth Residency open studios are September 1, 2018 in Pine Plains, NY. I'll be presenting new and in-progress work. For details visit Chashama's website. 08/25/2018 |
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IN-PROGRESS INTERVIEW
Special thanks to Karleah Del Moral (@kade_life) for putting together this quick video of my "Color Translations" process. Click here to watch the video. 08/22/2018 |
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"COLOR CODES" PANEL DISCUSSION
The Harlem School of the Arts with curator and Director of Art & Design, Adrienne Elise Tarver, proudly presents, “Color Codes: Translating Color,” the first exhibition of the 2018 exhibition season at the HSA Gallery which this year, tackles the theme of Translation. The exhibition opens January 13, 2018 with reception on January 18. 01/03/18 |
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"COLOR STUDY OF JULY 27, 2017" ON VIEW
After visiting Truth or Consequences, New Mexico in July 2017, I returned home with several very colorful specimens of the town frozen in a particular moment in time. I'm not sure where this installation "Color Study of July 27, 2017 | Rio Grande in T or C, NM" will take me, but it's installed and on view at the Harlem School of the Arts for their exhibition "Color Codes: Translating Color" through January 18, 2018. 01/03/18 |
2017
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MET MUSEUM STAFF ART SHOW, NYC
"Color Study III (Emerson's "Spiritual Laws," 1929)" on view at Met Museum's bi-annual staff art show August 30 through September 30, 2017. The show is private to Met employees and their guests, contact me to see the sprawling exhibition. 08/18/17 |
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WOMEN IN BIO | SCI ART PANEL
Join Women in Bio in welcoming SciArt Center Director Julia Buntaine and WIB Member Yana Zorina along with myself and others for an introduction and panel on SciArt on July 26, 2017. 07/23/17 |
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NEW MEXICO IN COLOR | A SNAPSHOT
With limited room for supplies in my suitcase and one week's worth of time exploring New Mexico and Arizona, I decided to journal everyday and take color samples of both natural specimens and built environment. Each color palette becomes of a snapshot of a memory to a particular place in Truth or Consequences, NM in a particular moment in time. Thank you Starry Night for hosting my creative retreat and igniting a creative direction I could never have imagined. I hope to return one day to see how these colors have changed. 07/18/17 |
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