Residuum
Krista Svalbonas Artist Studio Gallery, Park Towne Place October 20th - December 9th, 2023
During her 2023 residency at Park Towne Place, Philadelphia-based artist Krista Svalbonas expanded her practice to further investigate architecture’s relationship to cultural identity, ideas of home, and migration. Svalbonas’ cultural background as an ethnically Latvian/ Lithuanian artist informs this interest. Her parents spent many years after the end of World War II in displaced-person camps in Germany before they were allowed to emigrate to the United States. This connection to this history has made Svalbonas acutely aware of the impact of politics on architecture and in turn, on a people’s daily lived experience. This exhibition highlights several recent bodies of work focusing on the history of the Baltic states surrounding WWII. Cover image (detail) Igarka, 2023, Lonicera caerulea anthotype, 36 x 28", NFS
Left to right (Detail) What Remains 17, 2022 Laser cut pigment print 33 x 23" Exhibition view
(Left to right) Exhibition view Residuum What Remains 9, 2020 Laser cut pigment print 23 x 16.5" $3,250
(Left to right) What Remains 17, 2022 Laser cut pigment print 33 x 23" $4,600 (Detail) What Remains 17, 2022 Laser cut pigment print 33 x 23" $4,600
Laborovaya, 2023 Aronia melanocarpa anthotype 28 x 20” NFS
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Chatanga, 2023 Aronia melanocarpa anthotype 35 x 28” NFS
Igarka, 2023 Lonicera caerulea anthotype 36 x 28" NFS Dikson, 2023 Paeonia lactiflora anthotype 28 x 20" NFS
(Left to right) Strezhevoy, 2023 Lonicera caerulea anthotype 28 x 20" NFS Exhibition view Residuum
ABOUT THE ARTIST Krista Svalbonas holds a BFA in Photography and an MFA in Interdisciplinary studies. Her work has been shown in a number of exhibitions including the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art; Spartanburg Art Museum, South Carolina; Howard Yezerski Gallery, Massachusettes; and Klompching Gallery and ISE Cultural Foundation, New York. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Cesis Art Museum, Latvia; the Gregg Museum of Art and Design, North Carolina; and the Woodmere Art Museum and Temple University in Pennsylvania. Recent awards include a Center for Photographic Art Artist Grant (2022), Baumanis Creative Projects Grant (2020), Rhonda Wilson Award (2017), Puffin Foundation Grant (2016), and a Bemis Fellowship (2015), among others. In 2022/23 Svalbonas had solo exhibitions of her series Displacement, at the Copenhagen Photography Festival, Denmark; the Tallinn City Museum, Estonia; the Museum of Textile and Industry, Germany; and the National Museum, Lithuania. Svalbonas lives and works in Philadelphia, where she is an associate professor of photography at St. Joseph’s University.
(Detail) Vorkuta, 2023 Viola incisa anthotype 28 x 20” NFS
PARK TOWNE PLACE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM The Park Towne Place Artist in Residence (PTPAIR) program provides an opportunity for visual artists to bring their studio practice to Philadelphia’s museum district. Over the four month residency, selected artists will be able to create, advance, or complete work in close proximity to one of Philadelphia's art hubs. The PTPAIR program offers artists the space and freedom to experiment with their practice in a new environment. Artists are encouraged to explore new ideas and find inspiration from a change in scenery. As they create, PTPAIRs are encouraged to engage with the Park Towne Place community. This is a chance for dialogue and education as well as a competitive opportunity for artists to meet potential new connections and collectors. The residency opens with a casual wine and cheese event where the PTPAIR will lead a demonstration of an artistic technique used in their practice. This event offers an opportunity to connect with residents and familiarize them with the type of work to be created. Artists will also have the potential option to host a workshop or class over the course of their residence. The PTPAIR program culminates with an exhibition that will be presented in the Artist Studio Gallery at Park Towne Place.
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