Valentine's post!

Just in time for Valentine's Day.  
Here's a link to a recent interview I did with the Susanna Caprara the D

irector of Palazzo Rinaldi, Noepoli Italy about my residency experience in 2010.
http://palazzorinaldi.wordpress.com

Palazzo Rinaldi Artists’ Residency is a historical property located in the hilltop village of Noepoli, in the Basilicata region of Italy. Since 2008 it has been hosting residencies and retreats for International artists of all disciplines, who are provided with dedicated facilities (including 3 in-house studios, panoramic terrace, self-catering kitchen and free wi-fi) and a unique location in the heart of Italy's largest national park.

George Gilmour Gallery - Open Studio, Toronto

Hope you can make it to my upcoming exhibition "Some Assembly Required" at Open Studio, Toronto. www.openstudio.on.ca.

February 21 to March 29, 2014 Opening Reception: Friday, February 21, 2014 6:30 - 8:30pm

New work in the studio

A lot has happened since my last post. Can't believe it has been almost a year.  Here are some images from the studio as I prepare for an upcoming exhibition in the George Gilmour Gallery at Open Studio www.openstudio.on.ca in Toronto. This new body of work titled "Some Assembly Required"
will include an installation of etchings and screen prints on Gampi tissue and cast plaster sculptures.  Attached are several images of "works in progress". This new series of prints and print-based objects are based on invented categories belonging to the natural world and are gathered from the research and history of scientific illustrations and historical animal drawings. I recently visited Washington D.C and was overwhelmed by the Smithsonian museums and the various collections.  So inspirational that I can't wait to go back again. Truly inspired by the history of "collecting" and it's role within the museum.

Etching on copper, 18 x 24 inches

detail from the Journal of the Unlikely Botanist

Journal of the Unlikely Botanist

Unsorted Collections, Episode I-IV

Here are a few pics and installation shots from the exhibition.  A huge thanks to Brian Burnett for the great photos and Laura Moore for her assistance with my sculpture molds.

Nature Collapse

Well I made it through the holidays! Most of my time was spent with either the family or in the studio preparing for my upcoming exhibition at Loop Gallery. I was busy right up to the end of January finishing the last bit of details for my upcoming show titled "Nature Collapse".  I've created a new body of work in the last year that includes, drawings, prints, sculpture and digital prints from video stills.

 
Working with the notion of longing and belonging, Nature Collapse examines relationships within the natural world inspired by botanical and entomological research. Elizabeth D’Agostino draws from observational notes and re-counts specific sites to create new roles within a fabricated landscape. By assembling hybridized forms, objects of curiosity and deliberate combinations of biological imagery, Nature Collapse reflects the integration between form and function within the natural world.
www.loopgallery.ca

Algoma University

During my visit to the Sault and the AGA, I also had the opportunity to visit Andrea Pinheiro from the Fine Arts Department at Algoma University.  It was a quick visit to see the printshop and meet the students.  I was glad to see that the large Takach press from White Mountain Academy was in good hands with Andrea!

We spent the afternoon printing several of my video stills on the Epson, which will be exhibited in my upcoming exhibition at Loop Gallery. 

Art Gallery of Algoma

Here's a few snippets from my recent exhibition "Escape From the Land of the Wandering" at the Art Gallery of Algoma in Sault Ste Marie, November 2012. www.artgalleryofalgoma.com.