Artists

United States of America

Meredith Setser
Perquisition Argentum/Aurum

06.07.12 20.07.12

Meredith Setser, is an American artist, Associate Professor of Engraving. Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, USA.

Inspired by the etymology of the word Argentina, which comes from the Latin argentum (silver), Meredith Setser, graphic and textile artist, worked during her production residency on an installation, in which for the first time, she was the protagonist of the work.

During the work process, she also investigated on silicone as a new element to weave a text that integrated the work. Her installations are usually done on felt and composed of small fragments with printed information and drawn textures from different sources, including biology and geology, which finally merge and unify into large pieces.

Her works suggest the organic, which refers both to plants and animals and to human beings, tales such as dispersal, migration and displacement.

PERQUISITION ARGENTUM / AURUM (by Meredith Setser)

Inspired by the etymology of the word Argentina, I intend to create an installation that explores the search for precious metals throughout history and the impact that this search has had on the environment and on indigenous cultures.

This seems to be the right timing to tackle this issue, given the state of the world economy.

In my country (USA) I am constantly bombarded by the advertising offered to buy metals, especially gold and silver. During the residency my goal is to create a paper installation that will be transformed into a totally different substance through the incorporation of the printed images extracted from the history books and the city of Buenos Aires, in an abstraction of multiple meanings. I will then stack these printed fragments, sew them together and assemble them to build a structure that seemed to us both as a short one or as a shroud.

BIO
Meredith Setser
1974 | USA.

STUDIES
2004 | MFA. University of Wisconsin-Madison. USA.
1997 | BA. Indiana University. Herron School of Art. USA.
1994 | Edinboro University. Pennsylvania, USA.

INDIVIDUAL EXPOSITIONS
2011 | Installation Germ Rhizome. Toronto Canada Open Studio.
2011 | Installation Estrato Floreal. Pennsylvania College of Technology. Pennsylvania College of Technology. Pennsylvania, USA.
Perform / Install III. South Bend Museum of Art. Indiana, USA.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Qijiang International Printing Exhibition, Chongqing, China; Vision 20/20 5th Edition. The Art of Contemporary University Printmaking, Fire House Gallery Louisville. Georgia, USA.

AWARDS
Efroymson Contemporary Art Grant – CICF. Indianapolis, USA.
2011 | IAHI Award Council. IUPUI (Institute of Arts and Humanities). Indianapolis, USA.
2011 | Annual Artlink National Engraving Exhibition Award. Fort Wayne. Indianapolis, USA.
2010 | Print Award. Target Gallery. Alexandria Virginia, USA.
2010 | Award 71st Open Exhibition of the American Color Print Society. Philadelphia, USA.
2007 | Merit Award. Days of the Dead Exhibition. Brown. Alabama, USA.

RESIDENCES
Open Studio Center, Toronto, Canada.

Related Activities

´aceNITE, Exhibitions

Between Lines
Setser - Kepple

18.07.12 01.08.12

El miércoles 18 de Julio a las 19 hs. inauguramos las instalaciones de los artistas en residencia Meredith Setser (Indianápolis, EE. UU) con su obra Perquisition Argentum/Aurum y Mil ocho setenta y cinco de Wayne Kepple (Boston, EE. UU); en conjunto con una exposición colectiva Ejercicios del taller de Oscar Smoje.

Entrelíneas, la próxima ´aceNITE, celebrará el uso de la línea como protagonista en los trabajos de todos los artistas expuestos y nos dará la posibilidad de disfrutar de este medio primigenio de representación.

Los esperamos de 19.00 a 22.00 hs!


Taller invitado:
Ejercicios/Taller Smoje

Proyecto´ace
Artist-in-Residence International Program

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Buenos Aires is Argentine Republic's capital city. With 15,000,000 inhabitants, it is one of the largest cities in Latin America and one of the 10 most populous urban centers in the world. Its cosmopolitan and urban character vibrates to the rhythm of a great cultural offer that includes monuments, churches, museums, art galleries, opera, music and theaters; squares, parks and gardens with old groves; characteristic neighborhoods; large shopping centers and fairs. Here we also find a very good lodging facilities, with accommodation ranging from hostels to five-star hotels of the main international chains. Buenos Aires also show off about its variety of restaurants with all the cuisines of the world, as well as to have cafes and flower kiosks on every corner.

A neighborhood founded on the Jesuit farms in the 17th century

We are located in Colegiales neighborhood where the tree-lined streets, some of which still have their original cobblestones, invite you to walk. Although the apartment buildings advance, low houses still predominate. It is a district of the city where about 20 TV production companies, design studios, artist workshops and the Rock&Pop radio have been located. The neighborhood also has six squares, one of which pays homage to Mafalda, the Flea Market, shops, restaurants and cafes like its neighboring Barrios de Palermo and Belgrano, with which it limits.

Proyecto´ace
Artist-in-Residence International Program

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Residencies 2025
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January 31st, 2025

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