Douglas Land
Artist Statement
If I was not an artist then I would be a Naturalist. I would creep across the Moors, chasing blue winged butterflies can catching them so that I could notate any biological function or abnormalities. Fungi, flowers, fish and fleas, they each have some relevance in form and function. It is this fascination with the natural world that continues to provide a sense of discovery in my own art works. Yet at the same time, mankind’s creations equally captivate. From microprocessors, to light emitting diodes, the wires that enables our technology to function is but cellular biology in another form. The bridging of these two worlds, even if on an aesthetic level, is what drives my curiosity to make more art.
Curriculum Vitae
Education 2009 Savannah College of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Savannah, Georgia
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Shows
2015 Installation "Epiphytic Enchantment", TCC South Campus, Ft Worth, TX
Installation "One Arm Up/ One Foot Down", Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibition "Chaos" Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Solo Exhibition "Extravagant Rubbish: Aesthetic Forms and Their Opposites", Ant Colony, Dallas, TX
2014 Group Exhibition "The Any Colony's First Birthday!", Any Colony, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibition "ArtCon X", Art Conspiracy, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibition "iLego", OmniArt House, Finksburg, MD
2013 Group Exhibition "ArtCon 9", Art Conspiracy, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibition "Texas Rough and Shiny", Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX
Juried "The Little Things", View Arts, Old Forge, NY
2012 Group Exhibition "TIA Toy Fair and Exhibition", Maxim Enterprises, New York, NY
Group Exhibition "12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction", PAAM, Provincetown, MA
Group Exhibition "Small Works", PAAM, Provincetown, MA
Member's Open: Portraits, PAAM, Provincetown, MA
2010 Group Exhibition "12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction", PAAM, Provincetown, MA
2009 Group Exhibition "Threaded Perception", SCAD, Savannah, GA
2008 Juried "Things With Wings", SCAD, Savannah, GA
Juried- Awarded "Foundation Show", SCAD, Savannah, Ga
Artist Statement
If I was not an artist then I would be a Naturalist. I would creep across the Moors, chasing blue winged butterflies can catching them so that I could notate any biological function or abnormalities. Fungi, flowers, fish and fleas, they each have some relevance in form and function. It is this fascination with the natural world that continues to provide a sense of discovery in my own art works. Yet at the same time, mankind’s creations equally captivate. From microprocessors, to light emitting diodes, the wires that enables our technology to function is but cellular biology in another form. The bridging of these two worlds, even if on an aesthetic level, is what drives my curiosity to make more art.
Curriculum Vitae
Education 2009 Savannah College of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Savannah, Georgia
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Shows
2015 Installation "Epiphytic Enchantment", TCC South Campus, Ft Worth, TX
Installation "One Arm Up/ One Foot Down", Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibition "Chaos" Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Solo Exhibition "Extravagant Rubbish: Aesthetic Forms and Their Opposites", Ant Colony, Dallas, TX
2014 Group Exhibition "The Any Colony's First Birthday!", Any Colony, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibition "ArtCon X", Art Conspiracy, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibition "iLego", OmniArt House, Finksburg, MD
2013 Group Exhibition "ArtCon 9", Art Conspiracy, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibition "Texas Rough and Shiny", Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX
Juried "The Little Things", View Arts, Old Forge, NY
2012 Group Exhibition "TIA Toy Fair and Exhibition", Maxim Enterprises, New York, NY
Group Exhibition "12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction", PAAM, Provincetown, MA
Group Exhibition "Small Works", PAAM, Provincetown, MA
Member's Open: Portraits, PAAM, Provincetown, MA
2010 Group Exhibition "12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction", PAAM, Provincetown, MA
2009 Group Exhibition "Threaded Perception", SCAD, Savannah, GA
2008 Juried "Things With Wings", SCAD, Savannah, GA
Juried- Awarded "Foundation Show", SCAD, Savannah, Ga
