Lecturer of Photography and Digital Media position
Visual artwork portfolio
01. First Place Woman Transformed 50 Times on May 16, 2014
Color archival photograph
13.75" x 10.75" each
Edition of 1 plus 2 A.P.
A series of photographs that document the transformation of one single trophy over the course of one day. The finished product was 50 original images from the series printed in an edition of 1 plus 2 A.P. Commissioned for Community Supported Art, Pittsburgh, 2014
02. First Place Woman Transformed 50 Times on May 16, 2014
Color archival photograph
13.75" x 10.75" each
Edition of 1 plus 2 A.P.
A series of photographs that document the transformation of one single trophy over the course of one day. The finished product was 50 original images from the series printed in an edition of 1 plus 2 A.P. Commissioned for Community Supported Art, Pittsburgh, 2014
03. First Place Woman Transformed 50 Times on May 16, 2014
Color archival photograph
13.75" x 10.75" each
Edition of 1 plus 2 A.P.
A series of photographs that document the transformation of one single trophy over the course of one day. The finished product was 50 original images from the series printed in an edition of 1 plus 2 A.P. Commissioned for Community Supported Art, Pittsburgh, 2014
04. The Woods Archive 1972 - 1991, Assembled in 2012
One-hundred and twenty-six 35mm photographs from my mom's collection of over 10,000 family photos
Selecting only the photos that show us in the woods with our dad
Dimensions of each photograph variable
All photos by Tad or Gay Myers 1972 - 1991
Commissioned and published in:
University of Southern California
Cinematic Arts Department
Spectator Film Journal
Fall 2012 Issue, with accompanying essay
05. The Woods Archive 1972 - 1991, Assembled in 2012
One-hundred and twenty-six 35mm photographs from my mom's collection of over 10,000 family photos
Selecting only the photos that show us in the woods with our dad
Dimensions of each photograph variable
All photos by Tad or Gay Myers 1972 - 1991
Commissioned and published in:
University of Southern California
Cinematic Arts Department
Spectator Film Journal
Fall 2012 Issue, with accompanying essay
06. The Woods Archive 1972 - 1991, Assembled in 2012
One-hundred and twenty-six 35mm photographs from my mom's collection of over 10,000 family photos
Selecting only the photos that show us in the woods with our dad
Dimensions of each photograph variable
All photos by Tad or Gay Myers 1972 - 1991
Commissioned and published in:
University of Southern California
Cinematic Arts Department
Spectator Film Journal
Fall 2012 Issue, with accompanying essay
07. The Other Border Wall Proposals, 2017 - 2019
Working as J.M. Design Studio - Leah Patgorski, Tereneh Idia, Jenn Meridian
Phase One (Feb - April 2017): Ink drawings on paper, text, scanned and submitted as a PDF document to Customs and Border Protections on April 4, 2017 to the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security for their "Other Border Wall" Request For Qualifications. J.M. Design Studios submitted six original ideas. The designs were picked up by mainstream media and went viral to enter the national conversation about this proposed wall.
We are now entering Phase 4.
08. The Other Border Wall Proposals, 2017 - 2019
Working as J.M. Design Studio - Leah Patgorski, Tereneh Idia, Jenn Meridian
Phase One (Feb - April 2017): Official rejection email from Customs and Border Protection, part of The Department of Homeland Security
Email printed out on paper, 20” x 20”
09. Young Man Reading the Newspaper, 2018 - 2019
from Breaking News!
Mixed media installation with fabric, slate, chalk, chalkboard walls, paper, various materials
Dimensions: 6’ x 6’ x 5’
Photograph: Color archival prints on 100% cotton paper
Edition of 5
19” x 13”
10. Two People at the Cafe Reading the News
from Breaking News!
Mixed media installation with fabric, slate, chalk, chalkboard walls, paper, various materials
Dimensions: 6’ x 6’ x 5’
Photograph: Color archival prints on 100% cotton paper
Edition of 5
19” x 13”
11. The Farmer Reading and Losing the News, 2018-2019
from Breaking News!
Mixed media installation with chair, slate, chalk, chalkboard walls, paper, various materials
Dimensions: 6’ x 6’ x 5’
Photograph: Color archival prints on 100% cotton paper
Edition of 5
13” x 19”
12. The Wall Becomes a Cloud, 2018 - 2019
from Breaking News - PROPAGANDA!
Color archival print on 100% cotton paper
Edition of 5
13” x 19”
The photographs from PROPAGANDA! are also printed very cheap for easy and immediate distribution. Various sizes.
13. You are the Other’s Brother
from Breaking News! - PROPAGANDA!
Color archival print on 100% cotton paper
Edition of 5
13” x 19”
The photographs from PROPAGANDA! are also printed very cheap for easy and immediate distribution. Various sizes.
14. Portrait of Donald Trump with Two Thumbs Up Exiting the Plane at Night (Part One), 2017-2019
from Slow N.E.W.S.
Silver gelatin print from digital negative
10” x 10”
Edition of 5
15. Portrait of Donald Trump with Two Thumbs Up Exiting the Plane at Night (Part One), 2017-2019
from Slow N.E.W.S.
Silver gelatin print from digital negative
10” x 10”
Edition of 5
16. Portrait of Steve Bannon in the Oval Office, 2017-2019
from Slow N.E.W.S.
Silver gelatin print from digital negative
10” x 10”
Edition of 5
17. Portrait of Sean Spicer Delivering a Press Conference, 2017-2019
from Slow N.E.W.S.
Silver gelatin print from digital negative
10” x 10”
Edition of 5
18. In The Garden During the War, 2019
Color digital photograph with ink and paint applied on top
6” x 10”
19. Sable Venus, 2015 - 2019
Color video, silent
1 minute trailer of 10 minute short, Wild Clarity series of short videos
Performed and Choreographed by Jasmine Hearn
Part of the Wild Clarity series of short videos
Cinematography: Rafael Abreu Canedo
Jasmine and I continue to collaborate and are working on continuing this work in different forms as site-specific works and short videos. We work together to see where dance and visual art and film come together and become something amazing.
20. Helene Augustine - Introduction, 2019
1:58 minutes, Color video, sound
Ongoing series of short performances in studio, singing as Helene Augustine and debuting Propapanda as my alternate side witness
Song written by myself, produced by Alexis Gideon
I write songs as Helene Augustine and have recorded many already and continue to produce on a weekly basis.