Sydelle

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Sydelle by Valency Genis

Epoxy Clay, Wood, Wire, Glass, Acrylic and Oil, 34″ x 16″ x 12″

Current Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: Beasts of the Unknown curated by Yetis & Friends from September 23rd to October 18th, 2017

Previous Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery:
- 3rd Year Anniversary Show from December 6th, 2014 to January 6th, 2015

Education:
BFA, University of New Mexico – 2011
AFA, Central New Mexico CC – 2009

Awards:
Summa cum laude Honors, UNM College of Fine Arts, 2011
Summa cum laude Baccalaureate Honors, University of New Mexico, 2011
Dean’s List, UNM, 2009-2011
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, UNM, 2009-2011

Artist Biography:
“Valency Genis is an amazing sculpture artist that creates hybrid creatures of fancy. Valency Genis hails from the Republic of Cascadia; she entered the world as a 12-pound baby born in Portland, Oregon, and was then raised in Seattle, Washington. She was utterly obsessed with television and video games for most of her life, so it is ironic that a summer spent on Flathead Lake, Montana in an electronics-free log cabin when she was 10 years old would change her life forever. Searching for diversions to alleviate her interminable boredom, she happened upon an old taxidermy shop. A dusty pair of ‘unborn beavers’ caught her eye in the window display, and it forever imprinted on her naïve adolescent mind. The stunning array of animals presented in the rustic store drew her in with their beauty, but she was bereaved by their demise…

While studying for her BFA at the University of New Mexico, Valency discovered that she had the power to create creatures and control their aesthetics, while minimizing the tragedy associated with taxidermied animals. She takes an almost Dr. Frankenstein-like glee in crafting her unique animals, drawing on influences ranging from Dr. Seuss to Natural History Museum dioramas. Her first solo show, Heterodoxy, was at the John Sommers Gallery (UNM) in November 2011, and it garnered Ms. Genis summa cum laude honors from The UNM Department of Art and Art History (which she proudly added to her summa cum laude baccalaureate honors).

She describes her current living situation as ‘life in a frathouse’ as she raises her 2 teenage sons alongside her husband of 20+ years, Shane, who is a CV-22 Osprey flight engineer in the U.S. Air Force.”

Artist Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ValencyArt

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