Jocelyn Meggait: Palm Pots for Free Shop

Friday, June 29, 2012

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BIO

Born in British Columbia, Canada, Jocelyn has traveled and lived in many locales, all of which influence her personal outlook towards art, the environment and society. Her last home was Lake Tahoe, Nevada where she attended Sierra Nevada College and after fulfilling an extensive program in preparation for a career in art received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in May of 2009. Now a resident of Oakland, California, Jocelyn is pursuing her dream and continuing to develop her personal style in painting, ceramics, photo and assemblages. She plans on completing her education, working towards an MFA, at a local university. Her work is displayed in Galleries, Hospitals, Schools and Private Collections in California and Nevada.

Artist's Statement

Mass-produced objects are an abundant and ever-present medium which I manipulate to create seemingly organic installations and objects. A respect for the environment and attention to carbon neutrality is one of the parameters in which I work although not necessarily obvious in the final piece. The minimalist organic nature of the textural landscape defies its manufactured quality while lighting and shadow as well as specific location combine to heighten the ambiguity of the material. My work embraces the process of acquisition, and as a collector of other people’s objects I am interested in the energy of things, the memories they hold and the past they have lived. I explore impermanence, fragility, hope, futility and decay and embrace the meditative qualities of repetition using multiple media to express the exploration of alternative mediums whether installation, objects, performance, photography or video.

The end results are a study in the texture of a material that is overlooked for its artistic contributions and encourage viewers to participate visually and physically – to come closer, explore, remember and share. To me a successful piece initiates a conversation and seduces the viewer into an interaction, touching, sharing a memory, opening a dialogue.

Resume / Curriculum Vitae

EXHIBITIONS:

Gallery Sitting (Performance); Royal NoneSuch Gallery, Oakland, CA: June 2011

Antarctica; Royal NoneSuch Gallery, Oakland, CA: May 2011.

Private Party; Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA: October 2010.

Compounding: Annual Group Show and Open Studios; Compound Gallery and Studios, Oakland, CA: July 2010

Art at Axis; Axis Gallery, San Jose, CA; July - September 2010

Wonderland (Curatorial Invitation); 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA; February 2010.

ReVisions: New Creations From Scrap (Juried); reMake Lounge Environmental Action Center; San Francisco, CA; December 2009 to January 2010 (Awarded Jurors Honorable Mention)

Chillin’ Productions at Mezzanine; San Francisco, CA; December 2009

4^th Annual Holidayland, Blankspace Gallery; Oakland, CA; December 2009

Grad Night; CCAI Courthouse Gallery, Carson City, NV; June to August 2009

Sierra Nevada College Private Board Members Fundraiser, Lake Tahoe CA, June 2009

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition; The Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV; May 2009

Melancholy Objects: BFA Solo Exhibition; The Tahoe Gallery, Sierra Nevada College; Incline Village, NV; April 2009

Sculpturally Translated Means Things! - Collaboration with Scott Oliver; The Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV; February to March, 2009

Lake Tahoe Holiday Gala, Hyatt regency Ballroom, Incline Village, NV; December 2008

Saucy - Our Burning Man Experience; The Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV; November 2008

Art People Gallery; San Francisco, CA; July 2004 to present

Willits Center Gallery; Fremont, CA; September 2004 to August 2008

GRANTS/AWARDS:

Puffin Foundation Grant; May 2010

Jurors Honorable Mention: “Miss Havisham”; ReVisions: New Creations From Scrap; San Francisco, CA December 2009 to January 2010

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV; 2007 to 2009

Cum Laude Honors, Sierra Nevada College, Spring 2009

Art History Award, Sierra Nevada College, Spring 2009

Valedictorian Candidate Class of 2009, Sierra Nevada College, Spring 2009

Departmental Scholar Award in Fine Arts, Sierra Nevada College, Spring 2009

COLLECTIONS:

Sierra Nevada College; Incline Village, NV

Julie and Miles Jaffe; Queenstown, New Zealand

Francesc Zamora and Ian Ayers; Barcelona, Spain

Mary Ayers; Los Altos, CA

George Mark Children's House; Oakland, CA

Jocelyn Meggait

Friday, June 29, 2012

Palm Pots for Free Shop

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Resume / Curriculum Vitae