Job title:
MFA '28
Bio/CV:
Jewel Hovland is a multidisciplinary artist with focus in ephemeral sculpture, drawing, painting, and assemblage. The visual cortex functions as both a literal and symbolic point of departure for her work, as she aims to reframe scientific concepts in a visual context. Ideas from visual anatomy, applied aesthetics, ecology, and biology inform her approach to image-making. Influenced by the way light and form can become understanding through the interconnected mechanisms of the brain, Hovland utilizes organic materials and synthetic detritus to encapsulate how vision informs interaction with the environment. Through a conversation between sight and the inner mind, her work interrelates human consciousness with parallel systems in nature.
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