Powerline Wall Sculpture

Bio:

Caitie Sellers received her BFA in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia in 2007. Her work ranges from one of a kind small sculpture to limited production wearable jewelry and can be found in stores, galleries, and museums across the US and internationally. Caitie’s recent exhibitions include “Placeholder,” a solo show at the Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, and “Shared Concerns,” a traveling exhibition that has shown across the US and Australia. Caitie was an Artist-in-Residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in 2014 and a recent co-director/resident artist at Clamp Light Artist Studios and Gallery in San Antonio, Texas. She is the founder and former director of Elevator Collective, a multidisciplinary artist studio in Richmond, Virginia, and now keeps her studio in her self-renovated backyard shed.

Artist Statement:

I am fascinated with the hidden workings of cities -- beautiful, efficient design that is hidden beneath pavement and brick. Using transparent mesh allows me to show both the outer skin and the guts of a place. These pieces show the basic building blocks of a city, something assembled by ancient and forgotten hands, juxtaposed with modern additions and renovations. I'm interested in showing the cycles of urban growth and decay. I turn this imagery into adornment, using the language of jewelry to load value onto these basic necessities for modern urban life.