Cristina de Gennaro
January’s Adjunct of the Month Department of Art Tell us about your Artist Fellowship residency that will take place at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico in the summer of 2021. I’m really excited to return to Taos because that’s where the “seeds” of the Sage Drawing series began during my residency in 2012. I will be in residence from June through August, and I intend to spend half of my time wandering through the high desert photographing scenes for future work and the other half will be spent in my studio drawing. What a luxury! Your work is expansive: performance, painting, drawing and installation. What area do you enjoy the most? I’ve enjoyed all of them and feel that they’re all related in terms of my approach and the subjects chosen over time. At the moment, though, my favorite is drawing and it’s a good thing too since that’s what I find myself mostly doing.
Sage Drawing VI. 2015. Acrylic ink on mylar. 12 panels, 48X48 inches overall.
What has been your favorite work of art that you’ve created? My favorite artwork is always the one I’m working on at the time.
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