Detail image (left) from
In Search of Comfort and Rest
2011 Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale Exhibition
Gongju, South Korea
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
2012
SELECT WPA 2012 Art Auction Gala
February 11 - March 3, 2012
Opening Reception: February 11, 6-8 pm
Free and open to the public
Auction night: March 3
1800 L Street, NW
Washington, DC
The WPA is an independent, non-profit 501 c(3) organization whose mission is to provide essential resources to support the creative spirit and success of regional DC-area artists. The organization seeks to present contemporary art through imaginative and provocative programs. The auction event serves as an annual fundraiser for the WPA and brings together the work of top area artists who are selected by a curatorial team.
SELECT RECENT EXHIBITIONS:
2011
2011 Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale Exhibition
October 10 - November 30, 2011
Geumgang International Nature Art Center
Gongju, South Korea
2011 Art Night
Thursday, October 27th
Hickok Cole office
Washington, DC
FEED2011: A Juried Biennial
September 2 - October 22, 2011
1708 Gallery
Richmond, VA
(e)merge art fair
Courtesy of the WPA
September 22-25, 2011
Washington, D.C.
19th Annual Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition
May 6-26, 2011
Korean Cultural Center
Los Angeles, CA
SELECT 2011: WPA Art Auction and Exhibition
February 19 - March 12, 2011
Art Auction Gala: Saturday, March 12
Washington, D.C.
CRITICAL BALANCE: essential in small quantities, harmful in excess
International Arts & Artist's Hillyer Art Space
January 7-28, 2011
Washington, D.C.
2010
Aqua Art Miami
Courtesy of C. Emerson Fine Arts
December 2-5, 2010
Miami, FL
Transformer 7th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party
November 13, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Sapience
September 24 - November 13, 2010
C. Emerson Fine Arts
St. Petersburg, FL
The Earth Project
September 15 - November 13, 2010
University of Baltimore Student Center
Baltimore, MD
The Souvenir Shop
March 27 - April 25, 2010
Hosted by Art Star and held in conjunction with the 2010 NCECA Conference
Philadelphia, PA
Disidentifications
January 25 - April 9, 2010
The Stamp Gallery at the University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Artists of the Gateway Arts District
March 19- April 10, 2010
Gateway Arts Center
Brentwood, MD
3D: Contemporary Sculpture
January 22 - March 26, 2010
Carroll Square Gallery
Washington, D.C.
Bilateral Engagement
October 16, 2009 - January 16, 2010
Art Museum of the Americas at the Organization of American States
Washington, D.C.
2009
Aqua Art Miami
December 3-6, 2009
Courtesy of C. Emerson Fine Arts
Miami, FL (Wynwood District)
2009 Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale
October 17 - November 7, 2009
Nature Art Center
Gongju, South Korea
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
July 28 - October 24, 2009
A Lerner Corporation Building
1800 Tysons Blvd. (lobby)
McLean, VA
Sculpting Time
May 21 - July 26, 2009
Metropolitan Center for Visual Arts
Rockville, MD
Sculpture Now 2009
February 1 - May 2, 2009
Lobby of 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Solo show: A fascination with the potential of completely falling apart
January 26 - March 27, 2009
Lobby of 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
ARTIST INFORMATION:
Kyan Bishop was born in South Korea and was raised in northern Minnesota. She is a sculptor and installation artist whose work has been included in numerous galleries and alternative exhibition spaces around the country. She has experience teaching ceramics and sculpture and has participated in several artist residencies.
Her sculpture and installation work is often built by creating accumulations of simple, yet expressive forms that provide for an enriched understanding of the human experience. Repetition is an important aspect of her work and her interest in constructive processes creates a visual language that is unified by a sense of order and stability. While at times highly referential in nature, Bishop views her work as an intimate exploration of space, time and reflection upon the human experience.
Between 2007 and 2010, Bishop served as a Board member of the Washington Sculptors Group, a membership organization of sculptors, collectors and gallerists based in the Washington, D.C. area. She has an undergraduate degree from Denison University in Economics and Spanish and a Studio Art degree from Montgomery College. Bishop resides in Washington, D.C. and her studio is located in Brentwood, MD.
In Search of Comfort and Rest
2011 Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale Exhibition
Gongju, South Korea
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
2012
SELECT WPA 2012 Art Auction Gala
February 11 - March 3, 2012
Opening Reception: February 11, 6-8 pm
Free and open to the public
Auction night: March 3
1800 L Street, NW
Washington, DC
The WPA is an independent, non-profit 501 c(3) organization whose mission is to provide essential resources to support the creative spirit and success of regional DC-area artists. The organization seeks to present contemporary art through imaginative and provocative programs. The auction event serves as an annual fundraiser for the WPA and brings together the work of top area artists who are selected by a curatorial team.
SELECT RECENT EXHIBITIONS:
2011
2011 Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale Exhibition
October 10 - November 30, 2011
Geumgang International Nature Art Center
Gongju, South Korea
2011 Art Night
Thursday, October 27th
Hickok Cole office
Washington, DC
FEED2011: A Juried Biennial
September 2 - October 22, 2011
1708 Gallery
Richmond, VA
(e)merge art fair
Courtesy of the WPA
September 22-25, 2011
Washington, D.C.
19th Annual Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition
May 6-26, 2011
Korean Cultural Center
Los Angeles, CA
SELECT 2011: WPA Art Auction and Exhibition
February 19 - March 12, 2011
Art Auction Gala: Saturday, March 12
Washington, D.C.
CRITICAL BALANCE: essential in small quantities, harmful in excess
International Arts & Artist's Hillyer Art Space
January 7-28, 2011
Washington, D.C.
2010
Aqua Art Miami
Courtesy of C. Emerson Fine Arts
December 2-5, 2010
Miami, FL
Transformer 7th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party
November 13, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Sapience
September 24 - November 13, 2010
C. Emerson Fine Arts
St. Petersburg, FL
The Earth Project
September 15 - November 13, 2010
University of Baltimore Student Center
Baltimore, MD
The Souvenir Shop
March 27 - April 25, 2010
Hosted by Art Star and held in conjunction with the 2010 NCECA Conference
Philadelphia, PA
Disidentifications
January 25 - April 9, 2010
The Stamp Gallery at the University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Artists of the Gateway Arts District
March 19- April 10, 2010
Gateway Arts Center
Brentwood, MD
3D: Contemporary Sculpture
January 22 - March 26, 2010
Carroll Square Gallery
Washington, D.C.
Bilateral Engagement
October 16, 2009 - January 16, 2010
Art Museum of the Americas at the Organization of American States
Washington, D.C.
2009
Aqua Art Miami
December 3-6, 2009
Courtesy of C. Emerson Fine Arts
Miami, FL (Wynwood District)
2009 Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale
October 17 - November 7, 2009
Nature Art Center
Gongju, South Korea
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
July 28 - October 24, 2009
A Lerner Corporation Building
1800 Tysons Blvd. (lobby)
McLean, VA
Sculpting Time
May 21 - July 26, 2009
Metropolitan Center for Visual Arts
Rockville, MD
Sculpture Now 2009
February 1 - May 2, 2009
Lobby of 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Solo show: A fascination with the potential of completely falling apart
January 26 - March 27, 2009
Lobby of 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
ARTIST INFORMATION:
Kyan Bishop was born in South Korea and was raised in northern Minnesota. She is a sculptor and installation artist whose work has been included in numerous galleries and alternative exhibition spaces around the country. She has experience teaching ceramics and sculpture and has participated in several artist residencies.
Her sculpture and installation work is often built by creating accumulations of simple, yet expressive forms that provide for an enriched understanding of the human experience. Repetition is an important aspect of her work and her interest in constructive processes creates a visual language that is unified by a sense of order and stability. While at times highly referential in nature, Bishop views her work as an intimate exploration of space, time and reflection upon the human experience.
Between 2007 and 2010, Bishop served as a Board member of the Washington Sculptors Group, a membership organization of sculptors, collectors and gallerists based in the Washington, D.C. area. She has an undergraduate degree from Denison University in Economics and Spanish and a Studio Art degree from Montgomery College. Bishop resides in Washington, D.C. and her studio is located in Brentwood, MD.
