Wednesday, Jan. 31 - Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018

First  Friday - February 2nd, 5 - 9 pm
Artist Reception - Sat., February 10th, 12 - 4 pm

Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun., 12 - 5 pm

I am interested in exploring the body as an interface for how we navigate the world, how we use it to form relationships with ourselves and with others, and how it functions within our visual culture to help us more fully understand ourselves and the society we move through. The physical body is the lens through which I experience my own sense of self; my psychological and emotional state is intimately tied to the state of my physical body, whether it is comfortable, lonely, confident or threatened. The acute sensitivity of my body fascinates me, and has led me to create objects that attempt to capture how it feels to live inside my skin.

Bio

Bethany Rusen graduated with a BFA from Tyler School of Art in 2003 an earned her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 2010 In addition to her current studio practice, she maintains Stanley Chester & Albert Ceramics a line of functional pottery for the home. She is also owner of Black Hound Clay Studio, a community space for ceramic artists located in West Philadelphia, offering workspace, classes and events. In her spare time, she "likes to go through other people's trash, take her greyhounds to the dog park and scour the internet for Richard Nixon memorabilia". She lives in a townhouse in West Philadelphia, "full of strange things". Her hair is usually pink.