Artist Christine Aaron Discusses Risk and Resilience in Art Career
A podcast episode from Art Biz Success features artist Christine Aaron exploring themes of risk, rejection, and resilience in artistic practice. The conversation addresses the necessity of embracing uncertainty and learning from failures to foster growth. Aaron shares insights from her career, including her participation in a residency at Vermont Studio Center in 2019 and her exhibition 'The Memory Project' at California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks. The episode highlights her conceptual work, such as the installation 'Emergence' (2020-present), and references resources like Sheila Hicks's 'Weaving as Metaphor' and CritLab. This discussion underscores the challenges artists face in balancing personal expression with market pressures.
Key facts
- Christine Aaron is a conceptual artist based in New Rochelle, NY
- She participated in a residency at Vermont Studio Center in November 2019
- Her work 'The Memory Project' was exhibited at California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks
- The podcast episode originally aired in 2022 and is part of the Art Biz Success series
- Aaron has received grants from ArtsWestchester and Surface Design Association
Entities
Artists
- Christine Aaron
- Sheila Hicks
- B. Avery Syrig
- Laura Petrovich-Cheney
- Jan R. Carson
- Megan Wimberley
Institutions
- Vermont Studio Center
- California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks
- ArtsWestchester
- Surface Design Association
- International Encaustic Conference
Locations
- New Rochelle, NY
- Provincetown, MA