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"River Styx" by Yvonne Kunz
20 x 16 inches
acrylic and oil pastel on panel
$200
Artist Statement:
Over the past 20+ years, my mixed media art and paintings have raised questions around motherhood, sexuality, gender roles, military service, mental health and personal relationships with consistent through-line of questioning systems and how they relate to identity. My work examines these social issues through a critical and personal lens. The political is personal; the personal is universal. These issues extend beyond me to community.
This mix of political/personal can be found in contemporary feelings of isolation, an increasingly common phenomenon. Though more connected than ever by online means, we remain alone (together). In my recent series of paintings Shadow Work, I examine what it means to coexist alone/together. Shadow Work consists of mixed media drawings, and paintings in acrylic, oil, and encaustic. The layered compositions explore identity and contemporary life through literal and implied figures, rhythmic patterns, and the psychological interplay of shadow and form.
About the Artist:
Yvonne Kunz was born in Great Falls, Montana, but moved frequently as a military child. This nomadic early life, coupled with her experience as being queer, an Army veteran and art educator, has profoundly shaped the narrative of her art by examining the nature of personal connection and social responsibility.
Yvonne has been awarded fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, San Angelo, VA and grants from the Montana Arts Council and Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT. In 2023, she received the Self-Directed Art Project grant from ArtsWA’s Wellness, Art, and Military program. Notable galleries include the Women Made Center, Chicago; Holter Art Museum, Helena, Mt; Gallery 110 and Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA; and the Center for Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA.
She currently lives and works in Olympia, Washington.