Mixed Media Artwork by Amy Schissel
Mixed media artwork: collage, tape, wood, charcoal, staples, paper, glue, foamcore, varnish, acrylic, graphite, used floor tiles & miscellaneous found paper items. Drymounted on black foam core. Measures 23.75 inches width x 54.5 inches height. Would highly suggest framing a deep set wooden shadow box frame, due to slight curvature of the artwork, due to aging.
Unsigned & undated. $1400 unframed.
The artist can verify that it is her work, which was exhibited at possibly her first exhibit at Zibibbo Bar & Lounge in Ottawa approx. in 1993. More research needed & coming soon.
“Schissel pays attention to tiny bits of larger structures that break off and refuse to obey the obvious rules. Her imaginative mapping of rhizomatic connections between old and new aspects of our culture, that criss-crosses power systems with overlooked minutiae, opens possibilities for a re-orientation in an emerging world.”
-Petra Halkes, Catalog Essay for Amy Schissel: Systems Fever, Patrick Mikhail Publishing, Ottawa ON, 2012
BIO
Amy Schissel is a Canadian Artist, presently based near Pittsburgh, PA. She obtained her BFA and MFA (2009) from the University of Ottawa and has been awarded a 2017 Joan Mitchell Painting and Sculpture Award. In 2013 she received Ottawa’s Royal Bank of Canada Emerging Artist Award and in 2011 was a finalist in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition and National Exhibition, touring the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Hamilton Art Gallery, and Toronto’s Power Plant. Schissel was also Canada’s 2009 recipient of the Brucebo Foundation Fine Arts Award and Residency in Visby, Sweden.
Recent national and international exhibitions include VOLTA Basel, Switzerland, VOLTA NY, NYC, Contemporary Fine Art Museum at West Virginia University, Huntington Museum of Art, USA, Florida State Museum of Fine Arts, Florida, USA, Pittsburgh Centre for the Arts, Pittsburgh PA, University of Brussels Gallery, Belgium, Karsh Masson City Hall Gallery, Ottawa,ON, Sjalso Studios, Sweden, Manifest Creative Research Centre in Cincinnati Ohio, Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON, and Patrick Mikhail Galleries in Montreal and Ottawa. Ms. Schissel has lectured across the country and internationally in Halifax, Toronto, Ottawa, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Pittsburgh. Collections include the West Virginia University Museum of Fine Art, Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the New Zealand Consulate, University of Brussels, Gotland Museum of Fine Art, the City of Ottawa, and Canada’s Council for the Arts Art Bank. Schissel has received Grants and Awards from the Canada Council of the Arts, the City of Ottawa, Ontario Arts Council, the Myers Foundation of West Virginia, and the Joan Mitchell Foundation.
Amy Schissel is represented by PATRICK MIKHAIL GALLERY in Montreal QC, Canada
WORK:
As the 19th century gave us radical new ways to experience and move through space with the plane, train, and automobile, my work addresses our present, even more radically different, experience of space driven by the multifaceted virtual worlds of the internet’s network spaces. My drawings, paintings, and installations are infused with information friction and subscribe to modes of representation of new virtual spaces and special effects to build architectures of fictional space. Notational devices drawn from digital architecture, interaction design, and digital mapping schemata clash with exploding vectors, imploding pathways, and webs of connectivity. A walk through of my exhibitions intend to bring a spacial and bodily awareness of the many interfaces/gateways to the ‘CLOUD’s invisible networks, intersections and connectivity infusing the everydayness of our environments connecting us across physical boundaries. I aim for the viewer to experience layered cartographies melding disparate worlds, whose multifaceted surfaces echo one’s intuitive movement and interaction in an ultra dynamic hyper-world.
CURRICULUM VITAE: AMY SCHISSEL
EDUCATION
2009 Master of Fine Arts, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
SELECTED SOLO, 2 and 3 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019: Upcoming, Hyper-Atlas, solo exhibition, Heilstrand Gallery, Miami University, OH
2019: Upcoming, New World: Hyper-Atlas, solo exhibition, MCA Art Gallery, Mcglothlin Center for the Arts, Emory and Henry College, VA,
2018: Upcoming, New World: Hyper-Atlas, solo exhibition, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Montreal Canada
2017 : -INTERCONNECT, VOLTA, ART BASEL, 3 person exhibition, Basel, Switzerland, courtesy Patrick Mikhail Gallery
2017 : -NEW WORLD ORDER: OS, Solo Exhibition, Pittsburgh Centre for the Arts, Pittsburgh, WV
2017 : -#everythingthathappensatonce, solo exhibition, Paul Mesaros Gallery, West Virginia University, Morgantown,WV
2017 : -Flatbed Picture Planes, 3 person exhibition, Georgia Southern University Contemporary Art Gallery, GA,
2016 : -ZERO set ZERO, Solo exhibition, Olin Art Gallery, Jefferson and Washington College, Washington
2016 : -Solo Exhibition, VOLTA NY, Armoury Arts Week, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, New York, NY
2015 : -Worlds A Part, Solo exhibition, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Montreal, QC
2015 : -Feature, Toronto International Art Fair, 3 person exhibition, courtesy Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2014 : -VOLTA Basel, Art Basel Week, Solo exhibition, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2014 : -Feature, Toronto International Art Fair, 3 person exhibition, courtesy Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2013 : -Cyber Fields, VOLTA NY, Solo exhibition, Armory Arts Week, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, New York, NY
2012 : -Systems Fever, Solo exhibition, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
2012 : -Interface, 3 person exhibition, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
2010 : – Matter, Solo exhibition, Centre d’exposition imagier, Gatineau, Quebec
2010 : -Yuristy and Schissel, 2 person exhibition, Cube Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
2009 : -Prolix X, Solo exhibition, Karsh Masson Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
2009 : -Tracking Visby, Solo exhibition, Själsö Studios, Gotland, Sweden
2007 :- Solo Exhibition, Vreij University of Brussels Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019: WV Invitational, Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Juliet Art Museum, Charleston, WV
2019: Papier Art Fair, Montreal Canada, courtesy Patrick Mikhail Gallery
2018: Multimedia, BROOKLYN SITE Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2018: Papier Art Fair, Montreal Canada, courtesy Patrick Mikhail Gallery
2018: No Dead Artists, Jonathan Ferrera Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2018: Land/Lines, Spartanburg Art Museum, SC
2018: Change Agent, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Montreal, QC
2017: -Tallahasee International, Museum of Fine Art, Florida State University, FL
2017: -SECAC Juried Exhibition, University of Columbus Ohio Fine Art Gallery, OH
2016: -Triumph of the Therapeutic, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Montreal, QC
2016: -Alabama National Biennial, University of Alabama, Sella Granata Art Gallery, AB
2016: -from HERE to THERE, Hunting Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
2015: -BIG BANG, SAW Gallery Artist Run Centre, Ottawa, ON
2015: -DRAWN, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Centre, Cincinnati, OH
2015: -Gatherings, Chautauqua Art Center, Fowler-Kellog Gallery, Chautauqua, NY
2015: -Papier 15 Contemporary Art Fair, Montreal, QC
2014: -SECAC Juried Exhibition, Future Tenant Gallery/Carnegie Mellon Project Space, curated by Jessica Bell, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
2014: -Additions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection, Ottawa, City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2014: -Summer 2014, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa ON
2013 : -Recent Acquisitions of the City of Ottawa, Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa,ON
2013: -Papier 13 Contemporary Art Fair, Montreal
2012 : -Toronto International Art Fair, courtesy Patrick Mikhail Gallery,Toronto,ON
2012: -Papier 12 Contemporary Art Fair, Montreal QC, PMG Editions Project, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2011 : -RBC Canadian Painting Competition Finalists National Tour Exhibition, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, The Power Plant, Toronto, ON
2011: -Art Fair Confidential, Contemporary Art Galleries Association, (as part of Art Toronto Week), with Patrick Mikhail Gallery, The Brickworks,Toronto, ON
2010 : -Toronto International Art Fair, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Toronto, ON
2010: -4 Ottawa Painters, Carleton University Art Gallery, curator Sandra Dyck,Ottawa, ON 2010: -Peinture Extrême, Extreme Painting, Gallery Orange, curator Nadia Niro, Montreal, QC
2010: -Boom!, Living Arts Centre Gallery, Toronto, ON
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2017 : Joan Mitchel Foundation Painters and Sculptors Award
2015 : West Virginia University Faculty Senate Research Grant
2014 : Ontario Arts Council Travel Grant
2014 :Canada Council Exhibition Grant
2013 : RBC Ottawa Emerging Artist Award (Council for the Arts in Ottawa)
2013: Canada Council Exhibition Grant
2013: Ottawa Artist Grant
2013: Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2012 : Ontario Arts Council Artist Project Grant
2011 : RBC Canadian Painting Competition Finalist
2011: Vermont Studio Center, Grant for Winter Residency Program
2010 : City of Ottawa Emerging Artist grant
2010: Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Grant
2010: Canada Council for the Arts Project Grant: Creation/Research
2010: Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant
2009: 2009 Brucebo Fine Arts Award (grant for 3 month residency), Brucebo Fine Arts Foundation, Visby, Sweden
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES AND PANELS
2017 : “Painting and the Digital Age”, West Virginia University Artist Lecture, Morgantown, WV
2015 : Panel: SECAC’s Newest Generation of Artist-Educators, ‘Digital Systems in Painting’, SECAC Conference, Pittsburgh PA, October 24, 2015
2014: “Painting in the Digital Age: A 21st Century Re-contextualization”, CAA, College Arts Association Conference, Session Chair and Speaker, Chicago, IL, Feb. 15, 2014
2013: “Painting in the 21st Century” (Invited Artist Lecture), NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 18, 2013
2012: “Systems Fever”, Artist lecture, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa Ontario, May 15, 2012
2011: “Painting and Digital Technology” (Invited Artist lecture), University of Ottawa, March 20,
2010: “Four Ottawa Painters” (Invited Artist Panel), Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, January 23, 2010
“Painting and Technology” (Invited Artist Lecture), Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida, April 12, 2010
2009: “The Matter, Recent Paintings” (Invited Artist Lecture), Hope College, DePree Arts Center, Holland, Michigan, U.S.A., March 16, 2009
RESIDENCIES
2011 Vermont Studio Center (grant for 4 week residency), Johnson, VT, USA
2009 Brucebo Fine Arts Award (grant for 3 month residency), Brucebo Fine Arts Foundation, Visby, Sweden
COLLECTIONS
2017 Fine Art Museum, West Virginia University
2010-2016 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada
2010-2012 Canada Council Art Bank, Canada
2010-2014 City of Ottawa, Canada
2009 Gotland Museum of Fine Arts, Contemporary Collection, Gotland Sweden
2009 New Zealand Consulate
2007 Université Libre du Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS
-“everythingthathappensatonce” exhibition review, Jason Hoeslcher, Art Pulse Magazine, Summer 2017
-10 Emerging Artists to watch at VOLTA NY, Art and Signature Magazine, 2016/03/06
-Animals, Mirrors, and Magic Mushrooms Added to Ottawa’s Art Collection, Peter Simpson, The Ottawa Citizen, November 3rd 2014, Pg. J9
-Patrick Mikhail Gallery, A. Moret, Installation Magazine, October issue, 2014, www.installationmagazine.com/patrickmikhailgallery
-Amy Schissel, Rose Ekins, Art and Science Journal, September 15th 2013, http://www.artandsciencejournal.com/post/46962176008/amy-schissel-ottawa-area-artist-amyschissel
-VOLTANY, 2013, Special Edition, Marie Wengler, Toxique Magazine, April 2013, Pages190-207 http://issuu.com/toxiquemagazine/docs/volta_show__nyc__march__2013
-TopHighlights, VOLTA NY 2013, galleryIntel, March 10, 2013
-Martin,Yu, Schissel, Win Ottawa Arts Awards, Peter Simpson, Ottawa Citizen, April 18th, 2014, page J2
-The Best of 2012 From all Night Art to Wild Horses: Ottawa’s Visual Art Scene Really Popped This Year, Peter Simpson, Ottawa Citizen, December 27, 2013
-Interface Exhibition Explores Tech Mediated Living, Alisdair MacRae, Guerilla Magazine, Nov. 30th, 2012
-Systems Fever, exhibition catalogue with foreword by Sandra Dyck, and essay by Petra Halkes, Patrick Mikhail Publishing, ISBN 9780988034402, May 30, 2012
-Amy Schissel: Art in a Digital Time, Peter Simpson, Ottawa Citizen, April 18, 2012
-Summer 2011, Tess Edmonson, Canadian Art Magazine, Fall Edition 2011. http://www.canadianart.ca/online/slideshows/2011/08/04/rbc_competition/
-2011 RBC Canadian Painting Competition, Catalogue, Laurel Macmillan, Royal Bank of Canada, 2011, ISBN 9780981067612
-Success No Small Feat for Finalists, John Pohl, Gazette Visual Arts Critic, September 23, 2011
-Ottawa’s Art Seen, episode 8, Interview with host Lilly Colton, Rogers T.V, Nov 8, 2011
-Digitally Analog, Radio Interview with Amy Schissel, Al Morrisson, Ottawa Tonight, April 10th, 2010
-Opposites Abstract, Adam Volk, Ottawa (X) Press, Page A 4, April 8, 2010
-Amy Schissel: 20 Questions, Bruce Deachman, The Ottawa Citizen, March 21, Page J8, 2010
-Making a Splash: New Cube Gallery reflects Ottawa’s maturing visual arts scene, Patrick Langston, The Ottawa Citizen, Page J5, January 23, 2010
-Amy Schissel – 77 Days of Summer: An Emerging Artist’s Account of Painting Residency in Sweden, Stephan Lauzon ed., CAO Circular, Winter 2009, Vol. 17.4
-Interview, Mitchel Caplan, CHUO FM Radio, Ottawa, Ontario, September 15, 2009
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
2014-Present:
Assistant Professor of Drawing and Painting, Department of Art and Design
West Virginia University, 101 Fine Arts Drive, Morgantown, WV 26501
Classes taught: Graduate Painting, Graduate Seminar, Painting 2, Painting 3, Senior Projects in Painting, Drawing 2, Multimedia