by the TAWNI SHULER
SPONSORED BY WHITNEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT SHERIDAN COLLEGE
Tour Schedule
- PARIS GIBSON SQUARE MUSEUM OF ART June 26 – October 23, 2026
- GALLERY OF ARTS – UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA January 21 – February 19, 2027
- CARBON COUNTY ARTS GUILD & DEPOT GALLERY October 14 – November 12, 2027
- MONDAK HERITAGE CENTER February 2 – April 29, 2028
- THE ART MUSEUM OF EASTERN IDAHO November 27, 2028 – February 1, 2029
Exhibit Details
- 10 charcoal, pastel, and collage on paper. Not framed .
- 36″ x 36″- 60″ x 130″
- 5 crates, approx., 67″x30″x 20″ and 43″ x43″ x5″, 150 – 200 LBS
- Available January 2026 – December 2028
- Up to 6-weeks: $400/ 7 – 12-weeks: $800
- Integrative Resources: Artist will provide a 1-page back and white 8.5″ x 11” coloring book page for young artists to take home. Further, artist will provide a single felt 3’x4’ wall story board (installation materials for a wall to be included); for young artists to create their own visual stories with after viewing the exhibition. Single felt characters from the exhibition pieces cut from felt will be available for use. This resource will travel with the exhibition. Artist also available for Presentations, Artist Talks and/or workshops
Tawni Shuler develops fable-based large scale black and white drawings on thick heavy fiber paper that are sophisticated in technique to express universal themes such as joy, heartbreak, jealousy, pride, and aggression. The works take shape as visual stories of animals in a variety of imaginary settings that serve as metaphors for the human experience.
Using warm and cool white pastels and various shades of rich black charcoal, Shuler works additively and subtractively to create depth on a two-dimensional surface. Heavy thick fiber paper is employed to stand up to the layering of charcoals and pastels and constant erasure back down to the white pulp of the paper. She finds inspiration from stage lighting and intense drama created through the Baroque style of painting. Attention is drawn to specific parts of the piece by pushing the less important elements to the hazy background and bringing the more important features to the foreground and into focus to create a narrative. The two-dimensional surface of paper becomes the setting for imagery that is balanced between abstraction and representation, sharp or blurred, objective and subjective. Occasionally a small rich bit of symbolic color may be added to enhance the story.
This group of work is a total of 10 large drawings that will be hung on the wall with aluminum cleats and screws. This work can be edited down by the curator to fit the space if necessary.
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