February @ CAMP : Opening Reception

ABOUT LIZ LEGGETT (b. 1971, American)
Liz Leggett lives and works in Westport, Connecticut. She received a BA from Skidmore College and MFA from the Maine College of Art and her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She has attended artist in residence programs in Israel, the Pyrenees Mountains, Spain, New York and Wilton and Ridgefield, Connecticut. Liz is the Director of Exhibitions at MoCA Westport and has co-curated numerous shows–most recently Marilyn Minter SMASH, PUNK is Coming, and World Peace.

ABOUT JAMES AKERS (b. 1993, American)
James Akers is an artist, educator, blue collar worker and CEO with an explosive approach to making. Akers graduated from Alfred University in 2015 with an addiction to glass, neon, and electricity. Thriving on change and fascinated by waves of all kinds: sound, light, and electricity, he is captivated by the notion of “the wild one” and people doing things they are not supposed to. Akers has shown his work internationally, received public art commissions has received numerous awards and grants for his practice and is the is Chief Executive Officer of Cold Cathode Compact Fluorescent Light Company.

Currently, Akers is based out of Brooklyn, New York where he bends neon, occasionally teaching neon classes, and packaging ideas on art and life by creating a series of celebratory, reactive electric sculptures.

ABOUT KHOTAN FERNANDEZ (b. 1973, Mexican)
Khotan Fernandez uniquely portrays the experience of man, exploring – in the course of his mature approach of seeing, he has unflinchingly captured honest depictions of MIMO and the full array of human emotion. Khotan’s works are poetry, art, science, visual morsels all in one and are created to declare the truths of MIMO into every situation of our lives, a light to guide us through the desert.

Khotan also explores the human condition often through his animals, which can range from monkeys and gorillas to, flamingos and other residents of Florida’s wildlife – all the while drawing the viewer into an exploration of self. Fernandez does not just sketch and paint but also creates playful installations that continue his questioning of what it means to be part of the cosmos of this life.

ABOUT SETH ELLISON (b. 1984, American)
Seth D. Ellison is a Philadelphia-based painter and multimedia artist. He was born in Beckley, West Virginia in 1984, and lived mainly in the southern United States before moving to attend grad school. His formative years were spent compulsively drawing in preparation for a future career as a Walt Disney animator, a period in his life that deeply impacted the paintings he does today. Seth received his BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2009 and then an MFA from the University of the Arts in 2012, both with a concentration in painting and studio art. He has also studied graphic design at Concord University and was accepted into the SCAD Lacoste program. He has exhibited his work in Manhattan, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, among many other places. 

ABOUT THOMAS DONALDSON (b. 1966, British)
Thomas is an English painter living and working in Asia. His works are committed to a rigorous development and re-evaluation of his practice and are marked by a willingness to turn around his thinking during its development which gives it an excitement and flair supported by rigorous execution. This has led to him receiving many commissions and exhibitions regionally, nationally and internationally. He is also a dedicated lecturer and has held various academic positions in the UK and Asia.