Printmaking/Mixed Media

Contact Information

Ardmore, PA 19003
tel: 610-955-8205
e-mail:
www.gillianpokalo.com

Artist Statement

I grew up in Conshohocken, exploring factory relics along the Schuylkill River. That interest in the ever-changing landscape has continued into my adult life. My work is influenced by the sociological shift in the communities that were originally built around industry and the remnants of places that no longer exist. I photograph buildings that are in some way imperfect, or have a humble, almost forgotten quality. Through the repetition of the printed image, these structures create an implied narrative and a metaphor for the human condition.

I create monoprints using a combination of painting, photography, and printmaking techniques. The process of making a print has always intrigued me: not only because of the immediacy of the medium, but also because it is that which remains when the plate or screen is removed. In this way, I think of my creative process as a meditation on the transient nature of reality.

Education

2007
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
Post-Baccalaureate of Education Certificate, Pennsylvania Art K-12

2005
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
BFA, 2-D Fine Arts
cum laude

2004
Hand Print Workshop International, Alexandria, VA
Residency Internship

Professional Experience

2010 – present
Teaching Artist, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

2010 – present
Teaching Artist, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

2007 – 2008, 2009 – Present
Art Educator, Pre-K to 8, St. William School, Philadelphia, PA

Lectures and Talks

2011
Muhlenberg College, Muhlenberg, PA

Workshops

2011
Screen Print Workshop, Main Line Back to School Night, Villanova, PA

Collections
Twentieth Century Fox, Modern Family
Office of Education, US Government
OmegaMuse/ Omega Group, Berwyn, PA

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2010
Green Line Cafe, Philadelphia, PA

Gryphon Cafe, Wayne, PA

2009
Ten Stone, Philadelphia, PA

2008
Fairmount Arts Crawl, Rembrandt’s, Philadelphia, PA

Group
2011
Faculty Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

Faculty Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

2010
More than Just a One Night Stand, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

Faculty Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

2009
Holiday Show, Neighborhood Potters, Philadelphia, PA

Arthouse, Salon Des Amis, Malvern, PA

2007
First Saturday, Fifth Stone Studios, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Spring Senior Exhibition, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition

V.I.P. Lounge Show, Eagles Stadium, Philadelphia, PA

Keisho Art Association Exhibition, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Harriet Sartain Fellowship Show, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA

Other

2011
2nd Street Festival, Philadelphia Folk Fest, Philadelphia, PA

Art for the Cash Poor 12, Inliquid, IceBox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA

Clover Market, Ardmore, PA

2010
A Very Kensington Christmas, Inliquid, Greensgrow Farms, Philadelphia, PA

2010
Art for the Cash Poor 11, Inliquid, Crane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA