See you soon, or not. One of those.
Sayward Schoonmaker

Reception: Sat, April 27, 6pm - 9pm
Reading: 7:30pm

April 27 - May 25, 2013

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3718 Ellerslie Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21218

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Sayward Schoonmaker’s solo exhibition See you soon, or not. One of those. plunders known platitudes for their undervalued emotional knowledges, both painful and complex. Her work identifies the artifice in love and longing of socially constructed clichés in order to strike with pluck at the middle ground between irony and earnestness. Through sound, printed text, video, and drawing, Schoonmaker utilizes established poetic devices, where words are fickle and fluid, to offer a queerer place from which to contemplate tender emotions.

Sayward Schoonmaker, a medium contrarian, comes from Plainfield, New York. She is currently working on a book-length project about architecture, love, and ownership. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Department of Fiber and Material Studies. Her work has been exhibited in Illinois, New York, Kentucky, and Vermont, and her poetry has appeared in Elimae, The Common, and Bailiwik.

More of Schoonmaker's work can be seen at her website: www.saywardschoonmaker.com