Goodbye Mesa
2020
digital print
$400
Artist Statement
Framed by a westward exit from the original Mesa College campus, this view beckons us into an uncertain night. As much as we seem to be saying Goodbye, in a way there is always the sense of a possible Welcome. This artwork is my rumination on years of experience as a contingent faculty member in the community college system. It is satisfying to have this opportunity to return to Mesa, when we all are saying so many goodbyes to what seemed like certainties not so long ago. The human condition right now embodies contingencies we may ever have envisioned. We are often called upon to venture forward with insufficient information to guarantee an outcome.
Bio and Websites
Adjunct professor, community artist, co-founder of a circus, social change activist, nonprofit and government administrator, all-around instigator, she got her start as an artist at her neighborhood rec center and got her MFA at UCSD, Visual Arts Department. Oklahoma University granted her a BFA in Fine Arts with honors before that, and she supported herself and two kids throughout her education with a series of low paying jobs, forging a lifelong commitment to social justice through education and the arts. She has taught in many settings since the beginning of her work life, including years as an Adjunct Professor in community colleges around San Diego County.
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