Ambrose Murray

Asheville, NC

July 7- July 31, 2020

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My current works are large-scale collages. I assemble them by deconstructing and then reconstructing my own paintings of faces, bodies, plants and animals with layers of fabric and miscellaneous materials. Many images come to me in dreams or daydreams. My process is an exploration of our bodies and land as sites of historical memory and mystical/imaginative potential. The act of making through collage becomes a process to imagine and visualize the complex layers and depth of story that live within our bodies. Through processes that deepen my relationship to my materials, texture and color, my practice becomes a space to physically re-member and reconstruct the stories and relationships that have been pulled apart and dismembered across generations. Each piece holds a unique story and relationship to my own healing.“

BIO

Ambrose Murray is an emerging artist from Western North Carolina. They are a self-taught painter and seamstress who received their BA in African-American Studies from Yale College in 2018, concentrating in arts & culture. They have extensive experience as a teaching artist working with youth and in-community and recently completed a year-long residency at the Mississippi Center for Cultural Production. Ambrose was a 2014 Presidential Scholar in the Arts.

ARTIST LINKS

Website: www.lianaambrosemurray.com

Instagram: @ambrosia_the_nectar