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Drew Matott is a Master Papermaker with expertise using traditional papermaking as a form of global social engagement and community activism. He received his MFA in book and paper arts from Columbia College-Chicago and his BFA in printmaking from Buffalo State College. Drew lives in Hamburg, Germany where he divides his time between teaching for the Volkshochschule, completing studio work, and designing new papermaking endeavors for Peace Paper Project.
In 2019 he was the recipient of the American Art Therapy Association¡Çs Rudolph Arnheim Award, designated for a non-member of the Association whose contributions have significantly impacted the art therapy profession. |
Her artistic priorities are abstract drawings as well as site specific installations. Acustic components and multimedia concepts are significant for the experimental nature of her work. She communicates central themes such as order and chaos, the influence of change, cause and effect and connections between art and science. Her approach balances concrete composition with creative improvisation. Schumacher ultimately believes in the status of abstract drawing as an intuitively readable system, capable of describing existentially important things in our world. |