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I am a child of 1970's and 1980's America. I did Elvis impersonations for my parents' friends on the hearth. I dressed as Elton John for Halloween, complete with a custom-made satin jumpsuit. I saw every Star Wars movie on opening day. I discovered why girls were different than boys when I saw Olivia Newton John on the big screen in Grease. I never missed an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man. I cried with my big sister the day John Lennon died.
I grew up with Ronald McDonald and Ronald Reagan, King Tut and the King of Pop; images and icons that have been burned into my subconscious. Rock stars, advertising, packaging, Hollywood, science fiction, fast food, the sit-com, and now, the internet, Photoshop, Facebook, iPods, reality tv and the instant plastic hereafter. Popular American culture is shaping my life, and is a vital component of my creative process.
My work's scope is expanding as I embrace the use of new materials and technologies to produce an aesthetic inspired by, and aspiring to, a marriage of human ability and digital perfection.
Often resin-coated and highly lustrous, my work is reflective, both literally and metaphorically. It implies the reflection of popular culture, my fascination with it and my desire to become part of it. It suggests the slickly wrapped bits and bytes of information our modern world is continuously fed through our growing assemblage of media. It refers to what we choose to see and what we choose to show.
Fashioned with levity and wrapped in a tight, glossy package, my work is premeditated and meticulously designed. It encourages closer investigation. It asks you to think and it asks you to laugh…or at least crack a smile.
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| BIOGRAPHY |
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| I was born in Seattle and had a nice childhood in which I fell in love with art. I then grew up, felt joy as well as pain, and continued my love affair with art. At last, I met Catherine, fell in love with her and made her my wife. The three of us currently share a wonderful life together. To be continued... |
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| EDUCATION |
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| Self-developed and actualized. |
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| REPRESENTATION |
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| Seattle Art Museum Sales and Rental Gallery |
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| SOLO EXHIBITS |
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Vermillion Gallery, Do You See Me?, July 2009, Seattle, WA
Fulcrum Gallery: January 2010, Solo Exhibition - 'Monument' |
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COMING UP:
Flatcolor Gallery: December 2009, Group Exhibition - 'TWOTHOUSANDTEN'
Kirkland Arts Center: December 2009, REDUX Auction
Twilight Artist Collective: February 2010, Group Exhibition - 'Bad Words' curated by Chris Crites
Artist Trust 2010 Auction: February 2010
Alexis Hotel: March - May 2010
Monarch Studio: April 2010, Solo/Collaboration Exhibition - 'Meet Greet Rinse Repeat'
Seattle Erotic Art Festival: April 2010, Invited Artist, curated by Chris Crites
Northwind Arts Center: September 2010, 'Pop This' with Mike Leavitt
SELECTED 2009 EVENTS
C Art Gallery, Passion for the Cure: Susan G. Komen Benefit Juried Exhibition, October 2009, Seattle, WA
The New Guard, Inaugural Artist, curated by Joey Veltkamp, September 2009, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Museum Sales and Rental Gallery, Introductions 2009, March 2009
8th Annual PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction, Fall 2009, Seattle, WA
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Invited Artist, May 2009
Vermillion Gallery, March 2009, Seattle, WA
ArtsWest, The Feminine Myth, March 2009, West Seattle, WA
The Hideout, Seattle, WA
Halogen Gallery, Local Aesthetic, January 2009, Seattle, WA
Second Annual Collective Visions Gallery Show, February 2009, Bremerton, WA
Juror Gary Faigin, co-founder and Artistic Director of the Gage Academy of Art
SELECTED 2007 and 2008 EVENTS
Art Port Townsend, October 2008, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA
Juror Barbara Shaiman, SAM Gallery Director, Special Award for "The Boy King of Pop"
Coos Art Museum, April - July 2008, Expressions West 2008, Coos Bay, OR
Juror Gary Faigin, co-founder and Artistic Director of the Gage Academy of Art
South Seattle Community College, Ready, Set, Go!, June - July 2008, Seattle, WA
Canvas, June - July 2008, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
The Soda Gallery, February - April 2008, Dallas, TX
Suite 100 Gallery, Girls By Boys, February 2008, Seattle, WA
Lana Santorelli Gallery, September - October 2007, Southampton, NY
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SELECTED PRESS and PUBLICATIONS
Dimensions Variable, July 2009, Sharon Arnold
Another Bouncing Ball, July 2009, Regina Hackett
ArtZone with Nancy Guppy, 2009
Juxtapoz.com, January 30, 2009
Seattle Weekly, January 7, 2009, Weekly Wire, Erika Hobart
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 20, 2009, Visual Arts Best Bet, Regina Hackett
City Arts Seattle, January 2009, Curator’s Eye by Greg Lundgren
Studio Visit Volume Four, Fall 2008
Best Of, Say Hello to Troy Gua, October 2008, artist profile by Joey Veltkamp
Artist Talk, August 2008, interview by Brian Sherwin for MYARTSPACE.com
Dimensions Variable, May 2009, interview by Sharon Arnold
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| OTHER INFO |
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| visit www.troygua.com |
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