Join College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Visiting Artist Series in welcoming artist, Agnes Ma! There will be two opportunities to visit with this artist at the Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB). The first will feature Ma presenting a lecture about her extensive and unique work. The second is Ma hosting a playful, hands-on workshop where attendees will learn how to utilize 3D pens to create funky (or not) forms in Polylactic acid bioplastic (PLA). PLA is manufactured in practically limitless colors that can be easily integrated with found objects as well as materials and techniques of your choice, allowing for maximum play and exploration. Fabricate functional, sculptural, conceptual, or whatever forms with a new medium.
Below is a portion of Ma's bio as written on her artist website:
"Born in the hot, sticky summer of the midwest, Agnes Ma is an Illinois native who relocated to the semi-arid state of Colorado in 2016. She received a BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her MFA in Metalwork, Jewelry Design, and Digital Fabrication as well as a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from Northern Illinois University. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in Foundations + Fine Arts at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design.
Agnes has exhibited across the United States and internationally, including at the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, and the IESA Gallery in Paris, France. She was the 2015-2016 Artist in Residence for Metalwork and Glass at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, a 2018 Artist-in-Residence at Yellowstone National Park, took part in the Arctic Circle Residency 2023 Spring Expedition, and a 2022-2024 Resident Artist at RedLine Contemporary Art Center. Her work combines traditional craft and modern methods of fabrication to examine the relationship between humans, their surrounding environment, and the complexity of existence."
Read more about Agnas Ma in her BIO.
ARTIST'S LECTURE
Thursday, April 17*
6 – 7 p.m.
Nampa Campus Academic Building, Room 206
CHAIN PLA(Y): CREATING FUNKY FORMS WITH 3D PENS AND PLAY BIOPLASTIC
Friday, April 18*
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Nampa Campus Academic Building, Room 206
*Rescheduled to April 17– 18 due to illness.
