38 Degrees north 2023-24
Artist Statement
Wo Schiffman’s newest body of work, 38 Degrees North, uses multiple door-sized panels of cloth, wood, and metal to explore Time, Space and Existence within the Personal Structure of her own studio location. Schiffman creates a story of human existence with materials that span our history of art for the past hundred thousand years including casein, encaustic, oil, ink, polymer, and digital photography. This intimate Personal Structure takes the viewer offers a unique perspective on the future of life on Earth viewed through time from the single location of her studio at Latitude 38 degrees North.
This body of work will be on exhibition in VENICE, ITALY
at the ECC Pavilion, during the Bienalle: April-Nov 2024
being human:the illustrations
Artist Statement
Being Human, The Illustrations
This body of work will be on exhibition in the San Francisco Women's Art Gallery as a solo exhibition during February, 2024.
The first volume of the 4 volume set of books containing over 60 illustrations and short stories will be available at the exhibition. Collected over more than 5 decades, these short stories explore the lives of humans across the globe. The exhibition will contain numerous large scale Illustration panels from the series.
When the world was flat 2022
Artist Statement
Allowing the movement of familiar lines and color to expose the mystery of place is why I paint landscapes. I celebrate the passage of time through shifting patterns of light and saturated color. These pieces propose a chaotic future unbounded by expectation, while exposing the past. This series is meant to encourage one to remember when the world was flat and we still chose to journey toward an infinite horizon.
Included in the Alessandro Berni Exhibition at
Catalogue available.