Opening Reception: SEP 4 | Thurs. 5-6:30 PM | Free
Reconfiguring antiquated yet iconic forms to initiate a
conversation about the present, artist Shannon Goff will craft from cardboard a
full-scale American icon, a 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V automobile. Using
the automobile as a metaphor for the complexities of American life, Goff
attempts to steer viewers to re-examine American society’s fixations on power,
luxury, convenience and autonomy.
Shannon Goff works with sculpture, ceramics, and drawing.
Her work, often large scale, typically employs clay or cardboard. Goff received
a BFA from University of Michigan, pursued post baccalaureate studies at Kyoto
Seika University in Japan, and received an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in
2003. She currently lives and works in State College, PA, where she is an
assistant professor of sculpture and ceramics at Penn State University. Her
work has been included in multiple exhibitions throughout the world including
Beijing, Berlin, and Chicago.
