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Bio
Jacqueline Guaman is an Ecuadorian-American multi-media artist located in Hudson Valley, New York. Involved in different aspects of art, Jacqueline’s current focus is on painting, ceramics and photography. Jacqueline has her Associate’s Degree in Visual Arts at Dutchess Community College. Currently she is advancing her skills as a Visual Arts major at SUNY New Paltz, where she will go on to persue her Bachlors degree. Jacqueline’s subject matter focuses on identity, from earlier pieces based on mental health to more current works connected to cultural roots and exploration. Jacqueline’s work has been displayed at the Mildred I. Washington Gallery two years in a row for the student fall exhibition where she displayed paintings and several ceramic pieces. Her ceramic piece “Farmer and the lilies” has also been chosen to be dispalyed at the “Joy” 2023 small works regional show at Unison Art center in New Paltz, NY.
Artist Statement
As an artist I engage in various art forms however, ceramics and painting are my primary mediums. Art is beyond creating for me, it is a way for me to connect with myself and express my emotions. As someone who deals with mental health issues, when I experience a depressive episode I am able to release some of those emotions, channeling them through my art with abstract forms and lines. Another way of connecting with myself is by painting landscapes of areas that bring me peace, giving me the grounding that is needed during times of difficulty or longing to connect to a positive past.
Hand building ceramics comes into play as a form of healing from heavy emotions and connecting with my culture. Ceramics allows me to connect to my Ecuadorian roots by incorporating methods such as pinch potting, coiling, and slip and score all used by native ancestors in their creation of ceramic sculptural and functional pieces. I favor functional abstract pieces as this allows me to connect both the Ecuadorian style along with my own style of self expression; through abstraction in the shapes of the clay pieces and its design through different glaze interactions. I use my art as a way to interpret my world, emotions, and cultural heritage for myself to understand.