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Elizabeth R Gahan
Installations
Each project responds to a new location in a unique and interesting way. I create temporary site-specific installations that explore relationships between nature and built environments, public space and private experience, as well as architecture and advertising. Using corrugated plastic and colorful vinyl, I transform ordinary materials into alluring and elaborate “synthetic growths” in which unnatural materials take on forms inspired by nature, architecture and pattern. These temporary pieces create a variety of unexpected encounters for passing pedestrians; often lyrical or playful, occasionally aggressive and always with an exuberant burst of color.
![]() Whatcom Art Museum"Colorfast" group exhibition included two temporary installations by Eliabeth Gahan. Bellingham, WA | ![]() Chromatic Crystallization (Seattle)Temporary installation located on the "" arch in Westlake Park, Downtown Seattle. Funded by Seattle 1% For the Arts. | ![]() BAM Arts Fair feature ArtistI created two temporary installations for the BAM Arts Fair 2015 in Bellevue, WA |
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![]() DreamscapePermanent Window Mural at the King County Public Health Clinic in Kent, WA funded by a grant from King County. | ![]() Arts-A-Glow Feature Artist"Phosphorescent Canopy" at Dottie Harper Park, Burien, WA Photo Credit: Michael Brunk | ![]() Bellwether: Connect ExhibitionI created three site-specific temporary installations for the Bellewether: Connect 2014 Biennial Exhibition in Bellevue, WA |
![]() Abundance | ![]() Kingfisher LandingInstallation created for Winterfest 2014 at Fisher Pavilion in Seattle Center | ![]() Art in parksI have participated in several Art in Parks programs including Art Interruptions, Carkeek Park's Annual Installation Show, Seattle Center Poetry Garden, NEPO 5k Don't Walk annual art walk. |
![]() Holiday LanternsSeasonal winter art installation in Spokane, WA | ![]() Storefront InstallationsI have participated in several storefront window installation art programs including Storefronts Seattle, Tacoma Spaceworks, Auburn Streetscapes and Renton Art Activation | ![]() Divide & Conquer4' x 8' x 8' Corrugated plastic & found advertising Joshua Tree, California Recycled yard signs and advertising misprints are transformed into an unusual dessert mirage, both architectural and organic. |
![]() Metamorphosis16' x 14' x 5' Corrugated plastic, vinyl & found materials University of Washington, Seattle This installation was designed for the University of Washington 150th anniversary festival. The constantly changing natural light bounces off the fractured surface, while a soft glow emanates from within the crystal forms, giving these artificial materials a sense of life, warmth and growth. | ![]() HoneycombPlastic and vinyl structures are clustered in the window like a honeycomb, plume or thought bubble emerging from a kiosk which offers an interactive component. Viewers become active agents submitting written statements that are then incorporated into the piece. | ![]() Mod Growthsprivate event |
![]() Artist ResidencyI created several installation pieces as part of an artist residency and guest lecturer program in Alva, OK. |
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