Installations
Each project responds to a new location in a unique and interesting way. I create temporary and permanent 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.
 The GeodePermanent installation @ Washington Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
via WA Arts Commission |  Prismatic FieldsCreated for Seattle Art Museum Gallery group show "Structural Configurations". Photo taken at the offices of Weber Shandwick. |
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 Whatcom Art Museum"Colorfast" group exhibition included two temporary installations by Eliabeth Gahan, one inside and the other on the exterior face of the building. |  Chromatic Crystallization (Seattle)Temporary installation located on the arch (by Robert Maki) in Westlake Park, Downtown Seattle. Funded by Seattle 1% For the Arts. |
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 BAM Arts Fair Feature ArtistI created three temporary installations for the BAM Arts Fair 2015 in Bellevue, WA |  DreamscapePermanent Window Mural at the King County Public Health Clinic in Kent, WA funded by a grant from King County. |
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 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 |
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 AbundanceFor this second incarnation of the life-size tree installation, I added color changing LED lights, string lights, and the beginnings of a root system. Shown at the Tacoma Armory for arts appreciation month. |  Kingfisher LandingInstallation created for Winterfest 2014 at Fisher Pavilion in Seattle Center. |
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 Art in parksI have participated in several programs to display temporary art in urban parks including Art Interruptions, COCA @ Carkeek Park, |  Main Street JewelsSeasonal art installations hung each winter in downtown Spokane, wa. |
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 Storefront InstallationsI have participated in several storefront window installation art programs including Storefronts Seattle, Tacoma Spaceworks, Auburn Streetscapes and Renton Art Activation |  Divide & ConquerRecycled yard signs and print ads are transformed into an unusual dessert mirage, both architectural and organic for a group show in Joshua Tree, CA. |
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 MetamorphosisThis installation was designed for the University of Washington 150th anniversary festival as a feature artwork and a vibrant backdrop for music performances. |  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. |
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 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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