Geoffrey Gorman
2013 Kiva Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 310-2241
ggaarts@aol.com

RESUME

Education
Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, MD
Boston Museum School, Boston, MA
Franklin College, Lugano, Switzerland

One Person Exhibitions
2010 Creatures of Curiosity, Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2009 Animal Instincts, Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2008 Animals, Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
A Far Valley, Blink Gallery, Boulder, CO
2007 New Work, Hibberd McGrath Gallery,
Breckenridge, CO

Two Person Exhibitions
2007 Talking Trees, Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Perched, Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Group Exhibitions
2009 Introductions, Art Access Gallery, Columbus, OH
2008 Talking Heads, 707 Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
        Superstars, Goldleaf Framakers, Santa Fe, NM
        Four From Santa Fe, Sisko Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 SOFA Chicago, Snyderman-Works Gallery,
         Phila, PA
       Aiden Savoy Gallery, New York, NY
       Bridge Art Fair, Chicago,(Strangeweeds.com)
       Faculty Show, Santa Fe Community College, NM
       8 x 8, Center for Contemporary Art,
         Santa Fe, NM (purchase award)
2006 SOFA Chicago, Hibberd McGrath Gallery,
          Breckenridge, CO
        Strange Weeds, Tesuque, NM
        OOTOE, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
        From Rags To Riches, Gallery Zipp, NM
        SITE Unseen 4, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe,NM
        8 x 8, Center for Contemporary Art,
         Santa Fe, NM
2005 The Road Show, Book as Inspiration,
          St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM
2000 Focus on Education: MAC Instructors,
          Mendocino Art Center, CA
1999 Christmas Show, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

Publications
SouthWest Art
THE Magazine
2005 Pasa Tiempo, The New Mexican
The Santa Fe Reporter
The Journal North, Albuquerque Journal

Collections
Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
Numerous private collections

Artist Statement

A broken bent tree branch, bleached from sun and rain, makes me think of weathered bones: fingers, legs, backbone, and hip bone. Old stained strips of cloth act like bandages and clothing, hiding and holding it all together. Sculpted wax covers the frame and joints of wood. Found and lost objects assembled into curious and evocative shapes is what excites me.

When I am making objects, I think of model airplanes made of balsa wood, then covered in thin transparent paper. Or I see decoys and shapes made to attract wild animals. I visited a museum in Alaska that had drawers filled with toys that had been put together, used and collected from previous cultures. I also think of a forest of tall, dark trees covered in moss and moisture, a silent, meditative place.