Join me this Friday, December 10 at 4:30 pm for a reading of my latest artist book, Exclusions. Costumed as the Bride of Christ, I will read medical exclusions extracted from the health care policies of major Catholic dioceses and archdioceses – including my own policy. The reading will be followed by a Q&A session [...]
Similar to the legend of the Silkie or Swan Maiden, there is the Slavic mythology of the “Vučica” or She-Wolf (reprinted below). In reference to this story, I have transformed an image of a late 1800s Yugoslavian maiden into a modern day bride, whose new bridal costume represents her wolf-skin. The original source photograph was [...]
Not only was I interviewed by Chicago Publishes, a new website for the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs ‘Publishing Industry Programs’, but they are showcasing my work in their website header for the month of November. Run on over and check it out! Cheers,
Album. Encaustic, mixed media and handmade flax and cotton paper. © 2009 Haley Nagy. Album is a work about death and memory that features cropped images of deceased family members. Meant to recall an aging self-adhesive photo album, the work involves all the senses. The pages make crackling noises. The book holds a musty fragrance [...]
Please join me on Saturday, August 7th for Art on Track 2010. Look for my group, 3 Blondes & a bald Guy, which includes myself and artists Jackie Capazzoli, Erin Cramer and curator Stephen DeSantis. Read more details below:
Join me at 1:00pm this Friday, May 13th (during Manifest) to experience a group of new sound artworks, including my own experimental sound installation, Thou Shalt / Not. Columbia College Chicago 916 S. Wabash, 2nd Floors, Installation Labs #204, 205 + Hallway
I have work in an upcoming show and publication, New American Landscape, which is a collection of contemporary artists whose work redefines the Americas and it’s inhabitants. A catalog of the artwork is scheduled for print by May 2010. May 7 -31, 2010 Please join me for the book release party and opening night: May [...]
Join me April 1, from 6-8:00 pm for the annual Edible Books fair at the library of Columbia College Chicago. This year’s theme is children’s books – delicious! Come vote for the best edible book and taste a bit of all your favorite childhood reads, including my contribution The Stinky Cheese Man.
My artist book, Illuminations, has been selected for inclusion in Wax Libris II, an exhibit of contemporary encaustic artist books to be held this summer during the Fourth Annual Encaustic Conference at the Montserrat College of Art. My work will be displayed alongside these other talented artists: Cari Hernandez Catherine Nash Daniella Woolf Deanna Wood [...]
A Book with No Words. Altered book with encaustic & mixed media. © 2010 Haley Nagy. A Book with No Words is an experiment into what happens to a narrative when the text is removed. Specifically, I covered the words from this book in multiple layers of white encaustic gesso and paint – much like [...]
Illuminations. Flag book with encaustic & handmade cotton paper laminates. © Haley Nagy. In Illuminations I explore the notion of “the great silence of God” in an abstract manner. This flag book is comprised of densely fused, encaustic-handmade paper laminations, which glow when turned, like stained glass struck by a ray of light from behind. [...]
