'Nonsensical Text' by JD Strandquist-Sell.

Surface Gallery is proud to present "Nonsensical Text" featuring new work by JD Strandquist-Sell.

Artist Statement:
My work begins by discovering physical forms of memories, buried and lost within places, philosophy and culture. I collect artifacts from daily encounters in forms of photographs, Screenshots, audio recordings, video recordings and written or drawn documents. These, often worn down or decayed treasures, inspire my disciplines in drawing, painting, installation and performance works. I’m guided by expressions of the intimate and phenomenological experiences that are often overlooked or discarded, conjuring only as apparitions in the peripherals of everyday life and dreams. Feelings of isolation, loneliness and death are grounding themes surrounding my relationship with these elusive encounters. Although heavy in thought, and rough in appearance, I find the whispering of the inevitable comforting and hopeful. I strive to commune with these visual forms, transcribing their hidden messages into navigational markers, supporting the ways I look, experience and learn from the world.

About the Artist:
JD Strandquist-Sell was born in Maplewood, Minnesota and raised in Boulder, Colorado, receiving his BFA with distinction in Painting and Studio Art at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Strandquist-Sell has shown regionally in Colorado including the Denver University, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC), Gallery of Contemporary art (GOCA) at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He has held residencies at The Saks Building art Studios, The Machine Shop, Sluice Building studios, and Pear Residency in Colorado Springs. Strandquist-Sell has served on the Pikes Peak Arts Council directors board in Colorado Springs. He also co-founded the artist group non-book-club-book-club (NBCBC.) Strandquist-Sell has Lectured and presented workshops at Colorado college, Denver University and University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He currently works as Museum Preparator for the FAC and Fabricator/Studio Assistant for artist Senga Nengudi.

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