JOHANNA
Bio: JOHANNA (b.1992, New York) is an interdisciplinary artist based in New York. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from SUNY Purchase College.
johannavelas.com
instagram @thrwhiterabbit
Thesis Exhibition
Artist Statement: Through a combination of photomechanical and traditional processes, she investigates the complex relationship between her cultural identities, that of a Latin American raised in suburban “white” America. “A feeling of belonging in neither place”. Her works reference themes of education, identity, labor, politics, and time.
JOHANNA
xiquilite: raíz, 2024
Wood, screws, metal plates, thread, sandbag, pencil, nori paste, indigo-dyed kozo-shi paper, rocks, gold leaf, metal hanging wire, holographic paper, gold star stickers, magnets, and post-it notes
Courtesy of the artist
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formar un espejo (form a looking glass), 2024
Silver gelatin print
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Dad’s Hands, 2024
Silver gelatin print, acrylic frame
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THREE, 2024
Wood, acrylic, indigo dye and pencil
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TWO, 2024
Wood, acrylic, and pencil
Courtesy of the artist
First Year Exhibition
JOHANNA
this is not for you, 2023
Ballpoint, inkjet, paper
13" x 10" x 2"
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this is not for you, 2023
Charcoal, red pigment oxide, japanese paper
76" x 37" x 2"
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