Telluride Arts HQ Gallery in Telluride, Colorado is excited to present The Body Electric: Nancy Jean Guerrero.
“I’ve Been Trying to scratch this itch for years.
I don’t think it will go away.”
“My ugliest self comes out in private, when I can’t control anything and no one is watching. Every anxiety, obsession, and itch surfaces when I am alone so I can scratch them without anyone telling me to stop. To suppress this urge, I create magical narratives to process my anxieties, reach catharsis, and become vulnerable with the world. It is through meticulous processes such as beadwork and painting that allow me to acknowledge and control my emotional complexities when I am alone.”
“When I can’t control myself
When no one is watching.”
Nancy Jean Guerrero (b. 1998) is an artist currently living and working in Oakland, CA. Growing up in Stockton, CA she has always used painting, crafts, and imagery as a way to understand and overcome the circumstances she experienced as a child, focusing on her personal relationships with repulsion, beauty, privacy, and obsession. Nancy received her BFA in Textiles from Rhode Island School of Design in 2020 and later showed works at the de Young Museum as a part of the de Young Open the same year. She was recently an artist in residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center and showed in online exhibitions at Susan Eley Fine Art Gallery.
The Body Electric is a series of exhibitions for 2021 which highlight figurative art and light art—asking its viewers to meditate on the idea of humanity, embodiment, and our unique light.
The Art Walk opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 2nd, 5 - 8 pm at Telluride Arts HQ Gallery (135 W Pacific). The gallery is open most days from 12-6pm or by appointment.