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Sean Starowitz | |
|---|---|
| File:Sean Starowitz.jpg Sean M. Starowitz | |
| Born | unknown |
| Movement | Social Practice Art |
| Awards | Rocket Grant in 2012 |
| Website | http://www.sean-starowitz.com/ |
Sean Starowitz is a social practice artist who delves in many community, political, and social issues. [2][1]
Early life and education
editSean Starowitz was raised in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] He then attended and graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute through the Interdisciplinary Arts program in 2010. [1]
Career
editAfter graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute, Sean Starowitz became the artist-in-residence at the Farm To Market Bread Company from 2010 to 2015.[2] Farm To Market Bread Company is a bread baking shop in Kansas City that creates bakeries in local abandoned urban places.[4] He has worked on projects such as Project Row Houses, Fresh Bread, Byproduct: The Laundromat, and The Talk Shop. These different projects focus on creative agency, food advocacy, spatial justice, and community development. After his time in Kansas City, he became the Assistant Director of the Arts in Bloomington, Indiana.[2] This role is focused on the creation and conservation of art and the artistic culture in Bloomington, Indiana.[5] Through his work, Sean Starowitz shows a range of aesthetics that benefit the community in terms of diversity and equity.[6] In addition to this role, he also currently teaches at the Indiana University. In this time he has spoken to a multiple number of institutions. These include UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures Department, Queens College in NY, School for the Visual Arts in NY, and at American University in Washington D.C.
Themes
editIn his work, Sean has focused on social, economic, political issues on a community based level. He wants to use art creatively to solve these issues.[1]
Work
editMajor exhibitions
editSean has displayed his work at Morlan Gallery at Transylvania University, the Living Arts of Tulsa, and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. He has also written for Proximity Magazine and Temporary Art Review.[2]
Awards and nominations
editHe received the Rocket Grant in 2012 with support from different foundations and museums including
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sean Starowitz: City Arts Advocate | Bloom Magazine". www.magbloom.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e "Bio". Sean M. Starowitz. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Sean Starowitz". Art in the Loop. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Fresh Bread Bakery in Kansas City | Farm to Market Bread Co". farmtomarketbread. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Arts & Culture | City of Bloomington, Indiana". bloomington.in.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Black y Brown Arts Festival to celebrate diversity - ProQuest". search.proquest.com. ProQuest 2042329172. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
External links
edit- Joncast1/sandbox's webpage
- Collection of Joncast1/sandbox's works [[Category:[insert nationality eg "American"] artists]] [[Category:[insert nationality eg "American"] women artists]]