June August: New Works

NKG is pleased to present the colorful and romantic silkscreens of artist June August.

Born and raised in the Midwest and now living in Boston, June August makes multidisciplinary artworks integrating printmaking, installation and performance.  Awards of artist residencies and exhibitions in the USA, Ireland, France, Finland, Germany, Belgium and Japan have shaped her work.  She was awarded a Fulbright to France.  An MFA graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/ Tufts University, she was a research fellow for one year, 2001-2002 at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts.  In 2008 she had a Visiting Artist grant to Cork, Ireland. Her work is included in The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston permanent collection and also in the collections of the Boston Public Library and the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp.  Known for addressing issues of cultural politics, her art has appeared in venues worldwide including:  Museo d'Art Moderna, Rio de Janeiro; Waino Aaltonen Museum, Finland;  McDonough Museum, Ohio; Portland Museum of Art, Maine; Musee Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France; Orangerie-Volksgarten, Cologne; and International Print Center, New York.

 

Curator's Statement

The brilliantly colorful silkscreens that artist June August creates are a pleasure for the eye to experience. But they are much more than just mere eye-candy, they are rich in ideas and thoughtful conceptual nuances that fit perfectly in the contemporary art world. June appropriates works from classical antiquity and juxtaposes them with works of 20th and 21st Century artists creating a whole new sense of connection between the past and the present art world. Her colorful palette combinations explode with energy and vibrancy, capturing the viewers attention intellectually and aesthetically..

Natacha Sochat

Kathy Halamka