BRENDA MALLORY
Iris Project Resident: Dec. 2 - 16, 2023
Artist Reception: Dec. 10, 5pm - 6pm @ Thunderbolt, Echo Park
Texture and repeated rhythmic forms are instrumental to Mallory’s abstract compositions. Using mainly reclaimed materials, she explores ideas of dominion, disruption and repair, and interconnections in long-established systems in nature and human cultures.
Brenda Mallory lives in Portland, Oregon. She grew up in Oklahoma and is a citizen of Cherokee Nation. She received a BA in Linguistics & English from UCLA and a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art. Mallory has received grants from the Oregon Arts Commission, Ford Family Foundation, and the Regional Arts & Culture Council. Awards include the Hallie Ford Fellowship, Eiteljorg Museum Contemporary Native Art Fellowship, Native Arts and Culture Visual Arts Fellowship, and the Ucross Native Fellowship. Residencies include GLEAN, Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts, Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency, Anderson Ranch, Ucross, Pulp & Deckle Papermaking, and Bullseye Glass. Her work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Portland Art Museum, The Heard Museum, and the Hallie Ford Museum.
This residency program is possible thanks to The Ford Family Foundation's support and partnerships with Yucca Valley Material Lab and Venice Arts.