‘spells’
Collage, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Ink & Oil on Canvas
40” x 30” x 2”
valued at $3,500
Artist’s note: Includes 3 photographs by Ivan McClellan: Ronnie davis III in jones, Oklahoma; kortnee Solomon in Hampstead, tx; & Freddie with horse, boley oklahoma. 10% of proceeds from the sale of this piece will be donated to the Philadelphia urban riding academy (PURA). Pura works to preserve the life, legacy, and culture of black urban cowboys in Philadelphia.
about the artist
Vanessa
compton
was born in 1981 and raised in Vermont. Vanessa has lived in Dakar, Senegal studying the kora and its influence on contemporary hip hop music, and Kumasi, Ghana studying Highlife and palm wine guitar. In 2005 she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from CU Boulder with an emphasis in ceramic sculpture. For many years Vanessa maintained a life of migration working as a seasonal rock climbing guide in the American Southwest and transitioned to working in collage 15 years ago. Her collages and sculptures have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the US and appear in private collections around the world. She has been awarded fellowships from The Brinton Museum, The Wallace Stegner House, Vermont Studio Center, Hubbell Trading Post & National Historic Site, The Brush Creek Foundation, Tongue River Artist Residency and Jentel Arts. She lives and works in Burlington, VT.