In the Absence of Time

Jana Swec, Ups and Downs, Acrylic on wood panel, 72” x 120”, 2020

Jonas Criscoe, Love in the RGB, Mixed media on panel, 16” x 30” x 3”, 2020

EXHIBITION DATES:

JULY 10, 2020 – AUGUST 8, 2020

In the Absence of Time: An exhibition of new works by Jana Swec & Jonas Criscoe exploring the concept of entropy through movement, pattern, cycles & decay.

Jana Swec received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2001 with a focus in Studio Arts. After moving to Austin in 2001 and moving into a shared warehouse space with a few other artists and called it Bolm Studios, she co-founded the artist-run organization, Bolm Studios, now known as the non-profit Big Medium, which provides programs such as the East Austin Studio Tour, West Austin Studio Tour, the Texas Biennial, and a year-round gallery that focuses on mostly Texas based artists. In 2014, Jana stepped away from Big Medium (but still sits on the Board of Directors) and began working fulltime as a muralist and sign painter. She has painted murals for clients such as Google, Whole Foods and Facebook.

Jonas Criscoe is an interdisciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited throughout the United States, most notably the International Print Center in New York and the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Criscoe has also been featured in various art publications, Including Art Lies and New American Painting and has been a Jerome Fellow at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking as well as a West Prize acquisition recipient. A native of Austin, Texas, he received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and the University of Texas at Austin, and his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Currently, he is on the editorial board of DIALOGIST, a journal of Poetry and Art, on the Faculty at Austin Community College and the Art School at The Contemporary Austin, and a founding member of ICOSA.