Scaffolding 1

CHERISSE ALCANTARA

Scaffolding 1, 2021
Oil on Linen over Panel
20 x 16 x 1.5 in

ABOUT THE WORK

"This piece, “Scaffolding 1” is inspired by a scene I observed during my daily life in San Francisco. I was initially drawn to the looming shadow of a house and its scaffolding against a bright, sunlit wall. While rooted in observation, my paintings are poetic and reimagined depictions of my surroundings' constructed and natural world, reflecting upon home, place, presence, feelings of loss and ungroundedness, and the complex search for rootedness and belonging. They are informed by my experiences as an ‘adoptee’, feelings residing in a mobile contemporary world, and experiences of migration. Paying attention to the details within the ordinary and natural elements like plants and trees allow me to locate myself, reconnect, and find rootedness and identity that heals my relationship with the self and the world. My works are personal expressions conveyed through color and the visual language and history of painting."—Cherisse Alcantara

This work is included in the "Urban Tides: A San Francisco Story" group exhibition at Voss Gallery (July 13 - August 17, 2024).

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Cherisse Alcantara is a Filipina-American painter who was born in the Philippines and partly raised in the Philippines and the United States. Informed by her experiences as an 'adoptee,' feelings of residing in a mobile contemporary world, and experiences of migration, her luminous paintings are poetic and reimagined depictions of her surroundings' constructed and the natural world, reflecting on home, presence, feelings of loss and ungroundedness, and the complex search for rootedness and belonging.

Alcantara is the recipient of the Wendy Sussman Prize in Painting (UC Berkeley), the Dessner Memorial Travel Award (PAFA), and the Balay Kreative Growth Grant. She has been awarded artist residencies at Jentel (Wyoming) and Chalk Hill (California). The artist’s work has been published in 48 Hills and shown in museums and galleries locally and nationally, including The de Young Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, Brea Gallery, Vessel Gallery, Pence Gallery, Sanchez Art Center, and Berkeley Art Center. She received her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (2021) and BA from the University of California-Berkeley (2013). She lives and works in San Francisco, CA.

HANGING & CARE

Artwork is ready to hang on the wall; hanging wire is secured on the back (nail and hook needed). Dust raw canvas with a clean, soft brush and HEPA-filtered vacuum to clean. Using a new, clean brush prevents transfer of grime from previous dustings.

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