Jolyn Fry's Art Studio

in case you are wondering...i'm taking a break from showing my work during the next six months. turning my energy and focus to seeking gallery representation and creating new work. my studio is open to visitors, so please feel free to contact me if you would like to stop by and see what i've been working on. if you would like to be on my email list for future events please go to the top of the page and join my list. much love, jolyn

On the day I was raped I was not alone. I became one with my sisters, my ancestors. I became nothing and whole at the same time. I became hate. In losing myself I became something I never was before. In losing myself in surrendering I became hate, I became animal, I became sex and rage, and in my very vulnerability I became humane. I was a child human. Human. Small and insignificant. And it wasn't until today that I knew as I paint these paintings... these pieces of myself, of women, these stories they become me and they become above and below and around me. It was yesterday that I was so sm...small so insignificant. As I am today, but I am all of these things at once small and big. Pain and joy. And I live. I will live. Everything up until this moment has been past. An unfathomable past and I live as life is meant to be for today for a moment with utter knowingness, a trust that I have never understood before, and today becomes a day just like any other day in any other life time and that is what makes me rise and fall. That is why I breathe and laugh and cry because of the insignificance of it all.

excerpt from Jolyn Fry's studio journal December 2004

Bloodline is a body of work in progress. A study of self and humanity inspired by the artists's own life and story. Jolyn is currently seeking grant and exhibiting opportunities for these and future works.

There will be an exhibit of the extended Bloodline series at the Launch Pad Gallery in June of 2009.

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Painting Class taught by Jolyn Fry at Radius Studio* Monday Nights!

Introduction to Painting -$175
Learn how to paint (oils or acrylics) or continue to develop your skills. This workshop is designed to accommodate those who have little to no experience with painting. Emphasis is placed on material properties, techniques, surface preparation, and working from observation. Some drawing experience is recommended. Materials not included.

Painting Seminar -$145
Designed for those who have a solid foundation in the medium of oil or acrylic painting, this seminar allows intermediate as well as more advanced students to work with the instructor on independent projects. Materials not included. Recommended supply list will be provided upon registration.

Monday Nights 6-8pm

REGISTER AT ONLINE radiusstudio.org
Radius Community Art Studio
322 SE Morrison Street
Portland OR, 97214