Virtue in the Struggle
Installation and Works on Paper by Casey Riordan Millard
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DateSep 18 - Dec 6, 2009
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VenueWeston Art Gallery
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LocationEast Gallery
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Exhibition Sponsor(s):
The Kaplan Foundation
Exhibition Details
Casey Riordan Millard (Cincinnati, Ohio) works in a variety of media including sculpture, painting and drawing. Through her fantasy creation of “Shark Girl,” she explores forms of human behavior motivated by fear, anger and despair. The "Shark Girl" figure serves as a sort of alter ego to explore personal narratives. Virtue in the Struggle features a life-size diorama, sculpture, and new works on paper that further these investigations.
Casey Riordan Millard received a bachelor of fine arts from Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) in 1994. From 1995-2006, she lived in Chicago where she participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions at Packer Schopf Gallery; Straw Dog Theater; Butcher Shop: Body Builder Gallery; and Woman Made Gallery. Since returning to Cincinnati in 2007, she has exhibited her work at Publico and the Carnegie Arts Center where she had a solo exhibition in 2008.
Gallery Talk Series: Wed., Oct. 21, 7 p.m.
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl with Dead Rainbow," 2009, installation view, 15 x 15 x 9 feet overall
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl with Brick Wall," 2006, steel, wax, paper clay, fabric, paint, fishing line
Casey Riordan Millard, installation view of 1,000 Shark Girls (watercolors, left) and Shark Girl by the Sea (right)
Casey Riordan Millard, "I'm Sorry I Can't Save You," 2007, watercolor and gouache on paper, 30 x 22 in.
Casey Riordan Millard, installation view of Shark Girl (with Locket, with Hand Mirror, with Hankie), 2007
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl with Brick Wall," 2006, steel, wax, paper clay, fabric, paint, fishing line, 55 x 18 x 24 in.
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl with Dead Rainbow," 2008, oil on porcelain, 15 x 10 x 11, photo Mel Mittermiller
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl with Dead Rainbow," 2009, installation detail (flower mound with bug)
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl with Dead Rainbow," 2009, installation detail (flower mound with snail)
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl with Dead Rainbow," 2009, installation detail (flower mound with worm)
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl with Grey Goose," 2007, oil on porcelain, polymer clay, 9 x 9 x 12 in.
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl with Hand Mirror," 2007, watercolor and gouache on paper, 10 x 8 in.
Casey Riordan Millard, "Shark Girl in Sunset Dress," 2006, watercolor and gouache on paper, 15 x 22 in.
Casey Riordan Millard, "1,000 Shark Girls Holding a Piece of Paper They Intend on Folding into a Crane," 2009 (detail)
Casey Riordan Millard, "1,000 Shark Girls with Incomplete Task," 2009, 22.5 x 66 in. (detail, horizontal)
