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Through literal and abstract interpretations of the figure, I investigate the experience of inhabiting a human body. I am interested in using my personal emotions and experiences to connect with the audience in a visceral or emotional way. I hope to generate new vantage points from which a viewer can observe the effect of base human emotions, such as loss, anxiety, and comfort, through my lens.
Using repetitive, ritualistic processes, I explore familial relationships and connections. I channel distressed emotional states to produce a work that offers a therapeutic outlet with a beautiful byproduct. Recent themes in my work include personal identity as a woman in our current political climate, personal health anxiety through the failing health and loss of family members, and personal identity related to my Serbian heritage.
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b. 1986, Johnstown, PA
Marla Roddy holds an MFA in Sculpture from Indiana University and a BFA in Sculpture and BA in Art History from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. In 2007, she studied at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy and was awarded an Emerging Artist Scholarship for the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh, PA in 2012. Under the moniker Switchboard Projects, she and her partner, Lance Pruitt, create and promote engaging contemporary art experiences and events.
Marla currently lives and works in Columbus, OH and is the registrar at Beeler Gallery at the Columbus College of Art and Design and a Gallery Associate with Brandt-Roberts Galleries.
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Through literal and abstract interpretations of the figure, I investigate the experience of inhabiting a human body. I am interested in using my personal emotions and experiences to connect with the audience in a visceral or emotional way. I hope to generate new vantage points from which a viewer can observe the effect of base human emotions, such as loss, anxiety, and comfort, through my lens.
Using repetitive, ritualistic processes, I explore familial relationships and connections. I channel distressed emotional states to produce a work that offers a therapeutic outlet with a beautiful byproduct. Recent themes in my work include personal identity as a woman in our current political climate, personal health anxiety through the failing health and loss of family members, and personal identity related to my Serbian heritage.
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b. 1986, Johnstown, PA
Marla Roddy holds an MFA in Sculpture from Indiana University and a BFA in Sculpture and BA in Art History from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. In 2007, she studied at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy and was awarded an Emerging Artist Scholarship for the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh, PA in 2012. Under the moniker Switchboard Projects, she and her partner, Lance Pruitt, create and promote engaging contemporary art experiences and events.
Marla currently lives and works in Columbus, OH and is the registrar at Beeler Gallery at the Columbus College of Art and Design and a Gallery Associate with Brandt-Roberts Galleries.
