Aurora, 2023

 

Artist Statement:

As a curious and intuitive artist, my creative journey is an exploration fueled by a love for travel and a constant desire to experiment. For me, art is a spiritual odyssey, a pathway where I craft my own reality through mixed media technology. In my artistic process, spontaneity is key. I draw inspiration from the world around me, creating first and allowing meaning to reveal itself in the end.

Working predominantly in abstraction, I let color, patterns, and rhythm guide my hands, allowing the design to unfold and weave its own narrative. My focus revolves around unraveling rich histories ingrained within diverse cultures and communities. Through abstraction, I strive to express my fascination with the unseen, utilizing a variety of mediums to explore recurring themes of black identity, distortion, genealogy, and preservation, inviting viewers to connect viscerally, and contemplate the layers of history beneath the surface.

My ultimate goal is to make dynamic public art with mixed media technology. None of my creations are static; each piece is a living, breathing entity that invites engagement and interaction. These pieces, animated and meditative, are not static. They invite the audience to engage, reflect, and participate in the narrative.

BIO:

Kameo Chambers is a Jamaican American artist, writer, and curator from Philadelphia, PA. Her art practice has a strong emphasis on experiment-based research and transmedia exploration. She earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Arts from the University of Pittsburgh in 2023. She is currently an Electronic Integrated Arts MFA candidate at Alfred University and holds studio practice in New York. She has exhibited internationally, in Stockholm, Sweden notably at the Kungliga Musikhögskolan (Royal College of Music) in 2022. She is the recipient of numerous distinctions and grants, including the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship from the University of Pittsburgh and First Place with Special Merit from the American Scholastic Press Association (2021-2022). She has also taken part in solo and group exhibitions within Pennsylvania at the Andy Warhol Museum, and the University of Pittsburgh. Her mural "The Silver Lining" is a public collection of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.