Piecing it Together: Romy Owens

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GuestAuthor: Cayla Lewis
ROMY OWENSProfessional Basics Grant: the keanues

Romy Owens, Rob (PrettyDay Blue Sky), photographs and thread, 37x31", 2012

Oklahoma City artist, Romy Owens has been selected as oneof five photographers for To and FromOklahoma, an exhibition opening September 7, 2012 at JRB Art at the Elms.During this same time, the Paseo Arts District’s Photofest will also be takingplace. OVAC’s Professional Basics Grant will help Owens professionally frame the majority her new body of work for this exhibition.
Owen’s combines multiple parts or multiple photographs tocreate entirely new compositions, her main inspirations being change andcontrol. Inspired by man-made structures that are neglected or abandoned, Owensdocuments the change of these structures through the line, color, and textures,as though these elements tell the story of the life of the building. 
She then, with“obsessively controlled hand stitches,” pieces the composition together, to createsomething new – asking herself, “What am I really hoping to change and what amI really trying to control?”
The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition investsin artists’ project through grants for growing careers, creative projects and exceptionalcontinuing education. Find grant guidelines and application here. Free workshopsabout how to apply will be held September 8 & October 13.