Artist Statement:
Raised under the large-skied rural landscapes of Indiana, I revered the land with a distant stewardship. I cared for the surface but was disengaged with the history. Hiking through creek beds I marveled at the ancient treasures resting on the surface or embedded in the rock. The ground is an ancient ocean floor, the impressions are a memoir of once flourishing colonies, now forgotten. The works in this exhibit explore these extinct communities, the diversity of species, the enormity of time, the abruptness of demise and the parallels of modern ecosystems.
Artist Bio:Tai Lipan graduated with an MFA in painting from Western Carolina University in 2006. She also studied at the Chautauqua Institute School of Art in NY and American University’s Art in Italy program. Lipan taught studio art for nineteen years as Associate Professor at Anderson University in Indiana. Additionally, she Co-directed the Jeeninga Museum of Near Eastern Archeology where she led the renovation, research, and museum design. Lipan moved to Arizona in 2022 where she works as Assistant Teaching Professor at Northern Arizona University and as the co-manager of the Beasley Gallery. In addition to her work at the university, Lipan maintains a rigorous studio practice and exhibition record.
Her paintings have been included in recent exhibitions at the Tucson Museum of Art, AZ, the Bristol Art Museum, RI, the Indianapolis Arts Center, Women Made Gallery in Chicago, the Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, and at universities including University of North Carolina Pembroke, Marshall University in WV, Marion University in IN, and Millersville University in PA. Her recent solo exhibits include Buckham Gallery in MI, the Harrison Center for the Arts in IN, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in WI.
Raised under the large-skied rural landscapes of Indiana, I revered the land with a distant stewardship. I cared for the surface but was disengaged with the history. Hiking through creek beds I marveled at the ancient treasures resting on the surface or embedded in the rock. The ground is an ancient ocean floor, the impressions are a memoir of once flourishing colonies, now forgotten. The works in this exhibit explore these extinct communities, the diversity of species, the enormity of time, the abruptness of demise and the parallels of modern ecosystems.
Artist Bio:Tai Lipan graduated with an MFA in painting from Western Carolina University in 2006. She also studied at the Chautauqua Institute School of Art in NY and American University’s Art in Italy program. Lipan taught studio art for nineteen years as Associate Professor at Anderson University in Indiana. Additionally, she Co-directed the Jeeninga Museum of Near Eastern Archeology where she led the renovation, research, and museum design. Lipan moved to Arizona in 2022 where she works as Assistant Teaching Professor at Northern Arizona University and as the co-manager of the Beasley Gallery. In addition to her work at the university, Lipan maintains a rigorous studio practice and exhibition record.
Her paintings have been included in recent exhibitions at the Tucson Museum of Art, AZ, the Bristol Art Museum, RI, the Indianapolis Arts Center, Women Made Gallery in Chicago, the Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, and at universities including University of North Carolina Pembroke, Marshall University in WV, Marion University in IN, and Millersville University in PA. Her recent solo exhibits include Buckham Gallery in MI, the Harrison Center for the Arts in IN, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in WI.