I use art as a tool to provoke feelings that can be hard to name. My work lies at the intersection of emotion and craft.
M. Camille MacRae is a Bay Area light artist working primarily with glass, gas and found objects. She creates neon sculptures and images that are influenced by current events, emotional turmoil and the universal desire to escape.
The goal to gain bodily knowledge of the material is central to her practice in tandem with her desire to integrate digital methods. Her background is in industrial design and model building.
She subscribes to the art as therapy model and is influenced by speculative fiction, commercial neon signage, and cultivating main character energy.
The goal to gain bodily knowledge of the material is central to her practice in tandem with her desire to integrate digital methods. Her background is in industrial design and model building.
She subscribes to the art as therapy model and is influenced by speculative fiction, commercial neon signage, and cultivating main character energy.
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EDUCATION
2014 | Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Focus in Designed Objects | Merit Scholar School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) | Chicago, IL
COMMISSIONS
2019 | The Crucible’s 20th Anniversary Party |
The Crucible Industrial Art School, Oakland, CA
2019 | Private Commission |
Personal Residence, Piedmont, CA
2018 | Restroom Sign |
The Crucible Industrial Art School, Oakland, CA
EXHIBITIONS
2021 September | Liquid Fire | Cat Eye Creative, Atlanta, GA
2020 October | Guest Spot | Hangart SF, San Francisco, CA
2020 January | Shebends | Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO
2019 May | Handmade | Adeline’s Lab, Berkeley, CA
2019 January | 20th Anniversary Party | The Crucible, Oakland, CA
2018 June | Amongst the Vines | Omni Oakland Commons, Oakland, CA
2018 May | Art / Music in a Different Light | 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2018 April | Spring Open House | The Crucible, Oakland, CA
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
2016-2019 | The Crucible Industrial Arts School, Oakland, CA
Youth Neon Instructor, Neon Lab Monitor, Welding Instructor
2018 | Peterson Neon, Emeryville, CA Studio Assistant