RESIDENCY July 16–August 17, 2007; January 2008
EXHIBITION January 18–March 7, 2008
Re(Re)Production    
Artist-in-Residence
SPACES World Artists Program>>		   Alternate Birthplan 6, 2007, detail
Christa Donner earned a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and later completed an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Donner has received the Wendy L. Moore Emerging Artist Award from MOCA Cleveland, an Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship, and most recently, a Chicago Cultural Center CAAP Grant. Her work has been shown widely in the US, including solo exhibitions at the William Busta Gallery, Cleveland; Kravets-Wehby Gallery, New York; and POLVO and The International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago.



During her residency at SPACES, Donner teamed up with biologist Andrew Yang to create an animated video and a series of large-scale drawings. Borrowing from the reproductive models of varying organisms to produce new visions of human reproduction, she was deeply influenced by current issues such as the availability of fertility drugs and the ever-growing possibilities of human genetic modification. Donner expanded her project by interviewing more than 30 local women on the topics of fertility and identity. These stories, along with biologically inspired imagery, culminate in a new zine project, which examines the (sometimes frightening) consequences of confronting one’s own reproductive power.		  

Friday, January 18, 6pm
Gallery Talk with Christa Donner

Join SWAP artist Christa Donner as she discusses past work and her residency at SPACES.

All events are free and open to the public.

This residency is made possible through assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Nimoy Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council. Additional support is provided by The Cleveland Foundation and The George Gund Foundation. SPACES gratefully acknowledges the citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

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   Chelsea Blackerby Akron, OH
R. Justin Stewart Minneapolis, MN
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Cleveland, OH 44113

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