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Perceive Me: Closure
5 years ago I started work on "Perceive Me!" It has been a windy, bumpy, beautiful road, which I will admit I am happy is over. Working...


The last in the "Perceive Me" series opens March 13th at Mesa College Art Gallery
Perceive Me | Kristine Schomaker Mesa College Art Gallery 7250 Mesa College Drive San Diego CA 92111 On view March 13 – April 13, 2023...


How to have an imperfectly perfect Artist Residency...
The last couple of weeks, I spent on an artist residency at Dorland Mountain Arts in Temecula California. I went off Social Media and...


Perceive Me - Opening Reception Photo Essay
January 25, 2020 Ronald H Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Cal State University LA 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles CA 90032 Gallery...


Perceive Me Installation 1-12-2020 at Cal State LA
Documentary Photo Essay by Ellen Friedlander Kristine Schomaker "Perceive Me" Opening Reception: Sat January 25, 5-8pm Artist Talk with...


Perceive Me Opens January 25, 2020 at Cal State LA
Image by L. Aviva Diamond PLUS-SIZE ARTIST KRISTINE SCHOMAKER CHALLENGES SOCIETAL NORMS OF BEAUTY AND ‘FAT PHOBIA’ BY PRESENTING HER BODY...


Perceive Me - Soft Cover Catalogs NOW Available
I am so excited to share, the Perceive Me, soft cover edition is now available for purchase. Order it now for $50 and pick it up at the...


The Power of Perception
Thank you to all of the amazing artists who are participating in "Perceive Me." I am in awe of the artists I have collaborated with for...


Featured on Born to Talk Radio today!!
Thank you so much to Marsha Bergher Wietecha for the opportunity to talk about my world of art including the Brewery Artwalk, Shoebox PR,...


Perceive Me?
"Perceive Me" is about my own self esteem, my own body identity, my own self worth, my own hate for my body, for myself. It started out...


Ode to a lost love... Learning to love my body
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS HAVE NUDITY. NSFW Having an eating disorder is not just about food. It is about who you are as a person. It...


Art Notebook- work in process
Thoughts on my work. I recently felt compelled to cut up my abstract paintings into 12x12 inch squares. I put them in a stack and they...


New website, new blog, new exhibitions…
WOW, so much going on lately!!! First, I updated my website. This blog is now back to graciekendal.wordpress.com while my website...


Running interference- new paintings
This is the title of my new series of work. The title has a couple different meanings. First, it is based on the specific type of paint I...


Reflections… socially constructed ideas of ‘beauty’
I am reposting my reply from comments in my last blog post because I think it is important and continues this conversation… My work on...


The Paper Doll Project
Me, about 10 minutes ago My hair has been short for about a year and a half now. I had it shaved for an art performance in which I was...


There is nothing like working in the studio!!
I consider myself very lucky. I have most everything I could have ever dreamed of. I get to wake up ever morning walk a few feet and...


New paintings
Just finished my first four paintings of a new series. I am in my element again!! #feminism #conceptual #art #community #painting #paint...


Painting, patterns, progress and admiring Gerhard Richter
I have been painting!!! I mean really painting. It feels great. I haven’t painted like this in about 3 years. I have done small stuff...


Wherefore ‘Art’ thou?
Art? What art? Anything new you ask? Nada. Zip, zilch, nada. I have tons of ideas in my head, written down on various pieces of paper...
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