ALISON CAUSER

ARTIST STATEMENT:

The work starts with a drawing of the direct memory of a dream. The interpretation of dreams is a shaky and strange place to stand and paint from. I am not seeking answers but a sort of awkward collective human experience in my late-night mind journeys. I started making dream memory drawings as a way to jump-start a new body of work. I became intrigued by the moment of hypnagogia and how some dreams stay with you for a few minutes or years. Once I got past the feeling of exposure, I realized dreams, like paintings, have their own logic. My very private and bizarre experiences are somehow awkwardly connected to the experiences of others.

Bio:

Alison Causer (b. 1982, Toledo, Ohio) Received her MFA from The New York Studio School in 2021 and her BFA in 2005 from Columbus College of Art and Design. She has participated in exhibitions at Mark Borghi Gallery in Sag Harbor, NY; The Painting Center in New York City; PAC Marseille in Marseille, France; Mitte Projects in Miami, FL, Woodstock Museum in Woodstock, NY and more.  
Causer has lectured and led workshops for The Art Students League, SUNY at New Paltz, and continues to teach. She has attended residencies at Salem Art Works, The League Residency At Vyt, and New York Studio School Dumbo Studio and Gallery Program. Alison currently lives and works in New York City.