Artist Statement
The interplay between figure and space is what I have been exploring in my work. Spaces are imbued with memory and associations, which allows for the subtle revealing of the psychology of the figure. My work tends to be of myself and my loved ones and moments within our intimate spaces. My paintings and prints begin with a recognition of the value in interacting with those around me. Quiet moments with a loved one or tending to my home are subjects that appear within my work. My prints often have imagery of figures embracing or reclining. Tenderness is important in how I depict my subjects– this is done by carefully considering my subject's context in relation to their surroundings. If I depict a figure resting in an interior landscape color, weight, temperature, and care to the figure are all considerations of how I can honor my experience with them. My mediums are central to my work as both painting and printing processes require a repetition of layering which emphasizes the importance of the subject as they require care and time.
Biography
Cassaundra Flor is an artist exploring ideas of space, intimacy, and relationships through painting and printmaking. Her work has been exhibited in the 88th and 89th “Philip’s Mill Juried Art Show” at Philip’s Mill Community Association, the “Young Visions'' group exhibition at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, and “Art of the State 2019” at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Fine Arts at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
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Selected Exhibitions
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2024
Cerulean Arts' 12th Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts, PA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, PA
2023
Anything Goes, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, PA
Comparing Color, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, PA
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2020
Phoenix Show: Inner Visions, The Doylestown Conservatory, PA
For the Love of Art, Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County, PA
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2019
Young Visions, The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, NJ
Art of the State 2019, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, PA
Ellarslie Open 36, The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, NJ
Kutztown Senior Exhibition, Miller Gallery, Kutztown University, PA
2019 Senior Art Salon, Eckhaus Gallery, PA
2018
Kutztown Impressions Exhibit, Schmidt Gallery, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, PA
Baggage Exhibit, Eckhaus Gallery, PA
Philip’s Mill 89th Juried Art Show, Philip’s Mill Community Association, PA
69th Annual Tinicum Arts Festival, Tinicum Civic Association, PA
2017
Philip’s Mill 88th Juried Art Show, Philips’s Mill Community Association, PA
53nd Annual Student Exhibition, Bucks County Community College, PA
On the Edge Exhibit, The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, NJ
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Awards
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2023
Venture Fund Recipient, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, PA
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2022
Trustee Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, PA
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2019
The State Museum Purchase Award, Art of the State 2019, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, PA
Second Prize in Works on Paper, Art of the State 2019, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, PA
Best in Show, Ellarslie Open 36, The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, NJ
Rago Fine Arts Award for Best in Show in Printmaking, Ellarslie Open 36, The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, NJ
2nd Place, Kutztown Senior Exhibition, Miller Gallery, Kutztown University, PA
2017
Windgate Curator’s Choice Award, 53nd Annual Student Exhibition, Bucks County
Community College, PA
2016
Dylong-Beader Art Scholarship
Kathy Sticker Award
Windgate Special Recognition Award
Echo Lake Award
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Education
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2024
Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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2019
Kutztown University, Bachelor of Fine Arts
2017
Bucks County Community College, Associate of the Arts in Fine Art
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Related Experience
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2024
Teaching Artist, Artists of Yardley Art Center, PA
Teaching Artist, Frontline Arts, NJ
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2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Print Media, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, PA
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Screenprinting, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, PA
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​2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Screenprinting, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, PA
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2019
Learn at Lunchtime, Artist Conversations, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, PA
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2023-2016
Echo Lake Collaborative Conference, Bucks County Community College, PA
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2019, 2018
Printmaking Monitor, Kutztown University, PA