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Cass Penegor- Visual Artist

Cass Penegor is a printmaker and draftsman currently located in Cleveland, Ohio. They are completing their undergraduate degree at the Cleveland Institute of Art

Artist Statement:

I am a draftsperson and printmaker whose work is inspired by biology, geology, and the biomorphism of bodies that can scrunch or stretch in space. This work takes the form of drawn imagery and monoprints, and while these media are often displayed flat on a wall, I have recently begun experimenting with new modes of presenting them. The forms begin to break free from the wall, folding and twisting into semi-sculptural displays that creep around existing furniture and walls in site-specific installations.In most of my recent work you will find organic forms, or organic friends, that are shapes that often feel vaguely familiar, but also resist naming; they could be foam or bubbles, intestines, or cells you’d see under a microscope. While working, I am thinking about process and responding to the materials I am using, especially in print, while also thinking about nature and my own body. The work is often methodical and follows systems, much like a body does; Internal systems, bodies working as machines, artist working as machine. The organic shapes are both much smaller than us but also infinitely larger at the same time; they mimic both the micro and macro; they appear cellular at times, and then morph into constellations.

Artist Bio:

Cass Penegor is a printmaker and a draftsperson currently located in Cleveland, Ohio. They are completing their undergraduate degree at The Cleveland Institute of Art in Drawing and Printmaking. Their work has been exhibited at H-Space Gallery, Cleveland (OH), The House of Blues, Cleveland (OH), The Progressive Corporation, Cleveland (OH), Prospect Gallery, Cleveland (OH), The Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood (OH), and Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti (MI). Cass Penegor is a recipient of the Gund Family Scholarship, the Francis J. Meyers ‘51 Scholarship for Excellence in Drawing, and the Frank N. Wilcox Memorial Prize, The Cleveland Institute of Art Printmaking Departmental Award, The Northern Ohio Art Dealers Association Award, and The Cleveland Institute of Art Board Honorable Mention Award.

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