autoabstract painting
with gina dominique
Gina Dominique’s PhD thesis project, ‘Autoabstract Painting' is the subject of this research presentation. During it, Dominique will discuss selected praxis works from her recent thesis exhibition within the context of her investigations into phenomenology, feminist aesthetics, and autotheory. She will expound on her creative influences, including first western abstract painter Hilma af Klimt, Gestural Abstractionists Joan Mitchell, Cy Twombly, and Howard Hodgkin, Feminist Abstractionist Joan Schneider, and Neo-Expressionist Susan Rothenberg. Finally, details of her research design and methods, results, and discussion will be elaborated on.
Presentation goals
To share with Transart, LJMU, and public attendees insights from the research praxis and written exegesis regarding methods used and result findings.
detailed content
This is a 1-hour powerpoint research presentation on Gina Dominique's PhD thesis project methods and results.
required reading
Artist’s website: https://www.ginadominique.com
Suggested reading
Artist statement (1 page)
Project description (1 page)
PhD process blog (ongoing)
Bio
Gina Dominique is a New York based artist-academic who's had thirteen solo shows, including her 2023 PhD thesis exhibition, 'Skin Deep- On Abstract Painting & the Nature of Beauty,' Greenspring Gallery, Stevenson University, Stevenson, MD. She's shown work in over 50 group exhibitions. The Corcoran Gallery of Art's Alma Thomas Painting Award, a City University of New York (CUNY) Lehman College Fellowship, a Delta College Barstow-Frevel Scholarly Achievement Award, and a Central Michigan University Artist Award are among her accolades.