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Bullard Fellowship in Forest Research at Harvard University
Study Drawing for New England Landscape Future Scenario Research Lab at Harvard Forest
I am honored to be awarded a 2016-2017 Charles Bullard Fellow in Forest Research at Harvard University. Starting in September I will be an embedded artist/designer at Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA for a year as I collaborate with on-site scientists, staff and visitors. I am thrilled by the opportunity to develop a variety of science communication approaches with ongoing research initiatives and the chance to make a contribution to the Harvard Forest research community through applied creativity, workshops, talks and exhibitions. Central to my proposed program is research into past, current, and future practice of public engagement with science, specifically ecology and forestry. Research would include an exploration of new ideas, communication models, and practice modes to move science communication forward. In particular, I am interested in exploring the question, “How can art and design support science communication to foster cultural cohesion around ecological issues and help inform ecology-minded decision making.”
Learn more about the Charles Bullard Fellowship and the Harvard Forest.
Juror's Choice Exhibition at Uforge Gallery
I’m delighted to participate in the upcoming Juror’s Choice exhibition at Uforge Gallery curated by Flux.Boston’s Liz Devlin. I’ll be exhibiting select work from my Greater Yellowstone project. This group show runs August 5th to August 28th. Uforge Gallery is located at 767 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA. Opening reception is Friday August 5th, 6pm to 9pm. Click here for event info.
Hoosic Expedition Returns
My recent Studios at MASS MoCA Assets for Artists Residency was a total delight. I enjoyed an inspiring experience in North Adams during the initial research/immersion into the culture and ecology of North Adams' Hoosic River. I look forward to returning this summer! Special thanks to folks from the Hoosic River Revival, Williams College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, MASS MoCA and Sasaki Associates for sharing their insight, research and passion. I am now gauging interest in realizing aspects of the Hoosic Expedition trail. To learn more about the Hoosic Expedition click here.
Hoosic Dailies
Nice start to a nice residency at MASS MOCA. For the next couple of weeks, I plan to post select "dailies" on the Hoosic project page. To see more WIP documentation, trespass photographs, and North Adams site-seeing snapshots, follow the experience on Instagram.
Forest Studies At Aviary Gallery
Select Forest Studies will be on exhibition as part of the 2016 Boston FAD group show at Aviary Gallery. Opening reception takes place on Thursday, April 7th, 6-9pm. Aviary is located at 48 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. Come on out; it is spring after all.
MASS MoCA Residency; Hoosic River Project
I am looking forward to a Studios at MASS MoCA residency focused on the urban ecology of Hoosic River. I am actively looking to interview local folks, conservation groups and research scientists engaged with the Hoosic River Watershed. If interested in potential collaboration on this research-based art and design project, please reach out. I can be reached at davidbuckleyborden @ gmail.com
Forest Study Drawings
I continued my New Year's tradition of participating in the Boston Fun-A-Day project by creating 31 study drawings during the month of January. This year's drawings were inspired by the scientists, research, ecology and landscape of Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA. I’d like to thank the Harvard Forest community for sharing their research, passion and insight. The complete set of Forest Studies can be viewed here.
Forest Flag De-Install at 210 Broadway, Cambridge
Big thanks to the fine folks at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum's Corporate Art Loan Program for the opportunity of exhibiting the Trifecta Editions Forest Flag print series. I am amazed by the volume of art work the deCordova has on loan throughout the greater Boston area; a real win-win for artists and the museum's corporate funders.
Featured in Range Magazine
Delighted to be featured in new issue of Range Magazine. Release party at @woolrichinc camp at #ORshow tonight from 4:30-6:00pm. Thanks again to team Range for supporting the work.
Forest Study Per Day
Excited to continue my new year tradition of participating in the Boston Fun-A-Day project. This year's month-long series of daily creative output will be 31 study drawings inspired by the scientists, research and ecology of the Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA. Daily updates to be posted on my Instagram feed.
Forest Study (4 of 31): Woodland Ecology Shrine: Woodshed-inspired shrine housing the stump of last known standing Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) on Little Prospect Hill, Petersham, Mass. #studydrawing #hemlockhospice #futurescenario #funaday2016 #funadayboston
Pop Up Exhibition this week at Thomas Young Gallery
Hibernaculum Print Release This Fall
All remaining Hibernaculum silkscreen prints will be released this fall. Check in with Trifecta Editions each week for a new print release. I'm humbled to report; there's just a handful of each print left. Enjoy. Thank you!
Hibernaculum Habitat Blanket, installation, Wellington, Maine, November 2015. Photography by Pat Moore.
Trifecta: Year Two at 301 Gallery, Montserrat College of Art
Repost from Montserrat College of Art: Guest curated by Trifecta Editions, Montserrat College of Art is excited to welcome Trifecta: Year Two at 301 Gallery. Year Two goes beyond the traditional gallery show by offering special events, arts programming and skill share sessions along with innovative installations, prints and original work by Trifecta Editions’ diverse roster of artists.
Year Two celebrates a thriving arts collective, uniting a diverse group of artists to engage and inspire the Greater Boston community as well as the students, faculty and staff at Montserrat College of Art.
Trifecta Editions artists & collaborators including: Matthew Zaremba, Michele L’Heureux, Greg Lamarche (SP.ONE), David Buckley Borden, Cyrille Conan, Lauren Barnett, Daniel White, Josh Falk, Sarah Gay-O’Neil, Jack Byers, James Mustin, Kenji Nakayama, Sneha Shrestha (Imagine), Jay LaCouture and Fish McGill
Public Art at Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
Camp Wood (wood and paper, 5'x2'x4') at Jackson Hole Arts Center, Jackson, WY. Big thanks to Carrie Richer, Meg Daly, Travis Walker and Scotty Craighead for helping realize this temporary installation at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts. The installation will run in conjunction with the Greater Yellowstone exhibition at Daly Projects from October 8th to 31st.
Greater Yellowstone Exhibition Opening
I'm excited to present my Greater Yellowstone exhibition from October 8th to 31st, 2015 at Daly Projects in Jackson, WY.
In January 2015 I was awarded the Teton ArtLab Artist Residency in Jackson, Wyoming. I used the month-long residency to investigate ecological and cultural forces at play within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. My research-driven artwork promotes ecological awareness by highlighting environmental management, cultural attitudes, and land-use practices found throughout the iconic ecosystem.
The year-long project culminates with a multi-disciplinary immersive installation featuring silkscreen prints, mixed media drawings, maps and installations in and outside the galleries at Daly Projects in Jackson, Wyoming. In conjunction with exhibition, I will realize several temporary installations throughout Teton County.
Opening reception is on Thursday, October 8th from 5 to 7PM.
Hand painted tools by lettering artist John Cronan, for Greater Yellowstone Stump, collaboration.
Artist Talk at Harvard Forest
I am honored to be giving a talk on Friday at Harvard University's Research Forest in Petersham, Mass. I'll be presenting recent work to demonstrate the power of combining multiple disciplines (art, design, and science) to spotlight pressing environmental issues and everyday ecological phenomena. Harvard Forest Seminars are free and open to the public; no pre-registration is required. For more info including webstreaming details visit: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/seminars
Upcoming Greater Yellowstone Installation in Jackson, WY
I'm concentrating the next couple of months on the upcoming Greater Yellowstone exhibition at Daly Projects in Jackson, Wyoming. The multi-disciplinary installation stems from my Teton ArtLab experience this past January. The work, ranging from silkscreen prints to landscape installations is based on research into cultural and environmental forces at play within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Place-based experience, secondary research and over 36 informational interviews enable me to reflect a range of attitudes, conditions, and practices found throughout the region’s cultural landscape. Exhibition runs from October 8th to October 31st at Daly Projects and beyond.
Hibernaculum Exhibition Extended Through July
Due to the overwhelmingly positive response from gallery visitors, the greater Boston creative community, local press and Innovation and Design Building tenants alike, Trifecta Editions and the Innovation and Design Building have extended the Hibernaculum exhibition through the month of July. Gallery Hours for July are Tuesday through Thursday, 12-3PM or by appointment. Learn more about the Hibernaculum here.
Hibernaculum Opening Reception
My Hibernaculum opening reception is this Friday, June 5th, 4-9PM, at the Innovation and Design Building in Boston (21 Drydock Ave). I look forward to an engaging evening of sharing artwork with folks. Please visit Trifecta Editions Hibernaculum page for reception details and full list of exhibition programming throughout the month of June. Thanks to everyone for making the installation such a pride and joy, especially all my art and design collaborators and the all important sponsors: The Innovation and Design Building, Polar Seltzer, A Street Frames and Artist and Craftsman Supply.
For background information on this year-long project, click here.
