Constellations by Paula Henderson

Silk screen print on fabric, size medium, 2010

Value: $60; Opening Bid: $40; Buy Now: $80

Artist Bio:

I received an MFA from the University of Chicago (2004). My work has been widely exhibited and is held in private and institutional collections including the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago where I had a solo exhibition in 2008. Awards have included a fellowship from the NEA (1995), a project grant from the Illinois Arts Council (2010) and a Catwalk Residency in NY (2008). I completed a public art commission for the Chicago Transit System station (2015) including a fabrication residency in Munich, Germany. I have been represented in Chicago by Linda Warren Projects. My work has been reviewed in Wall Street International, Art LTD, New City Chicago, Time Out, The Huffington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and The Reader. After many years in Chicago I recently left my teaching position at the School of the Art Institute, Chicago to return to Atlanta, with my husband, to focus on my work full time and live close to family here.

About This Piece:

"Constellation (Heavenly Body): The Constellation shirts are based on a series of paintings of the same title in which I use fashion models in star-like configurations to suggest or question how we follow fashion. I link it with a playful reference to how we historically used the night sky to find our way. This is a limited edition of hand silk-screened print and as such will have occasional slight irregularities. I recommend washing by hand in cold water. The ink is colorfast but should not be wrung out and subjected to the heat of the dryer. If ironing is needed use a cool iron and turn the shirt inside out and iron one side (thickness) at a time. Enjoy."