Mariah Dekkenga, M.F.A.

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Synthesizing traditional painting techniques with computer-based compositional methods, Dekkenga’s work explores the intersection of technology and painting as a craft. Questions about how images function as physical objects that convey virtual information are central to her practice, as is how information in such contexts is mediated, communicated and defined.

Dekkenga has held solo exhibitions at Situations, New York and Eli Ping Frances Perkins, New York. Selected Group exhibitions include Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Qatar; The Hole, New York; Clifton Benevento, New York; Kraftwerk, Berlin; Golestani Gallery, Dusseldorf; Suzanne Geiss, New York, Elizabeth Denny Gallery, New York; Atlanta Contemporary, Georgia, and Mass Gallery, Texas. Dekkenga has participated in residencies at Kamen in Bosnia Herzegovina; Halka Sanat in Istanbul, Takt Kunstraum in Berlin, and Doha Fire Station in Qatar. Her work has been featured in ArtNews, Elephant Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, ArtReview, Cura Magazine, and New York Observer. 

• M.F.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City
• B.F.A. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• B.A. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Lower Division

• VA 1010: 2-D Foundations
• VA 1040: Drawing Foundations
• VA 2100: Digital Art and Design
• VA 2130: Beginning Painting

Upper Division

• VA 4130: Advanced Painting