Aaron Van Dyke

What a Life (August 2018 – June 2019)

What a Life is an exhibition including work by Sarah Bender & Ashlea Karkula, Contemporary Art Writing Daily, Christopher E. Harrison, Pao Houa Her, John Neff, Melba Price, John Riddle, Andrew Seymour, Gunnar Tchida, and Sheila Wagner. This exhibition is part of the Great Poor Farm Experiment X at the Poor Farm in Manawa, WI. Curated by Aaron Van Dyke.

Hallway outside room 1

(l to r) Christopher E. Harrison, John Riddle
(l to r) Christopher E. Harrison, John Riddle

John Riddle, Poisoned Epi-Pen, 2018. Acrylic, silicone on Canvas.
Christopher E. Harrison, Totem II, 2014. Paper, glue, wood, acrylic, tape, clay.

Room 1

(l to r) Sarah Bender & Ashlea Karkula, Andrew Seymour, Christopher E. Harrison
(l to r) Andrew Seymour, Christopher E. Harrison, Christopher E. Harrison, Gunnar Tchida (right wall)
Christopher E. Harrison
(l to r) Gunnar Tchida (left wall), Sheila Wagner

Andrew Seymour, Summer, 2017. Watercolor on paper.
Christopher E. Harrison, Mass Formation I, 2014. Paper, tempera, sand on canvas.
Gunnar Tchida, Singing through the Chthulucene and Motor oil, water pump, hat, robin's nest, bottle cap, cow skull, 2018. Inkjet print.
Gunnar Tchida, Hellbound Train I love — (detail) and Two Gray Hairstreaks with their false heads kissing, 2018. Inkjet print.
Gunnar Tchida, At 100mph you have no friends, 2018. Inkjet print.
Sheila Wagner, Curtained, 2018. Oil paint, oil pastel, felt, glue on panel.
Sarah Bender & Ashlea Karkula, Fantastic Food with Friends, 2017. Acrylic on canvas.

Hallway outside room 2

Sheila Wagner (left wall), Christopher E. Harrison (sculpture)

Sheila Wagner, Tips for a Lazy Perfectionist, 2017. Oil paint, flocking fiber on panel.
Sheila Wagner, Express Pass, 2013. Oil paint, spackling paste on panel.
Christopher E. Harrison, Totem I, 2014. Paper, glue, wood, acrylic, tape, clay.

Room 2

Pao Houa Her (left wall), Contemporary Art Writing Daily (far wall). Right wall (l to r): Christopher E. Harrison, Pao Houa Her
(l to r) Melba Price, Pao Houa Her
(l to r) Pao Houa Her, Contemporary Art Writing Daily
(l to r) Contemporary Art Writing Daily, Christopher E. Harrison
(l to r) Christopher E. Harrison, Pao Houa Her
(l to r) Pao Houa Her, Sheila Wagner, Melba Price
(l to r) Sheila Wagner, Melba Price

Melba Price, Proof of Love, 2014. Acrylic on panel.
Pao Houa Her, Bee behind plants in Laos, 2017. Inkjet print.
Pao Houa Her, untitled (from My Mother’s Flowers), 2016. Digital archival inkjet print.
Contemporary Art Writing Daily, 2018.
Christopher E. Harrison, Mass Formation Orb, 2014. Paper, tempera, sand on canvas.
Pao Houa Her, untitled (from My Mother's Flowers), 2016. Digital archival inkjet print.

Room 3

(l to r) Sheila Wagner, Contemporary Art Writing Daily. Right wall: John Neff
(l to r) Christopher E. Harrison, Sheila Wagner
(l to r) Sheila Wagner, Contemporary Art Writing Daily

Sheila Wagner, Untitled (Gingham), 2017. Oil paint, cardboard on panel.
Contemporary Art Writing Daily, 2018.
John Neff,2013-18. Silver gelatin prints.
Christopher E. Harrison, Spout, 2015. Plaster, acrylic on canvas.