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Skyway 2020

Skyway 20/21: A Contemporary Collaboration

June 14 – September 1, 2021
USF Contemporary Art Museum + Online

 

USFCAM HOURS + ADMISSIONS

Monday-Friday 10am-5pm; Closed Weekends and USF Holidays (July 5) – Reservations required for visits June 14–25. No reservations required starting June 28 when USF lifts COVID restrictions on public access to campus

Admission to the Museum is free; however, a USF parking permit ($5.00 daily) or pay-per-space parking is required. Please call (813) 974-4133 for questions regarding reservations, parking, directions, or more information on events associated with the exhibitions.  

 

CAM EXHIBITION ONLINE

Exhibition Home   //   Essay by Sarah Howard   //   Foreword + Acknowledgements
Rosemarie Chiarlone   //   Danny Dobrow   //   Babette Herschberger   //   Akiko Kotani
Cynthia Mason   //   Ry McCullough   //   Casey McDonough   //   Kodi Thompson

 

CASEY McDONOUGH

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Weaving intersections between art, nature, and science, Casey McDonough mines the contradictions present in our human experience with the natural world by investigating the transformative and transcendent potential of material. McDonough’s site-specific installation of delicate clay girders expands structurally when intertwined into a larger constellation of bright, luminous, and reflective material forms. Amplified and echoed through shadow and repetition, celestial contours and biomorphic patterns spotlight macro and micro perspectives; smaller gestures invite close observation while broader connections reveal a volumetric presence and intricate dialogue between spatial and material exploration.  

Artist's Website: caseymcdonough.com 

 Artist's Instagram: @tinyfiresburningbrightly

 

INSTALLATION VIEWS
Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider, 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider, 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider (detail), 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider (detail), 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider (detail), 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider (detail), 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider (detail), 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider (detail), 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider (detail), 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider (detail), 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider, 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

Casey McDonough, the immeasurability of this cosmological collider, 2021. ceramic and mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Skyway 20/21 exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.

 

ABOUT CASEY McDONOUGH (b. 1981, Pensacola, FL) 

Casey McDonough has participated in artist residencies at the Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL; the Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT; and the Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, Hjørring, Denmark. McDonough received a BS in Marine Science and a BA in Studio Art from Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, and holds an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. He lives in St. Petersburg, FL where he maintains a studio practice and design collaborative and works as an artist educator.  

 

Skyway 20/21: A Contemporary Collaboration at the USF Contemporary Art Museum is supported by the Gobioff Foundation, the Stanton Storer Embrace the Arts Foundation, the Lee and Victor Leavengood Trust, and Dr. Allen Root in honor of his late wife Janet G. Root.  

 

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