Artist Talk With Steven Mastroianni and Rebekah Wilhelm

Show Statement:
Lines, words, scratches, and shadows trace symbols and patterns through the work of Wilhelm and Mastroianni. Ink and silver emulsion develop into strange maps and unread stories in stark contrast of black and white. Through repetitive marks the artists use and reuse lines, symbols and text to create bold, yet complex graphic compositions on paper, evoking fences, fields, stars, and stories.

Bios:
Steven Mastroianni is an artist, photographer, educator, curator, and musician from Cleveland. He has shown in dozens of individual and group exhibits, and was the owner/operator of Silver Scuro Gallery/Mastroianni Arts in the Tremont and Slavic Village neighborhoods. His work is in many private and public collections, including The Cleveland Clinic. His photographic clients include organizations like No Exit New Music Ensemble, Les Délices, and numerous other area musicians, artists, professionals, and countless brides and grooms. In addition to visual arts, he is an avid amateur musician, and performs regularly with his eclectic ensemble Malphonia. He has a BFA in film, video, and printmaking from The Cleveland Institute of Art, where he now also works managing the Technology Checkout Department.
www.stevenmastroianni.com

Rebekah Wilhelm is a professional artist and printmaker currently working in Cleveland Ohio. She completed her Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Delaware and has her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Her work is heavily based in installation and print. She has shown her work in multiple group and curated shows and traveling portfolios throughout the U.S and has shown in two Group shows in Germany last year and has exhibited in a solo show in New York City at Salt Gallery. Rebekah Specializes in green printmaking and is continually involved in researching and developing green practices in printmaking. She spent a semester at the Cleveland Institute of Art as an Artist in Residence to help develop new and greener practices in the Photo Department. Rebekah completed an exchange in Dresden, Germany for an art residency provided by the Ohio Arts Council and the City of Dresden.
www.rebekahwilhelm.com