Colleen Mcculla

I make sense of the world through my hands. In my recent body of work I’ve created and
shared one handmade collage on social media every day since December of 2012. Collages are
a tapestry of vaguely familiar images that have been set free from context and come together
to create a moment that is freshly relevant in present. I collage to juxtapose images from
our mass produced visual past in order to create daily thought provoking pauses in our lives.
I’m influenced by our dependency on technology and the vast amount of visual stimuli we
experience daily. Our interwoven cycle of connection to the virtual world and disconnection
to the real world is unprecedented. As the internet continues to transform us culturally, its
impact on us personally continues to shift. I create work that investigates the balance and
implications of our personal and societal relationship with media and technology. My work
explores concepts through an often humorous yet subversive tone. The hybridization of
human, machine, and nature is of great interest to me. I often explore beauty standards and
media’s fictionalization of the female body. I find freedom in expression and the commitment
to collaging daily is a mindful practice in my life.

THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART
CLEVELAND, OHIO
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
FIBERS AND MATERIAL STUDIES, 2007

2016
STUNT SHOW
DAYTON VISUAL ART CENTER
DAYTON, OH

OHIO REGIONAL EXHIBITION
MANIFEST GALLERY
CINCINNATI, OH

WORKS ON PAPER
ROSEWOOD ART CENTER
KETTERING, OH

2015
DVAC MEMBERS SHOW
DAYTON VISUAL ART CENTER
DAYTON, OH | AWARD: HONORABLE MENTION

SOLO EXHIBITION
RON ROLLINS AND TERRY WELKER STUDIO KETTERING, OHIO


2014
CREATIVITY SQUARED
SCOPE ART MIAMI BEACH
MIAMI, FLORIDA
AWARD: MOO + SCOPE CREATIVITY SQUARED WINNER

2007
BFA THESIS EXHIBITION
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART
CLEVELAND, OHIO

EXHIBIT: FIBERS AND MATERIAL SHOW
CIA ARCADE GALLERY
CLEVELAND, OHIO


2006
STUDENT INDEPENDENT EXHIBITION 60 REINBERGER GALLERY
CLEVELAND, OHIO


2005
STUDENT INDEPENDENT EXHIBITION 59 REINBERGER GALLERY
CLEVELAND, OHIO