Virginia Mallon
VIRGINIA MALLON
Artist Statement:
I create work that reflects on the world around me; it contemplates religious, historical and mythological women, personal histories, and the psychological undercurrents of contemporary society. It is influenced by social realism, political art, and feminist art, and addresses the angst and trauma of modern America from a female perspective.
LINKS TO RECENT WORK
PAINTING
PHOTOGRAPHY
What's with the Canary?
In additional to traditional gallery relationships, artists today need to create their own opportunities outside the androidcentric art world. In response to this, The Fat Canary Journal was founded in 2018 to celebrate emerging and under-recognized artists.
Originally a monthly print and online publication, The Fat Canary Journal shifted to an online-only format with a digital gallery during the pandemic. Today, its focus has expanded to include pop-up exhibits around the United States and an annual fellowship for the Arte Studio Ginestrelle, an art residency in Assisi, Italy. For details on past and upcoming exhibits please use the link above. The name, Fat Canary" comes from a line in the John Lyly poem:
Oh, for a bowl of fat Canary,
Rich Palermo, sparkling Sherry,
Some nectar else, from Juno’s dairy;
Oh, these draughts would make us merry!
