For Immediate Release June 28, 2023
Media Contact: Kate Taylor Davis | 202-321-2878 | ktdavis@pyramid-atlantic.org
BETWEEN TWO FIRES
Work by Sue Carrie Drummond
Hyattsville, MD— Materiality is central to Mississippi-based artist Sue Carrie Drummond’s work. In Between Two Fires, she examines clothing as material culture, extracting tacit narratives from garments and the bodies that wear them. Her work explores delicate fabrics and their ability to ensnare the viewer and the wearer.
The exhibition features meticulously layered work using different process combinations, including hand dying, screenprinting, stitching, book making, and handmade paper with blowouts, the last being a process for which Drummond is particularly known.
The public opening for the exhibition takes place on Saturday, July 8th, from 6pm-8pm (free, RSVP required). The exhibition runs through August 13, 2023 in Pyramid’s Helen C. Frederick Gallery. Gallery hours are Wed–Thu, 10–8 pm and Fri–Sun, 10–6 pm. Pyramid is located at 4318 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville Maryland 20781. For more information and an RSVP link, visit pyramidatlantic.org or call 301-608-9101.
Of her work, Drummond shares, “Garments and cloth are the primary sources from which I draw out information about lived experiences, both personal and communal, that speak to identity, relationships, and performance. Until fairly recently we created garments by hand. The investment of time and labor to produce by hand means that each garment was further cherished, maintained, and retained for longer periods of time. For this reason, I am drawn to labor-intensive processes that require meticulous attention and repetition such as papermaking, printmaking, and handwork.”
Sue Carrie Drummond is a papermaker, printmaker, and book artist. She’s currently an Associate Professor of Art and Chair of the Art Department at Millsaps College in Jackson, MS. Drummond regularly shows her work in juried and curated exhibitions across the country and many of her pieces are included in special collections nationwide such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Library of Congress, Yale University, and Cornell University. She also has pieces in the permanent collection at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, Mississippi. Drummond received her MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA in 2015. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Honors from Millsaps College in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and minors in Art History and Museum Studies.
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Image: Simple Pattern 2, Cyanotype on cotton with screen print and stitched handmade paper. Additional Images available upon request.
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Founded in 1981, Pyramid Atlantic is a nonprofit contemporary art center fostering the creative disciplines of papermaking, printmaking, and book arts within a collaborative community. We equip, educate, and exhibit in our historic Hyattsville home. Our vision is to create an artistic hub in Hyattsville that inspires and enables local, national, and international artists to create and innovate in our core disciplines; elevates the local arts and small business scene; and enhances the quality of life for artists and neighbors. We value artistic excellence, infrastructure for artists, hands-on experiences, and collaboration.