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1. I'll Be Your Mirror, 2008, installation view
2. I'll Be Your Mirror, 2008, installation view
3. I'll Be Your Mirror, 2008, mirror paillettes, 5' x 3-½'
4. I'll Be Your Mirror, 2008, mirror paillettes with viewer participation,
    5' x 3-½'
5. Medusa, 2008, zippers, dimensions variable
6. Medusa, detail
7. Give and Receive, 2008, coffee filters stained with blackberry tea
     and coffee, dimensions variable
8. Give and Receive, detail
9. Give and Receive, detail
10. Give and Receive, detail
11. Give and Receive, detail with viewer participation
12. Give and Receive, detail with viewer participation

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Fashion and Performance Garments
13. Bodyware (Zippers), 2008, zipper tape, dimensions variable
14. Bodyware (Snaps), 2008, snap tape, dimensions variable
15. Bodyware (Washers #1), 2007, crocheted spandex and washers,
       dimensions variable
16. Bodyware (Washers #4), 2007, crocheted spandex and washers,
       dimensions variable
17. Bodyware (Washers #5), 2007, crocheted spandex and washers,
       dimensions variable
18. Partner Come Dance With Me, performance still, 2007, industrial coffee filters
       with blackberry tea, dimensions variable
19. Sisyphus, performance still, 2007, crocheted gold ribbon, dimensions variable
20. Sisyphus (performance still), 2007, crocheted gold ribbon, dimensions variable
21. Sisyphus, detail

Contact Information
6620 N. 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19126
tel: 724-541-0118
e-mail: pazia@temple.edu
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
The term clothing implies protection against the elements and to preserve modesty. In the course of history, clothing has also become a means of seduction by enhancing nature, or adding artificial attraction. Costume functions beyond simple utility; it implies magical significance inspiring fear, desire, or imposing authority. Its attributes express power. Fashion and haute couture indulges the fantasy of the creator.

Through the construction of bodyware, I explore the body's strengths and limitations. I use the term bodyware because my work derives from the varying ideas implicated in the terms and the vast histories of clothing, costume, fashion, and haute couture. My work is sculptural, and also functional in performance and dance. I explore the temporal, emotional experience of the dialogue between artist as the facilitator of a performance and the audience. I am greatly influenced by the intricate hand construction of haute couture fashion, and the documentation of these garments in high-end fashion shows and fashion photography in publication such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times.

Education
2008
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
MFA, Fibers

2005
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
BFA, Fibers and Sculpture, Minor in English Literature

Awards and Honors
2004
Honorable mention, The International Sculpture Center: 2004 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards.

Selected to study abroad: Participation in two plein airs with focus on Sculpture, Uniwersytetu Opolskiego, Opole, Poland

Jennifer Pomplan Memorial Sculpture Scholarship, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

Professional Experience
2008
Instructor of Record, Body Art and Adornment, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2006-2007
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Graduate Academic Internship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Exhibitions

Solo and Two-Person

2008
I'll Be Your Mirror: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007
La Dolce Vita, The Barber Shop Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Allegory of a Displaced Person: Experiences in Poland, Miller Gallery, Indiana, PA

I Have Lost Myself in You: The Palace of Consumption Still Burns, BFA Thesis Exhibition, Miller Gallery, Indiana, PA

Group

2008
Semi: MFA Exhibition, Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition

2007
Selections: MFA Exhibition, Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition

Heartbeats, Mason Hall, Ardmore, PA
Collaborative Dance Performance

Craftopalooza: MFA Exhibition, Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Carkin It, Penrose Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2006
Fibers Show, Penrose Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Society of Sculptors Student and Faculty Exhibition, PPG Wintergarden, Pittsburgh, PA
Juried Exhibition

Undergraduate Student Juried Exhibition, Kipp Gallery,
Indiana, PA
Juried Exhibition

Jezebel: Fashion Exhibition, "Unraveled Clothing line", The Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA

I Have Come Undone, Sprowls Hall Lobby, Indiana, PA
Performance Exhibition

2004
She's a Fool They Say, Sprowls Hall Lobby, Indiana, PA
Performance Exhibition

Undergraduate Student Juried Exhibition, Kipp Gallery,
Indiana, PA
Juried Exhibition

Plein Air Results 2004, Galeria Sztuki Wspotizesnej, Uniwersytetu Opolskiego, Opole, Poland

Sculpture from the Basement, Waller Theatre, Indiana, PA

The Brown Hotel Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Brown Hotel, Indiana, PA
Juried Exhibition

2003
Displacement of Time, Miller Gallery, Indiana, PA
Juried Exhibition

Juried Fiber Arts Show, Miller Gallery, Indiana, PA
Juried Exhibition

Running with Scissors: Advanced and Graduate Sculpture, Waller Theatre, Indiana, PA

Lunacity: Fashion and Art Exhibition, Hadley Union Building, Indiana, PA
Juried Exhibition

Justification: Fashion and Art Exhibition, Hadley Union Building, Indiana, PA
Juried Exhibition

2002
Undergraduate Student Juried Exhibition, Kipp Gallery,
Indiana, PA
Juried Exhibition

Sculpture from the Basement, Waller Theatre, Indiana, PA

Clarity Within Chaos, The Indiana Theatre, Indiana, PA
Juried Exhibition