Emily Lynn Dzieweczynski

Statement

I make things that help us connect—to one another and the universe. At the heart of my practice is a curiosity for empathy and alterity.

My work celebrates the poetics of science, art, and technology. I question the lengths and limitations of these fields when they intersect at the concept of empathy. I am inspired by science, broadly, and psychological literature informs my art making decisions—bringing something that is analyzed into something that is felt. Often, my work includes data collection in process and product.

Ultimately, your reality is vastly different than mine and I want to understand that.

GlogauAIR Project

My work questions how we can use technology to better connect—with each other and the universe. I have circled around themes of empathy, aspects of the human condition, science, data, and the natural world. During this residency, I hope to tie together my interests in both the human experience and the natural world by creating an Environmental Memory Database. This interface can be accessed globally to record, document, and collect memories that pertain to natural and urban environments. I hope to use this, too, as a space to reflect on the differences of what is felt and analyzed in our environments by utilizing data collected by scientists as a measure of comparison.

CV Summary

Education

• 2021 Web Development Certificate, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis
• 2019 BA Studio Art & Psychology, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, USA
• 2017 Semester Abroad, Fine Arts Media, Slade School of Fine Art, London, England

Grants & Awards

• 2024-28 National Science Foundation Grant, “From Peaks To Slopes To Communities, Tropical Glacierized Volcanoes As Sentinels of Global Change: Integrated Impacts On Water, Plants, and Elemental Cycling”, The National Science Foundation, research conducted in Cayambe, Ecuador
• 2022-23 Artist in Residence, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, MN, USA
• 2022-23 Creative Support For Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, MN, USA
• 2020 Artists Respond: Combating Social Isolation, Springboard for the Arts
• 2020 Artist Development Grant, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council
• 2019 National Science Foundation Grant, “Determining the eco-hydrogeologic response of tropical glacial watersheds to climate change: an integrated data approach”, The National Science Foundation, research conducted in Cayambe, Ecuador

Solo/Two Person Shows

• 2024 bleeding from the outside in, Larson Gallery, St. Paul, MN, USA
• 2022 i sat in the zoom room and wondered what you smell like, Second Shift Studio Space, St. Paul, MN, US
• 2020 Reservoir, with Betsy Ruth Byers, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 2019 0 Degrees C, -3 Degrees C, with Betsy Ruth Byers, 410 Gallery, Mankato, MN

Selected Group Shows

• 2023 Serious Play, JAG Gallery, St. Paul, MN, USA
• 2020 Living//Room, School of Visual Arts Curatorial Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
• 2020 SWITCH, Kaiser Gallery, Cleveland, OH, USA
• 2020 Simulacra, REM5VR, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 2019 CollabArts V.2, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 2019 C4W, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 2019 The Human as a Vessel, Larson Gallery, St. Paul, MN, USA
• 2019 Habitats, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, USA
• 2019 Fruition, The Hillstrom Museum of Art, St. Peter, MN, USA
• 2018 Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2018 Supposition, 410 Gallery, Mankato, MN, USA
• 2018 Migration, Ridgewater College, Hutchinson, MN, USA
• 2018 World In Flux, Vine Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 2017 Prints on Ice, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 2017 Carnegie Art Center Juried Show, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN, USA

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