Studio #A13 Vivian Hordes

Vivian Hordes
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Vivian Hordes is an award winning Houston printmaker whose prints have been exhibited at “The New Orleans Triennial: A Southern Perspective on Prints”, a solo exhibition at the Museum of Printing History, “Meditations & Inspirations” where she was honored as the “Undiscovered Printmaker of the Year” , Williams Tower Visual Arts Alliance juried exhibitions, and numerous Houston public art events. Ms. Hordes’ work incorporates ancient and mystical imagery combining tradition printmaking techniques to achieve three-dimensionality resulting in a rich surface emphasizing the depth of her imagery. She is alum of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received her B.F.A and M.F.A. Her studio is located at Winter Street Studios, A-13

artist statement

As a process-based artist, I’m attentive to the physical aspects of art-making and respond to them as a work develops. Using materials from many sources which are collaged together, the hand is evident as a record of the making and hopefully has an impact to be read within my work.

I do not make art with machine-like anonymity that suppresses evidence of the hand, the history of the work’s evolution, or the special nature of what it is made of. I like to celebrate the act of making images that allow and draw the viewer’s ‘eye’ into an inward realm of reflection, memory and mystery.