Biography

Grace Sippy grew up in the small town of Swisher, IA and received her BFA in Printmaking with Honors at the University of Iowa. She has exhibited many times in the Midwest as well as abroad, including England, Ireland, Slovakia, China and Canada. She recently was selected to show at the 4th Guanlan International Print Biennial in which she was awarded one of the prestigious Guanlan International Print Prizes. She was also accepted into the 21st LAPS National Print Exhibition in Los Angeles, CA. Grace’s interests in print media embrace traditional, photomechanical, and digital methods. Traditional and alternative Photography have also emerged within her practice. She is currently a candidate for receiving an MFA in Printmaking at the University of Alberta.

Open Folio

Flux
My current research and image development are linked in themes stemming from psychology and identity. I am specifically fascinated in Jung’s idea of the Shadow and its relation to mental turmoil and intimate conflict within the psyche. The Shadow is the alter ego, the disowned self, the repressed self, the “other”.  In this context I have developed a series of prints, the Flux series, in connection to internal conflict, mental illness and the “deformed” psyche. Utilizing printmaking and photography I hope to create a response within the viewer, perhaps making a connection within their own personal unconsciousness.