Tina M. Dillman

Inspired by the time I’ve spent in this house.

I am leaving today, by car, for the place that I have called home most of my life. I moved in at the age of five. Like most others at the time, I moved out when I was 18 for college, and never came back to live. Last year after returning from Europe, I had the pleasure of spending the summer home. I was able to do enjoy creating new memories of the place that I always thought was beautiful from childhood, and with the luxury of the added privileges for actually being an adult, well let’s just say that summer was a lot of fun.

My home is being placed on Auction August 7th, and I am coming home to move out of 3925 Kenwood Rd. Oneida, NY 13421

I have 20 sets of these badges left from my thesis performance, Public. The letters stand for Time Is Never Abundant. These badges are silk-screened and hand embroidered. I am selling the set for $25, with a $5 shipping fee. If you are interested please click on the Paypal link below.

_______ vs. _______ (& everything that falls in b/w), is my Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition for the San Francisco Art Institute. This exhibition will be held at the Old Mint, in San Francisco, from May 14-18, 2014. My thesis project includes the work of local artists, Elizabeth Cayne, Scott Greenwalt, Erik Parra, and Karen Thomas. Through the installation of people, text, objects, photography, drawings, paintings, and collage, alternative spaces on the vault floor and within proximity of the building, will be transformed into their own private/public viewing areas. This exhibition questions the value and intention of a graduate thesis show, in a city that is currently experiencing a high rate of evictions for artists, gallerists and cultural centers, at a site that embodies the currency and history of this city.

I will be producing three site specific performances that will occur on Wednesday May 14, from 8-10:00pm for the Gala Vernissage Art for Dessert, Friday May 16, from 7-9pm for the Public Opening Reception, and Saturday May 17, from 6-8pm for the Alumni event. In addition to these hours the installation-based work will be on view to the public, Thursday May 15 through Sunday May 18, from 11am-6pm. A limited edition artist made catalogue for ________ vs. ________ (& everything that falls in b/w), will be on sale in the Book Room, on the first floor of the Mint. If you are unable to attend the event and would like to purchase a catalogue for $15, please click on the PayPal link below.

I just wanted to send out a special thanks to my audience members for attending, Marshall Elliot for documenting, Bob Linder for the contact, and Mary Joy Scott from Tattoo City for working with me on this project.

In Memory Of…
A contribution to the community of people that have lost a loved one.

in San Francisco after being absent for nine months. I’ve been to six countries in Europe and spent some time on the East Coast; teaching, making new work, meeting some amazing people, having memorable experiences, all while finding myself. So, what’s next…plenty. I will keep you posted, but for now, check out my new curatorial project with San Francisco based artist, Erik Parra.

Art in the Windows, is a project sponsored by Project U, in Utica, NY. These installations are up till August 1, 2013 and I am excited in the direction of my new work, which you can see on Bleeker St. Don’t miss out! Upstate NY is beautiful and so are our windows.

As many of you know I am a graduate student at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), studying abroad this semester in Europe, as an independent study that I put together through personal contacts that I developed over the last year. I am the first graduate student at SFAI to put together a semester study such as this.

In February, I taught a four day performance workshop at Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Artes at Tours (ESBAT), that involved daily exercises in performance, along with a final performance on the last day, where the students produced site-specific performances for the vacant apartment on campus. I also did one-hour studio visits with all 15 students, and gave an artist talk that was open to the entire school. I was then invited by one of the faculty at ESBAT, to travel to Madrid for a week with a group of students to visit museums, galleries and meet local artists and curators. I then toured Italy for a month, where I visited 10 cities, meeting locals and artists, and visited galleries and museums.

Currently, I am an artist in residence at the Lichtenberg Studios, in Berlin, Germany, where I am doing daily walking tours of the neighborhood, learning about the history, culture and people of the old East Berlin. My goal at the end of the week is to produce an installation in the neighboring park of objects that I have collected through my walks that will dissipate over time, as a result of the climate.

My next stop, is Scotland! I was recently (as in a couple of days ago), awarded a three-week Emerging Artist Residency at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW), in Lumsden. I am very excited about this opportunity, but unfortunately, I am not prepared financially and this is where I need your help. In order to travel here and produce work (that I will need to ship back) I will need to raise about $1000. Since this is a last minute opportunity I am on my own with the fundraising, so that is why I am reaching out you, to the community that I know.

I would like to show my appreciation for your support by offering a range of thank you gifts based on your donation amount.
-For gifts of $5-25, you will receive a 4″x6″ (postcard size) color photo print from my travels
-For gifts of $26-50, you will receive a 4″x6″ (postcard size) collage made from magazines and other materials that I collected along my travels.
-For gifts of $51-100, you will receive both a color photo print and a collage
-For gifts of $101-250, you will receive a ceramic and mixed media sculpture that I plan on creating at the SSW
-And for gifts of over $250, I will cook you and 3 other guests a delicious traditional Florentine dinner

Please consider making a contribution today to assist me in achieving my artistic goals. Every little bit counts and I greatly appreciate everybody’s support.

To make a contribution using a debit/credit card, please click on the link below. If you would like to mail a check, please send me an email at: tinamdillman@gmail.com.

Thank you!!!

I was invited by the artist, Nathalie Talec, to teach a performance workshop to her students at ESBAT. Over the course of four days: I did 15 studio visits, gave an artist talk to the school, and gave the students daily exercises and research assignments to introduce them to different modes of performance. On the last day, the students prepared their own performance piece that was intended to be site-specific.

First Assignment: Bring in a personal object. Chose an object that is not yours and create a work in response to the object. Works and ideas for works produced included: actions, paintings, videos, poems and a screenplay for a film.

Second Assignment: Think of an action that you can do repetitively for 10 minutes straight. This is what the classroom looked like:

Third Assignment: Develop a performance piece for the class that utilizes the abandoned apartment space. Use whatever materials are present in the space and/or bring in your own objects. Duration can vary. Most of the students utilized what materials were present in the space and created work that was specific to the space. Here are some images from works that were produced.