
Tiera May
Artist Bio + Statement
Tiera May is a visual artist and musician from Northern California. She currently resides in Spokane, Washington.
May’s work has been featured at the Nevada City Film Festival, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Blue Line Art Gallery, The Museum of Northern California Art, B-So Gallery and 1078 Gallery.
Artist's statement
My art explores mythology, folklore and mysticism through analog collage. Manipulating elements of iconography as a means of investigating visual semiotics is the primary focus of my work. By removing an image from its original context and placing it in juxtaposition with another, a transmutation takes place and a new visual language is created.
Working with paper as a medium in what is becoming a paperless age is an obsession of mine. Because of my reverence for and fascination with relics of the past, the dismantling of rare and out-of-print books to incorporate specific elements in my collages is like a ritual sacrifice; the act of cutting up an antique book pains the bibliophile in me yet I am still compelled to do it. This continuous dance of destruction and creation is integral to my process.
Past Exhibitions
2021
1078 Gallery
Chico, CA
2020
Nevada City Film Festival
Nevada City, CA
2018
B-SO Space Gallery
Chico, CA
2018
Blackbird
Chico, CA
2018
Museum of Northern California Art
Chico, CA
2017
Blue Line Art Gallery
Roseville, CA
2017
Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Nevada City, CA
Education
2017 Sierra College, Associate Degree in Liberal Arts & Cultures
2016 Sierra College, Associate Degree in Studio Art
2016 Sierra College, Associate Degree in Applied Art & Design