In NO WHERE, NOW HERE, Marjorie Fedyszyn navigates a profound journey of healing, transforming past trauma into present joy and new artistic expression. For over a decade, her installations processed deep-seated pain and grief from childhood—this exhibition marks a new beginning: the artist’s embrace of her significant shift toward self-discovery and release. Handmade paper and textile abstractions glow with fluorescent color, reflecting the lightness and hope she has recently discovered in her life.

Performance: Saturday, January 17, 6:30pm | incubating, by Annika Johansson, will accompany the opening of Marjorie Fedyszyn’s exhibition.

Artist Talk: Thursday, February 26, 6:30pm

All events are free and open to the public. For ASL interpretation and/or other accommodations, please contact ddtaropurua697@stkate.edu.

ARTIST STATEMENT
I am currently navigating a transformative journey at the intersection of past trauma and present joy. The process of letting go of deep-seated pain and resentment I harbored for much of my adult life has allowed me to embrace new beginnings, symbolized by this new body of work, No Where, Now Here.

Over the past decade, I have used art as a way of processing the childhood trauma I endured, exploring themes of loss and grief in my work. In the past three years, I have journeyed towards a new beginning and my work has evolved in unexpected ways. Trusting the creative process, I have allowed myself to explore different pathways in the studio, ultimately leading me to a place of captivating inspiration. As I have reached this point of healing and release, I have also embraced a significant shift in my artistic practice—a newfound use of color, reflecting the happiness and lightness I have found in my life.

ARTIST BIO
Visual artist Marjorie Fedyszyn (she/her) addresses the universal experiences of human vulnerability through her sculptural practice in textiles. Using traditional craft techniques such as paper making, hand stitching, and needlework, Fedyszyn’s abstract forms and installations emerge as emotional investigations encompassing ideas of control and loss. Her creative vocabulary is driven by careful attention to the inherent properties of materials within her process to address the realms of personal introspection and the human experience.

Fedyszyn is a 2023 McKnight Fiber Artist Fellow, a 2019 Jerome Visual Arts Fellow and has participated in residencies at Mass MoCA and Grand Marais Art Colony. Her work has been recognized by the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight/MRAC Next Step Fund with grants to sustain her artistic practice and community involvement. Fedyszyn’s art has been exhibited regionally and nationally, including The Robert C Williams Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta GA; The Morgan Conservatory of Paper, Cleveland, OH; DeVos Museum, Marquette, MI and South Dakota Museum of Art, Brookings. She is an active educator in the Minnesota textile community and a founding member of the MN Felt Makers Guild and the artist collective, SD8.