Douglas Degges

gift wrap, acrylic on paper, 11 x 8.5 inches, 2025

Portrait of my studio assistant

Teaching is often a lift, but, right now, it’s doing that & more. So grateful for my students that show up open-eyed & open-hearted. This assemblage will make it into the classroom, but in a bag, where a student will draw it without being able to see it. A twist on working from observation.

Artists: David Morrison, Emily Weiskopf, Danessa Pedroso, Sophia DeJesus-Sabella, Lisa Warren, Bizzie Ruth, Katro Storm, Scott Carrillo Azevedo, Douglas Degges, Marquis Brantley Sr., Colleen McGuire, & Logan Bishop.

Curators: Jared Quinton, Wadsworth Atheneum; Jasmine Agosto, NXTVHN; Aimee Burg, Ely Center; & Theo Coulombe, Standard Space

Excited to share that Connecticut Curates opens soon at ART06870 in Old Greenwich, CT! 12 artists, selected by four curators, are included in the exhibition. Major thanks to Jared Quinton, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Wadsworth, for including my work in the show.