B.A., California State University, Sacramento -- Art
Mercy Hawkins received her BA in studio art from California State
University, Sacramento, with a minor in history, 2018. She works
presently as an archivist and communications assistant at the
Before Columbus Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting
multi-cultural literature and art. Her studio practice examines
and interprets the rhythms, music, and consciousness of the
natural world. Through a combination of weaving techniques,
various fibers are often crafted into totem-like sculptures and
ritual objects. Using an accumulation of touch, musical and
rhythmic patterns, and color both discordant and harmonious,
Hawkins seeks to imbue her work with the spirit of our native
land, inviting her audience to reexamine their own potential
relationship to nature.
JAYJAY in Sacramento
will present a virtual exhibition of works by the first-year
MFAs entitled ”ENDNOTES.” The show, which will begin
May 27, will unfold with a series of instagram posts
that will take place every other day featuring Havilah Aos,
Valerie Arcara, Jesse Aylsworth, Dino
Capaldi, Genevra Daley, Mercy Hawkins, Gretchen
Lemaistre, and Dani Torvik.
