Jacqueline Surdell b. 1993

  • On large-scale looms, Jacqueline Surdell employs the full force of her body, weaving sculptural topographies that physically and metaphorically investigate...
    Photograph by Dayson Roa
    On large-scale looms, Jacqueline Surdell employs the full force of her body, weaving sculptural topographies that physically and metaphorically investigate material, space, and time. Her woven reliefs—composed of twisted, bound, and tightly or loosely wefted ropes—pay homage to painterly traditions of depth and perspective while simultaneously exposing the illusionistic nature of the picture plane. Moving fluidly between these disciplines, she establishes her practice as one of transformation. Her exploration of landscape—particularly the interaction between the built and natural worlds—draws on familial Dutch and Midwestern narratives as it does Catholic creations of space, both physical, spiritual, and through painting. Through this lens, she considers the ontological nature of ritual, myth, the sacred, the monumental, and the sublime, questioning where she, and by extension, the body, are situated within these structures.
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    Studio Visit + Exhibition Walkthrough with Jacqueline Surdell

  • Exhibitions
  • Works
    • Jacqueline Surdell, My Kaleidoscopic View, 2025
      Jacqueline Surdell
      My Kaleidoscopic View, 2025
      Nylon cord, cotton cord, polyester fabric, steel
      73 x 73 x 15 inches
    • Jacqueline Surdell, by the skin of my teeth, 2024
      Jacqueline Surdell
      by the skin of my teeth, 2024
      Nylon rope, steel
      106 x 61 x 7 inches
    • Jacqueline Surdell, Dejma at night; contemporary perspective (after Kawahara Keiga), 2024
      Jacqueline Surdell
      Dejma at night; contemporary perspective (after Kawahara Keiga), 2024
      Nylon cord, cotton cord, custom steel frame
      70 x 105 x 15 inches
    • Jacqueline Surdell, Suddenly, she was hell-bent and ravenous (after Giotto), 2024
      Jacqueline Surdell
      Suddenly, she was hell-bent and ravenous (after Giotto), 2024
      Nylon cord, steel, polyester fabric, steel spool top, steel chain and meat hooks
      165 (body) x 252 (pole to pole) x 7 inches
    • Jacqueline Surdell, Our Light, 2023
      Jacqueline Surdell
      Our Light, 2023
      Nylon cord, steel, polyester fabric, steel spool top, steel meat hooks
      75 inches (diameter)
      120 x 96 x 12 inches (with brackets and posts)
    • Jacqueline Surdell, Origin Study (Human Measurements) 1, 2017-2025
      Jacqueline Surdell
      Origin Study (Human Measurements) 1, 2017-2025
      Ink, oil pastel, body paint, and charcoal on paper
      97 x 40.25 inches, framed
    • Jacqueline Surdell, Origin Study (Human Measurements) 2, 2017-2025
      Jacqueline Surdell
      Origin Study (Human Measurements) 2, 2017-2025
      Ink, oil pastel, body paint, and charcoal on paper
      73 x 46.5 inches, framed
    • Jacqueline Surdell, Origin Study (Human Measurements) 3, 2017-2025
      Jacqueline Surdell
      Origin Study (Human Measurements) 3, 2017-2025
      Ink, oil pastel, body paint, and charcoal on paper
      63.5 x 40.5 inches, framed
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