Jeffrey Augustine Songco
Script error: No such module "AfC submission catcheck".
Jeffrey Augustine Songco is an American artist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Songco was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey to Catholic, Filipino immigrant parents.[2] As a child performer, he danced in multiple productions of New Jersey Ballet’s The Nutcracker,[3] and appeared in musicals such as South Pacific, Children of Eden, and Gypsy at Paper Mill Playhouse.[4] He graduated from Livingston High School in 2001[5] and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005. While enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, Songco was a brother of the Theta Xi fraternity.[6][7][8] He received a Master of Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute in 2011.[9][10]
Career[edit]
Songco was included in the 2011 group exhibition Negative Space[11] and presented the 2012 solo exhibition Public Displays of Affection, both at Steven Wolf Fine Arts in San Francisco.[12] Alan Bamberger described Public Displays of Affection as "a world where religion and 'Queerdom' coexist in peace, harmony and even mutual admiration".[13] In 2012, Songco was also included in the group exhibition Proximities 3: Import/Export at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, curated by Glen Helfand.[14][15]
He is currently exhibiting the installation Society of 23's Trophy Game Room at Mattress Factory as part of Factory Installed 2021.[16] The other exhibiting artists are Luftwerk, Andréa Stanislav, Sarawut Chutiwongpeti, and Meir Tati.[17]
ArtPrize[edit]
Songco has participated multiple times in ArtPrize, an art competition and festival in Grand Rapids. In 2017, juror and artist Anila Quayyum Agha selected his installation Society of 23's Locker Dressing Room as the winner of the Installation Category Juried Award at ArtPrize Nine.[18]
| Year | Artwork | Category | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Society of 23's Locker Dressing Room | Installation | the city water building by the richard app gallery |
| 2016 | Let's Dance America![20] | Time-Based | Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts |
| 2015 | Revelry | Installation | VandenBerg (Calder) Plaza and Grand Rapids City Hall |
| 2012 | Hosanna | 2-D | Kendall College of Art and Design |
| 2011 | GayGayGay robe | 3-D | Westminster Presbyterian Church |
Controversy[edit]
In 2015, the artist debuted Revelry, a temporary site-specific outdoor installation positioned near La Grand Vitesse and inspired by the ArtPrize 2013 controversy.[21] Revelry was a 200-foot long metal chain link fence decorated with 27,000 strands of plastic beaded necklaces.[22] Songco distributed additional beaded necklaces for visitors to wear, share, and add to the installation,[21] and invited visitors to bring their own beaded necklaces.[23] On the third day of ArtPrize, visitors dismantled the artwork by removing all the necklaces.[24] "Is it vandalism? Or is it the evolution of art?" the artist told Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk with MLive. "In an amazing turn of events, people began to add [beaded necklaces] to the fence once again. The work of art evolved with the public, and the public evolved with the work of art."[21]
Writing[edit]
Songco has contributed writings to various online publications including Art21 Blog,[25] Bad At Sports,[26] HuffPost,[27] and Hyperallergic[28].
References[edit]
- ↑ "5 artists with Michigan ties on ArtPrize 2017 Jurors' Shortlist". mlive. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ Bernabe, Jan Christian; Kina, Laura (2017). Queering Contemporary Asian American Art. University of Washington Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780295741376. Search this book on
- ↑ "Art Under the Influence". Art21 Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "Jeffrey Songco Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ "Livingston High School Seniors Receive $132,500 in Scholarships at Awards Night" (PDF). West Essex Tribune. June 14, 2001.
- ↑ "Standing Ovation for Networks". Art21 Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ cultured.GR (2017-06-28). "Experimenting with the Self". mlive. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ Waltz, Amanda. "Fictional frat life plays out in Mattress Factory's "Society of 23's Trophy Game Room"". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ Cruz, Yara (June 5, 2018). "Jeffrey Augustine Songco Interview". Asian American Art Oral History Project: 13 – via DePaul University via Sapientiae.
- ↑ "THE FILE: Interview with Jeffrey Augustine Songco". Settlers + Nomads. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ "Just say no". San Francisco Bay Guardian Archive 1966–2014. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ PAWA (January 19, 2012). "Public Displays Of Affection By Jeffrey Augustine Songco". PAWA. Retrieved 2021-04-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "a.Muse, Steven Wolf, Hijinks, Eleanor Harwood, Triple Base, Articulated - San Francisco California Art Galleries Events: January 7, 2012, Part II". www.artbusiness.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ "Proximities: A Three-Part Exhibition | Exhibitions | Asian Art Museum". Exhibitions. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ Xiao, An (2014-01-22). "Import, Export, Art, and Asia". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ McDermott, Beatrice (2021-03-10). "Artists explore identity, space in 'Factory Installed 2021'". The Pitt News. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "Factory Installed 2021 Installations Preview". Mattress Factory. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ Dewey, Charlsie (2017-10-07). "ArtPrize Nine Winners Announced". Grand Rapids Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "Jeffrey Augustine Songco". www.artprize.org. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ Stryker, Mark. "Discovering the sublime, avoiding the ridiculous at ArtPrize". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "Was ArtPrize 2015 entry vandalized or misunderstood? Artist asks for its return". mlive. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ 2,700 pounds of Mardi Gras beads at ArtPrize 2015, retrieved 2021-04-20
- ↑ September 28, Matt MilhousePublished; 2015. "Thousands of Beads Taken From ArtPrize Entry". 100.5 The River. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ Press, Associated. "Visitors dismantle ArtPrize entry amid confusion". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ "New Guest Blogger: Jeffrey Augustine Songco". Art21 Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ "Jeffrey Songco | Bad at Sports". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ "Jeffrey Augustine Songco | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ "Jeffrey Augustine Songco". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
This article "Jeffrey Augustine Songco" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Jeffrey Augustine Songco. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
