date of broadcast: September 2, 2009
Troy Passey, youngest of three children, was raised on a hay and dairy farm in Paris, Idaho, a fourth-generation native. He attended Utah State University as an English major with an art history minor. In 1995, he attended Boise State University, where he earned an M.F.A.
In 2000 and 2007, Passey had work accepted into the prestigious Idaho Triennial Exhibition at the Boise Art Museum. In 2000, his art was selected for a “fresh Visions” solo exhibition, again at the Boise Art Museum. Since then, he has had work in four group shows, including a recent one, “The Container Show” in Ketchum (July-August 2009). Represented by the Stewart Gallery in Boise, he has also had three one-person shows at the Ogle Gallery in Portland. He is, as well, a three-time recipient of QuickFunds grants from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and a 2009 ICA Visual Art Fellowship recipient.
For the most part, Passey paints on Bristol board vellum or Lennox 100drawing paper. He favors a Pilot V5 pen for inscription, and his palette ranges from black to white to silver. His compositions—decidedly more abstract than representational— precede the text, which is repetitive and drawn from books, songs, films, or conversations overheard. “You don’t really expect someone to read a piece,” he says, “and I prefer that my work doesn’t hit the viewer over the head with the text. After all,” he explains, “I’m trying to get the viewer to see.”
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2009 Featured Artists
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Margaret Aho
Poet, Pocatello November 25, 2009 Jill Aldape Oinkari Dancer, Boise August 26, 2009 Mary Clearman Blew Writer, Moscow November 11, 2009 Jim Cockey Composer, McCall October 14, 2009 Vince Crofts Musician, Firth December 2, 2009 Steve Derricott Rawhide braider, Boise September 9, 2009 Molly Hill Painter, Boise August 19, 2009 Jim Loney and Colleen McNutt Artists, Moscow September 24, 2009 Ron McFarland Poet, Moscow September 16, 2009 Aage Nielsen Musician, Boise October 21, 2009 Philomena Nomee Beadworker, Coeur d'Alene October 28, 2009 Amy O'Brien Dancer, Boise November 18, 2009 Troy Passey Artist, Boise September 2, 2009 Randy Priest Hat Maker, Donnelly December 16, 2009 Denis and Margo Proksa Artists, Pocatello December 9, 2009 Diane Raptosh Poet, Boise August 5, 2009 Nita Sale Quilter September 30, 2009 Stephen Schultz Painter, Sandpoint November 4, 2009 Cary Schwarz Saddlemaker, Salmon August 12, 2009 Evelyn Sooter Assemblager, Clark Fork December 23, 2009 Robert Wrigley Poet, Moscow October 7, 2009 |
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