Cone Zone I-IV. Cement, wire mesh, picture wire, acrylic paint. Each: 6.5"x6.5"x.5" 2025
Colin Kippen was born in San Francisco and grew up in rural Vermont. Along with a nine-year apprenticeship to a jeweler, he holds an MFA in Craft (2015) and a Post-Bacc Certificate in Metals (2006) from Oregon College of Art and Craft along with a BA in Studio Art (2004) from Carleton College. His sculptural practice loosely references domesticity, waste streams, and parenting. Along with a recent solo show at Nine Gallery in Portland, OR, Colin has exhibited along the West Coast including Eastside International, Los Angeles, CA, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA; and Dakota Art Gallery, Bellingham, WA. Colin is an adjunct professor of sculpture, design and drawing at Portland Community College, University of Portland and Clark College in Vancouver, WA. He lives and works in Portland, OR.
Chair Back. 3D printed PLA, acrylic paint. 7.75"x9"x1.75" 2023
Mitt. 3D printed PLA, acrylic paint."9x7.75"x1" 2023
Changing Patterns. Cement, wire mesh, picture wire, acrylic paint. 18"x15"x1.5" 2023
Sleeping Patterns II. Cement, wire mesh, picture wire, acrylic paint. 18"x15"x1" 2023
Swept. Paper pulp, spray paint, broom head. 18”x16”x9”, 2021
Diet and Exercise. Cement, tricycle wheel, acrylic paint. 16”x16”x13.5” 2020