Night (Pillow)
24"x 15"x 5"
Cotton and Fiber fill
"The quiet moments before sleep can become an unquiet time for the
mind. This work is a result of prolonged insomnia."
2002
Jacie Lee Almira
Jacie Lee Almira, a first generation Filipina-American, was born and
raised in Queens, New York. Before pursuing a career in art, she studied
biology. Fascinated with the scientific method and experimentation, she
naturally integrated these affinities into the process of art-making.
She works in a wide range of media: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography,
video, and multimedia sculpture/installations. She invented a personal
taxonomy through an analysis of fears and anxieties, questioned her faith
in a once-practiced religion, and studied the effects of the "biological
clock" on the lives of modern women. She examines issues through
inquiry. Most recently, she explores the dilemma of weight and the dissatisfaction
one faces with her body. The objects she creates are waiting for results
with no clear conclusions. She strives to harness the beauty of science,
universal truth and order to document that which is not so easily understood.
She received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts, works in TriBeCa,
and has exhibited in galleries in New York City.