Sixspace is proud present Newfoundland, the second solo exhibition at the gallery by Carrie Marill. Newfoundland features a new series of gouache-on-paper paintings depicting threatened or endangered flora and fauna existing in an imaginary world.

Carrie Marill utilizes painting as a way to investigate particular subjects (such as her 2006 exhibition Duke and Duchess focusing on the story of Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Mrs. Wallis Simpson and Edward, Prince of Wales and her previous series exploring String Theory). For Newfoundland, Marill has familiarized herself with species (focusing primarily on plants and birds) whose status is either threatened, endangered, or extinct. Within her imagery she uniquely navigates and accesses the rich past of natural history illustration thus creating a modern re-interpretation of these threatened and endangered species. By highlighting that the three major contributors to loss of species are habitat destruction, invasive species, and human development, Marill brings delicate attention to this serious problem.

Carrie Marill received her BA at San Francisco State University (2000) and her MFA from Cornell University, NY (2004). Recent exhibitions include her Los Angeles solo debut Duke and Duchess at sixspace in February 2006, a solo show in the project room at Conduit Gallery, Texas, and New America City at Arizona State University. She has been featured in publications such as Phoenix New Times, New American Paintings, and the LA Weekly. Grants include the Contemporary Forum of Phoenix Art Museum Artist Grant (2005), The Charles Baskerville Painting Award, Cornell University (2004) and the CCA Grant, Cornell Council on the Arts (2003).

Images from the exhibition.