Sawdust: Walnut Hills was a residency with ArtWorks Cincinnati where Jim Tucker led seven gallery fellows through his art-making process.
Under Jim's mentorship, fellows learned basic woodworking, spray painting, and graphic arts skills to create their own unique works.
Jim's contributions to the show were four installation pieces and three unique prints inspired by the Walnut Hills community.
Since moving to Cincinnati in 2021, Walnut Hills has had an impact on Jim's life. The first project he worked on in the city was on AJ Sunami's mural a few blocks south of the V2 gallery.
The experience of a long, hot, joyous summer in Walnut Hills is much of the inspiration for Jim's personal work in the show as he hopes to celebrate the people of Walnut Hills by juxtaposing historical images against contemporary characters and unifying them through Jim's unique situational automatic painting.
Gallery fellows were:
Aminata Thiam, MK Hensley, Chay Mills, Will Boone-Hall, Henry Hittle,
Julia Patterson, and Ellie Rockford.
A special thanks to ArtWorks Cincinnati for the opportunity to collaborate on such a special exhibition and to Jim's collaborators on the project, Gary Dangel, Daniel Iroh, Frank Young, and Cryptogram.
The show is on view until May 9th, 2024. Private viewings are available by appointment; please email karla@artworkscincinnati.org & jimtuckerstudio@gmail.com for help.
Photo credits: Phil Armstrong & Daniel Iroh
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Sawdust: Walnut Hills Postcard
![Sawdust: Walnut Hills Art Print: A collaboration between Jim Tucker & Cryptogram. 5 colour serigraph, 22x28 inches](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/86de63f2-148c-46e2-8316-82575ed7d624/0c366dcc-05e2-4028-8e93-c36397c70922_rw_1920.jpg?h=482b67ad7e99784804e18adb1b942441)
Sawdust: Walnut Hills Art Print: A collaboration between Jim Tucker & Cryptogram. 5 colour serigraph, 22x28 inches
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Walnut Hills Perceptions #1: 3 Colour Risograph 11X17 inches
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Walnut Hills Perceptions #2: 3 Colour Risograph 11X17 inches
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Sawdust: Walnut Hills installation #1, Jim Tucker
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Sawdust: Walnut Hills installation #1, Jim Tucker
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Sawdust: Walnut Hills installation #2, Jim Tucker
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Sawdust: Walnut Hills installation #3, Jim Tucker
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Walnut Hills Posters Display
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"This Moment", Spray paint, acrylic paint, and epoxy clay on found coffee jar.
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"Siesta", Spray paint, acrylic paint, and epoxy clay on found chicken sculpture
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"Untitled", Spray paint, acrylic paint, and epoxy clay on found vase.
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Sawdust: Walnut Hills installation #4, Jim Tucker
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Work by gallery fellow Julia Patterson
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Work by gallery fellow Chay Mills
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Work by gallery fellow Aminata Thiam
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Work by gallery fellow MK Hensley
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Work by gallery fellow Ellie Rockford
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Work by gallery fellow Will Boone-Hall
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