Indianapolis, INDIANA– Ink Scaffolds features the artwork created by Jesse Krimes during his incarceration in federal prison and will be on display in the Marian University Art Gallery in Marian Hall from March 1-April 1, 2016.  An opening reception of the exhibit will be held March 3rd from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The exhibit and the reception, which are generously funded by the Talbot Street Art Fair, are free and open to the public.

Krimes’ work investigates the human condition in an attempt to disentangle complex value systems and hierarchies.  The artist explains, “My practice seeks to create poetic interpretations of documents where collage and installation integrate numerous found, modified and handmade components, including artifacts of material culture, painting, photography, drawing, video, and philosophy…My projects begin by collecting and combining unrelated materials, images, and texts. I approach these materials intuitively and allow them to build meaning as I transform each piece, one work leading to the next while growing in intensity, complexity, and scale over extended periods of time.”

Krimes is faculty in the Social Justice Research Academy of the University of Pennsylvania and the lead artist of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Restorative Justice Program.  In 2015 He was awarded a fellowship in from the Center for Emerging Visual Artists in Philadelphia and gave a TED talk Seeing in Complexity for TEDxPhiladelphia.  Krimes holds a BA in Studio Art from Millersville University of Pennsylvania. 

The Marian University Art Gallery (Evans Center) is located on the north end of the second floor of the Michael Evans Center for Health Sciences.  Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, although appointments at later times are welcome.  Please contact Gallery Director Jenny Ambroise at jambroise@marian.edu with any inquiries.