ABOUT THE ARTIST

Bussie Parker Kehoe is a San Francisco-based mixed-media artist whose found-object assemblages explore transformation, reinvention, and the overlooked beauty of everyday items. Drawing on a lifelong passion for discovering treasures among discarded objects, Kehoe’s work challenges viewers to reconsider what is valuable and worthy of attention, turning the mundane into the extraordinary.

Kehoe studied printmaking and drawing at the University of Virginia before pausing her art practice to pursue a career in law, raise a family, and teach art in Washington, D.C. She opened her first studio in 2017 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She now lives and works in San Francisco’s Mission District.

ARTIST STATEMENT
Currently, I pour old, discarded house paint onto glass, let the paint dry, then sculpt with the resulting dried paint peel. I intentionally place each paint peel so that it connects to and supports the others surrounding it, which is directly related to my life experience of moving and searching for those connections and support. 

Sometimes, I stack and cut those paint peels, then assemble a “quilt” reminiscent of the Korean textiles that I grew up with.  Other times, I coax the paint into organic patterns I see in nature. I love the lack of control when pouring paint juxtaposed with the meticulous placing of the dried paint peels. Chaos and order are inherent in this process.  It reflects life, where you take what life throws at you and try to make sense of it.