ARC Exhibition Opening: Home Spun | Jaime Leigh Collier March 23, 2012

Spacetaker presents Home Spun, a solo exhibition by photographer Jaime Leigh Collier as a part of the FotoFest 2012 Biennial. With her series of original photographs and textile designs, Collier will transform Spacetaker's ARC Gallery into the common rooms of a home, shaping each space physically and emotionally through her photographs and signature style of digital printing onto textiles which are then transformed into clothing, home furnishings, and structural elements. Home Spun will be on view from March 19 – April 28 with a free public opening on Friday, March 23 from 6-8 pm. 

About the Artist:
Jaime Leigh Collier is a Texas based photographer with a Masters in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin. She shoots commercially with her business, Casa de Camera, and for her own personal projects. She loves getting to know the subjects and places she is fortunate enough to photograph. As a way of bringing some of that joy to others, she also enjoys teaching photography. She has worked with at-risk youth, while also teaching for the Houston Center for Photography and Episcopal High School. She was first introduced to sewing and textile design at a young age, with her mother and grandmother. Then later, while attending graduate school, by being a teaching assistant for a Computer Aided Design course in apparel design for Dr. Jane Craig. Most recently, she has been a part of CrOp by David Peck collection and her images on fabric have been seen in InStyle and on E! News. More about Collier at www.casadecamera.com.

Official Website: http://www.spacetaker.org/culture_guide/event/arc-exhibition-home-spun-jaime-leigh-collier