The 2019 CSA PGH Season was the final iteration of CSA PGH. It was organized by Casey Droege and Nicole Czapinski. Full shares included 6 artists and half shares included 3 artists. Support provided by PNC Charitable Trust.

Artists:

Alexandra Lakin

atiya jones

Darrin Milliner

Jamie Earnest

Matthew Van Asselt

Soren Lundi

Photo credit: Porter Loves

Let’s Leave Some Empty Space by Alexandra Lakin
Wood, gouache, acrylic paint, glue, fixative

ALEXANDRA LAKIN creates hand-painted wooden statuettes. The being that this statuette embodies is a proponent of unclaimed, unperturbed, unfilled spaces, including inner space. She wants you to quiet the psychic din of the unending Instagram feed and news cycle, reclaim your senses and contemplate the physical world first hand with your documentation reflex dismantled.

For When You Need to See Yourself as Art by atiya jones
Oil paint, compact mirror

ATIYA JONES created this series of compact mirrors (a la mom's purse in the 90s), for people to use as a talisman. She wants to remind bearers that they too are reflections of art, her, and the environment in which they live.

Theories of Survival by Darrin Milliner
Digital prints on cardstock

DARRIN MILLINER often works under the pseudonym Social Living. Theories of Survival is a set of individual prints inside a case, forming a booklet. Each print is a digital collage full of humor and satire with “survival” tips.

Y’all Goddam Luck by Jamie Earnest
Thread, Canvas

JAMIE EARNEST reflected back on the many textile and sewing techniques her grandmother taught her as a child growing up in the Bible Belt of Alabama. She then created this punch-embroidered “Happy Plate” piece as a punchy and enticing edition.

Untitled (Roadside America) by Matthew Van Asselt
Screenprint on paper

MATTHEW VAN ASSELT created this 13.5” x 20” screenprint as a part of a series of imagesentitled "Roadside America." They are faster, looser drawings of sights seen on the roadside, usually from a car window. He thinks of them as fleeting drawings of fleeting spaces.

Bumble Bee Lapel Pin by Soren Lundi
Seed beads, rhinestones, fake pearls, sequins, fabric, glue, synthetic leather, pinback

SOREN LUNDI is known for creating intricate hand-beaded accessories and objects. This bumble bee lapel pin is a unisex design that can be worn by anyone, just enough sparkle to be eye catching.