Re:collection

Josephine Newman

My practice is currently focused on the exploration of the romanticization of nostalgia. I tend to look back on the past through a rose-colored lens. By creating art, I attempt to resolve my habit of doing so. It is freeing to be able to feel through art making. Through painting, drawing, digital art, printmaking, fibers, and ceramics, I express my appreciation of the past, reconcile with my emotions, and convey gratitude to those who mean the most to me. This collection of works is representative of my growth at Tyler and learning to appreciate the past, while still living in the present. Art is a form of healing that I am eternally thankful for.

 
 
Letting Go Takes as Much Strength As Holding On, 2023, Watercolor, colored pencil and pen on paper, 18" x 24."

Letting Go Takes as Much Strength As Holding On, 2023, Watercolor, colored pencil and pen on paper, 18" x 24."

I am More Than What Hurts Me, 2023, Acrylic, colored pencil, and pen on paper, 8.5" x 11"

I am More Than What Hurts Me, 2023, Acrylic, colored pencil, and pen on paper, 8.5" x 11"

There Is No End, 2023, oil on canvas, 5’6’’ x 5’

There Is No End, 2023, oil on canvas, 5’6’’ x 5’

Natural vs. Unnatural, 2022, oil on canvas, 4’6’’ x 4’

Natural vs. Unnatural, 2022, oil on canvas, 4’6’’ x 4’

Coping Mechanism, 2022, woodblock print, 8.5’’ x 11’’

Coping Mechanism, 2022, woodblock print, 8.5’’ x 11’’

Reconciliation, 2022, intaglio print, 9’’ x 12’’

Reconciliation, 2022, intaglio print, 9’’ x 12’’

Untitled, 2022, tetra pak print, 9’’ x 12’’

Untitled, 2022, tetra pak print, 9’’ x 12’’

Slow and Steady Wins the Race, 2022, copper with liver of sulfur and heat patinas

Slow and Steady Wins the Race, 2022, copper with liver of sulfur and heat patinas

Fruits of Friends, 2021, hand sewn using recycled fabrics

Fruits of Friends, 2021, hand sewn using recycled fabrics

You Are Enough, 2019, adobe illustrator digital drawing

You Are Enough, 2019, adobe illustrator digital drawing

Home, 2022, acrylic paint, charcoal, and chalk pastel on paper, 5’ x 3’

Home, 2022, acrylic paint, charcoal, and chalk pastel on paper, 5’ x 3’

I Spy, 2022, pencil on paper, 9’’ x 11’’

I Spy, 2022, pencil on paper, 9’’ x 11’’

Josephine Newman

Art Education, ‘23
IG: @josieenewart
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My name is Josie Newman. I am a Philly-based artist and educator, originally from Baltimore, Maryland. In May of 2023, I will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education with a minor in Art History from Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University. Within my art practice, I focus on the romanticization of nostalgia through the use of all types of mediums including painting, drawing, ceramics, fibers, and jewelry. After graduating, I intend to pursue a career as an art teacher and hope to one day become a painting professor or teach within the space of a museum.