Bringing it on Home, 2002 drum set, video, monitor, stanchions, step stool, carpet, wood, house paint installation, approx. 8' x 8' area

The World of Wonder, 2002 wood, house paint, vinyl lettering 7.5' x 5' x 4'

Countertop/Mountaintop. 2002 wood, house paint, large format adhesive transparency 3.5' x 4' x 2.5'

Postcards, 2001 Photos of 30 commercial postcard racks, turned into postcards themselves and installed at the sight image was taken.Location: Salzberg, Austria. Public intervention.

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Artist Statement

My work is involved with the outward appearances of anonymous people. Not specifically their clothing or physical look, but some evidence of their character shown through artifacts they have used or possessed, or documentation of places they have been. In each work, this anonymous person is a protagonist whose identity is constructed by a narrative that describes their relationship to other people and the environment around them. Although based on typical models of existing things, these artifacts that focus on the protagonist cover a fictional environment, one that is subjective, and even fantastical.

Ian Pedigo

 Education

2002	M.F.A., University of Texas at Austin
2001	International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, Austria. (with Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Boris Groys)
1999	B.A., University of Dallas, TX

Solo Exhibitions

2001	"Exotic Markets", New Gallery, The University of Texas at Austin. "Standing Houses", Cactus Bra Gallery, San Antonio, TX.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2003	"Camp: Shelters Now and Then", Le Petit Versailles, NY, NY. "5 x 7", Arthouse at the Jones Contemporary, Austin, TX.
2002	"Cocky", Budget Art Space, Austin, TX "5 x 7", Arthouse at the Jones Contemporary, Austin, TX. "22 to Watch", Austin Museum of Art, curated by Dana Friis-Hansen. "Count", Creative Research Laboratory, Austin, TX. "Duo", University of Dallas, New Haggerty Gallery, Dallas, TX.
2001	"Rueckgabestelle" (a group project), Galerie 5020, Salzburg, Austria. “Window View”, installation at the Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg, Austria.
2000	Revelations, International Sculpture Conference, University of Houston, TX.
1998	"Hot Shots: 12 Up and Coming Artists", 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX. "In the House", BathHouse Gallery, Dallas, TX. "Open Expo", 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX.

Publications

2002

"22 To Watch: New Art in Austin". Exhibition Catalog. Dana Friis-Hansen, Gail B. Sanders and Erica M. Shamaly; co- curators. Published, Austin Museum of Art. "Shades of the Future". XLENT weekly, the Austin American-Statesman, April 11. By Jeanne Claire van Ryzin.

Contact Information
11-15 45th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
(917) 371-3057
ipedigo@hotmail.com