Biograghy
Mackie Seabrook earned her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in December 2017 from Clemson University. As an undergraduate, she has participated in Atelier InSite, a creative inquiry created to bring art to the public via Clemson’s campus. In 2016, she volunteered at Artisphere with the University’s STEAM network and represented Todd Anderson’s work in The Last Glacier Project. Her work has been exhibited in the Greenville Drive’s group show, Out of the Park 2: Bases Loaded, in 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina. In the Spring of 2017, her watercolor work, Seabrook Tea House, was featured in Clemson University’s Chronicle Magazine.
In 2018, Mackie was commissioned to design the logo for the African American Literature Series contributed to by Clemson University’s Rhondda Robinson Thomas and Valerie Babb from Georgia University. Furthermore, she completed a sculpture restoration project for Amici Café of Clemson, South Carolina. In July of 2018, she completed her first mural commissioned by Shem Creek Bar & Grill in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Navigating Boundaries
artist statement
With growing up comes many awkward moments that we find ourselves stumbling into. We may find ourselves outside of our comfort zones somewhere between boldly misjudging our circumstances and surroundings or reluctantly experiencing something new.
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My artwork is about these pivotal moments... the intentional or haphazard moments in life that teach us about ourselves and the environments with which we interact.
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Due to the complexity of life, it can be difficult to determine where we stand. As I've gotten older, I have learned that certain conditions and relationships establish one's connection across specific boundaries (social, psychological, technological, etc.).
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In my work, I compose visual layers of the components of coming of age and the resulting expansion of our perception of the world and of ourselves.