About Cierra
Background
Inspiration
Background
Cierra Redding is a Gunnison-based visually impaired artist and Sculpture Professor at Western Colorado University. Redding (b. 1995, Wichita Falls, TX) is a graduated with her MFA at New Mexico State University and holds a BFA in Painting from Western Colorado University, but has been enthralled and active with art since childhood
Medium
Inspiration
Background
Due to her college-based experimentation, redding currently works at the intersection of ceramic sculpture, but she has experience working with many other mediums including: drawing, painting, sculpture, casting, fiber, wearables, wood, and other various installation techniques.
Inspiration
Inspiration
Inspiration
Born with a rare chronic eye condition, called Nystagmus, she is left with the constant sensation that the world around her is shaking, giving her a unique but challenging visual experience. Impetus for Redding’s ingenuity flows from her interest and exploration of her visual impairment. Redding is devoted to the field of contemporary abs
Born with a rare chronic eye condition, called Nystagmus, she is left with the constant sensation that the world around her is shaking, giving her a unique but challenging visual experience. Impetus for Redding’s ingenuity flows from her interest and exploration of her visual impairment. Redding is devoted to the field of contemporary abstraction through her conceptual inspirations of proprioceptive aesthetics, disability, and perceptual embodiment.