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The Charlotte Observer: Charlotte’s airport is opening 10 more gates soon. Here are 4 new things to know
CLT’s latest expansion also includes the 950-square-foot art piece, “Where Earth Meets Sky,” by Val Britton. Some of the features of the work hanging from the mezzanine include aerial views and maps with the history and landscape of Charlotte. Red clay from the area was used to create it.
Chase Jordan, September 13, 2024
Airport Experience News: CLT to Open Phase II Expansion
The new terminal space also highlights several local art installations and educational displays in homage to North Carolina’s aviation legacy, including an immersive Wright Brothers’ “First in Flight” light and sound wall; a life-sized DC-9-82 T-Tail aircraft embedded in the floor near Gate A31 and a 950-square-foot mural “Where Earth Meets Sky” by artist Val Britton.
Sarah Beling, September 13, 2024
New Mexico Magazine: A New Constellation
A New Constellation: Desierto Mountain Time illuminates the connections among regional artists, signal-boosting their message across borders.
Elizabeth Miller, January 26, 2022
Val Britton Charts Her Own Path With Map-Inspired Art - Luxe Interiors + Design
Monique McIntosh, February 28, 2018
Today’s modern maps may have everything plotted to perfection, but the allure of parts unknown still lives on for artist Val Britton.
Inspired by cartography, her paper collage paintings and installations imagine an expressionistic take on the open road, conflating highways and constellations. “I like to tease out the language of maps and interpret it in my own hand,” says Britton.
We spoke with the San Francisco artist about what makes her tick — from her city’s geographical quirks, to the endless joy of paper.
See The Emotional Toll Of The Pay Gap In This Gorgeous Visualization - Fast Company
Katharine Schwab, April 12, 2018
The pay gap is real and persistent. One way to begin the process of eliminating the disparities between how men and women and white and nonwhite people are paid is to collect data–something that the U.K. recently mandated for all companies with more than 250 employees. Once there’s data, and companies recognize that they have a problem, they can take active steps to pay women and people of color more.
But understanding the emotional toll the pay gap takes on women doesn’t just require science: It needs art as well. Using data about the pay gap in the tech industry from the recruiting startup Hired, a new installation at the Minnesota Street Project art space in San Francisco tackles the pay gap using a swirling cloud of abstract shapes. It was created by the Bay Area-based artist Val Britton, who was formerly Facebook’s artist-in-residence, and it includes a 3D installation that takes up the entire space, and two 2D collages on the walls.
Artist feature in Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine
Artist feature in the Jan/Feb 2018 issue of Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine.
The Psychogeography of Val Britton - ARTPULSE
Scott Thorp, October 8, 2016
Microclimates of nostalgia and exploration is how I describe the installations of Val Britton. Her complex work is composed of collaged paper forms floating and curving through space like weather patterns guided by gossamer tethers. In our discussion, Val openly comments on the evolution of her work and the relevance of maps as a key component in her artistic endeavors.
Val Britton: Reverberations
79 page catalog including an essay by Jens Hoffmann, Deputy Director of the Jewish Museum, and an interview by Trevor Paglen, artist, geographer, and author.
Publication © 2016 Gallery Wendi Norris
