Untitled (PET Series) Limited Edition Print

Limited edition print produced in conjunction with the exhibition A Riveder le Stelle, curated by Heather Nicol. The image was originally created by Mary Hambleton as a work on paper with the intent to produce a print edition.  Original work on paper (gouache on digital print) created 2006–2008.

Edition produced by Critical Distance under the authorization of Ken Buhler / Estate of Mary Hambleton, NY. 

Title
Untitled (PET Series), 2014

Artist
Mary Hambleton 

Medium
Archival inkjet on Epson Enhanced Matte paper

Size
6 x 9 inches
Edition of 10, with certificate of authenticity

About the Artist
Mary Hambleton (1952–2009) was based in Brooklyn and exhibited her work in the US and abroad at venues including Leslie Heller Gallery, Littlejohn Contemporary, and Pamela Auchincloss Gallery (New York), and the Machida City Museum (Tokyo).  Her many honours include the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial, Adolph Esther Gottlieb Foundation, and two Pollock-Krasner awards.

Hambleton’s long-standing interest in scientific observation, from astronomy to biology, was expressed through the language of painterly abstraction over her lifetime. Diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 2002, she defied the odds, living another seven years. After the onset of her illness she slowly began to include images of extinct species, arcane scientific mythologies, and then, later, medical scans of her body, such as in this example from her PET Series dating from 2006–2008.