Collaborative Combative Drawing

  May 2, 2017 – I had an amazing time at San Jose State University in the Art & Art History Department with artist Mel Day’s three classes  (two “Medium and Message” classes and one BFA Seminar). We talked about how Collaborative Combative Drawing relates to social practice, relational aesthetics and conceptual art. One student asked me what I … More With Mel Day’s Medium and Message classes at SJSU

February 28th, 2017 – at Mills College with Sandra Ono’s Composition class.  Students had the option of drawing patterns, animals or words.  Afterward the drawing took place, we looked at the line qualities, the messages and visual energy produced through pushing, pulling and resistance. What a class, it was a joy working with everyone – … More With Sandra Ono’s Composition class at Mills

February 4th, 2017- at Slide Space 123/ Mills College Art Department, Oakland, CA A special Collaborative Combative Drawing workshop will be held as part of Resistance Training, an exhibition and group of events curated by Glen Helfand offering a bolstering sense of community in the midst of a tumultuous political era.  

January 18th, 2017 –  at Slide Space 123 on the campus of Mills College, Oakland, CA I invited participants to challenge each other to a negotiation drawing. This involved mapping out representation of their personal subjectivities through visual patterns while crossing over into each other’s space. Instructions: Two people sit down on opposite sides of … More Negotiation Table – Resistance Training at Slide Space 123

November 5th, 2016 – at Four Elements Fitness in Oakland, CA What it is: A participatory event that explores collaborative and combative patterns (visual, physical, and mental) through specially constructed exercises and stimulating clothing in a gym atmosphere. See more information below.   What this involves: Melissa Wyman is creating a series of recordings (photographs, drawings … More Pumping Patterns at FOUR Elements Fitness

October 18th, 2016 – This workshop happened at Sports Basement in San Francisco with Glen Helfand’s undergraduate California College of the Arts’ Physical Exhibitions class. After the physical warm up, the students’ challenge was to first draw a pattern then an animal that they felt was self-representational in a meaningful way. All the students stepped up to … More With the Physical Exhibitions (Fall) class at Sports Basement

August 20th, 2016 – As part off a Gathering of The Society for the Advancement of Bureaus and Offices at Southern Exposure in San Francisco, ACL will offer Dynamic Color Field Combat Training from 2-4pm. The Association of Combative Landscapes (ACL) is a collaborative, non-profit, professional association dedicated to physical movement in contentious spaces. The … More The Association of Combative Landscapes at Southern Exposure

May 16th, 2016 – Collaborative Combative Drawing at Stanford University. I was invited to work with the students from the Sculpture 1 & 2 class by the lecturer, and one of my favorite artists, Llewelynn Fletcher (Welly). This worksop incorporated the themes “ACTION!” (thinking about sculpture’s relationship to the body, movement, participation and site) and “TAKE A STAND” (thinking … More At Stanford University with the Sculpture 1/2 class

March 24th, 2016 – Collaborative Combative Drawing at University Art Gallery, California State University Chico This workshop was part of  Performance Space / Play Space with students from the Foundations of Interpersonal Communications class with Professor Michelle Givertz partnering with students from the Basic Drawing class with lecturer Joshua Olivera. Photography by Marianna Chambard Photography.  See more … More PerformanceSpace / PlaySpace, University Art Gallery, Chico