30/ 30/ 30 The Art of Tori Weyers
Self Published book
Artist Statement
Art is a part of my everyday life, I make space to create daily and to explore the elements of – color, shape, line and texture. I am inspired by the past and I pull elements from vintage ephemera in combination with line, pattern and scale to create my work. These elements combined with contemporary colors and compositions I create a harmonious conversation between yesterday and today. I look at colors, shapes and textures in the world as well. The roots of trees as they twist over the dry earth and weathered wood turned grey by the cold Indiana winters and hot humid summers. Cracked sidewalks with tiny flowering weeds breaking through. Graffitied walls and signs altered by unseen human hands. All surfaces affected by age and time. I also look at formal art in many different mediums and marvel at the infinite ways in which materials are used to create rich and expressive visual statements.
Profile
Tori Weyers was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Weyers is a fine artist and designer specializing in illustration, mixed media and abstract painting. She received her BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati and has been working as a professional artist and designer since 1998. Her work has been published in Somerset Studio’s Art Journaling Magazine, F&W publication’s How Design Magazine as well as North Light Books 2016 Incite4 The Best of Mixed Media. She has shown her work in many galleries regionally, throughout the Indianapolis area as well as on the West Coast.
Weyers creates and shows work from her home studio in Broad Ripple Indiana. She is a featured artist at Gallery 116 in Fishers, IN and at Nickel Plate Arts in Noblesville, IN. Her artwork has been collected throughout the United States and the world including, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. She teaches mixed media, painting and intuitive creative exploration through in person classes and online workshops.
Solo Exhibitions
Most Recent
100 Days of Abstract, Nickel Plate Arts Stephenson House, Hamilton County, IN
Curated Work Series, Square Cat Vinyl, 1054 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN
Violet & Nature Series, Be Well Family Care, 11495 N. Pennsylvania St. Carmel Indiana
Autumn Series, OneAmerica, 1 American Square, Indianapolis, IN
Past Shows
"Looking Back" Retrospective, Schwitzer Gallery, 1125 Brookside Ave. Indianapolis, IN
Moments in Color, Cole Noble Art Gallery, 451 East Market Street Indianapolis, IN
Color Abstracted, Art Gallery at Meyer Najem, Located on the 2nd floor of Meyer Najem Construction, LLC, Fishers, IN
Hidden Stories in Color, Frankfort Community Public Library lower level gallery, Frankfort, IN
ART BÄKS at Davlan Park, Art Gallery Located on Mass. Avenue, Downtown Indianapolis, IN
After Midnight, Nickel Plate Arts Stephenson House, Hamilton County, IN
Group Exhibitions
Most Recent
“Abstract series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6" Post It Show, Tube Factory Artspace, Indianapolis, IN
"Concrete Garden" May Flowers, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
Haystack Rock, Well Traveled, Fletcher Place Arts, Indianapolis, IN
"Spring I", "Spring II", Tiny VII, Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN
"Abstract Series of 3 pieces", Gift Show, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
Past Shows
“Replicant Tears in the Rain" Mad Scientists Society Vol. 1, A themed steampunk & fantasy art exhibit, Acceleration Art & Photography Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
“Make Up Your Mind” In Living Color, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
"Storm", "Tart", "Wander", "Study in Gold & Indigo" Gift Show, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
"Out of Context" Series of 7 pieces, Tiny VI: Celebrating the Year of Vonnegut, Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN
“Solstice”, "Explore", Indianapolis Art Center Faculty Show, Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
“Balance”, "Rainfall" Blue Indy, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
"Winter", "Storm", "Earth" Tiny Show V, Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN
"Conversations", "Monologue" Caution May Be Hot, Bench Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Underwater" Stranger Things, Acceleration Art and Photography, Indianapolis, IN
“Switzerland” Every Trick in the Book, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
“Flight” Indianapolis Art Center Faculty Show, Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
"Living Waters", "City Scape", "Dance", "Midnight Conversations", "Endless River", "Waterfront", "Balance", "Reflection" Music & Mandalas, Studio 6 Gallery, Frankfort, IN
"Summer Scilence", 2016 Hoosier Women Artists show at the Indiana State House
March 2016 - March 2017, Indianapolis, IN
"Glowing Nights" Indianapolis Art Center Faculty Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
"Lola", "Chasing Rainbows", "Dahlia", "Fireside", "Greed", "Envy", After Midnight", "Sean", "Clara", "Lana", "Celebration" Progression, 5547 Project Gallery, Irvington, IN
“Spirit”, “Truth” Young Collectors, Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN
“Dance” The Healing Power of Art, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
“Formal Education” Black Tie, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
“Jolly”, “Night Life”, “Dream Scape”, “Practical”, “Flightless”, “Party On”, “Explore”, “New Age”, “Future State”, “Sky Scrapers” Tiny Show IIII, Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN
“Smack Down” Electric Light: Fluorescent and Neon in Contemporary Art Practice, Garfield Park Arts Center, GPAC Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
“Lace Crown”, “Summer Heat” Community Creates, HCAA Birdie Gallery, Hamilton County, IN
“Let Your Spirit Sing”, “The Truth will bring you to shore” Karma: What Goes Around Comes Around, The Playful Soul Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
“Last Confession” The Great Abstract, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
“Together”, “Lace Crown” Indianapolis Art Center Faculty Show, Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
“Summer Silence” iMOCA vs Hoosier Salon, iMOCA at the Murphy, Indianapolis, IN
“Self Reflection” Self Portrait Show, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
“Pain”, “Loss”, “Cope” Art as Therapy, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
“Wander", “Spirit”, “Stars”, “Moon”, “Sing”, “Today” Collaboration, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
“Water Spirit" Passions Collide: Artists and Paddlers Meet, Stutz Center, Indianapolis, IN
“Stars”, “Beauty”, “Moonlight”, “Wander” Tiny Show III, Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN
“Storied Sunset", “Shrine" El Dia de Los Muertos, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
“Calm Waters", “River” Community Creates, HCAA Birdie Gallery, Hamilton County, IN
“Every Year" Anniversary, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
“#cupcake”, “#CarmelApple”, “#KeyLimePie” Love Lust & Poetry, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
“Cynthia” Women’s Self Portraiture Exhibit, Indiana Inter-Church Gallery, Indianapolis, IN., "Cynthia",
“Dahlia" Community Creates, HCAA Birdie Gallery, Hamilton County, IN
"Amber”, “Layla" Love Lust & Poetry, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN
“Starlight”, “Love & Hate” Tiny Show, Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN
“Verdent”, “Tree of Life” Nottingham Forest, The Hanging of the Green, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
“30/30/30” Indianapolis Art Center Student Show, Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
“Chirp”, “Wicked Little Town” Put a Bird on it, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
“Owl of Doom”, “Brians” The Sign Show, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
Awards
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2016 Women Hoosier Artist
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2015 Community Creates, HCAA Birdie Gallery, Merit Award
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2014 Day of The Dead, Nickel Plate Arts, Best in Show
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2014 Community Creates, HCAA Birdie Gallery, Merit Award
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2013 Community Creates, HCAA Birdie Gallery, Honorable Mention
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2011 Indianapolis Art center Student Show (professional category):
- Michael Macomber Award for Merit in Any Medium -
2010 How Magazine, In-House Design Awards, Merit
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2009 How Magazine, In-House Design Awards, Honorable Mention
Publications and Speaking Engagements
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Speaking Engagement: December 8th, 2017, Tiny VI: Celebrating the Year of Vonnegut, Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, Passport to the Arts event, Indianapolis, IN
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Publication: Incite4 The Best of Mixed Media, North Light Books, Sept. 2016, page 122, print
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Publication: Art Journaling, Stampington & Company, Autumn 2013, page 46-51, print.
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Publication: “30/30/30 The Art of Tori Weyers” Blurb Publications, December 2012
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Publication: How Design Magazine, FW Media Publication, February 2010, page 63, print.
Radio/Television
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Make It Artsy, PBS, Season 5 and 6, Full Season Guest Artist
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Make It Artsy, PBS, Season 4, Air Date 2018
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Indy Style, Interview, WISH TV 8, July 6, 2015.
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Indy Style, Interview, WISH TV 8, November 9, 2015
Affiliations
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Arts Council of Indianapolis
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Indianapolis Museum of Art
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Indianapolis Museum of Art Design Arts Society
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Art Center of Indianapolis
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IMOCA
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Indianapolis AIGA - Professional Association for Design
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IDADA Member
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, The Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2000
Teaching Experience
Part-time Faculty, Indianapolis Art Center Marilyn K. Glick School of Art Indianapolis, IN, October 2014 to December 2017
Hands on Workshops
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Mixed Media Express and Explore, Lucky Star Art, Hunt Texas, November, 2018
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Mixed Media Junk Journal, Nickel Plate Arts, Indianapolis, IN November, 2017
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Mixed Media Abstract Collage, Nickel Plate Arts, Indianapolis, IN October, 2017
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Encaustic Painting with Fiber, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN November 2016
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Mixed Media Junk Journal, Homespun Indy, Indianapolis, IN July, 2016
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Past, Present & Future, Mixed Media Mono Printing, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN July, 2015
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Hand Lettering Workshop, Nickel Plate Arts, Hamilton County, IN November, 2015
Online Classes and Workshops
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21 Secrets Fall 2016
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21 Secrets Spring 2016
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Creative Jumpstart 2016
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The Journey Within a Year of Handmade Art Journals 2016
Related Experience Brand and Creative Director, OneAmerica, Indianapolis, IN, 2005 to Present
Gallery Affiliation
October 2016 - Present: Gallery 116 Fishers, IN
July 2015 - October 2016 Sideshow Art and Odditorium Art Gallery Indianapolis, IN