Regin Igloria

Visual Artist, US

Regin Igloria is a multidisciplinary artist based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, who also works as an educator and arts administrator. His work engages movement, materials, and space to describe the human condition, primarily as metaphors to describe our struggles within specific landscapes. In 2010, he founded North Branch Projects, a community bookbinding project based in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood, which allows him to combine various aspects of his work as an educator and artist. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally, including the ANTI Contemporary Art Festival in Finland, Out of Site Performance Festival Chicago, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, The Franklin, Zg Gallery, and The Center for Book Arts NYC. He is a recipient of a 3Arts Teaching Artist Award, Propeller Grant, and an Americans for the Arts Fellowship. He received his MFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design and his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

More info: www.reginigloria.net

At Camargo, Regin developed an ongoing artists' book series based on a series of performance walks. During his stay, he documented a series of new sketches for performances, created and collected drawings as content for the books.

Sand Cart, 2016
Mixed media installation

Regin was in residence at the Camargo Foundation from May 15 to June 15, with support provided by 3Arts.