Biography
Somerset Dwyer is a multi-disciplinary artist from San Francisco, CA. Her work explores the ephemera of light and shadow to convey moments of melancholy and highlight the beauty in the mundane. Somerset studied at Cal Poly Humboldt for three years, where she learned to weld and work in foundries. It was in this period that she began to shift her work from two-dimension to three-dimensional forms inspired by the constant growth and decay in the fog and forest. Somerset returned to her home in San Francisco to finish her undergraduate education at San Francisco State University, and continues to study sculpture, while integrating painting and drawing into her work. Surrounded by the existence and proof of her life in San Francisco, Somerset draws inspiration from the memories, people and city that raised her. Somerset’s work has been shown at the Redwood Art Association, The Martin Wong gallery, SFSU’s annual Stillwell exhibition, and her self-portrait was awarded the People’s Choice Award at Canvas + Clay in Eureka, CA.
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