Dee Clements practice examines women’s roles in society and their unseen labor through the lenses of craft and art, feminism, ethnography, and patriarchy. The curvaceous, often matronly, saggy, lumpy, bulbous forms of my woven vessels and objet d’art are metaphors for what women hold and how their societal roles relegate them to specific crafts that have historically been deemed “Women’s Work.” She is a process-based artist with interests in materials, craft, and ethnography. Clements holds an MFA in 3D Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA in Fiber and Materials Studies and Sculpture from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. She is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and The Center for Craft Teaching Artist Grant. Her work has recently been exhibited at Nina Johnson Gallery, R and Company, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Library Street Collective, Onna House, Kasmin, The Pit, 65 Grand. She grew up in the Mohawk Valley area of New York State, and has lived and worked in Chicago since 1998.