Vanessa Compton
Vanessa Compton was born in 1981 and raised in rural Vermont. Vanessa has lived in Dakar, Senegal studying the kora and its influence on contemporary hip hop music, and Kumasi, Ghana studying Highlife and palm wine guitar. In 2005 she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from CU Boulder with an emphasis in ceramic sculpture. For many years Vanessa maintained a life of migration working both as a seasonal rock climbing guide in the Southwest while also attending artist residencies. It was during this time that the Western American landscape etched itself into her work.
Her collages and sculptures have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the US and appear in private collections around the world. She has been awarded fellowships from The Brinton Museum, The Wallace Stegner House, Vermont Studio Center, Hubbell Trading Post & National Historic Site, The Brush Creek Foundation, Tongue River Artist Residency and Jentel Arts. She lives and works in Burlington, VT.
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explore limited edition fine art prints from ‘passage’
by Vanessa Compton
Collage & Acrylic on Vintage Arches Paper
21” x 29”
Framed in Maple w/ UV-Clear Glass: 26.5” x 34.25” x 1.25”
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