Luna3
Biography
Luna3
Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania
Luna3 is an American visual and performance artist, art educator and activist whose work focuses on social and cultural themes with reflection to the art history timeline. Luna3, whose real name is Patricia Weston, is a graduate of the College of Fine Art at Carnegie-Mellon University. Luna3 creates work in both 2D and 3D media. In addition MS. Weston creates dance and martial arts performances. The artist utilizes techniques within drawing, painting, collage and digital media to illustrate 2D work. Ceramic methods are explored to create 3D work and functional serviceware. Images and ceramic constructions are classical in concept and execution while being contemporary in use of current digital technology. In pursuit of visual expression, illumination of our collective humanity is explored by the artist.
Employment
1991-2022 Rockwood Area School District
Rockwood, PA
Secondary Art and Dance Educator
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
College of Fine Art
School of Art
Pittsburgh, PA
BFA
Point Park University
Cross Registration with CMU
Pittsburgh, PA
Modern Dance
Naropa Institue
Boulder, CO
Modern Dance
Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance
New York, NY
Graham Technique
Elisa Monte Dance
New York City, NY
Summer Intensive
NYU-Tisch School of the Arts
Carlow College
Pittsburgh, PA
PA State Educator License
Visual Arts Teaching Credentials
Rothrock's Kung Fu and Tai Chi
Pittsburgh, PA
Black Belt - Kung Fu
MASS College of ART
Boston, MA
Graduate Work
Ceramic Arts
Digital Storytelling
UCSD
San Diego, CA
(Online)
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Exhibitions
1983 Forbes Street Gallery
Pittsburgh, PA
Group Show and Performance Art Piece
1983 Three Rivers Art Festival Pittsburgh, PA
Juried Visual Arts Exhibition
1994 Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Honoring the 7th Generation Exhibit
2006 Carnegie - Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Centennial CFA Alumni Exhibit
2007 Metamorphose Gallery
Pittsburgh, PA
Solo Ceramic Exhibit
2011 Milk and Roses
Brooklyn, NY
Group show with Poetry Teachers NY
2013 Laurel Arts
Somerset, PA
Somerset County Visual Arts Instructors Exhibit
2013 Laurel Arts
Somerset, PA
Raku Artifacts, Clay Sculpture, Color Fused Pottery
2013 The Village @Gureje Renate Albertsen-Marton Gallery
Brooklyn, NY
Forms of Fire
2014 ART Basel
Miami, FL
SEE.ME Group Exhibit
2015 RAM Gallery
Brooklyn, NY
ENDLESS
Group Exhibit
2022 MadKat Studios
Elizabeth, PA
The Go Chip
Solo Retrospective
Activist Art
2011 Call to Design: The Good + Occupy Design Challenge
San Francisco, CA
Occupy the Land
2011-2013 Occupy Design
San Francisco, CA
Featured Artist
2012 Culture Strike
Oakland, CA
Artists vs Walmart
2012 Occupy Wall Street Screenprinters Cooperative
New York City, NY
Design for March Against Monsanto
2013 - present Creative Action Network
San Francisco, CA
Featured Artist
2013 Hoaxzine #9
Flemington, NJ
Featured Drawing - "The Lost Faces of The Chaotic Dance"
2017 United States Library of Congress
Washington, DC
Creative Action Network
What Makes America Great