savannah hodgesis a kinetic sculptor based in chicago, illinois.
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Urban SeraphimArduino, servo motors, taxidermy pigeon wings.10" x 24" x 22"2026.*Video will be uploaded shortly.

Peep ShowMDF, monitor, live-stream camera, servo monitor, Arduino, epoxy clay, pigeon remains.Dimensions variable.2025.

untitled (robot birds)Epoxy clay, feathers, party hats, servo motor, Arduino, live-stream camera, projector.Dimensions variable.2024.

untitled (balloon)Box fan, mylar balloon, "I am nothing but a weld" sculpture.Dimensions variable.2024.

I am nothing but a weld.9,434 steel welds (1 weld for every day I have been alive; last updated Feb. 9 2024).12"x5"x4".2021-ongoing.

CavesExpanded polystyrene, plaster, flocking.8"x12"x7".2022.

Cubes/Architecture ExperimentMDF, projections.Dimensions variable.2023.

Hot HeadMDF, proximity sensor, Arduino, radiant heater.15"x13"x21".2021.

Surface TensionMDF.42"x18"x18".2023.A variation of the cubes/architecture experiments; showcased at AVA Arts in Chattanooga, TN.

Activation (video and video stills)MDF, PVC.23"x23"x23".2022.

Little Pitcher, Big Ears (install view)MDF, plaster, surveillance camera, 3D print, lemonade, Big Boy bright red floating shelf, dead fly, mirror, ceramic rabbit, stuffed rabbit, oven mit, copper, aluminum, digital video (sourced from BBC).Dimensions variable.2023.

that grass ain't gunna cut itself (video and video stills),Recorded durational performance.2022.

Lamp #1Interior and exterior of lamp is made from 100% recycled and found materials.2022.

Moment Of Impact2022.

Memorial3D prints, silicon, tree bark, 3D print failures, moss, bones.Dimensions variable.2023.

BIO:
Savannah Hodges (American, b. 1998) is a fine artist based in Chicago, IL working with a focus in kinetic sculpture, performance, installation, and video work. She graduated in 2023 from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a BFA in Sculpture. She received the Upper-Division Lillian B. Feinstein Scholarship and the Outstanding Senior Award for BFA Sculpture. Her work has been exhibited in various galleries in Chattanooga and Chicago including the AVA Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Art, and Apothecary Gallery. Her interests lie within materiality, engineering, architecture, exploitation, the act of performing, and the contradictions that lie within surveillance and the modern world. She works with Arduinos, metal, plaster, surveillance cameras, and often uses birds as a motif. She draws most of her inspiration from philosopher Michel Foucault’s book "Discipline and Punish".

last updated 03/26

CV:Savannah Hodges
423-994-5254
savannah-hodges.carrd.co
[email protected]EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Emphasis in Sculpture. Chattanooga, TN. 05/2023.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Residency Fellow and Programs Assistant, Stove Works, Chattanooga, TN. 01/2024-06/2024.
Programs and Exhibitions Assistant, Stove Works, Chattanooga, TN. 09/2023-12/2023.
Freelance Sculpture Fabricator, Chattanooga, TN. 01/2021-present.
Woodshop Monitor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Chattanooga, TN. 08/2021-05/2023.
Woodshop Technician, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Chattanooga, TN. 08/2021-05/2023.
University Special Projects, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Chattanooga, TN. 05/2022-05/2023.RESIDENCIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND AWARDS
Stove Works Residency, Chattanooga, TN. 01/2024-06/2024.
Outstanding Senior Award for BFA Sculpture, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 2023.
Upper-Division Lillian B. Feinstein Scholarship, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 2022-23.GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Death by Landscape- Forthcoming, Flatline Gallery. Chicago, IL. 09/2026.
Edges, Random Sample. Nashville, TN. 06/2025.
Emerging Artists of Chicago, North Hoyne Avenue Space. Chicago, IL. 02/2025.
BFA Senior Thesis, ICA Chattanooga Gallery. Chattanooga, TN. 04/2023.
Let It Speak, Apothecary Gallery. Chattanooga, TN. 04/2022.
Absence, Abundance, 801 McCallie Gallery. Curated by Hope Montgomery and Grace Shahan. Chattanooga, TN. 04/2022.
The Cave, Impromptu Cave Gallery. Curated by Laurel Kuyrkendall and Tanner Zaharis. Chattanooga, TN. 02//2022.
Immortal Messages, Juried Student Exhibition, Juror: Ellex Swavoni. ICA Chattanooga Gallery. Chattanooga, TN. 11/2021.
Drawing In The City, Apothecary Gallery. Chattanooga, TN. 02/2020.SOLO OR TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Beyond the Surface, AVA Gallery. Feinstein Scholarship Exhibition. Chattanooga, TN. 02/2023-04/2023.CURATORIAL
Oh What A World, BFA Sculpture Undergrad Show, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Chattanooga, TN. 11/2023.

https://randomsample.online/installations/edges-a-curatorial-project-by-hannah-einhorn

https://www.wutc.org/2023-03-28/beyond-the-surface-art-by-two-utc-students-now-at-ava

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