We are an international and multidisciplinary artist collective; Jeremy Barnett, scenic designer and installation artist, Talysha Bujold-Abu, art director, installation artist and researcher, and Miriam Goldstein, theatrical director, writer and producer.
The Shoe Beer Collective takes a multimedia and interdisciplinary approach to our theatrical installation work and exploration. We are committed to dissecting the interplay between the art forms and erasing the distance created by those distinctions.
Our collective was officially formed in January of 2020 but we have been brewing our ideas and developing our current project (more to come soon) since 2018. Informally meeting and crystallizing the ideas, function and methods of our collective work over pints of beer led directly to the formation of The Shoe Beer Collective and we are excited to start sharing work with you all.
The Shoe Beer Collective takes a multimedia and interdisciplinary approach to our theatrical installation work and exploration. We are committed to dissecting the interplay between the art forms and erasing the distance created by those distinctions.
Our collective was officially formed in January of 2020 but we have been brewing our ideas and developing our current project (more to come soon) since 2018. Informally meeting and crystallizing the ideas, function and methods of our collective work over pints of beer led directly to the formation of The Shoe Beer Collective and we are excited to start sharing work with you all.
Jeremy Barnett
Jeremy Barnett's work in installation is based on the idea that simple materials and bold colors can be combined to create dynamic and inspiring spaces that are accessible to all audiences. He prefers to work in public venues.
His installation for the Saugatuck Center for the Arts – Playful Spaces – was a colossal sculpture made out of 1200 sticks of lumber measuring 480 linear feet. A portion of the sculpture remains in the SCA’s permanent collection. Past venues have included State parks, numerous historic and abandoned buildings and a Christmas tree farm.
Jeremy has been an artist in residence at the Tengenenge Gallery in Guruve, Zimbabwe, the ComPeung Gallery in Thailand and the Cuevas De Rodeo artist community in Rojales, Spain.
Jeremy is a professor at Oakland University where he teaches scenic design and related crafts. He is an award-winning scenic designer with over 200 professional credits in theatre, opera and dance.
Jeremy studied interior design at Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy and photography at the Pittsburgh Film Maker’s Institute before receiving his BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University MFA in Scenic Design at Boston University.
More information can be found at www.jeremybarnett.com
His installation for the Saugatuck Center for the Arts – Playful Spaces – was a colossal sculpture made out of 1200 sticks of lumber measuring 480 linear feet. A portion of the sculpture remains in the SCA’s permanent collection. Past venues have included State parks, numerous historic and abandoned buildings and a Christmas tree farm.
Jeremy has been an artist in residence at the Tengenenge Gallery in Guruve, Zimbabwe, the ComPeung Gallery in Thailand and the Cuevas De Rodeo artist community in Rojales, Spain.
Jeremy is a professor at Oakland University where he teaches scenic design and related crafts. He is an award-winning scenic designer with over 200 professional credits in theatre, opera and dance.
Jeremy studied interior design at Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy and photography at the Pittsburgh Film Maker’s Institute before receiving his BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University MFA in Scenic Design at Boston University.
More information can be found at www.jeremybarnett.com
Talysha Bujold-Abu
Talysha Bujold-Abu is an artist, illustrator, and arts educator - she holds a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Windsor (2018) and is recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award – Excellence in Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity (2018).
Bujold-Abu has spoken and exhibited at the Intersections | Cross Sections Conference in Toronto, ON (2018), participated in the Structures of Anticipation Research Symposium and Exhibition in Windsor, ON (2019). Recent panels include: Reclaiming Hidden Histories: Researching, Writing, and Re-Imagining Community Narratives in Windsor, ON (2019) and the International Women’s Day: Artists Panel Discussion in Windsor, ON (2020).
Selected exhibitions include: Art is a Living Thing in Masterton NZ (2017), The Truth Has Legs in Leamington ON (2019), and The Body Electric – Diversity in Residency Education: Training in a World of Differences, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPSC) Ottawa ON (2019).
Talysha Bujold-Abu is currently the Gallery Manager & Membership Coordinator with Arts Council Windsor & Region, a non-profit organization that programs and supports all disciplines of the creative arts.
Artist Statement: Exploring the liminal space of mixed heritage identity, Bujold-Abu addresses shifting interpretations of perceived difference - blackness as both a label and state of being. Through this work, she interrogates both implicit and explicit racism, acting as participant and witness to shifting interpretations of racial hierarchies.
Talysha Bujold-Abu is a second generation Canadian, of Ghanaian and French Canadian heritage.
For more information visit www.talyshabujoldabu.com
Bujold-Abu has spoken and exhibited at the Intersections | Cross Sections Conference in Toronto, ON (2018), participated in the Structures of Anticipation Research Symposium and Exhibition in Windsor, ON (2019). Recent panels include: Reclaiming Hidden Histories: Researching, Writing, and Re-Imagining Community Narratives in Windsor, ON (2019) and the International Women’s Day: Artists Panel Discussion in Windsor, ON (2020).
Selected exhibitions include: Art is a Living Thing in Masterton NZ (2017), The Truth Has Legs in Leamington ON (2019), and The Body Electric – Diversity in Residency Education: Training in a World of Differences, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPSC) Ottawa ON (2019).
Talysha Bujold-Abu is currently the Gallery Manager & Membership Coordinator with Arts Council Windsor & Region, a non-profit organization that programs and supports all disciplines of the creative arts.
Artist Statement: Exploring the liminal space of mixed heritage identity, Bujold-Abu addresses shifting interpretations of perceived difference - blackness as both a label and state of being. Through this work, she interrogates both implicit and explicit racism, acting as participant and witness to shifting interpretations of racial hierarchies.
Talysha Bujold-Abu is a second generation Canadian, of Ghanaian and French Canadian heritage.
For more information visit www.talyshabujoldabu.com
Miriam Goldstein
Miriam Goldstein is a theatre director, producer, actor and writer. She is the founding Artistic Director of The Edge Productions, formed in 2010, and has produced and directed 9 seasons of work for The Edge. She started working in this industry as a child and has accumulated a varied body of theatrical work. Miriam has worked as a performer in Canada, the US and the UK.
Miriam is a graduate of the Ward Acting Studio in New York, NY where she studied the Meisner Technique under the direction of Wendy Ward. She holds a certificate in Shakespeare in Performance and Contemporary Acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and a certificate in Theatrical Direction from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, both in London, UK, and she has also studied theatre at both the University of Windsor and York University.
Her work as a director and producer focuses on underrepresented or difficult-to-discuss human experiences and giving voice to the complexities and dualities of life. She frequently focuses on deconstructing gender in performance and the construct of theatre itself, putting women in roles that have historically been barred from them, exploring how the specification or erasure of gender can influence our storytelling.
For more information visit www.miriamrgoldstein.com
Miriam is a graduate of the Ward Acting Studio in New York, NY where she studied the Meisner Technique under the direction of Wendy Ward. She holds a certificate in Shakespeare in Performance and Contemporary Acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and a certificate in Theatrical Direction from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, both in London, UK, and she has also studied theatre at both the University of Windsor and York University.
Her work as a director and producer focuses on underrepresented or difficult-to-discuss human experiences and giving voice to the complexities and dualities of life. She frequently focuses on deconstructing gender in performance and the construct of theatre itself, putting women in roles that have historically been barred from them, exploring how the specification or erasure of gender can influence our storytelling.
For more information visit www.miriamrgoldstein.com
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