Jurying in Nebraska

Mason Burbach, Director of the West Nebraska Art Center, invited me to jury the Annual Art Exhibit in Scottsbluff, Nebraska the first week of January, 2012. I selected 39 pieces from over 70 submissions that included a wide variety of mediums and interpretations by artists in the Scottsbluff area and beyond.

"Pushing the Print"

This three-person exhibit was made up of artists who explored using printmaking techniques along with other mediums. The artists in the exhibit were Florence McEwin, Paula Roland, and myself.

The exhibit showed from October 7^th to November 17^th at the Western Wyoming College Art Gallery at Rock Springs.

"Eye of the Beholder"

Two of my pieces were accepted into the "Eye of the Beholder: the Fine Art of the Found Object," exhibit at the Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland. The juror was Janet Maher, Associate Professor of Art at Loyola University, Maryland.

The exhibit ran from October 30^th to November 26^th.

"ABSTRKT"

"Man Baby," was selected to be in the season opening exhibition of the Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. For the show, ABSTRKT, the jury panel selected 22 works from 19 of the 374 submitting artists.

The show runs from September 30^th to October 28^th at the Manifest Gallery, 2727 Woodburn Avenue. Directions here.

A catalog of the exhibit will be available and can be ordered from the online bookstore at Manifest Gallery, www.manifestgallery.org.

"Brand 40 Works on Paper: Entrances and Exits"

"Telérama" was given a Patron's Award at the 40^th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper at the Brand Library, Glendale, California.

Ninety-three works were selected from nearly 600 submissions dealing with the theme for this competition, now in its fifth decade.

The juror, Peter Frank, is the art critic for the Huffington Post and adjunct senior curator at the Riverside Art Museum.

The show runs from September 17^th to October 28^th.

Auction for 'Treehouse Shakers'

I have a collage work in the Treehouse Shaker's Imagination Action auction, New York City. This online auction is an annual event to raise money to help low-income families and schools attend and appreciate the arts.

See more about this group and bid on donated artwork by clicking on the link above. Bids for the donated artwork will be taken from October 5-19, 2011.

"Shattered"

Marin Museum of Contemporary Art presents SHATTERED, its 6th annual Fall National Exhibition, juried this year by Kenneth Baker, Art Critic for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Baker selected 48 artworks from hundreds of entries to design an exhibition that pushes the range of the theme's meanings.

The show runs from August 20^th to September 25^th. The Marin MOCA is located at the Novato Arts Center at Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Drive, Novato, California.

Spark Gallery Supporting Members Show

I joined other supporting members of Spark Gallery, Denver for a combined show that will run from July 21^st ti August 7^th.

Exhibition of the Upstream People Gallery

Four works of mine have been accepted for the "13^th Annual Collage, Digital & Mixed Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition."

The exhibition opens worldwide on June 1, 2011 at www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com. You can view the exhibition until May 31, 2012.

"Studio Visit," Volume 13

I am included in the latest 2011 publication of Studio Visit, Volume 13, a juried selection of visual artists. Beth Venn, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Newark Museum, selected about 200 artists from more than 1,000 submissions.

14th National Contemporary Exhibit

Three of my pieces were accepted by juror Michael Chavez into the 14th National Juried Contemporary Exhibit being held at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts in Grand Junction, Colorado. Twenty-eight artists were selected out of 134 submissions.

The exhibit opens May 13^th with a reception and juror's talk at 6:30pm on June 3^rd. The exhibit closes on June 25^th.

"Open Space" at Chadron State College

As part of the Open Space series at Chadron State College, Chadron Nebraska, I exhibited my work during the month of February as part of a two-person show with ceramicist Paul Morris.

The exhibition was in the Main Gallery of Memorial Hall from February 2^nd to February 25^th.

Go here for the Chadron State College "Open Space" schedule page.

"6 Sides 2 Every Story"

Upcoming Shows

I am currently participating in the “6 Sides 2 Every Story” art collaboration organized by Candace Nicol. This project is funded by grants from the Nevada Arts Council, and Sierra Arts Foundation.

Candace introduces the project by saying, "As humans, we have the incredible ability to perceive the same events as completely different happenings. This collaboration project will give consideration to these individual points of view."

"Participants are asked to illustrate their own individual perspectives by carving one side of a wooden cube. Each cube will represent one current issue found in a national/international article, internet posting, or magazine. This project will expand across the United States, starting with 100 (2"x2"x2") cubes, 600 participants."

The theme for my cube, begun by ceramic and metal artist Sue Roberts, is "Earth Day: "We have met the enemy and HE is US." The participants of this cube are as follows:

The first venue to exhibit the project was Western Nevada College, Carson City from January 25 to February 25, 2010.

A book of the prints is slated to be available this year. You can see more information on the the blog.