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Diana Cavanaugh is Guest Artist at UK Gallery

dkwaters — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:41:25 +0000

Diana Cavanaugh, a VCUarts double major (Sculpture + Extended Media and Painting and Printmaking) has been chosen by Ambre UK as their guest artist for July 2008. She will be represented on their web site for one year.

Ambre UK is a non-profit organization for the celebration and promotion of the understanding, enjoyment, and practice of art. An affiliate of Ambre International France the premier visual arts association in the French Riviera - it seeks to provide a venue for sharing expertise and knowledge across the UK and the rest of Europe, honor the work of some of today’s most prolific artists, and encourage innovation in creative expression among budding artists.

Contemporary Art Center of VA

dkwaters — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:18:38 +0000

Two Sculpture + Extended Media graduates will have their work featured in “Transformed” at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia in Virginia Beach through September 28.

The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (CAC) wants you to see toilet paper rolls and gummy bears in a new way.

Those are just two of the unique materials employed by thirteen artists in “Transformed,” a group exhibition of two-dimensional, sculptural, installation and video art. Commonplace objects including fishing line, chairs, toothpicks and light bulbs have been manipulated, re-appropriated and elevated to the status of fine art.

“These materials are frequently relied upon for utilitarian purposes,” said CAC associate curator Natalie Bray. “The works in ‘Transformed’ investigate the physical potential of mundane and familiar items to become art objects that transcend their former roles in everyday life.”

“Transformed” features works by:
Steven Siegel
Tom Friedman
Tara Donovan (VCUarts MFA)
Rachel Perry Welty
Ya Ya Chou
Fishli and Weiss
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Matt Calderwood
Tim DeVoe (VCUarts MFA)
Robert Lazzarini
Shirley Tse
Yuken Teruya

The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
2200 Parks Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA
757.425.0000

Sculpture Alumni Part of NY Exhibit

dkwaters — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:25:33 +0000

JULY 10-AUGUST 30, 2008
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY, JULY 10, 6 PM - 8 PM

MOTI HASSON GALLERY is very pleased to announce the opening of intransit, an exhibition featuring 30 artists curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud. The exhibition runs from July 10 to August 30, 2008. Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, July 10, from 6 to 8 pm with a performance by Micki Pellerano at 7:15 pm.

Department of Sculpture + Extended Media graduates noted below.

Moti Hasson Gallery will present a group exhibition of works by artists JORGE ABUNDIS, OLGA ADELANTADO, REMY AMEZCUA, INA DIANE ARCHER, NINA LOLA BACHHUBER, ANDREA CLAIRE, MICHAEL DELUCIA, ADRIANA FARMIGA, BRENDAN FERNANDES, AUNRICO GATSON, BEN GODWARD, WAYNE HODGE (BFA), TONY INGRISANO, JAYSON KEELING, LARRY KRONE, JULIA KUNIN, MOLLY LARKEY, SIMONE LEIGH, BRIAN LUND, FERNANDO MASTRANGELO (MFA), TED O’SULLIVAN, ROSEMARIE PADOVANO (MFA), MICKI PELLERANO, JOSE RUIZ, PEPO SALAZAR, JOAQUIN SEGURA, SCOTT TAYLOR, JUANA VALDES, and MAIA VALENZUELA.

intransit brings together 30 artists working in different media such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, film and video. To deal with the cracks in the urban landscape and its decay, the artists have built cross-sections of ecological, racial, and identity issues as metaphors. These meditations, rife with ethnographic, historical and natural symbolism, help to reinforce a position amidst surmounting struggles – for instance, the fight against global warming and the disappearing ideal of the globalized world – to assert their multi-faceted voices and identities. This show presents a dynamic look at today’s society, a complex and poetic visual journey.

Gallery hours are Tuesday to Thursday, from 10 - 8 pm, Friday and Saturday, from 10 - 6 pm, and by appointment. For more information or to receive images, please contact the gallery at 212-268-4444 or email info@motihasson.com.

VCU Summer Studio Exhibition

dkwaters — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:07:04 +0000

Summer Studio participants will show their work in the Exit Exhibition “Treading Water.” July 26 - 31 in the Fine Arts Building, 1000 W. Broad Street. Opening reception is July 26, 6-9pm.

Work by:

Paige Adair, David Bellard, Sarah Butler, Leah Cupino, Joshua Dahl, Jenny Garnett, Crystal Heiden, Kathleen Cory Imig, Arielle Marks, Jessica McVey, Meghan Medina, Crystal Moore, Jee Hee Park, Brian Reed and Alina Tenser.

The Summer Studio Program at Virginia Commonwealth University (SSP@VCU) is an 8-week studio-intensive program for artists interested in developing work in a supportive hothouse environment. The program fosters development of professional attitudes and skills with an emphasis on individual investigation. The program provides students with an opportunity for concentrated studio practice at an advanced level within a community of talented and motivated artists. This two-month, non-credit, post-baccalaureate-style residency studio program is appropriate for the artist developing a portfolio for application to graduate school, as well as the artist interested in an opportunity for uninterrupted immersion and development of a studio practice in a challenging and supportive environment.

Ashley Kistler: New Anderson Gallery Director

dkwaters — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:09:59 +0000

Read the Richmond Times Dispatch article about Ashley Kistler, the new director of VCUarts Anderson Gallery.

Welcome to VCUarts, Ashley!

Sculpture Grad Receives Kreeger Award

dkwaters — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:43:05 +0000

Ledelle Moe, Sculpture + Extended Media MFA alumna, has won the 2008 Kreeger Museum Artist Award and $20,000.The Director of The Kreeger Museum, Ms. Judy A. Greenberg, is proud to announce that Washington artist Ledelle Moe is the 2008 Kreeger Museum Artist Award winner. Moe was chosen from a group of three finalists, by a distinguished, five-person jury. In the spirit of David and Carmen Kreeger, The Kreeger Museum established The Kreeger Museum Artist Award in 2004 to recognize, biennially, a Washington area artist deserving of recognition by consistently demonstrating artistic excellence, exceptional creativity and
whose life and work has significantly and positively influenced the Washington, DC arts community. The Kreeger Museum would like to acknowledge the other nominated finalists, Dan Steinhilber and Yuriko Yamaguchi. Moe will receive a $20,000 prize, underwritten by Chevy Chase Bank, which will be presented at a reception and award presentation at The Kreeger Museum in October 2008. A selection of her work will be on view at the Museum from October 3 through November 29, 2008.

Sculpture Grad Part of Full Circle

dkwaters — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:57:50 +0000

Renee Rendine, an MFA alumna of Sculpture + Extended Media, will have her work featured in Full Circle at Rosenberg Gallery at Goucher College in Baltimore - an exhibition in conjunction with Artscape. The exhibit will explore the use of the circle in a variety of media.

The show runs June 30 - July 31. Opening reception is Thursday, July 10, 6-8pm

Other artists include Mary Early, Carol Miller Frost, Tim Horjus, Kate MacKinnon, Hadieh Marjan Shafie, John Ruppert and Youngmi Song-Oran.

Rosenberg Gallery
Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21204-2753
410.337.6477

Stephen Vitiello & Molly Berg at TRANSMISSION

dkwaters — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:14:00 +0000

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Kinetic Imaging faculty members Stephen Vitiello and Molly Berg will be performing at TRANSMISSION on Sunday, June 29, 5pm.
Opening for them will be a four-piece including
Jennida Chase, Althea Georgelas, Chris Silvent, and Hassan Pitts.

Donations will be accepted at the door.

TRANSMISSION is located at 321 Brook Rd. (between Broad and Marshall St.) Richmond, VA 23220

Painting & Printmaking Reunion

dkwaters — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:24:28 +0000

Graduates of the Department of Painting and Printmaking will have a reunion on June 14 at the Plant Zero event space, 0 E. 4th Street, Richmond. 7pm-midnight. RSVP with an image of your work to Sally Bowring at sbowring@vcu.edu. Limited to Painting and Printmaking graduates. Get wild and crazy with your old friends.

Painting & Printmaking Student Exhibits Work

dkwaters — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:08:26 +0000

Susan Elder, a senior in the Department of Painting and Printmaking will be showing her paintings at Mayer Fine Art in Norfolk, Virginia. The exhibit “First Look Norfolk” will run from July 19 through August 20.

Opening reception is July 19, 6-9pm
333 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA 23510