The great Dwayne "Memphis' Own" Butcher has a show at David Lusk Gallery (4540 Poplar Ave) that opens on Friday from 6-8, don't miss it.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Frank D Robinson Jr: Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
For Immediate Release:
Marshall Arts and Camielle Smith are proud to present a solo painting exhibition: frank d robinson jr. Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine feat. the series Women of the Storm
Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine will run for ONE NIGHT ONLY: May 1, 2009
The reception will be at 639 Marshall Avenue on May 1st from 6:00 to 9:00pm
This show is exceptional for several reasons: Frank d robinson jr. has been a fixture in the Memphis art community since the early nineties, and has recently decided to move to New York. This show may one of the last opportunities to see his work in Memphis. The exhibition features over fifty works, and highlights his Women of the Storm series. The series was inspired by robinson’s interactions with those who were displaced by Hurricane Gustav. His work has been concerned with finding value in one’s self, and Women of the Storm focuses on the strength of the individual. robinson has chosen to focus on female survivors. He believes that women are less guarded than men; therefore the stories of female survivors are more honest and enlightening. Each of the paintings in My Blues Ain’t Like Your’s are beautifully crafted. The pieces radiate with vibrancy and life.
Frank d. robinson jr. is a native of Memphis. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Memphis in 1993. He earned a subsequent Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Painting and Drawing in 1998. And the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is currently the artist in residence at Caritas House. robinson has been exhibited at Nike, Schering Plough, Nippon Steel, and the Museum of Science and Industry. His work has the unifying theme of awareness. He has dealt with such issues as AIDS, infant mortality, and most recently breast cancer. robinson’s paintings incorporate everyday objects such as price tags and soda can tabs. These objects would be overlooked, but robinson imbeds them seamlessly into his compositions.
For additional information please contact, Camielle Smith at (901) 650-7654 or via email at smiCA@rhodes.edu.
Anne Davey: Splash
Contact: Emily Jenkins
Rhodes College
jenek@rhodes.edu
Rhodes College
jenek@rhodes.edu
For Immediate Release:
Gallery 314 and Emily Jenkins are thrilled to announce the solo exhibition for local artist Anne Davey: Splash: Works on Paper 2001-2009.
Splash will run for one night only on Thursday April 30, 2009.
The opening reception will be held at 314 South Main Street from 6-8pm on Thursday April 30, 2009.
Splash is an excellent culmination of Anne Davey’s aquatic scenes on paper. The show includes a variety of work ranging from small abstract paintings to large charcoal drawings. Key components of her compositions are the visual distortions created by water, and the dichotomy between the playfulness and danger associated with children swimming. The artist’s skill is highlighted through her ability to capture delicate moments of semi-abstraction when human figures seem warped by the properties of water. Splash provides an interesting and introspective opportunity to view these exceptional works on paper.
Anne Davey received her BA from Stanford and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 2003 she earned her MFA at Johnson State College and the Vermont Studio Center where she developed her interest in depicting aquatic compositions. She was selected by UrbanArt Commission to produce a permanent art installation at the Ed Rice Community. Her exhibitions include Forum Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, NH, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, Paint Creek Center for the Arts in MI, Julian Scott Memorial Gallery in VT, Second Floor Contemporary, Memphis, TN, and Perry Nicole Gallery, Memphis, TN. Anne is currently living and working in Memphis where she is represented by Perry Nicole Fine Arts.
Gallery 314, located in the historic South Main Arts District, is available through the generosity of the owner, Kevin McLellan. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Emily Jenkins via email at jenek@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “Adavey.jpg” is At the Pool from Splash: Anne Davey, Works on Paper 2001-2009. Image courtesy of the artist.
The 180 Finger Collective: KÖOBETON
Contact: Hamlett Dobbins
(901) 219.1943
For Immediate Release:
The Art Department at Rhodes College and Adam Shaw Studio are very excited to announce the show, KÖOBETON, featuring work by the collaborative group THE 180 FINGER COLLECTIVE.
THE 180 FINGER COLLECTIVE: KÖOBETON will run for one night only on Friday, May 1st from 6-8 pm.
The exhibition will be hosted by Adam Shaw Studio at 2547 Broad Avenue.
The exhibition will feature work eighteen artists from around the country that come together in the early morning hours to work on drawings and paintings together. In the spirit of friendship we pass these paintings back and forth.
Members of the group include Alexandra Carter (Massachusetts), Douglas Degges (Louisiana), Elizabeth Hartman (Oklahoma), Hamlett Dobbins (Tennessee), Julianne Lindner (Mississippi), Mary Pat Pead (Florida), Kathleen Perniciaro (Missouri) , Colin Cox (Tennessee), Dean Shroyer (Alabama), Katherine Prince (Georgia), Molly Buck (Texas), Emma Fiandt (Indiana), Maggie Exner (Tennessee), Katherine Dunbar-Smith (Mississippi), Noelle Smith (Tennessee), Charlotte Watson (Florida), Christine Zhu (Texas), and Mary Claire Melton (Tennessee). The show will also include contributions by Memphis artists Tad Lauritzen Wright, Melissa Dunn, Laurel Sucsy and Baltimore artist Christine Tillman.
Come visit.
If you should have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Hamlett Dobbins at (901) 219.1943, or via email at dobbinsh@rhodes.edu
(901) 219.1943
For Immediate Release:
The Art Department at Rhodes College and Adam Shaw Studio are very excited to announce the show, KÖOBETON, featuring work by the collaborative group THE 180 FINGER COLLECTIVE.
THE 180 FINGER COLLECTIVE: KÖOBETON will run for one night only on Friday, May 1st from 6-8 pm.
The exhibition will be hosted by Adam Shaw Studio at 2547 Broad Avenue.
The exhibition will feature work eighteen artists from around the country that come together in the early morning hours to work on drawings and paintings together. In the spirit of friendship we pass these paintings back and forth.
Members of the group include Alexandra Carter (Massachusetts), Douglas Degges (Louisiana), Elizabeth Hartman (Oklahoma), Hamlett Dobbins (Tennessee), Julianne Lindner (Mississippi), Mary Pat Pead (Florida), Kathleen Perniciaro (Missouri) , Colin Cox (Tennessee), Dean Shroyer (Alabama), Katherine Prince (Georgia), Molly Buck (Texas), Emma Fiandt (Indiana), Maggie Exner (Tennessee), Katherine Dunbar-Smith (Mississippi), Noelle Smith (Tennessee), Charlotte Watson (Florida), Christine Zhu (Texas), and Mary Claire Melton (Tennessee). The show will also include contributions by Memphis artists Tad Lauritzen Wright, Melissa Dunn, Laurel Sucsy and Baltimore artist Christine Tillman.
Come visit.
If you should have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Hamlett Dobbins at (901) 219.1943, or via email at dobbinsh@rhodes.edu
This exhibition is generously supported by the Center for Outreach and Development in the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information:
“180fingers_untitled.jpg” is 180 Finger Collective’s Untitled, Mixed media, 11x8”, 2009.
Anna Kordsmeier: Going, Going...
April 28, 2009
Contact:
Hamlett Dobbins, 901.219.1943, hamlettdobbins@hotmail.com.
Anna Kordsmeier, akordsmeier@gmail.com
Material is excited to announce its forty-fourth exhibition: Anna Kordsmeier: Going, Going….
The exhibition will run for one day only on Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
This four-hour, one-day only event features works by Anna Kordsmeier and is a rare opportunity to collect artwork from an up-and-coming young artist. All works are priced at $100 or less. Anna Kordsmeier is graduating from Memphis College of Art this May with an M.F.A. Anna’s work is about memories of past experiences, and features prints, paintings, and mixed media pieces. Her work has been shown in galleries across the country; including Texas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Memphis and New York City. For more information on the artist and her work please go to http://www.annakordsmeier.com/.
Material is located at 2553 Broad Avenue. Parking is available on both the north and south sides of Broad Avenue.
Contact:
Hamlett Dobbins, 901.219.1943, hamlettdobbins@hotmail.com.
Anna Kordsmeier, akordsmeier@gmail.com
Material is excited to announce its forty-fourth exhibition: Anna Kordsmeier: Going, Going….
The exhibition will run for one day only on Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
This four-hour, one-day only event features works by Anna Kordsmeier and is a rare opportunity to collect artwork from an up-and-coming young artist. All works are priced at $100 or less. Anna Kordsmeier is graduating from Memphis College of Art this May with an M.F.A. Anna’s work is about memories of past experiences, and features prints, paintings, and mixed media pieces. Her work has been shown in galleries across the country; including Texas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Memphis and New York City. For more information on the artist and her work please go to http://www.annakordsmeier.com/.
Material is located at 2553 Broad Avenue. Parking is available on both the north and south sides of Broad Avenue.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Mural Party
Sunday, April 26 2-4p - Mural Celebration @ AutoZone Park at Mural Site
(I hear there's going to be hot dogs and ice cream.)
Come visit.
Off The Wall at Marshall Arts
from the mouth of the great Anthony Lee:
Greetings!
Memphis, meet your Muralists...!!!
Most of you may have noticed the HUGE mural taking shape at AutoZone Park in Downtown Memphis (195 Madison Avenue).
The mural will be completed by month's end and the city will have a great public display of art for the next three decades!
Come meet the artists- Jeff Zimmermann (Chicago-based lead artist), Anthony D. Lee (Memphis), Brendan Hudson (Chicago), and Niki Johnson (Memphis) - at their group exhibition Off The Wall at Marshall Arts!
You already own the mural, but if it tickles your fancy...you can also own a piece created by the muralist too! Most to all of the studio works featured in Off The Wall were created recently alongside the mural-making process.
Friday, April 24 8-11p - Off The Wall Art Show at Marshall Arts (639 Marshall Avenue).
New Paintings by Trey Kirk
Representation of; Representation As
New Paintings by Trey Kirk
Without the emergence of distance between representation and what is being represented, representation could not appear. These paintings attempt to explore that distance.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 5-8pm
4511 Summer Ave
Contact: artandphysics@gmail.com
Monday, April 20, 2009
Joel Parsons: A Secret I Wouldn’t Know How to Tell
Contact: Christine Zhu
Rhodes College
(469) 879-3578
For Immediate Release:
Odessa and Christine Zhu are excited to announce a solo installation-based exhibition: Joel Parsons: A Secret I Wouldn’t Know How to Tell
The opening reception for the show will be held at 2613 Broad Avenue from 6 - 9 p.m., Friday April 24, 2008.
The title says it all. How do you sum up a year’s worth of anecdotes and memories into a diluted, five-minute reply for curious acquaintances? Simply, you don’t. For Joel Parsons, a 2007 Watson Fellow and Rhodes College graduate, reiterating his three-month stay in India, especially in a cohesive way to others, has been more than just difficult, but impossible. Valuing each of his quotidian experiences, Parsons has created an entryway for viewers to co-inhabit this intimate sphere of his memory and share in the indivisible aggregate of his experiences. On Friday, April 24th, viewers will be able to partake in a condensation of the four months (October-January, 2008-09) Parsons spent traveling throughout India in pursuit of art and people to make it with. Confessed by Parsons as his “richest” as well as most “overwhelming” experiences in his year abroad as a Watson Fellow, “A Secret I Wouldn’t Know How to Tell,” will feature works that reflect Parsons’ reevaluation of these memories—breaking them down into different fragmented abstractions only to re-fuse them together in a novel manner. This web of unfolding narratives will display his interest in color, textures, as well as the new physicality that the work is allowed to take on by being produced in a studio rather than the ephemeral nature due to a nomadic lifestyle.
Joel Parsons, originally from Arkansas, graduated from Rhodes College in 2007. During his time at Rhodes, he developed an artist’s collective, More Than Art, targeting the homed and the homeless, that uses art as a way of sharing different perspectives. In his junior year at Rhodes, Parsons received a scholarship from Rhodes to study art and social change in the Czech Republic. As a senior at Rhodes, Parsons was selected as a Watson Fellow and traveled to Italy, Turkey, India, South Africa, and Peru over the course of a year while studying the topic: “It Will Not Avert Its Eyes: Toward a New Activist Aesthetic.” He has participated in numerous group shows all over the world, including: Baggage Un/Claimed (2009) at Navo in Atlanta, Georgia; Bazaar/Bizarre (2007) at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey; and Push It One Way or Another (The 2007 Senior Thesis Exhibition) at the Clough Hanson Gallery. A Secret I Wouldn’t Know How to Tell will be Parsons’ third solo exhibition. Currently, Parsons is working at the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis as a curatorial and marketing assistant.
Odessa is free and open to the public and is located on 2613 Broad Avenue. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Christine Zhu via email at zhucy@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “UntitledParsons.jpg” is dookie sparkle, acrylic and ink on glass, 9x13", 2009.
Rhodes College
(469) 879-3578
For Immediate Release:
Odessa and Christine Zhu are excited to announce a solo installation-based exhibition: Joel Parsons: A Secret I Wouldn’t Know How to Tell
The opening reception for the show will be held at 2613 Broad Avenue from 6 - 9 p.m., Friday April 24, 2008.
The title says it all. How do you sum up a year’s worth of anecdotes and memories into a diluted, five-minute reply for curious acquaintances? Simply, you don’t. For Joel Parsons, a 2007 Watson Fellow and Rhodes College graduate, reiterating his three-month stay in India, especially in a cohesive way to others, has been more than just difficult, but impossible. Valuing each of his quotidian experiences, Parsons has created an entryway for viewers to co-inhabit this intimate sphere of his memory and share in the indivisible aggregate of his experiences. On Friday, April 24th, viewers will be able to partake in a condensation of the four months (October-January, 2008-09) Parsons spent traveling throughout India in pursuit of art and people to make it with. Confessed by Parsons as his “richest” as well as most “overwhelming” experiences in his year abroad as a Watson Fellow, “A Secret I Wouldn’t Know How to Tell,” will feature works that reflect Parsons’ reevaluation of these memories—breaking them down into different fragmented abstractions only to re-fuse them together in a novel manner. This web of unfolding narratives will display his interest in color, textures, as well as the new physicality that the work is allowed to take on by being produced in a studio rather than the ephemeral nature due to a nomadic lifestyle.
Joel Parsons, originally from Arkansas, graduated from Rhodes College in 2007. During his time at Rhodes, he developed an artist’s collective, More Than Art, targeting the homed and the homeless, that uses art as a way of sharing different perspectives. In his junior year at Rhodes, Parsons received a scholarship from Rhodes to study art and social change in the Czech Republic. As a senior at Rhodes, Parsons was selected as a Watson Fellow and traveled to Italy, Turkey, India, South Africa, and Peru over the course of a year while studying the topic: “It Will Not Avert Its Eyes: Toward a New Activist Aesthetic.” He has participated in numerous group shows all over the world, including: Baggage Un/Claimed (2009) at Navo in Atlanta, Georgia; Bazaar/Bizarre (2007) at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey; and Push It One Way or Another (The 2007 Senior Thesis Exhibition) at the Clough Hanson Gallery. A Secret I Wouldn’t Know How to Tell will be Parsons’ third solo exhibition. Currently, Parsons is working at the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis as a curatorial and marketing assistant.
Odessa is free and open to the public and is located on 2613 Broad Avenue. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Christine Zhu via email at zhucy@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “UntitledParsons.jpg” is dookie sparkle, acrylic and ink on glass, 9x13", 2009.
Kathleen Perniciaro: [elsewhere]
Contact: Emily Grace
Rhodes College
(214) 793-1657
For Immediate Release:
Burke’s Book Store and Emily Grace are excited to announce a solo installation exhibition: Kathleen Perniciaro: [elsewhere].
Kathleen Perniciaro: [elsewhere] will run for one night only, Friday, April 24th
The reception for the show will be held at 936 South Cooper Street from 6 - 9 p.m., Friday April 24, 2009.
[elsewhere] will feature the installation work of artist Kathleen Perniciaro. These delicate site-specific installation pieces will be constructed around the bookstore, tucked away in the shelves, leaning against the walls and dangling from the ceiling. Combination sculptures and animated video projections situated around the bookshelves correspond to themes from childhood fairy tales and classic novels. Materials such as cardboard, gumballs, ladders and leaves communicate the nostalgia of lost objects and hidden treasures and illustrate the imaginative texts of several beloved tales. This multimedia event invites you into a richly narrative, enigmatic world available only to those who open the cover and peek inside.
Kathleen Perniciaro was born in St. Louis in 1987. The 22-year old will graduate from Rhodes College in May of 2009 with a BA in Studio Art and a minor in Business Administration. She was featured in the 2009 Senior Thesis Exhibition at Rhodes College. Her work was featured in the two most recent Juried Art Shows, curated by Carissa Hussong in 2009 and Tad Lauritzen Wright in 2008. She was also featured also exhibited at the 2008 Rhodes College V-Week show at Material Art Space. She participated in the exhibition inside the wall in Arezzo, Italy in the summer of 2007. She has also been featured in the Juxtap’art Art Fair. After graduation, she plans to pursue a graduate degree in the fine arts with an emphasis on education.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Burke’s Book Store is located on 936 South Cooper Street. Regular store hours are Mon-Wed, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thurs-Sat, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 12 – 5 p.m. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Emily Grace via email at graee@rhodes.edu.
Rhodes College
(214) 793-1657
For Immediate Release:
Burke’s Book Store and Emily Grace are excited to announce a solo installation exhibition: Kathleen Perniciaro: [elsewhere].
Kathleen Perniciaro: [elsewhere] will run for one night only, Friday, April 24th
The reception for the show will be held at 936 South Cooper Street from 6 - 9 p.m., Friday April 24, 2009.
[elsewhere] will feature the installation work of artist Kathleen Perniciaro. These delicate site-specific installation pieces will be constructed around the bookstore, tucked away in the shelves, leaning against the walls and dangling from the ceiling. Combination sculptures and animated video projections situated around the bookshelves correspond to themes from childhood fairy tales and classic novels. Materials such as cardboard, gumballs, ladders and leaves communicate the nostalgia of lost objects and hidden treasures and illustrate the imaginative texts of several beloved tales. This multimedia event invites you into a richly narrative, enigmatic world available only to those who open the cover and peek inside.
Kathleen Perniciaro was born in St. Louis in 1987. The 22-year old will graduate from Rhodes College in May of 2009 with a BA in Studio Art and a minor in Business Administration. She was featured in the 2009 Senior Thesis Exhibition at Rhodes College. Her work was featured in the two most recent Juried Art Shows, curated by Carissa Hussong in 2009 and Tad Lauritzen Wright in 2008. She was also featured also exhibited at the 2008 Rhodes College V-Week show at Material Art Space. She participated in the exhibition inside the wall in Arezzo, Italy in the summer of 2007. She has also been featured in the Juxtap’art Art Fair. After graduation, she plans to pursue a graduate degree in the fine arts with an emphasis on education.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Burke’s Book Store is located on 936 South Cooper Street. Regular store hours are Mon-Wed, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thurs-Sat, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 12 – 5 p.m. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Emily Grace via email at graee@rhodes.edu.
Nikkila Carroll and Shannon O'Daniel: Internal Affairs, External Shares
Contact: Holly James
Rhodes College
(618) 340-2174
For Immediate Release:
Adam Shaw Studio and Holly James are excited to announce a sculpture exhibition: Shannon O’Daniel and Nikkila Carroll: Internal Affairs, External Shares.
Internal Affairs, External Shares will run One Night Only, Friday April 24th
The reception for the show will be held at 2547 Broad Avenue from 6 - 8 p.m., Friday April 24, 2009.
Internal Affairs, External Shares focuses on the dynamic of relationships and how ones actions relate to the lives of others. Dealing with the evolution of self discovery and outward expression, each artist addresses a portion of social interaction within society. While the two works differ in visual forms of representation, the underlying concepts relate to the introspective investigation of the self within its contextual surroundings. Working separately with these ideas, both artists have collaborated to create a central statement to intertwine their separate visual aesthetics. The exhibition will display the opposing visual languages of the artists’ individual work as well as the dynamic visual form created from a collaborative relationship.
Shannon O’Daniel is currently in her third year undergraduate student at Memphis College of Art and will receive her BFA in May of 2010. Nikkila Carroll is also a current undergraduate student at Memphis College of art. The two have participated in the group show Flocculent Femmes Ceramic Exhibition at the Five in One Gallery. Shannon has also shown work in the Sculpture Exhibition and Teacher Select Show, at the Memphis College of Art.
Adam Shaw Studio is free and open to the public and is located on 2547 Broad Avenue. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Holly James via email at jamhn@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “O’DanielCarroll_pr.jpg” is “Internal Affairs, External Shares” from Internal Affairs, External Shares 2009, Image courtesy the artists.
Rhodes College
(618) 340-2174
For Immediate Release:
Adam Shaw Studio and Holly James are excited to announce a sculpture exhibition: Shannon O’Daniel and Nikkila Carroll: Internal Affairs, External Shares.
Internal Affairs, External Shares will run One Night Only, Friday April 24th
The reception for the show will be held at 2547 Broad Avenue from 6 - 8 p.m., Friday April 24, 2009.
Internal Affairs, External Shares focuses on the dynamic of relationships and how ones actions relate to the lives of others. Dealing with the evolution of self discovery and outward expression, each artist addresses a portion of social interaction within society. While the two works differ in visual forms of representation, the underlying concepts relate to the introspective investigation of the self within its contextual surroundings. Working separately with these ideas, both artists have collaborated to create a central statement to intertwine their separate visual aesthetics. The exhibition will display the opposing visual languages of the artists’ individual work as well as the dynamic visual form created from a collaborative relationship.
Shannon O’Daniel is currently in her third year undergraduate student at Memphis College of Art and will receive her BFA in May of 2010. Nikkila Carroll is also a current undergraduate student at Memphis College of art. The two have participated in the group show Flocculent Femmes Ceramic Exhibition at the Five in One Gallery. Shannon has also shown work in the Sculpture Exhibition and Teacher Select Show, at the Memphis College of Art.
Adam Shaw Studio is free and open to the public and is located on 2547 Broad Avenue. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Holly James via email at jamhn@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “O’DanielCarroll_pr.jpg” is “Internal Affairs, External Shares” from Internal Affairs, External Shares 2009, Image courtesy the artists.
Mary Pat Pead: Renewal
Contact: Leslie Bailey
Rhodes College
(864)205-2299
For Immediate Release:
Leslie Bailey and Second Street Studio are delighted to announce the solo exhibition: Mary Pat Pead: Renewal.
Renewal will take place for one night only on Friday April 24, 2009 from 6-9p.m. The reception will be held in the gallery during the exhibit.
Second Street Studio is located at 500 Second Street.
Rhodes College
(864)205-2299
For Immediate Release:
Leslie Bailey and Second Street Studio are delighted to announce the solo exhibition: Mary Pat Pead: Renewal.
Renewal will take place for one night only on Friday April 24, 2009 from 6-9p.m. The reception will be held in the gallery during the exhibit.
Second Street Studio is located at 500 Second Street.
Renewal will feature acrylic paintings of lush, exotic, and atypical organic imagery. The paintings are atypical because the artist uses hybrids and unusual kinds of orchids. Growing up in Florida has led her to use a bright color palette and include tropical subject matter. Renewal has a double-meaning for the artist because it refers to both her process in making art and her journey as an artist. While creating her paintings, Pead strives to alter the reference of the flowers and be inventive. The flowers change from their original state to one that takes shape in her imagination and paint application. Renewal also refers to the drastic change of this series of paintings from her previous work because she hones down a particular subject matter and paints on such a large scale. Pead claims her art has come “full-circle”, meaning she has taking the technical skills that she has learned in Memphis and combined them with the lively, organic imagery from home.
Mary Pat Pead was born in Tampa, Florida in 1987. She attended Berkeley Preparatory School. This May she will receive her B.A. from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee with a degree in studio art. She studied art abroad in Arezzo, Italy at the Accademia Dell’ Arte during the summer of 2007. She has participated in a number of group shows, including the Annual Juried Student Exhibition at Rhodes College the past two years, Tra La Mura in Arezzo, Italy, Concerning Women at Material Gallery, Artists of the 21st Century at the West Tennessee Regional Art Center, the ACS Women’s and Gender Studies Conference 2009, and Martinis and Matisse in Clearwater, Florida. This will be the emerging young artist’s first solo exhibition.
Second Street Studio is owned by Peri Motamedi. This show is organized through the Gallery Management Course at Rhodes College. If you should have any questions please contact Leslie Bailey at 864-205-2299.
JPG information: “detail for Renewal.jpg” is a detail Mary Pat Pead’s Cirrhopetalum (Elizabeth Ann), Acrylic on canvas, 2008. The image is courtesy of the artist.
Twin: Southern Journey
Contact: Allie Marbry
Rhodes College
(901) 237-5553
For Immediate Release:
Gallery 314 and Allie Marbry are excited to announce an exhibition of paintings:
Twin: Southern Journey
Southern Journey will take place one night only – Friday April 24th. The reception for the show will be held at 314 S. Main St. from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
A live painting by the artists will take place in the gallery beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Southern Journey will feature both recent and older works by the artists Jerry and Terry Lynn. Painting collaboratively as Twin, they cast light on an early era of southern America. Bold and vibrant colors highlight the history and people of the delta area.
Jerry and Terry Lynn, born in Memphis 1975, grew up hearing stories of the old days that are the prominent subject of many of their works. They have both attended the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts at Middle Tennessee State University, and later graduated from the University of Memphis. Both their exhibition list and list of honors are quite long. A few recent exhibitions have been Flying Solo 10, Nashville International Airport, Nashville (2007); Jackson Summer Art Salon, David Lusk Gallery, Jackson, MS (2004); National Black Fine Arts Show, Puck Building, New York, NY (2004). Their works show regularly at David Lusk Gallery in Memphis, TN. They also have been featured in Southern Living, At Home, and Memphis magazines. For more information about Twin, visit their website at www.lynntwin.com.
Gallery 314 is located at 314 S. Main St. The Gallery is open to rent for artists who wish to show their work.
If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Allie Marbry at maral@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “TWIN.jpg” is titled Jazz. Image courtesy of the artist.
Rhodes College
(901) 237-5553
For Immediate Release:
Gallery 314 and Allie Marbry are excited to announce an exhibition of paintings:
Twin: Southern Journey
Southern Journey will take place one night only – Friday April 24th. The reception for the show will be held at 314 S. Main St. from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
A live painting by the artists will take place in the gallery beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Southern Journey will feature both recent and older works by the artists Jerry and Terry Lynn. Painting collaboratively as Twin, they cast light on an early era of southern America. Bold and vibrant colors highlight the history and people of the delta area.
Jerry and Terry Lynn, born in Memphis 1975, grew up hearing stories of the old days that are the prominent subject of many of their works. They have both attended the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts at Middle Tennessee State University, and later graduated from the University of Memphis. Both their exhibition list and list of honors are quite long. A few recent exhibitions have been Flying Solo 10, Nashville International Airport, Nashville (2007); Jackson Summer Art Salon, David Lusk Gallery, Jackson, MS (2004); National Black Fine Arts Show, Puck Building, New York, NY (2004). Their works show regularly at David Lusk Gallery in Memphis, TN. They also have been featured in Southern Living, At Home, and Memphis magazines. For more information about Twin, visit their website at www.lynntwin.com.
Gallery 314 is located at 314 S. Main St. The Gallery is open to rent for artists who wish to show their work.
If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Allie Marbry at maral@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “TWIN.jpg” is titled Jazz. Image courtesy of the artist.
Raleigh Rodger: A Nod is as Good as a Wink...
Contact: Hai-Ching Chang
Rhodes College
(510) 542-7359
For Immediate Release:
Art Village Gallery and Hai-Ching Chang are excited to announce a solo photography exhibition: Raleigh Rodger: A nod is as good as a wink…
A nod is as good as a wink… is a one-night-only show on Friday April 24th.
The reception for A nod is as good as a wink… will be held at 410 South Main Street from 6 - 8 p.m., Friday April 24th, 2009.
A nod is as good as a wink… will feature five recent photographs from the emerging photographer, Raleigh Rodger. This photographic exhibition is not only an aesthetic delight, with beautiful and strikingly original photographs of altered realities, but it examines the idea of the unconscious being a creative force on our lives. Femininity, identity and death are some of the significant themes recurring in her photographs. A summation of the work is best expressed from the following excerpt taken from her project’s description, “I am interested in Carl Jung’s theory, the unconscious mind acting independent and creative of its own accord, and how memories and dreams represent that. I have been exploring the importance of folklore, myths, fairy tales and urban legend in all cultures and in particular, their effects on my own life. These avenues of exploring metanarrative and archetypes that are embedded into forms of escapism have been an important part of human existence.”
Raleigh Rodger received her B.A. in Photography from Montana State, Bozeman. After graduation, she worked as a photographer and designer. She is currently in her second year of graduate school at University of Memphis. She has been all around the globe to capture everything from corporate setting photography to the unconventional abstract. She has participated in several group shows, including “Venice International Photo Contest” at Venice, Italy and “25th Annual Juried Student Exhibition” at the University of Memphis in 2007. Her work has been shown in Society for Photographic Education Exhibition at the Memphis Collage of Art and in “They Are Us, We Are Them” exhibition at the Medicine Factory in Memphis in 2008. Her work “Deflection” has won the Graduate Purchase Award in the “26th Annual Juried Student Exhibition” at the University of Memphis in 2009.
Art Village Gallery is free and open to the public and is located on 410 South Main Street. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The gallery is closed on Sunday and Monday. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Hai-Ching Chang via email at chaha@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts (CODA) at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “Raleigh_Rodger_Bunny.jpg” is “Mirror Mirror” from A nod is as good as a wink… 2009, Image courtesy the artist.
Rhodes College
(510) 542-7359
For Immediate Release:
Art Village Gallery and Hai-Ching Chang are excited to announce a solo photography exhibition: Raleigh Rodger: A nod is as good as a wink…
A nod is as good as a wink… is a one-night-only show on Friday April 24th.
The reception for A nod is as good as a wink… will be held at 410 South Main Street from 6 - 8 p.m., Friday April 24th, 2009.
A nod is as good as a wink… will feature five recent photographs from the emerging photographer, Raleigh Rodger. This photographic exhibition is not only an aesthetic delight, with beautiful and strikingly original photographs of altered realities, but it examines the idea of the unconscious being a creative force on our lives. Femininity, identity and death are some of the significant themes recurring in her photographs. A summation of the work is best expressed from the following excerpt taken from her project’s description, “I am interested in Carl Jung’s theory, the unconscious mind acting independent and creative of its own accord, and how memories and dreams represent that. I have been exploring the importance of folklore, myths, fairy tales and urban legend in all cultures and in particular, their effects on my own life. These avenues of exploring metanarrative and archetypes that are embedded into forms of escapism have been an important part of human existence.”
Raleigh Rodger received her B.A. in Photography from Montana State, Bozeman. After graduation, she worked as a photographer and designer. She is currently in her second year of graduate school at University of Memphis. She has been all around the globe to capture everything from corporate setting photography to the unconventional abstract. She has participated in several group shows, including “Venice International Photo Contest” at Venice, Italy and “25th Annual Juried Student Exhibition” at the University of Memphis in 2007. Her work has been shown in Society for Photographic Education Exhibition at the Memphis Collage of Art and in “They Are Us, We Are Them” exhibition at the Medicine Factory in Memphis in 2008. Her work “Deflection” has won the Graduate Purchase Award in the “26th Annual Juried Student Exhibition” at the University of Memphis in 2009.
Art Village Gallery is free and open to the public and is located on 410 South Main Street. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The gallery is closed on Sunday and Monday. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Hai-Ching Chang via email at chaha@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts (CODA) at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “Raleigh_Rodger_Bunny.jpg” is “Mirror Mirror” from A nod is as good as a wink… 2009, Image courtesy the artist.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Delta Axis Power Up pARTy - (the subtle ask)
Power Up pARTy– Details for the Artist
Saturday, June 13, 2009
What We’re Asking:
We send you a 9” x 12” pre-stretched canvas, along with prepaid return packaging.
Create whatever you want on the canvas; there is no theme or subject, any medium or form of materials. It only needs to fit in the return package, must be signed on the back, and able to be hung.
We ask that the finished artwork be returned to PHM by Friday, May 15, for inclusion in the Power Up pARTy Preview (see below). The absolute deadline for artwork to be included in the Power Up pARTy is Monday, May 25.
When you return your canvas, please include a bio or artist statement. We will pass it along to the lucky ticket-holder who selects your artwork.
The Preview
On Friday May 29, 6pm – 9pm, we will host our monthly Trolley Night where those canvases received before or by May 15 can be previewed. The work will be on display leading up to…
The Power Up pARTy: Saturday, June 13
Your work will be hung salon style in the Fuel Room and Power House Cinema.
To make it more interesting, there will be no identifying labels on the artwork. Ticket-holders will be called upon randomly, and will be permitted to select the work they fancy. At the end of the evening, each piece of art will be wrapped and packaged along with the artist’s info, and taken home. Everyone is sure to enjoy this part of the evening!
What you get
Our sincere gratitude…
Tickets to Power Up pARTy are $150 per person for members and $200 per person for non-members. In return for your participation, we’d like to extend the opportunity for you to attend for $50 (at this reduced price you won’t be able to take artwork home with you). You can also bring one guest for an additional $25. These tickets will be limited, so please RSVP to George Henderson ASAP at george@deltaaxis.org.
Or you can attend our monthly Trolley night on Friday June 26 for a special artist’s only thank you reception. You can also RSVP for this event to george@deltaaxis.org.
We will provide you with an Individual Membership to PHM for one full year. (If you won’t be using your membership, we will be happy to donate it art departments at local colleges and universities).
Recognition on our website (2,500 unique visitors/month) for one full year.
By donating artwork, you will not only be helping to make Power Up pARTy a success, but you will also be supporting the vital work that Power House Memphis does to provide a place for innovative art, performances and films to be experienced.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
What We’re Asking:
We send you a 9” x 12” pre-stretched canvas, along with prepaid return packaging.
Create whatever you want on the canvas; there is no theme or subject, any medium or form of materials. It only needs to fit in the return package, must be signed on the back, and able to be hung.
We ask that the finished artwork be returned to PHM by Friday, May 15, for inclusion in the Power Up pARTy Preview (see below). The absolute deadline for artwork to be included in the Power Up pARTy is Monday, May 25.
When you return your canvas, please include a bio or artist statement. We will pass it along to the lucky ticket-holder who selects your artwork.
The Preview
On Friday May 29, 6pm – 9pm, we will host our monthly Trolley Night where those canvases received before or by May 15 can be previewed. The work will be on display leading up to…
The Power Up pARTy: Saturday, June 13
Your work will be hung salon style in the Fuel Room and Power House Cinema.
To make it more interesting, there will be no identifying labels on the artwork. Ticket-holders will be called upon randomly, and will be permitted to select the work they fancy. At the end of the evening, each piece of art will be wrapped and packaged along with the artist’s info, and taken home. Everyone is sure to enjoy this part of the evening!
What you get
Our sincere gratitude…
Tickets to Power Up pARTy are $150 per person for members and $200 per person for non-members. In return for your participation, we’d like to extend the opportunity for you to attend for $50 (at this reduced price you won’t be able to take artwork home with you). You can also bring one guest for an additional $25. These tickets will be limited, so please RSVP to George Henderson ASAP at george@deltaaxis.org.
Or you can attend our monthly Trolley night on Friday June 26 for a special artist’s only thank you reception. You can also RSVP for this event to george@deltaaxis.org.
We will provide you with an Individual Membership to PHM for one full year. (If you won’t be using your membership, we will be happy to donate it art departments at local colleges and universities).
Recognition on our website (2,500 unique visitors/month) for one full year.
By donating artwork, you will not only be helping to make Power Up pARTy a success, but you will also be supporting the vital work that Power House Memphis does to provide a place for innovative art, performances and films to be experienced.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Bobby Spillman at the P & H Center for Visual Arts
bobby spillman: little spillmanville
p and h artspace
opening: friday april 17th 8-10pm
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Alexander Paulus: Just Punishment
April 1, 2009
Contact: Gracie Wright
Rhodes College
(214) 914 - 2828
For Immediate Release:
Odessa and Gracie Wright are ecstatic to announce a solo painting exhibition: Alexander Paulus: Just Punishment.
Just Punishment will run one night only, Friday April 17th.
The reception for the show will be held at 2613 Broad Avenue from 7 - 9 p.m., Friday, April 17th, 2009.
Just Punishment will feature several recent paintings from the talented young artist, Alexander Paulus. His education in a devoutly Catholic community inspired his feeling “that if someone can edit the word of God and have millions of people believe it, why can’t I?” His current series of work investigates punishment stories in the first five books of the Catholic Bible. The paintings represent specific instances that deal with God punishing human beings for disobeying His laws. However, the pieces display a satirical twist on the stories which allow human beings to counter-act God’s destructive power. By presenting these works in a satirical manner he is asking the viewer to examine their own beliefs and reflect on how absurd some of these stories truly are.
Alexander Paulus is originally from Southeast Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2003 from Southeast Missouri State University and is currently a candidate for the Master of Fine Arts degree at the Memphis College of Art. Paulus has participated in several Memphis exhibitions in the past two years, including “Inspired by Light” at the IC Gallery in 2009, “The Truth About Theories” at The P and H Art Space, “The Price is Right” at the David Lusk Gallery, and three shows at the Rust Hall Main Gallery at the Memphis College of Art: “The Dream Show”, “Faculty Selections Exhibition”, and “Group Graduate Exhibition” all in 2008. His work has also been shown in several juried exhibitions in St. Louis, MO, “St. Louis Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition” at the Creative Art Gallery in 2007, the Art Co-op’s “Gnu Show” in 2007, and “Sprung” in 2004, the “Annual Juried Student Exhibition” at the Meramec Art Gallery in 2006 and 2007, and “Art for the Health of it”, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Paulus also participated in “Getting Out” at the Northwest Art Gallery in Senatobia, MS in 2008, “Every Home Needs a Nude” at the 3rd Floor Gallery in St. Louis, in 2005, “Alexander Paulus: Abstract Paintings” at the D-Zine art studio in University City, MO, in 2005, and “Two Man Exhibition” at the Juden Schoolhouse Gallery in Cape Girardeau, MO in 2003.
Odessa is free and open to the public and is located on 2613 Broad Avenue. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Gracie Wright via email at wrimg@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “Paulus_Frogs.jpg” is “Frogs” from Just Punishment, 2009, Image courtesy of the artist.
Contact: Gracie Wright
Rhodes College
(214) 914 - 2828
For Immediate Release:
Odessa and Gracie Wright are ecstatic to announce a solo painting exhibition: Alexander Paulus: Just Punishment.
Just Punishment will run one night only, Friday April 17th.
The reception for the show will be held at 2613 Broad Avenue from 7 - 9 p.m., Friday, April 17th, 2009.
Just Punishment will feature several recent paintings from the talented young artist, Alexander Paulus. His education in a devoutly Catholic community inspired his feeling “that if someone can edit the word of God and have millions of people believe it, why can’t I?” His current series of work investigates punishment stories in the first five books of the Catholic Bible. The paintings represent specific instances that deal with God punishing human beings for disobeying His laws. However, the pieces display a satirical twist on the stories which allow human beings to counter-act God’s destructive power. By presenting these works in a satirical manner he is asking the viewer to examine their own beliefs and reflect on how absurd some of these stories truly are.
Alexander Paulus is originally from Southeast Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2003 from Southeast Missouri State University and is currently a candidate for the Master of Fine Arts degree at the Memphis College of Art. Paulus has participated in several Memphis exhibitions in the past two years, including “Inspired by Light” at the IC Gallery in 2009, “The Truth About Theories” at The P and H Art Space, “The Price is Right” at the David Lusk Gallery, and three shows at the Rust Hall Main Gallery at the Memphis College of Art: “The Dream Show”, “Faculty Selections Exhibition”, and “Group Graduate Exhibition” all in 2008. His work has also been shown in several juried exhibitions in St. Louis, MO, “St. Louis Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition” at the Creative Art Gallery in 2007, the Art Co-op’s “Gnu Show” in 2007, and “Sprung” in 2004, the “Annual Juried Student Exhibition” at the Meramec Art Gallery in 2006 and 2007, and “Art for the Health of it”, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Paulus also participated in “Getting Out” at the Northwest Art Gallery in Senatobia, MS in 2008, “Every Home Needs a Nude” at the 3rd Floor Gallery in St. Louis, in 2005, “Alexander Paulus: Abstract Paintings” at the D-Zine art studio in University City, MO, in 2005, and “Two Man Exhibition” at the Juden Schoolhouse Gallery in Cape Girardeau, MO in 2003.
Odessa is free and open to the public and is located on 2613 Broad Avenue. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Gracie Wright via email at wrimg@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “Paulus_Frogs.jpg” is “Frogs” from Just Punishment, 2009, Image courtesy of the artist.
Rachel Thompson: Considering Others
April 1, 2009
Contact: Kate Parker
Rhodes College
(601) 953-6438
For Immediate Release:
Kate Parker is excited to announce the solo exhibition: Rachel Thompson: Considering Others
Considering Others will run one night only, Friday April 17th from 6:30 - 9:30 pm
The opening reception and show will be held at the historic MGM building on South Second Street, across from The Happy Mexican restaurant (located at 385 S 2nd Street)
Considering Others will feature seven new paintings from the ever-introspective artist, Rachel Thompson. She has carefully handcrafted traditional patterns in a combination of contemporary and historic color palettes. Straying from her typical painting style, Thompson makes use of her love affair with fabrics and yarns as if the mediums were actually paint. Carefully sewn ornate designs frame figurative stitching of various scenes that announce common social etiquettes. We are reminded to take our hats off when we go indoors; that it is proper to pass the salt and pepper in unison; and please, do not forget to turn off your cell phone in any situation where it might be an improper distraction. With the specificity of cultural practices Thompson has chosen to highlight in this body of work, she says her goal in producing these images is in no way hidden or alternative to what is immediately presented to the viewer. Rather, she hopes the mere presence of these works will mimic the existence of these manners in our society. Furthermore, she hopes the visual representation of implicit cultural practices might probe us to think about why it is we follow these unspoken cannon of what is decent, of what is polite.
Rachel Thompson was born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1986. She graduated from Rhodes College in May 2008 with a major degree in Art and a minor in Urban Studies. She has participated in several group shows, including the most recent 2008 Senior Thesis Exhibition at Rhodes College. Her work has also been featured in past Annual Juried Student Exhibitions at Rhodes College.
The historic MGM building is available through the generosity of the owner, Peri Motamedi. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Kate Parker via email at parka@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “ConsideringOthers1_pr.jpg” is Thank You, Thread and cloth on panel, 18x18” from Considering Others 2009, Image courtesy the artist.
Contact: Kate Parker
Rhodes College
(601) 953-6438
For Immediate Release:
Kate Parker is excited to announce the solo exhibition: Rachel Thompson: Considering Others
Considering Others will run one night only, Friday April 17th from 6:30 - 9:30 pm
The opening reception and show will be held at the historic MGM building on South Second Street, across from The Happy Mexican restaurant (located at 385 S 2nd Street)
Considering Others will feature seven new paintings from the ever-introspective artist, Rachel Thompson. She has carefully handcrafted traditional patterns in a combination of contemporary and historic color palettes. Straying from her typical painting style, Thompson makes use of her love affair with fabrics and yarns as if the mediums were actually paint. Carefully sewn ornate designs frame figurative stitching of various scenes that announce common social etiquettes. We are reminded to take our hats off when we go indoors; that it is proper to pass the salt and pepper in unison; and please, do not forget to turn off your cell phone in any situation where it might be an improper distraction. With the specificity of cultural practices Thompson has chosen to highlight in this body of work, she says her goal in producing these images is in no way hidden or alternative to what is immediately presented to the viewer. Rather, she hopes the mere presence of these works will mimic the existence of these manners in our society. Furthermore, she hopes the visual representation of implicit cultural practices might probe us to think about why it is we follow these unspoken cannon of what is decent, of what is polite.
Rachel Thompson was born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1986. She graduated from Rhodes College in May 2008 with a major degree in Art and a minor in Urban Studies. She has participated in several group shows, including the most recent 2008 Senior Thesis Exhibition at Rhodes College. Her work has also been featured in past Annual Juried Student Exhibitions at Rhodes College.
The historic MGM building is available through the generosity of the owner, Peri Motamedi. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Kate Parker via email at parka@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “ConsideringOthers1_pr.jpg” is Thank You, Thread and cloth on panel, 18x18” from Considering Others 2009, Image courtesy the artist.
The 2009 Senior Thesis Exhibition at Rhodes College
April 14, 2009
Contact: Hamlett Dobbins, Director
Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College
(901) 843-3442
For Immediate Release:
Clough-Hanson Gallery at Rhodes College is very excited to announce its final show of the season: MELODY ONE: The 2009 Senior Thesis Exhibition.
MELODY ONE: The 2009 Senior Thesis Exhibition will open with a reception on Friday, April 17th, from 6-8 pm.
The exhibition will run from April 17th through May 1st.
The exhibition will feature work by six graduating studio majors: Alexandra Carter, Douglas Degges, Lauren Hampton, Elizabeth Hartman, Holly James, Julianne Lindner, Mary Pat Pead, Kathleen Perniciaro, and Camielle Smith.
Gallery hours for Clough-Hanson are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11:00-5:00 p.m. The gallery is closed Sundays and Mondays. Admission to the gallery is always free to the public.
If you should have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Hamlett Dobbins at Clough-Hanson Gallery (901) 843-3442, or via email at dobbinsh@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition and its brochure are generously supported by the Center for Outreach and Development in the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information:
“alex_carter.jpg” is detail from Alexandra Carter’s Pedicure, Ink on drafting film, 22x14”, 2008.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Donna Smith: "Picking at Pulling" at Marshall Arts
Good morning reader,
As the director for the Clough-Hanson Gallery part of my responsibilities include teaching a course in gallery management. Over the course of the semester the students and I visit the city’s museums, commercial galleries and alternative exhibition spaces. During the class conversations, the potentially pro-active role of the curator in the community is discussed. For the final project for the Gallery Management Course at Rhodes College, students conducted studio visits with local or regional artists in order to organize and execute an exhibition of an artist’s or artists’ work at a space of their choosing somewhere in the city. Today I am sending along the first press release for eleven exhibitions organized and curated by eleven of the class’ students. (the rest of the shows will be announced in the weeks to come.) Please note: Each show will have its own specific times and dates. Please feel free to contact me or the organizing student if you have any questions or concerns.
As the director for the Clough-Hanson Gallery part of my responsibilities include teaching a course in gallery management. Over the course of the semester the students and I visit the city’s museums, commercial galleries and alternative exhibition spaces. During the class conversations, the potentially pro-active role of the curator in the community is discussed. For the final project for the Gallery Management Course at Rhodes College, students conducted studio visits with local or regional artists in order to organize and execute an exhibition of an artist’s or artists’ work at a space of their choosing somewhere in the city. Today I am sending along the first press release for eleven exhibitions organized and curated by eleven of the class’ students. (the rest of the shows will be announced in the weeks to come.) Please note: Each show will have its own specific times and dates. Please feel free to contact me or the organizing student if you have any questions or concerns.
-Hamlett Dobbins
901.219.1943
dobbinsh@rhodes.edu
April 7, 2009
Contact: Ellen Rast
Rhodes College
(803) 727-8878
Rhodes College
(803) 727-8878
For Immediate Release:
Marshall Arts and Ellen Rast are excited to announce a solo mixed media exhibition: Donna Smith: Picking and Pulling
Picking and Pulling will run for ONE NIGHT ONLY on Friday April 10th.
The reception for the show will be held at Marshall Arts at 639 Marshall from 7:00 - 9 p.m., Friday April 10, 2009.
Picking and Pulling will feature recent works from the emerging artist, Donna Smith. The exhibition will consist primarily of photographic work. Smith’s images focus on the trials we put our skin through every day. In the artist’s words: “I am currently exploring are the ways the skin reacts when a variety of materials, harsh or not, are applied onto the body. There are also many variations on how the skin appears and changes which I find fascinating. It acts as a map of past experiences through scars, wounds, and exposure. I am also interested in how long the body can undergo certain performed actions and how the sense, such as sight and touch, are affected through forced actions.” The work shown has been picked and pulled from different projects about cosmetic changes, as well as the idea that one picks/pulls at himself when undergoing such changes in a variety of semi-mundane procedures.
Donna Smith was born in Blytheville, Arkansas in 1986. Although she grew up in Jonesboro, Arkansas, she feels as though she partially grew up in Memphis because of the close proximity. She attended Rhodes College, and graduated with a major in Studio Art in 2008. She currently is planning to attend Washington University in St. Louis this fall to begin work on her Masters in Fine Arts.
Marshall Arts Gallery is free and open to the public and is located on 639 Marshall Avenue.
If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Ellen Rast via email at rasem@rhodes.edu.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts at Rhodes College.
Jpg information: “DonnagSmith_Ultra.jp” is “Ultra” from Picking and Pulling 2008, Image courtesy the artist.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
Contact: Hamlett Dobbins, Director
Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College
(901) 843-3442
Contact: Hamlett Dobbins, Director
Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College
(901) 843-3442
For Immediate Release:
Clough-Hanson Gallery at Rhodes College is very excited to announce the 2009 Juried Student Show. The opening reception for the exhibition will be Friday, April 3th from 6-8 pm.
The 2009 Juried Student Show will run from April 3th through April 8th.
This year Carissa Hussong will be the juror for the exhibition. Hussong has been active in the arts community of Memphis for many years. She has a BA in English Literature from Boston University as well as a BA in Art History from the University of Washington. She worked as an associate curator and as a curatorial fellow at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. After ten years as the Director for the UrbanArt Commission she became the Executive Director of the National Ornamental Metal Museum.
This year’s exhibition features work by: Kathleen Perniciaro, Elizabeth Hartman, Gracie Wright, Noelle Smith, Alex Carter, Douglas Degges, Johnathan Payne, The 180 Finger Collective, Molly Bombardi-Mont, Molly Bombardi-Mont, Julianne Lindner, Maggie Exner, Anna Phelan, Esther Ruiz, and Ryan Jessee.
Please join us at the opening reception this Friday, April 3rd from 6-8 pm.
We will announce the Best of Show, First Runner Up, and Second Runner Up in the gallery promptly at 7 pm.
Gallery hours for Clough-Hanson are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The gallery is closed Sundays and Mondays. Admission to the gallery and lectures is always free to the public.
If you should have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Hamlett Dobbins at Clough-Hanson Gallery (901) 843-3442, or via email at dobbinsh@rhodes.edu.
Attached image: lindner_web.jpg is Julianne Lindner’s Nutcracker Suite Op719, Mixed media on panel, 9x9”, 2009.
Jeremy Deller in Memphis for a project
UrbanArt is Proud to Present a Creative Time Event
JEREMY DELLER
IT IS WHAT IT IS: CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IRAQ
FRIDAY 03 APRIL 12-5 PM
JEREMY DELLER
IT IS WHAT IT IS: CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IRAQ
FRIDAY 03 APRIL 12-5 PM
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
1000 SOUTH COOPER ST. (SOUTH PARKING LOT)
A MOBILE MUSEUM OF DIALOGUES, STORIES, AND LIVING HISTORIES SURROUNDING THE WAR IN IRAQ TRAVELING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
Creative Time is thrilled to be partnering with the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and the MCA Chicago, to present internationally recognized visual artist Jeremy Deller's latest project. Conversations About Iraq is a mobile "museum"-an RV carrying people with extensive experience and knowledge of Iraq that will travel across the country. The project will foster a non-partisan, neutral platform for dialogue that focuses on the war in Iraq and its impact on the daily lives of Americans and Iraqis. Conversations About Iraq doesn't take a stance for or against the war; instead, this important artistic project will deal with the complexities of a nation at war through friendly and open conversations. This "mobile museum of conversations" is an exciting way to bring contemporary art into dialogue with local audiences across the country.
Traveling in the RV with the artist will be: an Iraq war veteran or expert on the military component of the war; an Iraqi citizen aware of the cultural, architectural, and geographic story of Iraq; an embedded journalist; and at least one Creative Time representative. In addition, a variety of everyday items from Iraq, gathered from individuals before and during the tour, will be on display and serve as catalysts for conversations.
About the Artist:Jeremy Deller is an internationally recognized artist who has exhibited widely in institutions, biennials, and galleries over the past ten years. His renowned practice focuses on cultural history-how it is made, recorded, manipulated, and remembered. One of his most remarkable works, a recreation of the 1984 Orgreave miners' strike in the north of England, was subsequently made into a documentary by Mike Figgis and was broadcast internationally. A more recent work, which brought together documentation and souvenirs from the town of Crawford, Texas, won him the prestigious Turner Prize, awarded by London's Tate Gallery, in 2004.
About Creative Time:After 35 years of New York-based projects, Jeremy Deller: Conversations About Iraq continues Creative Time's national program, which was launched with Paul Chan's Waiting for Godot in New Orleans in 2007. By bringing Deller's project to communities around the nation, Creative Time deepens its commitment to artists who make work outside New York City, and who share our belief in the transformative power of public art with the broadest possible audience. Recent projects include Tribute in Light, which served as a gesture of hope and healing after 9/11; Doug Aitken: sleepwalkers, a film projected on the Museum of Modern Art, NY; and Democracy in America: The National Campaign, a major exhibition and series of projects that engaged art and activism in nine U.S. cites in 2008, visit: http://creativetime.org/
About UrbanArt:UrbanArt is a 501c3 non-profit organization that works to cultivate a dynamic, vibrant, and nurturing community through public art and design in Memphis, Tennessee. Since 1997 it has produced over 80 public art projects, and continues to enliven the public domain today. UrbanArt partners with a variety of community stakeholders including neighborhood groups, private developers and municipal authorities to produce art works of wide ranging media. UrbanArt is funded in part by ArtsMemphis, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and donations from private citizens. Furthermore, UrbanArt acts as project manager for the 'Percent for Art' programs of the City of Memphis, as well as Memphis City Schools. For additional information, visit http://www.withorwithout.org/.
Contact Elizabeth Eggleston at UrbanArt: eeggleston@urbanartcommission.org 901.454.0474
A MOBILE MUSEUM OF DIALOGUES, STORIES, AND LIVING HISTORIES SURROUNDING THE WAR IN IRAQ TRAVELING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
Creative Time is thrilled to be partnering with the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and the MCA Chicago, to present internationally recognized visual artist Jeremy Deller's latest project. Conversations About Iraq is a mobile "museum"-an RV carrying people with extensive experience and knowledge of Iraq that will travel across the country. The project will foster a non-partisan, neutral platform for dialogue that focuses on the war in Iraq and its impact on the daily lives of Americans and Iraqis. Conversations About Iraq doesn't take a stance for or against the war; instead, this important artistic project will deal with the complexities of a nation at war through friendly and open conversations. This "mobile museum of conversations" is an exciting way to bring contemporary art into dialogue with local audiences across the country.
Traveling in the RV with the artist will be: an Iraq war veteran or expert on the military component of the war; an Iraqi citizen aware of the cultural, architectural, and geographic story of Iraq; an embedded journalist; and at least one Creative Time representative. In addition, a variety of everyday items from Iraq, gathered from individuals before and during the tour, will be on display and serve as catalysts for conversations.
About the Artist:Jeremy Deller is an internationally recognized artist who has exhibited widely in institutions, biennials, and galleries over the past ten years. His renowned practice focuses on cultural history-how it is made, recorded, manipulated, and remembered. One of his most remarkable works, a recreation of the 1984 Orgreave miners' strike in the north of England, was subsequently made into a documentary by Mike Figgis and was broadcast internationally. A more recent work, which brought together documentation and souvenirs from the town of Crawford, Texas, won him the prestigious Turner Prize, awarded by London's Tate Gallery, in 2004.
About Creative Time:After 35 years of New York-based projects, Jeremy Deller: Conversations About Iraq continues Creative Time's national program, which was launched with Paul Chan's Waiting for Godot in New Orleans in 2007. By bringing Deller's project to communities around the nation, Creative Time deepens its commitment to artists who make work outside New York City, and who share our belief in the transformative power of public art with the broadest possible audience. Recent projects include Tribute in Light, which served as a gesture of hope and healing after 9/11; Doug Aitken: sleepwalkers, a film projected on the Museum of Modern Art, NY; and Democracy in America: The National Campaign, a major exhibition and series of projects that engaged art and activism in nine U.S. cites in 2008, visit: http://creativetime.org/
About UrbanArt:UrbanArt is a 501c3 non-profit organization that works to cultivate a dynamic, vibrant, and nurturing community through public art and design in Memphis, Tennessee. Since 1997 it has produced over 80 public art projects, and continues to enliven the public domain today. UrbanArt partners with a variety of community stakeholders including neighborhood groups, private developers and municipal authorities to produce art works of wide ranging media. UrbanArt is funded in part by ArtsMemphis, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and donations from private citizens. Furthermore, UrbanArt acts as project manager for the 'Percent for Art' programs of the City of Memphis, as well as Memphis City Schools. For additional information, visit http://www.withorwithout.org/.
Contact Elizabeth Eggleston at UrbanArt: eeggleston@urbanartcommission.org 901.454.0474
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