Cutting Deep

Project Description
Cutting Fine, Cutting Deep: Project Description
EXHIBITION DATES:
University Art Gallery
Sewanee: The University of the South
Sewanee, TN, USA
February 29th – March 30th, 2008
additional US tour dates pending for March-December 2008
Paper Museum
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, USA
January 8th – February 20th, 2009
CURATOR/EXHIBITION ORGANIZER:
Julie Püttgen, Assistant Professor of Art
Department of Art and Art History
Sewanee: The University of the South
ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATION:
Ms. Giosia Berri, Intern
Swiss Consulate General
Atlanta, GA
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Working in Switzerland:
Elisabeth Bottesi-Fischer
Ueli Hofer
Ernst Oppliger
Beatrice Straubhaar
Bruno Weber
Working in North America:
Humberto Duque
Michelle Forsyth
Jessica Owings
Julie Püttgen
Alison Slein
Lane Twitchell
EXHIBITION SYNOPSIS:
The University Art Gallery at Sewanee: The University of the South is proud to present Cutting
Fine, Cutting Deep, which will introduce viewers to parallel, complementary worlds of
environmentally focused cut-paper art. The exhibition, organized and curated by Sewanee art
professor Julie Püttgen, showcases artists from the Swiss Scherenschnitt (literally: “scissor cutting”)
tradition together with contemporary artists working in North America, and considers their
responses to human interaction with the natural and man-made environment. Drawing from
traditional papercutting techniques, Cutting Fine, Cutting Deep artists create silhouettes, dioramas,
paper lacework, pop-up drawings, and complex symmetrical designs. The resulting narratives
present striking contrasts and similarities: from Ernst Oppliger’s profound environmental love affair
with Swiss pastoral life, to Humberto Duque’s absurdist figures in dismembered landscapes; from
Lane Twitchell’s crystalline homages to American ephemera, to Ueli Hofer’s mythical Edens. All of
these are linked together by explorations of human interrelationships with the natural and manmade world, as well as by the radically simple starting point of paper and blade. The act of cutting
paper requires clarity of mind and physical patience, as well as a certain confidence in reductive and
often hidden processes. As a result, each piece in the exhibition bears a palpable presence born
both of its maker’s practiced hand, and of the conviction required to create it. Bringing together
this small group of Swiss and North American artists for the first time, Cutting Fine, Cutting Deep
presents a unique opportunity to consider different papercutting traditions in the context of
heightened environmental awareness.
As part of Cutting Fine, Cutting Deep, the University Art Gallery at Sewanee: The University of the
South will present a series of workshops and presentations by exhibiting artists from Switzerland
and North America. An exhibition catalogue published by The University of the South will also be
available.
Cutting Fine, Cutting Deep will tour onwards to the Paper Museum in Atlanta, GA as well as other
educational and non-profit venues in the US and Switzerland in 2008-2009.
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS:
Pro Helvetia
Kuehne + Nagel
Tennessee Fine Arts Commission
New York Foundation for the Arts
Artists Working in Switzerland
Elisabeth Bottesi-Fischer
About myself
I was born on 25 June 1960 in Gstaad where I spent my childhood
together with 4 brothers. After my apprenticeship in Aarau as furrier I
moved to Zurich, where I met my husband Moreno. In 1987 we moved to
Oetwil am See, got married in 1988 and in 1989 our first son, Ramon,
was born. Our second son, Mauro, was born in 1992.
Since 1997 I own of a nice studio where I can paint, cut and also exhibit
my work. I also organise painting evenings and courses on regular basis.
Paper cuttings
The handicraft in general was passed on to me by my parents. My father,
a carpenter, decorated his self made furniture with carvings and my
mother painted old furniture in a traditional style called "Bauernmalerei".
On the wall above my bed hung a heart-formed paper cutting with
Anemones and wildlife, a cutting by Christian Schwizgebel. Already as a
small child I admired this kind of art. Painting and handicraft were
therefore my favourite subjects in school.
When, at the age of 13, I had to lie in bed at home for one month due to
a ski accident, I searched for the smallest scissors we had at home - it
was a small, bent nail scissors. My mother organised black, gummed
paper and that's how some paper cuttings with horses, cows and wildlife
were created. A neighbour thought I was gifted and organised a meeting
with Christian Schwizgebel.
Finally, I met my idol. I sat with him in his living room and he showed
me how he cut, without drawing any lines or preparing a sketch. This
seemed nearly impossible to me. From him I learnt some important
things that helped me greatly. A big coloured, three-dimensional paper
cutting was leaning against the wall in his living-room. Finally, I saw
what kind of scissors was used for paper cutting and my teacher gave me
10 pieces of special paper for paper cutting. Several months later, he
was filmed by TV with me as his apprentice - I was very proud! As we
didn't have a television at home, I only saw the film many years later.
For a long time I didn't know what profession to choose. I would have
liked to become a potter but the careers advisor thought it was a
worthless job. As my mother bred rabbits for a long time, I finally
decided to become a furrier. I passed my apprenticeship in Aarau where I
lived on a farm in the "Fricktal" with my aunt and my uncle. During this
period, I only created few paper cuttings.
In 1981, I joined the association "Verein Künstler und Kunstfreunde"
(VKK). From then on, I exhibited my paper cuttings regularly, mostly at
community expositions. Due to professional reasons I moved toZurich
and in 1992 I began with a new technique. Up to then I mainly created
black, folded paper cuttings. I couldn't get away from the traditional
themes but wanted to do something different from the others.
Furthermore, I couldn't stand the amount of black anymore. Then I
remembered the coloured paper cutting collage at Christian
Schwitzgelbel's home and began to create coloured paper cutting
collages.
My technique (coloured paper cutting collages)
Usually, I prepare a rough sketch first and create then a folded cutting.
Then I choose the colours. The coloured paper I use is mainly out of
news papers and catalogues. I selectively glue the finished black paper
cutting to the back ground material; on or under it I glue coloured
flowers, leaves, grasses and the like, which gives the three-dimensional
effect. For the cutting I only use a special scissors for paper cuttings
(brand: Kürsteiner, Zollikerberg).
AUSSTELLUNGEN VON ELISABETH BOTTESI
Seit 1981 regelmässige Einzel- oder Gruppenausstellungen in Bern, Basel, Zug und
Zürich sowie Ausstellungen im eigenen Atelier.
Jahr
Name der Ausstellung/Ort
1992/94/96
Zürcherische Scherenschnittausstellung
1993
Galerie Leepünt, Dübendorf ZH
1994
Bernische Scherenschnittausstellung, Unterseen
1995
Heimatwerk Rudolf Brun Brücke, Zürich
1996
Galerie Pflug, Rafz ZH
1997
Galerie Milchhütte, Zumikon ZH
1996/97
Schweizerische Scherenschnittausstellung, Liestal BL
1997
Galerie Tenne, Zürich
1997
Appenzeller Volkskundemuseum, Stein AR
1997/98
Kirchgemeindehaus, Gstaad BE
1998
Galerie Sprungbrett, Niederglatt ZH
1998 + 2000
Galerie Bireboum, Zimmerwald BE
1999
Heeb’s Wohngalerie, Henggart ZH
1999
Bernische Scherenschnittausstellung, Bern
2000
Restaurant Hüsy, Blankenburg BE
2000 + 2002
Galerie Allegri, Flendruz VD
2000
Werkgalerie, Maur ZH
2000/01
Ortsmuseum Wiedikon, Zürich
2001
Boutique Potpourri, Gstaad BE
2001
FORUM, Glattbrugg ZH
2002
Mountain Top Art Gallerry, Wengen BE
2002
Schweiz. Scherenschnittausstellung, Bulle FR
2002
Zelgli-Trotte, Hettlingen ZH
2002
Galerie Bireboum, Zimmerwald BE
2003
Hand Art-Gallerie, Rapperswil SG
2003
STREBA, Wohlen AG
2003
Zelgli-Trotte, Hettlingen ZH
2003
Bernische Scherenschnittausstellung im Kornhaus, Burgdorf BE
2004 + 2007
Stall-Lädeli, Dübendorf ZH
2004
Galerie du Jorat, Mézières VD
2004
Kunststube, Kollbrunn ZH
2004
Haus-Wäckerling, Uetikon ZH (Aquarelle)
2005
Chäller-Galerie, Gstaad (permanente Ausstellung)
2005
Swiss Beauty & Art Galerie, Zürich (permanente Ausstellung)
2006
University-Museum, Hong Kong
2006
Gastro-Galerie, Interlaken-Ost
2006
Grand-Casino, Baden (Aquarelle)
2006 + 2007
Modernes-Kunsthandwerk im Ritterhaus, Bubikon
2006
Chinesisch-schweizerische Scherenschnittausstellung, Macao
2007
Schweizerische Scherenschnittausstellung im Museum Château
Prangins, Prangins
2007
„Selenpflästerli“ Papierschnitte aus der Schweiz im
Klingenmuseum, Solingen (Deutschland)
2007
Alex’s Art Galerie, Klosters
2007
Galerie „Quattro“, Glattfelden
2007/08
„Schnittzauber“ Papierschnittkunst aus China und Europa in der
„Burg Zug“, Zug
Ueli Hofer
Ueli Hofer
Ueli Hofer wurde 1952 in Lütiwil geboren, im Emmental, wo ihn die natur zu
schöpferischer Tätigkeit anregte. Nach der Prüfung zum BäckerKonditorenmeister schlug Ueli Hofer schon bald einen künstlerischen Weg
ein. Erste Kleinode geschnittenen Papiers entstanden und in kurzer Zeit
zeugten erfolgreiche Ausstellungen im In- und Ausland vom grossen Können
des Autodidakten.
Öffnet Ueli Hofer heute seine Ateliertüren, weht daraus ein Wind von langem,
entwicklungsreichem künstlerischem Schaffen. Spritziges, Unkonventionelles
findet der Besucher in Form von Collagen. In ihnen lässt Hofer alles zu, vom
Rost des Lebens bis zum letzten Wort.
In diese Richtung neu inspiriert hat ihn ein halbjähriger Aufenthalt in New
York, den er im Jahr 03 als Kulturpreis des Kantons Bern empfangen konnte.
Das Pulsierende dieser Stadt und das Finden von Merkwürdigkeiten in
materieller und geistiger Richtung liessen ihn Idee um Idee umsetzen, so
entstand zum Beispiel täglich ein spontanes Bild. Dem Spektrum von
Kuriosität bis zu tiefgründiger menschlicher Erfahrung setzt Ueli Hofer nie
Grenze, alles darf sich zeigen und kombinieren. In dieser Weise erschafft
Hofer auch seine Skulpturen aus Alteisen. Da werden grobe Haken mit
feingeschwungenem Gitterwerk oder Figuren zusammen zum Objekten
geschweisst, die noch Ewigkeiten überdauern werden.
An Ausstellungen trifft man aber neben modernen Techniken auch immer
wieder auf Scherenschnitte. Seiner eigenen Tradition treu bleibend,
komponiert Ueli Hofer mit der Schere feinste und kostbarste Werke
geschnittenen Papiers. Ausdrucksstark, mystisch und von unglaublicher
Schönheit zeigt sich da das künstlerische Empfinden Hofers in Genauigkeit
und es wiederspieglet das Können jahrelangen Eintauchens. Zentrale
Themen und Fragen der menschlichen Psyche zwischen Leben, Traum und
Tod werden in die Formen und die Vollkommenheit der Natur eingebettet.
Im Atelier Ueli Hofers findet man die gekonnte Paarung von langer Geschichte
mit zeitgenössischer Präsenz.
Zeittafel UELI HOFER
1952
1959-68
1968-71
1971
1975
1976
ab 1978
1978-82
1982
1983
1984
1986
1988
ab 1988
1990
2002
2003
2006
2006
2007
geboren am 17. Mai in Lütiwil, Arni bei Biglen
Schulen in Lütiwil und Biglen
Lehre als Bäcker-Konditor in Grosshöchstetten
Weiterbildung an der Bäcker-Konditoren Fachschule Luzern
Erster Scherenschnitt
Meisterprüfung als Bäcker-Konditor
Definitiver Entscheid, den gelernten Beruf aufzugeben und eine
künstlerische Laufbahn einzuschlagen
Wohn-Atelier in Lütiwil. Intensives Arbeiten an seinem Stil und
Ausdruck des Scherenschnitts
Umzug ins Meiental nach Trimstein bei Worb
Heirat mit Verena Bühlmann
Geburt des Sohnes Matthias
Geburt der Tochter Anina
Geburt der Tochter Vera
zu den Scherenschnitten kommen Collagen und Objektplastiken
hinzu
Bau des Atelierhauses neben dem Wohnhaus in Trimstein
Herausgabe des Buches „Geschnittenes Papier und Collagen“
Berner Atelier in New York für 6 Monate
Chinesisch-schweizerische Scherenschnittausstellung in Macao
Chinesisch-schweizerische Scherenschnittausstellung in Hong
Kong
6. Schweizerische Scherenschnitt-Ausstellung im Museum
Chateau de Prangins
Seit 1978 zahlreiche Ausstellungen im In- und Ausland.
Ernst Oppliger
ERNST OPPLIGER – SCHERENSCHNITT
Seine Vorliebe für das Tierzeichnen aus der Vorstellung, zusammen mit der vom Vater
übernommenen Volkskunst führte den Autodidakten Ernst Oppliger zum Scherenschnitt.
Um seine Beschäftigung mit dem Alpaufzug zu „legitimieren“ verbrachte der nicht von einem Bauernhof
stammende Ernst Oppliger einen Sommer als Alpgehilfe.
Bald gestaltete er mit den erarbeiteten Volkskunstformen Märchen und biblische Geschichten, später kamen
barock ausgeschmückte Einzeldarstellungen von Vögeln, Bäumen,
Schwingern etc. dazu. Eine weitere Reihe von umweltkritischen, satirisch-ironischen Werken folgte.
Wählte er früher seine Motive nach ornamentalen Darstellungsmöglichkeiten aus, so beeinflusst ihn heute mehr
die direkt erlebte Landschaft des Berner Mittellandes. Die reine Schattensilhouette der Alpaufzüge und
Geschichten ist grafisch vereinfachten, fein strukturierten Flächen gewichen, welche einen gewissen
Holzschnittcharakter aufweisen.
Typisch für den Scherenschnitt ist jedoch der feine Schatten der durch das lose Auflegen des Scherenschnittes
auf den Untergrund entsteht und eine besonders weiche Wirkung ergibt.
Ein Effekt der leider durch Reproduktion verloren geht. Das Thema Baum begleitet Ernst Oppliger durch all
seine stilistischen Veränderungen. Neuste Arbeiten sind nicht mehr auf einem weissen Untergrund geklebt
sondern schweben zwischen zwei Glasscheiben. Neue Themen sind grosse Tierdarstellungen,
Schneelandschaften und Ausschnitte aus Naturstrukturen (Baumäste, Blattadern, Felsen, etc.).
Biografische Daten
1950 geboren in Meikirch
1967 Vorkurs Kunstgewerbeschule Bern
1967-1971 Lehre als Photolithograph
1971 Erster Scherenschnitt mit Taschenmesserschere
1973 Mithilfe im Sommer auf einer Alp zum Erleben der traditionellen "Scherenschnittwelt"
1975 Heirat
Eröffnung eines gemeinsamen Ateliers für Bauernmalerei, Kerbschnitzerei und Kalligraphie
1976 Erste Scherenschnittausstellung, Galerie Aarequai, Thun
darauf folgend alle zwei Jahre, später alle drei Jahre eine Einzelausstellung im Raum Bern
Teilnahme an allen Ausstellungen des schweizerischen Vereins Freunde des Scherenschnitts; alle
vier Jahre eine Schweizerische, dazwischen jeweils eine Bernische Ausstellung
1976,1979,1982 Geburt von drei Kindern
1984 Aufgabe der Bauernmalerei zugunsten des Scherenschnitts
1988
ab 1993
2003
Monographie von Albert Schneider, Verlag Paul Haupt Bern
Ein mal jährlich Leitung eines Wochenkurses für Scherenschnitt an der Heimatwerkschule
Richterswil, ab 1996 Ballenberg
Herausgabe des Bilderbuches "Der Vogelkopp" von Albert Wendt mit Scherenschnittillustrationen
Ausstellungen
2007
2007
2006
2006
Schweizerische Scherenschnittausstellung im Landesmuseum in Prangins
Kulturmühle Lützelflüh, Gemeinschaftsausstellung
Kulturspycher Meikirch
Scherenschnittausstellung von Künstlerinnen und Künstler aus der Region, Kultur-Estrich,
Wohlen BE
2006 Schweizerisch - Chinesische Scherenschnittausstellung in Hongkong
2005 Ausstellung zum Unspunnenfest, Galerie Kunstsammlung Unterseen mit 10
ScherenschneiderInnen
2004 Ausstellung Mensch und Vogel, Bauernmuseum Jerisberghof, Gurbrü bei Kerzers
2003 Galerie Ramseyer&Kaelin, Bern
2000 Holzminden(D), Ausstellung des Deutschen Scherenschnittvereins (Beteiligung)
2000 Kulturspycher Meikirch
1999 Landwirtschaftsschule Hondrich, Kunstausstellung "Weg und Steg" (Beteiligung)
1998 Landwirtschaftsschule Hondrich, Kunstausstellung "Bäume" (Beteiligung)
1998 Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg, Bernische Stiftung für Angewandte Kunst und Gestaltung, "Vom
Baum zum Lebensbaum" (Beteiligung)
1997 Bauernmuseum Jerisberghof, Kerzers, Gemeinschaftsausstellung mit Ursula Schenk
1994 Könizer Galerie Walter Loosli, Köniz
1991 Bauernmuseum Jerisberghof, Kerzers, Gemeinschaftsausstellung mit Ursula Schenk und Bruno
Weber
1988 Karikaturenausstellung, Warschau (Beteiligung)
1988 Könizer Galerie Walter Loosli, Köniz
1987-1990 Diverse Veröffentlichungen in "Der Nebelspalter"
1986 Museum Haifa (Israel), "World Papercutters" (Beteiligung)
1985 Gassacker Meikirch, Familienausstellung
1985 Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York (USA), "World Papercutters" (Beteiligung)
1983 Galerie Claude Allegri, Gstaad
1980 Galerie Aarequai, Thun
1978 Gassacker Meikirch, Gemeinschaftsausstellung mit drei lokalen Künstlern
1976 Galerie Aarequai, Thun
öffentliche Ankäufe
Kanton Bern, 1982: Schlange
Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, USA,1985: Arche Noah
Schweiz. Verein Freunde des Scherenschnitts: Diverse
Einwohnergemeinde Meikirch, 2001: Arche Noah
Mitgliedschaften
Schweizerischer Verein Freunde des Scherenschnitts
Deutscher Scherenschnittverein e.V.
Guild of American Papercutters
Nederlandse Vereinigung voor Papierknipkunst
Werkverzeichnis
Das Werkverzeichnis führt zur Zeit ca. 800 Werke auf
Beatrice Straubhaar
Kurzbiografie
Name:
Geburtsdatum:
Adresse:
Straubhaar Beatrice
05.10.1956
Chalet Rou-Rife
3782 Lauenen b. Gstaad
Telefon:
Mobile:
Fax:
e-mail
Homepage
Beruf:
+41 (0)33 765 34 71
+41 (0)79 650 64 71
+41 (0)33 765 34 11
info@scherischnitt.ch
www.scherischnitt.ch
kaufm. Angestellte
seit 1988 Scherenschneiderin
Hobbys:
mein grösstes Hobby wurde mein Beruf,
Hobbys heute sind. Katamaran segeln,
Motorrad fahren, das Leben geniessen……
Erster Scherenschnitt:
1984
Bevorzugte Motive:
Traditionelle Alpaufzüge, Alpleben, Sport-,
Alltags- und Festtagsszenen
Kinder, Jagdmotive, 4 Jahreszeiten
u.v.m.
Mit meinen Scherenschnitten möchte ich vielen Menschen Freude bereiten sowie ein
faszinierendes Kunsthandwerk und eine alte wunderschöne Volkskunst aufrechterhalten.
Oft werden die Scherenschnitte als „heile Welt“ belächelt. Ich persönlich hatte das grosse
Glück, im wunderschönen Saanenland aufzuwachsen und im Jahre 1979 ist durch den Umzug
nach Lauenen, meine Umgebung geradezu perfekt geworden. Der Ausblick aus meinem
Fenster zeigt mir eine „heile“ und faszinierende Welt mit wunderschöner Natur und Wildtieren in
unmittelbarer Nähe.
Es gibt im Saanenland wohl kaum ein Haus - vom Bauernhaus bis zum
Luxus-Chalet - in welchem nicht ein Scherenschnitt von früheren oder noch aktiven
ScherenschneiderInnen zu finden ist.
Die meisten Scherenschnitte die ich verkaufe werden persönlich bei mir in Lauenen gekauft
oder bestellt und so sind schon sehr viele interessante und zum Teil freundschaftliche und
langjährige Kontakte entstanden. Zu wissen, wer einen Scherenschnitt kauft und wo er einmal
einen Platz finden wird ist für mich wertvoll und wichtig.
Nebst den Original-Scherenschnitten habe ich in meinem Angebot verschiedene gedruckte
Karten, Keramiktassen, Handtücher, Tischset mit Servietten, Kleiderbügel aus Holz, diverse
Karten u.a.
Für die Ausstellung Scherenschnitt 99 im Schweiz. Alpinen Museum in Bern wurde mein
Scherenschnitt mit dem Titel „Sommerplausch im Saanenland“ zur Gestaltung der Plakate und
des Kataloges ausgewählt.
Im Jahre 2002 hatte ich die Gelegenheit in Zusammenarbeit mit
GST Gstaad-Saanenland Tourismus in Sendungen über das Saanenland mit kurzen
Fernsehauftritten mitzuwirken. (SF1 Fensterplatz, ARTE, DSF Deutsches Sportfernsehen,
Bayern etc.) Hauptsächlich die Sendung Fensterplatz unter der Regie von Sabine Grossrieder
wurde für mich zu einem unvergesslichen Erfolgserlebnis. Im Mai 2007 konnte ich auch in der
Sendung „Bsuech in...“ vom Schweizer Fernsehen mitwirken welche am 2. Juli 2007
ausgestrahlt wurde.
Mit meiner eigenen Homepage konnte ich ein weiteres Ziel erreichen und freue mich auf viele
Besucher und Zuschriften. www.scherischnitt.ch
Bisherige Ausstellungen:
1988
1989
2.Schweiz. Scherenschnitt-Ausstellung in Bern
Schweiz. Scherenschnitte im Plantahaus in
Zuoz/GR
1989
Heimatwerk in Saanen
1990
4. Bernische Scherenschnitt - Ausstellung in
Unterseen
1991
Heimatwerk in Saanen und Gstaad
1992
3. Schweiz. Scherenschnitt-Ausstellung in
Winterthur und Bulle/FR
1993
Schweiz. Scherenschnitte im Plantahaus in
Zuoz/GR
1989 – 2000
jeden Sommer Teilnahme an der
Kunst- und Antiquitäten-Verkaufsausstellung
in der Curlinghalle in Gstaad
Da ich im Oktober 1996 meinen Tennisellbogen (vom Scherenschneiden) operieren
lassen musste, habe ich auf eine Teilnahme an der 4. Schweiz.ScherenschnittAusstellung in Liestal verzichtet.
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Scherenschnitt 99 im Schweiz. Alp. Museum Bern
Museum Chateau-d’Oex und Scherenschnittzentrum Claude
Allegri in Flendruz (Alpleben 2000)
20. Dezember 2000 bis Ostern 2002
Restaurant Sonnenhof in Saanen
5.Schweizerische Scherenschnitt-Ausstellung im Musée gruérien
in Bulle / Fr
15. Februar – 31.März
Doppelausstellung mit Wendy Perren
in Sammy’s Piano Bar, Hostellerie Alpenrose, Schönried
5. September – 30. Oktober
Simmental/Saanenland im Galerie Restaurant Hüsy
3771 Blankenburg
14. Februar – 29. Februar
Seiler Hotel Nicoletta in 3920 Zermatt
26. November – 19. Dezember 2004
Galerie du Jorat, 1083 Mézières/VD
L’art du papier découpé
mit
Heinz Pfister
Ursula Schenk
Wendy Perren-Novell
Elisabeth Bottesi-Fischer
3.2.-26.2.2005 Modefrühling im LOEB, Bern Alpaufzug als
Schaufensterdekoration
2006
4.6.2005 Neu-Eröffnung unserer
Chäller-Galerie im Heimatwerk in Gstaad
permanente Verkaufsausstellung!
Restaurant GASTRO GALERIE
Schiffländte Nr. 2
3800 Interlaken-OST
Gemeinschaftsausstellung mit
Wendy Perren-Novell und
Elisabeth Bottesi-Fischer
Vernissage, Sonntag 19. März 2006 ab 10.30h
2007
9. Februar – 8. März 2007
Seiler Hotel Nicoletta in Zermatt
PERMANENTE AUSSTELLUNG IN DER CHÄLLER-GALERIE GSTAAD
Bruno Weber
Artists Working in North America
Humberto Duque
Humberto Duque
Mexico City. 1978
duquehumberto@hotmail.com
www.humbertoduque.com
education
Visual Arts. E.N.P.E.G. La Esmeralda. Centro Nacional de las Artes. Mexico City
residencies
Agentur. Amsterdam. 2007 (currently attending this residency)
Onoma. Fiskars, Finland. 2007
Can-Serrat. Barcelona, Spain. 2007
Montalvo Arts Center, California. 2007
Artist in Residence-Vienna. Bundeskanzleramt. Austria. 2006
ISCP . International Studio and Curatorial Program. New York. 2005
Riverpal Gokasegawa. Nobeoka, Japan. 2005
Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe, Germany. 2003
awards
La Colección Jumex. Grant. 2006
Art Biennial of Yucatán, Mexico. 1st prize. Category: Video. 2005
FONCA. Jovenes Creadores. 2004.
solo shows
Revenge of the lawn
Galeria Ramis Barquet. New York. 2007
Wiggle it a little it’ll open
MCO Arte Contemporanea. Porto, Portugal. 2006
Purpurando
Garash Galería. Mexico City. 2005
Video Animación: 2002-2005
Laboratorio Arte Alameda. Mexico City. 2005
Al final,
Muca Roma. Mexico City. 2002
group shows
The acceptance world
Rachmaninoff´s. London, England. 2007
Transparent
Fiskars Ruuki Bruk Village, Finland. 2007
Group show
Galerie Mezzanin. Vienna, Austria. 2007
Zoo art fair 2006. London, England.
Garash Galeria.
Art 212 contemporary art fair 2006.
Agro'/Glickman Step (1) N.Y.
Same ghost every night
White Club. Salzburg, Austria. 2006
Artists in Residence.
Palais Porcia. Vienna, Austria. 2006
Balelatina.
Contemporary art fair. 2006. Basel, Switzerland.
Garash Galeria.
Ventifacto
Garash Galeria. Mexico City. 2005
Arco 2006. Madrid, Spain.
Ramis Barquet Gallery, N.Y.
Intermittent Territory for Alienated Figures
Outrageous Look. Brooklyn, N.Y. 2005
Inscriptions Murales
Piano Nobile. Geneva, Switzerland. 2005
Deck the walls
Exit Art. New York. 2005
Artissima contemporary art fair 2005. Turin,Italy.
Garash Galeria
Killing me softly
Ramis Barquet, New York. 2005
Come Closer. Aktuelle Videoarbeiten aus Mexiko.
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin. 2005
KO Video.
First Durban Video Festival. Durban, South Africa. 2005
September Back Up
Isola Art Center. Milan, Italy. 2005
Voraz Fuego Ebrio
Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City. 2005
Declaraciones . Ciclo de Video Mexicano.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Madrid, Spain. 2005
Breve Historia Contada a Mano
Centro de Arte Joven. Madrid, Spain. 2005
Arco 2005
Garash Galeria. Mexico City. Madrid, Spain, 2005
Septima
Galería Luis Adelantado, Valencia, Spain. 2005
This is not a love song
Ramis Barquet. Mty. Mexico 2005
Group show
Poly Gallery. Karlsruhe, Germany. 2004
L.A. Freewaves’ 8th Biennial Festival of Experimental Media Arts.
Los Angeles, CA. 2003.
Alarma!
Raid Projects. Los Angeles, CA 2003
Group show
Gallery On. Poznan, Poland. 2003
Erasmus Ausstellung
Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe, Germany. 2003
Inter Sections.
Galou Galery. Brooklyn.N.Y 2003
Panorámica. Pasajes.
Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo. Mexico City 2003
Bondarchuk
Art & Idea. México City. 2003
Lascas: mexican contemporary art
Le Lieu . Centre en Art Actuel. Québec, Canada. 2002
10th. International Small Art Exhibition
Suzuhiro Kamaboko Board Painting Contest.. Japan. 2001
Caída Libre. Nuevas Generaciones.
Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño.
México D.F. 2001
Michelle Forsyth
Michelle Forsyth
Bio
Born in Vancouver BC in 1972, I hold an MFA from Rutgers University and a BFA from
the University of Victoria. I currently reside in Pullman, Washington where I teach
painting and drawing at Washington State University. In the studio, I am most
concerned with the visceral qualities of the hand-made and the power it holds to
counter the potential dehumanization of rapidly transmitted, and publicly consumed
images of spectacle. My work has been widely exhibited across Canada and the US, at
venues including Shift Gallery (Seattle, WA); Lorinda Knight Gallery (Spokane, WA);
Third Avenue Gallery (Vancouver, BC); The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
(Spokane, WA); The Charleston Heights Arts Center (Las Vegas, NV); Mercer Union
(Toronto, ON); Truck Contemporary Art (Calgary, AB); the Kirkland Art Center (Seattle,
WA); and Hogar Collection (Brooklyn, NY). I recently received second prize in the
William and Dorothy Yeck award for young painters competition at Miami University
in Oxford, OH. My work will be featured in a solo exhibition at Deluge Contemporary
Art (Victoria, BC) in January 2008, and in the spring of 2009 I will be a visiting artist in
residence at the University of Southern Maine (Gorham, ME).
Michelle Forsyth | Curriculum Vitae
355 NE Olsen Street, #205
Pullman, WA 99163
Home Tel: 509.332.2694
Office Tel: 509.335.3278
Email: michelleforsyth@yahoo.com
Web: www.michelleforsyth.com
EDUCATION
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
GRANTS & AWARDS
RESIDENCIES
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2001
MFA, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
1996
BFA, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
1993
Associate of Visual Arts, Camosun College, Victoria, BC, Canada
2002-
Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
2007
Artist Mentor, Wells Artists’ Project, Island Mountain Arts, Wells, BC, Canada
01-02
Adjunct Professor, Pratt Institute (Manhattan Campus), New York, NY, USA
00-02
Adjunct Professor, Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, NJ, USA
00-01
Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2007
GAP Grant, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA, USA
2007
Project Award, Canada Council for the Arts, Canada
2007
Second Prize, Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy
Yeck Award, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA
2006
Edward R. Meyer Project Award, College of Liberal Arts, WSU, Pullman, WA, USA
2005
Professional Artist Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Canada
2004
Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts c/o the Banff Centre
2004
Edward R. Meyer Project Award, College of Liberal Arts, WSU, Pullman, WA, USA
1996
Helen Pitt Graduating Award, Vancouver Foundation, UVic, Victoria, BC, Canada
2009
Visiting Artist in Residence, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME, USA
2006
Self-Directed Residency, Centrum, Port Townsend, WA, USA
2004
Intra-Nation, Banff Thematic Residency, Banff, Alberta, Canada (Tuition Award)
2008
Solo Exhibition, Deluge Contemporary Art, Victoria, BC, Canada
2007
Solo Exhibition, Hogar Collection, Brooklyn, NY, USA (catalogue)
2007
Marking Time, Lorinda Knight Gallery, Spokane, WA, USA
2006
Routine Incidents, Charleston Heights Art Center, Department of Culture, Las Vegas, NV, USA
2006
Loops and Dashes, Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
2005
Tracing Absence, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC, Canada
2004
Trace Evidence, Lorinda Knight Gallery, Spokane, WA, USA
2000
Upper Crust, Third Avenue Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2000
MFA Thesis Show, MGSA Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
1997
It's a dog eat dog world, Gallery Sansair, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1997
Jetsam, Havana Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1997
Flotsam, xchanges Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada
Michelle Forsyth | Curriculum Vitae
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1996
Mint, Rogue Art, Victoria, BC, Canada
1995
Daydreaming of a Transparent Landscape, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
1993
Recent Work, Rogue Art, Victoria, BC, Canada
2007
Drawn to the Wall, Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane WA, USA
2007
Sundays (2 person exhibition), Kirkland Arts Center, Seattle, WA, USA
2007
The War on Terror; Abstract Painting in Today’s World, Miami University Young Painters
Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University,
Oxford, OH, USA. (Juried by Jerry Saltz).
2006
Installation, Bridge Art Fair @ the Catalina Hotel & Beach Club, Miami, FL USA
2006
The Whole is the Sum of its Parts, Hogar Collection Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2006
Spitting Images, Truck Contemporary Art, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2006
Disaster, Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Port Angeles, WA, USA
2006
The Antholgy of Art, Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Budesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany
(catalogue)
2005
Little Shift: Small Works, Shift Seattle, WA, USA
2005
New Members Exhibition, Shift, Seattle, WA, USA
2005
The Antholgy of Art, ZKM/ Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany
2004
The Anthology of Art, Akademie der Künst, Berlin, Germany (catalogue)
2004
The Mac Collects: Art for the New Millenium, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture,
Spokane, WA, USA
2004
The Faculty Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, HongIk University, Seoul, Korea
2004
Spokane River and Gorge Falls, Lorinda Knight Gallery, Spokane, WA, USA
2003
Faculty Exhibition, Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
2003
Northwest Contemporary Figuration, Northwest Musuem of Arts and Culture,
Spokane, WA, USA
2003
Push Play, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON, Canada (in conjunction with Toronto’s Images Festival)
2003
Stop and Go, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ, USA
2002
Seasonal Exhibition, Third Avenue Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002
Faculty Exhibition, Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
2002
Deluxe, Community Gallery, 111 First St, Jersey City, NJ, USA
2001
Faculty Exhibition, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2000
Faculty Exhibition, Raritan Valley Community College, Raritan, NJ, USA
2000
Hit & Run 4, Pier 40 Warehouse, New York, NY, USA
2000
CAA MFA Exhibition, Hunter College, Times Square Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2000
Y2K Solution, Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD, USA
1999
Passions of Art, Richard Anderson Fine Arts, New York, NY, USA
1999
Gifted, Rogue Art, Victoria, BC, Canada
1999
Swap Meet, Sol Koffler and Market House Galleries, RISD, Provinceton, RI, USA
1999
Exchange, Patricia Doran Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
1999
Y2K Solution, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
1998
Untitled, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
1997
Gifted, Rogue Art, Victoria, BC, Canada
1997
art.com, Rogue Art, Victoria, BC, Canada (catalogue)
1997
Harvest, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1996
It's a Beautiful Thing, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada
1996
Trout, University of Victoria, BFA exhibition, Victoria, BC, Canada (catalogue)
Michelle Forsyth | Curriculum Vitae
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
CONFERENCES & LECTURES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1995
Colette Parras, Michelle Forsyth, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
1995
Gifted, Rogue Art, Victoria, BC, Canada
1994
Bumper Crop, Federal Building,, Victoria, BC, Canada
1994
Exquisite Corpse, Buzzard's Lunch, Victoria, BC, Canada
1994
14, Big Art Society, New Era Social Club, Victoria, BC, Canada
2006
Visiting Artist, Camosun College, Victoria, BC, Canada
2005
Visiting Artist, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2003
Panelist, Artist Trust Media Fellowship, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA, USA
2003
Lecturer, “The Lure of the Visible”, Mercer Union, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(in conjunction with the Push Play Exhibition and the Toronto Images Festival)
2003
Visiting Artist, Gu Xiong’s Painting Class, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002
Lecturer, “Painting and Artifice”, Faculty Exhibition, Museum of Art, Washington State University,
Pullman, WA, USA
2002
Lecturer, “Color: In Theory and Practice”, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
2001
Artist Presenter, Slide Slam, Art in General, New York, NY, USA
2001
Guest, Graduate Critiques, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2000
Visiting Artist, University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, BC, Canada
2000
Artist Presenter, “Painting in the Era of Cyberspace”, The Changing Role of the Artist, Bi-Annual
Conference, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Comox, BC, Canada
1999
Panelist, “What its Really Like to Teach in the Fine Arts”, Teaching Assistant Project, Annual
Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2007
Brian Shwerwin. “Art Space Talk: Michelle Forsyth,” myartspace.com, posted May 23, 2007
2006
Anania, Katie. "Death and Praxis: Michelle Forsyth's Presentation of Incidents is Hardly Routine,"
City Life, Las Vegas, NV, April 27, 2006
2006
Peterson, Kristin. “Mad, Mad Media,” Las Vegas Sun. April 7, 2006.
2004
Gerz, Jochen. The Anthology of Art: in Theory and Dialogue, DuMont Verlag, Cologne, Germany.
p 224 (image)
2004
Crane, Julianne. “MAC Collection Once Again Unveiled; Exhibit Features Tucked-Away Art,”
The Spokesman-Review. Friday, November 19.
2004
Hurowitz, Lila. “ North of the Border: The Banff Centre”. Artist Trust Journal. Volume x1. No. 1,
Spring 2004. p.5
2004
Boggs, Sheri.“Ghosts of Salmon,” The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Friday August 4
2004
Crane, Julianne. “Young Artist Profile: Michelle Forsyth,” The Spokesman-Review Friday July 23,
p. 26
2004
Boggs, Sherri. “Inlander Picks: Pattern and Dissolution,” The Pacific Northwest Inlander, April 1,
2004, p. 42
2003
Boggs, Sheri. “Figures Reinvented,” The Pacific Northwest Inlander, July 17, 2003p. 21-22
2003
Purdum, Grant. “Keynote Speaker to Discuss Climate of Art, Technology,” The Daily Evergreen.
Friday, January 17, 2003. p. 11
2003
Stocker, Gerfried. “Unplugged: Art as the Scene of Global Conflicts,” ARS Electronica 2002
Katalogue.
2002
McGlynn, Tom. “Surface Considerations,” Deluxe. (URL: www.orangesideout.org)
2001
Photograph in the Hudson Reporter, Art Tour Inset.
2000
Gustafson, Paula. Review with photograph. Asian Art News. September/October 2000,
p. 103-104
Michelle Forsyth | Curriculum Vitae
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2000
Keegan, Kelly. “Master Thesis of the Universe,” Inside Beat, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick NJ, USA, March 9, 2000. p. 12.
1999
“Visions of New Brunswick,” Inside Beat, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
1998
Moorhouse, Meghan, “State of the Arts,” Inside Beat, Rutgers University, New Brunswick,
NJ, USA December 10, 1998, p. 10-11. (photographs).
1996
Mint. Interview, CFUV Radio, Victoria, BC, Canada
1996
art.com, exhibition catalogue, Rogue Art, Victoria, BC, Canada
1996
Trout, exhibition catalogue, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
1992
Amos, Robert. “Stroll Reveals Depth and Breadth of Victoria's Creativity,” The Times Colonist
Victoria, BC, Canada, August 8, 1992. p. c6 (photograph).
Jessica Owings
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4128 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64110
816.835.6801 smittyis@gmail.com
Related Experience
2007-present
Assistant Printer
Skylab Letterpress, Kansas City, MO
2005-present
Lecturer
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2002-present
Freelance Artist & Designer
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2007
City, MO
2004
Poster, Advertisement, and Invitation Design; Fine
Art Prints and Drawings
2005-2007
Conference Coordinator
Southern Graphics Council Conference 2007
Kansas City, MO
2004-2007
Studio Assistant
2003
Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Kansas City, MO
2004
Arts Specialist
2003-2004
Arnstein Jewish Community Center/ Milton Collins
Day Camp, Knoxville, TN
Faculty Senate Graduate Assistant
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2003
Summer Arts Institute Internship
Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
Education Department Internship
Knoxville Museum of Art, TN
Artist in Residence
2001
“New Work” Borders Books & Music Café, Knoxville, TN
“Where are you going, and how will you get there?”
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery,
Knoxville, TN
“From Here to There” MFA Thesis Exhibition, Ewing
Gallery, Knoxville, TN
“Hand-carried Work” Natalie Campbell
New York City, NY
”Clustering Cards/ Creating Clouds” site specific
installation, The Sound Space, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville Music Hall
Collaborative
2003
Household Affairs” Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale,
NY
Group
2007
“Sketchbook” The Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, MO
“Here and Now” Back Room Gallery at Leedy-Volkous
2005
”Winka Boutique” Winka Press Holiday Show
Sequoia Elementary School, Knoxville, TN
Kansas City, MO
Letterpress Shop Internship
”2005 Kansas City Flatfile” H&R Block Artspace
Yee-Haw Industrial Letterpress, Knoxville, TN
Student Gallery Coordinator
Gallery 1010: The Candy Factory, Knoxville, TN
Published Writings
2006
“In Sight, to Memory” The Late Show Gallery, Kansas
“Tom Huck at Sherry Leedy Center for
Contemporary Art”
Kansas City, MO
Curated
2007
“Culture of the Copy” 10@BNIM, Kansas City, MO
Public Presentations
2004
Bookbinding workshop:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Engraving demonstration: University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, in conjunction with the McClung Museum
“Gerhard Richter” University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in
conjunction with the International Studies program
(exhibition review) R e view, May, p. 58-61
“Grant Miller and James Woodfill at Byron C.
Cohen”
(exhibition review) R e view, March, p. 62-63
2005
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“Michael Krueger and Don Ed Hardy at Dennis
Morgan”
(exhibition review) R e view, Feb, p. 46-49
“Extra/ordinary”
(Interview with curator Maria Buszek) R e view, Surface Design
Conference Special Edition
“Tim Dooley, Aaron Wilson, Ed Wilcox, & John
Donovan at Fugitive” (exhibition review) Art Papers, SepOct, p. 43-44
“An Interview with Charlotta Westergren”
Number, Spring
“Didi Dunphy and Niki Kriese at Ruby Green”
(exhibition review) Art Papers, May-June, p. 44
Education
2001-2004
1997-2001
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Master of Fine Arts: Studio Art, Printmaking
Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Printmaking & Drawing,
minor Art History
Selected Grants and Awards
2003
Arts and Culture Alliance Legacy Grant,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2002
Herman H. Spivey Fellowship,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2000
College of Fine Arts Printmaking Award,
Bradley University, Peoria, IL
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Education
GEORGIA STATE U NIVERSITY
M.F.A. in Drawing, Painting and Printmaking, 2003. Primary focus on installation work.
YALE U NIVERSITY
B.A., Studio Art, 1994. Concentration in Photography, Painting and Printmaking.
Solo Shows and Collaborative Works
2007
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Internet Mandala Project and Animal Voids. McIlheny Gallery, Okaloosa-Walton College, Niceville, FL.
Land Mark / Coming Soon / Historic Prevention. Public art collaboration with Heather Layton.
Volcano Series. Ruby Green Contemporary Art, Nashville, TN.
Intuitive Landscape: Recent Paintings. City Issue, Atlanta, GA.
An Infinite Variety of Similar Things. Artist book collaboration with poet JS van Buskirk.
Becoming the City That Planted Trees. Youth Art Connection Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Internet Mandala Project. GSU Gallery II, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
Coming Soon. With Stuff and Nonsense: Vinyl lettering on downtown Atlanta shopfronts.
100 Names Project (Phase II). Gallery II, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
Pilgrim Pictures/Yale-China Centennial Celebration. Yale-China Association, New Haven, CT.
100 Names Project (Phase I). 60 Site-specific shrines installed around downtown Atlanta.
The Vashita Project. Group processional street performances around Vashita the Sacred Cow.
Alumni Artists Series: Shikoku 88. The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA.
Shikoku 88: Photographs of a Japanese Pilgrimage. Maya's Room, New Haven, CT.
B.A. Exit Show. Yale University School of Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.
Selected Group Shows
2008
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Cutting Fine, Cutting Deep. University Gallery, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN (2008)
Cine Capellini 2007, Cine Capellini screenings, New York, NY.
NurtureArt New 07, CUE Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
Emerging Artists Show. Spruill Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA.
Ladylike? Women Artists Working in the South. Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA.
Green Art on the Mountain. Sewanee-St. Andrew’s School Gallery, Sewanee, TN.
pink days, azure nights. Dalton Galleries, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.
Beyond Words. University Art Gallery, Sewanee: The University of the South. Sewanee, TN.
Small Works Show. City Issue, Atlanta, GA.
Finding Vanished Atlanta. With Shelter at Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA.
Finding Indra’s Net. with Visions and Encounters, Yale School of Art Gallery, New Haven, CT.
Works on Paper. Temple Gallery, Decatur, GA.
Tender Landscape. Curated by Lisa Alembik. Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA.
2003
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Atlanta Biennial. Curated by Franklin Sirmans. The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.
Group Photography Show. Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Collusion. Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA.
All Small. Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA.
Fresh. NoNo. Atlanta, GA.
Not for Sale. TUBE ArtSpot, Atlanta, GA.
Software: The Vagina Show. TUBE ArtSpot, Atlanta, GA.
What’s so Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding? TUBE ArtSpot, Atlanta, GA.
Random Channels. Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Groundwords. Published in Flaneur, NY online literary magazine, www.flaneur.org.
Our Visions/Our Voices: Current Works by Atlanta Women Artists. Seen+Heard: The Atlanta Women’s Arts Festival/Barbara
Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Georgia Works on Paper. Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA.
Feminine Images of God. Individual Visual Artists’ Coalition (IVAC)/Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA.
Selected Writings
2007
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“Profession, Confession, Joy,” Ratsalad DeLuxe (www.ratsaladeluxe.com), February.
Interview with Cindy Loehr, Ratsalad DeLuxe, February.
Review of Atlanta Biennial, Ratsalad DeLuxe, June.
“Our Night in the Panty Hideaway Unit,” with Kristin Gorell. Ratsalad DeLuxe, February.
“Kalimera Blue,” Ratsalad DeLuxe, September.
“On Vampires and the Pleasure of Painting,” with Paul Galloway. Ratsalad DeLuxe, April.
“Shared Magic: The Lights Out Show,” Eyedrum in Print #4, January.
“Coming Soon: Space Reclaimed,” Atlanta Indymedia (www.indymedia.atlanta.org), May 21.
Selected Publications about My Work
2007
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2006
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2005
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Jerry Cullum, “Warped Patterns Tickle the Senses,” AJC Access Atlanta, 05/26/05.
2003
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Lila King, “Reciprocal Art,” 2 community radio broadcast reviews of Becoming the City that Planted Trees on WRFG Atlanta.
Radio Rock Stars (www.radiorockstars.com), April and June.
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2002
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Felicia Feaster, “Good Things Come in Small Packages,” Creative Loafing, 7/3/02.
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Felicia Feaster, “Fresh Pork: Socially Conscious Pranksters Liven Up the Scene,” Creative Loafing, 5/29/02.
2001
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Kathy Janich, “Women’s Fest Pairs Arts, Activism,” in Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2/6/01.
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Kourtney Eidam, “Girls Kick Ass in the Arts,” Creative Loafing, 2/3/01.
Curatorial and Community Work
Ongoing
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Editor, designer and publisher, Ratsalad DeLuxe quarterly online arts journal since April 2004.
2008
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Cutting Fine, Cutting Deep. University Gallery, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
2007
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Sewanee Sesquicentennial Mural. Downtown Sewanee, TN. Collaborative mural with Advanced Painting class.
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Moonshine Maggie’s Mural. Moonshine Maggie’s, Monteagle, TN. Collaborative mural with Intermediate Painting class.
2003
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As Seen By Teens. Youth Art Connection Gallery, Atlanta, GA and Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA.
2002
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Four Seasons Mural. GSU Child Development Center, Atlanta, GA. Collaborative mural with 2D design students.
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Not For Sale. TUBE ArtSpot, Atlanta, GA. Exhibition of local and national artists and organizations whose work in some way
defies or subverts the model of art as a commodity.
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STUFF & NONSENSE. Core member of Atlanta artists’ collective, dedicated to humor in highlighting the excesses of
consumer culture and suggesting possible alternatives.
2001
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SEEN AND HEARD: THE ATLANTA WOMEN'S ARTS FESTIVAL. Co-Curator, Our Visions / Our Voices: Current Works by Atlanta
Women Artists. Solicited submissions, secured exhibition space at Barbara Archer Gallery, wrote grant applications, juried
show, publicized events, and organized an all-night quilting bee for the opening night.
Work Experience and Fellowships
2006 to present
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SEWANEE: THE U NIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH. SEWANEE, TN
Assistant Professor of Art. Teach drawing and painting classes, and interdisciplinary Senior Seminar to Art majors in
all fields. Administer drawing/painting budget and direct studio assistants. Share gallery management with other
Studio Art faculty.
2005-2006
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SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN-ATLANTA. ATLANTA, GA
Professor of Foundations and Painting. Taught drawing, design, and color theory classes for students in
undergraduate programs. Advised students in graduate painting program.
2005
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BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUB YOUTH ART C ONNECTION GALLERY. ATLANTA, GA
Tech CREATIVE Visiting Artist. Consulting artist in new media and digital imaging course.
2003-2005
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THE MARIST SCHOOL. ATLANTA, GA
Visual Arts Instructor. Taught drawing, design, painting, darkroom and digital photography; AP Studio Art; and
computer art classes. Co-moderator of nationally recognized Rapier magazine.
2003
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GEORGIA STATE U NIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN. ATLANTA, GA
Adjunct Instructor. Invited by faculty to teach a special-topics book arts class, emphasizing binding styles and
sequential content in the design of artists’ books.
2002
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ATLANTA C ONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, AS SEEN BY TEENS PROGRAM. ATLANTA, GA
Photography Instructor. Taught and designed a digital photography course for youth at the Boys and Girls’ Club.
Artist Mentor, Family History Art Book Project, Fall 2001, Fall 2002. Worked with a child to create a book
representing his family history and self-image.
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CITY OF ATLANTA BUREAU OF C ULTURAL AFFAIRS. ATLANTA, GA
Written Project Coordinator, ArtsReach Program. Worked with high school students to create an oral history of
Atlanta’s inner-city Pittsburgh neighborhood.
2001-2003
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GEORGIA STATE U NIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN. ATLANTA, GA
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2001-Spring 2003 Taught and designed two years’ worth of drawing and 2D
design classes.
Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2000 – Spring 2001. Worked with Gallery Director to organize exhibits. Edited
catalogue for Larry Walker: Four Decades retrospective.
2001
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CITY OF ATLANTA BUREAU OF C ULTURAL AFFAIRS. ATLANTA, GA
Artist Mentor, ArtsCool Program. Designed and taught mixed-media studio course for teen apprentices.
2000-2001
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CHASTAIN ART CENTER. ATLANTA, GA
Painting Instructor. Designed and taught classes for adult students.
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ENGLISH FOREST SANGHA
Anagarikaa (Eight-Precept Novice Nun). Lived and trained full-time in monastic communities in England in the Thai
Buddhist forest tradition.
1996
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CITY ART C ENTRE. DUBLIN, IRELAND
Administrative Assistant, Education Department. Assisted with programming for inner-city community arts center.
Focus on ACT II integrated disability arts project.
1994-1996
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YALE-CHINA ASSOCIATION, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Yale-China Association Teaching Fellow. Two-year teaching and cultural exchange fellowship in Hong Kong.
Designed and taught literature and writing seminars. Co-taught American Culture and Society lecture class.
Extensive travel in Asian countries.
1991-1994
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YALE U NIVERSITY ART GALLERY. N EW HAVEN, CT
Research Intern, Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs. Catalogued recent acquisitions and researched
works already in the Department’s collections.
1993
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CHASE COGGINS MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP. SHIKOKU ISLAND, JAPAN
Fellowship Recipient. Awarded photography fellowship grant for “wandering the wilderness with artistic, scientific,
or philosophical intent.” Undertook and completed one round of the 88-temple Buddhist pilgrimage on Shikoku
Island, Japan.
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Native bilingual French speaker
Proficient in German
Varying degrees of skill in Italian, Mandarin and Pali
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Alison Slein
Alison Slein
PO Box 341
Buffalo NY 14207
alisonslein.com
alslein@yahoo.com
ph. (716) 873-2828 / (716) 864-4277
EDUCATION
1996
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. MFA. Imaging Arts.
1991
Boston University, Internship Programme in the Arts, London, England
1993
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, BA., Art History, BFA, emphasis in
photography
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003
The Invitation, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York
2001
Sanguine, The William Marten Gallery, Rochester, New York
1999
Crossings, The Armory Gallery, Virginia Polytechnic and State University,
Blacksburg, Virginia
1998
I...between them.,The Cell Gallery, Writers and Books, Rochester , New York
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION
2004
New Work, Pratt at Munson-Wilson-Proctor Institute, School of Art Gallery, Utica,
New York
JURIED AND INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2007
Selections from the CCNY Darkroom Residency Program, Camera Club of New York, New
York, NY
2006
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Saltonstall Foundation, The Johnson Museum at Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York
Monroe and Vicinity Biennial, State University of NY at Brockport, Brockport, NY
2005
Soho Photo National Competition, Soho Photo, New York, New York
2004
Home on the Edge, Spaces Gallery, Clevland, Ohio
Wegway Magazine International Photography Exhibition, Steam Whistle Gallery,
Toronto, Canada
2003
V Salon Internacional De Arte Digital, Centro Cultural Pablo de la Torriente Brau,
Havana, Cuba
2003-2005
New American Talent 18, The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, Texas
2002
In Western New York, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Planet Earth, New Gallery, Univeristy of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
2001
3rd National All Media Exhibition, Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC
4th Biennial Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York
2000
Photographic and Digital Media, Eklektikos Gallery, Washington DC
2000
Abstraction, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1999
3D-DC, Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC
Digital Art 1999, Nexus Gallery, New York, New York
From These Hills, William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon,VA ( also in 2001)
City Art Exhibition, Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia
1998
Biennial Art Exhibition, Roanoke College, Olin Hall Galleries, Salem, Virginia
1998
ArtText, Sawtooth Galleries, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1997-1999
Luminous Code, Traveling exhibit. Texas Fine Arts Association. Austin, Texas
AWARDS / GRANTS
2004
NYFA Fellowship for Photography, New York Foundation for the Arts
2004
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Creative Fellow, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
2003
Special Opportunity Stipend Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts
2002
Individual Artist Grant: Photography, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
1997
Jurors Merit Award: Luminous Code: Juror, Jennifer Blessing
RESIDENCIES
2007
New York Camera Club, Darkroom Residency, New York, New York
2004
Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, New York
2002
Artist-in-Residence, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New Yo
Lane Twitchell
LANE TWITCHELL (1967- )
Born in Salt Lake City, UT; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
EDUCATION
1995 MFA School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1993 BFA University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
Revelation: Lane Twitchell drawing & painting
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn NY, travels to the University Art Museum,
SUNY Albany, The Gibson Gallery SUNY Potsdam (catalogue)
2005
Here & There, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, NY
2004
American Paradigms: David Opdyke and Lane Twitchell,
Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington DC
Foursquare, G Fine Arts, Washington D.C.
2002
Private Property, Artemis Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, NY
1999
State of the Union, Deitch Projects, New York, NY
1995
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
1993
Park Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006
The Searchers, White Box, New York, NY
Drawing III (Selected), G-Module, Paris, France
Small Painting Show, organized by the General Store, Milwaukee, The Ulrich Museum, KS
Loveless (the shoegazer show), Team, New York, NY
I Love the Burbs, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
2005
The Early Show, curated by Elysia Borowy-Reeder, Scott Reeder, and Tyson Reeder,
White Columns, New York, NY
One of a Kind, curated by Thomas Woodruff, New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY
Group Loop, curated by Christoph Cox, G Fine Art, Washington DC
2004
Beginning Here: 101 Ways, curated by Jerry Saltz, Visual Arts Gallery,
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2003
Perforations, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY
Terrible Beauty, Satellite, a division of Roebling Hall, New York, NY
2002
The Nature of the Beast , Caren Golden Gallery, New York, NY
Some Assemblage Required: Collage Culture in Post-War America, Everson Museum of Art,
Syracuse, New York; Madison Art Center, Madison, WI; Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
Snapshot, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
Print Publisher's Spotlight: Solo Impression, Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston, MA
Past Tense: a contemporary dialogue, The Museum of Art,
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Order of Things, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement
Equities Fund, New York, NY
The Norman Dubrow Biennial, Kagan Martos Gallery, New York, NY
On Architectural Atmosphere, G Fine Art, Washington DC
2001
It’s a Party and We’re Having a Great Time, Paul Morris Gallery, NY
New Prints 2001 – Winter, International Print Center, NY
2000
Good Business is the Best Art: 20 Years in the Artist Marketplace Program, Bronx Museum of
Art, New York, NY (catalogue)
Faith-The Impact of Judeo-Christian Religion on Art at the Millennium, Aldrich Museum of
Contemporary Art, Ridgefield,CT (catalogue)
1999
1999, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY
Cut Paper-Contemporary and Traditional, Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, New York, NY
1998
Scape, Artists Space, New York, NY
Utopia, Roebling Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Summer White, (two person), Steffany Martz Gallery, New York, NY
Scale: Relatively Speaking, Art in General, New York, NY
Take this Job and Shove it, Here, New York, NY
1997
17th Annual Artists in the Marketplace Exhibition, Bronx Museum, NY
1994
MFA Exhibition, School of the Visual Arts, New York, NY
1992
Intercollegiate Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT; first place drawing, Dave Hickey, juror
COMMISSIONS
2006
New York City Percent for Art Program for the Emergency Assistance Unit of the
Department of Homeless Services in conjunction with Polshek Partnership Architects, Bronx,
New York
2005
Starbucks Coffee Company Black Apron Exclusives packaging
2003
Chicago Public Art Program Commission
1999
Department of Cultural Affairs Percent Art Program, commissioned work
for P.S.1 161 Richmond Hills, Queens, New York
SELECTED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Art Bank Program, US State Department, Washington DC
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
The Goetz Collection, Munich, Germany
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
The Neuberger Berman Collection, New York, NY
SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Calamos Holdings, Chicago, IL
The Progressive Corporation, Mayfield, OH
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2003 New York Foundation for the Arts, Craft Fellowship
2000 Residency, Wier Farm Trust, Wilton, Connecticut
1999 New York Foundation for the Arts, Drawing Fellowship
1998 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant
P.S.1 National Studio Program
1986 Special Departmental Scholarship; University of Utah