Showing posts with label Resurrect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Resurrect. Show all posts

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Resurrect: Opening Reception

On Friday night I went to the opening reception for the Resurrect:Art of the Reclaimed Object show at Mesa Art Center. The opening was well attended and the show was laid out beautifully (as always). I love Mesa Art Center, they have the most gorgeous space, everyone that works/volunteers there is wonderful and they always have awesome shows!
Here are some views of the gallery:This was the piece I had in the show:
Lock for a Lost Love
Found silver platter, copper, glass, embroidery, pearls, hair
12"x12"x2"These are some of the pieces from the show that I really liked:This one above I thought was really funny.
Place of Magic
Collage on TileTom Shields
Family
Found furnitureFrancesca Vitali had 3 pieces of jewelry that were really cool to see in person, check out photos of her work by clicking on her name.
Also the work of Marlene True.
St. Elise
Tin, Steel, Enamel Paint

My New Panties Series
Wallpaper, hoop, mixed media
Lilyana Bekic
Life is Splendid (Bustle)
Splenda Wrappers, cotton, plasticMargaret Whiting
Deforestation
Law Books The Sergei Isupov show Androgyny was still up, and his work is amazing in person! The textures and shading are so unbelievable!
This is one of his pieces (above).Here are some shots of the art center...it really is a beautiful place!
They had a live band playing which was really fun.
The Fragmented Landscape public art pieces by Ned Kahn.
The Mesa Art Center Store. Be sure to stop in if you go to the show, I have jewelry for sale there!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Phoenix New Times

My piece for the Resurrect show made it into the Phoenix New Times this week! Read the full article here. It doesn't mention me, but I got a nice half page photo in which is awesome!
Don't forget about the opening tomorrow night at Mesa Art Center from 7-10!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Resurrect: Art of the Reclaimed Object

I almost forgot! This Friday, June 12th from 7-10pm is the opening for a show I have work in!Resurrect: Art of the Reclaimed Object
The exhibition is at Mesa Art Center, feel free to drop by the opening and say hello!
The show runs: June 12 – August 9, 2009
"Resurrect is a national juried exhibition that focuses on art created from found objects, materials or items initially designed for another purpose but fashioned into works of art. The "reclaimed object" serves either as the main focus or as an embellishing feature that is visually present in the work. This exhibition showcases 55 artworks in nontraditional mediums by 51 artists from 18 states."
Artists include:
Christine Alaniz (Sinking Spring, PA)
James White and Joe Milosevich (Crest Hill, IL)
Lynette Andreasen (Mesa, AZ)
Nancy Arthur-McGehee (Sandiego, CA)
Lilyana Bekic (San Diego, CA)
Elyse Pignolet and Sandow Birk (Long Beach, CA)
Jen Blazina (Philadelphia, PA)
Carol Cole (Bala Cynwyd, PA)
Kat Cole (Salem, AL)
Allison Cooke Brown (Yarmouth, ME)
June Corley (Loachapoka, AL)
Emily Dvorin (Kentfield, CA)
Irene Embrey (Anacortes, WA)
Elissa Farrow-Savos (Sterling, VA)
Gayle Friedman (Washington, DC)
Rodgell Helm (Tempe, AZ)
Cindy Imhoff (San Francisco, CA)
Soyeon Kim (Urbana, IL)
Stan Klimek (Aquila, AZ)
Roberta Lavadour (Pendleton, OR)
Denise Laws (San Francisco, CA)
Zeke Leonard (Providence, RI)
Scott Lizama (Gilbert, AZ)
Mary Ann Lomonaco (Larchmont, NY)
Joetta Maue (Brooklyn, NY)
Barbara McLaughlin (Tucson, AZ)
Timothy McMahon (Brooklyn, NY)
Libby and Jim Mijanovich (Marshall, NC)
Justen Morgan (Tempe, AZ)
Joe Muench (Ames, IA)
Armin Mühsam (Maryville, MO)
Rik Nelson (Liberty Lake, WA)
Sue Norton-Scott (Chandler, AZ)
Jacki Orr (Phoenix, AZ)
Laura Prieto-Velasco (Oak Park, IL)
Kiki Revoir (Anguin, CA)
Carol Russell (Prescott, AZ)
Jeffrey Scanlan (New Orleans, LA)
Tom Shields (New Bedford, MA)
Anne Straus (Wyoming, OH)
David Terpening (Charlotte, NC)
Ruth Terrill (La Honda, AZ)
James Thurman (State College, PA)
Marlene True (Sandy Hook, VA)
Francesca Vitali (Rochester, NY)
Margaret Whiting (Waterloo, IA)
Ira Wiesenfeld (Tucson, AZ)
Peggy Wyman (Macomb, MO)
The guest juror for Resurrect was Claire Schneider, Senior Curator of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona.