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Artists in TRANSITION

September 12, 2020 By Debra Disman

The Tarfest 2020 Launch LA  TRANSITION exhibition was such a great experience to participate in, and one of the joys was to meet, view and celebrate many wonderful artists.

This post is my tribute to some of my favorites.

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Exhibitions, New Work, Work Tagged With: Alexandra Chiou, Art Exhbition, Art in the pandemic, Art in the time of COVID 19, Beanie Kaman, Contemporary Art, Deborah McAfee, Holly Jerger, James Panozzo, Julie Kornblum, June Kim, Launch LA, Lorraine Bubar, Los Angeles Art Exhibition, Los Angeles Artists, Los Angles COntemporary Art, Luigia Gio Martelloni, Pam Douglas, Patricia Liverman, Sharon hardy, Shelley Heffler, Socially Distanced Art Exhbitions, Tarfest, TARFEST 2020, the2vvo, Transition

EXHIBITIONISTA: The Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity

September 7, 2020 By Debra Disman

I am honored to show two pieces in The Book As Art v.8: Infinity
exhibition
happening:

August 28 through October 17 | virtual tour only
The Periodicals Gallery of the Decatur Library
215 Sycamore St., Decatur, Ga. 30030

The Book As Art v.8: Infinity is installed at the Decatur Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library, and virtual tours, artist talks, and more will be provided throughout its run. Check out the catalog, and remember, these works are available for purchase!

I am showing: “PRAIRIE“and “MAXIMUM SECURITY” below.

“Held in the hand, a book can be a source of stability in unsettled times. Tactile and olfactory, the black and white pages conjure emotions and images that endure longer than flickering light on small screens. From tablet to folio, papyrus to scroll, song to psalm—all are created as a concept that becomes thought, becomes word, becomes book, becomes sculpture. These objects, in an increasingly digital world, stubbornly survive. The objects in this exhibition will interpret the concept of the book and invite the viewer to look beyond the printed page to where ideas, words, and symbols are transformed and are transfigurative.

They are expressive, expansive and iconic. They have become form, and are infinite.

The Book as Art v.8: Infinity is the eighth edition of this critically acclaimed artists book exhibition established by the Decatur Arts Alliance in 2013. Entries hail from across the United States and around the world, and from emerging artists as well as recognized masters in the genre. The Book as Art is pleased to present these examples from the finest in the field.”

Watch the
The Book as Art v.8: Infinity Virtual Opening!

Live Zoom Events (FREE tickets via Eventbrite, links available soon)

Oct. 7: Artist Talk with Valerie Aranda and Clemente Orozco Farías
Oct. 14: Artist Talk with Stephanie Russ and Isabelle Fleurelien
Oct. 21: Artist Interview: Peggy Johnston
Oct. 28: Artist Showcase and Discussion: Nicole Polonsky, Christian Feneck, Chris Revelle, Debra Disman

 

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Exhibitions, Work Tagged With: Ann Kresge, Artist Talks, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Bexx Caswell-Olson, Book as Art, Books, Decatur Library, Handmade Books, Joe Sanders, Periodicals Gallery, The Art of the Book, The Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity, Virtual events, Virtual Exhibition Opening

Exhibitionista: 2020 CALIFORNIA OPEN

August 29, 2020 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to be part of the
2020 CALIFORNIA OPEN
at TAG Gallery.

For the 2020 California Open Exhibition  juror Kate Mothes selected 101 unique objects of fine art from 99 artists.
Nearly 1,000 entries were submitted to the artist call.

The 2020 California Open displays at TAG in all of the downstairs galleries from September 9 — October 1. Fine art viewings are available by appointment only until Stay Home orders are lifted for Los Angeles. Please call or email the gallery for more information.

Kate Mothes, juror, “is founder and curator of Young Space and Co-founder/Editor of Dovetail Magazine. Young Space (yngspc) is an independent, itinerant, online-offline contemporary art platform emphasizing early career and emerging artists. Dovetail Magazine is an independent online + print contemporary arts publication that positions contemporary visual art in dialogue with design, architecture, photography, travel, and global visual culture. Mothes earned a Bachelors in Art History from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and a Masters in the History of Art, Theory and Display from Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh. She is currently based in the Upper Midwest.”

I am showing “FALLING“, 2019, 7 x 24.5 x 10.5”, mixed media (Book board, hemp cord, watercolor paper, mulberry paper)

 

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Exhibitions, New Work, Work Tagged With: 2020 California Open Exhibition, CALIFORNIA OPEN, Exhbitions, Juried Shows, Kate Mothes, LOS ANGELES ART, LOS ANGELES ART EXHBITIONS, Tag Gallery

Exhibitionista: TRANSITION

August 24, 2020 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to be part of the exhibition “TRANSITION“, presented by Tarfest 2020, produced by Launch LA, and juried by the wonderful Holly Jerger, curator for Craft Contemporary.

I am showing:
“Torrent and Tangle: Keep Your House In Order”

See the show!

Exhibition Start:
August 10, 2020 @ 8:00 am
Exhbition End:
September 5, 2020 @ 5:00 pm
Website:
www.tarfest.com

Location:
Merry Karnowsky Gallery


170 S. La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036 United States + Google Map

View the Facebook Live tour of the exhibition with LAUNCH LA Director and TARFEST progenitor, James Panozzo

https://www.facebook.com/LaunchLA/videos/2350520525255774/?comment_id=2351347821839711&notif_id=1598253654604511&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Exhibitions, New Work, Work Tagged With: Holly Jerger, James Panozzo, Launch LA, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Miracle Mile Los Angeles, Social Distance Exhibition, Socially Distanced Exhibitions, Tarfest

Linkage: See the Shows, Hear the Artists!

August 17, 2020 By Debra Disman

It has been a joy to participate in a number of exhibitions and artist talks over the past several months.

Partially due to the current pandemic, shows, panels, artist talks and more are being put online, and made accessible to the public  at no cost to the viewer/listener.

We hope that these offerings support energy, spirit, imagination and creativity, as well as health and resilience, during this unprecedented era.

Click, and enjoy.

To Your Health.

“The Artful Book“:  The Long Beach Museum of Art
Tour the exhibition!

“Drawing Connections“: 18th Street Art Center Airport Campus Gallery , Santa Monica, CA
Tour the Exhibition with Curator Frida Cano!

“Material Identity” : Loveland Center for Contemporary Art, Loveland, CO
Tour the Exhibition! 
Listen to participating artists talk with Executive Director Sarah LaBarre and Curator Jessica Kooiman Parker

“Facing Darkness” 18th Street Art Center online
Tour the Exhibition!
Explore the Show By Theme/Explore the concept of the COLLECTIVE

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Exhibitions, New Work, Work Tagged With: 18th Street Arts Center, Art in the age of Social Distancing, Art in the time of Covid, ARTWORKS Center For COntemporary Art, Drawing Connections, Facing Darkness, Frida Cano, Jessica Kooiman Parker, Material Identity, Online Art Offerings, Online Artist Talks, Online Exhibitions, Online Tours of Art Exhbitions, Sarah LaBarre, The Artful Book, The Long Beach Museum of Art, The Loveland Artists Collective

“Drawing Connections” draws to a close

August 10, 2020 By Debra Disman

The exhibition, “Drawing Connections” February 10, 2020 – August 7, 2020 at the 18th Street Arts Center (Airport Campus has drawn (pun intended) to a close. But it lives on in documentation, the video of the show below, the  works of the artists who participated, and the words of those who organized and responded to it.

It has been a joy to participate!

Thank you curator Frida Cano, and the incomparable 18th Street Arts Center!

See the show!

“Drawing Connections aims to trace the invisible networks between a selection of current artists in residence at 18th Street Arts Center, both from our 18th Street campus and our Airport hangar. The show highlights how artists from different backgrounds and whose practices range from traditional to experimental art can dialogue through one of the earliest and most fundamental tools for human expression, drawing. This process of mark-making reveals the initial creative impulse that may later take the form of a video, a performance, a piece of music, an art installation, a painting, or a drawing itself. This curatorial exercise intends to delve into the essence of the multivalent creative practices of the artistic community of 18th Street Arts Center.”

Art historian Susan Power writes:

“Defined in art historical terms by its materials— works on paper in pencil, charcoal, chalk, ink, watercolor, and so on—drawing encompasses a broad spectrum of human activity across time and culture. Ubiquitous and perennial, drawing crosses the boundaries delimiting disciplines and geographies. Drawing connects us over the ages to our earliest human ancestors and our childhood selves. Even the etymology of the word, related to the verb “to draw” and deriving from Old English “to pull,” can have a plethora of meanings—drawing arms and drawing blood are two, which tragically jump to mind during these incredibly challenging times. Within the context of our current crises, the very premise of the 18th Street Art Center exhibition “Drawing Connections” takes on unanticipated significance, as do so many other activities often take for granted in our daily lives. 

The first open-call cross-campus exhibition since 18th Street Art Center expanded its residency program to the Santa Monica Airport locale in 2019, “Drawing Connections” sought (seeks?) not only to showcase the fertile dialogues between work by all their artists in residence, whose practices cover a myriad of approaches, but also to encourage encounters and conversations among the artists and outside communities. Occupying the two wide corridors running the length of the former airplane hangar, the exhibition space invites circulation and exchange, luring artists out of their adjacent studios to mingle with fellow artists, art world professionals and enthusiasts, friends, neighbors and visitors from afar. But the ways we now connect have also undergone a radical shift with the existential threat of the pandemic. The participatory, experiential dimension of “Drawing Connections” was thus short-lived due to the sheltering-at-home orders in effect since mid-March.

The practice of drawing involves making connections—between the physical and the mental, hand or body and mind, concept and form, observation and imagination, perception and thought, interior and exterior. Reflecting on the conceptual underpinnings of the show, the exhibiting artists contributed work that engages with the medium in all its diversity, representing an astounding array of concerns. Together, the multi-generational group of twenty-five artists offers a remarkable cross-section of approaches running the gamut from traditional to experimental, from intimate and personal to interactive and collective. Together, the artworks converse across materials and techniques, complicating any notion of media-specificity, exploding any sense of unity inherent to drawing, and opening it up to endless possibility.”

Featured artists: Deborah Lynn Irmas, Dan S. Wang, Luciana Abait, Debra Disman, Judith Gandel-Golden, Gwen Samuels, Luigia Gio Martelloni, Julia Michelle Dawson, Lola del Fresno, Loren H. Harris-Heller, Joan Wulf, Doni Silver Simons, Pamela Simon-Jensen, Crystal Michaelson, Daniela Schweitzer, M Susan Broussard, Yvette Gellis, Encounter, Rebecca Youssef, Alexandra Dillon, Melinda Smith Altshuler, Nellie King Solomon,  Rebecca Setareh, Ameeta Nanji, and Claudia Concha.

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, ARTISTS, Exhibitions, Work Tagged With: 18th Street Arts Center (Airport Campus), 18th Street campus and our Airport hangar, 3026 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, current artists in residence at 18th Street Arts Center, Drawing, Drawing Connections, EXHBITION, Frida Cano, Local Artists in Residence

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