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INTERPLAY of Texture, Color, Form and Materials

July 29, 2024 By Debra Disman

INTERPLAY, the Surface Design Association exhibition at the The Dairy Barn Arts Center’s O’Bleness Gallery

I am thrilled to participate in INTERPLAY, organized by the SDA!
(The awesome Surface Design Association!)
Presented at the The Dairy Barn Arts Center’s O’Bleness Gallery
8000 Dairy Lane
Athens, OH 45701
June 28 – September 5, 2024
Opening Reception:
June 28, 6 – 8PM
I am showing:
“Rent Wound Tear, Mend Heal Repair”
64 x 68 x .5″, (variable), canvas, paint, hemp cord, string, lace

SEE THE SHOW HERE!

Interplay presents works that explore parallels, synergies, or tensions between two or more ideas. Artworks may examine connections between seemingly unrelated concepts, map relationships between maker and materials, or reflect interactions between maker and tools. Works employ traditional, interdisciplinary, or collaborative methodologies.

Honoring the diverse range of approaches within fiber art and highlighting the rich tapestry of multicultural links, Interplay looks toward a future informed by the past, bringing together ideas for fresh reflection, reinterpretation, and deeper understanding.

Juror:
Due to her inimitable curiosity, Annet Couwenberg has pursued the ongoing conversations between traditional textile production and digital technologies throughout her art and teaching career. Couwenberg’s art, informed by her early work in the fashion industry, is diverse and includes sculptural forms and jacquard weavings as well as work with fish fossils and skeletons inspired by her study with a fish scientist as a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow at the National Museum of Natural History. Couwenberg’s interdisciplinary work has demonstrated her capacity to create new realms. As a researcher of both traditional textiles and emerging techniques, she embraces a multi-directional knowledge exchange between new and established, creating art that visualizes methodologies to protect and preserve traditional practices while also expanding upon them. Born in The Netherlands, Couwenberg moved to the United States to receive MFA degrees at Syracuse University and Cranbrook Academy of Art. She has worked internationally, including in Korea, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Poland, and The Netherlands.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 31, 2PM ET for the Interplay Textile Talk and be on the lookout for our online gallery –  links coming soon!

SEE THE SHOW
LISTEN TO AND VEIW THE Interplay: Limitless Connection TEXTILE TALK

Interplay: Limitless Connections
Surface Design Association

THIS TEXTILE TALK

Join us as we celebrate three exhibitions highlighting the very best contemporary fiber art. We’ll hear from Interplay award winners Lyndsi Schuesler and Ji Young Kim, along with exhibition juror Annet Couwenberg. Interplay honors the diverse range of approaches within fiber art and looks toward a future informed by the past while bringing together ideas for fresh reflection, reinterpretation, and deeper understanding. Held in conjunction with Interplay, Echoes: A Solo Exhibition by Rena Wood pays tribute to textile histories and past makers. Rena will give us an inside look into the ways she imagines repetitive hand work and its connection to time. Moderated by Nora McGinnis, Interplay: Limitless Connections features artists who encourage us to think in new ways while also honoring tradition.

 

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Exhibitions, Presentations, TEXTILE/FIBER, Work Tagged With: Annet Couwenberg, Collaboration, collaborative methodologies, Contemporary Art works, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Fiber Arts, Fiber At works, interdisciplinary, Interplay, Ji Young Kim, Limitless Connections, Lyndsi Schuesler, multicultural links, O’Bleness Gallery, parallels, SDA, Surface Design Association, synergies, tensions, Textile Arts, Textile Talk, Textiles, The Dairy Barn Arts Center’s O’Bleness Gallery

WOMEN ARTISTS MAKE THEIR MARK

July 24, 2024 By Debra Disman

WOMEN ARTISTS MAKING THEIR MARK 2024
Co-Juried by Donna Seager of Seager Gray Gallery
and Priscilla Otani of Arc Gallery. 

SEE THE SHOW!

July 23 – Oct 1

Tuesday, July 30 at 4 pm Pacific Time
Zoom Roundtable with Jurors

Download Exhibit Catalog (PDF)

I am delighted to have two works shown in this exhibition:

K no W Safe Place, 2023, 60 x 48 x 48″ canvas, netting, hemp/nylon/cotton cord, lace, ribbon, paint, wood

Torrent and Tangle: Keep Your House In Order, 2019, 10.5 x 25 x 18, book board, hemp cord, paper, paint, lace, ribbon

Please see my works on Page 6 of the Exhibit Catalog

Continuing their annual show devoted to women artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts is committed to bringing more gender equity to the world of art. This 16th year we extend our reach around the globe to artists who identify as female.

The works in the exhibition are all created by persons who identify as female.
1103 works were submitted and 79 works were selected for this exhibition.

The curation and presentation of the selected work are exceptional. The  O’Hanlon Center for the Arts  promotes the artists through social media, print media and email outreach.  Please see the printable Exhibit Catalog and the online shows are archived.

Visit their website to see examples of other online shows: https://www.ohanloncenter.org/exhibits/current/

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts emphasizes the creative process and the continued pursuit of meaning and authenticity through observation, exploration, and experimentation.

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Exhibitions, New Work, Women Artists, Work Tagged With: Arc Gallery, Art By Women, artists who identify as female, Donna Seager, Erma Murphy, Gender Equality, Group Exhibition, O'hanlon, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Online Show, Priscilla Otani, Seager Gray Gallery, Women Artists, WOMEN ARTISTS MAKING THEIR MARK 2024

in a WHISPER…

July 18, 2024 By Debra Disman

Whispers resound and reverberate in the new Verum Ultimum Gallery space in Portland.

Says Owner and Curator Jennifer Gillia Cutshall:
 “…when the murmur from art echoes beyond the walls & settles somewhere secret.  And “Whisper” with an exclamation may signal contradictions or dualities.  The term carries symbolism pertinent to the momentous occasion, but it also carries mystery to be filled in by artists’ interpretations.  Verum is open to all perceptions of this theme.  Delicate expressions are presented, as are bold, and the term WHISPER may be framed in many ways, not necessarily meant to be a literal elucidation. All mediums and modes of expression were welcomed..  Verum Ultimum Gallery tasks artists to define this inaugural exhibition to herald in Verum’s new space in Southeast Portland this summer of 2024!”

She shares  further “There are whispers everywhere, they arrive in our dreams, at a bus stop, museums, and beyond. Original works of art carry whispers. The whispers from the artists mingle with the viewers subconscious, and a connection is made!…The idea of the “whisper” may be inextricably attached to the importance of the unknown or the hidden. A degree of reverence may be ingrained in our collective psyche around all things art. For me, perhaps it began when I first entered museum spaces as a young girl (in NYC), I remember adults turning to children with their pointer fingers glued to pursed lips. They were signaling that hushed tones (and respect) were the order. And anticipation is in order, like the closed curtains and the dimming of lights in the theater, the collective whisper commands our attention toward these 38 provocative works. They whisper far beyond the bounds of literal elucidations.”
There are 38 artists and 38 unique, original works of art in this inaugural exhibition in the new space!

I am thrilled to show “Excavation of the Interior“ (shown closed and open below)
12 x 28 x 12.5″, wood, paper, cloth, hemp cord, linen thread

                   

SEE THE SHOW

SHOP THE SHOW

PURCHASE THE CATALOGUE

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, Exhibitions, TEXTILE/FIBER, Work Tagged With: Artist Book, Book Form, Contemporary Artist, Group Exhibition, Group Show, Jennifer Gillia Cutshall, Juried Exhibition, New Space, Oregon, Oregon Art Gallery, Portland, Portland Art Gallery, Portland Art Scene, Portland Galleries, Portland Gallery Scene, Sculpture, Southeast Portland, Summer Show, Verum, Verum Ultimum, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Whisper, WHISPER EXHIBITION, WHISPERING

SOLILQUY: Not Just Talking To yourSELF

July 10, 2024 By Debra Disman

The Bridge Arts Foundation proudly announces the third edition of its Open Call Exhibition Program.  The ‘Soliloquy‘ Open Call Exhibition features 19 talented artists selected from over 100 submissions through a process involving art professionals.

These artists will showcase their work at The Scholart Selection, The Bridge Arts Foundation’s partnered Art Gallery located in Los Angeles from July 13th to August 17th, 2024.

Join Us for the Reception, Saturday July 13,  2-5PM
at The Scholarts Selection
417 South Mission Drive San Gabriel, CA 91776
Opening Reception RSVP

Featured artists include Ryan Bautista, Michele Benzamin-Miki, Ming Chen, Debra Disman, Deanna Dorangrichia, Somaya Etemad, Lanyi Gao, Steve Gavenas, Shanguo Jia, Antonio Kim, Rosie Kim, Hwichan Ko, Vionna Lam, Kai Mao, Janice Nakashima, Isabella Riboni, Isabella Ronchetti, Christopher Lloyd Tucker, and Xiaoxiao Wu.

The 19 featured artists in the exhibition respond to the theme of “soliloquy” through various forms and mediums, presenting their unique journeys of inner exploration.

“Soliloquy” is a solitary discourse with oneself, an intimate dialogue that transcends the confines of external perception. It captures the journey of introspection and self-discovery, where one navigates the labyrinthine corridors of one’s own mind, seeking clarity among the tumult of thoughts and emotions. During their inner reflections, the individuals grapple with existential questions, honestly confronting their fears, desires, and vulnerabilities in solitude.

The 19 artworks showcased in “Soliloquy” also demonstrate the diversity and depth of soliloquy. It is not only a personal dialogue within oneself but also a significant pathway to understanding oneself and the world. Beyond the individual, these artworks collectively underscore soliloquy’s capacity to connect the individual’s inner world with external realities, offering insights that resonate with broader societal issues and enrich human connections.

I am showing: “I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do”
13 x 71.5″, repurposed cotton table runner, acrylic paint, hemp cord

Special thanks to our jury members, Charles ChristopherHill and Song Xin, as well as curator Tia Xu, for their dedicated work. We also extend our gratitude to Li Tang and Art Yourself Atelier (AYA) for the media support.

ABOUT THE BRIDGE ARTS FOUNDATION

The Bridge Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to harnessing the transformative power of art to connect diverse communities and uplift emerging artists from various backgrounds.

With an unwavering commitment to fostering global understanding and diversity, we amplify artist voices and spotlight their creations both locally and globally. Join us in leveraging art’s power to unite cultures and strengthen global communities.

For additional information and press requests, please contact info@bridgeartsfoundation.com. For more information about The Bridge Arts Foundation, please go to our website https://bridgeartsfoundation.org/, or followus on Instagram (@bridgeartsfoundation).

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Filed Under: ARTISTS, Exhibitions, New Work, Presentations, TEXTILE/FIBER, Women Artists, Work Tagged With: Antonio Kim, Art Yourself Atelier (AYA), CA, Charles Christopher Hill, Christopher Lloyd Tucker, Deanna Dorangrichia, Debra Disman, Exhibition, Group Show, Hwichan Ko, Isabella Riboni, Isabella Ronchetti, Janice Nakashima, Juried Show, Kai Mao, Lanyi Gao, Li Tang, Los Angeles Contemporary Art, Michele Benzamin-Miki, Ming Chen, Rosie Kim, Ryan Bautista, San Gabriel, San Gabriel Mission district, Shanguo Jia, Soliloquy, Somaya Etemad, Steve Gavenas, The Bridge Arts Foundation, The Scholoart Selection, Tia Xu, Vionna Lam, Xiaoxiao Wu, Xin Song

Showing (love) Around

July 9, 2024 By Debra Disman


We Are Doing It All Wrong, Edward A. Dixon Gallery, Dayton, OH, Juror/Curator: Ed Dixon:   “The exhibition is a challenge to artists and viewers to recognize, react and learn about the many ways humanity continually fails itself.  These issues are not always mainstream and sometimes are hidden.” Jurors: Ed Dixon/Stacy Kranitz/Judith L. Huacuja
See the SHOW!
See the VIDEO!

It is not only a joy to “show around” in group exhibitions at various venues around the country, it is a gratifying, enriching  experience,  and a heartwarming one at that, to discover, interact with and support so many inspiring and dedicated individuals,  organizations, endeavors, missions and visions. I meet new folks, but also “run into” friends and colleagues that “show up” in some of the same places: showing at some of the the same shows, sharing in some of the same artist talks and panels, featured in some of the same catalogues and publications. It is exciting to connect, and see both not only an overlap of interests materially and thematically, but also how we all approach things differently, and can learn from one another.

For example, I am currently showing at:
Word and Weft: Visualizing the Word, Webster Arts, Webster Groves, MO, Juror: Noriko Yuasa 

Women. Defining Our Representation, Black House Artist, Juror/Curator: Ellen Mattesi (online)  
We Are Doing It All Wrong, Edward A. Dixon Gallery, Dayton, OH, Jurors: Ed Dixon/Stacy Kranitz/Judith L. Huacuja 
Evidence of Joy, Intersect Arts Center, Saint Louis, MO, Curator: April Parvitz  

Soliloquy, presented by The Bridge Arts Foundation at The Scholarts Selection, San Gabriel, CA
Jurors: Charles Christopher Hill, Xin Song, Curator: Tia Xu  
Whisper, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR, Curator: Jennifer Gullia Cutshall  (catalogue)
Interplay, presented by the Surface Design Association at The Dairy Barn Arts Center O’Bleness Gallery, Athens, OH,  Juror: Annet Couwenberg
Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI, Juror: Debra Brehmer 

The Circular Ritual of Spring, BG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Curator: Susan Lizotte (online)

And earlier this year:
Midway Marvels,ArtBarLA, Los Angeles, CA, Curator: Randi Matushevitz
Materiality Matters, Umpqua Valley Arts, Roseville, OR, Juror Panel: UVA Staff and Pacific NW professionals
Pulp: Book and Paper Arts, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, Juror: Donna Seager
Fantastic Fibers 2024, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Juror: Sandro Tiberi, (catalogue) 
String Theory, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA, Curator: Molly Demeulenaere  
Art of the Word, Sasse Museum of Art, Pomona, CA, Jurors: Fatemeh Burnes, Maurice Quillinan, Niamh Cunningham (catalogue)
By the Book,  Artopia Gallery, Arcadia, CA, Curator: Rosie Getz

Through this experience I am able to be exposed to and interact with :
Individuals: artists, curators, critics, collectors, gallery, museum, art center, library and academic/university directors/staff (on all different levels of responsibility and experience and in varying roles,  offices and positions)
Organizations: galleries, museums, art centers, universities/academic institutions, artist studios and alternative spaces (of different sizes, renown, reputation, influence and “status” in the “art world” and world at-large)

I plan to highlight and share about various of these individuals and entities over the next several posts. I will share particularly about Art Centers, which are an enormous source of vitality, creation, care and joy throughout the country and beyond. xxxooo

I begin with Gallerist Ed Dixon, in whose show We Are Doing It All Wrong I am honored to be in.  Presented at the Edward A. Dixon Galleryin Dayton, OH. Of the show says Owner/Curator: Ed Dixon:  “The exhibition is a challenge to artists and viewers to recognize, react and learn about the many ways humanity continually fails itself.  These issues are not always mainstream and sometimes are hidden.” The illustrious jurors Ed Dixon/Stacy Kranitz/Judith L. Huacuja hold a wealth of knowledge, expertise, care and passion among them in addition to many accomplishments.

In a time of such fraught difference, fear, and loathing, it is heartening and illuminating to see and be a part of all of these individuals and entities, making a difference. I have to feel that that all of our work, no matter what the outcome, does make a difference.

Thank you to You all.

 

 

 

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Exhibitions, MEDIA, New Work, Presentations, TEXTILE/FIBER, Women Artists, Work Tagged With: 18th Street Arts Center, American exhibitions, American shows, Annet Couwenberg, April Parvitz, art centers, Art of the Word, art vwnuwa, ArtBarLA, Artopia Gallery, bG Gallery, Black House Artist, Bridge Arts Foundation, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Charles Christopher Hill, Christopher Lloyd Tucker, Contemporary Art, Contemporary Artists, Craft Contemporary, curators, Debra Brehmer, Donna Seager, Ed Dixon, Edward A. Dixon Gallery, Ellen Mattesi, Exhbitions, exhibiting in the US, Fatemeh Burnes, galleries, Group Shows, Intersect Arts, January Arts, Jennifer Gillia Cutshall, Judith L. Huacuja, Juried Shows, jurists, Karina Bennett, libraries, Maurice Quillinan, Molly Demeulenaere, museums, Niamh Cunningham, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Noriko Yuasa, Randi Matushevitz, Rosie Getz, Sandro Tiberi, Sasse Museum of Art, Scholorarts Selection, SDA, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Shoebox Arts, Shoebox Projects, Shows, Stacy Kranitz, Surface Design Association, Susan Lizotte., The Brand Library and Art Center, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, The Dairy Barn Arts Center O’Bleness Gallery, The Irvine Fine Arts Center, The Long Beach Museum of Art, The New Bedford Museum of Art, The Yeiser Art Center, Tia Xu, UCLA, Umpqua Valley Arts, universities, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Webster Arts, Xin Song

Women. Defining our Representation: SEE THE SHOW!

July 6, 2024 By Debra Disman

Women. Defining Our Representation
See the show HERE!

Women. Defining Our Representation
“Women. Defining our Representation” is an exhibition of 31 pieces from 31 woman artists that celebrates the multiplicity of women’s identities, individuality, complexity, and worth. It inspires reflection, understanding and empathy for the diverse and authentic experiences of women by acknowledging accomplishments, reclaiming narratives, exploring gender expression, and sharing personal realities.” – Ellen Mattesi  Director, Black House Artist

Black House Artist is a network dedicated to empowering women artists through exhibition opportunities, professional development, art history education, and creative equality. 

SEE THE SHOW HERE!

I am showing  “Into The Bush”, 11 x 19 x 7 , book board, canvas, sewing thread, acrylic paint


Juror:  Ellen Mattesi, Director, Black House Artist
Ellen Mattesi is an artist and entrepreneur.  She has been immersed in many facets of the professional art world for over 30 years.  Within her own fine art and creative career, she has built and managed art institutions, curated exhibitions, mentored artists in technical expertise and business skills, and fostered creativity for the ethnically and mentally diverse.  This experience has culminated in a passion for championing the success and advancement of women artists. With Black House Artist, she continues this mission through education and activism with a network of artists, collectors, curators, and scholars.

Black House Artist is a network dedicated to empowering women artists through exhibition opportunities, professional development, art history education, and creative equality. Black House Artist supports the professional and personal autonomy of women.  A portion of the profits from this show will be donated to Abortion Freedom Fund https://abortionfreedomfund.org/ and Planned Parenthood https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ Through the purchase of artwork, or by individual donation, please support the rights of women through your economic  power. Thank you for your consideration.

SEE THE SHOW HERE!

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Exhibitions, MEDIA, Presentations, TEXTILE/FIBER, Women Artists, Work Tagged With: Balck House Artist, Black House Artist, Cis female, Cis WOmen, Contemporary Female Artists, Ellen Mattesi, Female, Female Artist, Female Artists, female identity, Group Exhibition, How We Present, Online Show, Representation, Wmen Artists, Women, women artist

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