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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "(Re)imagining Home: On Care for Our Common Home"
DESCRIPTION:18th Street Arts Center is pleased to present the exhibition (Re)imagining Home: On Care for Our Common Home\, curated by Emma Balda and Venus Tung-yan Lau\, on view in the Kitchen Lab at 18th Street Arts Center’s Airport Campus (3026 Airport Ave. in Santa Monica) from August 22\, 2022 – July 31\, 2023.\nWhat is home? \nOver the last two years\, our notions of home have been challenged\, transformed\, and clarified. The pandemic has simultaneously forced us to shrink our physical home\, while also asking us to expand our sense of home to now include people\, food\, rituals\, and ideas. We have also seen our relationship with and to the Earth change. We have seen that our sense of home must expand to include the Earth and the way we care for it.\nAs we attempt to create a shared home\, the first step in that is defining what home means to us. This project asked the 18th Street community to examine the idea of home outside of the domestic sense. They were asked to identify people\, memories\, materials\, places\, movements\, or concepts that resonate as home to them. These ideas\, in combination with art that reflects on this concept\, will then be displayed on the monitor in the Kitchen Lab at the Airport Campus. This project relied heavily on 18th Street’s theme “Our Shared Home\,” while also deconstructing and defining what that sense of home means so that we can better understand what it means to share this space with one another. \nThis exhibition highlights the artworks of Alexandra Dillon\, Christopher Tin\, Dan Kwong\, Dan S Wang\, David McDonald\, Deborah Lynn Irmas\, Debra Disman\, Edi Dai\, Elham Sagharchi\, Gwen Samuels\, Jeff Beale\, Julia Michelle Dawson\, Lionel Popkin\, Luciana Abait\, M Susan Broussard\, Melinda Smith Altshuler\, Michael Masucci\, Po-Hao Chi\, Rebecca Youssef\, and Yvette Gellis\, all artists in residence at 18th Street Arts Center.\nExplore a 360 view of the virtual exhibition HERE.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-reimagining-home-on-care-for-our-common-home/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Objects of Agency" at the HERA
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in:\n \nObjects of Agency\nA Virtual Exhibition \nOn view at heragallery.org and @hera_gallery on social media \nObjects of Agency addresses the health care crisis which has recently culminated in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and stripped thousands of people of the right to bodily autonomy.  \nThe United States has the worst maternal mortality rate among other similarly developed countries. According to the University of Colorado\, due to the Dobbs decision\, maternal mortality rates are projected to go up 14%. For women of color\, it is 20%. Simply due to women’s health care becoming more restrictive and less accessible. \nWhen “abortion” is typed into a Google search\, the first page that comes up is a misleading website filled with fear slogans and misinformation to prevent women from seeking necessary and viable health care options. A recent research study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate showed that in many right wing states\, 1/10 Google search results for abortion services lead to anti-abortion fake clinics. When abortion is typed into Instagram\, the first hashtag is #abortionisevil.  \nSo\, what do we do? How can we use our creative voices to counteract misinformation and false advertising and provide viable discourse and inspiration?  \nHera Gallery has invited artists to fight\, cry\, rage\, and make art\, and to  to connect with others through creative expression in hopes that it brings a sense of insight\, or deep feeling\, beauty\, education\, perseverance\, protest\, connection and/or community. We have invited artists to share their voices through the virtual exhibition Objects of Agency. \nObjects of Agency is composed of 53 works which speak to abortion rights in the United States. The virtual exhibition takes place over the 52 weeks of 2023. All selected works will be on virtual display throughout the duration of the exhibition on heragallery.org.  Each week\, Hera Gallery will choose one featured artist and artwork from the exhibition to represent the current tribulations and inspirations of the current state of women’s health care in America. Featured artists will be posted on all social media accounts. Objects of Agency aims to stimulate\, educate\, and encourage abortion care. It aims to challenge the anti-abortion campaigns and false information which dominate the internet. It aims to provide access to factual information and ultimately to create a platform and a network to share the voices\, choices\, and stories of all women and female identifying persons. \nGallery commission of sold works will be donated to Planned Parenthood. \nParticipating artists will have the opportunity to speak in a virtual artist talk hosted by Hera Gallery. \nAbout Hera Gallery:\nHera Educational Foundation and Gallery promotes contemporary professional artists through a comprehensive exhibition schedule of member work\, curated\, and juried intersectional social justice shows. Together with thought-provoking programming our organization encourages dialogue that enriches the cultural life of our non-urban Southern RI community. We provide a venue for young talent to find a public voice\, and creative support to local health services. Since its inception in 1974\, Hera has been resolutely dedicated to gender equity and feminist discourse to challenge perceptions and inspire social change. \nBecause of its flexibility and commitment to presenting exhibitions with artistic merit and integrity Hera has been awarded numerous grants for its exhibitions and programs including grants from Rhode Island State Council on the Arts\, The Champlin Foundation\, Rhode Island Council on the Humanities\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the Puffin Foundation. \nI am showing\, “Excavation of the Interior”\, 2021\, 12 x 28 x 12.5″\, Mixed media: wood\, mulberry paper\, canvas\, muslin\, watercolor paper\, hemp cord and linen thread. It stands upright in any degree of opened/closed. Open\, it can span up to 28″ wide.\n   
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhbitionista-objects-of-agency/
LOCATION:Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation\, 10 High Street\, Wakefield\, RI\, 02879\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: "A Common Thread" at ArtShare LA!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be participating in this 13-woman show focusing on use of threads\, textile and fibers in contemporary art at the marvelous venue and organization\, ArtShare LA!\n A COMMON THREAD\n\nApril 1 – May 13\n\n\n\n\nArt Share L.A. proudly presents A Common Thread\, an exhibition featuring fiber-based and textile works of art exploring autobiography and social critique\, connection and displacement. The artworks in this exhibition are interlinked through themes of history and memory.\nFeatured artists include:\nAntoinette Adams \nAmabelle Aguiluz \nDoris Bittar \nChloe Cusimano \nYasmine Diaz \nDebra Disman \nCarmen Mardonez \nCarolyn Mason \nMichelle Montjoy \nMarie-Jose Njoku-Obi \nKatie Shanks \nAneesa Shami Zizzo \nArtwork will be available for acquisition online beginning April 1\, 2023.\nOn view\, free\, and open to the public April 1 – June 10\, 2023\nGallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday\, 1PM – 5PM\nPlease view a fabulous film of the show by Eric Minh Swenson HERE
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-a-common-thread-at-artshare-la/
LOCATION:ArtShare LA\, 801 E 4th Pl\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: FANTASTIC FIBERS 2023 at the YEISER
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate for the third time in: FANTASTIC FIBERS 2023 at the YEISER ART CENTER. \n“FANTASTIC FIBERS is an international juried exhibition that seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding works related to the fiber medium. \nOne of Yeiser Art Center’s most engaging\, innovative & colorful international exhibits\, Fantastic Fibers is an inspirational must-see for fine artists\, quilters and textile art enthusiasts across the globe. \nContemporary and innovative works created with fiber as the primary medium or concept are welcome. This exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and over working in the field of fiber art.  \nThe show began in 1987 as a wearable art show but has evolved over the years to include a compelling mix of traditional and non-traditional works created from natural or synthetic fibers\, and work that addresses the subject or medium of fiber.”
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-fantastic-fibers-2023-at-the-yeiser/
LOCATION:Yeiser Art Center\, 200 Broadway St.\, Paducah\, KY\, 42001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "In Tandem" at the Cape Cod Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be participating in the exhibition\, “In Tandem“\, at the Cape Cod Museum of Art\, with artist and collaborator Luciana Abait\, through our  work\, “drift”\, a collaborative artist’ book which serves as a warning about environmental damage and ecological devastation.\n\n\n\n\nFor this year’s CCMoA International\, Juried Exhibition\, we asked artists to interpret the theme “In Tandem” in a visual work of art.\n“In Tandem” may be defined as the process of 2 or more objects\, mechanisms\, people or concepts working in conjunction with each other to achieve a desired result.\nThe response was record-breaking with 283 artists from 30 states across the USA as well as from Canada\, England and China submitting 424 artworks for this competition. Only 85 artworks were selected by juror. 3 of the artists will receive awards for their pieces during the Opening Reception and Gallery Talk on Friday\, May 19\, 2023. In Tandem is sponsored by Bob and Cathey Portrie. \n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 19\, 2023Gallery Talk with the Artists: 4pm – 5pmOpening Reception: 5pm – 6:30pmFree and open to the public • RSVPs appreciated!\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-in-tandem-at-the-cape-cod-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:The Cape Cod Museum of Art\, 60 Hope Lane\, Dennis\, MA\, 02638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Oh\, Mother" at the Hera Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be a part of the international group exhibition: “Oh\, Mother” at the Hera Gallery\n“The word MOTHER – as both a verb and a noun – is rich and timeless\, yet overdetermined\, and even controversial when gendered and rendered exclusive. Mothers and motherhood have been romanticized and glorified since the Venus of Willendorf and have been the subject of representation over the ages in every ethnic\, cultural\, religious\, spiritual\, social\, and environmental contexts.  \nWhat does the word MOTHER mean to you? As a child of a mother? As a witness to a mother? As a mother\, or a person who mothers? As a human being deeply connected to Mother Earth?  As an artist\, what images does the notion of motherhood conjure up in you? Are they generous and abundant\, filled with nourishment and laughter?  Or are they frail\, overwhelming\, and. Confusing. Are they filled with a sense of darkness\, destruction\, or  a void? Hera Gallery looks for works which examine\, unravel\, deconstruct\, and re-write the myths of motherhood.”\n \nJuror: Nadiah Rivera Fellah\, Associate Curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art\nOpening Reception: Saturday May 13\, 6-8pm\nVirtual Artist Talk: TBD\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-oh-mother-at-the-hera-gallery/
LOCATION:Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation\, 10 High Street\, Wakefield\, RI\, 02879\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA:  SAFEKEEPING: SDA's 2023 Member Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be a part of “SAFEKEEPING“\, the 2023 Member Exhibition of the Surface Design Association! (SDA)\nEXHIBITION THEME:\nThis is a time for safeguarding both body and land\, for seeking refuge through ritual and narrative\, and for defending precarious boundaries and issues. \nSanctuary Cities\, Nature Conservancies\, Safe Houses\, Communities of Care are at the forefront of public consciousness. As an artist\, how do you sustain both the earth and its communities? How do you protect yourself in body and spirit as well as strengthen connections with others? How can you tend values that matter most? How do you use heritage\, ritual\, and the making process to anchor yourself? Safekeeping brings together works that explore these questions and the role artists play in stewarding communities\, values\, and the earth. \n Safekeeping will celebrate works that push the evolution of textiles through the use of color\, design\, processes\, and meanings.\n\nView the Show HERE!\nListen to the Artists’ Talk HERE!\n\nJUROR\nBorn in Oklahoma\, Anita Fields is a contemporary Native American multi-disciplinary artist of Osage heritage. She is known for her works which combine clay and textile with Osage knowledge systems. Fields explores the intricacies of cultural influences at the intersection of balance and chaos found within our existence\, explaining that: “The power of transformation is realized by creating various forms of clothing\, coverings\, landscapes\, and figures. The works become indicators of how we understand our surroundings and visualize our place within the world.” In this way\, the early Osage concepts of duality\, such as earth and sky\, male and female\, are represented throughout her work. \nIMPORTANT DATES: \n*June 2\, 2023: Exhibition Opening\, First Friday Art Crawl\n*June 21\, 2023: Textile Talk Virtual Program\n*July 23\, 2023: Exhibition Closes
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-safekeeping-sdas-2023-member-exhibition/
LOCATION:!08 Contemporary Gallery\, 108 E Reconciliation Way\, Tulsa\, OK\, 74103
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: TEXT/MESSAGE with Shoebox Projects
DESCRIPTION:“Text/Message” focuses on how we use text in fine art. Whether painting\, sculpture\, mixed media\, video\, digital\, the use of text plays an integral part in telling stories. It can add a poetic layer\, or a humorous anecdote. Text can challenge societal assumptions\, activate our inner desires or crusade for long held beliefs. Text also lies.”  —Kristine Schomaker \nCurated by Kristine Schomaker \nView the Show HERE\nSee and hear the Artists Talk/Exhibition “Walkthrough” HERE\nParticipating Artists: Stephen Anderson\, Melanie Antuna Hewitt\, Lisa Bahouth\, Hazel Batrez\, Chavez Fred Becker\, Sheri Lynn Behr\, Greg Blair\, Renee Bott\, Austin Brady\, Marie Brix Tyler Brumfield\, Nikyra Capson\, Isabella Cardim\, Andrée Carter\, Lisa Cooperman\, Ian Cross\, Steven Dick\, Debra Disman\, Zahra Fard\, Margaret Jo Feldman\, Pennie Fien\, Karen Fiorito\, Martin Gantman\, Candice Greathouse\, Briena Harmening\, Gigi Janko\, Karen Ruth Karlsson\, Judi Krew\, Tom Lasley\, Linda Litteral\, Bachrun LoMele Gina M\, Lori Markman\, Monica R Marks\, Beatrice (Bea) Antonie Martino\, Nancy McDearmon\, Katie Mead\, Jennie E. Park\, Dan Ragland\, E. Y. Reilly\, Christopher Taylor\, Maria Trunk\, Sean Tyler\, Caro Volny\, Daggi Wallace\, Jack Weaver\, David E. Weed\, Isabel Winson-Sagan\, Lorraine Woodruff-Long\, Darlyn Susan Yee
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-text-message-with-shoebox-projects/
LOCATION:Shoebox Projects\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Learn to Create a RAINBOW BUTTERFLY Book in Honor of PRIDE MONTH at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Pride Month at the West Valley Regional Library with our Artist in Residence\, Debra Disman!\n\nLearn to create the Rainbow Butterfly Book in honor of PRIDE month with our artist-in-residence Debra Disman!\nLearn new skills while having fun!\n\nAll materials provided.\n  \nFor More Information:\n \nhttps://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/celebrate-pride-month-our-artist-residence-debra-disman\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrate-pride-month-at-the-west-valley-library-with-debra-disman-tickets-634274701707
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/learn-to-create-a-rainbow-butterfly-book-sat-the-west-valley-regional-branch-library/
LOCATION:West Valley Regional Branch Library\, 19036 Vanowen Street\,\, Reseda\, CA\, 91335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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