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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: "CONTENT" at The Artery
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be included in CONTENT\, a show of Artists’ Books at The Artery\, in Davis\, CA. \nClick Here to Join us for the online reception!\n \n“Artist Books typically defy classification\, definition\, and expectations. They are vessels for an artist’s vision. To understand what an artist book is you have to forget your definition of a book.” \nAccording to the Smithsonian Institute Library blog\, “An artist’s book is a medium of artistic expression that uses the form or function of ‘book’ as inspiration. It is the artistic initiative seen in the illustration\, choice of materials\, creation process\, layout and design that makes it an art object. …” \n“What truly makes an artist’s book is the artist’s intent\, and artists have used the book as inspiration in a myriad of ways and techniques\, from traditional to the experimental. The book could be made through fine press printing or hand-crafted\, the pages illustrated with computer-generated images or cheap photocopies; books became sculptures\, tiny and gargantuan; books were sliced up and reconfigured\, made from all kinds of materials with unconventional objects incorporated\, in unique or limited editions\, or produced in multiple copies. With all sorts of ideas behind them\, artists continue to challenge the idea\, content and structure of the traditional book.” \nThere is a special guest juror for this exhibition: Nikki Thompson of Deconstructed Artichoke Press.\nNikki Thompson is a book artist (aka Deconstructed Artichoke Press) and poet. With an MFA from the California College of the Arts\, her art explores architecture\, feminism\, and the politics of work through the mixed media of bookmaking\, printmaking\, and photography. Her work has been awarded First Prize at Gallerie Renee Marie and a Purchase Prize at 23 Sandy Gallery. She has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and received the College Book Arts Association Project Assistance Grant. Her work can be seen at www.deconstructedartichokepress.com. \nCo-juror: Adele Louise Shaw of Circle A Studio.\nAdele is a book artist and a painter. Her career as an artist has been punctuated with wildly diverse artistic explorations but she grew up surrounded by hand-bound books made by her great-grand parents. Her bookbinding studies started with classes in Japan and Thailand. Adele’s book work is squarely focused on a different\, newish book form referred to as “Artist Books”. Many of her hand-bound books are derived from her work as a painter. She never ceases to try new methods and materials to actualize her vision. She teaches book classes out of her studio in Davis\, California. You can view her work at www.adeleshaw.com. \nI am showing:\n“Narrow Bridge”\, 5.5 x 16 x 3.5″\, mixed media\n“Narrow Bridge” is an “Artists’ Book”\, which can be opened to about 16+” wide\, but can be displayed opened to 8-10″\, standing upright. It is a flag book structure and is made of board\, paper\, linen thread\, and fabric. It says\, “All the world is a narrow bridge\, the important thing is not to fear.” (Indeed…!) \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-content-at-the-artery/
LOCATION:The Artery\, 207 G Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: INSIGHT at the Cape Cod Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be showing in The Cape Cod Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition\,  INSIGHT. When spoken\, this word can be broadly understood as – Insight\, In Sight and Incite. \nGrace Hopkins\, gallery director at the Berta Walker Galleries in Provincetown\, and Wellfleet\, MA served a s juror.\n523 artworks were submitted by 272 artists from 30 states across the country for INSIGHT. Only 65 artworks have been selected from 60 artists in 16 states.\nA note from the juror:\n“Narrowing down the artwork for this exhibition was challenging. I first had to digest all 500+ submissions as a whole before any threads of meaning could be drawn between the works\, and a final cohesive subset could be chosen. As a gallery director I am regularly confronted with an aesthetic puzzle. But\, when you throw in the added thematic complexity of INSIGHT and the sheer number of works submitted\, making a final selection was both a demanding and rewarding exercise in distillation. I want to thank everyone who came forward and placed their artwork into this pool. Another juror\, with different values and sensibilities would have solved this very differently. Your collective vision\, ability and insight moved me.”\n -Grace Hopkins\, Juror\, Artist and Gallery Director\, Berta Walker Galleries \nView Virtual Reception and Video featuring statements from the artists\, juror Grace Hopkins and CCMoA Director of Art\, Benton Jones.\nI am showing MAXIMUM SECURITY\, 2018\, 15 x 18 x 10.25″\, Sculptural Artists’ Book\, Mixed Media (Book board\, wood\, mulberry paper\, paint\, canvas\, watercolor paper and hemp cord). \n  \nWATCH VIRTUAL RECEPTION  SEE ALL THE WORKS hear the ARTISTS SPEAKING ABOUT THEM!\nVIRTUAL RECEPTION PART 2!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhbitionista-insight-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:RECOVERY JUSTICE: Being Well
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in: \nRECOVERY JUSTICE: Being Well\nMarch 8\, 2021 – September 11\, 2021\nat\n18th Street Arts Center (Airport Campus) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Being Well” is what we seek together as neighbors\, and recalls one of the central guiding principles of the City of Santa Monica\, the notion of “wellbeing” as key to civic health. Recovery Justice: Being Well\, aims to highlight the recent circumstances that have evolved during the pandemic (racial justice demonstrations and destruction\, as well as social discontent and general disconnection) into a series of self-organized artist projects that merges the exterior and interior public spaces of City of Santa Monica property. 18th Street Airport Campus at Santa Monica Municipal Airport will be the site where artists reimagine the city and beyond in the midst of complex social unrest globally. Recovery Justice will recuperate through various means the digital and physical footprints left in a city that struggles to reclaim the seemingly peaceful environment it once had. Artists will develop a palette for making and sharing artworks responding to the street experience in safe\, healing and expressive modes. This porous series is a point of departure to reconcile and redefine the concept of justice. \nThis collage of self-organized artist projects was organized around the common theme of Recovery Justice\, facilitated as part of Sara Daleiden’s artist project and ongoing conversations nurtured through a series of online conversations with 18th Street’s artist community called “Creative Roundtables” over the past 8 months. These projects will manifest in outdoor presentations on the side of the building; sculptural\, photographic\, painting and video work in the galleries; and a series of online and drive-in events in Spring of 2021. The artists’ presentations will also be represented online and via a 360 tour for virtual viewing.” \nParticipating artists include: Sara Daleiden\, Nicola Goode\, Susie McKay Krieser\, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario\, M Susan Broussard\, Lionel Popkin\, Yrneh Gabon Brown\, Lola del Fresno\, Debra Disman\, Melinda Smith Altshuler\, Gregg Chadwick\, Luciana Abait\, Deborah Lynn Irmas\, Rebecca Youssef\, and Dan S. Wang. \nSara Daleiden’s residency and facilitation work on these projects is generously supported by the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. Bailiwik is also a supporting partner on this exhibition.\nABOUT THE FACILITATOR\n(such a joy working with Sara)\nSara Daleiden is a Los Angeles-based artist who facilitates civic engagement within developing landscapes\, exercising arts and cultural exchange strategies. She encourages local cultures to value neighborhoods\, public space\, civic art\, land and racial and gender equity. Sara has an expertise in working with artists and other cultural entrepreneurs for civic engagement\, creative placemaking\, network development and small business development. \nHer project at 18th Street Arts Center grows out of the placekeeping work that 18th Street has been engaged in over the past six years through our cultural asset mapping project (culturemapping90404.org) and the Commons Lab\, which involves community voices to define\, center\, and connect cultural practices within their own neighborhoods. Her practice investigates the influence of location\, scale\, market\, values and other regional factors on the production of the arts and cultural identity. Through methodologies involving partnership mapping\, network building\, and the facilitation of self-organizing and advocacy\, Sara aims to enhance the advocacy power of artists in influencing neighborhood development in the city. Her durational engagement with 18th Street will spin off land-based activations with opportunities for neighbors\, artists\, city staff\, and the broader public to participate. Sara has been collaborating with arts workers Nicola Goode\, Susannah Laramee Kidd\, Dorit Cypis and Kimberli Meyer for this artist project. \nPictured is  “Womb”\, 2021\, (plastic\, canvas\, jute cord) and “I Smile At You With My Eyes”\, 2021\, cardboard\, magazine pages\, acrylic paint\, 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/recovery-justice-being-well/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: "Home Sick"
DESCRIPTION:Feel the Art Effect with a new show: Home Sick\n \n“Home sick or sick of home? This exhibition shares work that captures how the tumultuous events of 2020 have shaped personal experiences and artistic practice and explores how the phrase “Home Sick” can take on multiple meanings in today’s revolutionary climate.” \nI am excited to take part in this innovative exhibition at The Art Effect at the Trolly Barn Gallery\, showing:\nBedTime Story. This work features faces created from clay and gifted to me by my Mom\, the ceramicist Judy Disman. Thus this exhbition theme\, and concept of “home”\, and “home sick” holds a very deep resonance. \n   \nThe Art Effect announces the launch of its new international juried exhibition series and pilot youth museum studies program in 2021. Home Sick is The Art Effect’s inaugural national juried exhibition in its new 3\,000-sq-ft gallery at the Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn in the heart of the City of Poughkeepsie. This exciting exhibition will be on display February 25 – April 1\, 2021. \n“Home Sick will serve as a core component of a pilot program to put youth in the “driver’s seat” leading exhibitions and programming at the Trolley Barn\,” says Executive Director Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt. Youth at the Trolly Barn Gallery \nThe exhibition theme invitese artists to capture how the concept of being “home sick” can take on multiple meanings in light of a tumultuous year such as 2020.  \nCurator Mary-Kay Lombino\, Deputy Director and Emily Hargroves Fisher ’57 and Richard B. Fisher Curator at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center\, Vassar College\, has worked closely with The Art Effect youth to juror the show made up of submissions from around the world. ”We’re very excited to have youth work alongside established curators like Mary-Kay to co-create high-quality exhibitions and develop the skills needed to pursue careers in the art museum field” noted Fenichel-Hewitt. \nSee the HOME Sick opening!\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/home-sick/
LOCATION:The Art Effect at the Trolly Barn Gallery\, 45 Pershing Avenue\, Poughkeepsie\, NY\, 12601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Small Works Big Talent at Las Laguna Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in: \nSmall Works Big Talent\n\n\nJanuary 7 – 30\, 2021\nShowing “Narrow Bridge“\n​“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”   – Vincent Van Gogh\n\n\nFor this selection of work\, Las Laguna Art Gallery received hundreds of submission from artists across the globe. The theme for this exhibition was open\, and the only limitation for this exhibition was that sizes of the art was limited to 18 Inches on any side. Smaller works provides art lovers a great opportunity to begin collecting art.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/small-works-big-talent-at-las-laguna-gallery/
LOCATION:Las Laguna Art Gallery\, 577 South Coast Highway\, Suite A1\, Laguna Beach\, 92651
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: IDENTITY at Art Fluent
DESCRIPTION:“IDENTITY is a display of aspects that usually remain hidden—a bittersweet and raw take on what churns inside us. We all have a certain idea of who we are through our identity\, but to get there\, we need to probe beneath the surface. To get a sense of ourselves\, we need to explore who we are\, how we are viewed by the world\, and the characteristics that define us. This exhibit explores our beliefs\, qualities\, expressions\, and personalities that collectively form our identity.” \nI am honored to participate in this exhibition\, showing “White Zip“. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhbitionista-identity-at-art-fluent/
LOCATION:Art Fluent
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201128T110000
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Exhibition: "Illuminate" at Springboard Arts Chicago!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in:\n“Illuminate”\n Springboard Art Chicago’s Inaugural Art Exhibition!\nIt would be easy to believe the world is cloaked in darkness. But Springboard Arts Chicago invites you to join us as we illuminate the darkness through art. We believe the arts have the power to brighten our lives. Music\, theatre\, performance art\, dance\, and fine art light up our world. In our inaugural show\, we are featuring 15 inspiring artists. We hope you’ll allow them/us to illuminate your indoor spaces this season.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/inaugural-exhibition-illuminate-at-springboard-arts-chicago/
LOCATION:Springboard Arts Chicago\, 1910 W. North Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201028T120000
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SUMMARY:Chasing Ghosts V: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance\, legacy\, & beyond
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be participating in:  \nChasing Ghosts V: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance\, legacy\, & beyond\nThis show emphasizes the idea of revealing the unseen or the soul in a work of art. The term ghost may be interpreted in many ways\, not necessarily meant to be a literal elucidation. This year’s interpretation might be loaded with the added turmoil of current social\, health\, environmental\, and political climate.  The exhibition asks artists: “Does your process manifest an identity within your work that somehow speaks to the past? Do you express your deepest fears or concerns through your work? Do current political\, health\, and environmental concerns follow you into the studio and shadow or define your work? What ghosts or parts of the past leave their mark on your work? Is a legacy revealed through your work or your process? Is memory a vital vehicle of expression for you? Do you inadvertently honor something from your past or concern for the future through your work? ”  \n Verum Ultimum never seeks to drive the work\, the only hope to unveil unique visions. \nVerum Ultimum Gallery has engaged audiences of artists and collectors since its founding in Northeast Portland in 2013. \nThe brainchild of artist Jennifer Gillia Cutshall\, Verum Ultimum (meaning the ultimate truth) showcases work that demonstrates the deepest connection to the creative process.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/chasing-ghosts-v-art-that-pierces-the-veil-through-remembrance-legacy-beyond/
LOCATION:Verum Ultimum Gallery\, 3014 NE Ainsworth\, Portland\, OR\, 97211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201026T110000
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SUMMARY:"Building Networks of Empathy"
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition Building Networks of Empathy is the second of a two-part show that asks us to consider the ways in which art empowers not only the artist\, but its viewers to transform their most difficult experiences into enlightened outcomes. The first part of the show is an ongoing online-only exhibition entitled Facing Darkness\, which encouraged artists in our community to reflect internally on our current moment of pandemic\, isolation\, and structural inequity laid bare. \nFor this second part\, which will be physically installed in 18th Street Arts Center’s spacious Airport campus hangar galleries\, artists were asked to respond to how they have changed as a result of their inner reflections on darkness\, and to imagine new futures and societal structures as we see our way out of crisis. Each artist grapples as well with the role that art can play in social reflection\, expression\, and cultural paradigm shifts as a result of a deeper understanding of each other\, and the empathy that follows. The exhibition sees empathy not only as a way to share and understand what others are going through\, but also as a natural and endless resource that we can all rely on when crisis and emergency hit\, with hopes that we can turn this moment of collective fear into a sublime experience. \nDebra Disman\, Chromatic Interactions: The Golden Thread\, 2020. File cards\, pencils\, crayons\, thread. Installation. 76 x 90 inches.\nPhoto by Debra Disman. Courtesy of the artist.\n“I was commissioned to create an interactive book for Craft Contemporary’s 2017 exhibition\, Chapters: Book Arts in Southern California\, which opened shortly after the 2016 presidential election. Visitors could choose file cards in an array of colors\, draw and write on them\, and insert them into the pocketed pages of the book. A range of feelings\, responses\, and concerns were expressed through the cards\, which the Museum Staff saved and gave to me at the end of the show. I stitched them together grouped loosely by theme\, to express the network of empathy they depicted\, held together by golden thread.” \nThis exhibition may be viewed by appointment only. Please visit here to sign up to visit the exhibition! \nParticipating artists include: Alexandra Dillon\, Deborah Lynn Irmas\, Luigia Gio Martelloni\, Rebecca Setareh\, M Susan Broussard\, Julia Michelle Dawson\, Lionel Popkin\, Ameeta Nanji\, Siru Wen\, Elham Sagharchi\, Debra Disman\, Luciana Abait\, Sheila Karbassian\, Daniela Schweitzer\, Joan Wulf\, Loren Harris-Heller\, Nung-Hsin Hu\, and Susie McKay Krieser. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by a live Zoom panel featuring Alma Ruiz and Karen Sherman\, moderated by Paul Bonin-Rodriguez\, on November 12\, 2020 at 12pm. For this panel discussion\, curators\, artists\, activists\, advocates\, and scholars are invited to meet virtually  to reflect on the public opening of Facing Darkness\, and consider how the show renders a public crisis and artists’ circumstances evident and knowable. Moderated by artist-scholar Paul Bonin-Rodriguez\, with talks by curator Alma Ruiz and dancemaker Karen Sherman\, (Inter)facing Darkness will frame a dialogue on how artists are operating as second responders\, as thought leaders\, and resource gatherers at this time. Participants will be invited to speak on their experience of the show at this moment. Register here.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/building-networks-of-empathy/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:2020 California Open Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:CONGRATULATIONS 2020 CALIFORNIA OPEN ACCEPTED ARTISTS\nJuror Kate Mothes selected 101 unique objects of fine art from 99 artists. \nNearly 1\,000 entries were submitted to the artist call.   \nThe 2020 California Open displays at TAG in all of our 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. \nI am thrilled to be showing “FALLING”\, 2018\, 11″ x (up to) 23″ x 7.5″\, mixed media\n  \nFront view  (interior/exterior)                                     Detail   (interior/exterior) \n  \n  \nDetail (interior/exterior)                                                    Back view (exterior)
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/2020-california-open-exhibition/
LOCATION:Tag Gallery\, 5458 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200822T120000
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SUMMARY:Tarfest 2020: Transition
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be participating in: \n\n\n\nTarfest is a free multidisciplinary festival produced to provide artists performance/exhibition opportunities and audiences from all over Los Angeles with unique arts programming in the Miracle Mile District.cing Aret Exhibition\nAs significant transitions are evolving on multiple fronts\, we are examining and redefining our relationships with one another as well as the physical space we occupy. \nRecognizing this historic time\, the artists of Tarfest 2020’s “Transition” open call juried exhibition respond to core concepts of change with their work. This exhibition brings together artists from across So California whose practices engage with change through process\, concept\, culture\, chance\, and more. \nLAUNCH presents “Transition” in conjunction with Tarfest– our free multidisciplinary arts festival now in its 18th year. For 2020 and in response to Covid-19\, Tarfest moves from Tar Pits Park to multiple venues over multiple days- allowing for safe gatherings with appropriate social distancing. \nSee the show!\n \nExhibition Aug 22- Sept 5\, 2020.\n170 S. La Brea Ave.\, Upstairs\nLos Angeles\, CA 90036 \n \nLAUNCH LA believes exposure to the arts enhances quality of life and strengthens community through the shared appreciation of creative expression in all its forms and hybrids. LAUNCH LA is passionate about providing artists with quality opportunities to present themselves and their creations that reflect our times to a curious and enthusiastic audience at important happenings throughout Los Angeles. \nHOLLY JERGER is the exhibitions curator at Craft Contemporary (formerly Craft & Folk Art Museum) in Los Angeles\, CA. Since 2015\, she has organized or co-organized numerous exhibitions at Craft Contemporary\, including Chapters: Book Arts in Southern California\, Gronk’s Theater of Paint\, Betye Saar: Keepin’ it Clean\, and Melting Point: Movements in Contemporary Clay. Prior to her appointment as exhibitions curator\, Jerger served as senior curator of public engagement (2005-2014)\, developing 90 programs annually. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ball State University\, Indiana\, and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln\, where she also taught. She has served on the boards of the Museum Educators of Southern California (MESC) and the Los Angeles Printmaking Society. \nLAUNCH LA believes exposure to the arts enhances quality of life and strengthens community through the shared appreciation of creative expression in all its forms and hybrids. LAUNCH LA is passionate about providing artists with quality opportunities to present themselves and their creations that reflect our times to a curious and enthusiastic audience at important happenings throughout Los Angeles. \nLAUNCH LA addresses these core values by presenting arts and culture programming throughout the year at its gallery and project space on La Brea Avenue\, through multidisciplinary programs at TARFEST\, our free music and arts festival held annually at the La Brea Tar Pits Park\, now in its 13th year\, as well as periodic showcases and collaborations in important Los Angeles communities. \nJames Panozzo – Founder/Executive Director\nJames created the non-profit social enterprise LAUNCH in 2010 to oversee the production of TarFest annually while also providing unique programming and exhibition opportunities to important artists in Los Angeles. He served as the Director of Lawrence Asher Gallery from 2004 – 2010\, exhibiting emerging and mid-career painters\, sculptors and installation artists. James co-founded TarFest in 2003 and continues to develop and manage its programs which provide opportunities to emerging artists at venues in the Miracle Mile District of LA. \nI am showing:\n“Torrent and Tangle: Keep your House In Order“\n2019\, 10.5 x 25 x 18”\, mixed media \n\n \nView a Facebook Live tour of the exhibition with James Panozzo: \nhttps://www.facebook.com/LaunchLA/videos/2350520525255774/?comment_id=2351347821839711&notif_id=1598253654604511&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/tarfest-2020-transition/
LOCATION:Launch LA\, 170 S La Brea Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200817T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201017T000000
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SUMMARY:The Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity
DESCRIPTION:The Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity\nJurors: Bexx Caswell-Olson\, Ann Kresge\, Joe Sanders\nOpening Reception\nFriday\, Aug. 28 | 7–9 pm\nA book begins as a small mass of material\, formed and pressed into life by ideas\, words\, and machines. A concept becomes thought\, becomes word\, becomes book\, becomes sculpture. From the tactile complexity of handmade paper\, to the alteration of existing volumes\, to a variety of other materials and concepts\, 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 word has become form. \nI am showing two pieces in the exhibition:\nPrairie\,  2018 (10.25″ x 45″ x 15.25″\, mixed media)\n  \n\nMaximum Security\, 2018\, (15 x 18 x 10.25″\, mixed media)\n   \n  \nThe Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity  will be presented online until further notice.\nHowever\, the exhibition will be installed at the Decatur Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library\, in anticipation that the Periodicals Gallery at the Decatur Library may be open for limited viewing before the advertised end of the exhibition (October 17). \nView The Book as Art v.8: Infinity Virtual Opening!\nVirtual programming is in development to supplement and enhance viewer experience. I an honored to be participating in an Artist Talk at 7PM EST on Friday October 28th!  \nLive Zoom Events (FREE tickets via Eventbrite\, links available soon)\nOct. 7: Artist Talk with Valerie Aranda and Clemente Orozco Farías\nOct. 14: Artist Talk with Stephanie Russ and Isabelle Fleurelien\nOct. 21: Artist Interview: Peggy Johnston\nOct. 28: Artist Showcase and Discussion: Nicole Polonsky\, Christian Feneck\, Chris Revelle\, Debra Disman \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-book-as-art-v-8-0-infinity/
LOCATION:Decatur Library\, 215 Sycamore Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200727T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210630T120000
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CREATED:20200722T051756Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: FACING DARKNESS
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be included in FACING DARKNESS\, an online exhibition of works created by artists from 18th Street Art Center‘s 18th street and airport campuses. \nTour the Show!\n“In our darkest hours\, it is natural and human to seek connection with others\, to face the darkness together so that we can imagine a brighter path forward. In our current pandemic-time of crisis and isolation\, this instinct can feel thwarted\, and lead us to even darker places. Art is one of the ways that communities can find resilience in isolation\, a method of aesthetic communication that empowers both the artist and the viewer to transform the most difficult and paradigm-breaking experiences into new visions for the future. Even as the arts and cultural infrastructure in the US is in deep crisis\, the work of artists reflecting on this time and its socio-cultural reverberations is even more necessary for binding us together and rebuilding our world. As Californians for the Arts director Julie Baker quipped “A first responder comes in and saves a life. A second responder comes in and helps rebuild a life.” \nArtists are second responders\, and this exhibition of 25 varied artists from 18th Street’s artist community present multivalent ways that artworks that address the human capacity to overcome hardships on both global and personal scales. From meditations on memory\, investigations into the warped passage of time\, working through fraught familial relationships\, and grappling with fear and longing in a time of public health crises and inequities laid bare\, the artists in this show address our current moment both obliquely and directly\, with humor\, melancholy\, and uncomfortable propositions. Creation during this time feels nothing like luxury; rather it is deeply necessary in navigating the darkness ahead.”  \nCollective – “The only way out is through”\n“Hopes and Fears and…”\, 2020\, 24.5 x 16.25\, mixed media\n18th Street will host related online events over the course of the exhibition. \nParticipating artists include: Deborah Lynn Irmas\, Beth Davila Waldman\, Elham Sagharchi\, Gwen Samuels\, Rachel Chu\, Debra Disman\, M Susan Broussard\, Lionel Popkin\, Leo Garcia\, Alexandra Dillon\, Gregg A Chadwick\, Ameeta Nanji\, Yrneh Gabon\, Claudia Concha\, Luciana Abait\, Rebecca Youssef\, Crystal Michaelson\, Susie McKay Krieser\, Melinda Smith Altshuler\, David McDonald\, Julia Michelle Dawson\, Daniela Schweitzer\, Luigia Gio Martelloni\, Sheila Karbassian\, and Joan Wulf.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/facing-darkness/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200710T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200829T170000
DTSTAMP:20200817T192659Z
CREATED:20200711T235114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200817T192659Z
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SUMMARY:Material Identity
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be showing two pieces in the exhibition MATERIAL IDENTITY\,  at Artworks Center for Contemporary Art\, in Loveland Colorado!\nThe show asks the question: \n“How does materiality represent who we are? Does the material you use dictate who you are as a maker? How does medium speak to who you are as an individual?” \nIn the exhibition Material Identity\, 27 artists and makers from 3 countries and 16 states explore the substance of material\, paying special attention to their place in the world\, either from a focus inward\, or how they identify in society at large. This international exhibition was juried by Jiseon Lee Isbara\, Otis College of Art and Design\, and Jessica Kooiman Parker\, Boulder Dairy Art Center. \nTour the Exhibition!\nListen to participating artists talk with Executive Director Sarah LaBarre and Curator Jessica Kooiman Parker
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/material-identity-2/
LOCATION:Loveland Artists Collective\, 310 N. Railroad Avenue CO\, Loveland\, Colorado\, 80537
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200530T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200531T180000
DTSTAMP:20200523T061137Z
CREATED:20200523T061137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200523T061137Z
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SUMMARY:DRIVE-BY-ART Los Angeles: Public Art in This Moment of Social Distancing
DESCRIPTION:Thrilled to be participating in…\nDRIVE-BY-ART Los Angeles:  Street\nOrganized by Warren Neidich\, Renee Petropoulos\, Michael Slenske and Anuradha Vikram \nWEBSITE: www.drive-by-art.org\nCONTACT: info@drive-by-art.org \nTwo locations will be divided East and West of Western Avenue over two weekends. \nEAST LA: MAY 23rd-25th East of Western Avenue including Altadena\, Pasadena\, South Pasadena\, Frogtown\, Glassell Park\, Mount Washington\, Highland Park\, Chinatown (Cypress Park and Elysian Park)\, Glendale\, Sunland\, Tujunga\, Eagle Rock\, Atwater\, Silver Lake\, Echo Park\, Koreatown\, MacArthur Park\, Rampart Village\, Historic Filipinotown\, Little Armenia\, Los Feliz\, East Hollywood\, Downtown LA and University Park.\nTimes: 12-6pm + night viewings at select locations Saturday\, May 23rd\, 8pm-midnight \nWEST LA: MAY 30th-31st West of Western Avenue including Crenshaw\, Leimert Park\, Baldwin Hills\, West Adams\, Culver City\, Inglewood\, Mid City\, Mid-Wilshire\, Venice\, Mar Vista\, Marina Del Rey\, Palms\, Santa Monica\, Brentwood\, Pacific Palisades\, Westwood\, Beverly Glen\, Beverly Hills\, West Hollywood\, Beverly Wood and Century City.\nTimes: 12-6pm + night viewings at select locations Saturday\, May 30th\, 8pm-midnight \nParticipating artists include: Luciana Abait\, Lita Albuquerque\, Marcel Alcala\, Shagha Ariannia\, Charles Arnoldi\, Joshua Aster\, Elena Bajo\, Sharon Barnes\, Sarah Beadle\, Jeff Beall\, Scott Benzel\, Andrew Berardini\, Lauren Bon\, Olivia Booth\, Theodore Boyer\, Leonardo Bravo\, Kimberly Brooks\, Rebecca Bruno\, Anita Bunn\, Jedediah Caesar\, Nancy Baker Cahill\, Kristin Calabrese\, Angel Chen\, Joe Day\, Yasmine Diaz\, Debra Disman\, Dani Dodge\, Paul Donald\, Dana Berman Duff\, Bradney Evans\, Rochelle Fabb\, Katja Farin\, Renée A. Fox\, Cayetano Ferrer\, Shahla K. Friberg\, Francesca Gabbiani\, Yrneh Gabon\, Kiva Garber-Maikovska\, Sonja Gerdes\, Chet Glaze\, Todd Gray\, Phyllis Green\, Robert Gunderman\, Julia Haft-Candell\, Robert Herbst\, Gilah Yelin Hirsch\, Evan Holloway\, Andrew Holmquist\, Bettina Hubby\, Salomon Huerta\, Steve Hurd\, Max Jansons\, Vincent Johnson\, Kyle Jorgensen\, JPW3\, Annetta Kapon\, Michael Kelly\, Mak Kern\, Mirena Kim\, John Knuth\, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario\, Dan Kwong\, Thomas Lawson\, Kang Seung Lee\, Rebecca Levinson\, Thomas Linder/Timo Fahler\, Sydney Littenberg\, Karen Lofgren\, Shana Lutker\, Marisa Mandler\, Chandler McWilliams\, Jason Meadows\, Adam Moskowitz\, Brian C. Moss\, Dave Muller\, Nicole Nadeau\, Stephen Neidich\, Kori Newkirk\, Ben Wolf Noam\, Jordie Oetken\, Stas Orlovski\, Erika Ostrander\, Mamiko Otsubo\, Anita Pace\, Xiou Ping\, Mary Anna Pomonis\, Vanessa Prager\, Nicole Rademacher\, Lucas Reiner\, Jackie Rines\, Shelby Roberts\, Nina R. Salerno\, Aram Saroyan\, David Schafer\, Kenny Scharf\, Marty Schnapf\, Kim Schoenstadt\, Kristine Schomaker\, Julia Schwartz\, Kyungmi Shin\, Susan Silton\, Francesco Siqueiros\, Emilija Škarnulytė\, Natalie Smith\, Cammie Staros\, Janet Sternburg\, Christian Tedeschi\, Lincoln Tobier\, Dani Tull\, Victoria Vesna\, Henry Vincent\, Alice Wang\, Dan S. Wang\, Sterling Wells\, Jennifer West\, Takako Yamaguchi\, Kulapat Yantrasast\, Jason Yates\, Jenny Yurshansky\, Jody Zellen\, and Peter Zellner. \nFor more information please email info@drive-by-art.org\nor reach out to Warren Neidich at +1-917-664-4526 or Jocelyn Anker at +1-917-291-4406 \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/drive-by-art-los-angeles-public-art-in-this-moment-of-social-distancing/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200621
DTSTAMP:20200603T022930Z
CREATED:20200603T022136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200603T022930Z
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SUMMARY:DRIVE-BY-ART Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:Drive-By-Art Los Angeles was/is an amazing outside public art exhibition organized by Warren Neidich\, Renee Petropoulos\, Michael Slenske and Anuradha Vikram.  \nDRIVE-BY-ART (Public Art in This Moment of Social Distancing)\, an outdoor public art exhibition that is experienced from the safety and intimacy of one’s own automobile.\n\n\nWEST LA: was MAY 30th-31st West of Western Avenue including Crenshaw\, Leimert Park\, Baldwin Hills\, West Adams\, Culver City\, Inglewood\, Mid City\, Mid-Wilshire\, Venice\, Mar Vista\, Marina Del Rey\, Palms\, Santa Monica\, Brentwood\, Pacific Palisades\, Westwood\, Beverly Glen\, Beverly Hills\, West Hollywood\, Beverly Wood and Century City.\nTimes: 12-6pm + night viewings at select locations Saturday\, May 30th\, 8pm-midnight- these had to be cancelled due to rioting\, looting and unrest across Los Angeles. \nI showed\, “Eat Your Young“\, and installation that was installed over one of the windows on the exterior of my studio at 18th Street Arts Center.\n\nParticipating artists include: Luciana Abait\, Lita Albuquerque\, Marcel Alcala\, Shagha Ariannia\, Charles Arnoldi\, Joshua Aster\, Elena Bajo\, Sharon Barnes\, Sarah Beadle\, Jeff Beall\, Scott Benzel\, Andrew Berardini\, Lauren Bon\, Olivia Booth\, Theodore Boyer\, Leonardo Bravo\, Kimberly Brooks\, Rebecca Bruno\, Anita Bunn\, Jedediah Caesar\, Nancy Baker Cahill\, Kristin Calabrese\, Angel Chen\, Joe Day\, Yasmine Diaz\, Debra Disman\, Dani Dodge\, Paul Donald\, Dana Berman Duff\, Bradney Evans\, Rochelle Fabb\, Katja Farin\, Renée A. Fox\, Cayetano Ferrer\, Shahla K. Friberg\, Francesca Gabbiani\, Yrneh Gabon\, Kiva Garber-Maikovska\, Sonja Gerdes\, Chet Glaze\, Todd Gray\, Phyllis Green\, Robert Gunderman\, Julia Haft-Candell\, Robert Herbst\, Gilah Yelin Hirsch\, Evan Holloway\, Andrew Holmquist\, Bettina Hubby\, Salomon Huerta\, Steve Hurd\, Max Jansons\, Vincent Johnson\, Kyle Jorgensen\, JPW3\, Annetta Kapon\, Michael Kelly\, Mak Kern\, Mirena Kim\, John Knuth\, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario\, Dan Kwong\, Thomas Lawson\, Kang Seung Lee\, Rebecca Levinson\, Thomas Linder/Timo Fahler\, Sydney Littenberg\, Karen Lofgren\, Shana Lutker\, Marisa Mandler\, Chandler McWilliams\, Jason Meadows\, Adam Moskowitz\, Brian C. Moss\, Dave Muller\, Nicole Nadeau\, Stephen Neidich\, Kori Newkirk\, Ben Wolf Noam\, Jordie Oetken\, Stas Orlovski\, Erika Ostrander\, Mamiko Otsubo\, Anita Pace\, Xiou Ping\, Mary Anna Pomonis\, Vanessa Prager\, Nicole Rademacher\, Lucas Reiner\, Jackie Rines\, Shelby Roberts\, Nina R. Salerno\, Aram Saroyan\, David Schafer\, Kenny Scharf\, Marty Schnapf\, Kim Schoenstadt\, Kristine Schomaker\, Julia Schwartz\, Kyungmi Shin\, Susan Silton\, Francesco Siqueiros\, Emilija Škarnulytė\, Natalie Smith\, Cammie Staros\, Janet Sternburg\, Christian Tedeschi\, Lincoln Tobier\, Dani Tull\, Victoria Vesna\, Henry Vincent\, Alice Wang\, Dan S. Wang\, Sterling Wells\, Jennifer West\, Takako Yamaguchi\, Kulapat Yantrasast\, Jason Yates\, Jenny Yurshansky\, Jody Zellen\, and Peter Zellner. \nDrive-By-Art was created by Warren Neidich\, a conceptual artist\, theorist and organizer. He is the founding director of Saas-Fee Summer Institute of Art and the American editor of Archive Books\, Berlin and Milan.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/drive-by-art-los-angeles/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200514T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200627T000000
DTSTAMP:20200527T050244Z
CREATED:20200511T190732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200527T050244Z
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SUMMARY:"EXPRESSIONS 2020" Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be included in: \n“EXPRESSIONS 2020” \nPresented by The Marin Society of Artists\nJuror: Andrea Schwartz of Andrea Schwartz Gallery \nTour the show! \nI am showing “Torrent and Tangle: Keep Your House in Order” 2019\, mixed media (book board\, hemp cord\, canvas\, watercolor paper\, lace\, ribbon\, acrylic paint).  \n  Photography: Elon Schoenholz \n“These are extraordinary and unprecedented times with the COVID-19 virus affecting our daily lives. The well being of our visitors\, artists and community as well as continuing to showcase artists’ work is of utmost importance. To that end\, Marin Society of Artists has decided to present our Expressions 2020 exhibition in a virtual gallery venue. The virtual gallery will be on view for six weeks\, commencing May 14\, 2020.” The show runs through June 27\, 2020.  Tour the show! \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/expressions-2020/
LOCATION:Marin Society of Artists Gallery\, 1515 3rd Street\, CA\, San Rafael\,\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200417T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200509T000000
DTSTAMP:20200416T041759Z
CREATED:20200416T040957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200416T041759Z
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SUMMARY:3rd Annual Spring Small Works Show Vanessa Lacy Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be part of the: \n\n3rd Annual Spring Small Works Show\nat the Vanessa Lacy Gallery\n\n\n\n\nTake a virtual tour!\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/3rd-annual-spring-small-works-show-vanessa-lacy-gallery/
LOCATION:Vanessa Lacy Gallery\, 1600 Genessee St. Unit 161\, Kansas City\, MO\, 64102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vanessa Lacy Gallery":MAILTO:https://vanessalacygallery.com/contact/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200328T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200328T160000
DTSTAMP:20200218T004016Z
CREATED:20200203T233218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T004016Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of the Book: Crafting Our Stories by Hand Exhibition and Culminating Event
DESCRIPTION:Join Us at Craft Contemporary (Formerly know as the Craft and Folk Art Museum)\nSaturday\, March 28 | 2 – 4 PM | Free\nArtist Debra Disman and participants of our older adults’ workshop will host an outdoor exhibition reception\, featuring the artists’ books they created over the course of the series\, and facilitate a bookmaking activity for attendees. This program is generously sponsored by Aroha Philanthropies.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-art-of-the-book-crafting-our-stories-by-hand-exhibition-and-culminating-event/
LOCATION:Craft Contemporary\, 5814 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Craft Contemporary":MAILTO:info@cafam.org 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200215T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200215T170000
DTSTAMP:20200126T014026Z
CREATED:20200126T013621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200126T014026Z
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SUMMARY:"We Write The Book" Culmination Event at the Sunland-Tujunga Library
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a wonderful event culminating my Artist Residency at the Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library\, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. \nOn display will be handmade books created by participants in the workshops\, including fun and fascinating Flag Books made by 9th grade Visual and Performing Arts English class students from the nearby Verdugo Hills High School! \nThis is an event for the whole family and the whole community. \nCome and enjoy refreshments\, enjoying the handmade books on display\, and making your own book in the community room! \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-write-the-book-culmination-event-at-the-sunland-tujunga-library/
LOCATION:Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library\, 7771 Foothill Boulevard 7771Foothill Blvd. Tujunga\, CA 91042\, Tujunga (Los Angeles)\, CA\, 91042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library":MAILTO:https://www.lapl.org/user/98/contact
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200214T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200328T000000
DTSTAMP:20200120T041601Z
CREATED:20200113T045422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200120T041601Z
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SUMMARY:The "HeArt of the Book" Show
DESCRIPTION:I am delighted to participate in: \nLoveland Artists Collective Presents A National Juried Book Arts Show: \nThe HeART of the Book\n \nFebruary 14th – March 28th\, 2020 \n“The book has long been treasured as a literary work of art\, but it is often forgotten in the realm of visual art.   Book arts have been around as long as humanity has been writing and reading\, but within the last couple of decades\, the book arts have become increasingly diverse and innovative.     The Loveland Artists Collective has been invited to show this group exhibition at Artworks\, which is the largest Studio Artist Community in Northern Colorado dedicated to advancing the contemporary arts and visual artists.  \n(click here for more info on Artworks).   \nArtists will be on display in the South Gallery at Artworks in downtown Loveland from February 14th – March 28th.  This exhibit will be promoted and included in the Loveland Sweetheart Festival\, which occurs February 14-16\, 2020 .  The festival is expected to bring 35\,000 visitors along with the normal foot traffic Loveland receives during this important month.”
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-heart-of-the-book-show/
LOCATION:Loveland Artists Collective\, 310 N. Railroad Avenue CO\, Loveland\, Colorado\, 80537
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Loveland Artists Collective":MAILTO:info@artworksloveland.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200814T170000
DTSTAMP:20200817T174449Z
CREATED:20200113T042342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200817T174449Z
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SUMMARY:"Drawing Connections"
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to participate in the \n DRAWING CONNECTIONS | Exhibition\nat 18th Street Art Center\nFebruary 10 – August 14\, 2020\nNorth and South Galleries | 3026 Airport Avenue\nExhibition Reception and Artist Open Studios\nFebruary 22\, 2020 | 5-8 PM\n“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.” \nSee the show!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/drawing-connections-exhbition/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200117T170000
DTSTAMP:20191218T050155Z
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SUMMARY:2020 LA OPEN
DESCRIPTION: I am thrilled to be part of the 2020 LA OPEN Exhibition at TAG Gallery in Los Angeles.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2020 LA OPEN\nTAG Gallery is proud to announce the 3rd annual LA Open Exhibition for 2020! This juried exhibition aims to serve as a gateway for a diverse range of artists in the greater Los Angeles area to display their artworks on Museum Row\, home to four major Los Angeles museums. \nTAG’s calendar year commences with this vibrant exhibition of works by local artists. The focus of this exhibition is to illustrate that artists are strong and impactful when they come together to facilitate dialogue amongst varied styles of works. To this end\, the viewer and artist alike are encouraged to make unapparent connections between works in an effort to facilitate an intimate and unique experience for each viewer. \nExhibit: \nDecember 17 – December 21\, 2019\nJanuary 2 – January 17\, 2020\n\nReception and Awards Ceremony: \nSaturday\, January 4\, 2020\, 5 – 8 p.m.\nJuror: Juri Koll \nAs part of the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art (ViCA)\, Juri Koll presents exhibits in their galleries in Los Angeles\, and traveling exhibits at museums\, galleries\, and alternative spaces in the U.S. and abroad\, such as Trans Angeles: Crossover Experimentation (curated by Senior Curatorial Advisor Peter Frank) seen at the Chabot Museum in Rotterdam and the Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenberg e.V. and Wilhelm Morgner Haus Museum in Germany\, among other institutions. Other exhibitions have appeared in venues including the Museum of Art and History\, LA Art Show\, Photo LA and many others in the US\, Germany\, the Netherlands\, Estonia\, and Japan. Koll regularly exhibits his paintings\, photographs\, and art videos. He serves on the LA Advisory Board for Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center. His documentaries on artists and other art world figures are available in university libraries across the U.S. His films have screened all over the world\, in over 70 festivals\, including Cannes\, the Cork International Film Festival\, the Australian International Film Festival\, and won many awards. \nAfter graduating from California Institute of the Arts with majors in Fine Art and Film\, Mr. Koll produced the first Art/World documentaries from 1990 – 1995. He worked with major curators in their museums and galleries\, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, The National Gallery in Washington\, D.C.\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, and the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. His subjects included world famous and infamous artists and art world figures from the Renaissance period to the present. Recently\, Juri’s first documentary\, In The Steel: A Portrait of Mark di Suvero\, (1991)\, was accepted into the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/2020-la-open/
LOCATION:Tag Gallery\, 5458 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191130T000000
DTSTAMP:20200527T051128Z
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SUMMARY:Fresh Art
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in the exhibition “FRESH ART” juried by Donna Seager.\nRecepton:  Friday\, Nov 8\, 2019 between 5pm and 8pm.\n \n“How do you define “Fresh Art”? Something new and different\, new to one’s experience\, not encountered before\, or a new approach to your art. Artwork that is forward or bold\, expressive\, engaging\, stimulating\, creative\, infused with imagination….”\nJUROR\nDonna Seager.  Seager/Gray Gallery\, Mill Vallley\, CA.\nA native of New Orleans\, Donna Seager’s education was at the University of Texas where she received her degree in Art History and English. She began in the art business in 1978\, working in galleries in New Orleans and was the director of the Marlborough Gallery in Boston before moving to California in 1989. In 2001\, she partnered with Suzanne Gray to form Seager/Gray Gallery in Mill Valley\, now a cornerstone of the Marin arts community. Donna Seager has distinguished herself for her discerning eye and commitment to the arts. She has served on the board of the San Francisco Art Dealers’ Association and the San Francisco Center for the Book and is currently a member of the Marin County Cultural Commission.  Seagergray.com. \nTour the Show!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/fresh-art/
LOCATION:Marin Society of Artists Gallery\, 1515 3rd Street\, CA\, San Rafael\,\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191101T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191128T000000
DTSTAMP:20191120T182048Z
CREATED:20191030T202604Z
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SUMMARY:Book and Paper Arts
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in this exhibition\, opening November 1st! \n \nThe juror is Anita Garza (b.1959\, Chicago\, USA) is a multidisciplinary artist and writer\, who works with handmade paper\, photography\, collage\, found objects\, assemblage and handmade books. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in art and creative non-fiction writing\, and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts. She has exhibited work internationally and is published in limited edition journals. She served as Assistant Director and Director of Community Programs at the Center for Book and Paper Arts\, at Columbia College Chicago.  Her latest work with organic material binds nature and the material world into disparate\, yet symbiotic relationships. Her work is playful\, quirky\, whimsical and curious or abruptly turns into a vexing\, literal statement—provoking introspection and contemplation. She serves as art editor for the international literary and arts journal\, Burningword. \nI will be showing “BedTime Story”\, featuring tiny clay faces made by my Mom\, Judy Disman.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/book-and-paper-arts/
LOCATION:Downtown Gallery\, 102 N Main St. \, IN\, Kokomo\, IN\, 46901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191004T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200105T000000
DTSTAMP:20191227T045345Z
CREATED:20190722T031457Z
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SUMMARY:The Artful Book
DESCRIPTION: I am thrilled to be included in: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Artful Book\nOctober 4\, 2019 – January 5\, 2020 \nToday\, artists who work in the Book Arts create fine and design bindings\, fine press and letterpress editions\, calligraphy\, broadsides\, handmade paper\, and artist books. Visitors to The Artful Book will see outstanding contemporary examples of the Book Arts created by members of the California Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers. From finely crafted and superbly designed limited edition books to one-of-a-kind sculptural art objects\, these artists let their imaginations soar and put their skills in the service of one of man’s best creations\, the book. The Artful Book exhibition and related programming are made possible by lead support from The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation with additional generous support from the Bess J. Hodges Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Artful Book\nCalifornia Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers Member Exhibit \nOctober 4\, 2019 – January 5\, 2020 \nLong Beach Museum of Art\, Long Beach\, CA \nThe Artful Book\nOctober 4\, 2019 – January 5\, 2020\n“Today\, artists who work in the Book Arts create fine and design bindings\, fine press and letterpress editions\, calligraphy\, broadsides\, handmade paper\, and artist books. Visitors to The Artful Book will see outstanding contemporary examples of the Book Arts created by members of the California Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers. From finely crafted and superbly designed limited edition books to one-of-a-kind sculptural art objects\, these artists let their imaginations soar and put their skills in the service of one of man’s best creations\, the book. The Artful Book exhibition and related programming are made possible by lead support from The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation with additional generous support from the Bess J. Hodges Foundation.” \nI will be showing three pieces: \nProfusion\n2018\n8.75″ x 24.5″ x 7.75″\nBookboard\, canvas\, hemp cord\, tissue paper \n \nIn The Thicket of It \n2018\n18″ x 30″ x 23″\nBook board\, canvas\, acrylic paint\, hemp cord\, mulberry paper\, wood \n \nFalling\n2019\n11″ x 23″ x 7.5″\nBookboard\, canvas\,  hemp cord\, mulberry paper \n \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-artful-book/
LOCATION:Long Beach Museum of Art\, 2300 E Ocean Blvd\,\, Long Beach\, CA\, 90803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190914T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191102T000000
DTSTAMP:20191103T025355Z
CREATED:20190904T061827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191103T025355Z
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SUMMARY:Artists Who Teach
DESCRIPTION: A National Juried Exhibition Celebrating Visual Art Educators \n\n\nARTISTS WHO TEACH\n113 Gillespie Street\, Fayetteville\, NC 28301 \nAs part of an ongoing commitment to promote the visual arts. Ellington-White Contemporary Gallery (EWCG)   showcases the arts as an essential part of a complete education\, whether in home\, school\, or community. Students of all ages—from kindergarten to college to creative aging programs—benefit from artistic learning\, innovative thinking\, and creativity.  \nCelebrating National Arts in Education Week with this national exhibition is a way to recognize the impact of visual arts and share the message “that the Arts matter” with friends\, family\, and communities. During this week\, the field of arts education joins together in communities across the country to tell the story of the impact of the transformative power of the arts in education. Celebrating National Arts in Education Week with this national exhibition is a way to recognize the impact of the visual arts and share the message “that the Arts matter” . \nThrough this exhibition\, Ellington-White Contemporary Gallery celebrates\,  advocates\, and  brings attention to the cause of art education. \nShowing “WINDOW TREATMENT“\, 2018 Sculptural Artists Book / mixed media: book board\, file folders\, hemp cord\, assorted papers and cardstock\, paint\, wax \n  \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/artists-who-teach/
LOCATION:Ellington-White Contemporary\, 113 Gillespie Street\,\, Fayetteville\, NC\, 28301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190907T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191025T000000
DTSTAMP:20190614T194459Z
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SUMMARY:Brand 47 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to participate in the upcoming: \nBrand 47 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper on view at Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale\, California from September 7 through October 25\, 2019. \nYou are invited to the public opening from 7:00-9:30  on Saturday\, September 7!\nBrand Library & Art Center in Glendale\, California announces its 47th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper. \nThe Juror is Alma Ruiz. an independent curator\, Senior Fellow at Sotheby’s Institute of Art/Claremont Graduate University and a member of the Advisory Committee for the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation in Miami as our juror. Ruiz brings a wealth of experience to Brand 47 as a former senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles who has also curated internationally in Mexico\, Argentina\, Israel and Guatemala. Ruiz has acted as a juror for numerous exhibitions and biennials in the United States and Latin America and is the author of numerous essays and articles. \nBrand 47 is organized by the Associates of Brand Library & Art Center\, an all-volunteer 501(c)3 non-profit that raises funds to support the extensive free and public events offered at Brand\, including exhibits in the gallery\, classical and popular music performances\, film screenings\, and dance performances. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Associates\, a milestone which will be celebrated throughout 2019. Entry fees and sales from Brand 47 and every Annual Works on Paper Exhibition are utilized by the Associates to continue the important cultural programming that Brand Library & Art Center brings to the community.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/brand-47-annual-national-juried-exhibition-of-works-on-paper/
LOCATION:Brand Library and Art Center\, 1601 West Mountain Street\, Glendale\, CA\, 91201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190903T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191211T000000
DTSTAMP:20190905T232541Z
CREATED:20190520T014948Z
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SUMMARY:"All Stitched Up"
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled and honored to be showing my work “Prairie”  in “All Stitched Up”\nAn international juried book arts exhibition\nSeptember 3rd – December 11th\, 2019\nSeptember 14th – opening celebration\nCollins Memorial Library University of Puget Sound\, Tacoma\, WA \n \n \n \n“To stitch is to join together\, to mend\, or fasten as with stitches – to sew. To stitch is to bring together fabric\, paper\, wounds of the body\, or cultural divides. Stitching can be an act of healing\, hope\, practicality\, creativity\, and revolution. All Stitched Up recognizes and celebrates the work of book artists’ where stitching has become an integral part of the visual design. Curators Catherine Alice Michaelis\, Jane A. Carlin\, and Diana Weymar will jury the show and a print catalogue will be created. \nWe are particularly (but not solely) interested in works that showcase collaboration and focus on building a sense of shared community. That may include collaboration between two or more artists\, two or more communities\, or crowd-sourced projects. Sewing that joins people and ideas link us to historical social and political sewing circles from the abolitionist movement of the 1800s\, to the corporate resistant DIY movement kindled by the Riots Grrrls in the 1990s\, to the knitting collectives of today that focus on the anti-war\, pro-science\, and pro-choice movements. In addition\, you may draw inspiration from the embroidered books of the Victorian period\, the rise of needlecrafts during the Arts & Crafts period\, and family traditions of sewing by machine or hand stitching. \nThis exhibition will include pages from Diana Weymar’s Interwoven Stories project. This includes Refashioning Identity\, which was created by members of the Puget Sound community in 2016/17 as facilitated by Weymar.” —All Stitched Up \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/all-stitched-up/
LOCATION:Collins Memorial Library University of Puget Sound\, Tacoma\, WA\, N Warner St.\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190815T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190929T170000
DTSTAMP:20190905T230927Z
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SUMMARY:"OFFAL"
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be participating in this upcoming show at the wonderful LAMAG:\nOffal\nAugust 15 – September 29\, 2019\nOpening reception: Sunday\, August 11\, 2 – 5 PM\nThe Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery presents a show conceived from the subject of offal (ˈôfəl\,ˈäfəl)\, or the culture of consuming innards–a subject matter we hope will not be too awful to stomach.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/offal/
LOCATION:Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery\, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, 90027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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