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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
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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
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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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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200215T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200215T170000
DTSTAMP:20200126T014026Z
CREATED:20200126T013621Z
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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200814T170000
DTSTAMP:20200817T174449Z
CREATED:20200113T042342Z
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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
CREATED:20191218T045210Z
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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LAST-MODIFIED: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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190927T000000
DTSTAMP:20190825T021018Z
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SUMMARY:"The Book as Art v.7.0: Wonders"
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to show my work\, “The Fall” in the upcoming exhibition: \nThe Book as Art v. 7.0: Wonders\nPresented by the Decatur Arts Alliance\nDecatur\, Georgia \nAugust 9–September 27\, 2019 \nThe Decatur Arts Alliance (DAA) presents the seventh edition of the juried exhibition of artists’ books\, The Book as Art\, August 9–September 27\, 2019. This edition will be installed once again at the Decatur Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library.  The show’s dates encompass the AJC-Decatur Book Festival\, which takes place each Labor Day weekend throughout the City of Decatur. The DAA will sponsor a festive opening on Friday\, August 23\, 2019. \n“A 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.” \nThe Book as Art v. 7.0: Wonders’ location at the Decatur Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library is just off the Decatur Square\, ideally accessible to the more than 85\,000 attendees at the Festival as well as to visitors throughout the run of the show. \nView the catalog! \nThe Jurors: \nDenise Bookwalter works in a range of print media including traditional and digital processes\, artist’s books\, installations and dimensional prints. Her artist’s books utilize old and new print technologies to create collaborative works. Her work has been exhibited and collected in a variety of venues across the country and abroad. She received her BA from Northwestern University and her MFA from Indiana University in Printmaking. Bookwalter currently lives in Tallahassee\, Florida with her husband and twin girls. She is an Associate Professor of Art at Florida State University where she teaches printmaking and is Area Head of the Printmaking Department. She is the director and founder of Florida State University’s artists’ book press\, Small Craft Advisory Press. \nMari Eckstein Gower is an artist and writer with a studio practice in Redmond\, Washington\, where she currently focuses on creating one of a kind and editioned artist books. She grew up in Southern California and studied art and humanities at Scripps College and Claremont Graduate University. Later she continued her studies of printmaking techniques at ateliers in Montreal and then writing with Al Young\, Bruce Coville\, Jane Yolen\, and Ursula K. Leguin. Gower’s artist books are included in collections across the United States and Canada. Her work has been exhibited in gallery and museum shows in the United States and Europe. \nAndrew Huot is a book artist and bookbinder in Atlanta\, Georgia. He operates Big River Bindery\, a studio for bookmaking and letterpress printing\, book repair\, and design. He has a Masters in Book Arts from the University of the Arts\, teaches bookbinding and preservation for the University of Illinois\, and workshops in his bindery and across the country. He exhibits his work widely and it is held in more than 50 university library collections. His artwork takes his everyday life and uses the patterns\, lines\, and shapes to create work that is playful and strikes a familiar cord with viewers. \nThe Book as Art v. 7.0: Wonders’ location at the Decatur Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library is just off the Decatur Square\, ideally accessible to the more than 85\,000 attendees at the Festival as well as to visitors throughout the run of the show. \n“The Fall“\, 2019\n(Book board\, hemp cord\, mulberry paper\, paperboard\, canvas) \n\nExterior/Side \n Interior/Open \nExterior/Open
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-book-as-art-v-7-0-wonders/
LOCATION:Decatur Library\, 215 Sycamore Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190601T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190601T180000
DTSTAMP:20190520T043038Z
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SUMMARY:PICO BLOCK PARTY & ARTISAN MARKETPLACE
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the one and only 2019 \nPICO BLOCK PARTY & ARTISAN MARKETPLACE\n18th Street Arts Center Campus\nJune 1\, 2019 | 3-6 PM\nFREE | RSVP HERE FOR FREE TICKETS\nPico Block Party is BACK! 18th Street Arts Center’s fourth major Pico Block Party community festival celebrates local Santa Monica artists and artisans. For the very first time\, we will feature our brand-new\, one-of-a-kind Artisan Marketplace\, which will showcase the handmade goods of Santa Monica artists\, artisans\, chefs\, and craftspersons! \nArtist Open Studios: \n* David McDonald (Los Angeles)\n* THE WINTER OFFICE (Denmark)\n* ha:ar – Hande Şekerciler and Arda Yalkın (Turkey)\n* Debra Disman (Los Angeles)\n* Anthony Discenza (San Francisco)\n* and more… \nThe Pico Block Party series grew out of 18th Street Arts Center’s in-depth community outreach programs\, including its bilingualneighborhood oral history project\, CultureMapping90404.org. That project spurred the creation of a Neighborhood Advisory Council in 2018\, who helped shape the content for this Pico Block Party. \nCome sample the creativity in your own backyard\, and support local artists in the process! \nThe free family-friendly artistic festival will feature art-making workshops with professional artists\, performances\, open studios with resident artists\, exhibitions\, food trucks\, artisanal local goods\, and other creative activities. \n\nFREE | RSVP HERE FOR FREE TICKETS \nFor questions or to request a free community group booth\, email sbyank@18thstreet.org.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/pico-block-party-artisan-marketplace/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190601T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190601T170000
DTSTAMP:20190527T044320Z
CREATED:20190527T043310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190527T044320Z
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SUMMARY:PICO BLOCK PARTY & ARTISAN MARKETPLACE
DESCRIPTION:PICO BLOCK PARTY & ARTISAN MARKETPLACE\n18th Street Arts Center Campus\nJune 1\, 2019 | 3-6 PM\nFREE | RSVP HERE FOR FREE TICKETS \nPico Block Party is BACK! 18th Street Arts Center’s fourth major Pico Block Party community festival celebrates local Santa Monica artists and artisans. For the very first time\, we will feature our brand-new\, one-of-a-kind Artisan Marketplace\, which will showcase the handmade goods of Santa Monica artists\, artisans\, chefs\, and craftspersons! \nThe Pico Block Party series grew out of 18th Street Arts Center’s in-depth community outreach programs\, including its bilingual neighborhood oral history project\, CultureMapping90404.org. That project spurred the creation of a Neighborhood Advisory Council in 2018\, who helped shape the content for this Pico Block Party. \nCome sample the creativity in your own backyard\, and support local artists in the process! \nArtist Open Studios:\n* David McDonald (Los Angeles)\n* THE WINTER OFFICE (Denmark)\n* ha:ar – Hande Şekerciler and Arda Yalkın (Turkey)\n* Debra Disman (Los Angeles) I will be offering a family friendly collaborative project ongoing in my Studio for the whole Festival. Come join us!\n* Anthony Discenza (San Francisco)\n* and more… \nThe free family-friendly artistic festival will feature art-making workshops with professional artists\, performances\, open studios with resident artists\, exhibitions\, food trucks\, artisanal local goods\, and other creative activities.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/pico-block-party-artisan-marketplace-2/
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:20190315T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190525T000000
DTSTAMP:20190404T051625Z
CREATED:20190404T051625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T051625Z
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SUMMARY:“FORMATION”: at UCLA!
DESCRIPTION:“FORMATION”: The Guild of Book Workers 2018-2019 Traveling Juried Exhibition is currently showing at UCLA! \nUniversity of California\, Los Angeles\nCharles E. Young Research Library Lobby Gallery\nLos Angeles\, CA\nMarch 15–May 25\, 2019\nI am extremely honored to have two pieces in FORMATION\, The Guild of Book Workers 2018-2019 traveling juried exhibition\, with a theme evoking a wide array of interpretations. \n“Simply defined by Merriam Webster as “an act of giving form or shape to something\,” ‘formation‘ can insinuate process\, history\, creation\, change\, beginnings\, an arrangement\, botany and landscape\, personal narratives and impersonal storytelling. As artists\, designers and craftspeople with our own histories that form us\, we also play a vital role in the formation of objects and experiences; pulp molded into paper\, paper folded into books\, books shelved into a library. \nWhat is the final product\, if not for the methods used to create it? What makes us into the artists we are? What pushes us to continue to create?” –FORMATION
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/formation-at-ucla/
LOCATION:Charles E. Young Research Library Lobby Gallery\, 280 Charles E Young Dr N\,\, Los Angeles\, CA\, CA\, 90095-1575\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190223T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190223T200000
DTSTAMP:20190114T201742Z
CREATED:20190114T201742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190114T201742Z
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SUMMARY:OPEN STUDIO at 18th Street Arts Center
DESCRIPTION:OPEN STUDIOS \nResident artists will be opening their studios at this event\, including visiting Danish artists Jeannette Ehlers\, Nikolaj Recke\, and Marie Markman. Local artist residents including Marcus Kuiland-Nazario\, Debra Disman\, Jeff Beall\, Luciana Abait\, Arzu Arda Kosar\, Post Mango Studio\, David McDonald\, and Yvette Gellis will also be showing new work in their studios.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/open-studio-at-18th-street-arts-center/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="18th Street Arts Center":MAILTO:office@18thstreet.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190118T170000
DTSTAMP:20181231T030040Z
CREATED:20181231T025917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181231T030040Z
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SUMMARY:2019 LA OPEN EXHIBITION
DESCRIPTION:TAG GALLERY  Currently Exhibiting:\n2019 LA OPEN \nMy piece “Burning Bush” is in the show \n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, December 18 – Saturday\, January 18 \nOpening Reception:\nSaturday\, December 5\, 5 – 8 pm \nGallery Hours:\nTuesday – Saturday\, 11 am – 5 pm\nTelephone: 310.829.9556\n5458 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA 90036
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/2019-la-open-exhibition/
LOCATION:Tag Gallery\, 5458 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="TAG GALLERY":MAILTO:info@taggallery.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181218T170000
DTSTAMP:20181231T023446Z
CREATED:20181231T023446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181231T023446Z
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SUMMARY:2019 LA OPEN
DESCRIPTION:Currently Exhibiting:\n2019 LA OPEN \n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, December 18 – Saturday\, January 18 \nOpening Reception:\nSaturday\, December 5\, 5 – 8 pm \nGallery Hours:\nTuesday – Saturday\, 11 am – 5 pm\nTelephone: 310.829.9556\n5458 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA 90036 \nPress Release | Installation Images | Inventory | Map
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/2019-la-open/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="TAG GALLERY":MAILTO:info@taggallery.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181110T220000
DTSTAMP:20181023T185819Z
CREATED:20181023T185414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T185819Z
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SUMMARY:"We the Artists" at 18th Street Arts Center
DESCRIPTION:WE THE ARTISTS 18th Street’s 30th Anniversary Celebration!\nNovember 10\, 2018 | 7-10 PM \nArtist In Residence Open Studios 7-8PM! \n\n\n18th Street Arts Center kicks off a yearlong party celebrating 30 years as Southern California’s leading artist residency program. This evening spectacular spotlights new collaborations with 18th Street’s founding ‘compadres’ La Pocha Nostra and Highways Performance Space\, new commissions by alumni including Kenyatta AC Hinkle\, Kate Johnson\, Asher Hartman\, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario\, Amitis Motevalli\, and performances curated by Highways Performance Space featuring Egrets on Ergot\, Sebeyu\, and Bethany Ward-Lawe! \n\n\nEnjoy live performances\, video installations\, exhibitions\, music\, open artist’s studios\, LA’s gourmet food trucks\, and craft beer!   RSVP here for a free ticket.\n\n\n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/we-the-artists-at-18th-street-arts-center/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="Debra Disman":MAILTO:debra@artifactorystudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181027T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181117T160000
DTSTAMP:20181104T021417Z
CREATED:20181009T023705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181104T021417Z
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SUMMARY:NATIONAL SHOW: "Blackout"
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to have my piece\, “Maximum Security”  included in Ashton Gallery @ Art on 30th contemporary Art Center and Gallery’s NATIONAL SHOW:  \nBLACKOUT \n\n“Features the best pieces from all over the country that include the color black: seductive\, powerful\, elegant\, formal\, prestigious\, and mysterious.” \nJuror: Daniel Foster\, 30-year career in arts & museum leadership in Southern California \nReception: Saturday\, October 27th\, 6pm–8pm\n​Exhibit Dates: October 27th–November 17th \n\nAbout the Juror: Daniel Foster has an extensive 30-year career in arts and museum leadership in San Diego and Southern California. He is the past Executive Director of the Oceanside Museum of Art (2012-15) and the Riverside Art Museum (2003-08)\, in addition to past positions with the San Diego Art Institute\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Dept.\, San Francisco Art Institute\, and the Headlands Center for the Arts.  Additionally\, Foster founded and launched the North County Arts Network in 2014 and the Arts Council for San Bernardino County in 2012 (when he was the President/CEO of The Community Foundation).  Foster is a conceptual and multi-disciplinary visual artist and poet.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/national-show-blackout/
LOCATION:Ashton Gallery\, 4434 30th Street\, San Diego\, CA\, 92116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ashton Gallery / Art on 30th":MAILTO:(619) 894-9009
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180810T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180928T180000
DTSTAMP:20180630T195932Z
CREATED:20180629T031420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180630T195932Z
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SUMMARY:The Book as Art v6.0: Pulp
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to have two pieces in this upcoming exhibition: \nThe Book as Art v6.0: Pulp\nthe Book As Art 2018\nAugust 10–September 28 | open during library hours\nThe Periodicals Gallery of the Decatur Library\n215 Sycamore St.\, Decatur\, Ga.\nArtist books take many forms – from handmade and lusciously tactile to linear and informative\, abstract and questioning to sculptural and monumental. This juried show celebrates the book with a wildly varied collection of inventive and spectacular work that challenges expectations. \nThis is an exhibition that has been described by critics as\, “wildly eclectic” and finding “. . . new and often startling ways to reimagine not just the physical format of a book but also the ideological essence of the content.” (ArtsATL\, “Year in Review\,” Dec. 31\, 2014); approaching “sheer aesthetic magic” (Jerry Cullum\, ArtsATL\, “Books Become Magical Objects\, Aug. 28\, 2013); and with examples that “. . .push boundaries and challenge expectations in ways that are both startling and exhilarating.” (Jeff Stafford\, Burnaway\, “Art as Books\, Books as Art\,” Aug. 25\, 2014)
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-book-as-art-v6-0-pulp/
LOCATION:Decatur Library\, 215 Sycamore Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180808T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180824T170000
DTSTAMP:20180809T044747Z
CREATED:20180722T215635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180809T044747Z
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SUMMARY:2018 California Open Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be included in the 2018 California Open Exhibition\, juried by beloved and renowned Los Angeles-based artist\, Kim Abeles and held at TAG GALLERY in Los Angeles from August 8 – 24\, 2018. \nI will be showing my piece:  “Throes of the Body”. \nHere are the installation images and Press Release! CalOpen2018 \nPlease join us for the Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony on Saturday August 11\, 5 – 8 PM at TAG GALLERY. \nExhibit: August 8 – 24\, 2018\nReception and Awards Ceremony:\nSaturday\, August 11\, 2018   5 – 8 p.m.\n \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/2018-california-open-exhibition/
LOCATION:Tag Gallery\, 5458 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="TAG GALLERY":MAILTO:info@taggallery.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180621T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180805T170000
DTSTAMP:20180913T211934Z
CREATED:20180519T014636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T211934Z
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SUMMARY:Amuse Yeux: Small Works Show at Foothills Art Center\, Golden\, CO
DESCRIPTION:Amuse Yeux: Small Works Show at Foothills Art Center\, Golden\, CO \nI am honored to have my piece “Narrow Bridge” included in “Amuse Yeux“\, a show of small works held at Foothills Art Center in Golden\, CO\, June 22 – August 5\, 2018. \nThe show is designed to allow new and potentially young art lovers\, collectors and buyers the opportunity to view\, be exposed to\, consider\, peruse\, contemplate and ultimately purchase works of art. \nThe Foothills Art Center Member Preview and Artist Reception is June 21\, 2018\, 6:00 – 8:00PM.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/amuse-yeux-small-works-show-foothills-art-center-golden-co/
LOCATION:Foothills Art Center\, 809 Fifteenth Street\, Golden\, CO\, 80401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Foothills Art Center":MAILTO:info@foothillsartcenter.org
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