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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: Fantastic Fibers 2024
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in:  FANTASTIC FIBERS 2024\, an international juried exhibition presented by Yeiser Art Center. One of Yeiser Art Center’s most engaging and innovative international exhibitions\, FANTASTIC FIBERS seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding contemporary works related to the fiber medium. \nThe exhibition focusses on contemporary and innovative works created with fiber as the primary medium or concept.\nI am showing: Torrent and Tangle: Keep Your House in Order\, 2019\,\n10.5 x 25 x 18\, book board\, hemp cord\, watercolor paper\, mulberry paper\, acrylic paint\, lace\, ribbon\n \n \n FANTASTIC FIBERS 2024 will be on display at Yeiser Art Center from March 26th to May 9th\, 2024.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-fantastic-fibers-2024/
LOCATION:Yeiser Art Center\, 200 Broadway St.\, Paducah\, KY\, 42001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "String Theory" at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in:\n“String Theory” at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Reception Friday\, February 9\, 5–7pm \n\n\nExploring the possibilities within fiber art to showcase the beauty and versatility of the medium. \n\nThe exhibition explores the wide range of possibilities within fiber art\, including but not limited to weaving\, knitting\, crocheting\, embroidery\, and felting. It will showcase the beauty and versatility of fiber as a medium.\nSEE THE SHOW HERE!\nI will be showing a work that has not yet been exhibited publicly: \nBlue Tapestry (Here’s To The Red\, White and Blue)\, 2021\, 18.75 x 6.5″\,\nrepurposed placemat\, hemp cord\, linen thread\n\n\nWATCH THE VIDEO OF THE SHOW HERE!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-string-theory/
LOCATION:Cultural Center of Cape Cod\, 307 Old Main Street\, South Yarmouth\, MA\, 02664\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231103T100000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "By THE BOOK" at Artopia Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for the opening of:\nThe Book\, Book Forms\, Printmaking\nBY THE BOOK\nA five-person show of works celebrating the book as art in multiple forms!\n\nFriday November 3rd\, 20236:30-8PM\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/by-the-book-at-artopia-gallery/
LOCATION:Artopia\, 524 S. First Ave.\, Arcadia\, CA\, 91006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230901T170000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "From Fiber..."
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition “From Fiber” will present contemporary art that utilize and showcase fibers. The works reflect a wide range of works related to the fiber medium\, from raw fibers to high fashion and everything in-between. The goal of the exhibition is to showcase innovative work that explores both traditional materials and processes as well as those that expand the use of fiber with other media\, processes\, and disciplines. \nThe show will run from Friday\, September 1 through Saturday\, September 30. A reception and awards ceremony will be held Friday\, September 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. A total of $1\,200 in prizes will be awarded.\n​\nJuror:  Ann B. Coddington. Ann utilizes a variety of traditional and innovative fiber techniques including twining\, looping\, lashing and netting in her sculptural forms. 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-from-fiber/
LOCATION:Springfield Art Association\, ​ 700 North 4th Street\, ​Springfield\, Illinois\, 62702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "INTERNATIONAL FIBER ARTS XI" at Sebastopol Center for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be a part of International Fiber Arts XI!\nThe 11th Biennial Fiber Art juried exhibition is held every two years at Sebastopol Center for the Arts. This outstanding celebration of fiber arts presents the work of artists from all over the world. Over 3\,000 attend this well publicized and reviewed exhibit. This show is held in the SCA gallery and available virtually online on the SCA website. The exhibition is co-sponsored by Sebastopol Center for the Arts and Surface Design Association.\nInternational Fiber Arts XI is a juried exhibition presenting a distinct approach to innovative and traditional fiber techniques\, and contemporary concepts for the\nuse of traditional and unusual materials. The selected two and three-dimensional works invite the viewer to experience the many facets of fiber art.\n\nJurors are distinguished fiber artists Judith Content and Ann Johnston.\n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-international-fiber-arts-xi-at-sebastopol-center-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:Sebastapol Center for the Arts\, 282 S. High Street\, CA\, Sebastopol\, 95472\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Material World: A Contemporary Fiber Art Exhibition"
DESCRIPTION:  \nI am happy to participate in:\nMaterial World: A Contemporary Fiber Art Exhibition \, presenting innovative work of art that utilize textiles\, threads\, and fibers (both natural and synthetic) in ways that expand the definition of ‘fiber art’ and push the boundaries of the medium\, presented through  “We Are The Arts / The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County.\nVIEW THE SHOW!\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-material-world-a-contemporary-fiber-art-exhibition/
LOCATION:We Are The Arts/The Arts Council of Fayetteville|Cumberland County.\, 301 Hay Street\, Fayetteville\, NC\, 28301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230727T183000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Contemplating Boundaries" at the Korean Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in “Contemplating Boundaries“\,\n\nA LAUNCH LA OPEN CALL GROUP EXHIBITION\nIN PARTNERSHIP WITH\nTHE KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER\, LOS ANGELES\nJULY 27th – AUGUST 18th\, 2023\nBoundaries exist in all cultures-often as social constructs serving to regulate our actions\, norms\, taboos\, and space. They may be codified laws\, common societal traditions\, or even self-imposed rules.  \n“Contemplating Boundaries” brings together artists from across Southern California whose practices contemplate and reflect barriers\, labels and limits- whatever their origin or purpose. These artists and their works- define our times\, providing an authentic lens to view contemporary culture. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nJURORS \nTeaYoun Kim-Kassor (Professor\, Department Chair\, Otis College of Art and Design)  TeaYoun Kim-Kassor (Phonetically\, TaeYun: “Tea” as in “Taylor” & “Youn” as in “Sun”) is originally from South Korea and has a varied background in education; she received academic degrees in S. Korea\, Japan\, and the U.S. \nAs an artist\, educator\, and cultural ambassador\, she has been developing her artistic path\, teaching pedagogy\, leadership\, and management skills to embark on transnational education and emphasize the importance of understanding global perspectives. \nShe is currently a Professor and Department Chair of the Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles\, CA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMika Cho (Professor\, ART/Director\, Cal State LA Fine Arts Gallery) Dr. Mika Cho was appointed as Special Assistant to the President for Arts and the director of the Cal State LA Fine Arts Gallery in 2017. Prior to her appointment as the director of the Fine Arts Gallery she served as the chair of the Art Department. She is art educator\, researcher\, educational consultant\, curator and visual artist\, the last comprising numerous exhibitions at museums and galleries. Her research interests are in art-related and educational issues\, which she shares through publications and extensive conference presentations nationally and internationally. \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-contemplating-boundaries-at-the-korean-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Korean Cultural Center\, 5505 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "ENGULFED" at Artworks Center For Contemporary Art
DESCRIPTION:I am delighted to participate in:\nENGULFED \n An International Group Exhibition\nOpening: July 14th\, 6-9pm – September 30th\nAn exhibition shedding light on the crisis of forest fires across the globe. Artists respond to the forest fires by developing work that focuses on global warming\, resource destruction\, property damage\, loss of life\, wilderness protection\, sustainability\, political issues\, fire mitigation\, first responders\, or broadly conceptual work dealing with the interpretation of “engulfed”.\nJuried by:\nExecutive Artworks Center for Contemporary Art Director and Curator Sarah LaBarre:\nSarah Elizabeth LaBarre has over 14 years of administrative and curatorial experience in non-profit arts organizations. She believes that art has the capability of transforming lives and is especially interested in points of connection between artists and the communities they live in. She holds an MFA in fibers from Colorado State University\, a post-baccalaureate in fibers from Oregon College of Art and Craft\, and a BFA in ceramics from the University of Arts in Philadelphia. Among other artist accomplishments\, Sarah’s work is in the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView the exhibition HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Burning Bush” is a sculptural Artists’ Book made of board\, mulberry paper\, sewing thread\, linen thread and dental floss. It stands upright on a pedestal\, shelf\, table or other surface parallel to the floor. When opened\, it can span up to 11″ wide. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-engulfed-at-artworks-center-for-contemporary-art/
LOCATION:Artworks Center for Contemporary Art\, 310 N. Railroad Avenue\, Loveland\, CO\, 80537
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230708T110000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA:  Brand 51 Annual National Exhibition of Works on Paper!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be a part of the  Brand 51 Annual National Exhibition of Works on Paper at the  Brand Library and Art Center\, Glendale\, CA\, juried by  Ara Oshagan\n\n\nThe Associates of Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale\, California\, announces its 51st Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper. This year’s juror is internationally known photographer\, curator\, author\, and speaker\, Ara Oshagan. A resident of Glendale\, Ara is the co-curator of ReflectSpace Gallery at Glendale Central Library. Since 2017\, ReflectSpace Gallery has installed nearly forty exhibitions focused on current and historical social issues that have local\, national and international impact. As co-curator\, Ara exhibits contemporary art as well as archives\, employing a vast range of media from drawing to photography\, to painting\, projection\, sound\, installation\, public art\, technology-based and interactive media. His artistic practice demonstrates a keen eye and appreciation for conceptual as well as representational art.\n \nCatalog: A printed catalog of the exhibition will be available for purchase and will be accessible online. \nSales: Unless specified not for sale (NFS)\, all artworks will be offered for sale. A portion of all sales will benefit the Associates of Brand Library & Art Center. \nThe Associates of Brand Library & Art Center is an all-volunteer non-profit that raises funds to support the extensive free and public events offered at Brand including gallery exhibitions\, classical and popular music performances\, film screenings\, dance performances\, and activities for people of all ages. Entry fees and commissions from the sale of artworks from Brand 51 will be used to continue the important cultural programming that Brand Library & Art Center brings to the community. \nContact Debra Thompson\, Brand 51 Exhibition Chair: debra@associatesofbrand.org
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-brand-51-annual-national-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:20230708T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230901T170000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: BRAND 51!!! Third Time's a Charm....
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be in the Brand 51 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper which will be on view at Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale\, California\, from July 8 through September 1\, 2023. I had the pleasure of participating in 2019; as well as in 2021 in collaboration with artist Luciana Abait.\n \nThe Associates of Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale\, California\, announces its 51st Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper. This year’s juror is internationally known photographer\, curator\, author\, and speaker\, Ara Oshagan. A resident of Glendale\, Ara is the co-curator of ReflectSpace Gallery  at Glendale Central Library. Since 2017\, ReflectSpace Gallery has installed nearly forty exhibitions focused on current and historical social issues that have local\, national and international impact. As co-curator\, Ara exhibits contemporary art as well as archives\, employing a vast range of media from drawing to photography\, to painting\, projection\, sound\, installation\, public art\, technology-based and interactive media. His artistic practice demonstrates a keen eye and appreciation for conceptual as well as representational art. \nA printed catalog of the exhibition will be available for purchase and will be accessible online.\n\n \nThe Associates of Brand Library & Art Center is an all-volunteer non-profit that raises funds to support the extensive free and public events offered at Brand including gallery exhibitions\, classical and popular music performances\, film screenings\, dance performances\, and activities for people of all ages. Entry fees and commissions from the sale of artworks from Brand 51 will be used to continue the important cultural programming that Brand Library & Art Center brings to the community. \n\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-brand-51-third-times-a-charm/
LOCATION:Brand Library and Art Center\, 1601 West Mountain Street\, Glendale\, CA\, 91201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: TEXT/MESSAGE with Shoebox Projects
DESCRIPTION:“Text/Message” focuses on how we use text in fine art. Whether painting\, sculpture\, mixed media\, video\, digital\, the use of text plays an integral part in telling stories. It can add a poetic layer\, or a humorous anecdote. Text can challenge societal assumptions\, activate our inner desires or crusade for long held beliefs. Text also lies.”  —Kristine Schomaker \nCurated by Kristine Schomaker \nView the Show HERE\nSee and hear the Artists Talk/Exhibition “Walkthrough” HERE\nParticipating Artists: Stephen Anderson\, Melanie Antuna Hewitt\, Lisa Bahouth\, Hazel Batrez\, Chavez Fred Becker\, Sheri Lynn Behr\, Greg Blair\, Renee Bott\, Austin Brady\, Marie Brix Tyler Brumfield\, Nikyra Capson\, Isabella Cardim\, Andrée Carter\, Lisa Cooperman\, Ian Cross\, Steven Dick\, Debra Disman\, Zahra Fard\, Margaret Jo Feldman\, Pennie Fien\, Karen Fiorito\, Martin Gantman\, Candice Greathouse\, Briena Harmening\, Gigi Janko\, Karen Ruth Karlsson\, Judi Krew\, Tom Lasley\, Linda Litteral\, Bachrun LoMele Gina M\, Lori Markman\, Monica R Marks\, Beatrice (Bea) Antonie Martino\, Nancy McDearmon\, Katie Mead\, Jennie E. Park\, Dan Ragland\, E. Y. Reilly\, Christopher Taylor\, Maria Trunk\, Sean Tyler\, Caro Volny\, Daggi Wallace\, Jack Weaver\, David E. Weed\, Isabel Winson-Sagan\, Lorraine Woodruff-Long\, Darlyn Susan Yee
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-text-message-with-shoebox-projects/
LOCATION:Shoebox Projects\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230602T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230723T170000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA:  SAFEKEEPING: SDA's 2023 Member Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be a part of “SAFEKEEPING“\, the 2023 Member Exhibition of the Surface Design Association! (SDA)\nEXHIBITION THEME:\nThis is a time for safeguarding both body and land\, for seeking refuge through ritual and narrative\, and for defending precarious boundaries and issues. \nSanctuary Cities\, Nature Conservancies\, Safe Houses\, Communities of Care are at the forefront of public consciousness. As an artist\, how do you sustain both the earth and its communities? How do you protect yourself in body and spirit as well as strengthen connections with others? How can you tend values that matter most? How do you use heritage\, ritual\, and the making process to anchor yourself? Safekeeping brings together works that explore these questions and the role artists play in stewarding communities\, values\, and the earth. \n Safekeeping will celebrate works that push the evolution of textiles through the use of color\, design\, processes\, and meanings.\n\nView the Show HERE!\nListen to the Artists’ Talk HERE!\n\nJUROR\nBorn in Oklahoma\, Anita Fields is a contemporary Native American multi-disciplinary artist of Osage heritage. She is known for her works which combine clay and textile with Osage knowledge systems. Fields explores the intricacies of cultural influences at the intersection of balance and chaos found within our existence\, explaining that: “The power of transformation is realized by creating various forms of clothing\, coverings\, landscapes\, and figures. The works become indicators of how we understand our surroundings and visualize our place within the world.” In this way\, the early Osage concepts of duality\, such as earth and sky\, male and female\, are represented throughout her work. \nIMPORTANT DATES: \n*June 2\, 2023: Exhibition Opening\, First Friday Art Crawl\n*June 21\, 2023: Textile Talk Virtual Program\n*July 23\, 2023: Exhibition Closes
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-safekeeping-sdas-2023-member-exhibition/
LOCATION:!08 Contemporary Gallery\, 108 E Reconciliation Way\, Tulsa\, OK\, 74103
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T130000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Oh\, Mother" at the Hera Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be a part of the international group exhibition: “Oh\, Mother” at the Hera Gallery\n“The word MOTHER – as both a verb and a noun – is rich and timeless\, yet overdetermined\, and even controversial when gendered and rendered exclusive. Mothers and motherhood have been romanticized and glorified since the Venus of Willendorf and have been the subject of representation over the ages in every ethnic\, cultural\, religious\, spiritual\, social\, and environmental contexts.  \nWhat does the word MOTHER mean to you? As a child of a mother? As a witness to a mother? As a mother\, or a person who mothers? As a human being deeply connected to Mother Earth?  As an artist\, what images does the notion of motherhood conjure up in you? Are they generous and abundant\, filled with nourishment and laughter?  Or are they frail\, overwhelming\, and. Confusing. Are they filled with a sense of darkness\, destruction\, or  a void? Hera Gallery looks for works which examine\, unravel\, deconstruct\, and re-write the myths of motherhood.”\n \nJuror: Nadiah Rivera Fellah\, Associate Curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art\nOpening Reception: Saturday May 13\, 6-8pm\nVirtual Artist Talk: TBD\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-oh-mother-at-the-hera-gallery/
LOCATION:Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation\, 10 High Street\, Wakefield\, RI\, 02879\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230510T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230730T160000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "In Tandem" at the Cape Cod Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be participating in the exhibition\, “In Tandem“\, at the Cape Cod Museum of Art\, with artist and collaborator Luciana Abait\, through our  work\, “drift”\, a collaborative artist’ book which serves as a warning about environmental damage and ecological devastation.\n\n\n\n\nFor this year’s CCMoA International\, Juried Exhibition\, we asked artists to interpret the theme “In Tandem” in a visual work of art.\n“In Tandem” may be defined as the process of 2 or more objects\, mechanisms\, people or concepts working in conjunction with each other to achieve a desired result.\nThe response was record-breaking with 283 artists from 30 states across the USA as well as from Canada\, England and China submitting 424 artworks for this competition. Only 85 artworks were selected by juror. 3 of the artists will receive awards for their pieces during the Opening Reception and Gallery Talk on Friday\, May 19\, 2023. In Tandem is sponsored by Bob and Cathey Portrie. \n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 19\, 2023Gallery Talk with the Artists: 4pm – 5pmOpening Reception: 5pm – 6:30pmFree and open to the public • RSVPs appreciated!\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-in-tandem-at-the-cape-cod-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:The Cape Cod Museum of Art\, 60 Hope Lane\, Dennis\, MA\, 02638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: FANTASTIC FIBERS 2023 at the YEISER
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate for the third time in: FANTASTIC FIBERS 2023 at the YEISER ART CENTER. \n“FANTASTIC FIBERS is an international juried exhibition that seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding works related to the fiber medium. \nOne of Yeiser Art Center’s most engaging\, innovative & colorful international exhibits\, Fantastic Fibers is an inspirational must-see for fine artists\, quilters and textile art enthusiasts across the globe. \nContemporary and innovative works created with fiber as the primary medium or concept are welcome. This exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and over working in the field of fiber art.  \nThe show began in 1987 as a wearable art show but has evolved over the years to include a compelling mix of traditional and non-traditional works created from natural or synthetic fibers\, and work that addresses the subject or medium of fiber.”
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-fantastic-fibers-2023-at-the-yeiser/
LOCATION:Yeiser Art Center\, 200 Broadway St.\, Paducah\, KY\, 42001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Yeiser Art Center":MAILTO:office@theyeiser.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230401T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230610T180000
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: "A Common Thread" at ArtShare LA!
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be participating in this 13-woman show focusing on use of threads\, textile and fibers in contemporary art at the marvelous venue and organization\, ArtShare LA!\n A COMMON THREAD\n\nApril 1 – May 13\n\n\n\n\nArt Share L.A. proudly presents A Common Thread\, an exhibition featuring fiber-based and textile works of art exploring autobiography and social critique\, connection and displacement. The artworks in this exhibition are interlinked through themes of history and memory.\nFeatured artists include:\nAntoinette Adams \nAmabelle Aguiluz \nDoris Bittar \nChloe Cusimano \nYasmine Diaz \nDebra Disman \nCarmen Mardonez \nCarolyn Mason \nMichelle Montjoy \nMarie-Jose Njoku-Obi \nKatie Shanks \nAneesa Shami Zizzo \nArtwork will be available for acquisition online beginning April 1\, 2023.\nOn view\, free\, and open to the public April 1 – June 10\, 2023\nGallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday\, 1PM – 5PM\nPlease view a fabulous film of the show by Eric Minh Swenson HERE
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-a-common-thread-at-artshare-la/
LOCATION:ArtShare LA\, 801 E 4th Pl\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtShare LA":MAILTO:info@artsharela.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230520T170000
DTSTAMP:20230110T185313Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Aries Rising" at the Irvine Fine Ars Center
DESCRIPTION:I am delighted to participate in: \n\nARIES RISING\nCurated by Virginia Arce\nExhibition:\nMarch 11–May 20\nIrvine Fine Arts Center Main Gallery + Gallery 2\nOpening Reception:\nMarch 11\, 2–4 p.m.\nRooted in the generative characteristics of spring\, Aries Rising presents a collection of sculptural and two-dimensional artworks made of metal\, fiber\, and mixed media whose sensibilities reflect an organic source. Featured artists in the exhibition share a curiosity about human perception as it relates to the environment\, both natural and manmade\, reflected in their manipulation of material and form.\nArtists featured:\nRenée Azenaro\, Debra Disman\, Mirena Kim\, Sofia V. Gonzales\, Zara Kuredjian\, and \nSusan Lizotte.\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-aries-rising-at-the-irvine-fine-ars-center/
LOCATION:Irvine Fine Arts Center\, 14321 Yale Ave\, Irvine\, CA\, 92604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Irvine Fine Arts Center":MAILTO:fineartscustomerservice@cityofirvine.org(link sends e-mail) CENTER HOURS JOIN OUR MAILING LIST ARTBEAT: CURRENT ISSUE Read the digital edition of the summer issue of ArtBeat here(link is external). Registration for classes is open now at yourirvine.org(link is external). FEATURED NEWSView All News Read More The summer issue of Inside Irvine(link is external) is here! 1 2 3 UPCOMING EVENTS July 9, 2022 All Media 2022 Opening Reception 2:00pm - 4:00pm View All Irvine Fine Arts Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230128T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230326T170000
DTSTAMP:20230316T175421Z
CREATED:20230126T064523Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "I Can't I Won't I Will I Do" SOLO SHOW
DESCRIPTION: “I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do”\nReflectSpace presents:\nDEBRA DISMAN: I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do\nJanuary 18 – March 19\, 2023\nOpening Reception: Saturday\, January 28th\, 6-8pm\nCurators: Ara & Anahid Oshagan\n\nReflectSpace in Glendale\, run by  Ara Oshagan\, presents new work by artist Debra Disman. Along with the exhibition\, ReflectSpace is publishing an artists’ book based on Disman’s 2021-22 Santa Monica Artist Fellowship project\, investigating linking and responding to the groundbreaking work of artist Charlotte Salomon and Eva Hesse which will be available at the opening. For more information\, please visit HERE.\n\n \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-i-cant-i-wont-i-will-i-do-solo-show/
LOCATION:ReflectSpace Gallery\, 222 East Harvard Street\, Glendale\, CA\, 91205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="RelfectSpace Gallery":MAILTO:LibraryInfo@glendaleca.gov.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230124T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T120000
DTSTAMP:20230109T195852Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Tenuous Threads"
DESCRIPTION:TENUOUS THREADS\nContemporary Work Incorporating Textiles\, Fibers\, Threads and Mixed Media\nJanuary 24th – February 11\, 2023\nOpening reception of Tenuous Threads: January 26th\, 5:30pm-8pm: \nAtlantic Gallery\, located in the historic Landmark Arts Building in Chelsea NYC\,  presents the exhibition: Tenuous Threads\, juried by Patricia Miranda\n\nAll of life is connected through networks\, systems\, fibers and webs. Communication (visual\, verbal\, electrical\, chemical\, and kinetic) enables an exchange of information amongst all life forms. Tenuous Threads alludes to the delicate lines that bring us together and sets us apart; that joins us yet repels us. This show features innovative artworks that utilize textiles\, fibers\, threads (natural and synthetic) in sculpture\, collage\, 3D and 2D mixed media that communicates the strength and fragility of what binds all life.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-tenuous-threads/
LOCATION:Atlantic Gallery\, 547 West 27th Street or 548 West 28th Street Suite 540 – accessible from either street\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Atlantic Gallery":MAILTO:info@atlanticgallery.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T170000
DTSTAMP:20230119T221303Z
CREATED:20230119T220616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T221303Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "I Can't I Won't I Will I Do' Solo Show at ReflectSpace Gallery
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to have a solo exhibition at ReflectSpace Gallery\, part of Glendale Arts and Culture\, opening Saturday January 28th and on view through March 19\,2023.\nCurated by the wonderful Ara and Anahid Oshagan of Glendale.\nThe title of the show is based on a work of the same name:\n“I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do”\, 2022\, 13 x 71.5″\,  repurposed table runner\, paint\, hemp cord and linen thread\n   \nLove to See You There!!!!
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-i-cant-i-wont-i-will-i-do-solo-show-at-reflectspace-gallery/
LOCATION:Wisconsin
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230101T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231231T170000
DTSTAMP:20230816T052609Z
CREATED:20221226T021856Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Objects of Agency" at the HERA
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in:\n \nObjects of Agency\nA Virtual Exhibition \nOn view at heragallery.org and @hera_gallery on social media \nObjects of Agency addresses the health care crisis which has recently culminated in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and stripped thousands of people of the right to bodily autonomy.  \nThe United States has the worst maternal mortality rate among other similarly developed countries. According to the University of Colorado\, due to the Dobbs decision\, maternal mortality rates are projected to go up 14%. For women of color\, it is 20%. Simply due to women’s health care becoming more restrictive and less accessible. \nWhen “abortion” is typed into a Google search\, the first page that comes up is a misleading website filled with fear slogans and misinformation to prevent women from seeking necessary and viable health care options. A recent research study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate showed that in many right wing states\, 1/10 Google search results for abortion services lead to anti-abortion fake clinics. When abortion is typed into Instagram\, the first hashtag is #abortionisevil.  \nSo\, what do we do? How can we use our creative voices to counteract misinformation and false advertising and provide viable discourse and inspiration?  \nHera Gallery has invited artists to fight\, cry\, rage\, and make art\, and to  to connect with others through creative expression in hopes that it brings a sense of insight\, or deep feeling\, beauty\, education\, perseverance\, protest\, connection and/or community. We have invited artists to share their voices through the virtual exhibition Objects of Agency. \nObjects of Agency is composed of 53 works which speak to abortion rights in the United States. The virtual exhibition takes place over the 52 weeks of 2023. All selected works will be on virtual display throughout the duration of the exhibition on heragallery.org.  Each week\, Hera Gallery will choose one featured artist and artwork from the exhibition to represent the current tribulations and inspirations of the current state of women’s health care in America. Featured artists will be posted on all social media accounts. Objects of Agency aims to stimulate\, educate\, and encourage abortion care. It aims to challenge the anti-abortion campaigns and false information which dominate the internet. It aims to provide access to factual information and ultimately to create a platform and a network to share the voices\, choices\, and stories of all women and female identifying persons. \nGallery commission of sold works will be donated to Planned Parenthood. \nParticipating artists will have the opportunity to speak in a virtual artist talk hosted by Hera Gallery. \nAbout Hera Gallery:\nHera Educational Foundation and Gallery promotes contemporary professional artists through a comprehensive exhibition schedule of member work\, curated\, and juried intersectional social justice shows. Together with thought-provoking programming our organization encourages dialogue that enriches the cultural life of our non-urban Southern RI community. We provide a venue for young talent to find a public voice\, and creative support to local health services. Since its inception in 1974\, Hera has been resolutely dedicated to gender equity and feminist discourse to challenge perceptions and inspire social change. \nBecause of its flexibility and commitment to presenting exhibitions with artistic merit and integrity Hera has been awarded numerous grants for its exhibitions and programs including grants from Rhode Island State Council on the Arts\, The Champlin Foundation\, Rhode Island Council on the Humanities\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the Puffin Foundation. \nI am showing\, “Excavation of the Interior”\, 2021\, 12 x 28 x 12.5″\, Mixed media: wood\, mulberry paper\, canvas\, muslin\, watercolor paper\, hemp cord and linen thread. It stands upright in any degree of opened/closed. Open\, it can span up to 28″ wide.\n   
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhbitionista-objects-of-agency/
LOCATION:Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation\, 10 High Street\, Wakefield\, RI\, 02879\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230312T160000
DTSTAMP:20230130T185513Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "YARN/ROPE/STRING" at the New Bedford Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to be showing “Profusion” in “Yarn/Rope/String” at the New Bedford Museum of Art\, organized by Fiber Art Now\, and juried by Michael F. Rohde \, originally presented in print and online in  Fiber Art Now.\n\n\n\n“Profusion“\, 2018\, 8.5 x 24.5 x 7.75\, Book board\, mulberry paper\, watercolor paper\, canvas\, hemp cord
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-yarn-rope-string-at-the-new-bedford-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:The New Bedford Museum of Art\, 608 Pleasant Street\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Arts Now":MAILTO:support@fiberartnow.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221106T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221209T170000
DTSTAMP:20221006T204322Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "50 Years of Fiber"
DESCRIPTION:The annual Fiber Artists of San Antonio 2022 Art Exhibition will be held November 6 through December 9\, at the Kelso Art Center\, University of Incarnate Word\, San Antonio\, TX. The theme of the exhibit\, “50 Years of Fiber Art\,” celebrates the organization’s half century history. The show presents fiber artists from across the U.S. considering each decade since the 1970s as inspiration for their fiber art work. \n*DEFINITION OF FIBER\, as extracted from Merriam-Webster Dictionary: 1. A thread or structure or object resembling a thread; 2. A slender and greatly elongated natural or synthetic filament) such as wool\, cotton\, gold\, asbestos\, glass or rayon) which typically can be spun into yarn; 3. Material made of fibers (includes paper)\, fabric\, plastic or metal fibers\, tapestry\, art cloth.\nThe exhibition is juried by Paula Owen.\nOwen\, president emerita of Southwest School of Art\, began her tenure in1996\, following 11 years as the Director of the Visual Arts Center in Richmond\, Virginia. Under her leadership the school’s size\, scope\, and reputation grew significantly\, and in 2014 a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program was added. In 2022 Southwest School of Art and University of Texas at San Antonio announced a merger to create a new and expanded school of art. \nOwen has served as curator of numerous exhibits and on national and regional boards and panels\, including the Pew Artist Fellowships\, the Bush Foundation Fellowships\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is a published arts writer and co-authored the book\, Objects and Meaning: New Perspec5ves on Art and Craft:\, published by Scarecrow Press. Most recently\, her essay “Fabrication and Encounter: When Content is a Verb\,” was published in Maria Elena Buzcek’s book\, Extra/Ordinary: Craft and Contemporary Art. \nOwen earned an MFA in painting and printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University and continues to show her work in group and solo shows throughout the nation. \n\nI am thrilled to be showing:\n“Rent Wound Tear\, Mend Heal Repair”\nThe first time this triptych will be shown outside of Los Angeles.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-50-years-of-fiber/
LOCATION:Kelso Art Center\, Broadway & Hildebrand\, San Antonio\, 78209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="FASA":MAILTO:susiemonday@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221118T000000
DTSTAMP:20221222T220655Z
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SUMMARY:Exhbitionista: "Telling Stories" with Shoebox Arts
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to participate in: \n“Telling Stories”\nSATURDAY\, OCTOBER 22\, 2022 3-5pm PST: Zoom Opening Reception and artist talks\nPresented by Shoebox Projects\nCurated by Michelle Robinson\, Artist and Curator\n“Art and craft are means to tell stories visually. Through mythology\, fairy tales\, cultural commentary\, dream imagery\, family history\, and personal narrative\, art has sought to examine the challenges and mysteries of how we live; to interpret and understand our world and share those thoughts with others. This exhibition showcases how artists are telling stories now\, from abstract and non-linear to representational and narratives” at Shoebox Projects“\nSee the show and hear the Artists Talk HERE!\nI am showing: Chromatic Interactions: The Golden Thread\, 2020\, 76 x 90 x 1.5″\, mixed media installation utilizing file cards written and drawn upon by Craft Contemporary Museum patrons participating in my commissioned interactive artists’ book project: Chromatic Interactions\n    \n\nMichelle Robinson studied architecture and visualization at Texas A&M University\, producing animated short films that were shown at the Walker Art Center\, the Dallas Museum of Art\, and The AFI National Video Festival. She has been an artist and supervisor with Walt Disney Animation Studios for over 28 years\, with credits that include Frozen\, Zootopia\, and most recently\, Head of Characters on Encanto. She also holds an MFA from New Hampshire Institute of Art and has had her work published in Diffusion of Light\, The Hand\, and Precog magazine. Exhibition highlights include a curated show dealing with the urban environment at the Brand Library in Glendale\, CA\, and solo shows at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder\, CO\, The Wright Gallery at Texas A&M University\, and the Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery at Coker University in NC. www.michellerobinsonstudio.com \nShoebox Arts is an arts organization focused on supporting and empowering artists\, building community\, offering peer mentorship\, PR/marketing strategies and social media management. Shoebox Projects is our alternative art space that supports artists through curator opportunities\, residencies and representation. \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhbitionista-telling-stories-with-shoebox-arts/
LOCATION:Shoebox Projects\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221113T163000
DTSTAMP:20220923T021706Z
CREATED:20220923T021538Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: Surface Design Association Southwest Regional Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Current SDA members in Arizona\, Colorado\, Nevada\, New Mexico\, Oklahoma\, Southern California\, Texas\, and Utah were invited to submit work for the juried SDA Southwest Regional Exhibition. The exhibition was juried by Arizona artist\, Annie Lopez. \nSeptember 30-November 13\, 2022 at\nTubac Center of the Arts\n9 Plaza Road\, Tubac\, AZ 85646 \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-surface-design-association-southwest-regional-exhibition/
LOCATION:Tubac Center For The Arts\, 9 Plaza Road\, Tubac\, AZ\, 85646\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Surface Design Association":MAILTO:info@surfacedesign.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230423T000000
DTSTAMP:20230506T223529Z
CREATED:20220924T223225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230506T223529Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "Swept Away: Love Letter to a Surrogate(s)"
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nON SITE: ANNENBERG COMMUNITY BEACH HOUSE\nAnnenberg – Swept Way: Love Letters to a Surrogate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganized by\nWarren Neidich\, Christina Mossaides Strassfield\, Anuradha Vikram and Rene Petropoulos  2022-23\n “Swept Away: Love Letter to a Surrogate/s” is a community oriented artistic project that aims to create a transcontinental heartbeat across America. It is hoped that through its combined gestures and performances\, a sense of solidarity\, so desperately missing today\, will emerge with which to confront the ecological catastrophe at our doorstep.”\n65 Los Angeles County artists will present live performances over Earth Day Weekend: April 22 and 23\, 2023 at the Santa Monica State Beach near the Annenberg Community Beach House on the Pacific Ocean.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am thrilled to participate in:\nSwept Away: Love Letter to a Surrogate(s)\, Main Beach\, East Hampton\, NY / Santa Monica Beach\, Santa Monica\, CA\nCurators: Warren Neidich\, Christina Mossaides Strassfield\, Anuradha Vikram and Rene Petropoulos  2022-23\n\nThe syncopated sound of the surf will provide the background acousmatic. This poetic project in some ways harkens back to the Happenings staged by Allan Kaprow in 1966 all through the South Fork: https://alastairgordonwalltowall.com/2018/02/07/gas-i-am-a-happener-1966-east-hampton/ \nArtist Warren Neidich co- curated the successful Drive by Art event in 2020.\nThe “SWEPT AWAY” project is co-curated and co-coordinated by Christina Strassfield\, Museum Director/Chief Curator of Guild Hall\, Anuradha Vikram\, Los Angeles based independent curator\, and Los Angeles based conceptual artist Renee Petropoulos\, plus administrative coordination by Julie McKim. \n65 artists living in on the East End and 65 west coast artists are participating in this community and family-based Art Happening. In the spring the reverse will occur; with East End artists writing love letters to LA artists to be executed at Will Rogers State Beach\, Santa Monica in conjunction with the 18th Street Arts Center. \nArtists will create ephemeral performative gestures of immateriality or time-based works on the beach. This could be making a sandcastle\, singing a song\, reciting poetry\, dancing\, make a sculpture that interacts with the tide\, collecting shells\, doing a light projection\,\, picking up garbage on the beach\, etc.  The works could be political and deal with global warming and its effects on the water level or could be apolitical and talk about the natural beauty of the real in opposition to the digital and virtual. \nThe importance of biodegradable\, non-toxic materials will be essential as well as leaving the beach pristine after the work. \nEach East Coast artist has been linked up to a West Coast artist who will email instructions – a love letter – for a work of art that the local artist will incorporate into their performative piece\, acting as a surrogate. In the Spring will occur the reverse\, with East Coast Artists sending Love Letters to their West Coast counterparts\, who will use it as a springboard to create offerings to happewn at Santa Monica’s Will Rogers State Beach.\nThe list of East End and West Coast artist pairings is as follows: \nEAST END ARTISTS  > LOS ANGELES ARTISTS\nPamella Allen > Jade Gordon + Megan Whitmarsh\nSuzanne Anker > Margarethe Drexel\nElena Bajo  > Jasmine Orpilla\nLillian Ball > Dana Duff\nMonica Banks > Jamie Ross\nDianne Blell > Lisa Anne Auerbach\nScott Bluedorn > Robby Herbst\nSanford Biggers > Sterling Wells\nMegan Chaskey > Lionel Popkin\nScott Chaskey > Kathryn Andrews\nPhilippe Cheng > David Horvitz\nAndrea Cote > Nina Waisman\nIvana Dama > Rodrigo Arruda\nPeter Dayton > Anita Pace\nKatrina Del Mar > Taisha Paggett + Meital Yaniv\nJeremy Dennis > Debra Disman\nSabra Moon Elliot > Rochelle Fabb\nCarol Edwards > Pamela Hudson\nEva Faye > Patty Chang + David Kelly\nSaskia Friedrich > Fran Siegel\nMargaret Garrett > Susan Kleinberg\nVeronica Gonzales > Cassandra Marketo\nKimberly Goff > Cheri Gaulke + Xochi Maberry-Gaulke\nJeremy Grosvenor > Vincent Johnson\nJerelyn Hanrahan > Andrew Berardini\nCandace Hill Montgomery > Anna Joy Springer\nVirva Hinnemo > Sam Shoemaker\nAlice Hope > Krysten Cunningham\nErica-Lynn Huberty > Sandeep Mukherjee\nTerri Hyland > Joseph Mosconi\nRuby Jackson > Alice Könitz\nIlya + Emelia Kabakov > Carolyn Castano\nCarlos Lama > Elisabeth Houston\nLaurie Lambrecht > May Sun\nJoseph Liatela > Badly Licked Bear\nDonald Lipski > Raul Baltazar\nSutton Lynch > Yrneh Gabon Brown\nJosephine Meckseper > Jiayun Chen\nPaul Miller > Lucia Santini Ribisi\nTanya Minhas > Allison Wyper\nRichard Mothes > Kristin Calabrese\nMichelle Murphy > Sarah Beadle\nJill Musnicki > Victoria Vesna\nEileen O’Kane Kornreich > Iman Person\nDalton Portella > Ryat Yezbick\nJaanika Peerna > Marcus Kuiland Nazario\nToni Ross > Sharon Barnes\nDavid Rothenberg > Beatriz Cortez\nWill Ryan > Jody Zellen\nSara Salaway > Melinda Altshuler\nMatthew Satz > Katie Grinnan\nBastienne Schmidt > Jisoo Chung\nBarry Schwabsky > David Schafer\nChristine Sciulli > Karen Lofgren\nArlene Slavin > Jenny Yurshansky\nJanice Stanton > Kearra Gopee\nChristina Sun > Catherine Scott\nCarol Szymanski  > Xiouping\nSara VanDerBeek > Alicia Serling\nRyan Wallace > Joshua Aster\nRoss Watts > Justine Harari\nAllan Wexler > Dan Kwong\nNina Yankowitz > Francesca Gabbiani\nDarius Yektai > Barbara McCarren + Jud Fine\nAlmond Zigmund > Marissa Mandler \n\nABOUT WARREN NEIDICH \nWarren Neidich uses written texts and neon-light sculptures to create cross-pollinating conceptual works that reflect upon situations at the border zones of art\, science\, and social justice. His performative and sculptural work Pizzagate Neon (2018)\, recently on display at the Venice Biennale 2019\, analyzed\, through a large hanging neon light sculpture\, fake news and the post-truth society. Selected exhibitions include the Whitney Museum of American Art\, PS1 MOMA\, White Columns\, Walker Art Center MIT List Visual Art Center\, (Cambridge)\, Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, National Museum of American Art (Washington D.C.\, US)\, Museum Ludwig (Köln\, Germany)\, Haus Der Kunst (Munich)\, Zentrum für Kunst and Media (Karlsruhe\, Germany)\, ICA London\, Palais Tokyo (Paris\, France)\, Villa Arson (Nice\, France) and Kunsthaus Zürich. He has been a visiting lecturer in the Departments of Art at Brown University\, GSD Harvard University\, Columbia University\, Princeton University\, University of California\, Los Angeles\, the Sorbonne in Paris\, France; and the University of Oxford and Cambridge University in the UK. His work has been the subject of over 150 magazine and newspaper articles\, including The New York Times\, Time Magazine\, Artforum\, Art in America\, Kunstforum International\, The Art Newspaper\, Smithsonian Magazine\, The Chicago Tribune\, Hyperallergic\, Artnet\, GQ\, Forbes\, Vogue IT\, Monopol\, Performance Art Journal\, \, Time Out\, The New Yorker\, New York Magazine\, Los Angeles Times\, The Village Voice\, and Frieze. \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-swept-away-love-letter-to-a-surrogates/
LOCATION:Annenberg Beach House\, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90402 ·\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Presentations
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SUMMARY:Exhibitionista: The Small-Scale Sculpture Survey\, Part 2
DESCRIPTION:The Small-Scale Sculpture Survey\, Part 2 is ready to debut Sept 9th at Addington Gallery in Chicago’s River North Gallery District\, curated by “Curators Gone Rogue” Susan Aurinko and Susan Blackman!\nThe The Reception is 5 to 8PM!\nBring a friend and come by to see works by Doug DeWitt\, Debra Disman\, Edward Karl Fresa\, Donna Hapac\, John Hatlestad\, Mike Helbing\,  Jason Messinger\, Nancy Pirri\,  Bobby Joe Scribner and Vivian Visser. 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-the-small-scale-sculpture-survey-part-2/
LOCATION:Addington Gallery\, 704 North Wells Street\, Chciago\, IL\, 60654\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "(Re)imagining Home: On Care for Our Common Home"
DESCRIPTION:18th Street Arts Center is pleased to present the exhibition (Re)imagining Home: On Care for Our Common Home\, curated by Emma Balda and Venus Tung-yan Lau\, on view in the Kitchen Lab at 18th Street Arts Center’s Airport Campus (3026 Airport Ave. in Santa Monica) from August 22\, 2022 – July 31\, 2023.\nWhat is home? \nOver the last two years\, our notions of home have been challenged\, transformed\, and clarified. The pandemic has simultaneously forced us to shrink our physical home\, while also asking us to expand our sense of home to now include people\, food\, rituals\, and ideas. We have also seen our relationship with and to the Earth change. We have seen that our sense of home must expand to include the Earth and the way we care for it.\nAs we attempt to create a shared home\, the first step in that is defining what home means to us. This project asked the 18th Street community to examine the idea of home outside of the domestic sense. They were asked to identify people\, memories\, materials\, places\, movements\, or concepts that resonate as home to them. These ideas\, in combination with art that reflects on this concept\, will then be displayed on the monitor in the Kitchen Lab at the Airport Campus. This project relied heavily on 18th Street’s theme “Our Shared Home\,” while also deconstructing and defining what that sense of home means so that we can better understand what it means to share this space with one another. \nThis exhibition highlights the artworks of Alexandra Dillon\, Christopher Tin\, Dan Kwong\, Dan S Wang\, David McDonald\, Deborah Lynn Irmas\, Debra Disman\, Edi Dai\, Elham Sagharchi\, Gwen Samuels\, Jeff Beale\, Julia Michelle Dawson\, Lionel Popkin\, Luciana Abait\, M Susan Broussard\, Melinda Smith Altshuler\, Michael Masucci\, Po-Hao Chi\, Rebecca Youssef\, and Yvette Gellis\, all artists in residence at 18th Street Arts Center.\nExplore a 360 view of the virtual exhibition HERE.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-reimagining-home-on-care-for-our-common-home/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: PAPERWORKS 2022 at B.J. Spokes Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Paperworks 2022 is an international\, juried exhibition at B.J. Spokes Gallery featuring  artists creating work on\, with\, or about paper. \nI am showing:   \n“Throes of the Body”\n\n \n  \nJuror: Kiko Aebi is a Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Museum of Modern Art\, a position which she has held since 2019. In this role\, she has provided exhibition and acquisition support on various projects. Most recently\, she worked with Senior Curator Jodi Hauptman and Associate Curator Samantha Friedman on Cézanne Drawing (2021) and contributed texts to the associated exhibition catalogue. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Research Grant and holds an M.A. in Contemporary Art History from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and a B.A. in Art History and Environmental Studies from Amherst College. \nWorks by the winners of the international Paperworks 2022 competition will be on display on the Gallery website from August 1 – 31\, 2022. There will be a Zoom reception on Saturday\, August 13th. Meet and chat with the artists online and meet juror Kiko Aebi\, Museum of Modern Art\, NY. \nJoin us for the ZOOM RECEPTION for Paperworks: Saturday\, August 13th\, 7 pm. Meet the artists! Meet the juror! Ask Questions! Register with the link below.\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoc-iuqzsoGNdKqDWGnJeAKSIa8RuCl204\n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-paperworks-2022-at-b-j-spokes-gallery/
LOCATION:B.J. Spoke Gallery\, 299 Main Street\, Huntington\, NY\, 11743\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220723T120000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONISTA: "PULP- Book and Paper Arts"
DESCRIPTION:PULP- Book and Paper Arts\n\nShow coordinators are Renee Owen and Jenny Lynn Hall.\nJurors are Alicia Bailey and Helen Hiebert:\nAlicia Bailey\, curator and artist\, is currently the director of Abecedarian Books. She has been working with book forms since the mid-nineties\, has owned and run a successful gallery dedicated to book arts\, and is the visionary and curator behind the annual Artists’ Book Cornucopia. \nHelen Hiebert is a Colorado artist who constructs installations\, sculptures\, films\, and artists’ books and works in paper using handmade paper as her primary medium. She teaches\, lectures and exhibits her work internationally and online\, and is the author of several how-to books about papermaking and paper crafts.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/exhibitionista-pulp-book-and-paper-arts/
LOCATION:Sebastapol Center for the Arts\, 282 S. High Street\, CA\, Sebastopol\, 95472\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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