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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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SUMMARY:The Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity
DESCRIPTION:The Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity\nJurors: Bexx Caswell-Olson\, Ann Kresge\, Joe Sanders\nOpening Reception\nFriday\, Aug. 28 | 7–9 pm\nA book begins as a small mass of material\, formed and pressed into life by ideas\, words\, and machines. A concept becomes thought\, becomes word\, becomes book\, becomes sculpture. From the tactile complexity of handmade paper\, to the alteration of existing volumes\, to a variety of other materials and concepts\, these objects\, in an increasingly digital world\, stubbornly survive. The objects in this exhibition will interpret the concept of the book and invite the viewer to look beyond the printed page to where word has become form. \nI am showing two pieces in the exhibition:\nPrairie\,  2018 (10.25″ x 45″ x 15.25″\, mixed media)\n  \n\nMaximum Security\, 2018\, (15 x 18 x 10.25″\, mixed media)\n   \n  \nThe Book as Art v. 8.0: Infinity  will be presented online until further notice.\nHowever\, the exhibition will be installed at the Decatur Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library\, in anticipation that the Periodicals Gallery at the Decatur Library may be open for limited viewing before the advertised end of the exhibition (October 17). \nView The Book as Art v.8: Infinity Virtual Opening!\nVirtual programming is in development to supplement and enhance viewer experience. I an honored to be participating in an Artist Talk at 7PM EST on Friday October 28th!  \nLive Zoom Events (FREE tickets via Eventbrite\, links available soon)\nOct. 7: Artist Talk with Valerie Aranda and Clemente Orozco Farías\nOct. 14: Artist Talk with Stephanie Russ and Isabelle Fleurelien\nOct. 21: Artist Interview: Peggy Johnston\nOct. 28: Artist Showcase and Discussion: Nicole Polonsky\, Christian Feneck\, Chris Revelle\, Debra Disman \n 
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/the-book-as-art-v-8-0-infinity/
LOCATION:Decatur Library\, 215 Sycamore Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
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SUMMARY:2020 California Open Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:CONGRATULATIONS 2020 CALIFORNIA OPEN ACCEPTED ARTISTS\nJuror Kate Mothes selected 101 unique objects of fine art from 99 artists. \nNearly 1\,000 entries were submitted to the artist call.   \nThe 2020 California Open displays at TAG in all of our downstairs galleries from September 9 — October 1. Fine art viewings are available by appointment only until Stay Home orders are lifted for Los Angeles. Please call or email the gallery for more information. \nI am thrilled to be showing “FALLING”\, 2018\, 11″ x (up to) 23″ x 7.5″\, mixed media\n  \nFront view  (interior/exterior)                                     Detail   (interior/exterior) \n  \n  \nDetail (interior/exterior)                                                    Back view (exterior)
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/2020-california-open-exhibition/
LOCATION:Tag Gallery\, 5458 Wilshire Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:"Building Networks of Empathy"
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition Building Networks of Empathy is the second of a two-part show that asks us to consider the ways in which art empowers not only the artist\, but its viewers to transform their most difficult experiences into enlightened outcomes. The first part of the show is an ongoing online-only exhibition entitled Facing Darkness\, which encouraged artists in our community to reflect internally on our current moment of pandemic\, isolation\, and structural inequity laid bare. \nFor this second part\, which will be physically installed in 18th Street Arts Center’s spacious Airport campus hangar galleries\, artists were asked to respond to how they have changed as a result of their inner reflections on darkness\, and to imagine new futures and societal structures as we see our way out of crisis. Each artist grapples as well with the role that art can play in social reflection\, expression\, and cultural paradigm shifts as a result of a deeper understanding of each other\, and the empathy that follows. The exhibition sees empathy not only as a way to share and understand what others are going through\, but also as a natural and endless resource that we can all rely on when crisis and emergency hit\, with hopes that we can turn this moment of collective fear into a sublime experience. \nDebra Disman\, Chromatic Interactions: The Golden Thread\, 2020. File cards\, pencils\, crayons\, thread. Installation. 76 x 90 inches.\nPhoto by Debra Disman. Courtesy of the artist.\n“I was commissioned to create an interactive book for Craft Contemporary’s 2017 exhibition\, Chapters: Book Arts in Southern California\, which opened shortly after the 2016 presidential election. Visitors could choose file cards in an array of colors\, draw and write on them\, and insert them into the pocketed pages of the book. A range of feelings\, responses\, and concerns were expressed through the cards\, which the Museum Staff saved and gave to me at the end of the show. I stitched them together grouped loosely by theme\, to express the network of empathy they depicted\, held together by golden thread.” \nThis exhibition may be viewed by appointment only. Please visit here to sign up to visit the exhibition! \nParticipating artists include: Alexandra Dillon\, Deborah Lynn Irmas\, Luigia Gio Martelloni\, Rebecca Setareh\, M Susan Broussard\, Julia Michelle Dawson\, Lionel Popkin\, Ameeta Nanji\, Siru Wen\, Elham Sagharchi\, Debra Disman\, Luciana Abait\, Sheila Karbassian\, Daniela Schweitzer\, Joan Wulf\, Loren Harris-Heller\, Nung-Hsin Hu\, and Susie McKay Krieser. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by a live Zoom panel featuring Alma Ruiz and Karen Sherman\, moderated by Paul Bonin-Rodriguez\, on November 12\, 2020 at 12pm. For this panel discussion\, curators\, artists\, activists\, advocates\, and scholars are invited to meet virtually  to reflect on the public opening of Facing Darkness\, and consider how the show renders a public crisis and artists’ circumstances evident and knowable. Moderated by artist-scholar Paul Bonin-Rodriguez\, with talks by curator Alma Ruiz and dancemaker Karen Sherman\, (Inter)facing Darkness will frame a dialogue on how artists are operating as second responders\, as thought leaders\, and resource gatherers at this time. Participants will be invited to speak on their experience of the show at this moment. Register here.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/building-networks-of-empathy/
LOCATION:18th Street Arts Center Airport Gallery\, 3026 Airport Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:FALL HOLIDAY BOOKMAKING Through the Panorama City Branch Library
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URL:https://debradisman.com/event/fall-holiday-bookmaking-through-the-panorama-city-branch-library/
LOCATION:Panorama City Branch Library\, 14345 Roscoe Blvd.\, Panorama City\, CA\, 91402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations,Teaching
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SUMMARY:Textile LA Textile Slam Presentation!
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SLAM! OCTOBER 27\nPLEASE JOIN US!\nTuesday\, October 27th\n7pm\nonline\n \nLooking forward to seeing you Tuesday evening October 27\, 2020 for Textile Slam! \nfrom $10.00\n\nTextile Slam! is an opportunity for friendly conversation and networking\, featuring a rotating slate of presenters\, each of whom will deliver an informal six-minute (or less!) slide show / improv / show-and-tell presentation.  \nWe invite members\, artists\, designers\, architects\, educators\, and all-around neat thinkers to talk about their work\, ideas that interest them\, or projects they are exploring or have completed or would like help with. \nThe Slam! as a casual\, community\, conversation-oriented event. \n\nFeaturing Lea Feinstein\, Kathy Nida\, and Debra Disman talking about current work\, creating in a pandemic\, thriving. \nTickets $10 members; $20 non-members. Thank you for your support! \nINFO HERE
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/textile-la-textile-slam-presentation/
LOCATION:PA
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SUMMARY:Chasing Ghosts V: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance\, legacy\, & beyond
DESCRIPTION:I am honored to be participating in:  \nChasing Ghosts V: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance\, legacy\, & beyond\nThis show emphasizes the idea of revealing the unseen or the soul in a work of art. The term ghost may be interpreted in many ways\, not necessarily meant to be a literal elucidation. This year’s interpretation might be loaded with the added turmoil of current social\, health\, environmental\, and political climate.  The exhibition asks artists: “Does your process manifest an identity within your work that somehow speaks to the past? Do you express your deepest fears or concerns through your work? Do current political\, health\, and environmental concerns follow you into the studio and shadow or define your work? What ghosts or parts of the past leave their mark on your work? Is a legacy revealed through your work or your process? Is memory a vital vehicle of expression for you? Do you inadvertently honor something from your past or concern for the future through your work? ”  \n Verum Ultimum never seeks to drive the work\, the only hope to unveil unique visions. \nVerum Ultimum Gallery has engaged audiences of artists and collectors since its founding in Northeast Portland in 2013. \nThe brainchild of artist Jennifer Gillia Cutshall\, Verum Ultimum (meaning the ultimate truth) showcases work that demonstrates the deepest connection to the creative process.
URL:https://debradisman.com/event/chasing-ghosts-v-art-that-pierces-the-veil-through-remembrance-legacy-beyond/
LOCATION:Verum Ultimum Gallery\, 3014 NE Ainsworth\, Portland\, OR\, 97211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201028T160000
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SUMMARY:The Book As Art\, vol. 8: Infinity - ARTIST TALK!
DESCRIPTION:The Book As Art\, vol.8: Infinity- Artist Talks\n\n\nby Georgia Center for the Book\n\n\n\n\nFree\nOctober 28\, 2020\n7:00PM EST\n4:00PM PST\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an artist talk every Wednesday in October with artists featured in the 2020 Book As Art\, vol.8: Infinity Exhibition.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nJoin us for an artist showcase\, featuring 5 artists’ who have pieces in the 2020 The Book as Art v.8: Infinity exhibition: Debra Disman (“Maximum Security”; “Prairie”)\, Christian Feneck (“The Unmade Room”)\, Julie Fordham (“The Dream”)\, Nicole Polonsky (“32xF”)\, and Chris Revelle (“Living Monuments”). For more information about their work\, visit the catalogue for the exhibition here: Book As Art\, vol.8: Infinity Catalogue \nDebra Disman is a Los Angeles-based artist working primarily in the form of the book\, both as a solo practitioner and in the public sphere of community engagement. As a maker and teaching artist she creates work and projects which push the boundaries of the book into new forms and materials. Her work is shown in museums\, galleries\, universities and libraries across the US including The Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale\, CA\, Craft Contemporary in LA\, The University of the Arts in Philadelphia\, and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. Disman was the featured artist for the Big Read in LA in 2016; is the recipient of a WORD: Artist Grant / Bruce Geller Memorial Prize in 2016 to create “The Sheltering Book”\, a life-sized book structure; and was commissioned by LA’s Craft Contemporary Museum to create an interactive book for their 2017 exhibition\, “Chapters: Book Arts in Southern California.” She was a Studio Resident at the Camera Obscura Art Lab in 2018\, and was awarded five Artist-in-Residence grants from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs since 2017 to work with the diverse Valley communities of LA. \nArtist Christian Feneck combines his architectural training with painting\, print\, and installation art to create visual experiences of space using color. Feneck’s paintings explore the relationship of vision and the understanding of space by using architectural perspective conventions in combination with a layered series of translucent color fields.. Born in Massachusetts but raised primarily in Hawaii\, California\, and Florida\, Feneck has resided in Fort Lauderdale since 2004. Feneck was a Visiting Professor of Architectural Design and Theory at Florida Atlantic University and participated in the FATVillage Artist Incubator Residency and the IS Projects Existent Books Residency programs. Feneck contributed to numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout South Florida as well as curated several installation art exhibitions. \nJulie Fordham is a mixed media artist working in Atlanta\, Ga. She attended Rhode Island School of Design where she studied Illustration. Julie’s work is a personal narrative. She uses plants\, animals\, and insects along with her figures to interpret the world and the people around her. She creates intuitively and enjoys experimenting with new materials. She loves tedium and contrast. The combination of rough texture with feminine details. Tons of miniscule stitches and lace. Bright colors with dark heavy feeling imagery. Words are added as a source of texture. Her work explores the symbolism tied to animals and plants and reframes them in a way that establishes her own visual vocabulary. She has shown around the city of Atlanta and Nashville\, and participated in many shows at the Tannery Row Artist Colony in Buford. \nNicole Polonsky is a visual artist whose practice encompasses limited-edition prints\, bookworks and multiples; drawing and unique object-making; writing; film\, installations and performance. She also devises and produces group projects and exhibitions\, and collaborates with other artists to realize cross-disciplinary ventures. Nicole gained her bachelor’s degree at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art\, University of Oxford\, and master’s in Print at the Royal College of Art\, London UK. She has shown extensively throughout her career. Recent exhibitions include lapse:re:lapse\, MOCA London WE UK; Lighting Up Time\, Northern Print and Side Cinema\, Newcastle UK; A Pollock’s Gallimaufry\, and The Contemporary Print\, Flatbed Press and Gallery\, Texas USA. In 2019 Nicole received an Arts Council England Project Grant for Lighting Up Time; she was shortlisted for the 2018 Flourish Award for Excellence in Printmaking and the 2016 Neo:Printprize .Nicole’s artworks are held in private collections internationally and public collections at Museum of Modern Art and Lafayette College; Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art\,and the Victoria and Albert Museum\, among others. Her work was featured in a number of publications including Creative Review\, Art Monthly and Printmaking Today\, as well as The Word is Art. Nicole lives and works in London\, UK. \nChris Revelle is an interdisciplinary artist with a socially-engaged and research- based studio practice. Through the examination of history\, language\, and visual culture\, Revelle’s work confronts the failures and abuses of social\, political\, and economic systems. The goal of his practice is to challenge public memory while inspiring discourse and empathy. Revelle has exhibited in the United States\, Hong Kong\, London\, South Korea\, and India. He was the recipient of the 2018 Idea Capital Grant and a finalist for the 2017 Hong Kong Human Rights Art Prize. Revelle has created work for United Nations organizations\, and was formerly the Chair of Fine Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design\, Hong Kong\, and a Faculty Instructor of Painting and Drawing at Arizona State University. He earned his Master of Fine Arts from the School of Art at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) in Valencia\, CA.
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