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“I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do Solo Show Opening At ReflectSpace Gallery!
I am thrilled to have a solo exhibition at ReflectSpace Gallery, part of Glendale Arts and Culture, which opened Saturday January 28th and is on view through March 19,2023.
The show, a dream come true that I did not even know I had, was curated by the wonderful Ara and Anahid Oshagan of The City of Glendale.
Beautiful show video by Jennifer Remenchick, artist, writer, videographer and exhibition installer.
The opening was warm, wonderful and wild!
Our ReflectSpace-published artist book: “Concurrencies Charlotte Salomon, and Eva Hesse Genius, Trauma and the Creative Imagination”.
I was moved and surprised by flowers sent by my family, and a certificate presented by Senator Anthony L. Portantino!
Stacie B. London, exhibition designer and installer extraordinaire…and esteemed colleague.
Artist colleagues Laurey Bennett Levy and Rebecca Youseff
The very colorful artist and animator Michelle Robinson
Beloved artist and curator friend, Frida Cano
Frida and Mick
Dear friend and actor extraordinaire, Suzanne Voss
Long-time no-see friend Rayne with Mark
Mark and I hanging with the beautiful Anahid Oshagan, curator and lawyer, and Glendale Mayor Ardy Kassakhian
I was honored to receive a City of Glendale Certificate of Recognition, presented by Senator Anthony L. Portantino!
Glendale Mayor Ardy Kassakhian and Senator Anthony L. Portantino!
Director of Glendale Library Arts and Culture Gary Shaffer, Mon Cher Mark, Curator Anahid Oshagan, and Glendale Mayor Ardy Kassakhian
What a line-up!
Exhibition Designer Stacie B. London, Curators Ara Oshagan and Anahid Oshagan, Director of Glendale Library Arts and Culture Gary Shaffer, Glendale Mayor Ardy Kassakhian, Mark, myself, and Senator Anthony L. Portantino and esteemed City of Glendale colleague!
“Yarn/Rope/String” at the New Bedford Art Museum
I am thrilled to be included in the current
Yarn/Rope/String exhibition at the New Bedford Art Museum
DECEMBER 8, 2022 – MARCH 12, 2023
showing: “Profusion“, 2018, 8.5 x 24.5 x 7.75, Book board, mulberry paper, watercolor paper, canvas, hemp cord
Fiber Art Now and New Bedford Art Museum/Art Works! present Yarn/Rope/String
DECEMBER 8, 2022 – MARCH 12, 2023
The Fiber Art Now Yarn/Rope/String exhibitions were designed to encourage innovative use of fibers that artists incorporate into new and exciting works of art. The jurors for the 2021 and 2022 exhibitions in print had this to say about the expanse of this expressive niche of fiber art:
Yarn/Rope/String 2022 juror Michael F. Rohde has been weaving since 1973. His work is in the permanent collections of the George Washington University Museum, The Textile Museum in Washington, DC; the Mingei Museum in San Diego, California; the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles in San Jose, California; the Ventura County Museum of Art in Ventura, California; the Racine Art Museum in Racine, Wisconsin; and The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. “It is always a special privilege to be given the chance to see a large body of work, but a challenge to select only a few,” said Rohde. “Some of the things I looked for and found include excellence in craftsmanship, new ways of expressing ideas with fiber, and occasionally work that addressed what happens outside of the studios yet impacts us all. Not all works embodied all criteria. This led to a selection that was diverse and hopefully with some things that are new to each of us.” michaelrohde.com
YARN/ROPE/STRING: FIBER ART NOW JURIED EXHIBITION
DECEMBER 8, 2022 – MARCH 12, 2023
EXHIBITIONISTA: “I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do” SOLO SHOW
“I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do”
ReflectSpace presents:
DEBRA DISMAN: I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do
January 18 – March 19, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 28th, 6-8pm
Curators: Ara & Anahid Oshagan
ReflectSpace 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.
EXHIBITIONISTA: “I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do’ Solo Show at ReflectSpace Gallery
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.
Curated by the wonderful Ara and Anahid Oshagan of Glendale.
The title of the show is based on a work of the same name:
“I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do”, 2022, 13 x 71.5″, repurposed table runner, paint, hemp cord and linen thread
Love to See You There!!!!
“Tenuous Threads” at Atlantic Gallery
I am thrilled to be a part of:
TENUOUS THREADS
Contemporary Work Incorporating Textiles, Fibers, Threads and Mixed Media
January 24th – February 11, 2023
Opening reception of Tenuous Threads: January 26th, 5:30pm-8pm:
Atlantic Gallery, located in the historic Landmark Arts Building in Chelsea NYC, presents the exhibition: Tenuous Threads, juried by Patricia Miranda
All 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.
I am showing:
Facing Darkness, 2020, 19 x 18 x .5″, mixed media: canvas, acrylic paint, lace, zipper, wood, hemp cord
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