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Group Exhibition

Exhibitionista: “A Common Thread” at ArtShare LA!

March 22, 2023 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to be participating in this 12-woman show focusing on use of threads, textile and fibers in contemporary art at the marvelous venue and organization, ArtShare LA!

 A COMMON THREAD

April 1 – May 13

Art 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.

Featured artists include:

Antoinette Adams

Amabelle Aguiluz

Doris Bittar

Chloe Cusimano

Yasmine Diaz

Debra Disman

Carmen Mardonez

Carolyn Mason

Michelle Montjoy

Marie-Jose Njoku-Obi

Katie Shanks

Aneesa Shami Zizzo

Artwork will be available for acquisition online beginning April 1, 2023.

On view, free, and open to the public April 1 – May 13, 2023

Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 1PM – 5PM

Tagged With: Amabelle Aguiluz, Aneesa Shami Zizzo, Antoinette Adams, ArtShare LA, Baha Danesh, Beth Stryker, Carmen Mardonez, Carolyn Mason, Chloe Cusimano, Common Thread Community Art Venue, Debra Disman, Doris Bittar, Fiber, Fiber Art, Group Exhibition, Katie Shanks, Marie-Jose Njoku-Obi, Michelle Montjoy, Textile Artist, Textiles, Thread, Women Artists Contemporary Los Angeles Artist, Yasmine Diaz

PAPERWORKS 2022

August 13, 2022 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to participate in
PAPERWORKS 2022
an international, juried exhibition featuring  artists creating work on, with, or about paper,
presented by the  B.J. Spokes Gallery

August 1 – August 31 2022 online

I am showing:  

“Throes of the Body”

 

Juror: 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.

Works 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.

Join us for the ZOOM RECEPTION for Paperworks!
Saturday, August 13th, 7 pm EST / 4PM PST!
Meet the artists! Meet the juror! Ask Questions!
Register with this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoc-iuqzsoGNdKqDWGnJeAKSIa8RuCl204

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: "Profusion", B.J. Spokes Gallery, BOOK STRUCTURE, Form of the Book, Group Exhibition, International Exhibition, International Group Exhibition, Kiko Aebi, Paperworks 2022, Works using paper

EXHIBITIONISTA: PAPERWORKS 2022 at B.J. Spokes Gallery

June 11, 2022 By Debra Disman

Paperworks 2022 is an international, juried exhibition at B.J. Spokes Gallery featuring  artists creating work on, with, or about paper.

I am showing:  

“Throes of the Body”

Juror: 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.

Works 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.

Join 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.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoc-iuqzsoGNdKqDWGnJeAKSIa8RuCl204

 

Tagged With: B.J. Spokes Gallery, BOOK STRUCTURE, Form of the Book, Group Exhibition, International Exhibition, International Group Exhibition, Kiko Aebi, Paperworks 2022, Works using paper

“Mining Peace in a Troubled World”

May 23, 2022 By Debra Disman

“Mining Peace in a Troubled World and How Artists Survive” Panel Discussion
was held as part of the programming for the 18th Street Arts Center exhibition:


curated by Frida Cano.


Debra Disman, Rent Wound Tear, Mend Heal Repair, 2022. Mixed media: canvas/acrylic paint/hemp cord/string. Exhibition view of “Collective Acts of Peace”
at 18th Street Arts Center’s Airport Campus Slipstream Galleries. March 15 – June 4, 2022. Photo by Marc Walker.

Mining Peace in a Troubled World and How Artists Survive 
Institute of United Minds, Salon #1
Part of Collective Acts of Peace
Sunday, May 22 |  3 pm-5 pm
18th Street Arts Center | Slipstream Galleries
3026 Airport Ave, Santa Monica
ONLINE on ZOOM

 Debra Disman , David McDonald,and Labkhand Olfatmanesh local artists in residence at 18th Street Arts Center who have work in the exhibition were the panelists for this conversation with contributions from Joan Wulf, Susie McKay Krieser and Melinda Smith Altshuler, moderated by writer, digital creator and Founder/Artistic Director/Editor-in-Chief of Installation magazine,  A. Moret!

Please see and hear the discussion HERE!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 18th Street Arts Cenbter, 18th Street projects, A. Moret, Airport Campus, Alexandra Dillon, Ameeta Nanji, Collective Acts of Peace, Collective Acts of Peace / Actos colectivos de paz, connections among creatives, Crystal Michaelson, Daniela Schweitzer, David macdonald, David McDonald, Debra Disman, Doni Silver Simons, endless global pandemic, Frida Cano, Group Exhibition, Group Shows, Installation Magazine, Joan Abrahamson, Joan Wulf, Julia Michelle Dawson, Labkhand Olfatmanesh, Lola del Fresno, M Susan Broussard, Melinda Smith Altshuler, Mining Peace in a Troubled World and How Artists Survive, Rebecca Youssef, Slipstream Gallery, Susie McKay Krieser

“Collective Acts of Peace / Actos colectivos de paz” at 18th Street Art Center

April 11, 2022 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to participate in: Collective Acts of Peace / Actos colectivos de paz, an exhibition of 18th Street Arts Center in the Slipstream Gallery, at the Airport Campus. curated by Frida Cano.

“Artists in residence at 18th Street Arts Center are pleased to present Collective Acts of Peace, a selection of 18th Street projects with the aim of exploring different embraces of the creative mind in the midst of an endless global pandemic. Featuring the work of Alexandra Dillon, Ameeta Nanji, Crystal Michaelson, Daniela Schweitzer, David McDonald,  Debra Disman, Doni Silver Simons, Joan Abrahamson, Joan Wulf,  Julia Michelle Dawson, Labkhand Olfatmanesh, Lola del Fresno, M Susan Broussard, Melinda Smith Altshuler, Rebecca Youssef, and Susie McKay Krieser,  this artist-led project is on view in the Slipstream Galleries 18th Street Arts Center’s Airport Campus (3026 Airport Ave, Santa Monica) from March 14 – June 4, 2022. The exhibition highlights the connections among creatives who strive to make this a better world for all living beings, humans and non-humans alike.”

I am showing my triptych: “RENT WOUND TEAR, MEND HEAL REPAIR” in dialogue with artist Joan Wulf‘s works on view from her “Ruminations” series.


Debra Disman, “Rent Wound Tear, Mend Heal Repair”, 2022. Mixed media: canvas/acrylic paint/hemp cord/string. Exhibition view of “Collective Acts of Peace” at 18th Street Arts Center’s Airport Campus Slipstream Galleries. March 15 – June 4, 2022. Photo by Marc Walker.

Explore the show and accompanying events here!

I will be participating on this panel, with artist David McDonald on May 22nd!

JOIN US!!!!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 18th Street Arts Cenbter, 18th Street projects, Airport Campus, Alexandra Dillon, Ameeta Nanji, Collective Acts of Peace / Actos colectivos de paz, connections among creatives, Crystal Michaelson, Daniela Schweitzer, David McDonald, Debra Disman, Doni Silver Simons, endless global pandemic, Frida Cano, Group Exhibition, Group Shows, Joan Abrahamson, Joan Wulf, Julia Michelle Dawson, Labkhand Olfatmanesh, Lola del Fresno, M Susan Broussard, Melinda Smith Altshuler, Rebecca Youssef, Slipstream Gallery, Susie McKay Krieser

“Mining Peace in a Troubled World and How Artists Survive” Panel Discussion 

April 7, 2022 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to be a panelist for:

Mining Peace in a Troubled World and How Artists Survive 

Debra Disman, Rent Wound Tear, Mend Heal Repair, 2022. Mixed media: canvas/acrylic paint/hemp cord/string. Exhibition view of “Collective Acts of Peace” at 18th Street Arts Center’s Airport Campus Slipstream Galleries. March 15 – June 4, 2022. Photo by Marc Walker.

Mining Peace in a Troubled World and How Artists Survive 
Institute of United Minds, Salon #1
Part of Collective Acts of Peace
Sunday, May 22 |  3 pm-5 pm
18th Street Arts Center | Slipstream Galleries
3026 Airport Ave, Santa Monica
In-person

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Join artists in the exhibition Collective Acts of Peace for a conversation at 18th Street Arts Center’s Slipstream Galleries. Debra Disman and David McDonald, local artists in residence at 18th Street Arts Center who have work in the exhibition, will be the panelists for this conversation.

View the Discussion HERE!

 

Tagged With: 18th Street Arts Cenbter, 18th Street projects, Airport Campus, Alexandra Dillon, Ameeta Nanji, Collective Acts of Peace, Collective Acts of Peace / Actos colectivos de paz, connections among creatives, Crystal Michaelson, Daniela Schweitzer, David macdonald, David McDonald, Debra Disman, Doni Silver Simons, endless global pandemic, Frida Cano, Group Exhibition, Group Shows, Joan Abrahamson, Joan Wulf, Julia Michelle Dawson, Labkhand Olfatmanesh, Lola del Fresno, M Susan Broussard, Melinda Smith Altshuler, Mining Peace in a Troubled World and How Artists Survive, Rebecca Youssef, Slipstream Gallery, Susie McKay Krieser

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