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EXHIBITIONISTA: MATERIALITY MATTERS

March 8, 2024 By Debra Disman

MATERIALITY MATTERS
April 9th – May 31st
Opening Reception: April 5th 4pm-7pm

In the exhibition Materiality Matters, Umpqua Valley Arts showcases artists who are exploring the use of diverse, alternative materials, processes and modes of making  in their art practice.

Materiality in art refers to the manipulation and alteration of materials to express ideas and concepts that may not be expressed by traditional media. The concept of materiality is unique to each art piece and artist. Through  Materiality Matters, UVA explores the unique and diverse ways that artists work to define the materiality of their practice and how materiality conveys ideas and concepts, and inspires dialogue.

Artworks for this exhibition were chosen by a team made up of UVA Staff and professionals working/residing in the Pacific Northwest with varied backgrounds. There was a special interest in receiving works from artists exploring installations, sculptures, time-based, and interactive artwork exploring the exhibition concept.

Tagged With: Group Exhibition, Group Show, Material, Materiality, Materiality Matters, Northwest, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Umpaqua Valley Arts, Umpqua, Umpqua Valley, UVA

“String Theory” plays at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod!

January 30, 2024 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to be participating in “String Theory“, an exhibition focusing on the versatility and creative potential of fiber, at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod.

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Opening Reception Friday, February 9, 5–7pm

Exploring the possibilities within fiber art to showcase the beauty and versatility of the medium.

FIBER ART can be see as both a new and an old form of art. The use of fibrous materials—woven, knitted, printed, wrapped, tied, sculpted, etc.—has long been a part of human culture. Traditionally, fibrous materials emerged as functional objects but in the aftermath of the World War II and with further investigation into the nature of an art object, fiber art slowly became a force and a movement in its own right. 

DURING THE 1950s, as artists received recognition, the term “fiber art” was coined to help describe and categorise their work. During this period, the contribution of craft artists—not just in fiber but in clay, ceramics, and other media—inspired a number of weavers to begin binding fibers into non-functional and non-objective forms to create works of art. The two decades that followed, the 1960s and the ’70s brought an international revolution in fiber art. With the rise of the women’s movement, and the consequences of feminist art, along with the birth of postmodernism theory, fiber art was reinforced and popularized.

FORMS OF FIBER ART include sewing, quilting, needle point, macrame, weaving, felting, crocheting, knitting, embroidery, rug-making, basket weaving and many more. As the years pass, different forms of fiber art have increased and decreased in popular artist interest. Macrame, for example, became very popular during the Victorian era, faded out of focus, then regained popularity in the 1970s. Today fiber art, in all its increasingly varied forms and styles, is more popular than ever and os one of the fastest-growing art forms of the 21st century.

The 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.

I will be showing a work that has not yet been exhibited publicly: 

Blue Tapestry (Here’s To The Red, White + Blue), 2021, 18.75 x 6.5″
a hanging textile work made of hemp cord, linen thread and repurposed plastic placemat material.
This work is part of a three piece series, which also includes “Red Notebook” and “White Album”,  created in response to the re-evaluation of our national identity provoked by recent and historical events and conditions, and resulting turmoil.


VIEW THE SHOW VIDEO!

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Exhibitions, TEXTILE/FIBER, Work Tagged With: Cape Cod, Cape Cod Culture, Contemporary Art, contemporary art using fiber, Contemporary works engaging fiber, Craft, crocheting, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, embroidery, felting, Feminist, Fiber, fiber artworks, fiber as a medium, fibert artist, Group Show, knitting, Molly Demeulenaere, Paper, Red White and Blue, Stitching, String, String Theory, Textiles, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Thread, Weaving, Women's Work

EXHIBITIONISTA: “String Theory” at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

January 30, 2024 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to participate in:
“String Theory” at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

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Opening Reception Friday, February 9, 5–7pm

Exploring the possibilities within fiber art to showcase the beauty and versatility of the medium.

The 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.
SEE THE SHOW HERE!

I will be showing a work that has not yet been exhibited publicly: 
Blue Tapestry (Here’s To The Red, White and Blue), 2021, 18.75 x 6.5″,
repurposed placemat, hemp cord, linen thread

WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE SHOW HERE!

Tagged With: Cape Cod, Contemporary Art, contemporary art using fiber, crocheting, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, embroidery, felting, Fiber, fiber artworks, fiber as a medium, fibert artist, Group Show, knitting, Molly Demeulenaere, Red White and Blue, Stitching, String, String Theory, Textile, Textiles, Thread, Weaving

ARTISTS TALK at the IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER!

January 4, 2024 By Debra Disman

In May of 2023 I was privileged to participate in an

IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER

ARTISTS PANEL DISCUSSION

 about the exhibitions NORTH NODE and ARIES RISING exhibitions

It was fun, it was fascinating, it was fitting!

If you would like to see and hear it, please go to:

ARTISTS PANEL

and use the
PASSWORD: !5V@zPur

I was one of six women artists in

ARIES RISING
Curated by Virginia Arce

March 11–May 20, 2023
Irvine Fine Arts Center Main Gallery + Gallery 2

“Rooted 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.”

Artists featured:
Renée Azenaro, Debra Disman, Mirena Kim, Sofia V. Gonzales, Zara Kuredjian, and
Susan Lizotte.

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Exhibitions, New Work, Presentations, Women Artists, Work Tagged With: Aries Rising, Art By Women, Art of the Book, Art of Women, Artists in Discussion, ARTISTS' Panel Discussion, Artists' Talk, City of Irvine, Clay, Debra Disman, Exhibition, Fiber, Group Show, Installation, Irvine, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Los Angeles Contemporary Artists, Metal, Mirena Kim, Mixed media, North Node, Painting, Renée Azenaro, Sculptural, Sculpture, small group show, Sofia V. Gonzales, Susan Lizotte., Virginia Arce, Women Artists, Women-identifying Artists, Zara Kuredjian

The “Art of the Word” Exhibition/CATALOGUE at the The Sasse Museum of Art

December 26, 2023 By Debra Disman

Tagged With: Art Museum, Art of the Word, Art with Text, Art with Words, Artist Debra Disman, Catalogue, Contemporary Artist, Debra Disman, Gene Sasse, Group Show, Inland Empire Museum of Art, Joyce Nugent, Online Catalogue, Pomona, Pomona California Museum of Art, Sasse, Sasse Museum of Art, Sasse Museum pof Art, Text and Image, Word and Image

The “Art of the Word” Catalogue: The Sasse Museum of Art

December 26, 2023 By Debra Disman

The Art of the Word catalog is now live and available for viewing on the Sasse Museum of Art website!

To see the amazing and diverse array of works, please view catalogue HERE

https://view.publitas.com/inland-empire-museum-of-art/art_of_the_word/

My work, “Concurrencies I: Charlotte Salomon Eva Hesse” is included.


 

Filed Under: CATALOGUES, Exhibitions, MEDIA, Presentations, Publications/Interviews, TEXTILE/FIBER, Work Tagged With: Art Museum, Art of the Word, Art with Text, Art with Words, Artist Debra Disman, Catalogue, Contemporary Artist, Debra Disman, Gene Sasse, Group Show, Inland Empire Museum of Art, Joyce Nugent, Online Catalogue, Pomona, Pomona California Museum of Art, Sasse, Sasse Museum of Art, Sasse Museum pof Art, Text and Image, Word and Image

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