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“I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do” Solo Show INSTALLATION at ReflectSpace Gallery!

February 13, 2023 By Debra Disman

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 26,2023.
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. Here I share a bit of our installation process, helmed by the wonderful Stacie B. London, Jennifer Remenchick and Chloe Corse.


“Concurrencies II” lays in wait to be hung.


Working with Chloe to hang “Concurrencies I” and “Concurrencies II”.


Exhibition design in process.


Chloe in action.


Works in waiting…to be placed!


The indefatigable ARA OSHAGAN, artist, curator, publisher, force of nature, and perhaps little-known fact, physicist!


A beautiful corner, complete, and further views:


Team consultation, Stacie, Jennifer, Ara.


“Rent Wound Tear, Mend Heal Repair”


Negotiating the pedestals and shelves for the 3-d works.


Ara surveys the scene.


Another beautiful corner complete.


Tick Tick Tick…the installation gets done…on time for the upcoming opening.

Gratitudes to ALL!

Filed Under: BOOKS, Exhibitions, New Work, TEXTILE/FIBER, Work Tagged With: Anahid Oshagan, Ara Oshagan, Book Festival, Bookmakiing Workshops, Books, Chloe Corse, City of Glendale, Curators Ara Oshagan and  Anahid Oshagan, Exhibition design, Fiber, Fiber Art, Gallery show, Gallery sow, Glendale Arts and Culture, Glendale Central Library, Glendale Library Arts and Culture, Handmade Books, Installation, Jennifer Remenchick, Michelle Robinson, Solo Exhibition, Solo Show, Stacie B. London, Textile Art, Textiles

“I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do Solo Show Opening At ReflectSpace Gallery!

February 7, 2023 By Debra Disman

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.

https://debradisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/VID_24521006_142714_984-1.mp4

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!

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, AWARDS, BOOKS, Exhibitions, New Work, TEXTILE/FIBER, Women Artists, Work Tagged With: Anahid Oshagan, Ara Oshagan, Book Festival, Bookmakiing Workshops, Books, City of Glendale, Curators Ara Oshagan and  Anahid Oshagan, Director of Glendale Library Arts and Culture Gary Shaffer, Fiber, Fiber Art, Frida Cano, Glendale Arts and Culture, Glendale Central Library, Glendale Library Arts and Culture, Glendale Mayor Ardy Kassakhian, Handmade Books, Jennifer Remenchick, Laurey Bennett-Levy, Mark Henry Samuel, Michelle Robinson, Rebecca Youseff, RefectSpaceGallery, Senator Anthony L. Portantino, Solo Exhibition, Solo Show, Stacie B. London, Suzanne Voss, Textile Art, Textiles

Surface Design Association Award of Excellence

December 19, 2022 By Debra Disman

I am very honored to share the recent Surface Design Association Award of Excellence with artist Anne McMillan. 


Debra Disman (portrait on left),  “Hopes and Fears and…,” 2020. Stitched, sewn, repurposed textile squares, linen thread, 24.5 x 16.5in (image on right)

Please go  HERE to see the post!

Surface Design Association says:

“We’re excited to support innovative work in fiber and textile media! The Award of Excellence is awarded to artists who have work in current exhibitions. This year we’re so pleased to congratulation both Debra Disman @artifactorystudio and Anne McMillan @annemcmillanart for their extraordinary accomplishments.”

Interested in their awards and grants? Check out the link in their bio / profile!

Thank you SDA!!!

I am honored also to share this honor with artist Anne McMillan
annemcmillanart.com | @annemcmillanart
From the SDA July Newsletter:

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARD WINNERS!

1) Award of Excellence

Debra Disman
debradisman.com | @artifactorystudio

Debra Disman’s (she/her) Hopes and Fears and… won SDA’s Award of Excellence at the Alternative Fiber exhibition at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock, Texas, US.

Debra Disman (portrait on left), Hopes and Fears and…, 2020. Stitched, sewn, repurposed textile squares, linen thread, 24.5 x 16.5 inches.

Anne McMillan
annemcmillanart.com | @annemcmillanart

Three of Anne McMillan’s (she/her) mixed media and artist books won SDA’s Award of Excellence. The exhibition, Tension: Process in the Making, was a juried group exhibition celebrating SDA’s New Hampshire Regional Group.

Anne McMillan, Flaxed. Khadi. mulberry paper, flax, linen thread, bone button, book board, pva glue; eco-dyed paper, flax roving, hand-spun ties, bound with buttonhole stitch.

Filed Under: AWARDS, TEXTILE/FIBER, Work Tagged With: Anne McMillan, Award of Excellence, Awards, Debra Disman, Fiber, Fiber Art, Fibers, Instagram, SDA, Surface Design Association, Textile, Textile Art, Textiles

“Yarn/Rope/String” at the New Bedford Art Museum

December 6, 2022 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to participate in:

YARN/ROPE/STRING:
An exhibition at the New Bedford Museum of Art showing selected work from the Fiber Art Now magazine’s juried exhibitions in 2021 and 2022.

The exhibition opening reception is:
December 8th, 2022 6pm – 8pm

I am showing “PROFUSION”, 2018, 8.5 x 24.5 x 7.75, Book board, mulberry paper, watercolor paper, canvas, hemp cord

Filed Under: Artists' Books, Exhibitions Tagged With: "YARN/ROPE/STRING", Fiber, Fiber Art, FIBER ART NOW, Fiber Artists, Group Show, Juried Exhibition, Michael F. Rohde, New Bedford Museum of Art, Textile Art

Fantastical….2022!

March 29, 2022 By Debra Disman

I am honored to be participating in FANTASTIC FIBERS, (2022), an international juried exhibition that seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding works related to the fiber medium. It was a wonderful experience to be a part of FANTASTIC FIBERS 2021, and i very much look forward to seeing (albeit online) all the works in this year’s show!

One 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. The exhibition is comprised of contemporary and innovative works created with fiber as the primary medium or concept

The 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.

View a video of the show here!

JUROR: Matt Collinsworth
Matt Collinsworth became the new CEO of the National Quilt Museum during the summer of 2021.  Matt attended Georgetown College in central Kentucky and received his MFA from Ohio State.  He has been directing nonprofit organizations since 1998 and museum’s and other cultural organizations since 2003.  Matt has served as Director of the Kentucky Folk Art Center, Senior Director of Cultural Outreach at Morehead State University, Interim Director of the Lexington Art League, and Director of the National Music Museum.  Matt has curated and co-curated dozens of exhibitions that have appeared at museums and galleries across the country, including national and international traveling shows. He also produced numerous major exhibition catalogs, overseen large cultural events, and led several facility renovation projects. Matt lives in Paducah’s Lowertown Arts District with his wife, Kelly, his son, Eli, and (when she’s home from college) his daughter, Brynn.

I am especially thrilled to be showing “Excavation of the Interior”, a work completed in 2021, made of wood, mulberry paper, watercolor paper, muslin, canvas, hemp cord and linen thread.



Artist Amy Usdin photographs the show!


Exterior/Closed


Interior/Open


Interior/Detail


Exterior/Closed


Exterior/Spine-Back

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amy Usdin, ARTIST BOOKS, Book as Art, Books as Sculpture, Contemporary and innovative works created with fiber, Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art Exhibitions, Contemporary Artist, FANTASTIC FIBERS 2022, Fiber, Fiber Art, Group Show, International Exhibition, Juried Shows, Matt Collinsworth, Sculptural Book, Textile, Textile Art, Textiles, Textles, Yeiser Art Center

EXHIBITIONISTA: FANTASTIC FIBERS 2022

March 18, 2022 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to be participating in FANTASTIC FIBERS 2022, an international juried exhibition that seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding works related to the fiber medium.

Pictured, my work, “Excavation of the Interior“, 2021

One 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.

Contemporary and innovative works created with fiber as the primary medium or concept were welcome. This exhibition was open to all artists 18 years and over working in the field of fiber art.

The 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.

JUROR: Matt Collinsworth
Matt Collinsworth became the new CEO of the National Quilt Museum during the summer of 2021.  Matt attended Georgetown College in central Kentucky and received his MFA from Ohio State.  He has been directing nonprofit organizations since 1998 and museum’s and other cultural organizations since 2003.  Matt has served as Director of the Kentucky Folk Art Center, Senior Director of Cultural Outreach at Morehead State University, Interim Director of the Lexington Art League, and Director of the National Music Museum.  Matt has curated and co-curated dozens of exhibitions that have appeared at museums and galleries across the country, including national and international traveling shows. He also produced numerous major exhibition catalogs, overseen large cultural events, and led several facility renovation projects. Matt lives in Paducah’s Lowertown Arts District with his wife, Kelly, his son, Eli, and (when she’s home from college) his daughter, Brynn.

Tagged With: Contemporary and innovative works created with fiber, COntemporary art exhbition, FANTASTIC FIBERS 2022, Fiber, Fiber Art, Group Show, International Exhibition, Juried Shows, Matt Collinsworth, Textile Art, Textiles, Yeiser Art Center

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