Kathy Rose, Previously a Visiting Artist at Penn Design, Exhibiting at the Performance Garage

Kathy Rose will be participating in the 10th Annual Motion Pictures Festival, put on by Philadelphia Dance Projects.  The event will feature experimental film and video, innovative shorts, documentaries and animations.  

Rose's contribution will be a Special Video Installation, titled “Vortex,”  which will be presented during intermission each night.  "Vortex" is intended as a dimensionally magical illusion, in which mesmerizing miniature world of the interior,  of thought, and meditation, integrating video with veils on a small “canvas” on which figures flow and drip in a universe of their own.

For more information about the festival, please visit, 

www.philadanceprojects.org

Kathy Rose’s new video “The Metaphysical Paintings“ can be seen at:

http://vimeo.com/28211494

Website:  http://www.krose.com/

 

MOTION PICTURES

On View: Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 6:30PM and 8:30PM and Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 6:30PM and 8PM

Location: The Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine Street, Phila PA 19130

Admission is $10

Woohyun Shim (MFA '12) in Group Exhibition ay Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE

Featuring distinctive fine art from local and regional contemporary artists, Modern Arts Midtown (MAM) is an extension of Modern Arts Midwest in Lincoln, Nebraska. This brand new gallery will provide the same high quality art and service that the first location was built on. Both galleries boast of an extensive collection of abstract and traditional art, painting, sculpture, photography, and textile.  Woohyun Shim (MFA '12) will be participating in a group show in this new space.

For more information on M A M and the show, please contact, info@modernartsmidwest.com or 402.502.8737 

Grand Opening: Friday, Sept. 16th, 6–10 p.m. 

Modern Arts Midtown   

3615 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE
Gallery hours Tue.–Th. 11–6 • Fri.–Sat. 11–8 or by app.
   

"Call it," second year MFA Exhibition to open tonight, Friday, September 16th

call it is an exhibition of the current second year MFA class.  It is both a reflection of the work that the thirteen students have produced over the last year, as well as a preview of what may come, as all thirteen proceed down their diverse and distinct paths towards thesis in May.  

The participating students include:

Sarah Anderson, Tra Bouscaren, Sarah Goffstein, Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Caitlin Lennon, Saori Morizumi, Yoorim Park, Erik Reinholdz, Chloe Isadora Reison, Meredith Sellers, Woohyun Shim, Mary Valverde and Mikey Winsor

  

call it

On View: September 16th-October 11th, 2011

Opening Reception: Friday, September 16th, 5:30-7:30pm

Charles Addams Gallery

University of Pennsylvania

200 S 36th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phillip Adams (MFA '06) in Solo Exhibition at Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia

Phillip Adams (MFA '06) is exhibiting a new series of paintings and drawings in his solo exhibition "Love at the Matterhorn," opening next Saturday, the 24th.  The Exhibition is on view until October 23rd.  

For more information about "Love at the Matterhorn" and about Phillip Adam's work, please visit,

http://seraphin.squarespace.com/phillip-adams-2011/

 Love at the Matterhorn

On View: September 24th-October 23rd, 2011

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 24th, 6-8pm 

Seraphin Gallery
1108 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
www.seraphingallery.com

 

Jane Irish (Admin Fine Arts) is Exhibiting Ten Works in Group Show at Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery, Towson University, Maryland

Jane Irish is exhibiting ten of her pieces, a collection of vases and paintings, in a show titled THE ASIAN CONNECTION: ART IN A GLOBAL AGE.  The guest curator for this show is Professor J. Susan Isaacs, who willl be giving a talk on Saturday, September tenth, in conjunction with the opening recpetion.












For more information about the show and about Jane Irish's work, please visit
http://www.towson.edu/asianarts/

http://www.locksgallery.com/artists.php?aid=14

THE ASIAN CONNECTION: ART IN A GLOBAL AGE

On View: September 8 – October 22

Opening RECEPTION AND CURATOR'S TALK: Saturday, September 10, 2011, 2:00—4:00 pm


Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery

Towson University

8000 York Road /Towson, Maryland

GALLERY HOURS Monday—Friday, 11 am to 4 pm; Saturday, 1 to 4 pm

Information: 410-704-2807 · www.towson.edu/asianarts

Admission is free and open to the public.

Jenny Perlin (Faculty) presents her film titled Leads, from her Perlin Papers series at Galerie M + R Fricke, Berlin

In her third solo exhibition, Jenny Perlin will be presenting her film Leads: one installment from a series eight films, which the Artist has titled the Perlin Papers. The film will be presented with drawings from the film as well as with other related works on paper.
 
For more information about the exhibition, as well as about Jenny Perlin's work, please view http://www.galeriefricke.de/index.htm




Jenny Perlin: Leads
16mm, b/w, sound, 6:10, 2009/transferred to DVD
                               
On View: September 10 – September 29, 2011
Opening Reception: September 9, 5 – 9 pm


Galerie  M + R Fricke
Invalidenstr. 114
D 10115 Berlin-Mitte

Tel. +49 (0)30 - 283 53 45

Demetrius Oliver (MFA '04) in Solo Exhibition at D’Amelio Terras Gallery, New York

Demetrius Oliver's (MFA '04) show titled Orrery opens this month at D'Amelio Terras Gallery in New York. This is Oliver's second solo gallery exhibition in New York.  


For more information about the show and about Oliver's Work, please view
http://www.damelioterras.com/exhibition.html?id=805&f=h 




Demetrius Oliver: Orrery

On View: September 8 – October 8

Opening Reception: September 8, 6-8pm

D'Amelio Terras

525 W 22nd St
New York, NY 10011
t 212 352 9460

Peter Alele (Staff), Stephen Grebinski (MFA '11), Pernot Hudson ('06), Brad LaMere (MFA '11), Yoorim Park (MFA '12) and Meredith Sellers (MFA '12) Accepted into the 215/610 Juried Drawing Exhibition for Regional Emerging Artists; Meredith Sellers granted Best of Show Award

UPenn Alumni Stephen Grebinski (MFA '11), Pernot Hudson (MFA '06) and Brad LaMere (MFA '11), along with Second Year MFA Candidates Yoorim Park (MFA '12) and Meredith Sellers (MFA '12) and staff member Peter Alele were recently accepted into the 215/610 Juried Drawing Exhibition for Regional Emerging Artists, to be held at the Gallery at Delaware County Community College.  The show was juried by Kate Kraczon, Curatorial Assistant at the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania.  Each of the artists selected by Kraczon will have three pieces on display.  Meredith Sellers (MFA '12) was granted the Best of Show Award for her body of work.  


For More Information on the Exhibition, please view 
http://webarchive.dccc.edu/gallery/pdf/JDE-trifold.pdf


215/610 Juried Drawing Exhibition for Regional Emerging Artists
On View: September 21 - October 28
Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 21, Time TBA


Delaware County Community College
901 South Media Line Road 
Media, PA 19063-1094 

Woohyun Shim's (MFA '12) Exhibit, "The Story Starts Where it Ends & Ends Where it Begins," Recieves Glowing Review

Woohyun Shim's (MFA '12) Exhibition, The Story Starts Where it Ends & Ends Where it Begins, will be on display through August 31, 2011. Fore more information, please see post from 7/18/2011.

To read the review, please visit
http://www.thereader.com/index.php/comments/everything_is_changing/#.Tle5sSzi5X4.emai

Sarah Cohen (MFA '11) in Solo Exhibition at Gratz College, Melrose Park, PA

Sarah Cohen (MFA '11) will have photographs featured in a solo exhibition, entitled Jewish Life in India, at the Leona P. Kramer Memorial Gallery, Gratz College. The images Cohen will be presenting were taken in Mumbai, India, while she was there for the Howard A. Silverstein and Patricia Bleznak Silverstein Photography Studio Abroad 2011: an opportunity she was granted during her final year of her MFA at the University of Pennsylvania. The show will open September 1st and be on view until October 26th.

For more information, please visit
http://www.gratz.edu/page11211.aspx

Jewish Life In India
Photos by Sarah Cohen

On View: September 1 - October 26, 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 8, 7-9 pm

Leona P. Kramer Memorial Gallery
Gratz College
7605 Old York Road
Melrose Park, PA 19027

Of Play and Want, A show in the Morgan Gallery by Chloe Isadora Reison ('12)

Of Play and Want is a show of sculpture and photography, made by Chloe during the interim summer of her two year MFA program at the University of Pennsylvania. The show will take place in the Morgan Gallery, in the Department of Graduate Fine Arts. This will be the only opportunity to see the show, as it will come down the following weekend. Please come and view this work, as well as enjoy a cookout, which the artist has organized in conjunction with her show. The cookout will take place at the same time and location as the opening.

For more information, please visit

http://chloeisadorareison.blogspot.com/

Of Play and Want: New Works by Chloe Isadora Reison

Opening Reception: Thursday, August 18th, 6pm-9pm

Morgan Gallery

School of Design

University of Pennsylvania

205 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Amy Archambault (MFA '11) in Group Exhibition at ArtSpace, Hartford, Conneticut

Amy Archambault (MFA '11) is in a group show, titled Nature Nourishes, which opens August 19th and is up until August 26th. The show, which is c0-curated by Lori Robeau & Karen Talbot, features 22 artists from across the nation, each presenting his or her own unique response to the theme of nature. The complete list of artists is provided below:

Tiffany Adams - RI, Karen Rand Anderson - RI, Amy Archambault - PA, Krisanne Baker - ME, Jacqueline Campbell - CT, Maria Driscoll McMahon - NY, Jay Egge - RI, Sue Fenton - CT, Linda Ganus - NY, Patricia McInroy - CO, Julia Morgan-Leamon - MA, Amber Morrison - RI, Caitlin Nesbit - MA, John Nordell - MA, Maggie Nowinski - MA, Tom Ogburn - NM, Gage Prentiss - RI, Lori Robeau- CT, Paul Roustan - RI, Susan Spaniol - CT, Karen Talbot - RI, Margaret Waage - CT

For more information on Nature Nurtures, please visit:

http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/Calendar/index.php/name/Nature-Nourishes-Exhibition/event/10111/#.TkPdslQO33A.facebook

Nature Nourishes

Exhibition: August 19 - 26, 2011

Opening Reception: Friday, August 19, 6-9 p.m.

Artist Talk--Weeds as Food & Medicine Sun: Aug 21, 1-2pm, Free and open to the public.

ArtSpace Hartford

555 Asylum Street

Hartford, CT 06105

Gallery Hours: Sat-Sun 12-4pm, Mon-Fri 3-8pm

Get REDI to Face the MAADNESS, a Show in the Morgan Gallery by Matthew Krawcheck (MFA '11)

Opening This Thursday July 21st 2011

Reception 7-9pm
Morgan Building, Physical Lab
School of Design
University of Pennsylvania
205 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Robert Dimin (MFA '11) and Justine Hill (MFA '11) Exhibit Work in the Interim of Finding a New Location for Project Space

WoohYun Shim (MFA '12) in Solo Exhibition at Florence Mill ArtLoft , Omaha, Nebraska

WoohYun Shim is a 2010 BFA graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently working on her MFA at the University of Pennsylvania. This is her first solo exhibition. WooYun's work contemplates philosophies of circulation and cyclical systems based on the idea of reincarnation. She seeks to visually balance Eastern Buddhist thought and Western Abstract Expressionism through her paintings.

WoohYun Shim

"The Story Starts Where It Ends...

and Ends Where It Begins..."

Paintings & Drawings by WoohYun Shim, 2011 Connor Meigs Art Award Recipient

Florence Mill ArtLoft

9102 North 30 St. (next to I-680, exit 13) Omaha Nebraska

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 6, 1:30-4:30 PM

Exhibit runs through August 31, 2011

Gallery Hours: 1 – 5 pm, Wed. through Sun.

And by appointment: 402-551-1233

Chris Lawrence ('10) Exhibits at AirSpace

Chris Lawrence ('10), the current artist-in-residence at AirSpace in West Philadelphia opened an exhibition of new work on Saturday, June 25th. The show, which runs until July 16, is open to the public Saturdays and Sunday, 12-5pm and by appointment.

For more information about the show, please check out Chris Lawrence's website:

www.chrislawrenceprojects.com

Also, make sure to read a review of the show at Philadelphia Weekly's website:

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/arts-and-culture/art/Chris-Lawrence-Installation-Airspace-West-Philadelphia.html AirSpace 4007 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Edward Carey (MFA '09) Exhibits Installation in UArts Window

Edward Carey (MFA '09) is exhibiting work in two locations during the month of June. The first is in a window display at UArts. The second is at Bird Park on the corner of Third and Arch in Old City. Please check out both installations while they are up.

UArts Window

333 S.Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Bird Park

N 3rd and Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Multiple Alumni Represented in VOX VII, Co-Curated by Hennessy Youngman (Jason Musson (MFA' 11))

Vox Populi's seventh annual exhibition of emerging artists, VOX VII, co-curated by Hennessy Youngman and Melissa Ho, is scheduled to open July 8th, 6pm. 32 artists were selected for inclusion in the show, including 8 Alumni: Milana Braslavsky MFA `07, Leigh van Duzer MFA `10, Matthew Krawcheck MFA `10, Peter Schenk MFA `09, John Schlesinger MFA `11, Jaime Treadwell MFA `02, Jessica Vaughn MFA `11 and Nathan T. Wilson MFA `10. The complete list of artists follows:

Milana Braslavsky
Chris Domenick
Hillary L. Doyle
Leigh van Duzer
Kristina Estell
Ashlee Ferlito
Erik Geschke
Scott Giblin
Ben Goddard
Bobby Gonzales
Jordan Graw
James Grilli
Adam Jacono
Tara Kelton
Nichola Kinch
Matthew Krawcheck
Jennifer Lingford
Kevin McCullough
Bud McNichol
Dustin Metz
Jonathan Monaghan
Benjamin Pederson
Daniel Petraitis
Lauren Rice
Peter Schenk
John Schlesinger
Run Shayo
Jaime Treadwell
Jessica Vaughn
Sarah Weber
Nathan T. Wilson & Dante Blackstone
Lindsay Wraga

For more information on VOX VII, visit

http://www.voxpopuligallery.org/index.php

VOX VII

July 8 – 31

Opening Reception: Friday, July 8^th, 6-11pm

Vox Populi

319 N 11th Street, Third Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19107

215-238-1236

Vox Populi is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 12 pm to 6 pm

Joshua Mosley (Associate Professor, Chair) in group exhibition at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, opening June 3rd, 6pm

Joshua Mosley, Associate Professor of Fine Arts and Acting Chair, Department of Fine Arts, has a special project included in the group exhibition Close at Hand, which opens June 3rd at The Fabric Workshop and Museum. The show includes Philadelphia artists from the museum’s permanent collection. Also in the show is our Professor and Chair Emeritus John Moore and former graduate photo faculty & senior critic Eileen Neff. Close at Hand is co-curated by Virgil Marti, along with Marion Boulton Stroud, Ruth Fine and Mary Anne Friel.

For more information about Close at Hand, visit

http://www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/exhibitions/close-at-hand.php

Close at Hand:

Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection

June 3 – Late Summer 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3, 6-8 pm

The Fabric Workshop and Museum

1214 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-0922
[T] 215.561.8888
[F] 215.561.8887
info@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org

Hours

Monday through Friday, 10 am to 6 pm

Saturdays and Sundays, 12 pm to 5 pm

Admission

$3 for Adults
Free for Children under 12 and all FWM Members.
Group tours available by appointment.

Rachel Eschenbach (MFA '11) and Jessica Vaughn (MFA '11) Featured in Philadelphia Sculptors’ 12th Annual Student Exhibition, 5 into 1

Philadelphia Sculptors, in cooperation with the Galleries at Moore, presents Philadelphia Sculptors’ 12th Annual Student Exhibition, 5 into 1. The show features two graduating students from each of the five Philadelphia Fine Arts programs. Participants include, Kelly McGovern and Laurel Patterson of Moore College of Art & Design, Tyler Kline and Tom Yurkovic of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Maxi Eisenmann and Jim Shomo of Tyler School of Art, Tyler Held and Colin O’Neill of The University of the Arts, and Rachel Eschenbach and Jessica Vaughn of The University of Pennsylvania. The Curators of 5 into 1 are Emma Irvin and Anna Romaniuk. The show's reception took place on Sunday, May 22nd and was preceded by a by panel presentation with Jordan Griska, Joseph Leroux and Sharyn O’Mara, moderated by Paul Hubbard, Graduate Program Manager of Studio Art at Moore.

For more information call 215.965.4027 or visit www.thegalleriesatmoore.org.

5 into 1

May 21 – June 18, 2011

Opening Reception: Sunday, May 22, 2011, 3:15 – 5:30 p.m.

Best of Show Award presentation--"Sculpture Today”: Sunday, May 22, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Wilson Lobby, Moore College of Art and Design

20th Street and The Parkway

Philadelphia, PA 19103

For more information on Philadelphia Sculptors, e-mail Leslie Kaufman at lesliekaufman@verizon.net.

www.philasculptors.org

Howard A. Silverstein and Patricia Bleznak Silverstein Photography Studio Abroad 2011 Exhibition, Populous Flows

The University of Pennsylvania Department of Fine Arts is proud to present the Howard A. Silverstein and Patricia Bleznak Silverstein Photography Studio Abroad 2011 Exhibition, Populous Flows. Howard A. Silverstein and Patricia Bleznak generously funded 19 individuals, a collection of graduate students, undergraduate students, faculty, staff and adult extension students to travel to and from Mumbai, India in March of 2011. Populous Flows is an exhibition of the work made during this time, as well as work made after the fact in response to the multitude of experiences had while abroad. Populous Flows features the following students: Christine Alix, Shumita Basu, Níger Laila Bey, Sandy Boyer, Sarah Cohen, Sarah Dekker, Clare Din, Caitlin Lennon, Michael Marfione, Katie Motyka, Chloe Isadora Reison, Alex Remnick, Tamara Suber, Elise Wrabetz. Additionally, the subsequent faculty and staff also present their work in the show: Samuel Belkowitz, Gabriel Martinez, Karen Rodenwald, Julie Saecker Schneider and Larry Shprintz.

To learn more about Populous Flows, visit

http://www.design.upenn.edu/fine-arts-undergraduate/

POPULOUS FLOWS
May 20 - July 12, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, May 20th, 4-6pm

The Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall

University of Pennsylvania

200 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6229

215.573.5134

fine-art@design.upenn.edu

Gallery Hours: 10-5pm Monday - Friday

Julia Barbosa Landois (MFA '07) in Solo Exhibition at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center (San Antonio, Texas), Opening June 2nd, 6pm

Julia Barbosa Landois (MFA '07) will have work featured in a solo exhibition and live performance, entitled "Culo de Oro/The Golden Ass," at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center. "Culo de Oro/The Golden Ass" examines sex, masculinity, and the tourist mentality along the Texas/Mexico border.

Landois grew up in South Texas, surrounded by men who visited towns like Nuevo Laredo for prostitutes, bizarre sex shows, exotic game hunting, and recreational drinking. Like Las Vegas or Amsterdam, these towns illustrate how the concept of license can change when one changes environments. In this show, she, too, plays the part of tourist in the terrain of masculine identity and gendered desire, in a sexual rite of passage with no counterpart for women of the same culture.

This is Landois's first project using documentary material as a starting point. The installation and performance are informed by interviews conducted with friends and brothel patrons, sex tourism website testimonials, regional folklore, and ideas about sex and spirituality from ancient Mexico. Landois will perform in the installation space on June 30th with musician Erik Sanden of the art-rock band Buttercup. Creation of this work was made possible in part by the Residency Program at the Santa Fe Art Institute and an Award from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio, with funding provided by the Cultural Collaborative of the City of San Antonio.

To view more of Julia's work, visit http://www.julialandois.com/

Also, to read reviews of the show, please visit

http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Curtain-lifted-on-border-sex-trade-1443687.php

http://glasstire.com/2011/07/02/nuevo-laredo-performs-in-san-antonio-culo-de-oro-the-golden-ass/

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 2nd, 6-9 pm

Live Performance: Thursday, June 30th, 7pm

Exhibition Dates: June 2nd - August 6th

Blue Star Contemporary Art Center

116 Blue Star

San Antonio, TX 78204

http://www.bluestarart.org/

Marjorie Van Cura (MFA '02) interviewed by Peter Gynd Medley of Northside Open Studios

In the Studio: With Majorie Van Cura
By Peter Gynd Medley
posted May 7, 2011
www.northsideopenstudios.org/news/

This week I visited with Greenpoint artist Marjorie Van Cura.
Van Cura’s work is born of experience; her father a computer programmer at a genetic research lab, Van Cura’s work is informed by her personal experiences and reflections on genetic hybridization. Dealing directly with building personally relevant icons through appropriated imagery, her work bypasses the narrative, focusing instead on the subconscious processing of ideas.

Marjorie’s paintings begin with a Google image search. She searches for photos illustrative of both her experiences and the subconscious of an experience. The images are then digitally collaged together forming a hybridized human/animal/mechanical icon.

Reflective of genetic exploration, these icons undergo a series of changes through their generational reproduction. Referring to this as the “generation of a generation”, Marjorie hand traces these forms repeatedly to her final surface, the icon changing or evolving slightly with every successive transfer. This process produces paintings which upon first glance appear as perfectly balanced and symmetrical compositions of repeating forms. Upon closer inspection though, Van Cura’s paintings slowly reveal the subtle variations of the process.

Referencing Op Art and Surrealism, the works are pattern and color based, meant to be disorientating, but not completely overwhelming. The imagery of the icons reflective of the hybridization of contemporary culture and as Van Cura puts it, “a way to process the world and events without being overly political.”

To view more of Marjorie's work, visit www.marjorievancura.com.

Northside Open Studios: June 16th - 19th
* Note: Marjorie Van Cura will be in studio on Sunday only, June 19th from 12:00 - 6:00pm.

Majorie's Studio Location
255 Calyer Street
(@ corner of Newel)
Second Floor
Greenpoint Brooklyn

Penn Design 2011 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Opening May 12th, 6pm

Penn Design Fine Arts is proud to present the 2011 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the at the Ice Box exhibition space in Crane Arts, Philadelphia. The exhibition will bring together works by the 22 artists who will graduate from the program this May. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Exhibiting Artists: Paige Adair, Amy Archambault, Sandy Boyer, Zoe Chronis, Sarah Cohen, Robert Dimin, Rachel Eschenbach, Stephen Grebinski, Justine Hill, Beth Hull, Soo Kang, Bradley LaMere, Elina Malkin, Michael Marfione, Kent Miller, Jayson Scott Musson, Heidi Nam, Martha Rich, John Schlesinger, Tamara Suber, Jessica Vaughn, and Jessica Yang.

The PennDesign MFA class of 2011 has been challenged to independently pursue artistic research in visual art. With the graduation of this class, we celebrate the Fine Arts program's new unification of individual disciplines. For example, the work of a photographer is no less conscious of the universe of painting, and a video artist might have equal interest in sculpture. These graduating students have had exposure to international traveling studios, sponsored residencies, and visiting faculty. The combination of these experiences have broadened the students' perspectives and shaped their responsibilities as artists.

To learn more about the exhibition, visit http://pennexhibitions.com/index.php?/home/mfa_shows/2011/

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 12th, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Exhibition Dates: Thursday, May 12th - Sunday, May 29th

Crane Arts Building: Ice Box Project Space
1400 North American Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 12:00 - 6:00pm

Brent Wahl (Lecturer, MFA '06) in Solo Exhibition at Vox Populi, Opening May 6th, 6pm

Brent Wahl (Lecturer, MFA '06) will have work featured in his fourth solo exhibition at Vox Populi, entitled "Group Show". Fabricating three-dimensional "situations" that move through contextual and visual shifts is an ongoing interest in Brent Wahl’s work, as are reoccurring themes that investigate cultural phenomena, abstraction, architecture and illusion. For Wahl, abstraction has often been the "glue" that binds together the disparate visual forms in his varied work.

In "Group Show", Wahl refocuses his interest in abstraction in full force. Drawing on his fascination with the optical and spatial shifts that happen between three-dimensional structures imaged in two-dimensions (via photography), he embraces a playful and experimental stance with this work. Collaborating with himself, he compiles a “group show" of imagery that is at once thematically linked and visually diverse.

To view more of Wahl's work, visit, http://brentwahl.com/home.html

Opening Reception: Friday, May 6th, 6:00 - 11:00pm
Exhibition Dates: Friday, May 6th - Sunday, May 29th

Vox Populi
319 North 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.voxpopuligallery.org/

Caroline Santa (MFA '07) in Solo Exhibition at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Opening May 6th, 6pm

Caroline Santa (MFA '07) will have recent work featured in a solo exhibition, titled "Coda", at Tiger Strikes Asteroid. Mining old drawings, discarded scraps of paper, and other found items, Santa's newest mixed media works are improvisatory, intuitive, and guided by serendipity. "Coda" is the inaugural exhibition in Tiger Strikes Asteroid's new space on the 2nd floor.

Santa's previously unresolved drawings are remembered, reexamined, and reshaped to become a fresh inventory of color, marks, and surfaces. Enforced by other found items, this collection of materials is recognized for an undeveloped portential and an appreciation of its own characteristics. Her thoughtfulness in observations and the inspiration she finds in overlooked fragments and secondary forms reveals a compelling process. The negative spaces of Santa's drawings become the subject, cut out and reinforced by the application of arbitrary shapes in gouaches, ink washes, spray paint and graphite. Santa holds a BFA from the University of Delaware and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Recently her work has been shown at Projects Gallery, UnSmoke Space, and Gross McCleaf Gallery. In 2007, she was the recipient of the Charles Addams Prize, and was an Artist-in-Residence in Pereira, Colombia. Her work has been exhibited at The Delaware Center of Contemporary Art, FLUXspace, The Jenny Jaskey Gallery, The University of the Arts, the galleries of The University of Pennsylvania, and The Lucy Tejada Cultural Center in Pereira, Colombia. Santa lives and works in Philadelphia.

To view more works by Santa, visit http://carolinesanta.com/news.html

Opening Reception: Friday, May 6th 6:00pm-10:00pm
Exhibition Dates: Friday May 6th - Sunday May 29th

Tiger Strikes Asteroid
319A North 11th Street
2nd Floor (Our New Location!)
Philadelphia PA 19107

Joe Ovelman (MFA '10) in Solo Exhibition at Conner Contemporary Art, Opening May 14th, 6pm

Conner Contemporary Art is pleased to present concurrent solo exhibitions by Jeremy Kost, Joe Ovelman and Geoffrey Aldridge. Joe Ovelman (MFA '10) explores sexuality and the subversion of social norms with a series of new sculptures in his second solo exhibition with the gallery, "Coming Home". Works made of wood and mixed media resemble apparatuses used in past decades to provide anonymity during sexual encounters. Removing these forms from their original contexts and adjusting the relation of their features to human anatomy, Ovelman emphasizes the universality of these objects.

To view more of Ovelman's work, visit http://joeovelman.com/home.


Opening Reception: Saturday, May 14th, 6:00 - 8:00pm.
Exhibition Dates: May 14th – July 2nd, 2011


Conner Contemporary Art
1358 Florida Avenue,
NE –Washington, DC 20002
(in the Historic Atlas/H Street Area)
http://www.connercontemporary.com/
202.588.8750
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 5:00pm