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Art in the Wilderness Artists-in-Residence in the National Parks June 26 - July 25 Opening reception: June 26, 4 - 6 pm Schlueter Art Gallery Wisconsin Lutheran College 8815 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI Mon-Sat 9 am - 9 pm Sun 1 pm - 9 pm

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JOIN US FOR A MEET-UP !

April  23rd  5:00 p.m. 

@ PICANTE   6th & Gilman in Berkeley

We have just finished our third annual 

*** SPRING TRAINING ***

one-on-one mentoring sessions with

some of the most distinguished professionals in the

Bay Area Art Community.

So, come join us for a Meet-Up

to hear about and share

these experiences and insights !

If you had a mentoring session, let us know how it went, what you learned, harvested, gleaned.  And, offer any ideas for next year’s event.

If you were unable to attend Spring Training, join us to ask

questions, offer ideas and raise concerns.

Come and share Your Ideas and Solutions--- New Projects, New Shows, New Follies, and bring a Friend !

Helen Ann Licht Paintings

Spring Training 2014

Images - the Breakfast Group at the Richmond Art Center

the Breakfast Group at the Richmond Art Center

see exhibition information in the next post

Bresnahan, Sienna Series #4, 2002

Fenstermaker, Covelo 8, 2012

Wurm, Dessert, 2011

Ladewig, January, 2013

The Breakfast Group at the Richmond Art Center

Bend, Fold, and Spindle

A line of ink follows the edge of the paper and it is transformed into a place mat, or it traces a path across the paper and it becomes a map, or it forms clusters of marks and becomes a book of knowledge cataloging the wonders of the great highway. And sometimes in this coffeshoptruckstoprestaurant, the paper is heavy and the ink is colorful and a shape is freed from the rectangle and two big circles are punched out for eyes and two small circles are pierced at the edges. The edges are gripped, pulled back, the curve giving shape to the mask needing only a bit of string to transform and give powers of flight or might or magic. Imagination is set free.

“Her Story,” an exhibition at the Stanford University Canter Art Center of the work of Elizabeth Murray, presents an exuberant journey from the flat interiority of the small print to the bursting at the seams thrust into space. Elizabeth Murray took flat paper and a dark palette and proceeded to separate from the page, lift off the surface, curve and crest, twist and shout. The transformation from symbol of the everyday, the ordinary, the common– cup, shoe, dog, fish --- to icon of play, damage, loss, is a conjuring act which Murray performed through scale and raw power.

In the three large works punctuating this exhibition of innovative printmaking we see how Elizabeth Murray forced her paintings to grapple with questions of sculpture --- expansion / compression, inside / outside --- and how she pushed to resolve the demands of sculpture within the parameters of painting ( just leave a blank white circle in the middle of an image and you have an opening to the other side...or at least you would if there were another side). These pieces hang on the wall but the shifts in plane are not painted illusion, they are constructed ramps and overpasses on a huge scale which can make the viewer feel like Alice drinking and shrinking and ready to slide down a chutes and ladders joyride of a board game. Murray shows all: wooden edges, staples, swathes of unpainted raw canvas. And she lets us see the cubism and the surrealism and the pop. Like a magician who lets us see the lining of the top hat and the four sides of the wooden box and the red scarf so that we think we know that this is about seeing the ability to whirl through space or feel the edges or see red. Of course, with the sudden wave it pops out, it appears: what was really there to be seen was the fragility, the constant restless movement, the unparalleled vulnerability.

Elizabeth Murray pushed and pulled her lines and planes and shapes until the work presented itself. When she approached printmaking she pushed her plates and paper in the same unrelenting pursuit. These rich and expansive prints encompass myriad layers and an ongoing renegotiation of border.

As large as these prints stretch, as much territory as they cover, as assertive as they become, what remains a constant pull, an un- severed bond, is that fine line. It is a line which strokes and builds and polishes each form, a line which links each part, a line which clings to the surface and insists on bringing the viewer to the work, up close, indeed up close and personal. It is a mark both obsessive and obsessed. It is a hand both alluring and hypnotic.

In this the Bay Area has an extraordinary opportunity to view an exhibitions of work vested with the personal, the intimate. Whether taking an hour to ride down from San Francisco, or fly up from L.A., the Cantor's current exhibition, “Her Story” and the ongoing San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's “Flesh and Metal,” also mounted at the Cantor, will fill a day of deep viewing.

-Jan Wurm

Image: Elizabeth Murray (U.S.A., 1940–2007), Shack, 1994. Three-dimensional lithograph, 63 x 51 x 2 in. Published by Universal Limited Art Editions. © 1994 The Murray-Holman Family Trust/ Universal Limited Art Editions.

Buried Treasure

Kabbalah/Kabul: Sending Emanations to the Aliens

Sonya Rapoport will be exhibiting her web-based project "Kabbalah/Kabul: Sending Emanations to the Aliens" at Techfest 2014 in Bombay, India from 10 AM, January 3rd - 5 PM, January 5th, 2014. 

Techfest, Asia's largest science and technology festival, promotes technology, scientific thinking and innovation. It takes place on the campus of IIT Bombay at Powai, Mumbai.

"Kabbalah/ Kabul: Sending Emanations to the Aliens", encodes altruisms into a form that could be transmitted across interstellar space by radio or laser signals. Emanations are derived from the Tree of Life, the main icon of Kabbalah, in which ten creative forces intervene between the infinite and our created world.

The web narrative, set in the Afghanistan war, opens with an animation of a US helicopter carrying the altruistic emanations into outer space. The image morphs into embryonic stem cells superimposed on a spinning ring of Al Qaeda terrorist cells. When selected by the viewer, each stem cell differentiates into a body part and displays hybrid images of the war in Afghanistan and an altruistic element derived from DNA fusion. A winged Golem catapults the element into outer space to communicate with the aliens, while the Earth-bound viewers absorb the altruistic mantras into their own psyches.

http://www.techfest.org/  |  http://users.lmi.net/sonyarap/kkabul/index.html

ARTISANS! A Group Show

December 13th, 2013 – March 8th, 2014

Reception: December 13, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Falkirk Cultural Center

1408 Mission Avenue at "E" Street

San Rafael, CA

Artisans was founded in Mill Valley in 1977 and remains today as one of Northern California’s oldest and most innovative arts organizations. With no current "bricks and mortar" gallery, members currently exhibit in numerous local venues and special exhibits. Artisans carries the work of both emerging and internationally exhibited artists with a collection that includes oil, gouache, pastel, ink, charcoal, watercolor, photography, mixed media, sculpture, and textile.

Our own Louis DeLuco will have three photographs exhibited in this show!

Hair Code Duality by Sonya Rapoport

Sonya Rapoport is participating in HAIR-CODE, an activist Vienna Memory Project about Violence Against Women, a first phase of the Holocaust Memorial project.

Hair and hairstyle are seen as a social expression for gender. They play an important symbolic role in human culture.

The image I am exhibiting in The Vienna Project is a digital collage from "(in)AUTHENTIC: Woman, War, Jew", that I created in 2008.

The Vienna Project submission makes use of selected texts by Sigmund Freud, Luce Irigaray, and Jean-Paul Sartre that address gender and anti-Semitism. I correlated the texts with images of Nigerian hairstyles, military tanks, matriarchal mitochondrial genetics, alchemical symbols, and women in violent environments.

ImPOSSIBLE CONVERSATIONS?

A photograph of Sonya Rapoport's interactive piece "ImPOSSIBLE CONVERSATIONS?" at the Fresno Art Museum, where participants chose a title and paste it onto its matched image. 

Photograph by David Keaton.

The exhibition runs through January 5, 2014.

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Wednesday, Nov 6th  5:00 p.m. 

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***  We began a complex discussion at last week's Symposium:

ART : Appropriation - Authenticity - Application.

Let's Continue the Discussion !!   ***

Symposium XI

We are so pleased to announce the UC Berkeley Art Alumni Group's Symposium XI:

APPROPRIATION / AUTHENTICITY / APPLICATION
Exploring the evolving role of technology in relation to contemporary art practice. 

Saturday, October 26, 2013 / 9 am - 4 pm
UC Berkeley, 160 Kroeber Hall

FREE + OPEN to the public!

Panelists include*:
Dena Beard, Assistant Curator, UC Berkeley Art Museum
Allan deSouza, Artist, Professor UC Berkeley Dept. of Art Practice
Donald Farnsworth, Artist, Founder-Publisher Magnolia Editions
Jeff Kelley, Curator and Writer
Noah Lang, Publishing and Artist Management, Electric Works
Foad Satterfield, Artist, Curator, Professor Dominican University
Nina Zurier, Artist

Moderator: 
Jan Wurm, Artist, Curator, Educator

To order lunch ($15 - cash only the day of the event / pre-pay via PayPal) provided by Ann’s Catering, please email: calartalumni@gmail.com.

Symposium XI Agenda

9:00 am - 9:30 am  
Participant registration, refreshments served

- Processing of payment for lunch sales for those who pre-ordered (recommended). 
- A limited number of lunches will be available to buy the day-of the event.  
- Lunch is $15, cash only the day-of the event / pre-pay via PayPal.  
- Provided by Ann’s Catering with vegetarian and vegan options 

9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Morning panel session

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch break
- The catered lunch will be served in the Worth Ryder Gallery, Kroeber Hall.
- For those not taking part in the catered lunch, there are a number of eateries in the area.

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  
Afternoon panel session

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 

Reception

- Drinks and refreshments will be served in the Worth Ryder Gallery.

Transit: 
Please see the neighboring Berkeley Art Museum's information for visitor's parking.  Kroeber Hall is located across the street (Bancroft Way) and north of BAM.  

Kroeber Hall is easily accessibly by a number of different AC Transit bus lines.  The Downtown Berkeley BART station is a twenty minute walk or short bus ride away.


*Panelists update:
Critic David Roth will unfortunately not be able to participate in this year's symposium as planned.  
We are pleased to welcome artist Nina Zurier to our distinguished group of panelists.  

Sanchez Art Center 50 | 50 V

Opening Friday!

1220-B Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica, CA

Preview: Fri, 8/23, 6-7:30p
Grand Opening: Fri, 8/23, 7:30-9p
Grand Closing: Sun, 9/29, 1-5p

Carol Ladewig | Painting Days, 2013, acrylic and gouache on panels

Here's how Pacifica's Sanchez Art Center explains this special annual exhibition...

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TUESDAY, AUSUST 27th  5:00 p.m. 

PICANTE

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As Summer Draws to a Close

***   Come Share Tales of the Road and Stories of Sizzling Studios   ***

                                                 ...and bring a friend !

Lure: Bay Area Artists Explore the Sea

SFMOMA Artists Gallery
June 15 - August 15, 2013


In recognition of the America's Cup sailing regatta taking place this summer on the San Francisco Bay, this exhibition brings together works by Bay Area artists who look to the sea as a primary reference in creating art. The exhibition offers a water-centric exploration of a vital Bay Area resource, attempting to reveal fresh insight and meanings inspired by the region's seas.

Artists include Julie Alvarado, Suzy Barnard, Leo Bersamina, Willard Dixon, Jessica Dunne, Nancy Genn, Colin Gift, Julian Honig, Katina Houston, Abner Kingman, Janel Lepin, Ian MacLean, Bonnie Neumann, Judy O'Shea, Susan Parker, Emily Payne, Ken Roberts, Tim Svenonious, and Marie Van Elder.

Free and open to the public.

Fort Mason Center
2 Marina Blvd., Building A
San Francisco, CA 94123-1284

Hours: Tues. thru Sat. 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Kimberly Rowe's NYC Gallery Debut

Kimberly Rowe's piece Laissez Vivre (la Nappe d'Autel) will be part of New York City's Viridian Artists 24th Annual International Exhibition, juried by Elizabeth Sussman, curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

The exhibition opens on Tuesday, July 2nd, and runs through Saturday, July 20th.

Reception on Thursday, July 18th, from 6 to 9 pm.  

For a full listing of Kimberly Rowe's current exhibitions, visit www.kimberlyrowe.net.

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Tuesday, June 4th, 5:00 p.m. 

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6th & Gilman in Berkeley

Come Share Plans for Summer

PROJECTS  ----  EXHIBITIONS  ----  TRAVEL  ----  FANCIFUL IDEAS

"Summer 2013" June 1 – August 11, 2013 Please join us on June 1 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM during the reception of this new exhibition that continues the Hammerfriar tradition of presenting the rich diversity of contemporary art.   Hammerfriar Gallery is located at 132 Mill Street, Suite 101, in Healdsburg. Gallery hours are 10-6 Tuesday - Friday, Saturday 10 - 5 and NOW OPEN Sunday 12-4. Closed on Mondays. For more information, call (707) 473-9600, or visit the Gallery website at http://www.hammerfriar.com Sat, June 1 , 6-9 PM,  the Gallery will open a new show featuring the following 4 artists:     Harley: Oil Paintings Bill Shelley: Figurative Works Brian Wilson: Ceramic Sculpture  Hugh Livingston: (Installation With a Grand Finale at Warnecke Ranch) Points of View: Russian River a gallery installation of video, audio and photographs organized in conjunction with the compositional and ecological ideas behind the River Opera, performed at the Warnecke Ranch and Vineyards on August 10*.

Marin Open Studios 5/11 - 5/12/ Sat-Sunday at:

Novato Arts Center

781 Hamilton Parkway, Classroom

Novato, CA

delucophotoart.com

Muir Woods #3.jpg

Sonya Rapoport - "ImPOSSIBLE CONVERSATIONS?" at Fresno Art Museum, 5/17/13 - 1/5/14

Fiction and Fondue

Friday, May 10

5-7 pm

Artists' talk and readings 6 pm

Join Liberty Arts for an evening with

Siskiyou Writers Group reading poetry & prose inspired by

PERSONAL LANDSCAPES:

paintings by

Robert Poplack and Jan Wurm

43rd Annual UC Berkeley MFA Graduate Exhibition

May 17, 2013 - June 16, 2013
BAM/PFA

Be among the first to encounter the work of six promising artists as they embark on their careers. Each year, BAM/PFA teams with the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice to present the works of graduating M.F.A. students. 

This year's graduates are: 

Dru Anderson 
Dusadee Pang Huntrakul 
Erin Colleen Johnson 
Sahar Khoury 
Jess Rowland 
Sean Talley

The annual M.F.A. exhibition at BAM/PFA is made possible by the Barbara Berelson Wiltsek Endowment.

Robert Poplack and Jan Wurm: Personal Landscapes

April 12- May 10 

       An exhibition of paintings and drawings by

Robert Poplack  and Jan Wurm  

exploring figurative and abstract experiences of nature. 

Opening Reception: April 12th 5-7 p.m. 

Liberty Arts (108 West Minor St. Yreka, CA 96097) 

Gallery Hours:   Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

 Nocturne - Camping  oil on canvas 48"x 108"

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Wednesday, April 3rd  5:00 p.m. 

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On the agenda: review and discuss this year's Spring Training event!

SPRING TRAINING

Sunday, March 17th, 10a - 4p

Kroeber Hall, UC Berkeley

An unique opportunity open to all artists to meet one-on-one with arts professionals for advice on......a new body of work / website / presentation materials / prepared grant or residency applications.

Register today to reserve your 20-minute spot!

This year’s generous and supportive mentors include:

Lucinda Barnes | Chief Curator, Berkeley Art Museum, University of California

Karin Breuer | Curator in Charge, Achenbach Graphic Arts Foundation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Amanda Eicher | Visiting Lecturer, University of California Berkeley Department of Art Practice /  Artist

Jack Fischer | Jack Fischer Gallery

Archana Horsting | Executive Director + Co-Founder, Kala Art Institute / Artist

Indira Morre | Co-owner, Martina Johnston Gallery / Visiting Lecturer, University of California Berkeley Department of Art Practice / Artist

Amy Owen | Curator, di Rosa Preserve

Griff Williams | Art Publisher + Gallerist, Gallery 16

REGISTRATION is a two part process:

1. To secure a place, send an email listing your first choice of mentor, with your second and third back-up choices, to calartalumni@gmail.com. 

2. After receiving an email with your appointment time and mentor, complete the registration process by paying the process fee of $25 using the PayPal button on the top right hand side of the Cal Art Alumni blog at calartalumni.org.

Sonya Rapoport - DUALITY

Sonya Rapoport is exhibiting DUALITY, a digital collage, at Gallery Sensenci in Shizuoka, Japan, from March 2 through March 24, 2013.

The theme of the photo exhibition is 'A-mu', a Japanese verb. The word 'A-mu' has several meanings:

   (1) to knit (stockings); to net (a hammock); to plait (straw); to braid

(the hair); to weave (a mat); to twist

   (2) to weave (facts into a narrative); to compile (a history); to

compose (an essay); to devise (a method); to contrive (a plan); to work out (a system);

to frame (rules, etc.)

DUALITY depicts the double tower-like coiled hair style of a Nigerian woman. This hair style crowns each of two portraits of U.S. journalist Jill Carroll.  In Jill Carroll's  image under the left woven hair tower, Carroll is crying for release from an Iraqui prison. In Jill Carroll's image under the right hair woven tower, she is talking about her pleasant jail experience after her release from prison, but still under her captors control.

DUALITY is  from Rapoport's inter-media art work (in)AUTHENTIC.

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Wednesday, March 6th  5:00 p.m. 

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Come get Early Tips for 

 *** SPRING TRAINING *** 

and Advice on how to take Advantage of this Great Resource 

which is Available to All Artists, Alumni of All Institutions in our Community!!

    ...and bring a friend