APRIL 24, 2018 BY ETTY YANIV Helen O’Leary, installation view of Home is a foreign country, 2018, photo courtesy of Lesley Heller by Eva O’Leary Helen O’Leary‘s sculptural paintings are delicate and rough, subtle and raw, literal and metaphoric – they embrace and prick the viewer at the same time. Her current exhibition “Home is a foreign […]
Helen O’Leary (BFA 1988, MFA 1989) Image courtesy of Penn State University. On April 12, Helen O’Leary (BFA 1988, MFA 1989) received the American Academy Rome Prize in Visual Arts for 2018–19. The Rome Prize winners are selected annually by independent juries of distinguished artists and scholars through a national competition. O’Leary is one of 29 winners for the […]
By Paul Middendorf Apr 19, 2018 7:51PM An impressive exhibition has mounted and will soon come down at the Station Museum, bringing forth the ever abrasive journey of a culture struggling to be part of a country. In(di)visible, the museum’s latest show, tackles the daily issues of discrimination, immigration and radicalized social hierarchy among Asian Americans. The […]
Visual arts Rome Prize fellow Helen O’Leary. Photo: Zack Garlitos. April 13, 2018 at 12:46pm The American Academy in Rome has announced that twenty-nine artists and scholars will receive 2018–19 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowships in support of advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities. The fellows will be given a stipend, […]
NEWS/FEATURES April 12, 2018 The American Academy in Rome has announced the winners of the 2018–19 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowships. These highly competitive fellowships support advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities. This year, 29 Rome Prizes were awarded to 29 artists and scholars, who will receive a stipend, […]
Interface Gallery Exhibit “Opening the Trap” Explores Hybrid Identities By Madeline Wells Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Nestled in Temescal Alley, Interface Gallery displays a mix of local and non-local art, putting disparate artists in conversation with each other. The gallery’s current exhibit, Opening the Trap, is a group exhibition featuring work by Diedrick Brackens, Amir […]
Art Daybook: ” … and still we banter with the Devil” by Lien Truong By Molly Glentzer Published 2:09 pm CDT, Wednesday, March 21, 2018The piece: “… and still we banter with the Devil” The artist: Lien Truong Where: In the group show “in(di)visible,” Station Museum of Contemporary Art, through April 22 Why:In a revelatory, wide-ranging group show that examines the […]
By Ted Loos March 13, 2018 Sarah Wagner preparing for an exhibition at the Muskegon Museum of Art. In 2014, she won a $25,000 grant from the New York-based Joan Mitchell Foundation. Credit: Muskegon Museum of Art For every Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons who are making millions from their art, there are millions of […]
For Artists, the Thrill of Grant Money Arrives With a ‘Now What’? Sarah Wagner preparing for an exhibition at the Muskegon Museum of Art. In 2014, she won a $25,000 grant from the New York-based Joan Mitchell Foundation.CreditMuskegon Museum of Art By Ted Loos March 13, 2018 For every Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons who are […]
17 Feb — 31 Mar 2018 at Patricia Sweetow Gallery in San Francisco, United States Joachim Bandau began painting black watercolors in 1983. The paintings embody the political, aesthetic and spiritual discourse of his 50-year career. Nuanced in technique and posture, Bandau’s watercolors require a lithe balance; conversely the repetitive hatched drawings of his earlier years were […]