STUDENT NEWS
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November 21- 30, 2009
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A collection of recent works by:
Michael Muelhaupt (BFA), Chris Mahonski (MFA alumnus), Rachael Starbuck (BFA), Bryan Jabs, Sean Kuhnke, Paloma Wall (BFA), Matt Brett (BFA alumnus), Myeong Soo Kim (BF A alumnus), Andy Kozlowski, Lorraine Dauw and Anthony Meloro.
November 21 - 30, 2009
An opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 21 from 7 - 10pm. Free and open to the public.
423 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA
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November 20 - December 31, 2009
No Promo
Reference Gallery
216 E. Main St
Richmond, VA
November 20th - December 31st, 2009
Opening reception: Friday, Nov. 20th from 7-11pm
Reference Gallery presents its second group show "No Promo" featuring work by Kari Altmann (New York), Øyvind Aspen (Norway), Caitlin Denny (San Francisco), Jessica Hans (Baltimore), Nina Hartmann (Chicago), Parker Ito (San Francisco), Michael Muelhaupt (BFA), Whitney Rainey (BFA alumna), and Lazaro Rodriguez (Miami).
Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday 2-6pm
For more information visit www.referenceartgallery.com
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November 5, 2009
VCU at 222
Featuring work by Sculpture + Extended Media undergraduate students:
Katie Connor
Josie Justice
Joyelle Martin
Kristi South
Morgan Yacoe
John Ziol
222 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA
Opening reception: Friday, November 5, 2009 6-9 pm
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November 3- 6, 2009
O Veni Vidi
New works by Ashley Lyon, Hannah Walsh, and Jennifer Lauren Smith
November 3- 6, 2009
opening reception: Tuesday, November 3 at 5: 00 pm
FAB Gallery
VCU Fine Arts Building
1000 W. Broad Street
Richmond VA
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October 27 - 30, 2009
GLENN BECK
New works by Ben Jurgensen, Will Machin and Slinko
We don't not claim to not know the truth.
We don't know. Really sorry.
October 27 - 30, 2009
opening reception: Tuesday, October 27 at 5: 00 pm
FAB Gallery
VCU Fine Arts Building
1000 W. Broad Street
Richmond VA
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October 25 - November 7, 2009
MACHU EACCHU
New work by Alexandra Barao (BFA) and Ashley Melnichak
October 25 - November 7, 2009
Opening Reception October 30, 6-9 pm
VCU Commons Student Art Space
907 Floyd Ave.
Richmond, VA
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October 20 - 23, 2009
SUSIE DEBBY ADELA
October 20 – 23, 2009
opening reception: Tuesday, October 20 at 5:00pm
FAB Gallery
VCU Fine Arts Building
1000 West Broad St
Richmond VA
In the second of a series of week-long exhibitions in the FAB Gallery by VCUarts Sculpture graduate students,
Andrew Brehm, Nicholas des Cognets and Oscar Santillan present their group exhibition, SUSIE DEBBY ADELA.
First-year student, Andrew Brehm, came to us from Philadelphia where he had developed a body of performative work. His undergraduate degree is in Crafts from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania where he made furniture and began his sculptural pursuits.
Nicholas des Cognets is originally from western Massachusetts. He earned his BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2001. After living and working in Brooklyn for seven years he is currently a second-year sculpture candidate.
And first-year student, Oscar Santillan, is from Ecuador. He tells us that “some time ago while writing a text for a project that was later rejected, I was overwhelmed with humility. At that point I decided to never again claim authorship of a phrase; I left that to Kandinsky. But I changed my mind a few minutes ago, and want it back.” He goes on to quote: “If there is a reason why artists and prophets are similar, it is not because artists, like prophets, can predict the future. It is that both share the same fate: neither can modify upcoming events.”
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October 13 - October 16, 2009
subtitles & parts
October 13 - 16, 2009
opening reception: Tuesday, October 13 at 12:30
FAB Gallery
VCU Fine Arts Building
1000 West Broad St
Richmond VA
In the first of a series of week-long exhibitions by VCU Sculpture graduate students, Tim Bearse, Ana Esteve-Llorens and Ian McMahon, present the collaborative project, subtitles & parts. The collaborative conversation begins three days prior to the reception, when each of the three artists introduces a series of objects to the gallery. During those three days, the artists will act on one another’s objects and a collaborative whole will begin to manifest itself in the gallery. Once the objects are in the space, anything goes and nothing is out of bounds. This is subtitles and parts.
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October 30 - December 12, 2009
Phil Nesmith (BFA)
Flight Patterns, New Photograms
October 30 - December 12, 2009
Irvine Contemporary
1412 14th St., NW
Washington, DC
http://irvinecontemporary.com/index.php
The Washington Post's Gallery Opening of the Week (Friday, October 20, 2009)
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October 9 - 31, 2009
Reference Gallery presents its first show:
No Hay Banda
October 9 - 31, 2009
opening reception: Friday October 9th from 7-11 pm
Reference Gallery
216 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA
Featuring work by:
Michelle Ceja (San Francisco)
Petra Cortright (Berlin)
Brenna Murphy (Portland)
Ben Schumacher (New York)
Will Simpson (New York)
Travess Smalley (New York)
Victor Vaughn (Richmond)
For more information about the show visit www.referenceartgallery.com
Reference is an art gallery and music venue located in Richmond, Virginia. Started in summer 2009 by friends Conor Backman (BFA), Ross Iannatti, James Shaeffer (BFA), and Edward Shenk. Reference is a space for new art and music from the 21st century's best and brightest talents. Our mission is to introduce up-and-coming artists, and for everyone to have access to hard working people's artwork and music.
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October 1, 2009
Benefit of the Doubt
new works by Nataliya Slinko (MFA)
October 1 - 26, 2009
opening reception: Thursday, October 1, 6-9 pm
Possible Projects
68 Jay Street #510
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.possibleprojects.com/current.html
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October 2, 2009
Some Watercolors
opening reception: Friday Oct. 2, 7-10 pm
Conor Backman (BFA)
Edward Shenk
Corporate and Museum Frame Gallery
301 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA
http://www.conorbackman.com/cx
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September 5 - 26, 2009
Bright Path
September 5th – September 26th, 2009
Opening reception: Saturday, September 5 at 6:00pm
Little Berlin Gallery
119 West Montgomery
Philadelphia PA, 19122
Little Berlin is proud to present Bright Path, a group show inspired by the protagonist. The exhibition intends to explore in varying forms the spiritual essence present in physical acts unique to the human experience, both superhuman and unremarkable. Featured artists include Andrew Brehm (MFA), John Henry Blatter, Kristen Taylor, Duke Riley, Daniel Petraitis and Alexander MacDonald. The work is comprised of sculpture, sound and performance and may reveal some insight into what prompts us to make decisions to move forward or to stand still. The initial stimulus for the show was influenced by the teachings of Joseph Campbell, the writing of James Baldwin, and the life of Jim Thorpe.
In addition, please join us again on Thursday, September 10th at 7:30 pm for the screening of Andrew Brehm’s survival film “Landman and the Thunderbird” which will be projected and shown in its entirety in the gallery. Refreshments will be provided for a small donation.
click here to see a video from the opening night
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August 28, 2009
Electronic Art Exchange (2)
The second Electronic Art Exchange will be occurring on August 29th at 8pm at ADA Gallery in Richmond, VA. The evening showcases current work from a wide variety of media-based artists. Included in the one night exhibition and screening will be mid-career and emerging filmmakers, video artists, animators, sound artists and some artists working primarily in web-based work.
Artists Showing:
Peter Baldes, Leah Beeferman, Nia Burks, Jennida Chase, Jake Dodd, Kevin Everson, Ryan Gothrup
Sonali Gulati, Hand Turkey Studios, John Hendershot, Pilottone, John Petrenko, Maria Pithara (MFA)
Hassan Pitts, Todd Raviotta, Richard Robinson, Jeff Roll, Jeffrey Walburn, Necole Zayatz
Opening: August 29, 2009 at 8:00pm
ADA Gallery
228 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA
www.adagallery.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1moL4XjZRw
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August 18 - 23, 2009
Summer Shorts
Venezuela
Andrew Brehm (MFA)
Summer Shorts features a selection of video works by artists from Philadelphia. Each of the seven works will be shown continuously in the Morris Gallery for one week. During the final week of the series, all seven works will be shown consecutively in a video loop. Summer Shorts gives audiences an opportunity to sample some of the variety of video art being made by artists in the city.
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Morris Gallery
Historic Landmark Building, Ground Floor
118-128 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
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August 21, 2009
Matt Brett (BFA alumnus)
Michael J Muelhaupt (BFA student)
VCU Student Commons Gallery
opening reception: Friday, August 21, 2009 7-9 pm
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August 20, 2009
Words on Paper, Words on Screen
...including the work of Nic DeSantis (BFA alumnus) and James Shaeffer (BFA student):
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New Zealand Bound: World of Wearable Art
Grace D. Johnston (BFA) and Melanie J. Hearn's are team finalists in this year's World of Wearable Art show in New Zealand.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the following undergraduate Sculpture majors who have each been granted a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Undergraduate Fellowship Award:
Joshua Bennett (BFA Junior)
Grace Johnston (BFA Junior)
Andre Ponticello (BFA Senior)
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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the 2009 Undergradute Research Awards!
Winners include the following outstanding Sculpture Majors:
Magnetic/Jewelry
Mary E. S. Cox, Crafts and Sculpture
Jessica N. Price, Sculpture
This Craft-Sculpture team will attend the 2009 Magnetic Conference to learn more about magnetic and diamagnetic metals like bismuth and ferrofluid. Interested in how people fidget with their objects of adornment (rings, necklaces, opening lockets, braiding hair) they will create magnetic and scientific wearable art that the viewer can play with on and off the body.They also plan to integrate glass, metal and fibers into their designs and showcase the series as interactive sculptural pieces on and off the body.
$2,900
New Zealand Bound: World of Wearable Art
Grace D. Johnston, Sculpture
Melanie J. Hearn, Fashion Design
This team will create a spectacular garment that will incorporate their specific mediums: fashion and sculpture. Together they will design, sketch, create and submit their design to the “World of Wearable Art” the world’s largest wearable art fashion show held annually in New Zealand. If accepted, they will travel to New Zealand to participate in the two opening nights of the show in September 2009.Together they won Richmond’s tenth annual Wearable Art fashion show and opened the SEAMLESS: Computational Couture fashion show in Boston, MA.
$3,000
Faculty Mentor: Henry Swartz, Fashion Design & Merchandising
Mobile Gallery Investigation in Contemporary Art Fairs
Diana Cavanaugh, Sculpture and Painting
Cara Frye, Communication Arts
Derek Cavanaugh, Communication Arts
Alexa Lester-Frazier, Sculpture and Painting
Joseph Whitfield, Sculpture
The participants will examine the function of a conceptual mobile gallery within a contemporary art fair setting. They propose to take their previously student established miniature mobile gallery, WORN Gallery (worngallery.blogspot.com), to New York and participate in one of the many yearly Contemporary Art Fairs [Armory Show, Pulse NY, Affordable Art Fair]. Most galleries participating in international art fairs are exhibited from stationary booths, but as a traveling gallery affixed to gallery members, they propose to become a new form of gallery participants as well as spectators learning about the newest and upcoming artists. This project will get participants involved in research, collaborative planning, creating presentations for Fair Administrators, designing exhibition materials, exchanging ideas with other artists, and learning how to maintain professionalism in the contemporary art market.
$2,500
Faculty Mentor: Carlton Newton, Sculpture + Extended Media
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Diana Cavanaugh, (BFA student in Sculpture + Extended Media and Painting and Printmaking)
and her Worn Gallery have been featured in the August 2008 issue of Richmond Magazine.
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Diana Cavanaugh, (BFA student in Sculpture + Extended Media and Painting and Printmaking) has been chosen by Ambre UK as their guest artist for July 2008. She will be represented on their web site for one year.
Ambre UK is a non-profit organization for the celebration and promotion of the understanding, enjoyment, and practice of art. An affiliate of Ambre International France the premier visual arts association in the French Riviera - it seeks to provide a venue for sharing expertise and knowledge across the UK and the rest of Europe, honor the work of some of today’s most prolific artists, and encourage innovation in creative expression among budding artists.
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Sami Ben Larbi (MFA anticipated 2010)
Three Parts Make a Hole
An online commission for BLACKBIRD an online literary journal
http://www.blackbird.vcu.edu/v7n1/gallery/ben_larbi_s/intro.htm
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