Featuring: Holly Bliss, Jade Brooks, Noah Enders, Iainne Johnson, Shannon Merryman, Nicole Bethune, Nick Coladonato, Courtney Greathouse, Elizabeth Maldonato, Tanner Roe, Tara Sargent, and Meghan Shea
Jade Brooks, Energy (detail), 2015. Acrylic and found objects attached to canvas with thread and hot glue, 40 x 80 inches.
The media works screened accompany the exhibition, Video: Shedding the Utopian Moment, held in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery.
The works that will be screened are Damnation of Faust Trilogy (video, 1983-1987) by Dara Birnbaum and Mayhem (film, 1987) by Abigail Child.
The UMW Galleries is proud to host the tenth Mid-Atlantic New Painting biennial exhibition! The competition was open to artists 18 years of age and older, living in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Entries must have been completed within two years of the application deadline.
We received over 120 applications and will feature the work of 30 artists.
Juror: Mid Atlantic New Painting 2016 has been juried by Lauren Ross. Ross is curator of the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has served as the Nancy E. Meinig Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma and she was Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Curator and Director of Arts Programs at Friends of the High Line in New York City. The University of Mary Washington Galleries is honored to have Ross as the Juror for our 2016 Mid-Atlantic New Painting Exhibition.
Featured Image: Miles Hall, Shruz, Nevada, 2014. Oil on wood panel, 29 x 36 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.
Kristi Arnold, Mary Anne Arntzen, Kevin Brady, Bobby Coleman, Constance Culpepper, Cianne Fragione, Steve Griffin, Miles Hall, Suzy Kopf, Hanna Kozlowski-Slone, Chee-Keong Kung, Kat Lyons, Trevor Manders, Aina Nergaard-Nammack, Brittany Phillips, Kelly Queener, Meredith Raiford, Troy Richards, Jacob Rivkin, Brooke Rogers, Gwyneth Scally, Melissa Schapell, Jillian Schley, Beth Shipley, Viviane Silvera, Anthony Smith, Casey Snyder, Watson, Sarah West, Taylor White, Zach Zecha
Trevor Manders, Trevor’s Gorges, 2015. Acrylic on canvas over wood, 20 x 23 x 3.5 inches.
This exhibition will coincide with a celebration of life held in the foyer of DuPont Hall on Friday, January 15 at 4:00pm.
Awe + Wonder will feature work bequeathed to the UMW Galleries by the late Professor JeanAnn Dabb. Her collection spans her tenure at Mary Washington and is made up of both student and faculty artworks. Dr. Dabb came to UMW in 1992 after receiving her Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Michigan and was a distinguished scholar as well as teacher. In 2009, she received the Mary W. Pinschmidt award and served numerous terms as Chair of the Department of Art and Art History.
Mid Atlantic New Painting 2016 is juried by Lauren Ross. Ross is curator of the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has served as the Nancy E. Meinig Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma and she was Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Curator and Director of Arts Programs at Friends of the High Line in New York City. The University of Mary Washington Galleries is honored to have Ross as the Juror for our 2016 Mid-Atlantic New Painting Exhibition.
For the first time, the artwork of Ceramics Faculty from nearly every college and university in Virginia will be brought together for one exhibition at the University of Mary Washington. This show represents the broad diversity of contemporary ceramics, with excellent makers working in many facets of the medium, from object sculpture and figurative work to functional vessels. The variety of forming methods, firing ranges and conceptual approaches represented highlight the incredible potential of clay while revealing the talent and skill of professors across the state. Participating artists include: Sukjin Choi, Tom Clarkson, A. Blair Clemo, Andrea Keys Connell, David Crane, Jason Hackett, Richard Hensley, Michael Hough, Mike Jabbur, Jon McMillan, Jessica Martinkosky, Richard Nickel, Virginia Pates, Adam Paulek, Debbie Quick, and Bill Schran.
Jason Hackett, Congruence, 2015 ceramic, archival inkjet print, aluminum, found objects.
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The UMW Galleries are pleased to present “Contemporary Craft”. This exhibition aims to share with the viewer artworks that utilize traditional materials in new ways, yet maintain the hand and craftsmanship of the artist. The works presented represent classic mediums of craft: clay, glass, metal, paper, textile, and wood. Participating artists include: Jessica Calderwood, Masako Onodera, Andrew Kuebeck, Jeff Nilan, Heath Matysek-Snyder, Kerri Cushman, and Andrea Donnelly.
Masako Onodera, Eruption Cuff, 2007. Found objects, wool, 6″ x 6″ x 4″
[1] Damisch, Hubert, A Theory of/Cloud/Toward a History of Painting (translated by Janet Lloyd), Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 2002, page 72.
