If you’re going to be in Ohio, don’t miss TAP, CRACK, BELLOW, Dana Oldfather’s newest exhibit opens at the Butler Institute of Art. March 3rd through May 26th. The title piece is an ambitious five panel work that measures a whopping 31’8″ long x 5’4″ height!
From the exhibition catalog:
” The paintings of Dana Oldfather represent for me an affirmation that painting in America is not only alive, but is flourishing. She has taken abstraction to a level of accomplishment deserving of recognition and high praise. Her imagery is exciting and innovative, and her level of skill and execution of concepts masterful.”
~Louis A Zona
Museum Director
http://www.butlerart.com/DisplaySingleExhibit.asp?ID=196
Tap, Crack, Bellow, 2012, acrylic, spray paint, oil marker on clear primed linen, 64 x 380 inches
Big congratulations to Janet Lage for being selected to exhibit in 25/75: The Silver+Diamond Jubilees/Then+Now at the Queens College Art Center, feb 7 – mar 22. The title refers to Queens College Art Center celebrating it’s 25th anniversary, while the College celebrates it’s 75th year.
” The exhibition assembles recent work by 25 artists, one from each season since the Art Center’s 1988 inauguration in the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library. Reviewing the 476 participants who have been presented here over the years, curators Tara Mathison, Suzanna Simor and Alexandra de Luise focused on those they identified as the most accomplished, original, and revealing—and the most relevant to contemporary issues and the Art Center’s current concerns…”
~ read more at:
http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2013/01/08/2575-the-silverdiamond-jubileesthennow-on-view-at-the-queens-college-art-center-feb-7-mar-22-2013/
STICK IT, There’s A Pill for that, 34′” x 36″, oil, oilbar, graphite, and ink on canvas
