Great Expectations Review
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Great Expectations; UC Davis MFA Show; First Year Candidates
Come to Davis for the day and see new work from the 1st year MFA candidates in Art Studio at UC Davis!
Featuring work by:
Jen Cohen
Lisa Cralle
Matthew Taylor
Paul Taylor
Manuel Rios
Benjamin Rosenthal
Mathew Zefeldt
Light Refreshments will be served.
Opening reception: Monday, June 7th 4-5:30
Closing reception: Saturday, June 12th 12-5
at The University Club at UC Davis
(only an hour's drive from the Bay Area!)
Map: http://www.cevs.ucdavis.edu/map/map_detail.cfm?assetInfo=177
Featuring work by:
Jen Cohen
Lisa Cralle
Matthew Taylor
Paul Taylor
Manuel Rios
Benjamin Rosenthal
Mathew Zefeldt
Light Refreshments will be served.
Opening reception: Monday, June 7th 4-5:30
Closing reception: Saturday, June 12th 12-5
at The University Club at UC Davis
(only an hour's drive from the Bay Area!)
Map: http://www.cevs.ucdavis.edu/map/map_detail.cfm?assetInfo=177
Headlands Center for the Arts Open House
My studio will be open during the Headlands Center for the Arts Open House on April 10th from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Headlands Center for the Arts
944 Fort Barry
Sausalito, CA 94965
ph (415) 331-2787
fax (415) 331-3857
info@headlands.org
Headlands Center for the Arts
944 Fort Barry
Sausalito, CA 94965
ph (415) 331-2787
fax (415) 331-3857
info@headlands.org
Guest Speaker at YCHS
I will be giving an art talk as a guest speaker at Yuba City High School on May 7th.
Vermillion Gallery and Desmadre Arte presents: Fresh Latino Perspectives in America
Vermillion Gallery and Desmadre Arte presents
Desmadre:
Fresh Latino Perspectives in America
May 14 – June 6, 2009
Artist Reception Thursday May 14 6pm – 10pm
featuring a performance by
Jaime Torres and Rafael Barrios
and comida provided by
Los Desmadrosos
Vermillion Gallery 1508 11th Ave Seattle Wa 98122
http://www.vermillionseattle.com/
http://desmadrearte.wordpress.com
Featuring the work of -
Albert Reyes, Ana Serrano, Jaime (Germs) Zacarias, Antonio Pelayo, Xico González, Alejandro Diaz, Alberto Cerritaño, Michael Alverez, Jeaneen Carolino, Carlos don Juan, 179, Victor Marka, Pedro de Valdiva, Julio Guerrero, Marco Zamora, Mario Campos, Manuel Rios, El Mac, Robert Santiago, Vincent Pacheco, George Estrada, DZUL Crew
Vermillion Gallery in conjunction with Desmadre Arte present “Desmadre: Fresh Latino Perspectives in America”, a group show of emerging artists who are incorporating Latino cultural themes within urban contemporary works. This exhibition is a view into the rich, yet subtle manner in which Latino culture exists in modern American life. The artists participating are influenced through a multitude of references showing elements of the Mexican social realism of Orozco and Rivera, the pop of Warhol and Cuban agit propagandist Rene Medeiros, saturday morning cartoons, paño art, tattoo's, and graffiti in all of it's manifestations.
There has been a growing underground for Latino artists, centered mainly in the West Coast, that has become increasingly tied with the contemporary Urban art community. These artists have been incorporating imagery and themes that relate to their Hispanic heritage and the American experience. While for many the Spanish language has been sacrificed in efforts to assimilate, there are other ties to a shared past that consistently appear in many of the works included in “Desmadre: Fresh Latino Perspectives in America”. Many of the artists explore the strong family experiences that factor heavily in the Latino community, ranging from the mundane family celebrations that mark the calendar to the strong female presence that anchors so many families . These experiences are what connect the past to the present and on to the future
As we head into this 21st century there has been a departure from the old cultural identities. We are seeing what curator Nicholas Bourriard calls the “Creolization” of culture, a blending of various traditional cultures with some local specific contemporary elements. This show is equally about this moment in history, a time in which America is living up to it's promise to be the worlds melting pot, as it is about any given culture. There is a sense of reinvention present in much of the work by the artists participating in the show, an urge to respect the past while pushing forward to forge new means to celebrate their heritage.
Desmadre Arte - Desmadre Arte is a collective effort by curators Jose Tapia and Damion Hayes and artist Julio Guerrero to showcase emerging artists who are incorporating traditional latino cultural themes within contemporary works. Our goal is to shed light on a growing movement amongst latino artists who are exploring and incorporating cultural roots while creating work that expresses the 21st century realities and complexities of life. To do this we are producing art shows that revolve around these themes as well as maintain our website to showcase the artists we feel best represent these Ideals.
Images available upon request
Contact: Damion Hayes – Curator / Desmadre Arte cutkulture@earthlink.net 206.441.3235
Diana Adams – Vermillion Gallery email@vermillionseattle.com 206.709.9797
Desmadre:
Fresh Latino Perspectives in America
May 14 – June 6, 2009
Artist Reception Thursday May 14 6pm – 10pm
featuring a performance by
Jaime Torres and Rafael Barrios
and comida provided by
Los Desmadrosos
Vermillion Gallery 1508 11th Ave Seattle Wa 98122
http://www.vermillionseattle.com/
http://desmadrearte.wordpress.com
Featuring the work of -
Albert Reyes, Ana Serrano, Jaime (Germs) Zacarias, Antonio Pelayo, Xico González, Alejandro Diaz, Alberto Cerritaño, Michael Alverez, Jeaneen Carolino, Carlos don Juan, 179, Victor Marka, Pedro de Valdiva, Julio Guerrero, Marco Zamora, Mario Campos, Manuel Rios, El Mac, Robert Santiago, Vincent Pacheco, George Estrada, DZUL Crew
Vermillion Gallery in conjunction with Desmadre Arte present “Desmadre: Fresh Latino Perspectives in America”, a group show of emerging artists who are incorporating Latino cultural themes within urban contemporary works. This exhibition is a view into the rich, yet subtle manner in which Latino culture exists in modern American life. The artists participating are influenced through a multitude of references showing elements of the Mexican social realism of Orozco and Rivera, the pop of Warhol and Cuban agit propagandist Rene Medeiros, saturday morning cartoons, paño art, tattoo's, and graffiti in all of it's manifestations.
There has been a growing underground for Latino artists, centered mainly in the West Coast, that has become increasingly tied with the contemporary Urban art community. These artists have been incorporating imagery and themes that relate to their Hispanic heritage and the American experience. While for many the Spanish language has been sacrificed in efforts to assimilate, there are other ties to a shared past that consistently appear in many of the works included in “Desmadre: Fresh Latino Perspectives in America”. Many of the artists explore the strong family experiences that factor heavily in the Latino community, ranging from the mundane family celebrations that mark the calendar to the strong female presence that anchors so many families . These experiences are what connect the past to the present and on to the future
As we head into this 21st century there has been a departure from the old cultural identities. We are seeing what curator Nicholas Bourriard calls the “Creolization” of culture, a blending of various traditional cultures with some local specific contemporary elements. This show is equally about this moment in history, a time in which America is living up to it's promise to be the worlds melting pot, as it is about any given culture. There is a sense of reinvention present in much of the work by the artists participating in the show, an urge to respect the past while pushing forward to forge new means to celebrate their heritage.
Desmadre Arte - Desmadre Arte is a collective effort by curators Jose Tapia and Damion Hayes and artist Julio Guerrero to showcase emerging artists who are incorporating traditional latino cultural themes within contemporary works. Our goal is to shed light on a growing movement amongst latino artists who are exploring and incorporating cultural roots while creating work that expresses the 21st century realities and complexities of life. To do this we are producing art shows that revolve around these themes as well as maintain our website to showcase the artists we feel best represent these Ideals.
Images available upon request
Contact: Damion Hayes – Curator / Desmadre Arte cutkulture@earthlink.net 206.441.3235
Diana Adams – Vermillion Gallery email@vermillionseattle.com 206.709.9797
Verge Gallery Project
I will be showing a new silksccreen print at the Verge Gallery Project located on V and 19th in Sacramento beginning Dec 13th.
I will be showing in The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
The Museum of the African Diaspora is organizing a new exhibition, titled "Decoding Identity: I Do It For My People", which will run from January 23-March 8, 2009 at MoAD. MoAD is located on Mission at Third Street, in the heart of San Francisco's art and culture district.
