COLLECTive Concerns: Collage and Assemblage
10/20/2024
1st Venue
Museum of Arts and Sciences - Macon, GA
November 8, 2024 - March 15, 2025
Twelve artists explore collage and assemblage as a coping mechanism, siren call, or cautionary warning for collective concerns that impact our culture. Their “collections” are focused on environmental, emotional, and societal stressors; collective concerns that address climate change, covid, grief, identity, and politics. Whimsical to macabre; refined to raw, poetic to strident; these intimate works pack a hefty punch that belie their small scale. Assembled from discarded but highly curated materials, each artist presents a unique collection of works that speak to the challenges posed by unprecedented times.
JUDY BOWMAN
ELAINE CRIVELLI
KRISTY DEETZ
VIRGINIA DERRYBERRY
RENI GOWER
CRAIG HILL
ERRIN IRONSIDE
SUE JOHNSON
AXELLE KIEFFER
EDWIN SHELTON
ALEXANDRA N. SHERMAN
MICHELE STUTTS
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc
Curated by Reni Gower
10/20/2024
1st Venue
Museum of Arts and Sciences - Macon, GA
November 8, 2024 - March 15, 2025
Twelve artists explore collage and assemblage as a coping mechanism, siren call, or cautionary warning for collective concerns that impact our culture. Their “collections” are focused on environmental, emotional, and societal stressors; collective concerns that address climate change, covid, grief, identity, and politics. Whimsical to macabre; refined to raw, poetic to strident; these intimate works pack a hefty punch that belie their small scale. Assembled from discarded but highly curated materials, each artist presents a unique collection of works that speak to the challenges posed by unprecedented times.
JUDY BOWMAN
ELAINE CRIVELLI
KRISTY DEETZ
VIRGINIA DERRYBERRY
RENI GOWER
CRAIG HILL
ERRIN IRONSIDE
SUE JOHNSON
AXELLE KIEFFER
EDWIN SHELTON
ALEXANDRA N. SHERMAN
MICHELE STUTTS
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc
Curated by Reni Gower
FLASHPOINTS @ Susquehanna University
8/1/2024
8th and Final Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
Lore Degenstein Gallery - Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
January 18 - February 23, 2025
Curated by Wylie Contemporary, Inc
Features Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
I will be a visiting artist January 16 - 19, 2025.
Stay tuned for more information soon.
8/1/2024
8th and Final Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
Lore Degenstein Gallery - Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
January 18 - February 23, 2025
Curated by Wylie Contemporary, Inc
Features Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
I will be a visiting artist January 16 - 19, 2025.
Stay tuned for more information soon.
Compulsory Measures @ Howard County Arts Council
8/1/2024
7th and Final Showing
Compulsory Measures
Gallery II - Howard County Arts Council
8510 High Ridge Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Curated by Wylie Contemporary, Inc
August 23 – September 28 | Reception: September 20, 6-8pm
If you are in the area - check out the final installation of this amazing traveling exhibition. Features the work of Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott, Reni Gower, Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, and Tanja Softic.
8/1/2024
7th and Final Showing
Compulsory Measures
Gallery II - Howard County Arts Council
8510 High Ridge Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Curated by Wylie Contemporary, Inc
August 23 – September 28 | Reception: September 20, 6-8pm
If you are in the area - check out the final installation of this amazing traveling exhibition. Features the work of Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott, Reni Gower, Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, and Tanja Softic.
Artists at the Atelier @ Artspace Gallery
8/1/2024
I am pleased to participate in "Artist at the Atelier" anniversary exhibition.
Beth Beaven Jasper, curator. I was fortunate to have two residencies at the Virginia Atelier International Cite for the Arts, Paris, France. (2006 and 2014)
Both residencies were extremely rewarding and productive research opportunities.
Artspace Gallery
August 23 - September 21, 2024
2833-A Hathaway Rd., Richmond, VA 23225
in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center
Opening Reception: Friday, August 23: 6 - 9 pm
Artist Talks: Saturday, August 24: 2 pm
8/1/2024
I am pleased to participate in "Artist at the Atelier" anniversary exhibition.
Beth Beaven Jasper, curator. I was fortunate to have two residencies at the Virginia Atelier International Cite for the Arts, Paris, France. (2006 and 2014)
Both residencies were extremely rewarding and productive research opportunities.
Artspace Gallery
August 23 - September 21, 2024
2833-A Hathaway Rd., Richmond, VA 23225
in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center
Opening Reception: Friday, August 23: 6 - 9 pm
Artist Talks: Saturday, August 24: 2 pm
A4 10th Anniversary Small Graphic Salon
7/7/2024
7/7/2024
My painting "SG-25" is featured in the
A4 -10th Anniversary Small Graphic Salon at
Gallery Simeza, Bucharest, Romania
July 2024
Radius 250 @ Artspace Gallery
6/28/2024
6/28/2024
Very pleased to have work included in
Radius 250 - 10th Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition
Opens Tonight: 6 - 8 pm
Caroline Wright: Juror's Remarks at 6:30 pm
Artspace Gallery
June 28 - August 17, 2024
2833-A Hathaway Rd., Richmond, VA 23225
in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center
Radius 250 - 10th Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition
Opens Tonight: 6 - 8 pm
Caroline Wright: Juror's Remarks at 6:30 pm
Artspace Gallery
June 28 - August 17, 2024
2833-A Hathaway Rd., Richmond, VA 23225
in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center
GEOmatrix @ Rosewood Arts Center
2/8/2024
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (SOLO)
Rosewood Arts Center
2655 Olson Drive
Kettering, OH 45420
March 11 - April 13, 2024
Artist Talk: April 13 at 2 pm.
Funded in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts
2/8/2024
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (SOLO)
Rosewood Arts Center
2655 Olson Drive
Kettering, OH 45420
March 11 - April 13, 2024
Artist Talk: April 13 at 2 pm.
Funded in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts
Pulped Under Pressure @ George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
2/8/2024
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
212 W 7th Street
Joplin, MO 64801
January 13 - March 2, 2024
If you are in the area -
Check out the final installation of this amazing traveling exhibition.
Features the work of Jillian Bruschera, Julia Goodman, Reni Gower, Trisha Oralie Martin, Melissa Potter, Marilyn Propp, Maggie Puckett.
2/8/2024
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
212 W 7th Street
Joplin, MO 64801
January 13 - March 2, 2024
If you are in the area -
Check out the final installation of this amazing traveling exhibition.
Features the work of Jillian Bruschera, Julia Goodman, Reni Gower, Trisha Oralie Martin, Melissa Potter, Marilyn Propp, Maggie Puckett.
MINDsets @ VCU Cabell Library
2/8/2024
Very pleased my piece, MINDsets:St2:Eleven is being projected on the VCU Cabell Screen out on to Compass Court as part of the exhibition Reflections. January 2024.
https://blogs.vcu.edu/cabellscreen/2024/01/11/reflections-exhibit-celebrates-new-space-and-local-artists-work/
2/8/2024
Very pleased my piece, MINDsets:St2:Eleven is being projected on the VCU Cabell Screen out on to Compass Court as part of the exhibition Reflections. January 2024.
https://blogs.vcu.edu/cabellscreen/2024/01/11/reflections-exhibit-celebrates-new-space-and-local-artists-work/
ThinkSmall12 @ Artspace Gallery
8/21/2023
THINK SMALL 12
Artspace Gallery
2833-A Hathaway Road
Richmond, VA 23225
(in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center)
November 3 - December 16, 2023
GALA Preview Reception: Thursday, November 2, 6-9 pm ($25 ticket)
Opening Reception: Friday, November 3, 6-9 pm FREE
All artwork is 4" or less.
I have 3 collages in exhibition
8/21/2023
THINK SMALL 12
Artspace Gallery
2833-A Hathaway Road
Richmond, VA 23225
(in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center)
November 3 - December 16, 2023
GALA Preview Reception: Thursday, November 2, 6-9 pm ($25 ticket)
Opening Reception: Friday, November 3, 6-9 pm FREE
All artwork is 4" or less.
I have 3 collages in exhibition
Crossroads / SECAC 2023
8/21/2023
Crossroads / SECAC 2023
Try-me Gallery
1621 Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220
October 9 - October 28, 2023
Reception: October 13, 6-8 pm
Juried by Alexis Asam, Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art
8/21/2023
Crossroads / SECAC 2023
Try-me Gallery
1621 Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220
October 9 - October 28, 2023
Reception: October 13, 6-8 pm
Juried by Alexis Asam, Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art
Full Moon Cabaret
8/21/2023
8/21/2023
8th Annual Fine Art Auction to benefit Artspace
at Artspace and Boyd Realty Group
in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center
Buy or bid online from anywhere in the world!
$50 Room purchases in person only
September 22 - 30, 2023
Ticket required for all artwork purchases
Buy Tickets Here
Gala Event: Saturday, Sept. 30, 6-9pm
Silent Auction bidding and all sales conclude amid music, costume, merriment and moon-madness!
at Artspace and Boyd Realty Group
in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center
Buy or bid online from anywhere in the world!
$50 Room purchases in person only
September 22 - 30, 2023
Ticket required for all artwork purchases
Buy Tickets Here
Gala Event: Saturday, Sept. 30, 6-9pm
Silent Auction bidding and all sales conclude amid music, costume, merriment and moon-madness!
Silent Auction Curated by Francis Thompson featuring Andras J Bality, Betsy Bannan, Gerry Bannan, Sukenya Best, Franchell Mack Brown, Elizabeth Coffey, Tom Condon, Steven B Glass, Reni Gower, John Henley, Kris Iden, Sarah Irvin, Susan Iverson, Blythe King, Emma Knight, Jonathan Lee, Amie Oliver, Simone Paterson, Louis Poole, Diego Sanchez & Mary Scurlock.
Musical entertainment at the Full Moon Cabaret Gala Event by Professor Bless' Blue Orpheus Cabaret.
Musical entertainment at the Full Moon Cabaret Gala Event by Professor Bless' Blue Orpheus Cabaret.
The Garden @ Ridderhof Martin Gallery
8/21/2023
3rd Venue
The Garden
Ridderhof Martin Gallery
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA
September 7 - October 8, 2023
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 7, 5-7 pm
Gallery Talk: Thursday, September 21, 5-7 pm
Please join us: Benitez, Bolduan, Bowring, Gower, Gregson, Tapia
8/21/2023
3rd Venue
The Garden
Ridderhof Martin Gallery
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA
September 7 - October 8, 2023
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 7, 5-7 pm
Gallery Talk: Thursday, September 21, 5-7 pm
Please join us: Benitez, Bolduan, Bowring, Gower, Gregson, Tapia
Not Strictly Painting 14
8/21/2023
Not Strictly Painting 14
McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA
September 14 - November 11, 2023
Opening Reception: Sep 14, 7-9 pm
Artist Talks: Oct 19, 7-9 pm
Juried by Tim Brown, Director at IA&A at Hillyer
8/21/2023
Not Strictly Painting 14
McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA
September 14 - November 11, 2023
Opening Reception: Sep 14, 7-9 pm
Artist Talks: Oct 19, 7-9 pm
Juried by Tim Brown, Director at IA&A at Hillyer
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof @ VisArts Gallery
8/21/2023
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (SOLO)
VisArts Concourse Gallery
155 Gibbs Street
Rockville, MD
September 8 - October 29, 2023
Gallery Talk at opening reception: Friday, September 8, 7 - 9 pm
I will also be conducting a workshop with lecture on Oct 28-29, 2023 in conjunction with the Center for Craft: Master Craft Workshop Series.
8/21/2023
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (SOLO)
VisArts Concourse Gallery
155 Gibbs Street
Rockville, MD
September 8 - October 29, 2023
Gallery Talk at opening reception: Friday, September 8, 7 - 9 pm
I will also be conducting a workshop with lecture on Oct 28-29, 2023 in conjunction with the Center for Craft: Master Craft Workshop Series.
Pulped Under Pressure @ Iowa State University
8/21/2023
16th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Brunnier Museum
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
August 21 - December 15, 2023
Zoom Converstation
Wednesday, September 6 @ 6 pm CST
"Pulped Under Pressure" Artist Conversation | ISU University Museums (iastate.edu)
8/21/2023
16th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Brunnier Museum
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
August 21 - December 15, 2023
Zoom Converstation
Wednesday, September 6 @ 6 pm CST
"Pulped Under Pressure" Artist Conversation | ISU University Museums (iastate.edu)
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
8/21/2023
17th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
September 2 - December 6, 2023
Zoom Conversation:
September 5 at 8 pm
Free registration online at
Virtual Artist Talk: Geometric Aljamia | Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking (gatech.edu)
8/21/2023
17th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
September 2 - December 6, 2023
Zoom Conversation:
September 5 at 8 pm
Free registration online at
Virtual Artist Talk: Geometric Aljamia | Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking (gatech.edu)
Compulsory Measures @ Piedmont Arts Museum
7/7/2023
7/7/2023
6th Venue
Compulsory Measures
Piedmont Arts Museum
215 Starling Avenue
Martinsville, VA 24112
August 12 - October 21, 2023.
Featured Artists:
Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott, Reni Gower
Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, Tanja Softić
Compulsory Measures
Piedmont Arts Museum
215 Starling Avenue
Martinsville, VA 24112
August 12 - October 21, 2023.
Opening Reception: Friday, August 11: 5:30 - 7:30 pm.
Gallery Talk with Gower at 6:15 pm
Featured Artists:
Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott, Reni Gower
Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, Tanja Softić
The exhibition / event is sponsored by Liz and Doug Goldstein, Annette and Paul Huckfeldt, Susan and David Morris, Anne and Eric Smith, Barbara and Guy Stanley and Lynwood Artists. Free and open to the public. Complimentary wine and light refreshments. Live music by Spencer Koger
RSVP attendance here by August 7.
Lecture & Workshop @ VisArts
5/31/2023
I will be teaching a workshop with a coresponding lecture about my work and curatorial practice on June 9 and 10, 2023
Center for Craft: Master Craft Workshop: Papercuts / Motif Matrix
VisArts Art Center
156 Gibbs Road
Rockville, MD
5/31/2023
I will be teaching a workshop with a coresponding lecture about my work and curatorial practice on June 9 and 10, 2023
Center for Craft: Master Craft Workshop: Papercuts / Motif Matrix
VisArts Art Center
156 Gibbs Road
Rockville, MD
FLASHPOINTS @ Spiva Center for the Arts
5/31/2023
7th Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
212 W 7th Street
Joplin, MO
May 27 - July 22, 2023
5/31/2023
7th Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
212 W 7th Street
Joplin, MO
May 27 - July 22, 2023
Pulped Under Pressure @ Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
5/31/2023
15th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Papermaking
Georgia Institute of Technology
Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
500 10th Street NW
Atlanta, GA
April 7 - August 4, 2023
Virtual Conversations with the Artists
Gower, Potter, Puckett - May 30, 8 - 9 pm EST
Goodman and Martin - June 14, 8 - 9 pm EST
Bruschera and Propp - July 12, 8 - 9 pm EST
Registration through museum website - Upcoming Programs - FREE
Please email anna.doll@rbi.gatech.edu for questions or more information.
5/31/2023
15th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Papermaking
Georgia Institute of Technology
Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
500 10th Street NW
Atlanta, GA
April 7 - August 4, 2023
Virtual Conversations with the Artists
Gower, Potter, Puckett - May 30, 8 - 9 pm EST
Goodman and Martin - June 14, 8 - 9 pm EST
Bruschera and Propp - July 12, 8 - 9 pm EST
Registration through museum website - Upcoming Programs - FREE
Please email anna.doll@rbi.gatech.edu for questions or more information.
ALTOONA @ Penn State
2/8/2023
ALTOONA
Cut vinyl window installation purchased by Penn State Altoona for the Titelman Study Room
2/8/2023
ALTOONA
Cut vinyl window installation purchased by Penn State Altoona for the Titelman Study Room
Geometric Aljamia @ Rockhurst University
2/8/2023
16th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Greenlease Gallery
Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Rd
Kansas City, MO 64110
January 19 - April 23, 2023
2/8/2023
16th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Greenlease Gallery
Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Rd
Kansas City, MO 64110
January 19 - April 23, 2023
VCU Children's Hospital Purchase
2/8/2023
Very pleased that VCU Children's Hospital purchased GPS:St6One for their new Wonder Tower.
2/8/2023
Very pleased that VCU Children's Hospital purchased GPS:St6One for their new Wonder Tower.
FLASHPOINTS @ Pauly Friedman Gallery
2/8/2023
6th Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
Features: Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
Pauly Friedman Gallery
Misericordia University
301 Lake Street
Dallas, PA
February 3 - March 31, 2023
As a visiting artist, I will conduct 2 encaustic workshops and give a gallery talk on March 16, 2023.
2/8/2023
6th Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
Features: Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
Pauly Friedman Gallery
Misericordia University
301 Lake Street
Dallas, PA
February 3 - March 31, 2023
As a visiting artist, I will conduct 2 encaustic workshops and give a gallery talk on March 16, 2023.
GEOmatrix @ Artspace Richmond
12/23/2022
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (Solo show)
Artspace Richmond
January 27 - February 18, 2023
Stratford Hills Shopping Center off Forest Hill Avenue
2833-A Hathaway Road
Richmond, VA 23225
Please join me:
Opening reception: Friday, January 27 - 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Artist Talks: Saturday, January 28 - 2:00 pm
12/23/2022
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (Solo show)
Artspace Richmond
January 27 - February 18, 2023
Stratford Hills Shopping Center off Forest Hill Avenue
2833-A Hathaway Road
Richmond, VA 23225
Please join me:
Opening reception: Friday, January 27 - 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Artist Talks: Saturday, January 28 - 2:00 pm
Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship
12/14/2022
Very pleased to receive 2023
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Works on Paper Artist Fellowship
12/14/2022
Very pleased to receive 2023
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Works on Paper Artist Fellowship
Zoom chat with the Curators
10/30/2022
Zoom Chat with the Curators
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Hosted by University of Southern Maine
Thursday, November 3rd, 6 - 7 pm
10/30/2022
Zoom Chat with the Curators
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Hosted by University of Southern Maine
Thursday, November 3rd, 6 - 7 pm
FREE - Click on link to register
Juror for Artist Collective Spartanburg
9/1/2022
I'm delighted to be a co-juror (with Ryan Roth)
4th annual Artist Collective / Spartanburg Juried Exhibition 2022.
I will be traveling to Spartanburg, SC to select the awards and attend VIP opening reception on September 12, 2022.
9/1/2022
I'm delighted to be a co-juror (with Ryan Roth)
4th annual Artist Collective / Spartanburg Juried Exhibition 2022.
I will be traveling to Spartanburg, SC to select the awards and attend VIP opening reception on September 12, 2022.
GEOmatrix @ Penn State Altoona
9/1/2022
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (II) - Solo
Penn State Altoona
McLanahan Gallery
Misciagna Family Center for the Performing Arts
3000 Ivyside Drive
Altoona. PA
October 6 - December 10, 2022
New window installation ALTOONA is planned
16 windows - cut vinyl - 77" x 294" - 2022
Titelman Study Room
9/1/2022
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (II) - Solo
Penn State Altoona
McLanahan Gallery
Misciagna Family Center for the Performing Arts
3000 Ivyside Drive
Altoona. PA
October 6 - December 10, 2022
New window installation ALTOONA is planned
16 windows - cut vinyl - 77" x 294" - 2022
Titelman Study Room
Geometric Aljamia @ The Gallery at Penn College
9/1/2022
15th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
The Gallery at Penn College
2245 Reach Road
Williamsport, PA 17701
October 25 - December 2, 2002
Thursday, November 10: I will be conducting an all-day motif design / papercutting workshop and presenting a lecture a 5 pm.
9/1/2022
15th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
The Gallery at Penn College
2245 Reach Road
Williamsport, PA 17701
October 25 - December 2, 2002
Thursday, November 10: I will be conducting an all-day motif design / papercutting workshop and presenting a lecture a 5 pm.
Continuum: Artist Teaching Artists
9/1/2022
Continuum: Artists Teaching Artists is an invitational exhibition highlighting works by artists who give significant time to teaching, mentoring, and community-building, while continuing to sustain and develop strong and innovative personal bodies of work. Continuum includes works from Artist/Educators from most of the area colleges and universities, including George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Northern Virginia Community College, University of Maryland, and Maryland Institute College of Art. Also represented are some teaching institutes such as the Washington Glass School.
All of the participants are as dedicated to their on-going artistic practice as they are to their students, and vice versa.
9/1/2022
McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
September 16 – November 10, 2022
Opening Exhibition Reception September 22, 2022 from 7-9pm
Click on image to RSVP to opening reception
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
September 16 – November 10, 2022
Opening Exhibition Reception September 22, 2022 from 7-9pm
Click on image to RSVP to opening reception
Continuum: Artists Teaching Artists is an invitational exhibition highlighting works by artists who give significant time to teaching, mentoring, and community-building, while continuing to sustain and develop strong and innovative personal bodies of work. Continuum includes works from Artist/Educators from most of the area colleges and universities, including George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Northern Virginia Community College, University of Maryland, and Maryland Institute College of Art. Also represented are some teaching institutes such as the Washington Glass School.
All of the participants are as dedicated to their on-going artistic practice as they are to their students, and vice versa.
Looks Good on Paper
8/6/2022
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
Hyattsville, MD
August 19 - October 2, 2022
Opening Reception: Friday, August 19, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Looks Good on Paper features 2D and 3D works on, in, and of paper. The exhibition showcases diverse practices and concepts in paper arts including trends and advances in the art of hand papermaking, politics of paper/papermaking, and explorations of the materiality of paper itself.
Jurors: Cindy Cheng, Kelly Taylor Mitchell, Gretchen Schermerhorn.
8/6/2022
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
Hyattsville, MD
August 19 - October 2, 2022
Opening Reception: Friday, August 19, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Looks Good on Paper features 2D and 3D works on, in, and of paper. The exhibition showcases diverse practices and concepts in paper arts including trends and advances in the art of hand papermaking, politics of paper/papermaking, and explorations of the materiality of paper itself.
Jurors: Cindy Cheng, Kelly Taylor Mitchell, Gretchen Schermerhorn.
Workshop / Orkney Islands, Scotland
8/3/2022
Thrilled to partner with Wild at Art and Melissa H. Potter
Small Group Workshop - Orkney Islands, Scotland
June 4 - 11, 2023
Click on image for all the details
8/3/2022
Thrilled to partner with Wild at Art and Melissa H. Potter
Small Group Workshop - Orkney Islands, Scotland
June 4 - 11, 2023
Click on image for all the details
Virtual Talk via Zoom
8/1/2022
Virtual lecture via Zoom
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Thursday, November 3 at 6 pm EST.
Please join us by clicking on the image to register. FREE.
The exhibition will be on display at two venues affilated with the University of Southern Maine. (Gorham and Portland campuses)
September 15 - December 9, 2022
8/1/2022
Virtual lecture via Zoom
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Thursday, November 3 at 6 pm EST.
Please join us by clicking on the image to register. FREE.
The exhibition will be on display at two venues affilated with the University of Southern Maine. (Gorham and Portland campuses)
September 15 - December 9, 2022
The Garden - Studio Tours
6/27/2022
In conjunction with the Mattatuck Museum
Online Studio Tours available with the artists in The Garden.
Click on the above image - Then click on the small top box bottom left corner to view in Full Screen for access to video links to each artist.
6/27/2022
In conjunction with the Mattatuck Museum
Online Studio Tours available with the artists in The Garden.
Click on the above image - Then click on the small top box bottom left corner to view in Full Screen for access to video links to each artist.
Zoom tour of Understory
6/9/2022
6/9/2022
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Pulped Under Pressure @ University Southern Maine
5/19/2022
14th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
USM ART GALLERIES @ GORHAM AND PORTLAND
University of Southern Maine
September 8 – December 10, 2022
Opening: September 8, 6 pm
5/19/2022
14th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
USM ART GALLERIES @ GORHAM AND PORTLAND
University of Southern Maine
September 8 – December 10, 2022
Opening: September 8, 6 pm
The Garden @ Mattatuck Museum
5/16/2022
2nd Venue
The Garden
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
May 22, 2022 – August 28, 2022
5/16/2022
2nd Venue
The Garden
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
May 22, 2022 – August 28, 2022
Exhibition Celebration: June 5, 2022
The interdisciplinary works by the eight artists (Jorge Benitez, Ruth Bolduan, Sally Bowring, Cat Crotchett, Chris Gregson, Reni Gower, Melissa H. Potter, Javier Tapia) featured in The Garden address the sensory aspects of nature while embodying the artists’ emotional journeys over the course of this turbulent decade.
The interdisciplinary works by the eight artists (Jorge Benitez, Ruth Bolduan, Sally Bowring, Cat Crotchett, Chris Gregson, Reni Gower, Melissa H. Potter, Javier Tapia) featured in The Garden address the sensory aspects of nature while embodying the artists’ emotional journeys over the course of this turbulent decade.
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof
5/16/2022
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (Solo Show)
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts
51 Sheboygan Street
Fond Du Lac, WI
May 5 - June 18, 2022
Click on image for video preview.
5/16/2022
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof (Solo Show)
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts
51 Sheboygan Street
Fond Du Lac, WI
May 5 - June 18, 2022
Click on image for video preview.
Pulped Under Pressure @ Grace Hudson Museum
4/21/2022
13th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Grace Hudson Museum
Ukiah, CA
May 21 - August 14, 2022
Zoom Conversation with the Curators: Reni Gower and Melissa H. Potter
June 16 @ 9:30 pm EST
Link to join lecture: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88303365606
4/21/2022
13th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Grace Hudson Museum
Ukiah, CA
May 21 - August 14, 2022
Zoom Conversation with the Curators: Reni Gower and Melissa H. Potter
June 16 @ 9:30 pm EST
Link to join lecture: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88303365606
Streetlight Magazine Blog Posting
4/11/2022
Check out this inspiring online journal for the arts, literature, and poetry.
Streetlight Magazine. My work is featured in the 4/11/22 Blog post.
4/11/2022
Check out this inspiring online journal for the arts, literature, and poetry.
Streetlight Magazine. My work is featured in the 4/11/22 Blog post.
Transmission @ Chroma Projects
3/29/2022
TRANSMISSION
Mask wearing is still required inside Chroma's Micro Gallery
Chroma's Micro Gallery is open for viewing weekdays: 10 am - 4 pm
Please contact Deborah McLeod for any inquiries or a private appointment to view the work. artlab@chromaprojects.com
3/29/2022
Please join me ....
Chroma Projects' Micro Gallery
(On the main floor of Vault Virginia)
Chroma Projects' Micro Gallery
(On the main floor of Vault Virginia)
East 3rd Street
Charlottesville, VA
TRANSMISSION
April 1 - 29, 2022
Opening Reception: Friday, April 1: 5 - 7 pm
Mask wearing is still required inside Chroma's Micro Gallery
Parking available at nearby Water Street Ramp - Entrance on 2nd Street.
Chroma's Micro Gallery is open for viewing weekdays: 10 am - 4 pm
Please contact Deborah McLeod for any inquiries or a private appointment to view the work. artlab@chromaprojects.com
Artist as Curator @ Kalamazoo Art League
3/20/2022
I am pleased to share my lecture, Artist as Curator: Taking Your Show on the Road, which was recorded as a YouTube video at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art on March 16, 2022.
If you listen in, please note the following:
Intro by Kalamazoo Art League President begins at 48 seconds.
Cat Crotchett's Introduction of me begins at 5.38
My actual presentation begins at 7.23
My commentary is 50 minutes followed by 25 minutes of Q&A with the audience.
https://youtu.be/ONVFuBaU2qU
3/20/2022
I am pleased to share my lecture, Artist as Curator: Taking Your Show on the Road, which was recorded as a YouTube video at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art on March 16, 2022.
If you listen in, please note the following:
Intro by Kalamazoo Art League President begins at 48 seconds.
Cat Crotchett's Introduction of me begins at 5.38
My actual presentation begins at 7.23
My commentary is 50 minutes followed by 25 minutes of Q&A with the audience.
https://youtu.be/ONVFuBaU2qU
Solo Exhibition @ Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts
3/13/2022
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts
51 Sheboygan Street
Fond Du Lac, WI
54935
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof
May 5 - June 18, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 5: 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Please join me if you are in the area
3/13/2022
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts
51 Sheboygan Street
Fond Du Lac, WI
54935
GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof
May 5 - June 18, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 5: 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Please join me if you are in the area
Understory @ Highfield Hall & Garden
3/13/2022
Understory
Highfield Hall & Gardens
56 Highfield Drive
Falmouth, MA 02540
April 19 - July 10, 2022
Reception: June 26, 2022: 12-2 pm
Understory refers to the rich variety of life and activity found near and on the forest floor, where little sun penetrates. In conjunction with GAP: Guild of American Papercutters, Joanne Ingersoll selected cut paper artworks that explore the literal and figurative understory, as well as hidden, underground, or underwater ecosystems of any kind.
Based on Sacred Geometry (the matrix of the universe) - 3 of my papercuts will be featured.
3/13/2022
Understory
Highfield Hall & Gardens
56 Highfield Drive
Falmouth, MA 02540
April 19 - July 10, 2022
Reception: June 26, 2022: 12-2 pm
Understory refers to the rich variety of life and activity found near and on the forest floor, where little sun penetrates. In conjunction with GAP: Guild of American Papercutters, Joanne Ingersoll selected cut paper artworks that explore the literal and figurative understory, as well as hidden, underground, or underwater ecosystems of any kind.
Based on Sacred Geometry (the matrix of the universe) - 3 of my papercuts will be featured.
Solo Exhibition @ Chroma Projects
2/27/2022
Chroma Projects
3rd Street Southeast
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
TRANSMISSION
April 1 - 29, 2022
Opening Reception: April 1: 5 - 7 PM
Please join me if you are in the area
2/27/2022
Chroma Projects
3rd Street Southeast
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
TRANSMISSION
April 1 - 29, 2022
Opening Reception: April 1: 5 - 7 PM
Please join me if you are in the area
Artist as Curator with Kalamazoo Art League
2/27/2022
TO WATCH VIRTUALLY
You can also view the lecture in real-time on the KIA Facebook Page or by going to the KIA YouTube Channel. The KIA asks all virtual attendees to go on their desired platform (Facebook or Youtube) about 2 minutes prior to the event start time. You will see a notification that will indicate a live program is starting soon. Once the program goes live, you will be able to watch the video.
2/27/2022
TO WATCH VIRTUALLY
You can also view the lecture in real-time on the KIA Facebook Page or by going to the KIA YouTube Channel. The KIA asks all virtual attendees to go on their desired platform (Facebook or Youtube) about 2 minutes prior to the event start time. You will see a notification that will indicate a live program is starting soon. Once the program goes live, you will be able to watch the video.
FLASHPOINTS on MAC TV Network
2/9/2022
Video Review of FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused at Central Michigan University's Art Gallery.
Art Review Episode 3 on Vimeo
2/9/2022
Video Review of FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused at Central Michigan University's Art Gallery.
Art Review Episode 3 on Vimeo
Guest Speaker / Guest Critic
1/5/2022
The Artist as Curator
Guest Speaker
Kalamazoo Art League
Visiting Critic
Western Michigan University
Frostic School of Art
Kalamazoo, MI
March 15 - 17, 2022
1/5/2022
The Artist as Curator
Guest Speaker
Kalamazoo Art League
Visiting Critic
Western Michigan University
Frostic School of Art
Kalamazoo, MI
March 15 - 17, 2022
Geometric Aljamia @ University of NH
1/5/2022
14th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Museum of Art
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
February 1 - April 2, 2022
1/5/2022
14th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Museum of Art
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
February 1 - April 2, 2022
Flashpoints @ Central Michigan University
1/5/2022
5th Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
University Art Gallery
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI
January 14 - February 12, 2022
Zoom Chat: Wednesday, January 26: 5 pm EST.
Check back soon for Zoom link
Featured Artists:
Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
1/5/2022
5th Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
University Art Gallery
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI
January 14 - February 12, 2022
Zoom Chat: Wednesday, January 26: 5 pm EST.
Check back soon for Zoom link
Featured Artists:
Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
Compulsory Measures @ Gumenick Gallery
1/5/2022
5th Venue
Compulsory Measures
Gumenick Gallery
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
2880 Mountain Road
Glen Allen, VA
January 13 - March 13, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 13th
6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Gallery Talk with Gower
Saturday, March 12 - 2:00 pm
(Masks required of all to enter building)
Featured Artists:
Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott, Reni Gower
Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, Tanja Softić
1/5/2022
5th Venue
Compulsory Measures
Gumenick Gallery
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
2880 Mountain Road
Glen Allen, VA
January 13 - March 13, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 13th
6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Gallery Talk with Gower
Saturday, March 12 - 2:00 pm
(Masks required of all to enter building)
Featured Artists:
Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott, Reni Gower
Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, Tanja Softić
Pulped Under Pressure @ J. Wayne Stark Galleries
12/2/2021
12th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
J. Wayne Stark Galleries
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
January 27 - March 20, 2022
12/2/2021
12th Venue
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
J. Wayne Stark Galleries
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
January 27 - March 20, 2022
<Under500 @ MAP
12/2/2021
Happy to participate in annual holiday exhibition / fundraiser.
Mayland Art Place
218 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD
Onsite Events:
December 10: 6 - 10 pm (Ticket required)
December 11: 12- 4 pm
Virtual Exhibition and Sale:
December 11: 10 am - December 15: 10 pm
Link for tickets or for registration UNDER $500 | Powered By GiveSmart
12/2/2021
Happy to participate in annual holiday exhibition / fundraiser.
Mayland Art Place
218 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD
Onsite Events:
December 10: 6 - 10 pm (Ticket required)
December 11: 12- 4 pm
Virtual Exhibition and Sale:
December 11: 10 am - December 15: 10 pm
Link for tickets or for registration UNDER $500 | Powered By GiveSmart
Virtual Chat - Pulped Under Pressure
10/27/2021
Video Chat with Gower, Potter, Goodman, and Propp
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
The Pearl Fincher Museum of Art
Spring, TX
September 11 - December 12, 2021
Click on image for YouTube video
10/27/2021
Video Chat with Gower, Potter, Goodman, and Propp
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
The Pearl Fincher Museum of Art
Spring, TX
September 11 - December 12, 2021
Click on image for YouTube video
THINK SMALL 11 @ Artspace Gallery
10/16/2021
Artspace
(New Space - Inagural Show)
2833-A Hathaway Rd
Richmond, VA 23225
(in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center)
Small works invitational
October 22 - December 12, 2021
Public Reception: Friday, October 22: 6 - 9 pm (Free)
Gala Preview Reception: Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 6 - 9pm
($20 ticket required)
I have two encaustic works in the exhibition.
Click on image for online viewing / purchasing
10/16/2021
Artspace
(New Space - Inagural Show)
2833-A Hathaway Rd
Richmond, VA 23225
(in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center)
October 22 - December 12, 2021
Public Reception: Friday, October 22: 6 - 9 pm (Free)
Gala Preview Reception: Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 6 - 9pm
($20 ticket required)
I have two encaustic works in the exhibition.
Click on image for online viewing / purchasing
Paper based Exhibition
9/23/2021
Extending a Hand
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space
100 43rd St. Unit 107
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
October 14 - November 12, 2021
Imin Yeh, Curator
Now, at the end of its second millennia, Paper has had a leading role in the human story. This exhibition celebrates the endless way that Paper, the most commonplace of materials, can be manipulated while focusing on artworks where Paper, the material and its specific cultural history is at the technical and conceptual center of the work. In this time of remote work and learning, digital file sharing and clouds, streaming everything, the exhibition shows how Paper continues to carry the tactity and warmth of the human hand.
I have two large papercuts on view.
9/23/2021
Extending a Hand
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space
100 43rd St. Unit 107
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
October 14 - November 12, 2021
Imin Yeh, Curator
Now, at the end of its second millennia, Paper has had a leading role in the human story. This exhibition celebrates the endless way that Paper, the most commonplace of materials, can be manipulated while focusing on artworks where Paper, the material and its specific cultural history is at the technical and conceptual center of the work. In this time of remote work and learning, digital file sharing and clouds, streaming everything, the exhibition shows how Paper continues to carry the tactity and warmth of the human hand.
I have two large papercuts on view.
Virtual Chat @ Jacksonville State University
9/23/2021
13th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Hammond Hall Gallery
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
September 23 - October 14, 2021
Opening Reception: Thursday, Septmeber 23, 5 - 7 pm
Virtual Chat with Benitez, Gower, and Townsend
9/23/2021
13th Venue
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Hammond Hall Gallery
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
September 23 - October 14, 2021
Opening Reception: Thursday, Septmeber 23, 5 - 7 pm
Virtual Chat with Benitez, Gower, and Townsend
Feasts of Paper - Biennale
9/7/2021
2021 Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale
Fengxian Museum
Shanghai, China
September 25 - November 25, 2021
Curated by Anson Ou
Thrilled to have my pulped painting Flow 6 on view.
2021 Feasts on Paper Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale - YouTube
9/7/2021
2021 Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale
Fengxian Museum
Shanghai, China
September 25 - November 25, 2021
Curated by Anson Ou
Thrilled to have my pulped painting Flow 6 on view.
2021 Feasts on Paper Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale - YouTube
Covid Collage @ James May Gallery
8/2/2021
New Works Added
James May Gallery
Online Solo Exhibition through Artsy
Covid Collage
June 4 - September 30, 2021
8/2/2021
New Works Added
James May Gallery
Online Solo Exhibition through Artsy
Covid Collage
June 4 - September 30, 2021
FLASHPOINTS @ Loveland Museum Gallery
8/2/2021
4th Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
Loveland Museum Gallery
Loveland, CO
July 10 - September 26, 2021
Featured Artists:
Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
(Image: Kristy Deetz, Mocking Desire, Tapestry)
Bookings Available for Travel
Link to Prospectus
8/2/2021
4th Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
Loveland Museum Gallery
Loveland, CO
July 10 - September 26, 2021
Featured Artists:
Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
(Image: Kristy Deetz, Mocking Desire, Tapestry)
Bookings Available for Travel
Link to Prospectus
RECORDING of Curator's Talk @ BAM
5/14/2021
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Bellevue Art Museum
Curator's Talk with Reni Gower and Melissa H. Potter.
June 3, 6 - 7 pm PDT.
Click on link for recording of our talk
Pulped Under Pressure guest curator talk - Zoom
5/14/2021
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
Bellevue Art Museum
Curator's Talk with Reni Gower and Melissa H. Potter.
June 3, 6 - 7 pm PDT.
Click on link for recording of our talk
Pulped Under Pressure guest curator talk - Zoom
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused @ California State University- Chico
5/14/2021
5/14/2021
3rd Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
California State University - Chico
Jacki Headley Gallery
May 2021
Link to installation shots and informative videos
Featured Artists:
Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
Bookings Available for Travel Link to Prospectus
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
California State University - Chico
Jacki Headley Gallery
May 2021
Link to installation shots and informative videos
Featured Artists:
Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine, Daniella Woolf
Bookings Available for Travel Link to Prospectus
Collective Art Gallery
5/14/2021
New Representation
Collective Art Gallery
Laguna Beach, CA
Link to my Artist Page
5/14/2021
New Representation
Collective Art Gallery
Laguna Beach, CA
Link to my Artist Page
Virtual Tours and more @ Las Cruces Art Museum
4/3/2021
Lots of great online programming through Las Cruces Art Museum in conjunction with Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration.
Zoom conversation with Jorge Benitez, Reni Gower, Julia Townsend (3) Facebook- February 13) , 3 Virtual tours (March 13 Gower / Townsend (2) Facebook, April 10-Benitez (2) Facebook) Lecture: The History of Papercutting (Susan Leviton - March 16) (17) Facebook Lecture: Quasi-Crystalline Geometry in Islamic Art and Architecture (Dr. Rima Ajlouini - April 6) (17) Facebook and lots of hands-on art making workshops related to geometry, pattern and tessellation. Scroll through the museum's Facebook listings to locate specific links! (2) Las Cruces Museums | Facebook - It's worth the effort - Enjoy.
The museum has reopened by appointment. Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration remains on view through April 17.
4/3/2021
Lots of great online programming through Las Cruces Art Museum in conjunction with Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration.
Zoom conversation with Jorge Benitez, Reni Gower, Julia Townsend (3) Facebook- February 13) , 3 Virtual tours (March 13 Gower / Townsend (2) Facebook, April 10-Benitez (2) Facebook) Lecture: The History of Papercutting (Susan Leviton - March 16) (17) Facebook Lecture: Quasi-Crystalline Geometry in Islamic Art and Architecture (Dr. Rima Ajlouini - April 6) (17) Facebook and lots of hands-on art making workshops related to geometry, pattern and tessellation. Scroll through the museum's Facebook listings to locate specific links! (2) Las Cruces Museums | Facebook - It's worth the effort - Enjoy.
The museum has reopened by appointment. Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration remains on view through April 17.
Covid Collage @ James May Gallery
4/3/2021
Summer Solo Show:
COVID COLLAGE:
New Work by Reni Gower (VA)
Opens June 4th on Artsy via James May Gallery
Despite the pandemic, I am fortunate to have daily access to my studio during these unprecedented times. The Covid Collage series was initiated as a coping strategy while sheltering in place. With the goal to produce 100 works utilizing only materials at hand (recycled, vintage, and decorative papers embellished with acrylic paint) - forty works have been created to date. Riffing on my ongoing research in Sacred Geometry, these pieces incorporate geometric shapes culled from patterns I invent for my large papercut works. Through materiality and dense details, an expansive plasticity defies the works’ small scale. Viewers are encouraged to linger on, make associations, or go down the proverbial “rabbit hole.” --Reni Gower
4/3/2021
Summer Solo Show:
COVID COLLAGE:
New Work by Reni Gower (VA)
Opens June 4th on Artsy via James May Gallery
Despite the pandemic, I am fortunate to have daily access to my studio during these unprecedented times. The Covid Collage series was initiated as a coping strategy while sheltering in place. With the goal to produce 100 works utilizing only materials at hand (recycled, vintage, and decorative papers embellished with acrylic paint) - forty works have been created to date. Riffing on my ongoing research in Sacred Geometry, these pieces incorporate geometric shapes culled from patterns I invent for my large papercut works. Through materiality and dense details, an expansive plasticity defies the works’ small scale. Viewers are encouraged to linger on, make associations, or go down the proverbial “rabbit hole.” --Reni Gower
Interview
4/3/2021
ARTWORK Archive Blog Interview with Reni Gower
How To Organize Traveling Museum Exhibitions as an Artist or Collective
4/3/2021
ARTWORK Archive Blog Interview with Reni Gower
How To Organize Traveling Museum Exhibitions as an Artist or Collective
3D virtual Tour @ BAM
2/28/2021
2/28/2021
Virtual 3D tour of Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper is now live at Bellevue Art Museum. Link to https://www.bellevuearts.org/visit/3d-tours or click on image. Then click on photo with large BAM logo. Click on the icon for the second floor to start your tour. (bottom left corner of photo) Very cool!
Visiting Artist @ Frostic School of Art
2/23/2021
I will be a virtual visiting artist for the
Gwen Frostic School of Art
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
February 25, 2021 at 2:00 pm
2/23/2021
I will be a virtual visiting artist for the
Gwen Frostic School of Art
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
February 25, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Virtual Conversation
2/23/2021
Facebook link to recording of our discussion in conjunction with Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration at Las Cruces Museum of Art.
https://www.facebook.com/LCMuseums/videos/887053725168577/
Participants include:
Bryan Lee - Education Curator - Las Cruces Museum of Art
Jorge Benitez - Co-curator - Artist
Julia Townsend - Artist
Reni Gower - Co-Curator - Artist
2/23/2021
Facebook link to recording of our discussion in conjunction with Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration at Las Cruces Museum of Art.
https://www.facebook.com/LCMuseums/videos/887053725168577/
Participants include:
Bryan Lee - Education Curator - Las Cruces Museum of Art
Jorge Benitez - Co-curator - Artist
Julia Townsend - Artist
Reni Gower - Co-Curator - Artist
Pulped Under Pressure @ Bellevue Art Museum
1/21/2021
9th Venue
Bellevue Art Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
January 29 - July 4, 2021
Virtual programming planned for March and June.
1/21/2021
9th Venue
Bellevue Art Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
January 29 - July 4, 2021
Virtual programming planned for March and June.
Geometric Aljamia - Live @ Museum of Art - Las Cruces, NM
1/21/2021
12th Venue
Museum of Art
411 N Main St
Las Cruces, NM 88001
February 5 - April 17, 2021
Please join me and other artists for a live Zoom conversation in conjunction with Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Friday, February 12 at 6 pm EST.
1/21/2021
12th Venue
Museum of Art
411 N Main St
Las Cruces, NM 88001
February 5 - April 17, 2021
Please join me and other artists for a live Zoom conversation in conjunction with Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
Friday, February 12 at 6 pm EST.
Paperworks VII
11/2/2020
Foundry Art Centre
Saint Charles, MS
November 20, 2020 - Janaury 7, 2021
Onsite Exhibition opens to public: November 20
Virtual Exhibition opens November 27
Holdiay reception (social distanced): December 4 - 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Gallery Talk: 6:00 pm
Awards Announced: 6:45 pm
Papercuts: Dubai/Doha and Papercuts:Dubai were selected by Sukenya Mani, juror.
11/2/2020
Foundry Art Centre
Saint Charles, MS
November 20, 2020 - Janaury 7, 2021
Onsite Exhibition opens to public: November 20
Virtual Exhibition opens November 27
Holdiay reception (social distanced): December 4 - 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Gallery Talk: 6:00 pm
Awards Announced: 6:45 pm
Papercuts: Dubai/Doha and Papercuts:Dubai were selected by Sukenya Mani, juror.
Seeing Purple / Seeing Red
10/17/2020
Seeing Purple / Seeing Red
Curated by Ella Anderson
An experimental, collaborative, virtual exhibition launched on October 5, 2020.
Exhibition will remain live until November 3, 2020
(For the month preceding the 2020 elections.)
Each artist was given a scrap from a 2005 painting
created by Ella to create a new work.
My piece, Blue Wave / Red Tide was posted on October 7.
Feel free to check it our everyday as new pieces are posted.
Online magazine / gallery Artzine Reviewed SP/SR - November 2020
https://artzine.com/articles/seeing-purple-seeing-red-an-american-endeavor
My piece featured prominently.
10/17/2020
Seeing Purple / Seeing Red
Curated by Ella Anderson
An experimental, collaborative, virtual exhibition launched on October 5, 2020.
Exhibition will remain live until November 3, 2020
(For the month preceding the 2020 elections.)
Each artist was given a scrap from a 2005 painting
created by Ella to create a new work.
My piece, Blue Wave / Red Tide was posted on October 7.
Feel free to check it our everyday as new pieces are posted.
Online magazine / gallery Artzine Reviewed SP/SR - November 2020
https://artzine.com/articles/seeing-purple-seeing-red-an-american-endeavor
My piece featured prominently.
Compulsory Measures - Live @ Pauly Friedman Gallery
9/20/2020
4th Venue
Pauly Friedman Gallery
Misericordia University
Dallas, PA
August 27 - October 18, 2020
9/20/2020
4th Venue
Pauly Friedman Gallery
Misericordia University
Dallas, PA
August 27 - October 18, 2020
To watch Zoom webinars with the artists please link to
Live @ Howard County Art Center / Geometric Aljamia
8/6/2020
11th Venue
Gallery I
Howard County Art Center
8510 High Ridge Road
Ellicott City, Maryland 21043
August 28 - October 3, 2020
Virtual Reception: Friday, September 11: 6 - 7 pm.
Zoom conversation Recorded
Link to https://youtu.be/R3Bli9Oek1Q
8/6/2020
11th Venue
Gallery I
Howard County Art Center
8510 High Ridge Road
Ellicott City, Maryland 21043
August 28 - October 3, 2020
Virtual Reception: Friday, September 11: 6 - 7 pm.
Zoom conversation Recorded
Link to https://youtu.be/R3Bli9Oek1Q
Amazing Women Interview
7/27/2020
To view video click on image.
7/27/2020
CAA 2020: Video Now Available
Amazing Women Interview: Reni Gower with Virginia Derryberry
Amazing Women Interview: Reni Gower with Virginia Derryberry
To view video click on image.
Compulsory Measures @ Misericordia University
7/27/2020
4th Venue
Pauly Friedman Art Gallery
Misericordia University
7/27/2020
4th Venue
Pauly Friedman Art Gallery
Misericordia University
301 Lake St
Dallas, PA 18612
August 27, 2020 - October 18, 2020
Features the work of Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott,
Reni Gower, Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, and Tanja Softic.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
Dallas, PA 18612
August 27, 2020 - October 18, 2020
Features the work of Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott,
Reni Gower, Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, and Tanja Softic.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
Live @ Dennos Museum Center
7/27/2020
7/27/2020
In July 2020, the Dennos Museum Center hosted 3 conversations with the artists / curators of Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper.
Links to the conversations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl6FuSErrSc
Melissa H Potter / Reni Gower
Melissa H Potter / Reni Gower
The Garden @ The Museum at Piedmont Arts
6/25/2020
The Museum at Piedmont Arts
Martinsville, VA
August 7 - October 10, 2020
Opening Reception: Friday, August 7: 5:30-7:30 pm
Featuring the work of Jorge Benitez, Ruth Bolduan, Sally Bowring, Cat Crotchett, Reni Gower, Chris Gregson, Melissa H. Potter and Javier Tapia.
Across the globe and from King to commoner, the garden has provided sustenance and pleasure throughout time in both corporeal and spiritual ways. As in Milton’s Paradise Lost or Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights to Monet’s Giverny or Thoreau’s Walden Pond, artists have portrayed the garden as an ever-evolving and fertile metaphor for life colored by contrasts. No matter its form, the garden protects and provides as much as it provokes and stimulates. In this time of anxiety and uncertainty, The Garden offers a much-needed refuge and heartening reprieve.
Curated by Reni Gower and Jorge Benitez, The Garden is available for travel. For more information contact: rgower53@comcast.net
6/25/2020
The Museum at Piedmont Arts
Martinsville, VA
August 7 - October 10, 2020
Opening Reception: Friday, August 7: 5:30-7:30 pm
Featuring the work of Jorge Benitez, Ruth Bolduan, Sally Bowring, Cat Crotchett, Reni Gower, Chris Gregson, Melissa H. Potter and Javier Tapia.
Across the globe and from King to commoner, the garden has provided sustenance and pleasure throughout time in both corporeal and spiritual ways. As in Milton’s Paradise Lost or Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights to Monet’s Giverny or Thoreau’s Walden Pond, artists have portrayed the garden as an ever-evolving and fertile metaphor for life colored by contrasts. No matter its form, the garden protects and provides as much as it provokes and stimulates. In this time of anxiety and uncertainty, The Garden offers a much-needed refuge and heartening reprieve.
Curated by Reni Gower and Jorge Benitez, The Garden is available for travel. For more information contact: rgower53@comcast.net
FLASHPOINTS @ Susquehanna Museum of Art
1/9/2020
1/9/2020
2nd Venue
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
Susquehanna Art Museum
FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused
Susquehanna Art Museum
1401 North 3rd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
February 21 - July 26, 2020
Enticed by touch, Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Nodine, and Daniella Woolf explore a wide range of materials and processes linked through craft and meaning. With a shared focus on encaustic (pigmented hot wax) FLASHPOINTS beautifully underscores where material and intent converse and fuse. Whether a painting, a tapestry, an installation or artist book, the works in this exhibition resonate with a profound tactility echoed through substance, image, and idea. Viewers are invited to explore an immersive sensory-filled experience that is defined by more than just wax. FLASHPOINTS celebrates the art of making across a wide interdisciplinary matrix sure to appeal to all ages.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
Harrisburg, PA 17102
February 21 - July 26, 2020
Enticed by touch, Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Nodine, and Daniella Woolf explore a wide range of materials and processes linked through craft and meaning. With a shared focus on encaustic (pigmented hot wax) FLASHPOINTS beautifully underscores where material and intent converse and fuse. Whether a painting, a tapestry, an installation or artist book, the works in this exhibition resonate with a profound tactility echoed through substance, image, and idea. Viewers are invited to explore an immersive sensory-filled experience that is defined by more than just wax. FLASHPOINTS celebrates the art of making across a wide interdisciplinary matrix sure to appeal to all ages.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
Amazing Women @ CAA
1/9/2020
I will be attending the College Art Association annual meeting in Chicago.
February 12-15, 2020.
I am the Co-Moderator: Art Happens: Amazing Women
Thursday, February 13, 10:30 - 12:00 noon in ARTspace
Hilton Chicago - Lower Level - Salon C-4
(Free and open to the public)
In an art world that values youth and immediate gratification, how do women artists sustain decades-long careers? Getting old is not for the faint of heart and being in it for the long haul takes stamina, grit and discipline. Through four sequential conversations, this session features four successful women artists, who have maintained highly productive creative practices from 20 to 50 years. Come meet these artists and hear their amazing stories. Be motivated by their longevity, moved by their tenacity, and inspired by their legacies.
Conversations Between:
Reni Gower and Virginia Derryberry
TeaYoun Kim-Kassor and Edra Soto
Joan Giroux and Miriam Schaer
Kristy Deetz and Phyllis Bramson
I will also conduct the workshop
Take Your Show on the Road
Friday, February 14, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Hilton Chicago - Lower Level - Salon C-8
(Free and open to the public)
Organized as a 6-point checklist, this workshop will address strategies (concept to completion) for taking your exhibition on the road.
1/9/2020
I will be attending the College Art Association annual meeting in Chicago.
February 12-15, 2020.
I am the Co-Moderator: Art Happens: Amazing Women
Thursday, February 13, 10:30 - 12:00 noon in ARTspace
Hilton Chicago - Lower Level - Salon C-4
(Free and open to the public)
In an art world that values youth and immediate gratification, how do women artists sustain decades-long careers? Getting old is not for the faint of heart and being in it for the long haul takes stamina, grit and discipline. Through four sequential conversations, this session features four successful women artists, who have maintained highly productive creative practices from 20 to 50 years. Come meet these artists and hear their amazing stories. Be motivated by their longevity, moved by their tenacity, and inspired by their legacies.
Conversations Between:
Reni Gower and Virginia Derryberry
TeaYoun Kim-Kassor and Edra Soto
Joan Giroux and Miriam Schaer
Kristy Deetz and Phyllis Bramson
I will also conduct the workshop
Take Your Show on the Road
Friday, February 14, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Hilton Chicago - Lower Level - Salon C-8
(Free and open to the public)
Organized as a 6-point checklist, this workshop will address strategies (concept to completion) for taking your exhibition on the road.
Geometric Aljamia @ University of Lynchburg
1/9/2020
10th Venue
Daura Gallery
University of Lynchburg
1500 Lakeside Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
January 21 – April 10, 2020
Opening reception: January 21, 4-6 pm
Jorge Benitez and I will be giving a gallery talk at the opening reception.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
1/9/2020
10th Venue
Daura Gallery
University of Lynchburg
1500 Lakeside Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
January 21 – April 10, 2020
Opening reception: January 21, 4-6 pm
Jorge Benitez and I will be giving a gallery talk at the opening reception.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
Pulped Under Pressure @ Dennos Museum Center
1/9/2020
8th Venue
Dennos Museum Center
Northwestern Michigan College
1701 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49686
January 19 - August 16, 2020
I will be leading the workshop
Creative Papercutting
Saturday, February 8 starting @ 10:00 AM
Complimentary soup and salad provided for lunch
$100 for Dennos members / $120 for non-members
In this full day workshop, participants will create an intricate paper-cut design from start to finish, learn about the tools and techniques of design, and visit the exhibition Pulped Under Pressure to see paper art firsthand.
I will present the lecture Sacred Geometry: the Perfect Proof
Cordia Grand Traverse Commons
600 Cottageview Dr
Traverse City, MI 49684
Friday, February 7 at 2:00 pm.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
1/9/2020
8th Venue
Dennos Museum Center
Northwestern Michigan College
1701 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49686
January 19 - August 16, 2020
I will be leading the workshop
Creative Papercutting
Saturday, February 8 starting @ 10:00 AM
Complimentary soup and salad provided for lunch
$100 for Dennos members / $120 for non-members
In this full day workshop, participants will create an intricate paper-cut design from start to finish, learn about the tools and techniques of design, and visit the exhibition Pulped Under Pressure to see paper art firsthand.
I will present the lecture Sacred Geometry: the Perfect Proof
Cordia Grand Traverse Commons
600 Cottageview Dr
Traverse City, MI 49684
Friday, February 7 at 2:00 pm.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
Compulsory Measures @ IMAS
1/9/2020
3rd Venue
International Museum of Art and Science
1900 W. Nolana Avenue
McAllen, TX 78504
December 22, 2019 - May 3, 2020
Features the work of Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott,
Reni Gower, Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, and Tanja Softic.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
1/9/2020
3rd Venue
International Museum of Art and Science
1900 W. Nolana Avenue
McAllen, TX 78504
December 22, 2019 - May 3, 2020
Features the work of Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott,
Reni Gower, Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, and Tanja Softic.
Organized by Wylie Contemporary, Inc - the exhibition is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
Ossuary @ Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
1/9/2020
Ossuary Project
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Frederick Layton Gallery
Milwaukee, WI
January 13 - March 7, 2020
Opening Reception: Jan. 17, 5 – 9 pm / Artists’ reception begins at 7 pm
Panel Discussion: Feb. 26, 7 – 8 pm Panel Discussion
Curated by Laurie Beth Clark
This is the fourth iteration of this unique project.
os·su·ar·y (osh-oo-er-ee)
noun: repository of bones
from Latin, first known use 1658
For this project, artists were invited to create a single bone, a cluster of bones, or an art work that was inspired by, uses, or plays with the idea of bones. The works are in many media, in two, three, or four dimensions. The contributions are political statements and personal elegies, memorials to individuals or statements about mortality. Some represent connections to our ancestors and/or to our descendants. Some are serious and some use bones in a completely playful manner.
Ossuary was inspired by the repositories of bones that have accrued in countries like Cambodia and Rwanda where mass violence has taken place. But Ossuary is not a project about those traumas. Rather, artists counter images of pain with hopeful or poignant rejoinders. Envisioning hope for the world is one of the things that art can do.
1/9/2020
Ossuary Project
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Frederick Layton Gallery
Milwaukee, WI
January 13 - March 7, 2020
Opening Reception: Jan. 17, 5 – 9 pm / Artists’ reception begins at 7 pm
Panel Discussion: Feb. 26, 7 – 8 pm Panel Discussion
Curated by Laurie Beth Clark
This is the fourth iteration of this unique project.
os·su·ar·y (osh-oo-er-ee)
noun: repository of bones
from Latin, first known use 1658
For this project, artists were invited to create a single bone, a cluster of bones, or an art work that was inspired by, uses, or plays with the idea of bones. The works are in many media, in two, three, or four dimensions. The contributions are political statements and personal elegies, memorials to individuals or statements about mortality. Some represent connections to our ancestors and/or to our descendants. Some are serious and some use bones in a completely playful manner.
Ossuary was inspired by the repositories of bones that have accrued in countries like Cambodia and Rwanda where mass violence has taken place. But Ossuary is not a project about those traumas. Rather, artists counter images of pain with hopeful or poignant rejoinders. Envisioning hope for the world is one of the things that art can do.
Papercutting Workshop @ DAC
1/9/2020
Durham Art Council
Durham, NC
Papercutting Workshop
January 4, 2020: 9:30 - 4:00 pm
Participants designed motifs inspired by Celtic knotwork or Islamic tile patterns that were used to create unique papercuts arranged into a grid. Tessellation, mirror imaging, tiling, were investigated.
1/9/2020
Durham Art Council
Durham, NC
Papercutting Workshop
January 4, 2020: 9:30 - 4:00 pm
Participants designed motifs inspired by Celtic knotwork or Islamic tile patterns that were used to create unique papercuts arranged into a grid. Tessellation, mirror imaging, tiling, were investigated.
Material / Process @ Durham Arts Council
8/28/2019
Six Artists Invitational
Seamans and Allenton Galleries
Durham Arts Council Building
120 Morris Street
Durham, NC 27701
November 8, 2019 - January 4, 2020
Receptions: November 15 and December 20
I plan to attend on November 15
8/28/2019
Six Artists Invitational
Seamans and Allenton Galleries
Durham Arts Council Building
120 Morris Street
Durham, NC 27701
November 8, 2019 - January 4, 2020
Receptions: November 15 and December 20
I plan to attend on November 15
Juror @ Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts
8/28/2019
I was the juror for Geometrics - an all media exhibition
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts
813 Sophia Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
August 31 - September 27, 2019
8/28/2019
I was the juror for Geometrics - an all media exhibition
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts
813 Sophia Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
August 31 - September 27, 2019
Reception: Friday, September 6, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
I will be present for the Juror's Remarks and Award Announcements at 6 pm
I will be present for the Juror's Remarks and Award Announcements at 6 pm
ECHO @ James May Gallery
8/28/2019
Three person exhibition: Reni Gower, Mareen Fritchen, Julie Vondervellen
James May Gallery
213 Steele Street
Algoma, WI 54201
Exhibition will feature several of my new papercuts, pulped paintings and vinyl cut window installations.
October 31 - December 27, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, November 1, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
I will be visiting Wisconsin for the opening and following lectures and workshops.
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Dr.
Green Bay, WI 54311
Art Department - Room, SA 411
Lecture: Tuesday, October 29, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Papercutting Workshop: October 29 and October 31, 2:15 - 4:45 pm
Studio Visits: October 30, 2:15 - 4:45 pm
St Norbert College
100 Grant Street
Bush Art Center, 164
De Pere, WI 54115-2099
Lecture: October 30, 8:20 - 9:50 am
Studio Visits: 10:00 - 11:00 am
The Richard Mauthe Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecumenism
2418 Leon Bond Drive
Green Bay, WI 54308
Lecture: October 30, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
8/28/2019
Three person exhibition: Reni Gower, Mareen Fritchen, Julie Vondervellen
James May Gallery
213 Steele Street
Algoma, WI 54201
Exhibition will feature several of my new papercuts, pulped paintings and vinyl cut window installations.
October 31 - December 27, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, November 1, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
I will be visiting Wisconsin for the opening and following lectures and workshops.
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Dr.
Green Bay, WI 54311
Art Department - Room, SA 411
Lecture: Tuesday, October 29, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Papercutting Workshop: October 29 and October 31, 2:15 - 4:45 pm
Studio Visits: October 30, 2:15 - 4:45 pm
St Norbert College
100 Grant Street
Bush Art Center, 164
De Pere, WI 54115-2099
Lecture: October 30, 8:20 - 9:50 am
Studio Visits: 10:00 - 11:00 am
The Richard Mauthe Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecumenism
2418 Leon Bond Drive
Green Bay, WI 54308
Lecture: October 30, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
SECAC @ Chattanooga
8/28/2019
I will be attending the annual SECAC conference
October 18 - 20, 2019 in Chattanooga, TN
I will be moderating the panel Art & (Fill in the Blank)
Saturday, October 19, 10:00 - 11:30 am
This session will highlight innovative ways art is paired with other disciplines to improve outcomes. Speakers will address unique collaborations and partnerships.
Ron Johnson / Chris Clemmer: Art and Athletics
Julia Townsend: Art (& Peanuts)
Jessie Mann: Memory Bank: Art and Neuroscience
Barbara Bondy: Art and Cognitive Neuroscience: Does Learning to Draw Change the Brain?
8/28/2019
I will be attending the annual SECAC conference
October 18 - 20, 2019 in Chattanooga, TN
I will be moderating the panel Art & (Fill in the Blank)
Saturday, October 19, 10:00 - 11:30 am
This session will highlight innovative ways art is paired with other disciplines to improve outcomes. Speakers will address unique collaborations and partnerships.
Ron Johnson / Chris Clemmer: Art and Athletics
Julia Townsend: Art (& Peanuts)
Jessie Mann: Memory Bank: Art and Neuroscience
Barbara Bondy: Art and Cognitive Neuroscience: Does Learning to Draw Change the Brain?
Pulped Under Pressure @ Hollins University
8/28/2019
7th venue
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum of Art
Hollins University
8009 Fishburn Drive
Roanoke, VA 24020
September 26 - December 19, 2019
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26, 6-8pm
Opening Lecture: Gibby Waitzkin
Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
Artist / Curator Lecture and Reception:
Thursday, November 7, 6 pm with extended evening hours until 8 pm
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
8/28/2019
7th venue
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum of Art
Hollins University
8009 Fishburn Drive
Roanoke, VA 24020
September 26 - December 19, 2019
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26, 6-8pm
Opening Lecture: Gibby Waitzkin
Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
Artist / Curator Lecture and Reception:
Thursday, November 7, 6 pm with extended evening hours until 8 pm
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
Compulsory Measures @ The Art Museum SUNY Potsdam
8/28/2019
2nd Venue
The Art Museum / Gibson Gallery
SUNY Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Avenue
Potsdam, NY
September 12 - November 2, 2019
Curated by Reni Gower, Compulsory Measures is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
8/28/2019
2nd Venue
The Art Museum / Gibson Gallery
SUNY Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Avenue
Potsdam, NY
September 12 - November 2, 2019
Curated by Reni Gower, Compulsory Measures is available for travel.
For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org.
Geometric Aljamia @ Old Dominion University
8/28/2019
9th Venue
Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Gallery
Old Dominion University
4509 Monarch Way
Norfolk, VA
August 24 - September 29, 2019
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration was co-curated by Reni Gower and Jorge Benitez and is available for travel. For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org
8/28/2019
9th Venue
Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Gallery
Old Dominion University
4509 Monarch Way
Norfolk, VA
August 24 - September 29, 2019
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration was co-curated by Reni Gower and Jorge Benitez and is available for travel. For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org
Let's Do It: 23 Years of Book and Paper
8/28/2019
The Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S Wabash Avenue First Floor
Chicago, IL
September 3 - October 23, 2019
Reception: September 12, 5-8 pm
Curated by Jessica Cochran
Let’s Do It presents newly commissioned projects by artists affiliated with the Center for Book and Paper Arts--alum, of sorts--alongside artwork, photographs, and documents from the Center’s archives. Siting the past alongside the present, creates a picture of what a book and paper practice looks like today.
I am pleased to be represented by Flow 18 and Flow 22, two pulp paintings on handmade paper created at the center during my 2016 residency.
8/28/2019
The Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S Wabash Avenue First Floor
Chicago, IL
September 3 - October 23, 2019
Reception: September 12, 5-8 pm
Curated by Jessica Cochran
Let’s Do It presents newly commissioned projects by artists affiliated with the Center for Book and Paper Arts--alum, of sorts--alongside artwork, photographs, and documents from the Center’s archives. Siting the past alongside the present, creates a picture of what a book and paper practice looks like today.
I am pleased to be represented by Flow 18 and Flow 22, two pulp paintings on handmade paper created at the center during my 2016 residency.
Power, Beauty, and Justice
8/28/2019
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum of Art
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
July 25 - September 8, 2019
Power, Beauty, and Justice presents a selection of work by contemporary women artists from the permanent collection. Arranged by medium, this exhibit encourages guests to explore the combined visual effects of concept, process, and subject matter. The active process of art making can be intricate and beautiful in a traditional sense such as Reni Gower’s and Lauren Scanlon’s carefully cut paper designs or meditative, repetitive, and formally complex as in Jennifer Printz’s and Alison Hall’s markmaking. Or it can be bold and powerful using non-traditional methods such as shooting bullets into a large-scale painted metal surface such as in the work of Margaret Evangeline.
Many of the artists in the exhibit have focused on using their artwork to explore, witness, and raise awareness of issues of identity, gender, race, environmental concerns, animal and human rights, and social justice. Together, they give us a unique vision of their inner and outer worlds, with beautiful comments on and powerful reactions to contemporary life.
8/28/2019
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum of Art
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
July 25 - September 8, 2019
Power, Beauty, and Justice presents a selection of work by contemporary women artists from the permanent collection. Arranged by medium, this exhibit encourages guests to explore the combined visual effects of concept, process, and subject matter. The active process of art making can be intricate and beautiful in a traditional sense such as Reni Gower’s and Lauren Scanlon’s carefully cut paper designs or meditative, repetitive, and formally complex as in Jennifer Printz’s and Alison Hall’s markmaking. Or it can be bold and powerful using non-traditional methods such as shooting bullets into a large-scale painted metal surface such as in the work of Margaret Evangeline.
Many of the artists in the exhibit have focused on using their artwork to explore, witness, and raise awareness of issues of identity, gender, race, environmental concerns, animal and human rights, and social justice. Together, they give us a unique vision of their inner and outer worlds, with beautiful comments on and powerful reactions to contemporary life.
FLASHPOINTS: Material : Intent : Fused
1/10/2019
The Museum at Piedmont Arts
Martinsville, VA
August 3 - October 5, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, August 3: 5:30-7:30 pm
Art at Happy Hour: Thursday, October 3: 5:00-7:00 pm
Featuring the work of Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Nodine, and Daniella Woolf.
Enticed by touch, these artists explore a wide range of materials and processes linked through craft and meaning. With a shared focus on encaustic (pigmented hot wax) FLASHPOINTS beautifully underscores where material and intent converse and fuse.
Whether a painting, a tapestry, an installation or artist book,
the works in this exhibition resonate with a profound tactility echoed through substance, image and idea. The viewer is invited to explore an immersive sensory-filled experience that is defined by more than just wax.
Curated by Reni Gower, FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused is available for travel. For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org
1/10/2019
The Museum at Piedmont Arts
Martinsville, VA
August 3 - October 5, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, August 3: 5:30-7:30 pm
Art at Happy Hour: Thursday, October 3: 5:00-7:00 pm
Featuring the work of Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Nodine, and Daniella Woolf.
Enticed by touch, these artists explore a wide range of materials and processes linked through craft and meaning. With a shared focus on encaustic (pigmented hot wax) FLASHPOINTS beautifully underscores where material and intent converse and fuse.
Whether a painting, a tapestry, an installation or artist book,
the works in this exhibition resonate with a profound tactility echoed through substance, image and idea. The viewer is invited to explore an immersive sensory-filled experience that is defined by more than just wax.
Curated by Reni Gower, FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused is available for travel. For more information contact: info@travelingmuseumexhibitions.org
50 States / 200 Artists
1/10/2019
Museum of Encaustic Art
632 Agua Fria
Santa Fe, NM 87501
July 20 – September 15, 2019
Reception: July 20th, Noon – 5:00 pm
Nine years in the making, this show was curated by MoEA from all 50 states.
1/10/2019
Museum of Encaustic Art
632 Agua Fria
Santa Fe, NM 87501
July 20 – September 15, 2019
Reception: July 20th, Noon – 5:00 pm
Nine years in the making, this show was curated by MoEA from all 50 states.
GEOmatrix
1/10/2019
Solo Exhibition
Hermes Gallery
5682 North Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 1N4 Canada
April 6 - 28, 2019
Vinyl cut is the first time I've tried this technique.
Installed on the gallery window.
1/10/2019
Solo Exhibition
Hermes Gallery
5682 North Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 1N4 Canada
April 6 - 28, 2019
Vinyl cut is the first time I've tried this technique.
Installed on the gallery window.
Longevity to Legacy
1/10/2019
I will be attending the College Art Association annual meeting in New York.
February 13-16, 2019.
I am the Co-Moderator: Art Happens: Longevity to Legacy
Friday, Feb 15, 10:30 - 12:00 noon in ARTspace
New York Hilton / Murray Hill Suite
(Free and open to the public)
In an art world that values youth and immediate gratification, how does a mature artist sustain a decades-long career? Getting old is not for sissies and being in it for the long haul takes stamina, grit and discipline. Through 4 sequential conversations, this session features artists (ages 60 – 83) who have remained active and productive for over 40 years. Come meet these artists and hear their amazing stories. Be motivated by their longevity and inspired by their legacies.
Conversations Between:
Reni Gower and Victor Kord
Melissa Potter and Juan Sanchez
TeaYoun Kim-Kassor and Annet Couwenberg
Patricia Briggs and David Rich
1/10/2019
I will be attending the College Art Association annual meeting in New York.
February 13-16, 2019.
I am the Co-Moderator: Art Happens: Longevity to Legacy
Friday, Feb 15, 10:30 - 12:00 noon in ARTspace
New York Hilton / Murray Hill Suite
(Free and open to the public)
In an art world that values youth and immediate gratification, how does a mature artist sustain a decades-long career? Getting old is not for sissies and being in it for the long haul takes stamina, grit and discipline. Through 4 sequential conversations, this session features artists (ages 60 – 83) who have remained active and productive for over 40 years. Come meet these artists and hear their amazing stories. Be motivated by their longevity and inspired by their legacies.
Conversations Between:
Reni Gower and Victor Kord
Melissa Potter and Juan Sanchez
TeaYoun Kim-Kassor and Annet Couwenberg
Patricia Briggs and David Rich
Sacred Geometry: the Perfect Proof
1/10/2019
Solo Exhibition
Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC)
Eastern Connecticut State University
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
February 1 - March 7, 2019
Opening Reception: Tuesday, February 12, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Art Gallery Talk: Tuesday, February 12, 3:00 - 3:45 (Art Gallery)
Papercutting Workshop: February 12, 9:00 - 12 noon (FAIC 326)
1/10/2019
Solo Exhibition
Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC)
Eastern Connecticut State University
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
February 1 - March 7, 2019
Opening Reception: Tuesday, February 12, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Art Gallery Talk: Tuesday, February 12, 3:00 - 3:45 (Art Gallery)
Papercutting Workshop: February 12, 9:00 - 12 noon (FAIC 326)
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
1/10/2019
8th venue
The Phillips Museum / Rothman Gallery
Franklin & Marshall College
415 Harrisburg Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
January 24 - March 8, 2019
Reception: February 21, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Artist Talk with Gower / Benitez in gallery
Workshop: February 22
Pensylvania College of Art and Design
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
1/10/2019
8th venue
The Phillips Museum / Rothman Gallery
Franklin & Marshall College
415 Harrisburg Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
January 24 - March 8, 2019
Reception: February 21, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Artist Talk with Gower / Benitez in gallery
Workshop: February 22
Pensylvania College of Art and Design
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Compulsory Measures
1/10/2019
Pilot Project
Esther Prangley Rice Gallery
McDaniel College
2 College Hill
Westminster, MD 21157
January 31 - March 3, 2019
Reception: January 31, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Gallery Talk: 6:00 pm
Newest curatorial project featuring works by
Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott, Reni Gower, Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, and Tanja Softic
1/10/2019
Pilot Project
Esther Prangley Rice Gallery
McDaniel College
2 College Hill
Westminster, MD 21157
January 31 - March 3, 2019
Reception: January 31, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Gallery Talk: 6:00 pm
Newest curatorial project featuring works by
Jorge Benitez, Kristy Deetz, Al Denyer, Joan Elliott, Reni Gower, Steven Pearson, Jennifer Printz, and Tanja Softic
Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper
1/10/2019
6th Venue
A.D. Gallery
University of North Carolina Pembroke
1 University Drive
Pembroke, NC 28372
January 10 - February 20, 2019
Reception: January 16, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Artist Lecture: January 16, 3:30 pm
1/10/2019
6th Venue
A.D. Gallery
University of North Carolina Pembroke
1 University Drive
Pembroke, NC 28372
January 10 - February 20, 2019
Reception: January 16, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Artist Lecture: January 16, 3:30 pm
Landmarks
1/10/2019
1708 Gallery Satellite Gallery
Linden Row Inn
100 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
January 7 - May 26, 2019
First Friday Reception: February 1
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Amie Oliver, curator
SmPapercuts:St4a(GreenRed)
SmPapercuts:St6a(PurpleCadRose)
SmPapercuts:Talisman1
1/10/2019
1708 Gallery Satellite Gallery
Linden Row Inn
100 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
January 7 - May 26, 2019
First Friday Reception: February 1
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Amie Oliver, curator
SmPapercuts:St4a(GreenRed)
SmPapercuts:St6a(PurpleCadRose)
SmPapercuts:Talisman1
National Art Encounters
1/10/2019
Watson Gallery
Naples Art Association
585 Park Street
Naples, FL 34102
December 1, 2018 - January 12, 2019
Brad Cushman, Jill Deupi, Kirk Ke Wang, jurors
(Left) Papercuts:White/citron and (Right) Papercuts:White/ultra
1/10/2019
Watson Gallery
Naples Art Association
585 Park Street
Naples, FL 34102
December 1, 2018 - January 12, 2019
Brad Cushman, Jill Deupi, Kirk Ke Wang, jurors
(Left) Papercuts:White/citron and (Right) Papercuts:White/ultra
Knotworks
1/10/2019
Two Person Exhibition: Reni Gower & Jorge Benitez
Offsite Gallery
World Trade Center
101 W. Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
December 7, 2018 - January 18, 2019
Reception and Gallery Talk
Friday, December 7th
6:00 - 8:00 pm
1/10/2019
Two Person Exhibition: Reni Gower & Jorge Benitez
Offsite Gallery
World Trade Center
101 W. Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
December 7, 2018 - January 18, 2019
Reception and Gallery Talk
Friday, December 7th
6:00 - 8:00 pm
SECAC Conference
9/3/2018
I will be attending the SECAC conference "Y'all"
October 17 - 21, 2018 in Birmingham, AL.
I will be presenting "Strange Loops" on the panel
The Art of Making by Recipients of the SECAC Artist's Fellowship and SECAC Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement
Thursday, October 17 at 10:00 am.
Pivot.27 will be on view at
Abroms-Engel Institute for Art
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
September 10 - October 20, 2018
Peter Baldaia, Head Curator, Huntsville Museum of Art, juror
9/3/2018
I will be attending the SECAC conference "Y'all"
October 17 - 21, 2018 in Birmingham, AL.
I will be presenting "Strange Loops" on the panel
The Art of Making by Recipients of the SECAC Artist's Fellowship and SECAC Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement
Thursday, October 17 at 10:00 am.
Pivot.27 will be on view at
Abroms-Engel Institute for Art
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
September 10 - October 20, 2018
Peter Baldaia, Head Curator, Huntsville Museum of Art, juror
Pulped Under Pressure @ Boise State University
9/3/2018
5th Venue
Visual Arts Center
Boise State University
Boise, ID
August 30 - October 25, 2018
Opening Reception: August 30, 5-7 pm.
9/3/2018
5th Venue
Visual Arts Center
Boise State University
Boise, ID
August 30 - October 25, 2018
Opening Reception: August 30, 5-7 pm.
Proof Perfect
9/3/2018
Solo Exhibition
Tony Hungerford Memorial Gallery
College of Southern Maryland
LaPlata, MD
October 15 - November 8, 2018
Artist Lecture: November 8, 2018, 2:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
9/3/2018
Solo Exhibition
Tony Hungerford Memorial Gallery
College of Southern Maryland
LaPlata, MD
October 15 - November 8, 2018
Artist Lecture: November 8, 2018, 2:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
Tiles and Tessellations
9/3/2018
Solo Exhibition
Gorevin Gallery
Cabrini University
Philadelphia (Radnor Township), PA
September 6 - October 5, 2018
9/3/2018
Solo Exhibition
Gorevin Gallery
Cabrini University
Philadelphia (Radnor Township), PA
September 6 - October 5, 2018
2018 National Exhibition
3/23/2018
Academy Center of the Arts
600 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA
April 6 - 28, 2018
Reception: Friday, April 6, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Juror's Talk, (Laura McManus, Curator, Maier Museum of Art) at 5:30 pm
Pivot.27, 2017, 38" x 27.5" Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas covered panel will be on view.
3/23/2018
Academy Center of the Arts
600 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA
April 6 - 28, 2018
Reception: Friday, April 6, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Juror's Talk, (Laura McManus, Curator, Maier Museum of Art) at 5:30 pm
Pivot.27, 2017, 38" x 27.5" Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas covered panel will be on view.
Gift at Berry College
1/25/2018
2 works from my Smallpapercuts series will be on view in the exhibition Gift at
Moon Gallery
Berry College
Mt. Berry, GA.
February 12 - March 9, 2018
Juror's Talk (Jordan Amirkhani) - February 19 at 5 pm.
1/25/2018
2 works from my Smallpapercuts series will be on view in the exhibition Gift at
Moon Gallery
Berry College
Mt. Berry, GA.
February 12 - March 9, 2018
Juror's Talk (Jordan Amirkhani) - February 19 at 5 pm.
College Art Association in Los Angeles
1/8/2018
I will be attending the College Art Association annual meeting in Los Angeles.
February 20 - 25, 2018
I am the Co-Moderator: Art Happens: Through Collective Action
Friday, Feb 23; 10:30 - 12:00 noon in ARTspace. (Free and open to the public)
I will be leading the workshop: Taking Your Show on the Road
Saturday, Feb 24; 9:00 - 10:30 am Room 512. [Registration required.]
Workshops cost $20 for CAA members or $35 for non-members unless otherwise noted.* You do not need to register for the conference to participate in a workshop. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged as space is limited. On-site registration is available, space permitting.
1/8/2018
I will be attending the College Art Association annual meeting in Los Angeles.
February 20 - 25, 2018
I am the Co-Moderator: Art Happens: Through Collective Action
Friday, Feb 23; 10:30 - 12:00 noon in ARTspace. (Free and open to the public)
I will be leading the workshop: Taking Your Show on the Road
Saturday, Feb 24; 9:00 - 10:30 am Room 512. [Registration required.]
Workshops cost $20 for CAA members or $35 for non-members unless otherwise noted.* You do not need to register for the conference to participate in a workshop. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged as space is limited. On-site registration is available, space permitting.
National Award
1/8/2018
2017 SECAC Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement was awarded to Reni Gower, Professor in the Painting and Printmaking Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. This award recognizes, encourages, and rewards individuals who have been particularly successful in their creative work as demonstrated through regional, national, or international exhibitions or presentations.
The Awards Committee recognized Reni Gower for her decades-long record of artistic achievement, one that includes “a dedicated, sustained, and evolving studio practice, an outstanding national and international exhibition record, and numerous curatorial projects that have produced highly successful traveling exhibitions with accompanying educational programming.” The Committee applauded Gower’s ability to weave these paths into a rich and singular studio career that has always asked viewers to slow down, to look, and most importantly, to enjoy.
SECAC is a national non-profit organization devoted to education and research in the visual arts. Founded in 1942, SECAC provides advocacy and support for arts professionals and engenders opportunities for the exchange of scholarship and creative activities through an annual conference and publications. Though founded initially as an organization of artists, scholars, and arts professionals from the southeastern states, SECAC has grown to include individual and institutional members from across the United States and around the world, becoming the second largest national organization of its kind.
1/8/2018
2017 SECAC Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement was awarded to Reni Gower, Professor in the Painting and Printmaking Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. This award recognizes, encourages, and rewards individuals who have been particularly successful in their creative work as demonstrated through regional, national, or international exhibitions or presentations.
The Awards Committee recognized Reni Gower for her decades-long record of artistic achievement, one that includes “a dedicated, sustained, and evolving studio practice, an outstanding national and international exhibition record, and numerous curatorial projects that have produced highly successful traveling exhibitions with accompanying educational programming.” The Committee applauded Gower’s ability to weave these paths into a rich and singular studio career that has always asked viewers to slow down, to look, and most importantly, to enjoy.
SECAC is a national non-profit organization devoted to education and research in the visual arts. Founded in 1942, SECAC provides advocacy and support for arts professionals and engenders opportunities for the exchange of scholarship and creative activities through an annual conference and publications. Though founded initially as an organization of artists, scholars, and arts professionals from the southeastern states, SECAC has grown to include individual and institutional members from across the United States and around the world, becoming the second largest national organization of its kind.
Edge Invitational
1/8/2018
Global Centre for Drawing
Langford120 Gallery
Melbourne, Australia
February 11 - March 11, 2018
Dusk Acrylic ink on handcut duralar, paper, and silk 22" x 22" will be on view.
1/8/2018
Global Centre for Drawing
Langford120 Gallery
Melbourne, Australia
February 11 - March 11, 2018
Dusk Acrylic ink on handcut duralar, paper, and silk 22" x 22" will be on view.
Paper is Part of the Picture @ Drake University
1/8/2018
Anderson Gallery
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
January 19 – February 25, 2018
Opening Reception Friday, February 2, 2018, 5 – 7 pm
Sarah McCoy and Mary Jones, jurors
In this day and age of digital immediacy, the allure of handmade and tactile qualities of paper continue to draw interest. This exhibition seeks to bring the use of paper to the front and center of the artwork created.
Papercuts: White/orange Acrylic on hand cut paper 78" x 56" will be on view.
1/8/2018
Anderson Gallery
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
January 19 – February 25, 2018
Opening Reception Friday, February 2, 2018, 5 – 7 pm
Sarah McCoy and Mary Jones, jurors
In this day and age of digital immediacy, the allure of handmade and tactile qualities of paper continue to draw interest. This exhibition seeks to bring the use of paper to the front and center of the artwork created.
Papercuts: White/orange Acrylic on hand cut paper 78" x 56" will be on view.
Paper in Particular @ Columbia College
1/8/2018
39th Annual National Exhibition
Sidney Larson Gallery
Columbia College
Columbia, MO
January 19 - March 30, 2018
Tamryn McDermott, juror
SmPapercuts:White/CobaltCad Acrylic on handcut paper 22" x 22" will be on view.
1/8/2018
39th Annual National Exhibition
Sidney Larson Gallery
Columbia College
Columbia, MO
January 19 - March 30, 2018
Tamryn McDermott, juror
SmPapercuts:White/CobaltCad Acrylic on handcut paper 22" x 22" will be on view.
Talismans @ Paper Fox Printmaking Workshop
1/8/2018
Talismans
Collaborative Handmade Paper Printmaking Workshop
In conjunction with "Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper"
Paper Fox Printmaking Workshop
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
I will be an artist in residence (with Melissa Potter)
January 31 - February 3, 2018
Workshop / Demonstration free and open to the public.
1/8/2018
Talismans
Collaborative Handmade Paper Printmaking Workshop
In conjunction with "Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper"
Paper Fox Printmaking Workshop
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
I will be an artist in residence (with Melissa Potter)
January 31 - February 3, 2018
Workshop / Demonstration free and open to the public.
Pulped Under Pressure @ Lawrence University
1/8/2018
4th Venue
Kohler Gallery
Wriston Art Center
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
January 12 - March 9, 2018
Reception: January 12: 6:00 pm
Public Lecture by Gower and Potter: Thursday, February 1: 4:30 pm
Wriston Art Center Auditorium
Free and open to the public
Gallery Hours Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. | Saturday–Sunday, noon–4 p.m. Wriston Art Center 613 E. College Ave., Appleton Free, open to the public and accessible Parking on the corner of College Ave. and Meade St.
1/8/2018
4th Venue
Kohler Gallery
Wriston Art Center
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
January 12 - March 9, 2018
Reception: January 12: 6:00 pm
Public Lecture by Gower and Potter: Thursday, February 1: 4:30 pm
Wriston Art Center Auditorium
Free and open to the public
Gallery Hours Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. | Saturday–Sunday, noon–4 p.m. Wriston Art Center 613 E. College Ave., Appleton Free, open to the public and accessible Parking on the corner of College Ave. and Meade St.
Geometric Aljamia @ Washington College
1/8/2018
7th Venue
Kohl Gallery
Gibson Center for the Arts
Washington College
Chestertown, MD
January 29 - March 9, 2018
Gallery Talk: Benjamin C. Tighman
Thursday, February 1 at 4:30 pm
1/8/2018
7th Venue
Kohl Gallery
Gibson Center for the Arts
Washington College
Chestertown, MD
January 29 - March 9, 2018
Gallery Talk: Benjamin C. Tighman
Thursday, February 1 at 4:30 pm
FABRICation @ Avenir Museum
1/8/2018
14th and Final Venue
Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
January 18 - May 11, 2018
Visiting Artist Talk by Susan Iverson
March 22, 2018
1/8/2018
14th and Final Venue
Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
January 18 - May 11, 2018
Visiting Artist Talk by Susan Iverson
March 22, 2018
Heated Exchange: Contemporary Encaustic
1/8/2018
11th and Final Venue
Capital One
Richmond, VA
November 2017 - April 2018
Gallery Talk by Reni Gower
Tuesday, March 13: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
1/8/2018
11th and Final Venue
Capital One
Richmond, VA
November 2017 - April 2018
Gallery Talk by Reni Gower
Tuesday, March 13: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Wax Stories 2 @ Niza Knoll Gallery
10/19/2017
Niza Knoll Gallery
915 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
November 3, 2017 - January 6, 2018
Artists Reception / Awards Annouced: November 17, 5 - 8 pm
Patricia Aaron, juror
Victoria Eubanks, curator
First Fridays: Nov 3 / Dec 1 / Jan 4: 4-9 pm
Third Fridays: Nov 17 / Dec 15: 4 - 8 pm
The Art of Brunch: Sunday, Nov 26: 11 am -3 pm.
10/19/2017
Niza Knoll Gallery
915 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
November 3, 2017 - January 6, 2018
Artists Reception / Awards Annouced: November 17, 5 - 8 pm
Patricia Aaron, juror
Victoria Eubanks, curator
First Fridays: Nov 3 / Dec 1 / Jan 4: 4-9 pm
Third Fridays: Nov 17 / Dec 15: 4 - 8 pm
The Art of Brunch: Sunday, Nov 26: 11 am -3 pm.
Precision @ A.D. Gallery
10/19/2017
A.D. Gallery
University of North Carolina Pembroke
October 4 - November 4, 2017
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 5, 5:00 pm
Michael Reedy, juror
10/19/2017
A.D. Gallery
University of North Carolina Pembroke
October 4 - November 4, 2017
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 5, 5:00 pm
Michael Reedy, juror
The Artist Collects Series
9/6/2017
9/6/2017
Sally Bowring: a Collection of Friends
Curated by Mary Holland
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Museum School
2911 Grove Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
September 15, 2017 - January 12, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, September 15 5-7 pm
IARS Contemporary Islamic Art
8/23/2017
Islamic Artist Revival Series
6th annual Internation Exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art
Irving Arts Center
3333 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75062
October 7 - November 12, 2017
Linda Komaroff, (Curator of Islamic Art , LACMA), juror
Proof Perfect 3 (smp & pp) 2016
Acrylic on handcut paper / handmade paper
26" x 86"
8/23/2017
Islamic Artist Revival Series
6th annual Internation Exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art
Irving Arts Center
3333 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75062
October 7 - November 12, 2017
Linda Komaroff, (Curator of Islamic Art , LACMA), juror
Proof Perfect 3 (smp & pp) 2016
Acrylic on handcut paper / handmade paper
26" x 86"
Think Small 9
8/23/2017
Artspace
Zero East 4th St.
Richmond, VA 23224
2nd Entrance at: 31 East 3rd St.
October 27 - December 17, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, October 27, 7 - 10 pm
Gala Preview: Thursday, October 26, 6 - 10 pm
The Gala Preview is a fundraising event for Artspace gallery
and a ticketed event.
X-2, 2017, Acrylic on handcut paper
3" x 3" / 11" x 11" framed
8/23/2017
Artspace
Zero East 4th St.
Richmond, VA 23224
2nd Entrance at: 31 East 3rd St.
October 27 - December 17, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, October 27, 7 - 10 pm
Gala Preview: Thursday, October 26, 6 - 10 pm
The Gala Preview is a fundraising event for Artspace gallery
and a ticketed event.
X-2, 2017, Acrylic on handcut paper
3" x 3" / 11" x 11" framed
FABRICation @ Bowling Green State University
8/23/2017
13th Venue
Willard Wankelman Gallery
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
September 1 - October 1, 2017
Gallery Talk: September 12, 5:30 pm by Kristy Deetz
8/23/2017
13th Venue
Willard Wankelman Gallery
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
September 1 - October 1, 2017
Gallery Talk: September 12, 5:30 pm by Kristy Deetz
Heated Exchange @ Gumenick Gallery
8/23/2017
10th Venue
Gumenick Gallery
Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen
2880 Mountain Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
September 14 - November 12, 2017
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 14, 6 - 9 pm
Gallery Talk by Reni Gower
Sunday, November 5 at 2 pm.
8/23/2017
10th Venue
Gumenick Gallery
Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen
2880 Mountain Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
September 14 - November 12, 2017
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 14, 6 - 9 pm
Gallery Talk by Reni Gower
Sunday, November 5 at 2 pm.
Pulped Under Pressure @ University of Mary Washington
8/23/2017
3rd Venue
Ridderhof Martin Gallery
University of Mary Washington
1301 College Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
September 7 - October 13, 2017
Reception: September 7, 5 - 7 pm
I will be attending the opening reception and returning to campus for a Gallery Talk, Wednesday, September 27 at 4 pm
Co-curated by Reni Gower and Melissa Potter: Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper features the work of Jullian Burschera, Julia Goodman, Reni Gower, Trisha Oralie Martin, Melissa Potter, Marilyn Propp, and Maggie Puckett.
8/23/2017
3rd Venue
Ridderhof Martin Gallery
University of Mary Washington
1301 College Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
September 7 - October 13, 2017
Reception: September 7, 5 - 7 pm
I will be attending the opening reception and returning to campus for a Gallery Talk, Wednesday, September 27 at 4 pm
Co-curated by Reni Gower and Melissa Potter: Pulped Under Pressure: the Art of Handmade Paper features the work of Jullian Burschera, Julia Goodman, Reni Gower, Trisha Oralie Martin, Melissa Potter, Marilyn Propp, and Maggie Puckett.
Virginia Artists 2017
8/23/2017
Rawls Museum Arts
22376 Linden St
Courtland, VA 23837
August 25 - October 23, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, August 25 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Angela Meron, juror
Pivot.28, 2017
Acrylic on paper
38.5" x 27"
8/23/2017
Rawls Museum Arts
22376 Linden St
Courtland, VA 23837
August 25 - October 23, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, August 25 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Angela Meron, juror
Pivot.28, 2017
Acrylic on paper
38.5" x 27"
Heated Exchange @ The Visual Arts Center
5/24/2017
9th Venue
Visual Arts Center
5/24/2017
9th Venue
Visual Arts Center
Portsmouth, VA
July 8 – August 30, 2017
Opening Reception: July 13, 7 pm
An informal gallery talk by curator / artist Reni Gower
precedes the opening at 6:30 pm
Exhibition features the work of Kim Bernard, Kristy Deetz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Cheryl Goldsleger, Reni Gower, Jeffrey Hirst, Laura Moriarty, and Jane Allen Nodine.
Opening Reception: July 13, 7 pm
An informal gallery talk by curator / artist Reni Gower
precedes the opening at 6:30 pm
Exhibition features the work of Kim Bernard, Kristy Deetz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Cheryl Goldsleger, Reni Gower, Jeffrey Hirst, Laura Moriarty, and Jane Allen Nodine.
FABRICation @ Academy Art Museum
5/9/2017
12th Venue
Academy Art Museum
Easton, MD
April 15 - July 9, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, April 21, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
5/9/2017
12th Venue
Academy Art Museum
Easton, MD
April 15 - July 9, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, April 21, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Radius 250 @ Artspace
5/9/2017
Radius 250
May 26 - June 18, 2017
Reception: Friday, May 26, 7 - 10 pm
Juror's Talk and Awards: 7:30 pm
I will be in attendence.
Artspace
Zero East 4th Street
Richmond, VA
Juried by Francis Thompson
Proof Perfect: SmPapercuts 8 received an Honorable Mention
5/9/2017
Radius 250
May 26 - June 18, 2017
Reception: Friday, May 26, 7 - 10 pm
Juror's Talk and Awards: 7:30 pm
I will be in attendence.
Artspace
Zero East 4th Street
Richmond, VA
Juried by Francis Thompson
Proof Perfect: SmPapercuts 8 received an Honorable Mention
Pattern and Repetition
5/7/2017
Pattern and Repetition
Reni Gower and Stephen Boocks
Athenaeum Gallery
May 18 - June 25, 2017
Reception: Sunday, May 21, 4 - 6 pm
I will be in attendance.
5/7/2017
Pattern and Repetition
Reni Gower and Stephen Boocks
Athenaeum Gallery
201 Prince St
Alexandria, VA 22314May 18 - June 25, 2017
Reception: Sunday, May 21, 4 - 6 pm
I will be in attendance.
TASMEEM 2017
3/3/2017
In conjunction with the international design conference TASMEEM 2017
my work is featured in the exhibition Form / Force.
VCUQ Gallery
Doha, Qatar
March 10 - April 4, 2017
Juried by Mr. Karim Sultan, Curator, Barjeel Art Foundation
I will be traveling to Doha as an invited guest for the conference.
March 12 - 18, 2017
3/3/2017
In conjunction with the international design conference TASMEEM 2017
my work is featured in the exhibition Form / Force.
VCUQ Gallery
Doha, Qatar
March 10 - April 4, 2017
Juried by Mr. Karim Sultan, Curator, Barjeel Art Foundation
I will be traveling to Doha as an invited guest for the conference.
March 12 - 18, 2017
Pulped Under Pressure @ Monmouth Museum
3/3/2017
3/3/2017
Co-curated by Reni Gower and Melissa Hillard Potter
Pulped Under Pressure begins a multi-year traveling itinerary at
Monmouth Museum
Lincroft, NJ 07738
March 19 - May 7, 2017
With traditional hand papermaking at its core, Pulped Under Pressure underscores important contemporary issues steeped in history and craft. Enticed through touch, works by Jillian Bruschera, Julia Goodman, Reni Gower, Trisha Oralie Martin, Melissa Potter, Marilyn Propp, and Maggie Puckett encourage a contemplative slowing down even as they urge acknowledgement of some of the most pressing issues (environmental crisis to global marginalization) facing civilization today. Each artist starts simply with a foundation of pulp made from natural fibers. Their results incorporate printmaking, letterpress, papercutting, and installation with recycled disposable materials (junk mail, egg cartons, old cotton t-shirts, ripped denim jeans) as well as old bedsheets, beetroot, heirloom plants, and illuminated el wires.
Available for future bookings: contact Reni Gower at rgower53@comcast.net
Pulped Under Pressure begins a multi-year traveling itinerary at
Monmouth Museum
Lincroft, NJ 07738
March 19 - May 7, 2017
With traditional hand papermaking at its core, Pulped Under Pressure underscores important contemporary issues steeped in history and craft. Enticed through touch, works by Jillian Bruschera, Julia Goodman, Reni Gower, Trisha Oralie Martin, Melissa Potter, Marilyn Propp, and Maggie Puckett encourage a contemplative slowing down even as they urge acknowledgement of some of the most pressing issues (environmental crisis to global marginalization) facing civilization today. Each artist starts simply with a foundation of pulp made from natural fibers. Their results incorporate printmaking, letterpress, papercutting, and installation with recycled disposable materials (junk mail, egg cartons, old cotton t-shirts, ripped denim jeans) as well as old bedsheets, beetroot, heirloom plants, and illuminated el wires.
Available for future bookings: contact Reni Gower at rgower53@comcast.net
Proof Perfect @ Off the Square Gallery
3/3/2017
Proof Perfect is a solo exhibition of handmade paper / pulp paintings and papercuts.
Off the Square Gallery
Leonardtown, MD
March 3 - April 28, 2017
I will be attending the Opening Reception
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 FROM 6 - 8 PM
3/3/2017
Proof Perfect is a solo exhibition of handmade paper / pulp paintings and papercuts.
Off the Square Gallery
Leonardtown, MD
March 3 - April 28, 2017
I will be attending the Opening Reception
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 FROM 6 - 8 PM
Geometric Aljamia @ Montana State University
2/26/2017
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration is featured in a month long celebration of Islamic Culture at Montana State University.
For a complete list of the programs / lectures: click on the image.
Helen E. Copeland Gallery
Montana State Univesity
Bozeman, MT
March 2 - April 4, 2017
Reception: March 30: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
2/26/2017
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration is featured in a month long celebration of Islamic Culture at Montana State University.
For a complete list of the programs / lectures: click on the image.
Helen E. Copeland Gallery
Montana State Univesity
Bozeman, MT
March 2 - April 4, 2017
Reception: March 30: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
SECAC 2017: Call for Papers
2/3/2017
SECAC 2017 / Call for Papers:
(OCD) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder vs Organized Chaos Delivers
Can an anecdote to our over-stimulated, stupefying, and simulated culture be discovered through the artist's hand? In response to a hyped-up culture saturated with devices that distance, digitize and disembody, many artists utilize repetitive systems and ritualized process as mindful strategies to reveal or derive meaning. By employing a compulsive approach to materials or methods, the artist can provide a lifeline or guide for "making sense" out of the chaotic and fragmented nature of our popular culture for themselves as well as their audience. This session seeks presentations by artists, who are compelled to create slow work by hand through complex systems, intricate patterning, or minute detail in order to organize chaos.
Session Chair(s):
Reni Gower, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kristy Deetz, University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Contact: rgower53@comcast.net
Conference in Columbus, OH: October 25-28, 2017
PAPER PROPOSALS DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2017. MIDNIGHT, EDT
SECAC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF PAPER ACCEPTANCE REGISTRATION FEE REQUIRED OF ALL
Link to Online Submission Form:
https://secac.memberclicks.net/2017-call-for-papers#/
2/3/2017
SECAC 2017 / Call for Papers:
(OCD) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder vs Organized Chaos Delivers
Can an anecdote to our over-stimulated, stupefying, and simulated culture be discovered through the artist's hand? In response to a hyped-up culture saturated with devices that distance, digitize and disembody, many artists utilize repetitive systems and ritualized process as mindful strategies to reveal or derive meaning. By employing a compulsive approach to materials or methods, the artist can provide a lifeline or guide for "making sense" out of the chaotic and fragmented nature of our popular culture for themselves as well as their audience. This session seeks presentations by artists, who are compelled to create slow work by hand through complex systems, intricate patterning, or minute detail in order to organize chaos.
Session Chair(s):
Reni Gower, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kristy Deetz, University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Contact: rgower53@comcast.net
Conference in Columbus, OH: October 25-28, 2017
PAPER PROPOSALS DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2017. MIDNIGHT, EDT
SECAC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF PAPER ACCEPTANCE REGISTRATION FEE REQUIRED OF ALL
Link to Online Submission Form:
https://secac.memberclicks.net/2017-call-for-papers#/
Les Femmes Folles
1/13/2017
An interview with myself and Kristy Deetz appears in this online journal in conjunction with FABRICation at the Art Museum West Virginia University.
Les Femmes Folles is a volunteer organization founded in 2011 with the mission to support and promote women in all forms, styles and levels of art from around the world with the online journal, print annuals, exhibitions and events; originally inspired by artist Wanda Ewing and her curated exhibit by the name Les Femmes Folles (Wild Women). LFF was created and is curated by Sally Deskins.
1/13/2017
An interview with myself and Kristy Deetz appears in this online journal in conjunction with FABRICation at the Art Museum West Virginia University.
Les Femmes Folles is a volunteer organization founded in 2011 with the mission to support and promote women in all forms, styles and levels of art from around the world with the online journal, print annuals, exhibitions and events; originally inspired by artist Wanda Ewing and her curated exhibit by the name Les Femmes Folles (Wild Women). LFF was created and is curated by Sally Deskins.
Encaustic Art Institute Magazine
1/9/2017
Available NOW!
Encaustic Art Institute Magazine
On January 1, 2016, my work will be featured in the Winter 2016 Encaustic Arts Institute Magazine, which is digitally published semi-annually by the Encaustic Arts Institute in Santa Fe, NM. The magazine received the 2016 La Vendéenne Award in the Media category for outstanding contribution to the advancement and practice of encaustic art from the International Encaustic Artists (IEA). The magazine is the first of its kind and currently has a readership in over 29 countries with 4,500-5,000 unique views per issue.
My section begins on page 68.
Link to magazine preview at http://joom.ag/EaEQ
1/9/2017
Available NOW!
Encaustic Art Institute Magazine
On January 1, 2016, my work will be featured in the Winter 2016 Encaustic Arts Institute Magazine, which is digitally published semi-annually by the Encaustic Arts Institute in Santa Fe, NM. The magazine received the 2016 La Vendéenne Award in the Media category for outstanding contribution to the advancement and practice of encaustic art from the International Encaustic Artists (IEA). The magazine is the first of its kind and currently has a readership in over 29 countries with 4,500-5,000 unique views per issue.
My section begins on page 68.
Link to magazine preview at http://joom.ag/EaEQ
Bindings @ ChromaProjects
12/30/2016
Chroma Downtown
York Place
112 West Main St
Suite 5 (on the Downtown Mall)
Charlottesville, VA
434-806-9667 • artlab@chromaprojects.com
Bindings
Deborah McLeod, curator
February 3 - 25, 2017
Reception: Friday, February 3rd; 5 - 7 pm
Three person exhibition
Reni Gower / Susan Crave Rosen / Brielle duFlon
I plan to be at the reception.
12/30/2016
Chroma Downtown
York Place
112 West Main St
Suite 5 (on the Downtown Mall)
Charlottesville, VA
434-806-9667 • artlab@chromaprojects.com
Bindings
Deborah McLeod, curator
February 3 - 25, 2017
Reception: Friday, February 3rd; 5 - 7 pm
Three person exhibition
Reni Gower / Susan Crave Rosen / Brielle duFlon
I plan to be at the reception.
2017 Biennial Exhibition
12/4/2016
Olin and Smoyer Galleries
Roanoke College
Roanoke, VA
2017 Biennial Exhibition
January 27 - February 26, 2017
Reception: Friday, January 27, 6 - 8 pm in Smoyer Gallery
Beth Rudin DeWoody and Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo, jurors
12/4/2016
Olin and Smoyer Galleries
Roanoke College
Roanoke, VA
2017 Biennial Exhibition
January 27 - February 26, 2017
Reception: Friday, January 27, 6 - 8 pm in Smoyer Gallery
Beth Rudin DeWoody and Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo, jurors
Seeking Venues
11/26/2016
Seeking venues for Pulped Under Pressure, FABRICation, Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration and Heated Exchange. If you are interested in making a booking, contact me at rgower53@comcast.net
Link on title for Summary Sheet, which includes hyperlinks for exhibition prospectus and catalogs
11/26/2016
Seeking venues for Pulped Under Pressure, FABRICation, Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration and Heated Exchange. If you are interested in making a booking, contact me at rgower53@comcast.net
Link on title for Summary Sheet, which includes hyperlinks for exhibition prospectus and catalogs
CAA Annual Conference
11/26/2016
College Art Association's Annual Conference
Art Happens: Beyond the Silos
Time: 02/17/2017: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Murray Hill Suite East/West 2nd Floor (ARTspace)
Come join us for this free and informative session.
With interdisciplinary and inclusive goals the new norm, artists and educators are often challenged to create educational opportunities that have an impact beyond media specific silos. Many exciting models exist that intrinsically break down the walls through off-site environmental classrooms or university–community partnerships. By thinking outside the box and redefining the classroom, teachers, students, and artists alike can address critical needs, instill empathy through collaboration, and create opportunities anywhere. This session highlights innovative initiatives and partnerships that offer strategies for navigating institutional buy-in and establishing community alliances.
Co-organized by Reni Gower, Virginia Commonwealth University, Melissa Potter, Associate Professor, Columbia College Chicago and David Brown, Independent Curator and Museum Administrator.
Speakers include: mOb Studio: Camden Whitehead; Kristin Caskey; Adele Ball, Virginia Commonwealth University; The Parking Lot Project: Erling Sjovold, University of Richmond; Cultivating Interdisciplinarity: Melissa Potter, The Papermaker’s Garden at Columbia College Chicago; Biomimicry: Matthew Kolodziej, Myers School of Art, and University of Akron; Institutional Proximity: Three Ways To Do Things: Joey Orr, Spencer Museum of Art
11/26/2016
College Art Association's Annual Conference
Art Happens: Beyond the Silos
Time: 02/17/2017: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Murray Hill Suite East/West 2nd Floor (ARTspace)
Come join us for this free and informative session.
With interdisciplinary and inclusive goals the new norm, artists and educators are often challenged to create educational opportunities that have an impact beyond media specific silos. Many exciting models exist that intrinsically break down the walls through off-site environmental classrooms or university–community partnerships. By thinking outside the box and redefining the classroom, teachers, students, and artists alike can address critical needs, instill empathy through collaboration, and create opportunities anywhere. This session highlights innovative initiatives and partnerships that offer strategies for navigating institutional buy-in and establishing community alliances.
Co-organized by Reni Gower, Virginia Commonwealth University, Melissa Potter, Associate Professor, Columbia College Chicago and David Brown, Independent Curator and Museum Administrator.
Speakers include: mOb Studio: Camden Whitehead; Kristin Caskey; Adele Ball, Virginia Commonwealth University; The Parking Lot Project: Erling Sjovold, University of Richmond; Cultivating Interdisciplinarity: Melissa Potter, The Papermaker’s Garden at Columbia College Chicago; Biomimicry: Matthew Kolodziej, Myers School of Art, and University of Akron; Institutional Proximity: Three Ways To Do Things: Joey Orr, Spencer Museum of Art
Heated Exchange at California State University-Dominguez Hills
11/26/2016
8th Venue
University Art Gallery
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
January 25 - March 14, 2017
11/26/2016
8th Venue
University Art Gallery
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
January 25 - March 14, 2017
FABRICation at Art Museum of West Virginia University
11/26/2016
11th Venue
Art Museum of West Virginia University
McGee Gallery / West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
January 15 - March 15, 2017
I will be visiting WVU with Virginia Derryberry and Kristy Deetz
January 19 - 21 for the following:
Reception and Lecture: Thursday, January 19, 6 pm
Public Lecture: Thursday, 6 pm
Workshop: Friday, 9:00-12:00 noon
Studio Visits: Friday afternoon
11/26/2016
11th Venue
Art Museum of West Virginia University
McGee Gallery / West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
January 15 - March 15, 2017
I will be visiting WVU with Virginia Derryberry and Kristy Deetz
January 19 - 21 for the following:
Reception and Lecture: Thursday, January 19, 6 pm
Public Lecture: Thursday, 6 pm
Workshop: Friday, 9:00-12:00 noon
Studio Visits: Friday afternoon
REDUCE at Blue Spiral 1 Gallery
11/26/2016
Blue Spiral 1 Gallery
Asheville, NC
Reduce
November 17, 2016 - January 6, 2017
I was invited to participate with 2 large and 4 small papercuts
11/26/2016
Blue Spiral 1 Gallery
Asheville, NC
Reduce
November 17, 2016 - January 6, 2017
I was invited to participate with 2 large and 4 small papercuts
2016 International Exhibition
11/26/2016
The Center for Contemporary Art
Bedminster, NJ
November 10 - December 23, 2016
Reception: November 10
Johnathan Goodman, juror
Flow 3
11/26/2016
The Center for Contemporary Art
Bedminster, NJ
November 10 - December 23, 2016
Reception: November 10
Johnathan Goodman, juror
Flow 3
FABRICation at Sheppard Contemporary Gallery
11/26/2016
10th Venue
Sheppard Contemporary and University Galleries
University of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV
November 1 - December 15, 2016
Reception: Thursday, November 3
November 1 - 4
I was a Visiting Artist with Kristy Deetz (co-curator)
2 Gallery Talks, Lecture, and Studio Visits
11/26/2016
10th Venue
Sheppard Contemporary and University Galleries
University of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV
November 1 - December 15, 2016
Reception: Thursday, November 3
November 1 - 4
I was a Visiting Artist with Kristy Deetz (co-curator)
2 Gallery Talks, Lecture, and Studio Visits
Elegant Simplicity at ESU
11/26/2016
Elegant Simplicity
Curated by Corey Peeke
Nightingale Gallery
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
September 30 - November 4, 2016
Reception: September 30, 6-8 pm
Features work by 22 national artists that is uncomplicated to austere in material, construction and design. Outwardly unpretentious works transcend simplicity through visual elegance.
11/26/2016
Elegant Simplicity
Curated by Corey Peeke
Nightingale Gallery
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
September 30 - November 4, 2016
Reception: September 30, 6-8 pm
Features work by 22 national artists that is uncomplicated to austere in material, construction and design. Outwardly unpretentious works transcend simplicity through visual elegance.
Heated Exchange travels to California
11/26/2016
7th Venue
California Center for the Arts
Escondido, CA
September 24 - November 13, 2016
11/26/2016
7th Venue
California Center for the Arts
Escondido, CA
September 24 - November 13, 2016
FABRICation at University of WI-Whitewater
11/26/2016
9th Venue
Crossman Gallery
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
September 1 - 30, 2016
11/26/2016
9th Venue
Crossman Gallery
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
September 1 - 30, 2016
SECAC 2016 Exhibition and Conference
11/26/2016
Exhibition
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum of Art
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
September 1 - October 22, 2016
Jenine Culligan, juror
Click on image for link to catalog
Conference hosted by VATech and Hollins University
Panel: Life Lessons - Letters to a Young Artist
Co-Moderator with Jorge Benitez and presenter
11/26/2016
Exhibition
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum of Art
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
September 1 - October 22, 2016
Jenine Culligan, juror
Click on image for link to catalog
Conference hosted by VATech and Hollins University
Panel: Life Lessons - Letters to a Young Artist
Co-Moderator with Jorge Benitez and presenter
Geometric Aljamia at Chapman University
11/26/2016
5th Venue
Chapman University
University Art Collections
Orange, CA
August 15, 2016 - January 15, 2017
I was a visiting artist with Jorge Benitez, November 6-8, 2016
We conducted 2 workshops and we were panel participants on
Clear-Cut: The Point of Papercuts
Monday, November 7, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Bush Conference Center / Beckman Hall
11/26/2016
5th Venue
Chapman University
University Art Collections
Orange, CA
August 15, 2016 - January 15, 2017
I was a visiting artist with Jorge Benitez, November 6-8, 2016
We conducted 2 workshops and we were panel participants on
Clear-Cut: The Point of Papercuts
Monday, November 7, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Bush Conference Center / Beckman Hall
Art of Paper
11/26/2016
A.D. Gallery
University of North Carolina Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
August 17 - September 16, 2016
Reception and Gallery Talk
Thursday, August 25 5:00 - 6:30 pm
I was invited to jury the exhibition
and participate in the gallery's 7th Annual Internation Juried Exhibition.
Click on image for Juror's Statement
11/26/2016
A.D. Gallery
University of North Carolina Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
August 17 - September 16, 2016
Reception and Gallery Talk
Thursday, August 25 5:00 - 6:30 pm
I was invited to jury the exhibition
and participate in the gallery's 7th Annual Internation Juried Exhibition.
Click on image for Juror's Statement
Encaustic Art in the 21st Century
11/26/2016
Encaustic Art Institute
Santa Fe, NM
July 15 - August 7, 2016
Opening: Saturday, July 16, 2 - 5 pm
Encaustic Art in the 21st Century
Exhibition and Publication
Book By Ann Lee & E. Ashley Rooney
Book Available Schiffer Publishing
Pas de Deux subsequently acquired for EAI Collection
11/26/2016
Encaustic Art Institute
Santa Fe, NM
July 15 - August 7, 2016
Opening: Saturday, July 16, 2 - 5 pm
Encaustic Art in the 21st Century
Exhibition and Publication
Book By Ann Lee & E. Ashley Rooney
Foreword by Kim Bernard
Afterword by Ellen Koment
Size 8.5" x 11" / 475 color images / 304 pp
ISBN13:9780764350238
Binding: hard copy
http://www.schifferbooks.com/encaustic-art-in-the-twenty-first-century-5903.htmlPas de Deux subsequently acquired for EAI Collection
FABRICation at New Mexico Art Museum
11/26/2016
8th Venue
New Mexico University Art Museum
New Mexico University
Albuquerque, NM
June 17 - July 30, 2016
Opening reception: Friday, June 17, 6 - 8 pm
Radio Interview with Gower and Iverson
KNUM: June 11
11/26/2016
8th Venue
New Mexico University Art Museum
New Mexico University
Albuquerque, NM
June 17 - July 30, 2016
Opening reception: Friday, June 17, 6 - 8 pm
Radio Interview with Gower and Iverson
KNUM: June 11
Visiting Artist / External Evaluator
11/26/2016
Columbia College Chicago
Visiting Artist / Center for Book, Paper, and Print / Pulp Painting
External Evaluator / Interdisciplinary Arts / MFA Thesis Exhibition
May 9 - 13, 2016
11/26/2016
Columbia College Chicago
Visiting Artist / Center for Book, Paper, and Print / Pulp Painting
External Evaluator / Interdisciplinary Arts / MFA Thesis Exhibition
May 9 - 13, 2016
Heated Exchange at Capital One
11/26/2016
6th Venue
Capital One
Plano, TX
May 22 - July 30, 2016
11/26/2016
6th Venue
Capital One
Plano, TX
May 22 - July 30, 2016
FABRICation at McCormick Gallery
11/26/2016
7th Venue
McCormick Gallery
Midland College
Midland, TX
March 7 - April 8, 2016
11/26/2016
7th Venue
McCormick Gallery
Midland College
Midland, TX
March 7 - April 8, 2016
Catalog Available at
http://www.blurb.com/b/5592092-fabrication
Call for Letters
2/2/2016
2/2/2016
Life Lessons: Letters to a Young Artist
Initially presented at the annual SECAC conference in October, we are now seeking additional letters for a future publication and we invite your participation.
To submit a letter for our consideration, please write in a first person voice in the form of a personal correspondence; i.e. what would you wish to receive, read, and cherish. Please do not include footnotes or citations. If you wish to quote someone, make the attribution in the body of your letter. Limit your letter to a 1000 word count maximum, which should include your salutation and closing sentiment and signature. Submit your letter as a MSword doc by January 15, 2017 to either myself (rgower53@comcast.net) or Jorge Benitez (jbensagol@msn.com). Include a brief bio and your website address. (150 word count max)
Our inspiration for this collection of letters stems from two previous publications. We think Life Lessons: Letters to a Young Artist will be a timely update to these thoughtful and empowering anthologies.
See below for more details.
From 1902 – 1908, Rainer Maria Rilke corresponded regularly with a young poet. Ten of these letters were published as Letters to a Young Poet in 1929 by Franz Kappus, the military cadet who received them. Rather than critique the young man’s poetry, Rilke offered observations on how to live, love, and experience the world. Inspired by Rilke’s letters, Art on Paper magazine printed a collection of letters in 2005 written by contemporary artists to a fictional young artist seeking advice. These were subsequently followed by the small publication Letters to a Young Artist. Whether written 100 years ago or ten, both publications offered earnest advice or frank admonitions that revealed artistic minds and temperaments at work in the world. Given the alarming erosion of First Amendment rights, marginalization, and a growing disparity between the social, political, economic and cultural networks of our society, it seems more crucial than ever to address the constrained choices facing a new generation. What should and can we say to the young artist today? As teachers, what is our responsibility to future generations, to history, and to the traditions that informed our vision?
We are excited to move forward with this project and hope you will participate. Please feel free to share this invitation with other outstanding teachers you know. Contact us with your questions. We look forward to hearing from you.
To submit a letter for our consideration, please write in a first person voice in the form of a personal correspondence; i.e. what would you wish to receive, read, and cherish. Please do not include footnotes or citations. If you wish to quote someone, make the attribution in the body of your letter. Limit your letter to a 1000 word count maximum, which should include your salutation and closing sentiment and signature. Submit your letter as a MSword doc by January 15, 2017 to either myself (rgower53@comcast.net) or Jorge Benitez (jbensagol@msn.com). Include a brief bio and your website address. (150 word count max)
Our inspiration for this collection of letters stems from two previous publications. We think Life Lessons: Letters to a Young Artist will be a timely update to these thoughtful and empowering anthologies.
See below for more details.
From 1902 – 1908, Rainer Maria Rilke corresponded regularly with a young poet. Ten of these letters were published as Letters to a Young Poet in 1929 by Franz Kappus, the military cadet who received them. Rather than critique the young man’s poetry, Rilke offered observations on how to live, love, and experience the world. Inspired by Rilke’s letters, Art on Paper magazine printed a collection of letters in 2005 written by contemporary artists to a fictional young artist seeking advice. These were subsequently followed by the small publication Letters to a Young Artist. Whether written 100 years ago or ten, both publications offered earnest advice or frank admonitions that revealed artistic minds and temperaments at work in the world. Given the alarming erosion of First Amendment rights, marginalization, and a growing disparity between the social, political, economic and cultural networks of our society, it seems more crucial than ever to address the constrained choices facing a new generation. What should and can we say to the young artist today? As teachers, what is our responsibility to future generations, to history, and to the traditions that informed our vision?
We are excited to move forward with this project and hope you will participate. Please feel free to share this invitation with other outstanding teachers you know. Contact us with your questions. We look forward to hearing from you.
Works acquired by Michigan State University
1/31/2016
5 works from my Pivot. (point) series have been purchased by
1/31/2016
5 works from my Pivot. (point) series have been purchased by
Michigan State University for their Art in Public Places Collection.
DIY Initiatives at College Art Association Conference
1/31/2016
Co-Moderator with Melissa Potter
1/31/2016
Co-Moderator with Melissa Potter
Art Happens: New Models for DIY Initiatives
Thursday, February 4, 2016
9:30 am - 12:00 noon
College Art Association Conference
ARTspace / Thurgood Marshall Ballroom South/East
Mezzanine Level
Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington, DC
New Book / Encaustic Publication
1/31/2016
Available January 2016
1/31/2016
My encaustic work is reproduced in the new publication
Encaustic for the Twenty-First Century
By Anne Lee & E. Ashley Rooney
Foreword by Kim Bernard
Afterword by Ellen Koment
Schiffer PUblishing
Size 8.5" x 11" / 475 color images / 304 pp
ISBN13:9780764350238
Binding: hard copy
FABRICation at Herron Galleries of Art
1/31/2016
6th Venue
1/31/2016
6th Venue
Herron Galleries
Herron School of Art and Design / IUPUI
Indianapolis, IN
January 13 - February 19, 2016
Catalog Available at
http://www.blurb.com/b/5592092-fabrication
Heated Exchange at Texas A&M University
1/31/2016
1/31/2016
5th Venue
J Stark Wayne Galleries
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
January 19 - March 15, 2016
Catalog Available at
http://www.blurb.com/b/3506507-heated-exchange
Available for travel. Click on image to link to prospectus
5th National
1/31/2016
Visual Arts Center
1/31/2016
Visual Arts Center
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
5th National
January 11 - February 12, 2016
Reception: Thursday, January 21, 4- 6 pm
Juried by Geoffrey Fleming, Executive Director
Huntington Museum of Art
SmPapercuts:White/Blue-orange
26.5" x 26.5"
Acrylic on hand cut paper
Pulped Under Pressure
1/31/2016
Pilot Project
1/31/2016
Pilot Project
TCC Visual Arts Center
Portsmouth, VA
January 16 - March 3, 2016
Reception: Thursday, January 21, 7 pm
Gallery Talk by Gower, 6:30 pm
Pulped Under Pressure features the work of Jillian Bruschera, Julia Goodman, Reni Gower, Trisha Oralie Martin, Melissa Potter, Marilyn Propp, and Maggie Puckett. Co-curated with Melissa Potter.
Designed to travel. Click image for link to prospectus.
Simultaneity: Shared Spaces
1/31/2016
I co-curated (with Virginia Derryberry) an exchange exhibition and catalog between my students in Merit Studio / Painting and Printmaking Department / Virginia Commonwealth University and students in the Art and Art History Department at University of North Carolina Asheville.
1/31/2016
I co-curated (with Virginia Derryberry) an exchange exhibition and catalog between my students in Merit Studio / Painting and Printmaking Department / Virginia Commonwealth University and students in the Art and Art History Department at University of North Carolina Asheville.
Click on image for more information.
Catalog Available at
http://www.blurb.com/b/6662166-simultaneity-s-h-a-r-e-d-s-p-a-c-e-s
Strange Loops at Virginia Wesleyan College
1/31/2016
Solo Exhibition
1/31/2016
Solo Exhibition
Neil Britton Gallery
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA
November 13, 2015 - January 13, 2016
Gallery Talk by Gower
Friday, November 13, 6:30 pm
Catalog available at
http://www.blurb.com/b/3485298-s-t-r-a-n-g-e-l-o-o-p-s
FABRICation at Morehead State University
1/31/2016
5th Venue
1/31/2016
5th Venue
Claypool-Young Galleries
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY
October 14 - November 24, 2015
Catalog Available: http://www.blurb.com/b/5592092-fabrication
Sacred Geometry at SECAC Conference
1/31/2016
Moderated and Presented
1/31/2016
Moderated and Presented
Sacred Geometry: Bridging Boundaries
Pittsburgh, PA
October 21-24, 2015
Continue to serve as the Virginia State Representative on SECAC Board
Papercuts at VCUQ, Doha, Qatar
1/31/2016
Click on picture to link
1/31/2016
12th and Final Venue
VCUQ Gallery
Virginia Commonwealth University
Doha, Qatar
September 16 - November 24, 2015
Exhibition extended in conjunction with the
Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art
I was a Visiting Artist Sep 11-18.
Click on picture to link
Gulf Times "Ladies of Substance" Review, Sep 24.
Catalog available at
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/2018003/47d83e0fa1a7fffa49765be4f27ab2d94c2aded2
365 Days / 365 Artists
6/18/2015
Online Interview
6/18/2015
Online Interview
April 3, 2015
A Frank Juarez Gallery and Greymatter Gallery Collaborative Project
Radius 250 @ Artspace
6/18/2015
Artspace
Richmond, VA
May 22 - July 19, 2015
Receptions:
May 22, 7 - 10 pm
June 26, 7 - 10 pm
Juried by Amy Moorefield, Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Collections at Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA.
My piece Papercuts:White/emerald was awarded the Second Place Prize
6/18/2015
Artspace
Richmond, VA
May 22 - July 19, 2015
Receptions:
May 22, 7 - 10 pm
June 26, 7 - 10 pm
Juried by Amy Moorefield, Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Collections at Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA.
My piece Papercuts:White/emerald was awarded the Second Place Prize
Juror / Touch of Red
3/5/2015
I was the juror for Touch of Red - an all media exhibition.
3/5/2015
I was the juror for Touch of Red - an all media exhibition.
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts
February 28 - March 27, 2015
Reception: Friday, March 13 at 6 pm
Juror's Remarks and Awards Announcements
Papercuts at James Madison University
3/5/2015
3/5/2015
Duke Hall Gallery
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
March 2 - April 10, 2015
Visiting Artist: March 2
Gallery Lecture: 5 pm
11th Venue
Artists include Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, Daniella Woolf.
Catalog Available at http://www.blurb.com/b/2542593-papercuts
Review: Harrisonburg Daily Record http://www.dnronline.com/article/20150226papercuts
FABRICation at Connecticut College
3/5/2015
Cummings Art Center
Connecticut College
New London, CT
3/5/2015
Cummings Art Center
Connecticut College
New London, CT
January 28 - March 4, 2015
Reception: February 16: 5:00 pm
Gallery Talk with Kristy Deetz, 4:00 pm
2nd Venue
FABRICation incorporates a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication. Inspired by a rich array of historical textiles (drapery to quilt) these complex multi-part constructions are encoded by traditional handicraft to contrast our culture's rampant media consumption with the redemptive nuance of slow work wrought by hand. Saturated with vibrant color, the luminous materiality activates the senses and counters passive visual skimming. Works by Erin Castellan, Kristy Deetz, Virginia Derryberry, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson, Natalie Smith range from delicate illusions to layered constructions to architectural interventions. Mixed media includes oil and acrylic paint, vintage clothing, aluminum screens, wool, silk, plastic, thread, vinyl, burlap, rug-hold, glass, recycled objects, and found fabrics.
FABRICation incorporates a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication. Inspired by a rich array of historical textiles (drapery to quilt) these complex multi-part constructions are encoded by traditional handicraft to contrast our culture's rampant media consumption with the redemptive nuance of slow work wrought by hand. Saturated with vibrant color, the luminous materiality activates the senses and counters passive visual skimming. Works by Erin Castellan, Kristy Deetz, Virginia Derryberry, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson, Natalie Smith range from delicate illusions to layered constructions to architectural interventions. Mixed media includes oil and acrylic paint, vintage clothing, aluminum screens, wool, silk, plastic, thread, vinyl, burlap, rug-hold, glass, recycled objects, and found fabrics.
Catalog Available: http://www.blurb.com/b/5592092-fabrication
The exhibition available for future bookings. Prospectus available at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bs2b952bp3vembh/Digital%20Prospectus.pdf?dl=0
Geometric Aljamia Workshops at Zuckerman Museum of Art
3/5/2015
3/5/2015
Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
February 6, 2015
Workshops conducted with Jorge Benitez on papercutting and perspective in association with Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration.
Workshops conducted with Jorge Benitez on papercutting and perspective in association with Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration.
Artist Residency International Cite for the Arts
12/8/2014
For the months of November and December I am an artist in residence at the International Cite for the Arts in Paris.
12/8/2014
For the months of November and December I am an artist in residence at the International Cite for the Arts in Paris.
My research is focused on the sacred geometry embedded in the stained glass windows of many French cathedrals and churches. Motifs are being developed for new papercuts and a suite of small paintings that will be the basis of larger works in my Fragments series.
Artist Residency at Center for Book and Paper Arts
12/8/2014
12/8/2014
Center for Book and Paper Arts
Columbia College Chicago
October 12-14, 2014
For two days, I worked with an amazing team of artists in CBPA exploring pulp painting, blow-outs, and watermarks. I was invited in conjunction with a showing of Papercuts.
Papercuts at Columbia College Chicago
12/8/2014
12/8/2014
Glass Curtain Gallery
CBPA Gallery
Chicago, IL
September 18 - November 8, 2014
Gallery Talk: October 14, 6 pm
10th Venue:
As Papercuts continues to travel, it never gets old to see the work installed in new configurations. Artists include: Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf.
Papercuts exhibition catalog available for preview and/or purchase at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2542593
VCU and VCUarts Distinguished Teaching Awards 2014
12/4/2014
I was recently honored by Virginia Commonwealth University and VCUarts with two Awards for Outstanding Teaching. It has been a privilege to work at VCU for over 3o years and I sincerely appreciate the recognition of my peers.
12/4/2014
I was recently honored by Virginia Commonwealth University and VCUarts with two Awards for Outstanding Teaching. It has been a privilege to work at VCU for over 3o years and I sincerely appreciate the recognition of my peers.
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
12/3/2014
Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
November 16, 2014 - February 21, 2015
Geometric Aljamia: A Cultural Transliteration is a cross-cultural collaboration that addresses how connections between the Middle East and the West during the Golden Age of Islamic Civilization continue to be relevant and vibrant in the twenty-first century. The project includes artists, designers, performers, and writers from Afghanistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Canada, and the United States. Aljamía is a medieval Spanish word that refers to Romance languages written in Arabic script. The resulting transliteration contributed to the dissemination of the Arabic language and Islamic influences throughout the Iberian Peninsula and beyond. By understanding the arts as a transliteration of one form of thinking to another and addressing the fundamental patterns and geometry embedded in visual art and poetry, this project revisits the ongoing impact of Islamic art, science, and philosophy throughout the world today.
Exhibition available for future bookings.
Exhibition catalog available for preview / purchase at
http://www.blurb.com/b/5659694-geometric-aljamia-a-cultural-transliteration
12/3/2014
Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
November 16, 2014 - February 21, 2015
Geometric Aljamia: A Cultural Transliteration is a cross-cultural collaboration that addresses how connections between the Middle East and the West during the Golden Age of Islamic Civilization continue to be relevant and vibrant in the twenty-first century. The project includes artists, designers, performers, and writers from Afghanistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Canada, and the United States. Aljamía is a medieval Spanish word that refers to Romance languages written in Arabic script. The resulting transliteration contributed to the dissemination of the Arabic language and Islamic influences throughout the Iberian Peninsula and beyond. By understanding the arts as a transliteration of one form of thinking to another and addressing the fundamental patterns and geometry embedded in visual art and poetry, this project revisits the ongoing impact of Islamic art, science, and philosophy throughout the world today.
Exhibition available for future bookings.
Exhibition catalog available for preview / purchase at
http://www.blurb.com/b/5659694-geometric-aljamia-a-cultural-transliteration
Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration
12/3/2014
The Total Arts Gallery
Dubai, UAE
August 20 - September August 12, 2014
Geometric Aljamia: A Cultural Transliteration is a cross-cultural collaboration that addresses how connections between the Middle East and the West during the Golden Age of Islamic Civilization continue to be relevant and vibrant in the twenty-first century. The project includes artists, designers, performers, and writers from Afghanistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Canada, and the United States. Aljamía is a medieval Spanish word that refers to Romance languages written in Arabic script. The resulting transliteration contributed to the dissemination of the Arabic language and Islamic influences throughout the Iberian Peninsula and beyond. By understanding the arts as a transliteration of one form of thinking to another and addressing the fundamental patterns and geometry embedded in visual art and poetry, this project revisits the ongoing impact of Islamic art, science, and philosophy throughout the world today.
Exhibition available for future bookings.
Exhibition catalog available for preview / purchase at
http://www.blurb.com/b/5659694-geometric-aljamia-a-cultural-transliteration
Click on photo for review in Gulf News - Dubai
12/3/2014
The Total Arts Gallery
Dubai, UAE
August 20 - September August 12, 2014
Geometric Aljamia: A Cultural Transliteration is a cross-cultural collaboration that addresses how connections between the Middle East and the West during the Golden Age of Islamic Civilization continue to be relevant and vibrant in the twenty-first century. The project includes artists, designers, performers, and writers from Afghanistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Canada, and the United States. Aljamía is a medieval Spanish word that refers to Romance languages written in Arabic script. The resulting transliteration contributed to the dissemination of the Arabic language and Islamic influences throughout the Iberian Peninsula and beyond. By understanding the arts as a transliteration of one form of thinking to another and addressing the fundamental patterns and geometry embedded in visual art and poetry, this project revisits the ongoing impact of Islamic art, science, and philosophy throughout the world today.
Exhibition available for future bookings.
Exhibition catalog available for preview / purchase at
http://www.blurb.com/b/5659694-geometric-aljamia-a-cultural-transliteration
Click on photo for review in Gulf News - Dubai
Crossing the Line: International Drawing Conference
12/3/2014
American University in Dubai
September 12 - 14, 2014
Sponsored by American University in Dubai and The Global Center for Drawing in Melbourne. We were invited to present Geometric Aljamia, which included the exhibition, a session talk, and several performances. Our drawings were also part of Location curated by Irene Barberis at Jam Jar Gallery.
Link to Studio International Article
12/3/2014
American University in Dubai
September 12 - 14, 2014
Sponsored by American University in Dubai and The Global Center for Drawing in Melbourne. We were invited to present Geometric Aljamia, which included the exhibition, a session talk, and several performances. Our drawings were also part of Location curated by Irene Barberis at Jam Jar Gallery.
Link to Studio International Article
Papercutting Workshops Dubai / Doha
12/3/2014
American University in Dubai
Dubai, UAE
September 9 - 12, 2014
We conducted pre-conference workshops. Mine explored sacred geometry through paper cutting. The students' accomplishments were mounted in an exhibition for the conference.
VCUQ
Department of Painting and Printmaking
Doha, Qatar
September 16 - 18, 2014
Before heading home, we traveled on to Doha for another round of workshops.
12/3/2014
American University in Dubai
Dubai, UAE
September 9 - 12, 2014
We conducted pre-conference workshops. Mine explored sacred geometry through paper cutting. The students' accomplishments were mounted in an exhibition for the conference.
VCUQ
Department of Painting and Printmaking
Doha, Qatar
September 16 - 18, 2014
Before heading home, we traveled on to Doha for another round of workshops.
FABRICation : Traveling Exhibition Prospectus Available
12/3/2014
A.D. Gallery
University of NC - Pembroke
September 22 - October 31, 2014
FABRICation incorporates a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication. Inspired by a rich array of historical textiles (drapery to quilt), these complex multi-part constructions are encoded by traditional handicraft to contrast our culture’s rampant media consumption with the redemptive nuance of slow work wrought by hand. Saturated with vibrant color, the luminous materiality activates the senses and counters passive visual skimming. Works by Erin Castellan, Kristy Deetz, Virginia Derryberry, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson, Natalie Smith range from delicate illusions to layered constructions to architectural interventions. Mixed media includes oil and acrylic paint, vintage clothing, aluminum screens, wool, silk, plastic, thread, vinyl, burlap, rug-hold, glass, recycled objects, and found fabrics.
The exhibition is available for future bookings.
Exhibition catalog available for preview / purchase athttp://www.blurb.com/b/5592092-fabrication
12/3/2014
A.D. Gallery
University of NC - Pembroke
September 22 - October 31, 2014
FABRICation incorporates a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication. Inspired by a rich array of historical textiles (drapery to quilt), these complex multi-part constructions are encoded by traditional handicraft to contrast our culture’s rampant media consumption with the redemptive nuance of slow work wrought by hand. Saturated with vibrant color, the luminous materiality activates the senses and counters passive visual skimming. Works by Erin Castellan, Kristy Deetz, Virginia Derryberry, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson, Natalie Smith range from delicate illusions to layered constructions to architectural interventions. Mixed media includes oil and acrylic paint, vintage clothing, aluminum screens, wool, silk, plastic, thread, vinyl, burlap, rug-hold, glass, recycled objects, and found fabrics.
The exhibition is available for future bookings.
Exhibition catalog available for preview / purchase athttp://www.blurb.com/b/5592092-fabrication
Heated Exchange at Art Center Sarasota
12/3/2014
Art Center Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
October 9 - November 22, 2014
Reception: October 9: 6 - 8 pm
and October 23: 5 - 7 pm
Heated Exchange's opening coincided with the 2014 SECAC conference. I co-moderated a SECAC session that included several of the exhibiting artists. I also started my second term as the Virginia Representative on the SECAC Board.
12/3/2014
Art Center Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
October 9 - November 22, 2014
Reception: October 9: 6 - 8 pm
and October 23: 5 - 7 pm
Heated Exchange's opening coincided with the 2014 SECAC conference. I co-moderated a SECAC session that included several of the exhibiting artists. I also started my second term as the Virginia Representative on the SECAC Board.
VCUarts Research Reassignment
6/9/2014
My 2014 VCUarts Research Reassignment will allow me to pursue numerous international / national exhibitions, residencies, and workshops over the course of the fall semester. Stay tuned for exciting news from Dubai, Doha, and Paris, as well as Sarasota and Chicago.
6/9/2014
My 2014 VCUarts Research Reassignment will allow me to pursue numerous international / national exhibitions, residencies, and workshops over the course of the fall semester. Stay tuned for exciting news from Dubai, Doha, and Paris, as well as Sarasota and Chicago.
Heated Exchange available through MAAA
6/9/2014
Mid America Arts Alliance is touring my exhibition Heated Exchange through their EXHIBITS / USA National Traveling Exhibition Program.
Tour Availability: 1/28/16 - 1/7/2020
For booking information, click on image.
Once sealed tight in a mummy's tomb, encaustic , or the art of heated beeswax, now enjoys a renaissance of expression. More than just the preservation of an ancient craft, the works in Heated Exchange prove encaustic is the perfect medium to pose questions, convey mystery, and reveal meaning. Artists includ Kim Bernard, Kristy Deetz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Cheryl Goldsleger, Reni Gower, Heather Harvey, Jeffrey Hirst, Tim McDowell, Laura Moriarty, and Jane Allen Nodine.
Exhibition catalog available for preview and/or purchase at http://www.blurb.com/b/3506507-heated-exchange-c-o-n-t-e-m-p-o-r-a-r-y-e-n-c-a-u
6/9/2014
Mid America Arts Alliance is touring my exhibition Heated Exchange through their EXHIBITS / USA National Traveling Exhibition Program.
Tour Availability: 1/28/16 - 1/7/2020
For booking information, click on image.
Once sealed tight in a mummy's tomb, encaustic , or the art of heated beeswax, now enjoys a renaissance of expression. More than just the preservation of an ancient craft, the works in Heated Exchange prove encaustic is the perfect medium to pose questions, convey mystery, and reveal meaning. Artists includ Kim Bernard, Kristy Deetz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Cheryl Goldsleger, Reni Gower, Heather Harvey, Jeffrey Hirst, Tim McDowell, Laura Moriarty, and Jane Allen Nodine.
Exhibition catalog available for preview and/or purchase at http://www.blurb.com/b/3506507-heated-exchange-c-o-n-t-e-m-p-o-r-a-r-y-e-n-c-a-u
RELEVANT 2014 @ Kimball Arts Center
6/9/2014
RELEVANT 2014
Kimball Arts Center
Park City, UT
August 16 - October 26, 2014
Private member opening event:
August 15, 6 - 8 pm
6/9/2014
RELEVANT 2014
Kimball Arts Center
Park City, UT
August 16 - October 26, 2014
Private member opening event:
August 15, 6 - 8 pm
Paper Cuts II @ Gallery M Squared
6/9/2014
Paper Cuts II
Gallery M Squared
Houston, TX
July 10 - August 3, 2014
August 7 - 31, 2014
Receptions:
Thursday, July 10, 7 - 9 pm
Thursday, August 7, 7 - 9 pm
Juried by Patrick Palmer (Dean, Glassell School of Art / Museum of Fine Arts Houston) and John DeLaCruz (Art Colony Association of Directors / Bayou City Art Festival) Artists were invited to create 4 unique papercuts for two consecutive exhibitions.
6/9/2014
Paper Cuts II
Gallery M Squared
Houston, TX
July 10 - August 3, 2014
August 7 - 31, 2014
Receptions:
Thursday, July 10, 7 - 9 pm
Thursday, August 7, 7 - 9 pm
Juried by Patrick Palmer (Dean, Glassell School of Art / Museum of Fine Arts Houston) and John DeLaCruz (Art Colony Association of Directors / Bayou City Art Festival) Artists were invited to create 4 unique papercuts for two consecutive exhibitions.
Papercuts @ Purdue University Galleries
6/9/2014
Papercuts
Purdue University Galleries
Lafayette, IN
July 2 - August 9, 2014
I will be visiting to present
Gallery Talk: July 18, 6 - 8 pm
Brown Bag Luncheon workshop
9th Venue
Born in Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States, the seven artists - Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf - bring a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. This exhibition reveals the centuries-old tradition as an art form and as a process that transforms the medium of paper into contemporary meditations on culture, beauty, and the boundaries between nature and artifice. The results can deceive the viewer into believing that they are not seeing works formed out of the "simple" medium of paper. Papercuts was organized by Reni Gower, who is a Professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Painting and Printmaking Department.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel May 2015
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
6/9/2014
Papercuts
Purdue University Galleries
Lafayette, IN
July 2 - August 9, 2014
I will be visiting to present
Gallery Talk: July 18, 6 - 8 pm
Brown Bag Luncheon workshop
9th Venue
Born in Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States, the seven artists - Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf - bring a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. This exhibition reveals the centuries-old tradition as an art form and as a process that transforms the medium of paper into contemporary meditations on culture, beauty, and the boundaries between nature and artifice. The results can deceive the viewer into believing that they are not seeing works formed out of the "simple" medium of paper. Papercuts was organized by Reni Gower, who is a Professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Painting and Printmaking Department.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel May 2015
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
Fold Paper Scissors @ Mesa Contemporary
6/9/2014
Fold Paper Scissors
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum
Mesa, AZ
May 2 - August 10, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, May 9, 7 - 9 pm
Curated by Patty Haberman. Although the act of cutting and folding apper has a long rich history, contemporary artists have only recently explored paper as an expressive medium. From intricately and precisely cut paper "drawings" to mathematically mind-boggling folds to a single sheet of paper, the artists in this exhibition are pushing the boundaries of the sparse material far beyond the limits of its everyday purpose.
6/9/2014
Fold Paper Scissors
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum
Mesa, AZ
May 2 - August 10, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, May 9, 7 - 9 pm
Curated by Patty Haberman. Although the act of cutting and folding apper has a long rich history, contemporary artists have only recently explored paper as an expressive medium. From intricately and precisely cut paper "drawings" to mathematically mind-boggling folds to a single sheet of paper, the artists in this exhibition are pushing the boundaries of the sparse material far beyond the limits of its everyday purpose.
CAA Distinguished Teacher of Art Award
2/1/2014
I am honored and humbled to receive the 2014 CAA Distinguished Teacher of Art Award in recognition of all my years teaching in the Painting and Printmaking Department at VCUarts. The award ceremony is open to the public on Wednesday, February 12 at the CAA annual conference convocatoin, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor.
I will also be co-presenting Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration on the SECAC affiliated panel Collaboration in Art and Art Historical Practice, Thursday, February 13, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
2/1/2014
I am honored and humbled to receive the 2014 CAA Distinguished Teacher of Art Award in recognition of all my years teaching in the Painting and Printmaking Department at VCUarts. The award ceremony is open to the public on Wednesday, February 12 at the CAA annual conference convocatoin, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor.
I will also be co-presenting Geometric Aljamia: a Cultural Transliteration on the SECAC affiliated panel Collaboration in Art and Art Historical Practice, Thursday, February 13, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Vatican City: Art in the Embassies Program
2/1/2014
Art in the Embassies Program
United States Department of State
2014 - 2016
Nine VCUarts faculty are represented in the new installation of artwork at the US Embassy in Vatican City. These loans, coordinated by the Art in Embassies Program, US Department of State were installed in the US Ambassador's official residence in January and will remain on view for two years. Ken Hackett, recently appointed by President Obama as the US Ambassador to the the Holy See, is also the father of VCUarts Interior Design student Michael Hackett. This project grew out of Ambassador Hackett's interest in involving VCUarts and to accord the school international visibility.
2/1/2014
Art in the Embassies Program
United States Department of State
2014 - 2016
Nine VCUarts faculty are represented in the new installation of artwork at the US Embassy in Vatican City. These loans, coordinated by the Art in Embassies Program, US Department of State were installed in the US Ambassador's official residence in January and will remain on view for two years. Ken Hackett, recently appointed by President Obama as the US Ambassador to the the Holy See, is also the father of VCUarts Interior Design student Michael Hackett. This project grew out of Ambassador Hackett's interest in involving VCUarts and to accord the school international visibility.
Papercuts @ Muskegon Museum of Art
2/1/2014
8th Venue
Papercuts
Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon, MI
January 9 - March 16, 2014
Reception: Thursday, January 9, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Observe the artist, Michelle Forsyth as she continues working on her custom installation.
Super Saturday
January 11, 10 am - 3 pm
Flip & Fold Paper Art
Free Family Fun Day
Brown Bag Films
January 9, 12:15 pm / Artists from Papercuts
January 23, 12:15 pm / Between the Folds
Public Tours
Thursdays in February, 1 - 3 pm
Programming underwritten by MMA Education Partner Alcoa Foundation / Howmet.
Born in Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States, the seven artists - Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf - bring a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. This exhibition reveals the centuries-old tradition as an art form and as a process that transforms the medium of paper into contemporary meditations on culture, beauty, and the boundaries between nature and artifice. The results can deceive the viewer into believing that they are not seeing works formed out of the "simple" medium of paper. Papercuts was organized by Reni Gower, who is a Professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Painting and Printmaking Department.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel January 2015
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
2/1/2014
8th Venue
Papercuts
Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon, MI
January 9 - March 16, 2014
Reception: Thursday, January 9, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Observe the artist, Michelle Forsyth as she continues working on her custom installation.
Super Saturday
January 11, 10 am - 3 pm
Flip & Fold Paper Art
Free Family Fun Day
Brown Bag Films
January 9, 12:15 pm / Artists from Papercuts
January 23, 12:15 pm / Between the Folds
Public Tours
Thursdays in February, 1 - 3 pm
Programming underwritten by MMA Education Partner Alcoa Foundation / Howmet.
Born in Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States, the seven artists - Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf - bring a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. This exhibition reveals the centuries-old tradition as an art form and as a process that transforms the medium of paper into contemporary meditations on culture, beauty, and the boundaries between nature and artifice. The results can deceive the viewer into believing that they are not seeing works formed out of the "simple" medium of paper. Papercuts was organized by Reni Gower, who is a Professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Painting and Printmaking Department.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel January 2015
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
Ossuary @ Herron School of Art
2/1/2014
Ossuary
Herron School of Art Galleries
Indianapolis, IN
January 13 - February 15, 2014
Reception: Wednesday, January 29, 7 - 9 pm
Artist Lecture: Wednesday, January 29, 6 pm
Basile Auditorium
For this project Laurie Beth Clark invited hundreds of artists to create a single bone, a cluster of bones, or an artwork that is inspired by, uses, or plays with the idea of bones.
2/1/2014
Ossuary
Herron School of Art Galleries
Indianapolis, IN
January 13 - February 15, 2014
Reception: Wednesday, January 29, 7 - 9 pm
Artist Lecture: Wednesday, January 29, 6 pm
Basile Auditorium
For this project Laurie Beth Clark invited hundreds of artists to create a single bone, a cluster of bones, or an artwork that is inspired by, uses, or plays with the idea of bones.
Friends @ Rawls Museum
2/1/2014
Friends and Friends of Friends
Rawls Museum of Art
Courtland, VA
December 20, 2013 - January 21, 2014
Reception: December 20, 6:30 pm
2/1/2014
Friends and Friends of Friends
Rawls Museum of Art
Courtland, VA
December 20, 2013 - January 21, 2014
Reception: December 20, 6:30 pm
Capital One Corporate Art Program
2/1/2014
3 works from my Pivot.(point) series were purchased for Capital One West Creek Corporate Headquarters. Pivot.16, Pivot.15, Pivot.9
2/1/2014
3 works from my Pivot.(point) series were purchased for Capital One West Creek Corporate Headquarters. Pivot.16, Pivot.15, Pivot.9
Papercuts at Myers School of Art
10/25/2013
7th Venue
Papercuts
Emily Davis Gallery
University of Akron / Myers School of Art
150 E. Exchange Street
Akron, Ohio
October 28 - December 6, 2013
Reception: October 28: 5:30 pm
Reni Gower will be a Visiting Artist on November 14
Public Lecture 6 pm
Born in Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States, the seven artists - Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf - bring a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. This exhibition reveals the centuries-old tradition as an art form and as a process that transforms the medium of paper into contemporary meditations on culture, beauty, and the boundaries between nature and artifice. The results can deceive the viewer into believing that they are not seeing works formed out of the "simple" medium of paper. Papercuts was organized by Reni Gower, who is a Professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Painting and Printmaking Department.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel April - August 2014
and January 2015
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
10/25/2013
7th Venue
Papercuts
Emily Davis Gallery
University of Akron / Myers School of Art
150 E. Exchange Street
Akron, Ohio
October 28 - December 6, 2013
Reception: October 28: 5:30 pm
Reni Gower will be a Visiting Artist on November 14
Public Lecture 6 pm
Born in Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States, the seven artists - Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf - bring a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. This exhibition reveals the centuries-old tradition as an art form and as a process that transforms the medium of paper into contemporary meditations on culture, beauty, and the boundaries between nature and artifice. The results can deceive the viewer into believing that they are not seeing works formed out of the "simple" medium of paper. Papercuts was organized by Reni Gower, who is a Professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Painting and Printmaking Department.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel April - August 2014
and January 2015
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
Anarchistic Abstraction
9/20/2013
Anarchistic Abstraction
Mary Washington University
Ridderhof Martin / Dupont Galleries
October 24 - December 2, 2013
Preview Reception: Thursday, October 24
Opening Reception: Friday, October 25
9/20/2013
Anarchistic Abstraction
Mary Washington University
Ridderhof Martin / Dupont Galleries
October 24 - December 2, 2013
Preview Reception: Thursday, October 24
Opening Reception: Friday, October 25
Bad at Sports Podcast Episode 416
9/20/2013
Episode 416 The Artist as Arbiter podcast on Bad at Sports:Contemporary Art Talk is a recording from our panel presentation at 2013 College Art Conference.
My talk begins 16.18 minutes into the recording. Great discussion and Q&A at the end.
Moderators: Duncan Mackenzie, Columbia College, Chicago/Director, Bad At Sports AND Shannon R. Stratton, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago/Director, threewalls
Panelists:
Anthea Black
Laurie Beth Clark & Michael Peterson
E. G. Crichton
Reni Gower
Philip Von Zweck
9/20/2013
Episode 416 The Artist as Arbiter podcast on Bad at Sports:Contemporary Art Talk is a recording from our panel presentation at 2013 College Art Conference.
My talk begins 16.18 minutes into the recording. Great discussion and Q&A at the end.
Moderators: Duncan Mackenzie, Columbia College, Chicago/Director, Bad At Sports AND Shannon R. Stratton, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago/Director, threewalls
Panelists:
Anthea Black
Laurie Beth Clark & Michael Peterson
E. G. Crichton
Reni Gower
Philip Von Zweck
Ossuary
8/27/2013
Ossuary
The University of Tennessee / Ewing Downtown Gallery
Knoxville, TN
October 4 - 26, 2013
Reception: Friday, October 4, 5 - 9 pm
Organized by Laurie Beth Clark, Professor, University of WI-Madison this project invited artist to create an artwork inspired by bones. The contributions are political statements and personal elegies, memorials to individuals or statements about mortality. Some are serious and some are completely playful.
While inspired by the repositories of bones that have accrued in countries like Cambodia and Rwanda (where mass violence has taken place) Ossuary is not a project about those traumas. Rather artists counter images of pain with hopeful or poignant rejoinders. Envisioning hope for the world is one of the things that art can do.
8/27/2013
Ossuary
The University of Tennessee / Ewing Downtown Gallery
Knoxville, TN
October 4 - 26, 2013
Reception: Friday, October 4, 5 - 9 pm
Organized by Laurie Beth Clark, Professor, University of WI-Madison this project invited artist to create an artwork inspired by bones. The contributions are political statements and personal elegies, memorials to individuals or statements about mortality. Some are serious and some are completely playful.
While inspired by the repositories of bones that have accrued in countries like Cambodia and Rwanda (where mass violence has taken place) Ossuary is not a project about those traumas. Rather artists counter images of pain with hopeful or poignant rejoinders. Envisioning hope for the world is one of the things that art can do.
FABRICation
7/26/2013
FABRICation
(TAG) Theatre Arts Galleries, High Point, NC
October 28 - November 2, 2013
Features works of art that incorporate a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication. Works are inspired by a rich array of historical, ethnic, and decorative textiles that are also "fabricated" in multiple parts or created through arduous process. Revealing slow work wrought by hand, the pieces range from delicate illusions to layered constructions to architectural interventions.
The exhibition was organized as a pilot project in support of curatorial aspirations by SECAC members in conjunction with the annual confernece.
Co-curated by Kristy Deetz and Reni Gower, the exhibition includes Erin Castellan, Virginia Derryberry, Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson, and Valerie Molnar.
Corresponding panel sessions occur on Friday, November 1 at 1:15 - 3:15 and 3:30 - 5:30.
7/26/2013
FABRICation
(TAG) Theatre Arts Galleries, High Point, NC
October 28 - November 2, 2013
Features works of art that incorporate a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication. Works are inspired by a rich array of historical, ethnic, and decorative textiles that are also "fabricated" in multiple parts or created through arduous process. Revealing slow work wrought by hand, the pieces range from delicate illusions to layered constructions to architectural interventions.
The exhibition was organized as a pilot project in support of curatorial aspirations by SECAC members in conjunction with the annual confernece.
Co-curated by Kristy Deetz and Reni Gower, the exhibition includes Erin Castellan, Virginia Derryberry, Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson, and Valerie Molnar.
Corresponding panel sessions occur on Friday, November 1 at 1:15 - 3:15 and 3:30 - 5:30.
Views: Constructs 2013
7/26/2013
Views: Constructs 2013
Capital One, Richmond, VA
July 26 - October, 2013
7/26/2013
Views: Constructs 2013
Capital One, Richmond, VA
July 26 - October, 2013
Geometric Aljamia: A Visual Transliteration
7/26/2013
Geometric Aljamia: A Cultural Transliteration
Langford120 Gallery
Melbourne, Australia
September 14 - October 13, 2013
This exhibition evolved out of a workshop conducted by Gower and Benitez during the 2013 Tasmeem Conference, which was organized by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUQ) School of the Arts in Doha, Qatar.
7/26/2013
Geometric Aljamia: A Cultural Transliteration
Langford120 Gallery
Melbourne, Australia
September 14 - October 13, 2013
This exhibition evolved out of a workshop conducted by Gower and Benitez during the 2013 Tasmeem Conference, which was organized by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUQ) School of the Arts in Doha, Qatar.
Radiant
7/26/2013
Radiant / Contemporary Encaustic
Slocumb Galleries, East Tennesee State University
Johnson City, TN
August 19 - September 20, 2013
Reception: TBA
Gallery Talk by Jane Allen Nodine
Curated by Reni Gower, participating artists include Kim Bernard, Kristy Deertz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Reni Gower, Heather Harvey, Jeffrey Hirst, Jane Allen Nodine
7/26/2013
Radiant / Contemporary Encaustic
Slocumb Galleries, East Tennesee State University
Johnson City, TN
August 19 - September 20, 2013
Reception: TBA
Gallery Talk by Jane Allen Nodine
Curated by Reni Gower, participating artists include Kim Bernard, Kristy Deertz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Reni Gower, Heather Harvey, Jeffrey Hirst, Jane Allen Nodine
RELEVANT Artist-in-Residence Mentor
7/26/2013
Relevant
Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
Residency: July 27 - August 3, 2013
Exhibition: August 3 - September 1, 2013
Member's Only Opening Reception presented by St. Regis Hotel on Friday, August 2, 6 - 9
The KAC's RELEVANT Artist-in-Residence program brings together a select group of talented undergraduate and graduate level art students from across the country. During the week long residence, student artist are mentored by a nationally acclaimed professional artist, attend workshops and round table discussions, and create an original work of art for the Kimball's annual RELEVANT Exhibition. This exhibition features a diverse array of artwork by this year's resident and mentor artist as well as past alums.
7/26/2013
Relevant
Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
Residency: July 27 - August 3, 2013
Exhibition: August 3 - September 1, 2013
Member's Only Opening Reception presented by St. Regis Hotel on Friday, August 2, 6 - 9
The KAC's RELEVANT Artist-in-Residence program brings together a select group of talented undergraduate and graduate level art students from across the country. During the week long residence, student artist are mentored by a nationally acclaimed professional artist, attend workshops and round table discussions, and create an original work of art for the Kimball's annual RELEVANT Exhibition. This exhibition features a diverse array of artwork by this year's resident and mentor artist as well as past alums.
Shadow and Light
5/21/2013
Shadow and Light
Tinney Contemporary
Nashville, TN
May 18 - June 29, 2013
Collector's Night / Artists' Talk
with Gower, Belcher, and Konopasek
May 31, 6 pm
Opening Reception
June 1, 4 - 9 pm
5/21/2013
Shadow and Light
Tinney Contemporary
Nashville, TN
May 18 - June 29, 2013
Collector's Night / Artists' Talk
with Gower, Belcher, and Konopasek
May 31, 6 pm
Opening Reception
June 1, 4 - 9 pm
Papercuts at The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
5/21/2013
6th Venue
Papercuts
The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
May 30 - September 14, 2013
Opening museum talk by Reni Gower
June 6, 6 pm
Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop
September 12 - 13, 2013.
Born in Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States, the seven artists - Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf - bring a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. This exhibition reveals the centuries-old tradition as an art form and as a process that transforms the medium of paper into contemporary meditations on culture, beauty, and the boundaries between nature and artifice. The results can deceive the viewer into believing that they are not seeing works formed out of the "simple" medium of paper. Papercuts was organized by Reni Gower, who is a Professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Painting and Printmaking Department.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel April - August 2014
and January 2015
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
5/21/2013
6th Venue
Papercuts
The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
May 30 - September 14, 2013
Opening museum talk by Reni Gower
June 6, 6 pm
Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop
September 12 - 13, 2013.
Born in Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States, the seven artists - Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf - bring a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. This exhibition reveals the centuries-old tradition as an art form and as a process that transforms the medium of paper into contemporary meditations on culture, beauty, and the boundaries between nature and artifice. The results can deceive the viewer into believing that they are not seeing works formed out of the "simple" medium of paper. Papercuts was organized by Reni Gower, who is a Professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Painting and Printmaking Department.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel April - August 2014
and January 2015
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
Tasmeem 2013 International Design Conference
3/30/2013
Geometric Aljamia: A Visual Transliteration:
Reni Gower and Jorge Benitez
By addressing the fundamental geometry embedded in two-dimensional art, our workshop acknowledged hybrid connections between Europe, the Mediterranean basin, and the Middle East. In the past, aljamia played a significant role in preserving Islam and the Arabic language in the West. by understanding the visual arts as a transliteration of one form of thinking to another, our workshop revisited the ongoing impact of Islamic art, science, and philosophy throughout the world today. Our collaboration included participants from Richmond, Dubai, Kuwait, Doha, and Afghanistan. Our collaboration produced a beautiful exhibition, insightful panel, and transcendent performance.
3/30/2013
Geometric Aljamia: A Visual Transliteration:
Reni Gower and Jorge Benitez
By addressing the fundamental geometry embedded in two-dimensional art, our workshop acknowledged hybrid connections between Europe, the Mediterranean basin, and the Middle East. In the past, aljamia played a significant role in preserving Islam and the Arabic language in the West. by understanding the visual arts as a transliteration of one form of thinking to another, our workshop revisited the ongoing impact of Islamic art, science, and philosophy throughout the world today. Our collaboration included participants from Richmond, Dubai, Kuwait, Doha, and Afghanistan. Our collaboration produced a beautiful exhibition, insightful panel, and transcendent performance.
2013 CAA Presentation and Podcast
1/9/2013
I will be presenting The Artist as Curator
2013 CAA conference - New York
Artspace, Wednesday, February 13, 9:30 - 12:00.
Session: On the Practice of Artist as Arbiter
Chairs: Shannon Rae Stratton, Threewalls and School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Duncan Mackenzie, Columbia College Chicago
Podcast
Taking Your Show on the Road
A traveling exhibition is an excellent way to get more out of your promotional efforts. Based on her experience as an artist and curator, Reni Gower offers a six-point checklist for taking your show on the road.
1/9/2013
I will be presenting The Artist as Curator
2013 CAA conference - New York
Artspace, Wednesday, February 13, 9:30 - 12:00.
Session: On the Practice of Artist as Arbiter
Chairs: Shannon Rae Stratton, Threewalls and School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Duncan Mackenzie, Columbia College Chicago
Podcast
Taking Your Show on the Road
A traveling exhibition is an excellent way to get more out of your promotional efforts. Based on her experience as an artist and curator, Reni Gower offers a six-point checklist for taking your show on the road.
Papercuts at Florida Atlantic University
1/9/2013
Fifth Venue
Papercuts
Ritter Art Gallery
Florida Atlantic Univeristy
Boca Raton, FL
January 18 - March 2, 2013
Reception: Friday, January 18, 5-8pm
Reni Gower will be give a gallery talk
January 18 at 6 pm
Curated by Reni Gower, Papercuts brings a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. Using all manner of tools and paper, the artists create works that range from narrative commentaries to complex structural abstractions. Their works are bold contemporary statements that celebrate the subtle nuance of the artist’s hand through a process that traces its origins to 6th century China. Light, shadow, and color play key roles, transforming this ancient technique into dynamic installations filled with delicate illusions. Artists include: Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel May 2014
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
1/9/2013
Fifth Venue
Papercuts
Ritter Art Gallery
Florida Atlantic Univeristy
Boca Raton, FL
January 18 - March 2, 2013
Reception: Friday, January 18, 5-8pm
Reni Gower will be give a gallery talk
January 18 at 6 pm
Curated by Reni Gower, Papercuts brings a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. Using all manner of tools and paper, the artists create works that range from narrative commentaries to complex structural abstractions. Their works are bold contemporary statements that celebrate the subtle nuance of the artist’s hand through a process that traces its origins to 6th century China. Light, shadow, and color play key roles, transforming this ancient technique into dynamic installations filled with delicate illusions. Artists include: Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel May 2014
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
Large file that takes a few moments to load.
Link to catalog
Heated Exchange
1/9/2013
Heated Exchange: Contemporary Encaustic
Elizabeth Stone Harper Gallery
Harper Center for the Arts
Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC
January 17 - February 23, 2013
Curated by Reni Gower
Features the work of Kim Bernard, Kristy Deetz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Cheryl Goldsleger, Reni Gower, Heather Harvey, Jeffrey Hirst, Tim McDowell, Laura Moriarty, and Jane Allen Nodine.
Link to catalog
Exhibition available to travel March 2013.
Venue referrals are welcomed.
Click on Title for link to prospectus.
1/9/2013
Heated Exchange: Contemporary Encaustic
Elizabeth Stone Harper Gallery
Harper Center for the Arts
Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC
January 17 - February 23, 2013
Curated by Reni Gower
Features the work of Kim Bernard, Kristy Deetz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Cheryl Goldsleger, Reni Gower, Heather Harvey, Jeffrey Hirst, Tim McDowell, Laura Moriarty, and Jane Allen Nodine.
Link to catalog
Exhibition available to travel March 2013.
Venue referrals are welcomed.
Click on Title for link to prospectus.
Twist
1/9/2013
Twist
Southwest Minnesota State University Art Museum
The William Whipple Art Gallery
Marshall, MN
October 20 - December 6, 2012
TWIST is a traveling exhibition featuring the work of three generations of painter-teachers. This exhibition is a smaller version of the exhibition Re-Generation (first hosted by The Painting Center in January 2012). TWIST traces the regeneration of thought in painting and art education by linking the translation of visual ideas between students and teachers to the teaching of Josef Albers. In art education ideas move, change, get lost, and grow from generation to generation, from teacher to student, from painter to canvas, and back again to the training of new artists and hopefully visually literate citizens. For college-level studio art teachers, the significance of Josef Albers on art education throughout the United States is no mystery. Most have either taken an Albers based color theory course, given an assignment that was somehow linked to his pedagogical strategies, or studied with a professor whose art education was significantly impacted by Albers. While this is not the first show that features a generational link to Albers, it is a show that reminds visitors of the wealth of painterly knowledge that continues to grow. The show will travel to other institutions and visitors are invited to enter their own lineage to Albers on an interactive map by visiting the website at http://www.re-generation.us.com.
The artists in TWIST are Heather Brammeier, Siri Berg, Reni Gower, Ric Haynes, Victor Kord, Deirdre Murphy, Richard Emery Nickolson, Alice Oh, Carrie Patterson, Richard Raiselis, Edward Shalala, and Reba Stewart. The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalog of the original exhibition Re-Generation with a creative writing by author: Jennifer Cognard-Black, introduction by artist Richard Nickolson, and statements by each participating artist. The original exhibition and production of supporting material was generously supported by The Emily Mason and Wolf Kahn Foundation and The Genevieve McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation.
1/9/2013
Twist
Southwest Minnesota State University Art Museum
The William Whipple Art Gallery
Marshall, MN
October 20 - December 6, 2012
TWIST is a traveling exhibition featuring the work of three generations of painter-teachers. This exhibition is a smaller version of the exhibition Re-Generation (first hosted by The Painting Center in January 2012). TWIST traces the regeneration of thought in painting and art education by linking the translation of visual ideas between students and teachers to the teaching of Josef Albers. In art education ideas move, change, get lost, and grow from generation to generation, from teacher to student, from painter to canvas, and back again to the training of new artists and hopefully visually literate citizens. For college-level studio art teachers, the significance of Josef Albers on art education throughout the United States is no mystery. Most have either taken an Albers based color theory course, given an assignment that was somehow linked to his pedagogical strategies, or studied with a professor whose art education was significantly impacted by Albers. While this is not the first show that features a generational link to Albers, it is a show that reminds visitors of the wealth of painterly knowledge that continues to grow. The show will travel to other institutions and visitors are invited to enter their own lineage to Albers on an interactive map by visiting the website at http://www.re-generation.us.com.
The artists in TWIST are Heather Brammeier, Siri Berg, Reni Gower, Ric Haynes, Victor Kord, Deirdre Murphy, Richard Emery Nickolson, Alice Oh, Carrie Patterson, Richard Raiselis, Edward Shalala, and Reba Stewart. The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalog of the original exhibition Re-Generation with a creative writing by author: Jennifer Cognard-Black, introduction by artist Richard Nickolson, and statements by each participating artist. The original exhibition and production of supporting material was generously supported by The Emily Mason and Wolf Kahn Foundation and The Genevieve McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation.
Strange Loops: Thirty Years of Painting
9/10/2012
Strange Loops
Solo
Sawhill Gallery
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
August 27 - October 13, 2012
Reception for the artist: Friday, October 5
Visiting Artist Lecture, October 5
Link to catalog
9/10/2012
Strange Loops
Solo
Sawhill Gallery
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
August 27 - October 13, 2012
Reception for the artist: Friday, October 5
Visiting Artist Lecture, October 5
Link to catalog
Heated Exchange
9/6/2012
Heated Exchange
The Upstairs Artspace
Tryon, NC
September 21 - November 17, 2012
Reception: November 22, 5 - 8 pm
Features the work of Kim Bernard, Kristy Deetz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Cheryl Goldsleger, Reni Gower, Heather Harvey, Jeffrey Hirst, Tim McDowell, Laura Moriarty, and Jane Allen Nodine.
Encaustic Workshops
October 12-13: Mary Farmer
November 10: Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine
Material and Equipment provided by R&F Handmade Paints, Inc
To Register: Contact The Upstairs Artspace at 859-2828.
Link to catalog
Exhibition available to travel January 2013.
Venue referrals are welcomed.
Click on title for link to prospectus.
9/6/2012
Heated Exchange
The Upstairs Artspace
Tryon, NC
September 21 - November 17, 2012
Reception: November 22, 5 - 8 pm
Features the work of Kim Bernard, Kristy Deetz, Peter Dykhuis, Lorraine Glessner, Cheryl Goldsleger, Reni Gower, Heather Harvey, Jeffrey Hirst, Tim McDowell, Laura Moriarty, and Jane Allen Nodine.
Encaustic Workshops
October 12-13: Mary Farmer
November 10: Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Allen Nodine
Material and Equipment provided by R&F Handmade Paints, Inc
To Register: Contact The Upstairs Artspace at 859-2828.
Link to catalog
Exhibition available to travel January 2013.
Venue referrals are welcomed.
Click on title for link to prospectus.
Papercuts at Herron School of Art
9/6/2012
Fourth Venue
Papercuts
Herron School of Art Galleries
Indianapolis, IN
September 26 - November 10, 2012
Reception: Wednesday, September 26, 7-9pm
Reni Gower will be a visiting artist November 26 - 28
Artist Lecture: Wednesday, November 26, 6 pm
Curated by Reni Gower, Papercuts brings a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. Using all manner of tools and paper, the artists create works that range from narrative commentaries to complex structural abstractions. Their works are bold contemporary statements that celebrate the subtle nuance of the artist’s hand through a process that traces its origins to 6th century China. Light, shadow, and color play key roles, transforming this ancient technique into dynamic installations filled with delicate illusions. Artists include: Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel January 2014
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
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Link to catalog
9/6/2012
Fourth Venue
Papercuts
Herron School of Art Galleries
Indianapolis, IN
September 26 - November 10, 2012
Reception: Wednesday, September 26, 7-9pm
Reni Gower will be a visiting artist November 26 - 28
Artist Lecture: Wednesday, November 26, 6 pm
Curated by Reni Gower, Papercuts brings a broad range of international perspectives to the contemporary art of paper cutting. Using all manner of tools and paper, the artists create works that range from narrative commentaries to complex structural abstractions. Their works are bold contemporary statements that celebrate the subtle nuance of the artist’s hand through a process that traces its origins to 6th century China. Light, shadow, and color play key roles, transforming this ancient technique into dynamic installations filled with delicate illusions. Artists include: Jaq Belcher, Beatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon and Daniella Woolf.
Funding provided in part by VCUarts and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exhibition is available for travel January 2014
Venue Referrals are welcome
Link to digital prospectus
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Link to catalog
Wax Foundations: Encaustic in the Southeast
9/6/2012
Wax Foundations: Encaustic in the Southeast
Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Curated by Kristen Gallagher
September 9 - October 28, 2012
Reception September 9, 2 - 4 pm
Eleven artists from North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina contribute works that explore the idea of texture and depth through the medium of encaustic. Wax and pigment are combined to create lush, layered works that speak to the versatility of this medium.
I will be conducting an encaustic workshop in conjunction with the 2012 SECAC conference for Meredith College on October 20.
Link to catalog
9/6/2012
Wax Foundations: Encaustic in the Southeast
Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Curated by Kristen Gallagher
September 9 - October 28, 2012
Reception September 9, 2 - 4 pm
Eleven artists from North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina contribute works that explore the idea of texture and depth through the medium of encaustic. Wax and pigment are combined to create lush, layered works that speak to the versatility of this medium.
I will be conducting an encaustic workshop in conjunction with the 2012 SECAC conference for Meredith College on October 20.
Link to catalog
Clip, Cut, Paper Thin
6/20/2012
Clip, Cut, Paper Thin
Noyes Museum of Art
Hammonton, NJ
May 15 - June 19, 2012
Opening Reception: May 17
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Curated by Brenda Kele, Clip, Cut, Paper Thin highlights the paper cut works of Patricia Brentano, Beatrice Coron, Jupi Das, Rebecca Gilbert, Reni Gower, and Natalia Ivancevich-Hayes.
6/20/2012
Clip, Cut, Paper Thin
Noyes Museum of Art
Hammonton, NJ
May 15 - June 19, 2012
Opening Reception: May 17
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Curated by Brenda Kele, Clip, Cut, Paper Thin highlights the paper cut works of Patricia Brentano, Beatrice Coron, Jupi Das, Rebecca Gilbert, Reni Gower, and Natalia Ivancevich-Hayes.
State of the Art: Virginia Crossroads
6/20/2012
State of the Art: Virginia Crossroads
Taubman Museum of Art
110 Salem Avenue SE
Roanoke, VA
July 20, 2012 - February 23, 2013
Reception: October 18, 2012
Curated by Ray Kass, the exhibition features the work of John Clingempeel, David Freed , Ann Glover, Charles Goolsby, Reni Gower, Chris Gregson, Sam Krisch, Talia Logan, and Robert Sulkin.
"Although dispirit in content, artistic style, and media, Virginia Crossroads is, itself, a dynamic art form. The juxtaposition of the work of these artists is designed...to establish extraordinary new relationships and interpretive possibilities" - Ray Kass
Link to interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMdlOxsS5MM
6/20/2012
State of the Art: Virginia Crossroads
Taubman Museum of Art
110 Salem Avenue SE
Roanoke, VA
July 20, 2012 - February 23, 2013
Reception: October 18, 2012
Curated by Ray Kass, the exhibition features the work of John Clingempeel, David Freed , Ann Glover, Charles Goolsby, Reni Gower, Chris Gregson, Sam Krisch, Talia Logan, and Robert Sulkin.
"Although dispirit in content, artistic style, and media, Virginia Crossroads is, itself, a dynamic art form. The juxtaposition of the work of these artists is designed...to establish extraordinary new relationships and interpretive possibilities" - Ray Kass
Link to interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMdlOxsS5MM
Thermal Traces
3/17/2012
Second Venue
Thermal Traces
Gallery 842
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
January 20 - February 24, 2012
Features the encaustic work of Kristy Deetz, Lorraine Glessner, and Reni Gower
The exhibition is available for travel.
Venue referral welcomed.
Link to digital prospectus
3/17/2012
Second Venue
Thermal Traces
Gallery 842
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
January 20 - February 24, 2012
Features the encaustic work of Kristy Deetz, Lorraine Glessner, and Reni Gower
The exhibition is available for travel.
Venue referral welcomed.
Link to digital prospectus
Papercuts at Columbus State University
3/17/2012
Third Venue
Papercuts
Illges Gallery
Columbus State University
Corn Center for the Visual Arts
Columbus, GA
March 22 - April 21, 2012
Receptions: March 22, 6-8 pm
Lecture by Reni Gower
March 22, 11:00 am
Room 117 Carpenters Hall
4 Ninth Street, (Corner of Broadway and 9th)
Curated by Reni Gower,
Papercuts highlights the work of Jaq Belcher, Béatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, and Daniella Woolf.
Funding for this exhibition is made possible in part by The Norman Shannon and Emmy Lou P. Illges Foundation, CSU Student Activity Fees, CSU Friends of Art, VCUarts, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Digital Tour of Exhibition
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3/17/2012
Third Venue
Papercuts
Illges Gallery
Columbus State University
Corn Center for the Visual Arts
Columbus, GA
March 22 - April 21, 2012
Receptions: March 22, 6-8 pm
Lecture by Reni Gower
March 22, 11:00 am
Room 117 Carpenters Hall
4 Ninth Street, (Corner of Broadway and 9th)
Curated by Reni Gower,
Papercuts highlights the work of Jaq Belcher, Béatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, and Daniella Woolf.
Funding for this exhibition is made possible in part by The Norman Shannon and Emmy Lou P. Illges Foundation, CSU Student Activity Fees, CSU Friends of Art, VCUarts, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Digital Tour of Exhibition
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The French Connection
2/2/2012
The French Connection
Capital One, Richmond, VA, Dec 7 - February 20, 2012 Artspace, Richmond, VA, February 24 - March 18, 2012
Curated by Amie Oliver, this traveling exhibition highlights work inspired by an artist residency in Paris at the International Cite des Arts.
2/2/2012
The French Connection
Capital One, Richmond, VA, Dec 7 - February 20, 2012 Artspace, Richmond, VA, February 24 - March 18, 2012
Curated by Amie Oliver, this traveling exhibition highlights work inspired by an artist residency in Paris at the International Cite des Arts.
Papercuts at Georgia State University
1/21/2012
Second Venue
Papercuts
Welch School of Art & Design Galleries
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
January 12 - February 3, 2012
Receptions: Jan 12 and Feb 2, 5-8 pm
Gallery Talk with Reni Gower and Jaq Belcher
January 12, 6 pm
Curated by Reni Gower,
Papercuts highlights the work of Jaq Belcher, Béatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower,
Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, and Daniella Woolf.
Funding for this exhibition is made possible in part by Georgia State University, VCUarts, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virtual tour of the exhibition
(Please wait 30 seconds for it to download.)
Link to catalog
1/21/2012
Second Venue
Papercuts
Welch School of Art & Design Galleries
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
January 12 - February 3, 2012
Receptions: Jan 12 and Feb 2, 5-8 pm
Gallery Talk with Reni Gower and Jaq Belcher
January 12, 6 pm
Curated by Reni Gower,
Papercuts highlights the work of Jaq Belcher, Béatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower,
Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, and Daniella Woolf.
Funding for this exhibition is made possible in part by Georgia State University, VCUarts, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virtual tour of the exhibition
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Link to catalog
ReGeneration
10/21/2011
ReGeneration
The Painting Center
547 West 27th Street
Main Gallery / Suite 500 / 5th Floor
New York, NY
January 3 - January 28, 2012
Opening Reception coupled with readings and discussion
Thursday, January 5, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 11:00 - 6:00 pm
Curated by Carrie Patterson, "Pivot.9" will be featured.
Click on title for link to exhibition website.
10/21/2011
ReGeneration
The Painting Center
547 West 27th Street
Main Gallery / Suite 500 / 5th Floor
New York, NY
January 3 - January 28, 2012
Opening Reception coupled with readings and discussion
Thursday, January 5, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 11:00 - 6:00 pm
Curated by Carrie Patterson, "Pivot.9" will be featured.
Click on title for link to exhibition website.
Papercuts
10/21/2011
Premiere Showing
Papercuts
Centre for the Living Arts Space 301, Mobile, AL
Oct 14 – Dec 17, 2011
Curated by Reni Gower, Papercuts highlights the work of Jaq Belcher, Béatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, and Daniella Woolf.
Using all manner of tools and paper, the artists create works that range from narrative commentaries to complex structural abstractions. Their works are bold contemporary statements that celebrate the subtle nuance of the artist's hand through a process that traces its origins to 6th century China. Light, shadow, and color play key roles, transforming this ancient technique into dynamic installations filled with delicate illusions.
Funding for this exhibition is made possible in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Mobile and Mobile County, VCUarts, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Papercuts Itinerary:
Centre for the Living Arts’ Space 301, Mobile, AL; Oct 14 – Dec 17, 2011
Georgia State University, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Galleries, Atlanta, GA; Jan 12 – Feb 3, 2012
Columbus State University, Norman & Emmy Lou P. Illges Gallery, Columbus, GA; Mar 22 – Apr 24, 2012
Herron School of Art and Design / IUPUI, Herron Galleries, Indianapolis. IN; Sep 26 – Nov 10, 2012
Florida Atlantic University, University Galleries, The Ritter Gallery, Boca Raton, FL; Jan 18 – Mar 2, 2013
Hollins University, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Roanoke, VA; May 31 – Sep 14, 2013
The University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH; Oct 28 – Dec 6, 2013
Venue referrals are welcomed. Available May - August 2012 or beginning January 2014
Click on title for exhibition catalog
10/21/2011
Premiere Showing
Papercuts
Centre for the Living Arts Space 301, Mobile, AL
Oct 14 – Dec 17, 2011
Curated by Reni Gower, Papercuts highlights the work of Jaq Belcher, Béatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, and Daniella Woolf.
Using all manner of tools and paper, the artists create works that range from narrative commentaries to complex structural abstractions. Their works are bold contemporary statements that celebrate the subtle nuance of the artist's hand through a process that traces its origins to 6th century China. Light, shadow, and color play key roles, transforming this ancient technique into dynamic installations filled with delicate illusions.
Funding for this exhibition is made possible in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Mobile and Mobile County, VCUarts, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Papercuts Itinerary:
Centre for the Living Arts’ Space 301, Mobile, AL; Oct 14 – Dec 17, 2011
Georgia State University, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Galleries, Atlanta, GA; Jan 12 – Feb 3, 2012
Columbus State University, Norman & Emmy Lou P. Illges Gallery, Columbus, GA; Mar 22 – Apr 24, 2012
Herron School of Art and Design / IUPUI, Herron Galleries, Indianapolis. IN; Sep 26 – Nov 10, 2012
Florida Atlantic University, University Galleries, The Ritter Gallery, Boca Raton, FL; Jan 18 – Mar 2, 2013
Hollins University, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Roanoke, VA; May 31 – Sep 14, 2013
The University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH; Oct 28 – Dec 6, 2013
Venue referrals are welcomed. Available May - August 2012 or beginning January 2014
Click on title for exhibition catalog
Sustained Research by Experienced Educators
10/21/2011
SECAC Panel
Friday, November 11, 4 – 6 pm.
Hilton Savannah DeSota - 1st Floor: Sopelo
I am moderating and presenting on the panel Sustained Research by Experienced Educators at the 2011 SECAC conference at Savannah College of Art and Design. Highlighting careers of 10+ years, this session features the research of five artists while offering their strategies for balancing research priorities with teaching responsibilities. As a forum on sustained research by seasoned professors, this session gives emerging professionals access to active role models and mentors.
Click on titled for more conference information
10/21/2011
SECAC Panel
Friday, November 11, 4 – 6 pm.
Hilton Savannah DeSota - 1st Floor: Sopelo
I am moderating and presenting on the panel Sustained Research by Experienced Educators at the 2011 SECAC conference at Savannah College of Art and Design. Highlighting careers of 10+ years, this session features the research of five artists while offering their strategies for balancing research priorities with teaching responsibilities. As a forum on sustained research by seasoned professors, this session gives emerging professionals access to active role models and mentors.
Click on titled for more conference information
Think Small 6
10/21/2011
Think Small 6
6th Biennial International Miniature Invitational
Artspace, Richmond, VA
Gala Preview
Thursday, October 27, 2011
7-10 pm / $20
Opening Reception Fourth Friday
October 28, 2011
7-10 pm / Free and Open to the Public
Second Reception Fourth Friday
November 25, 2011
7-10 pm / Free and Open to the Public
The key challenge in this exhibition is for the artists to produce innovative work no larger than 3″ by 3″. I will be showing "St.Chapelle #3".
Exhibition runs Oct 28 -Dec 18, 2011
Click on title for Directions / Map
10/21/2011
Think Small 6
6th Biennial International Miniature Invitational
Artspace, Richmond, VA
Gala Preview
Thursday, October 27, 2011
7-10 pm / $20
Opening Reception Fourth Friday
October 28, 2011
7-10 pm / Free and Open to the Public
Second Reception Fourth Friday
November 25, 2011
7-10 pm / Free and Open to the Public
The key challenge in this exhibition is for the artists to produce innovative work no larger than 3″ by 3″. I will be showing "St.Chapelle #3".
Exhibition runs Oct 28 -Dec 18, 2011
Click on title for Directions / Map
Constructs X
10/21/2011
Constructs X
Centre for the Living Arts Space 301 Mobile, AL
Sep 9 – Oct 2, 2011
Opening Reception:
September 9, 2012, 6-9 pm
Curator’s Remarks: 7 pm
As a living, breathing exhibition, each installation is a "constructs" in itself that reflects the evolving nature of the creative process. By featuring new works at each venue the exhibition continually reinvents itself.
Constructs looked spectacular in Space 301. The exhibition featured individual groupings by each artist in an open maze of vibrant color.
Funding for this exhibition is made possible in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Mobile and Mobile County. The exhibition is also sponsored in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Painting and Printmaking Department at VCU.
Constructs is co-coordinated by Sally Bowring, Chris Gregson, and Reni Gower. The exhibition is available for travel beginning March 2012 / Venue referrals are welcomed.
Click on title for a virtual tour of the exhibition at Space 301
10/21/2011
Constructs X
Centre for the Living Arts Space 301 Mobile, AL
Sep 9 – Oct 2, 2011
Opening Reception:
September 9, 2012, 6-9 pm
Curator’s Remarks: 7 pm
As a living, breathing exhibition, each installation is a "constructs" in itself that reflects the evolving nature of the creative process. By featuring new works at each venue the exhibition continually reinvents itself.
Constructs looked spectacular in Space 301. The exhibition featured individual groupings by each artist in an open maze of vibrant color.
Funding for this exhibition is made possible in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Mobile and Mobile County. The exhibition is also sponsored in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Painting and Printmaking Department at VCU.
Constructs is co-coordinated by Sally Bowring, Chris Gregson, and Reni Gower. The exhibition is available for travel beginning March 2012 / Venue referrals are welcomed.
Click on title for a virtual tour of the exhibition at Space 301
ArtPrize 2011
10/21/2011
September 21 - October 9, 2011
ArtPrize® is a radically open competition. I was invited to participate this year by Ron Pederman at Cathedral Square.
Click on title for my artist profile.
10/21/2011
September 21 - October 9, 2011
ArtPrize® is a radically open competition. I was invited to participate this year by Ron Pederman at Cathedral Square.
Click on title for my artist profile.
Toolkit for a Sustainable Life in the Arts
10/21/2011
CAA / VCUarts Professional-Development Workshop "Toolkit for a Sustainable Life in the Arts" was co-organized by Jack Risley, Associate Dean, VCUarts, Susan Shear, CAA / Artisin, and Reni Gower, Professor, Painting and Printmaking Department
October 1, 2011, 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Guest speakers included Aaron Landsman, Karen Atkinson, Peter Baldes, Melissa Potter, Sarah B. Cunningham, Kendall Buster, Hope Ginsburg, and Corin Hewitt.
The College Art Association’s National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists are supported by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.
Click on title for link to Artist’s Resource Guide
10/21/2011
CAA / VCUarts Professional-Development Workshop "Toolkit for a Sustainable Life in the Arts" was co-organized by Jack Risley, Associate Dean, VCUarts, Susan Shear, CAA / Artisin, and Reni Gower, Professor, Painting and Printmaking Department
October 1, 2011, 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Guest speakers included Aaron Landsman, Karen Atkinson, Peter Baldes, Melissa Potter, Sarah B. Cunningham, Kendall Buster, Hope Ginsburg, and Corin Hewitt.
The College Art Association’s National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists are supported by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.
Click on title for link to Artist’s Resource Guide
Constructs IX
6/5/2011
Constructs IX
Academy of Fine Arts
600 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
July 1 - July 31, 2011
Hot Mix is featured in this ongoing ever changing exhibition of 11 Virginia artists working in abstraction.
The exhibition is available for travel beginning November 2011 / Venue referrals are welcomed.
6/5/2011
Constructs IX
Academy of Fine Arts
600 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
July 1 - July 31, 2011
Hot Mix is featured in this ongoing ever changing exhibition of 11 Virginia artists working in abstraction.
The exhibition is available for travel beginning November 2011 / Venue referrals are welcomed.
Spectrum at Page Bond Gallery
6/5/2011
Spectrum
Page Bond Gallery
1625 West Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220
June 16 - August 31, 2011
Opening reception, Thursday, June 16
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Features Pivot.10, Pivot.12, Pivot.13
Summer Hours through Labor Day
Monday-Friday 11 - 5 pm
or by appointment
Gallery will be closed August 1 - 12
6/5/2011
Spectrum
Page Bond Gallery
1625 West Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220
June 16 - August 31, 2011
Opening reception, Thursday, June 16
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Features Pivot.10, Pivot.12, Pivot.13
Summer Hours through Labor Day
Monday-Friday 11 - 5 pm
or by appointment
Gallery will be closed August 1 - 12
Assemblage, Collage, Mixed Media by Virginia Artists
6/4/2011
Assemblage, Collage, and Mixed Media by Virginia Artists
The Charles H Taylor Arts Center
Hampton, VA 23669
June 3 - July 10, 2011
Opening reception, June 3, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Curated by James Warwick Jones, Glimmer is featured in an exhibition that explores a rich diversity of media, content and styles invested in the materiality of painting and drawing.
6/4/2011
Assemblage, Collage, and Mixed Media by Virginia Artists
The Charles H Taylor Arts Center
Hampton, VA 23669
June 3 - July 10, 2011
Opening reception, June 3, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Curated by James Warwick Jones, Glimmer is featured in an exhibition that explores a rich diversity of media, content and styles invested in the materiality of painting and drawing.
Text Texture / 2011 SECAC Conference
3/3/2011
I will be chairing / moderating the session Sustained Research by Experience Educators at the 2011 SECAC conference at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
3/3/2011
I will be chairing / moderating the session Sustained Research by Experience Educators at the 2011 SECAC conference at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Thermal Traces
3/3/2011
Thermal Traces
March 21 - April 15, 2011
University of South Alabama - Mobile
Visiting Artist Workshop
March 23 - 25
Thermal Traces highlights the sensuous materiality of encaustic (hot wax) painting. Workshop demonstrations are offered in conjunction with the exhibition that features the artists Kristy Deetz, Lorraine Glessner, and Reni Gower.
The exhibition is available for travel May 2011 / Venue referrals are welcomed.
3/3/2011
Thermal Traces
March 21 - April 15, 2011
University of South Alabama - Mobile
Visiting Artist Workshop
March 23 - 25
Thermal Traces highlights the sensuous materiality of encaustic (hot wax) painting. Workshop demonstrations are offered in conjunction with the exhibition that features the artists Kristy Deetz, Lorraine Glessner, and Reni Gower.
The exhibition is available for travel May 2011 / Venue referrals are welcomed.
Big Paper
3/3/2011
Big Paper
Curated by Shayne Wulbert
March 4 - May 7, 2011
Gallery @220
Chicago, IL
March 10 - Opening Reception
5:30 - 8:30 pm
March 16 - Miles Davis Jazz Event
April 27 - May 1- Live paper cutting events
May 5 - Closing Reception
3/3/2011
Big Paper
Curated by Shayne Wulbert
March 4 - May 7, 2011
Gallery @220
Chicago, IL
March 10 - Opening Reception
5:30 - 8:30 pm
March 16 - Miles Davis Jazz Event
April 27 - May 1- Live paper cutting events
May 5 - Closing Reception
[meta] mentors: 2011 CAA in NYC
3/3/2011
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I co-chaired 2 sessions in ARTspace at the 2011 CAA conference in New York City - [meta]mentors: Great Art Cities and [meta]mentors: Global Networks.
February 9 - 12, 2011.
In December, I was one of 4 jurors for the 2011 CAA Graduate Student Artist Fellowships.
3/3/2011
I co-chaired 2 sessions in ARTspace at the 2011 CAA conference in New York City - [meta]mentors: Great Art Cities and [meta]mentors: Global Networks.
February 9 - 12, 2011.
In December, I was one of 4 jurors for the 2011 CAA Graduate Student Artist Fellowships.
Constructs VIII
3/3/2011
Constructs VIII
Visual Arts Center
Portsmouth, VA
January 22 - March 10, 2011
6 works from Pivot.(points) and Fragments series.
3/3/2011
Constructs VIII
Visual Arts Center
Portsmouth, VA
January 22 - March 10, 2011
6 works from Pivot.(points) and Fragments series.
Paint Plus...
11/28/2010
2010 SECAC Conference:
I organized and presented in the Paint Plus panel and mixed media workshop.
Pivot.4 was on view in Curiouser: Where Cerebellum Meets Antebellum
Joe Seipel, juror.
October 15 - November 15, 2010
1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
11/28/2010
2010 SECAC Conference:
I organized and presented in the Paint Plus panel and mixed media workshop.
Pivot.4 was on view in Curiouser: Where Cerebellum Meets Antebellum
Joe Seipel, juror.
October 15 - November 15, 2010
1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Putting It Together
11/28/2010
Putting It Together
3-person exhibition
H. Scott November Gallery
Westminster Canterbury
Richmond, VA
October - January 2, 2011
Artist Lecture
Thursday, November 11, 2010
3:00 pm
Reception Follows - Open to the public.
11/28/2010
Putting It Together
3-person exhibition
H. Scott November Gallery
Westminster Canterbury
Richmond, VA
October - January 2, 2011
Artist Lecture
Thursday, November 11, 2010
3:00 pm
Reception Follows - Open to the public.
Launching New Curatorial Project
11/26/2010
Papercuts
Using all manner of tools and paper, an international roster of artists (Jaq Belcher, Béatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, and Daniella Woolf) create works that range from narrative commentaries to complex structural abstractions. Their works are bold contemporary statements that celebrate the subtle nuance of the artist's hand through a process that traces its origins to 6th century China. Light, shadow, and color play key roles, transforming this ancient technique into dynamic installations filled with delicate illusions.
Itinerary:
Space 301, Mobile, AL
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Available for travel May 2012 - December 2012 or after March 2013.
Venue referrals are welcome.
11/26/2010
Papercuts
Using all manner of tools and paper, an international roster of artists (Jaq Belcher, Béatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, and Daniella Woolf) create works that range from narrative commentaries to complex structural abstractions. Their works are bold contemporary statements that celebrate the subtle nuance of the artist's hand through a process that traces its origins to 6th century China. Light, shadow, and color play key roles, transforming this ancient technique into dynamic installations filled with delicate illusions.
Itinerary:
Space 301, Mobile, AL
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Available for travel May 2012 - December 2012 or after March 2013.
Venue referrals are welcome.
New American Paintings #88
6/24/2010
Due to hit bookstore shelves and news stands later this month, my work from the Fragments Series is featured in the forthcoming issue of New American Paintings Edition #88. Juried by Barbara O’Brien, Curator, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
6/24/2010
Due to hit bookstore shelves and news stands later this month, my work from the Fragments Series is featured in the forthcoming issue of New American Paintings Edition #88. Juried by Barbara O’Brien, Curator, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
Virginia Artists 2010
6/24/2010
Virginia Artists 2010
The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center
Hampton, VA
July 18 – August 29, 2010
Reception for the artists, Sunday, July 18, 3 – 5 pm.
Juried by Nancy Sausser, Curator the Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA. A
Received Distinguished Award in Painting for Pivot.6
6/24/2010
Virginia Artists 2010
The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center
Hampton, VA
July 18 – August 29, 2010
Reception for the artists, Sunday, July 18, 3 – 5 pm.
Juried by Nancy Sausser, Curator the Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA. A
Received Distinguished Award in Painting for Pivot.6
Papercuts at Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
6/24/2010
Papercuts will be featured in "Summer Solstice" at Page Bond Gallery, 1625 West Main Street, Richmond, VA.
Reception for the artists, Wednesday, July 7 from 7 – 9 pm. Work remains on view until August 30.
6/24/2010
Papercuts will be featured in "Summer Solstice" at Page Bond Gallery, 1625 West Main Street, Richmond, VA.
Reception for the artists, Wednesday, July 7 from 7 – 9 pm. Work remains on view until August 30.
4th Montserrat Encaustic Conference
6/16/2010
I presented Taking Your Show on the Road / Tips for Traveling an Exhibition at the 4th Annual Montserrat Encaustic Conference, June 2010. Vocalise was on exhibit in Best Foot Forward.
6/16/2010
I presented Taking Your Show on the Road / Tips for Traveling an Exhibition at the 4th Annual Montserrat Encaustic Conference, June 2010. Vocalise was on exhibit in Best Foot Forward.
Fragments: Eglise at Staniar Gallery
3/26/2010
Constructs
Staniar Gallery
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
April - May 2010
3/26/2010
Constructs
Staniar Gallery
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
April - May 2010
Visiting Artist at Georgia State University
3/26/2010
I will be visiting Georgia State University Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design as a visiting artist March 28-29, 2010. Presenting the lecture "Strange Loops" and conducting graduate critiques.
3/26/2010
I will be visiting Georgia State University Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design as a visiting artist March 28-29, 2010. Presenting the lecture "Strange Loops" and conducting graduate critiques.
Meta-Mentors: 2010 CAA in Chicago
1/3/2010
I am co-chairing 4 sessions in ARTspace at the 2010 CAA conference in Chicago - Meta-Mentors: Balancing Acts (Thursday, Feb. 11: 12:30 - 2:00) Meta-Mentors: Opt Out of Obscurity (Friday, Feb. 12: 12:30 - 2:00) Meta-Mentors: Show Me the Money (Saturday, Feb. 13: 12:00 - 1:30) Meta-Mentors: DIY (Saturday, Feb. 13: 2:00 - 3:30) A Networking Reception follows at 3:30 - 5:30. All events in ARTspace are free and open to the public. I invite you to attend these informative sessions.
1/3/2010
I am co-chairing 4 sessions in ARTspace at the 2010 CAA conference in Chicago - Meta-Mentors: Balancing Acts (Thursday, Feb. 11: 12:30 - 2:00) Meta-Mentors: Opt Out of Obscurity (Friday, Feb. 12: 12:30 - 2:00) Meta-Mentors: Show Me the Money (Saturday, Feb. 13: 12:00 - 1:30) Meta-Mentors: DIY (Saturday, Feb. 13: 2:00 - 3:30) A Networking Reception follows at 3:30 - 5:30. All events in ARTspace are free and open to the public. I invite you to attend these informative sessions.
Paper Cuts at Artprize
9/7/2009
Three works from my new series Paper Cuts will be shown for the first time at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, MI, September 16 - October 10, 2009.
Top prizes are awarded by public vote.
If you can attend, you may vote online or by text message. Attendees will send all votes to 878787. Enter vote25691 to vote for my work. Thank you for your support
9/7/2009
Three works from my new series Paper Cuts will be shown for the first time at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, MI, September 16 - October 10, 2009.
Top prizes are awarded by public vote.
If you can attend, you may vote online or by text message. Attendees will send all votes to 878787. Enter vote25691 to vote for my work. Thank you for your support
Fragments: Opera at Space 301, Mobile, AL
9/7/2009
Space 301
Mobile, AL
September 11 - October 24, 2009
In conjunction with the 2009 SECAC conference.
I am also chairing the panel Visual Ciphers and presenting the paper Diagnostic Encryption.
9/7/2009
Space 301
Mobile, AL
September 11 - October 24, 2009
In conjunction with the 2009 SECAC conference.
I am also chairing the panel Visual Ciphers and presenting the paper Diagnostic Encryption.
