2010
Aesthetic Alchemy
EXHIBITION 1:
Nov. 19 – Dec. 2
Opening Reception:
Friday, Nov. 19, 6–9 p.m.
EXHIBITION 2:
Dec. 10 – Dec. 16
Opening Reception:
Friday, Dec. 10, 6–9 p.m.
Metropolitan State College of Denver, BFA Students Host Group Exhibition
The graduating students from the Department of Art at Metropolitan State College of Denver are proud to present a collaborative creation, Aesthetic Alchemy. The BFA thesis exhibition will feature a vibrant and eclectic collection of artwork from the 33 graduating students in two installments. The artwork is the culmination of the student’s academic careers and will feature book arts, ceramics, drawing, installation, interactive, mixed media, metalsmithing, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture and video/digital art.
Many pieces of artwork will be available for sale.
Exhibit 1
Andrea Crane
Crystal Fattor
Erin Palmer
Ethan Metherd
Greg Hammer
Gregory Tait
Jenna Koenning
Jennifer Mason
Jeromie Dorrance
Miguel Garza-Wicker
Nate Obee
Ryan Pattie
Salina Gomez
Will Dieterich
Exhibit 2
Amanda Losievsky
Amy Snell
Anduriel Widmark
Brooke Smith
Cari Casas
Colby Brumit
Fonda McDonough
Jason Piccoli
Joey Kerlin
Keiren Valentine
Kelly Bailey
Liberty Shellman
Nick Kaleda
Nicole DeMarsico
Oriana Schissler
Sherrie Branigan
Tom Steele
Travis Wong
William Johnson
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday noon-5pm. Admission is free.
Soaring Voices: Recent Ceramics by Women from Japan
September 9 – November 6, 2010
Opening reception: Thursday, September 9
6-7 pm: Private reception for members and special guests
7-9 pm: Public reception
Workshop: Thursday, October 21, 5-7pm
Learn about Japanese culture and art while creating small contemporary works of art in ceramics, jewelry and sculpture. Led by Yuko Yagisawa, MSCD Associate Professor, Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing and Tsehei Johnson, MSCD Visiting Assistant Professor, Ceramics. Free and open to the public.
Soaring Voices: Recent Ceramics by Women from Japan
features 87 works by 25 exceptional women artists who reflect Japan’s rich and innovative ceramic culture.
For thousands of years, women have been highly active in the production of ceramics but their names have largely been unknown. Soaring Voices demonstrates the shift in Japanese society toward individual women artists becoming recognized in an artistic realm traditionally held by men.
The exhibition provides contemporary interpretations of a traditional art form through the work of women artists using a range of methods, materials and motifs, many inspired from the natural world. Other sources of inspiration pay tribute to Japan, such as Noh theater dance movements (a form of classic Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century) and kimono patterns of the Edo period (1603 to 1868). Commentary on themes such as beauty defined and an exploration of East vs. West is threaded throughout the works.
Soaring Voices features pioneering ceramicists spanning generations, including members of the founding generation of Japanese female potters, such as Asuka Tsubio, Kiyoko Koyama and Takako Araki whose colorful works are innovative in form and concept. Other artists, including Eiko Kishi and Fuku Fukumoto, incorporate ancient literature and Noh traditions to create a context within their work of a deep connection with nature, a significant motif in the work of Japanese artists.
Hiroko Miura, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park and lecturer at Kyoto Seika University, is the exhibition curator. Miura has developed numerous contemporary ceramics exhibitions in her ten years at the museum.
Co-curator Maya Nishi and president of hus-10, Inc. has curated a number of major exhibitions including major retrospectives on Luci Rie and Hans Coper, among others. Her research and work on Japanese ceramicists has led to numerous publications, lectures and workshops throughout Japan and the U.S.
A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the tour with essays by curator Hiroko Mirua and Louise Allison Cort, Curator for Ceramics, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. It is published by Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park.
Soaring Voices was developed by The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga Prefecture, and hus-10, Inc., Tokyo, Japan and tour organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC. The exhibition was generously supported in part by the E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and the S&R Foundation.
The CVA is open late First and Third Fridays during the exhibition until 8 p.m. and will be open until 10 p.m. on Saturday, November 6 to celebrate Denver Arts Week “Night at the Museums.”
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday noon-5pm. www.MetroStateCVA.org
Admission is free.
IMAGE: Etsuko Tashima, Cornucopia 03-III, 2003, stoneware and glass
MERGE: Metro State Alumni Exhibition 2010 – The Anniversary Year
July 16- August 28
Opening reception July 16
6-7 pm: Private artist reception for members and special guests
7-9 pm: Public reception
MERGE was juried by Greg Watts, current Chair of the Metro State Department of Art and Barbara Houghton, Professor of Art at Northern Kentucky University and former Chair of the Metro State Department of Art. As the CVA celebrates its 20th Anniversary it is significant that these two jurors have joined forces. Barbara Houghton played a considerable role in the creation of the CVA 20 years ago and Greg Watts has helped develop the CVA into its role today as contributor to the Rocky Mountain art scene and most recently, as an important anchor for the Santa Fe arts district.
Highlighting some of the best talent to come out of the Metro State Art Department, MERGE features both emerging and well established artists, juried from a local and national basis.
Eligibility to participate in MERGE was open to artists who graduated from Metro State in 2009 or earlier. All work was completed within the last three years. Profiles of the artists will be posted to the CVA Facebook page every week for the duration of the exhibition.
Artists:
Jeffery Ball, Phil Bender, Cristine Boyd, Mary Cay, Gabriel Christus, Evan Colbert, Terry Decker, Heather Doyle-Maier, Robert Dunahay, Mark Friday, Shawn Garvin, Jennifer Ghormley, Jason Gimbel, Kathryn Gregonis, Celina Grigore, Megan Harrison, Katie Hoffman, Conor Hollis, Jennifer Jeannelle, Heidi Jung, Josiah Lopez, Merlin Madrid, Dawn McFadden, Skyler McGee, Todd Muller, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, Luzia Ornelas, Adesola Owolabi, J. John Priola, Marie Quinn, Brian Rendon, Claudia Roulier, Sean Rozales, Caroline Rutsche, Dave Seiler, Tony Stanzione, Sue Whitmore, Kyle Wimmer
The CVA is open late First and Third Fridays until 8 p.m. - August 6 and 20
Special thanks to our sponsors.
MIX: CVA + The Arts District on Santa Fe
June 3 – July 3, 2010
Celebrate 20 artful years of the Center for Visual Art in our new permanent home, and kick off Metro State’s 45th Anniversary with the CVA’s grand opening exhibition.
MIX will feature works from artists and galleries within the Arts District on Santa Fe and serve as a vibrant setting for events highlighting creative education and community partnerships.
Artists in the exhibition represent 910 Arts Studios, Access Gallery, Artists on Santa Fe, CORE New Art Space, Sandra Phillips Gallery, Sizzle and Bang, Space Gallery, Spark Gallery
Check our Events page for updates throughout the month of June for exciting new developments.
BFA Thesis Exhibition, The Visual Suspects
The Center for Visual Art is pleased to announce the BFA Thesis Exhibition, The Visual Suspects, with 46 emerging artists. The MSCD art faculty will jury the exhibition with honorable mention awards at the closing of the show. Many pieces of artwork will be available for sale.
Please note: The Visual Suspects will be held at a temporary CVA location – 3001 Larimer, Denver, CO 80205
