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Scorpio Rising | Best Western
Best Western Presents:
Scorpio Rising
Curated by Carl D'Alvia, Alicia Gibson, Anthony Miler and Rachel Schmidhofer
Untitled (supremacy), 2018 | watercolor graphite on watercolor paper | 30 x 22 inches
Featuring works by: Rory Baron, Gina Beavers, Jesse Bransford, Jonathan Chapline, Carl D'Alvia, Austin English, Alicia Gibson, John Rodgers, Nick Irzyk, Haley Josephs, Becky Kinder, Brian Kokoska, Judith Linhares, Meg Lipke, Anna Mikhailovskaia, Anthony Miler, Nick Naber, Carl Ostendarp, Rachel Schmidhofer, Michael Stamm
November 2 - 25
Opening Reception November 2, 7-9 PM
What happens when you get the work of 19 Scorpio artists in a room? As you might suspect, rather than finding one answer or specific commonality that weaves together or easily connects these distinct artists, the results are wild and manifold. In the conversations among the artists who organized the exhibition, a telling observation was made: Scorpios often reside in the dark, but tend to gravitate towards the light.
Needless to say, Scorpios are intense and complex and often misunderstood. And while fiercely independent, we also thrive on loyalty, friendship and community. I have often playfully asked myself why there are so many contemporary visual artists born under Scorpio (I too am one, and historically it also seems to be true). It is no wonder then that the idea for this exhibition began when four Scorpio artists-- Carl D'Alvia, Alicia Gibson, Anthony Miler, and Rachel Schmidhofer—began riffing on their relationship to their shared astrological sign. Profound or playful? As it turns out, they know many other Scorpio-born artists…and (of course) the stars aligned, and the exhibition became a reality in November, at the height of Scorpio season. I invite you to unpack this complex exhibition and experience the reveal that is uniquely Scorpio.
-Andrew Rafacz
Gallery Hours: Sundays 1-5pm or by appointment.
For appointment please email info@marvin-gardens.org
Best Western
1544 Decatur Street
Ridgewood, NY 11385
A queer anthology of rage
I’m so happy to be included in this! It’s produced by Pilot Press out of London, you can purchase it directly from their website, or if you’re in New York City this weekend (Sept. 21 -23) you can buy one at the Printed Matter Art Book Fair at PS1 (table N29).
Continuum 2018: After 25 years
Celebrating Associate Professor Emerita Kay Knight’s 25 year of teaching
Wed. Sep 5 - Wed. Sep 19, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, Sep. 7, 2018, 5-7 pm
KSE Gallery | Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri: 2-7PM/ Sat: 11-3PM
Kay Knight, Accumulations, 2012
Continuum 2018: After 25 years presents Associate Professor Emerita Kay Knight’s works covering broad range of materials, sizes and subject matter used throughout her twenty-five year of teaching at UWM, along with the selected Painting & Drawing alumni works. The Alumni included in the exhibition are only a few of many that have passed through her classes during that twenty-five years.
With this exhibition Knight wishes to express how much she has learned from all of her former students and hopes that she has passed on her love, knowledge and passion for the making of art.
Participating Artists:
Kay Knight
James Barany
Sean Bodley
Francesca Cozzone
Peter Gehrig
Nina Ghanbarzadeh
Regan Golden-McNerney
Chantala Kommanivanh
Nykoli Koslow
Matthew Warren Lee
Matthew Luther
Lindsay Marx
Nick Naber
Amy O’Neill
Deidre Prosen
Katie Ryan
Neil Subel
Ryan Woolgar
Lee Xiong
Koua Mai Yang (Kuab Maiv Yaj)
The New Non
Show dates: June 29 – July 1
Opening Reception: June 29, 7-10pm
Gallery Hours: June 30 and July 1, noon-6pm
An exhibition dedicated to artists defining the contemporary paradigm of abstraction for their own ends. Each of these twelve artists transcend the formal elements associated with non-representational art to engage with complex concepts, themes, or narratives, and prove that abstraction has the capacity to address and amplify some of the most pressing issues facing artists today: technology, identity, natural phenomena, mathematics, place, politics, materiality, and more.
List of Artists
Jenn Grossman
Amber Heaton
Alison Kudlow
Iris Kufert-Rivo
Glendalys Medina
Visakh Menon
Nick Naber
Charley Peters
Lily Sheng
Zoë Shulman
David B. Smith
Jayoung Yoon