The founder of Artists of Utah and editor of its online magazine, 15 Bytes, Shawn Rossiter has undergraduate degrees in English, French and Italian Literature and studied Comparative Literature in graduate school before pursuing a career in art.
. . . Without your help. We only have three more days in our 2007 Spring Fundraiser and we still need to raise $1500 in pledges. Go to http://www.artistsofutah.org/07spfunds.html to see who has donated, if your region has met its goal, and how you can help. We still have […]
Well, what the title said. Sean is a Utah County figurative painter who has been doing well on the national scene. Here’s a photo of his proud daughter showing off the magazine. You can find the magazine at http://www.americanartcollector.com and the artist at http://www.diediker.com . Shawn RossiterThe founder of […]
We’ve just posted the May 2007 edition of 15 Bytes, the first in our new design, which gives more room to the articles and the underwriters. If you have an old monitor your resolution may be such that you can’t fit the whole thing on your screen horizontally. […]
You’ve got to get ’em hooked early on. Here’s a photo of my two kids admiring the Veera Kasicharernvat exhibit at Acces II gallery. My oldest spent the better part of her first year in Chroma Gallery when the Artists of Utah office was in the back there. […]
Elizabeth Matthews invited me over for lunch today. Her other guests were Brian Parkin and his wife, Marian Boardley, owners of Moab Art Works, and their friend, Trish Hawkins, who lives in Castle Valley. Brian and Trish, both natives of the U.K., had come to Salt Lake to take their […]
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The following was written by Trent Thursby Alvey in regards to her exhibition Paintings and Assemblages on exhibit at the Salt Lake Main Library from Feb 25 through March 31. My experience exhibiting at the library became an opportunity for self-discovery. The reasons for creating art vary for different […]
Our March edition of 15 Bytes concentrated on video, installation and performance, genres that stretch the normal categories of the "visual arts" (or, for discussion purposes, what used to be called the "plastic arts"). Video stradles the visual art and film worlds. Performance does the same with theatre […]
Okay, so it was a little late getting out (are there any of you who stay up all night at your computer waiting for 15 Bytes to come out?) but it’s now online. Have comments about this edition or any of the articles? Did you like the VIP […]
[slideShowProSC width=”600″ height=”700″ album=”700″] A few years ago, Ben Steele and his wife, Melanie, left Salt Lake City for the relative isolation of Helper, Utah. One of the benefits of living in such a small town is inexpensive studio space. What is now Ben’s studio space has served […]
[portfolio_slideshow] reviewed by Shawn Rossiter In the March 2003 edition of Art in America, Raphael Rubinstein, a senior editor of the magazine as well as poet and art critic, lamented the state of contemporary art criticism in an article entitled “A Quiet Crisis.” In the 15 Bytes edition […]
Ogden’s Universe City, which started out as a family affair, is growing into a community art center. It all began when the Jennings family invited the community into their living room. The Jennings are a family of artists. Leroy, the father, is a painter. Son Benjamin and daughter […]
