Utah Visual Arts articles published in 15 Bytes, arranged by category.
I have a confession to make. It’ not something I’m proud of; not something I like to talk about. But I think it’s about time that I came clean. I’ve been keeping this part of my life a secret for too long and the only way I […]
by Shawn Rossiter and Kasey Boone You have about ten days left before shows around Salt Lake City change for the May Gallery Stroll. We jotted a few things down on shows you should check out before they come down and those you should eagerly anticipate at the […]
Ruby Chacon’s stunning portrait of Cesar Chavez (pictured above) won first prize at the 2004 Chalk Art Festival. Now, you can join Ruby and other local artists transforming the streets of The Gateway into a gallery of large chalk murals. Amateur and professional artists of all ages are […]
by Kent Rigby Hey, all you avant-garde’ art fans, check out the new photography exhibit featuring some really wild looking work by Scott Alger and Derek Dyer at Utah Arts Alliance, 2191 South 300 West, upstairs. Call 651-3937 for gallery hours. Scott Alger is a native Utahan now […]
Exhibition Spotlight: Salt Lake City From a Printmaker’s Perspective by Stefanie Dykes I love being a printmaker and being surrounded by other printmakers for two reasons. First, printers are fine art craftsmen who for several hundred years have taken advantage of (glommed onto) every new technical dohinky from […]
Both of Ogden’s Grounds for Coffee shops display local art. Though run by the same couple, Dan and Suzy Dailey, each venue has developed its own personality as far as an alternative venue for art goes. Because their 3005 Harrison Boulevard shop is located near Weber State […]
by Brian Christensen What do you expect to see during a visit to Sanpete County in central Utah; sheep wandering across a small town main street, beau colic landscape, turkey farms? In general, you would be right, but if you are talking about Ephraim, Utah you might also […]
Michael Berry Gallery hasn’t always been a gallery. In fact, two years ago, Berry’s framing business took place in a small 600 square foot room in the back of his, now 2500 square foot operation on 754 E. South Temple. When the floral shop that previously occupied the […]
Karen Horne on the spot: WHAT ARE YOU READING LATELY? I’m currently reading Byron Katie’s “I need your Love – Is it True?”. This book explores the universal quest for approval and I’m fascinated by how this search can affect or even interfere with our true paths as […]
photos by Steve Coray ~ text by Dave Holmes Stroll down the long straight hallway of Poor Yorick Studios (530 West 700 South) at almost any time of day and you are likely to find artist Mark England at work in his studio. The warm summer sun cascades […]
by Jean Arnold Sometimes life is stranger than fiction; something happens in our lives that we never could have imagined beforehand. In 2000, when I first met my cousin, Lee Worden, at a mutual cousin’s wedding, I knew little about his father, Adam, nor Adam’s partner Bhavani, or […]
Adam Bateman is bringing a little bit of NYC’s Chelsea to his native hometown of Ephraim, Utah. The warehouse district turned art hotspot on New York’s West Side couldn’t have less in common with the small town of Ephraim, located in Utah’s rural Sanpete Valley. But the new […]
by Adam Bateman One of the most significant movements in contemporary art world-wide is one where artists explore their identities. This exploration of identity is often done on a cultural level, sometimes in the context of gender or sexual orientation, and often about Art Historical identity. The best […]
Exhibition Review: Logan When Gesture Finds Its Power: Yona & JinMan Jo in Logan by Frank McEntire Two artists, natives of Korea and now Assistant Professors at institutions in Utah are featured in this exhibition at the Nora Harrison Eccles Museum of Art through April 30. chunji-changjo (heaven […]
by Chris Brooks Now that 15 bytes is back, I have been wondering if Artists of Utah will also be getting back to exhibitions — like their 35 x 35 in December of 2002, which I enjoyed very much. Editor Shawn Rossiter has assured me that AoU is […]
Exhibition Preview: St. George Kolene Granger’s Garden of Gourds The St. George Art Museum in St. George, Utah, will present Kolene Granger’s Garden of Gourds from April 8, 2005 through June 30, 2005. The exhibit features a variety of her creations in the Legacy Gallery. Kolene Granger’s interest […]
by Allen Bishop | Photos by Tami Baum When printmakers Sandy Brunvand (MFA) and Stefanie Dykes (BFA) graduated from the University of Utah, they recognized a real need in the Wasatch Front art community, one I also felt after graduation years ago. Many art students revel in learning […]
