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February 2006
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Exhibition Reviews
What's Up & Upcoming Around Utah

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PROVO & OREM
Terra Nova Gallery: For the next two months, Provo's Terra Nova Gallery will be filled with the work of two Utah sculptors, Dahrl Thomson |0| and Anne Gregerson |1|, in an exhibit titled Women by Women.

When Dahrl (pronounced darr- not dare-) Thomson was first introduced to stone sculpture with a "no, no, you're just not the stone carving type" warning, the appeal to try her hand at it immediately increased. And once she tried it, there was no turning back. As Dahrl puts it, "Art flows through my veins, and sculpting stone is my passion." In addition to appearing in several publications, Dahrl’s work has received many awards, including: Best in Show in the Annual Women’s Exhibit 2004 and 2nd Place in the prestigious Annual Spring Salon at Springville Museum of Art. Her abstract sculptures tend to have a curved, biomorphic sense of form.“Carving a material that contains the history of the earth, life, and evolution, is such fascinating fun,” claims sculptor Dahrl Thomson. “Stone is that bridge between the past and the present, and I love being a small part of its progression through time.”

Anne Gregerson, who primarily works with fired clay, is drawn to the human figure as subject matter. In recent years, many of her sculptures portray introspective figures. The wings and halos they sport are symbolic of the search to understand the divinity within. Gregerson's desire is to catch a feeling, a moment, or a fleeting thought as she explores the relationships between body, mind, and soul.
Her pieces often incorporate metal, wood, stone, and/or found objects.

Both artists' work will be on display at the gallery through the end of April. A reception will be held Friday, March 3rd from 6 to 9 pm.

Brigham Young University Museum of Art is currently showing a selection of Juan Rulfo's photographs in an exhibition titled Photographing Silence: Juan Rulfo's Mexico. The exhibition, which features 62 black and white silver gelatin prints, follows the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rulfo's best-known novel, Pedro Páramo, and marks the first time his photographs have been shown in Utah. (see February edition for more details. ALSO SHOWING: Nostalgia and Technology: Embracing the New through Art and Design is sponsored by the George S. and Dolores Eccles Foundation, Bruce and Barbara Christensen, and the Robert and Amy Barker Foundation. Thru May 29, 2006 (see Dec. 2005 edition).

Freedom Gallery (225 W. Center, Provo) Artwork by Robert T. Barrett through March.

Springville Museum of Art 34th Annual All-State High School Show featuring art from high school art students from around Utah, through March 24.

UVSC Woodbury Gallery UP: Large scale paintings, ceramic sculptures, illustrations, photography, graphic designs and other works of art by instructors at Utah Valley State College.

PARK CITY
Julie Nester Gallery UP: Recent work by Donna Mintz (see page 5).

Taminah Gallery UP: Work of Steve Songer. |2| UPCOMING: March 31 Joseph Alleman, Colleen Howe & Keith Larson.

The Art Is In The Salt Lake City Gallery has now moved to Park City and this month features the work of Ski Utah Tapestry.

Meyer Gallery UP: Twenty-six new paintings by Brian Kershisnik which were unveiled February 24th. The majority of the pieces were pre-sold or purchased during the exhibit's opening. However, many works are still in the gallery and will be on display for several weeks.

Kimball Art Center UP: Three shows currently on display through March 5th:Ray Atkeson’s Ski & Snow Country, Adam Clark:Out of Bounds, Greg Ragland: Movement Within Spaces.

Ray Atkeson’s journey into photography began more than sixty years ago. While working as a night janitor in high school, he took his box camera to work and set it in an office window to record a snowfall. He forgot the camera while sweeping the floor, but the exposure was so interesting it was published in the Kansas City Star and The Illustrated London News. Atkeson was a pioneer in winter landscape and recreational photography from the early 1930s to the 1950s. He is especially well-known for his stunning black-and-white images of the ski and snow country in the Western states.|3|

A native of Salt Lake City, Adam Clark has been photographing skiers and snowboarders in both Utah and around the world for the past ten years. Clark became interested in photography when he was given a camera in High School. Following graduation, he moved to Alta to pursue the lifestyle of a ski bum. When he was not washing dishes, he was out on the mountain skiing and shooting. Today, Clark is a senior photographer for Powder magazine, contributing photographer for Skiing, Transworld Snowboarder, Snowboard Journal, Frequency, Snowboard, Freeskiier, and a staff photographer for Teton Gravity Research Productions. The exhibition at the Kimball Art Center marks Clark’s first gallery display highlighting some of his most thrilling images of skiers and snowboarders out of bounds.|4|

For the past two decades, Greg Ragland has explored a range of media styles resulting in a unique, exciting and contemporary body of work. His portfolio includes painting, sculpture and mixed media pieces, all of which incorporate the human form, movement and innovative expression.|5|

UPCOMING: March 11 - April 21, the second annual Arte Latino in all three of the Center's galleries is a significant showcase of various artistic expressions created by Latinos living in Utah.
OGDEN
Universe City (2556 Washington Blvd): presents Material Girls: Judy Elsley and Roberta Glidden, in an exhibit opening March 3, in conjunction with the First Friday Art Stroll. The exhibit will present “complex cloth” and quilts by Dr. Judy Elsley, |6| fabric artist and Professor of English and the Bachelor of Integrated Studies program director at Weber State University; and fabric collage, textile designs, silk paintings and other fabric items by Roberta Glidden |7|, a noted local artist with a national reputation and market.

Caril Jennings, Marketing Director for Universe City, says “We planned this exhibit in conjunction with the March WSU Women’s Emphasis month in mind. Knowing these two artists, they seemed a perfect match for the title of the exhibit. Women have traditionally been associated with fabric, as these artists’s really like to refer to it, so it has been a way of paying homage to women throughout human experience, ‘the fabric of our lives’ and these women in particular. We are also happy to have the opportunity to include a female student from Weber State in curating the exhibit, to make it a Women's Emphasis month at Universe City.” The exhibit will be co-curated with Benjamin Jennings by Molly Bennett, WSU Visual Arts and Communication student at Weber State.

Dr. Elsley works in a process called "complex cloth," a process pioneered by Jane Dunnewold which, in the words of Dunnewold, uses "dyes, color removing agents, paints and foils combined through processes which include silk screen printing, stamping, stenciling and hand painting. Artists work to layer imagery, both abstract and representational, with sheer applications of texture and color.” About her own process, Elsley says "I start with two yard lengths of white, cotton cloth that I fold or manipulate and then dye. After washing the cloth, I then dye the fabric a second time, in a different color. The dyed cloth now becomes a rich and interesting background for discharging, which means removing color through bleach, printing with fabric paints, and stamping with foil. “I began making art cloth because I wanted to dye fabric to use in the quilts I make. As my interest grew, I found myself focusing more and more on the cloth for its own sake rather than as a means to the end of making a quilt. Eventually, I’ll use these lengths of hand-dyed cloth to make quilts, but instead of choosing fabric to fit a pattern I plan on following, I’ll do the opposite: I’ll let the cloth dictate the pattern. For the time being, though, I’m challenged and excited just to make the cloth.”

Roberta Glidden has had a long career as a textile artist. She will show examples of fabric collage, textile designs for industry, silk painting including framed “memoir” studies based on self-portrait and unframed 3D layered pieces. She will also display a selection of hand-painted silk scarves. Three years ago Glidden developed a strong interest in drawing from nude figures and oil painting on canvas including plein air landscape and still-life studies, which will also be included in the exhibit. Roberta has lived most of her life in Ogden. She lives in her studio (with a gallery space), a 90 year old bungalow in the downtown area. She has been a member of Local Colors gallery in Salt Lake and is an active member of the Palette Club here. Much of her love for landscape is derived from her passion for skiing, skating and hiking in the Wasatch Mountains.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Caril Jennings, 626-6431 or crjennings@weber.edu

Eccles Community Art Center The Eccles Community Art Center's Main Gallery 10th Black & White Statewide Competition on display through Saturday, March 25th, 2006. 1st place award went to Salt Lake City photographer Stanna Frampton Coury.

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BOUNTIFUL
BDAC: BDAC's Statewide Competition, up through the end of March, is one of the longest-running visual arts competitions in Utah. This year, of the 363 entries submitted, 100 were juried into the exhibition. The juror for this year’s competition was Robert Barrett, Dean’s Office, Brigham Young University, Fine Arts Department. The three cash awardees all work in a representational manner. J. Kirk Richards' "Harvest" (first place) |8| and Bryce Liston's "Into the Unknown" (third place) |9| are reminiscent of late 19th-century salon art. Adrian Van Suchtelen's "Studio Towel," (second place) |10| on the other hand, while being a delicately rendered drawing, places a stronger emphasis on twentieth-century design.

Apple Frame Gallery Painting Large, showcases more than 25 large format works by 13 artists including Elva Malin, Bryan Mark Taylor|11|, Keith Bond, Rett Ashby, Simon Winegar and Michael Albrechtson. Through March 22.

Features Ruth Frensom's award winning photographs taken for the New York Times.

HEBER
Two Sisters Fine Art Gallery: UP: New work from artist Kerrie Baldwin Penney. Penney has a Bachelors of Fine Art in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah. Her small, reasonably priced works refelcting the local landscape have made her a favorite at the gallery.

EPHRAIM Central Utah Art Center: Sean Morello "What Art Is" through March 15. (see page 1)

LOGAN
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art UP:Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle (see page 6)

Mixed Media: Recent Visual Arts Articles

2/2 BYU artists offer a bold display: 'Two Much for One' features range of contemporary works

2/5 Gary Earnest Smith is the subject of an article in the February issue of "American Art Collector." The artist currently has a show at the Overland Gallery of Fine Art, Scottsdale, Ariz.

2 /10 Nostalgia and Technology exhibit: Embracing the New Through Art and Design.”

2/12 Wassmer exhibit: "Wall of Wassmers" celebrates the still-practicing artist's 96th birthday

2/14 Two Utah students chosen to have art on display in Miami Beach gallery.

2/16 Art show by faculty at UVSC opens Friday

2/19 Americans for the Arts, Washington, D.C., has selected Salt Lake City arts admin. Nancy Boskoff to join its board.

2/23 'Dreams' exhibit to open at BYU:Art display divided in 3 themes

2/23 Hive Definition: SLC photo club shows off images that try to capture Utah.

2/25 A Passionate Pastiche: Eugene Tachinini is Navajo, Gay, and Mormon. Through his art he makes the discordant identities one.

2/26 Abstract sensation — Robert Motherwell's art displays romantic response to modern life


ST. GEORGE AREA
St. George Art Museum UP: Homecoming: Paintings and Sculptures by Mick Reber and Batiks & Stitches: Fabric Art by Anne Munoz through March 25, 2006 (for more details see February edition).

Sears Art Gallery (Eccles Fine Arts Center, Dixie State College) — The 19th Annual Robert N. and Peggy Sears Dixie Invitational Art Show and Sale, featuring 175 works from 92 artists, through March 22.

CEDAR CITY
Braithwaites Fine Art Gallery: UP: Through March 11, SUU Faculty Exhibit including Arlene Braithwaite, Eric Brown, Susan Harris, Brian Hoover, Dave Richardson, Ben Sowards and Andrew Marvick. Also showing, Global Hotspots, the award winning photographs of New York times photographer Ruth Fremson. |12|