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Salt Lake City artist Dave Doman is in a coma following a terrible skateboarding accident in California.
Doman's mother, Charlotte, is providing daily updates on his condition through her Facebook page. For those of you who would like more information, you are invited to friend her at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1599801608&ref=ts.
Click here for an audio interview with the artist that appeared in our October 2008 edition.
Gaell Lindstrom, well-known Utah artist and teacher, passed away yesterday at the age of 90. Born Gale William Lindstrom in Salt Lake in 1919, the artist studied under LeConte Stewart at the University of Utah and earned an M.F.A. degree at the California College of Arts and Crafts. He began his teaching career in Cedar City, where he taught at the High School as well as the College of Southern Utah, before moving to Logan in 1957 to teach at Utah State University.
Lindstrom was proficient in a variety of media, including watercolors, oils, pastels, ink, photography and ceramics. He is best known for his watercolors, which were often chacterized by dark, moody colors. He traveled widely, including Mexico, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Spain, Morocco, and Italy; and everywhere he went he painted the visual world around him.
When he retired, Lindstrom moved with his wife Marilyn to southern Utah. They spent many years in an adobe house east of Hurricane where the artist enjoyed painting the magnificent view of Zion Canyon outside his window. Most recently the artist lived in St. George where he was an active supporter of the arts community.
Graveside service will be held Saturday, August 29th, at 2pm at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. Arrangements are being handled by Metcalf Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the St. George Art Museum.
images: a recent photograph of the artist with his wife, Marilyn
Park City (1959) by Gaell Lindstrom, courtesy Springville Museum of Art
Gavin Sheehan braved the heat on Friday to check out this month's Gallery Stroll; what he brought back from the event was an interview with artist Todd Powelson who is showing at Dexterity Salon. The series of work on display, called "Dreams for Schmidty," was originally published monthly in SLUG Magazine. The artist describes it as "a series of dream images and archetypes that I've dedicated to a childhood friend who passed away from a rare genetic disease."
Read the interview at Gavin's Underground: http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/blog-1898-august-gallery-stroll-todd-powelson.html
Utah artist Frederick Brayman passed away on Sunday, August 16.
"Visual artist, poet, musician and antiestablishmentarian, Frederick Brayman, passed away on August 16th, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born March 26th, 1943 in Seattle, Washington to Alice and Marshall Brayman. Funeral services will be held in Moab, Utah on Saturday, August 22nd. Please contact daughter, Abra Brayman (661-414-6009) or Spanish Valley Mortuary (435-259-3980) for exact location and time. A wake/potluck will be held on August 23rd at noon in Salt Lake City, Utah at Warm Springs Park: 300 West, 900 North (behind old Children's Museum). Please bring memories, mementos and creative tributes. For details contact James Baker (801-663-9160). Fred will be greatly missed and in our hearts forever. He is now one with all Buddhas throughout space and time! Condolences may be sent to www.spanishvalleymortuary.com "
We hope for a full length remembrance of the artist in our September edition of 15 Bytes. If you would like to share thoughts about Frederick or images of his work, contact us editor@artistsofutah.org
Park City artist Corinne Humphrey's book The Tao of Rudy was recently recognized with two awards. The Tao of Rudy pairs Utah artist Corinne Humphrey's whimsical paintings with real rescued dog Rudy's positive messages about love, life and making your way in the world. The Tao of Rudy is the recipient of a 2008 Independent Publisher's Bronze Medal for "Most Outstanding Book Design" and was also recently awarded "Honorable Mention" in Foreword Magazine's "Book of the Year" at BookExpo in New York City in May 2009. The Tao of Rudy is also available in a bi-lingual English/Spanish version. The artist is planning a sequel in 2010.
Gavin Sheehan recently interviewed Teresa Flowers on his blog.
"Its difficult to measure the impact of any single person within our art community. Whether it be their body of work, the causes they support, projects they undertake, or any number of labors whether it be visual or social. And very few touch all bases in the span of their careers. Today we'll look at one who's managed to do all of the above"
READ IT HERE: http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/blog-1754-teresa-flowers.html
