UTAH'S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Meyer Gallery announced last week that Tom Cushman has taken the position as the gallery’s new Director. Tom has a background in fine art sales in Park City, as well as an Olympic speed skating career as a coach and past Olympian. Past Director Maren Bargreen is leaving the […]
In our April 2008 edition of 15 Bytes we featured a remembrance of the late Bill Seifrit. Because a number of you have written us to thank us for the post and to share your own memories of Bill, we have decided to open this post as a […]
As part of his Daily Documentary series, Dallas Graham interviewed Salt Lake Valley artist Steven Stradley, who is showing this month with Holly Mae Pendergast at Kayo Gallery and as part of the State Street Project at Gallery OneTen in Provo. Below are images by Graham as well as a segment of the interview. For the […]
by Annabelle Numaguchi It is rare that you walk into a dark room and think “light.” The luminosity of the black-walled installation featuring Bruce Boyd’s Obsessions of an Ex-Vandalexhibit hits you full force. In part, it’s the lighting and in part, it’s the amount of white on his two-toned images. […]
Ten years ago this month, Salt Lake City artist Shawn Rossiter caused a minor stir (and probably one or two fender benders) in his Sugar House neighborhood when he hung a 4′ x 8′ abstract painting in primary colors in front of his house on 13th East. He […]
Erin Westenksow Berrett’s studio, located in her Holladay home, is bathed in a golden light, a warmth reflected in her still-life paintings depicting shoes, pastries, globes, and egg cartons. Take a look at Kim Silcox’s photo essay of the space. 15 BytesUTAH’S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes […]
KUER has published an audio clip of a news story by Jennifer Napier-Pierce on the 337 Project, including interviews with artist Tessa Lindsay, Adam and Dessi Price and councilman Simon Sorensen. You can find the clip here. Our own story on the 337 Project can be found on […]
Utah’s Justin Taylor was recently recognized by the Portrait Society of America. His piece, “What to Make of It” (24 x 24 oil on canvas) was chosen, from among 1200 entrants, as 20 finalists for the Society’s conference in Philadelphia this April. Taylor, a native of Las Vegas, […]
Park City’s Kimball Art Center announced this week that Pam Crowe-Weisberg has stepped down from her position as Executive Director. In announcing this change, the Kimball’s Board of Directors noted that Crowe-Weisberg has served in the position for the past four years, during which time the Kimball “introduced […]
In the March edition of 15 Bytes, Sue Martin provided some tax tips for artists. One of her tips, involving artists donating their work to non-profits raised some questions among our readers. Because Sue wrote that artists should have the receiving organization give them a receipt for the value of their […]
The Art of Small Things by John Mack Reviewed by Laurel Hunter It is no small thing to read through this book. Every time I picked up The Art of Small Things, I became totally absorbed in the beautiful color photographs that illustrate the book – the objects […]
People are taking notice of Jen Suflita, a young Salt Lake City-based painter and printmaker. Describing her current exhibit at the Finch Lane Gallery on page 8 of this month’s edition of 15 Bytes, Geoff Wichert, wrote that “Jennifer Suflita makes portraits that strive to capture both the enduring […]
When Poor Yorick Studios was uprooted from its original downtown home and moved to its permanent location in South Salt Lake, painter and printmaker Joey Behrens followed along with her brushes, canvas and etching tools. The new space has installed skylights, washing Behrens’ working space in a bright, […]
Artists in China by Philip Tinari and Mario Ciampi reviewed by Aaron Moffett Artists have been an important part of China’s history for thousands of years. Fine artists in porcelain and ceramics have existed all the way back to the Han Dynasty. The Ming and Ching dynasties produced […]
by Kimberly Rock | photos by John Steele Vividly present in the current moment, Steve Songer creates pieces indicative of his positive intensity. By means mysterious, even to himself, Songer channels his palpable freshness and immediacy into his widely-sought works, invigorating every subject he portrays. “I have a theory that there’s […]
by Kimberly Rock Sophisticated symbioses of spirit and structure awaken awe for nature’s beauty in viewers of Natural Revelations: Paintings by Susan Swartz, on display at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts through April 13, 2008. “I just paint,” says the Park City artist of her acrylic-on-linen creations. “It’s from the soul. […]
UCACA, the Utah Committee for the Advocacy of Contemporary Art, has purchased its first piece of art, a drawing by Sri Whipple. The group now seeks to place the drawing in a public collection somewhere in the state. Founded in 2006, UCACA’ s mission is to increase the […]
The following comes from Beth Jones, Administrative Director of the Utah Cultural Alliance (of which Artists of Utah is a member). We share this with you so as individual citizens you can express your views to your representatives. "Representative Sheryl Allen (R-Davis) and the Board of the Utah Cultural […]
It’s not every legislative session that attention gets paid to the visual arts in Utah, but this year Representative James Dunnigan (R-Taylorsville) wants at least to take notice of the art the state already has. The state government that is. Dunnigan’s bill, SB33, proposes to inventory the state’s art collection. Once […]
