Utah Visual Arts articles published in 15 Bytes, arranged by category.
Since artists first enlivened the walls of caves with their images, the necessity to have a place for creative expression has remained a continual quest. Oftentimes the magical properties of the Arts cannot be contained in a mere building, behind glass, or upon one’s shelf, and so must […]
In a state known for its landscape painters, Ogden’s Brandon Cook could easily be mistaken for “just another landscape painter.” A cursory glance at his work might convince one to label Cook exactly that — just another landscape painter, accomplished in technique, but not much more. Nothing new. […]
I have visited many artists’ studios, but none that made me smile as much as Ben Behunin’s. Behunin, born and raised in Salt Lake City, has been working in ceramics full time for the past seven years. In addition to his artistic career, Behunin presides over Clay Arts, […]
On Friday March 7th, Sugar House’s Chroma Gallery opened a new exhibit featuring the work of many talented Utah artists, including Salt Lake’s Jennifer Worsley . In their front gallery, Chroma has introduced a couple of new names, including abstract painter Linnie Brown, from Lehi, and sculptor Colby […]
The new gallery and studio of Karen Horne offers Utah artists a concrete vision of an integrated artistic life. Karen Horne has managed to combine her life as painter with the need for studio and gallery space. Skylights in the studio offer natural light and after coming back […]
The St. George Art Museum is pleased to present The Art of Imagination: Tales of Magic and Fancy, an exhibit of fantasy art inspired by traditional children’s fairytales, nursery rhymes, and other “childish” fancies. Select works by renowned fantasy artists James C. Christensen, Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, “Dinotopia’s” […]
An article by Raphael Rubinstein in the March issue of Art in America entitled “A Quiet Crisis” caught my eye recently. In the article, Rubinstein lamented the growing trend for criticism to do everything but critique. “As a critic,” he wrote “lately I’ve begun to feel that something […]
Royden Card, though born in Canada, was raised in Utah from age three. He was eight when he was first introduced to the desert at “Dead Horse Point State Park” and “Arches” (then called “National Monument”). This would be the first of many regular family trips to Utah’s […]
Thanks to the unprecedented contribution of vacant office space from Utah Power and Boyer Company, on February 7th Ogden City Arts opened the doors on a whole new look for community arts development in Weber County. Virtually taking over the ground floor of the granite and smoke glass […]
Holly Mae Pendergast has always been one to follow her bliss. A bliss which has led her from her childhood home in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina to her current home in the hills above Utah’s Rockport Reservoir. In her stripped-down A-frame cabin she has little social […]
by Ruby Reece In the many years that I have spent talking with artists all across the country – the most frequent question is “Where do I start?” And the answer to that is ALWAYS – “Start with advertising!” When a business opens for the first time, do […]
The exhibition began with an empty space — one of the best in Salt Lake City. Artspace Forum Gallery offered Artists of Utah the opportunity to create a unique exhibition featuring Utah artists 35 or under. With support from the Salt Lake City Arts Council and other sponsors, […]
After four years in the Sugar House area, the Bingham Gallery has recently moved to downtown Salt Lake City. The gallery has renovated spaces on the second floor of the Kearns Building. The gallery came to Utah when owners Paul and Susan Bingham decided to move here after […]
by Jan Hopkins As the Salt Lake City’s Main Library moves to its new building this weekend, it makes way for a number of new tenants, including the Center For Documentary Arts. The Center began 20 years ago as the Oral History Institute — an effort to document […]
by Mark Dicosola When it comes to the European tradition of the old masters, classical realism is rarely seen and almost lost in the State of Utah. With these techniques and methods of training and artistic expression so rare, I am grateful to have found Kamille Corry. After […]
by Heather Weiler Lately there has been a lot of talk in Salt Lake City about “art” and what role it will play in the revitalization of Salt Lake City’s downtown. While business ventures have often thrived as a result of having the arts in their midst it […]
If you think Art Access is just a gallery, you’re missing more than just the boat; you’re missing the whole armada! The downtown Salt Lake gallery is just the most visible part of a progressive, civic-minded organization that is much, much larger. In fact, the organization’s best work […]
A collector is someone who has more art than they have wall space. They purchase art not simply because they have walls to cover, but because they have developed an addiction for beauty that is more powerful than mere interior design. Bevan Chipman is a collector. His Salt […]
by Rowe Smith Since this is my story (see article in this month’s edition) might I tell you about my first painting sale. Here in this market, any painting sale is important. This copy is the lead paragraph from a story that ran in the Desert News January […]
