Utah Visual Arts articles published in 15 Bytes, arranged by category.
WHAT ARE YOU READING THESE DAYS? I usually have 2 or 3 (or 4 or 5 or 6) books going at the same time. I actually even finish some of them; others are little more than browsed through (things like money or politics, I would have to be […]
Inside the Vault: Truths & Myths from the Utah State Fine Art Collection The State Fine Art Collection, begun in 1899 as the Alice Merrill Horne Collection, now consists of over 1,100 works by Utah artists in all media. The pieces are on display in various state and […]
Provo is certainly not the art capital of Utah. Compared to Salt Lake City or Park City, Utah County has almost no commercial art galleries to speak of. So, when David Hawkinson and his wife Florence decided to open a gallery in this quiet college town, they were […]
by Jill MacAllister/photos courtesy UAC Issues that haunt all local artist exhibitions have followed some of Utahs foremost artists to the UVSC Woodbury Art Museum in Orem. The Museum currently showcases the Utah Arts Council’s Utah! 2003: Crafts and Photography, featuring eighty-seven pieces from sixty-one Utah artists. These […]
by Jennifer Davis To take a walk in someone else’s moccasins is a strategy that encourages seeing things from a different point of view or perception. Brian Christensen, an associate professor at Brigham Young University, focuses on perception in his latest series of sculptures, which are now on […]
photos by Steve Coray Standing beneath the life-sized drawing of an Allosaur and her young displayed along one wall of the Utah Museum of Natural History’s Dinosaur Tales Exhibit, the viewer is not only awed by the complete realism and preciseness of this image, but also by the […]
The State Fine Art Collection, begun in 1899 as the Alice Merrill Horne Collection, now consists of over 1,100 works by Utah artists in all media. The pieces are on display in various state and office buildings throughout Utah and many travel with the Utah Arts Council Traveling […]
by Lisa Scopes Oliver As the seasons start their metamorphosis once again and shades of fall begin coloring the hillsides, an artist’s thoughts turn to contemplate many things: capturing the landscape on canvas, finding alternate venues to display their works, and, possibly most important this fall, deciding which […]
by Dee Moffett DM: You are having two shows almost back to back. You’re about to take down one called Venice & Tuscany at the Halles Gallery and now you’re having a one-man show at Chroma Gallery. But when I look at the works in the two shows I’m surprised by […]
WHAT ARE YOU READING THESE DAYS? “I’ve revisited a lot of books lately. I’ve read Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter to keep up with the kids. I’ve read Hugh Nibley’s collected essays and The Bourne Identity.” WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO PAINT YOUR PORTRAIT? Henry Moore. […]
E Street Gallery owners Sandra Jensen and Cruser Rowland have a business card which reads “Seek the Unique.” Nothing could be more true while visiting the E Street Gallery. Nestled in the historic Avenues District at the lower end of E Street in Salt Lake City, this beautiful […]
Where can you go on a Friday or Saturday night and see artists congregating on the sidewalk selling jewelry, painting landscapes, making didgeridoos, or chiseling African stone? How about listening to live music, watching interpretive dance, or having your kids make their own hula-hoops or mosaic art? San […]
by Laura Durham On October 17 and 18 Squashworks will exhibit Four Generations of American Painting, featuring the artwork of Dave Hall , his father Vernon Hall, his grandmother Esther Bailey Hall, and his great-great grandfather Thomas H. Snow. And to answer your question, no, Squashworks is not […]
Exploring the concept that freedom is the basis of all creativity, whether in the consciousness of an artist or in the process of nature. “An artist has to be free to create whatever he or she wants.” Ric Collier, Director Salt Lake Art Center “In wildness is the […]
The Fine Art Print Market . . . it’s glamorous, it’s mysterious, it’s scary. But most of all, it’s very hard to find out how and when to make that move. In the next two installments of our “Marketing Tips” we will help you determine if it is […]
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXCERPTS FROM THE SL COUNTY’S JULY “ART TOO! ART NOT!” A MONTHLY PANEL DISCUSSION. DISCUSSING THE “IMPORTANCE OF PAINTING IN SOCIETY” WERE KAREN HORNE, JOHN ERICKSON AND LAYNE MEACHAM. LM: Do we need art? Well, we don’t have any choice. Artists are going to paint […]
WHAT ARE YOU READING THESE DAYS? Lately I have been reading The Book of Mormon (again), but I also have been reading a trilogy of books by Phillip Pullman, “The Golden Compass,” “The Subtle Knife” and the “Amber Spyglass.” They are listed as juvenile literature. I read them […]
Need an excuse to take a trip to the new Salt Lake Library? How about combining that trip with lunch and art? Another great alternate venue for viewing Utah artists is the Urban Bistro. Located across Fifth South from the old library, this friendly little spot offers a […]
In 1962, Brigham Young University recruited Robert Marshall as their football team’s quarterback. Forty-one years later, he’s still at B.Y.U.– only now, he teaches painting. Art was the furthest thing from Marshall’s mind when he came to Provo as a freshman. His plan was to graduate from college […]
