True authenticity is a rarity in artists. Authenticity must not be confused with the breakthrough or enigmatic qualities of the “cutting-edge,” which is popular and in vogue. The rarity is found in the outsider artist, who remains true to misunderstood, uncommon ways. This defines Stephen Duncan. Educated in […]
Though all of the artists in our 35×35 exhibition are relatively “young,” the range of their ages and experience is broad. Some are still in school, exploring techniques and finding their voice. Others are already established members of the local arts community, involved in a variety of activities. […]
In 2008, The End of the Straight and Narrow, a collection of short stories by then-grad student David McGlynn, won the Utah Book Award. In 2012, McGlynn, now a professor at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, published A Door In the Ocean, a memoir that “charts the violent origins […]
It’s such a small world. In our March edition, we featured ceramic artists Karen and Paul Gladstone in a video piece that we put together because Clay Arts Utah’s Biomimicry opens at Art Access on March 15. It turns out that exhibit, curated by Heidi Moller Somsen and […]
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced Tuesday that Margaret Hunt, director of Utah’s Arts & Museums for the past eight years, has been selected as the new director of its division of Colorado Creative Industries. Hunt was appointed to Utah’s Arts & Museums, a […]
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums announced its two Visual Arts Fellowship recipients for 2013: photographers Christopher M. Gauthier and Mark Finch Hedengren. Both artists will receive a $10,000 Fellowship Award. Christopher Gauthier teaches at Utah State University. His work has always been concerned with the […]
In November 2011, 15 Bytes editor (and sometimes artist) Shawn Rossiter was at The Leonardo in Salt Lake City for one of their artist residencies. During his time at The Lab @ The Leo, Rossiter began work on his work without end, a large-scale project based on overlapping […]
Meet the artists of 35×35. One of them gave birth the day before the opening. One is a twin. One is color blind. Can you guess who is who? We didn’t have all of the material we wanted for the opening on Friday night, so this week we’ll […]
Mark Bailey and Kirsten Allen, the duo behind Utah-based Torrey House Press, have had a steep learning curve, including moving from a print-on-demand model to a traditional distributor of product through Consortium. Since 2010, when they launched Torrey House Press here in Utah, they’ve kicked out seven […]
Behind all those beautiful people there’s some beautiful artwork. Finch Lane Gallery is saying their count had the crowd for the opening of Artists of Utah’s 35×35 at 600. We think that might be a bit generous, but it was definitely crowded tonight. We know there were at […]
Kathy Adams from the Trib was nice enough to do an article on our 35 x 35 show opening tonight. Kathy Adams? That’s right, she usually writes on dance. But since we’ve got Ashley’s Anderson’s performance piece going on downstairs (a couple of times during the opening) I […]
After working in Manhattan, running a farm in Wisconsin, and owning a restaurant in Salt Lake (remember Brumbies?), Karen and Paul Gladstone have retired and discovered the joys of working in ceramics. Karen, President of Clay Arts Utah, and her husband Paul, both work in clay but their […]
photos by Simon Blundell “Pound on the Star: invisible number signs are realized; the capacities of an atom are multiplying in space. The tone Shines. And what here is ear to its fulsome stream, is also somewhere eye: this dome Arches itself somewhere in designs.” Rainer Maria […]
During the twentieth century, someone was always looking around and calling what he saw “the death of art.” Yet those years saw the creation of more original and innovative ways of art-making than in any other comparable era. Following the lead of painting, most of those newer […]
“When I look back as a child, I was always making big 3-dimentional projects, although I did not see it as art,” says Stephanie Leitch, a Salt Lake City artist preparing for an upcoming exhibit at Nox Contemporary. While studying for her art degree at the University of […]
At the artist conversation for the recently-opened salt 7 show at the Utah Museum of Fine Art, Whitney Tassie seems relaxed and at home. Tassie is the new Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the UMFA, and the exhibition she’s designed for her inaugural offering to Utah is […]
Manhattan has SoHo, San Francisco has SoMa, and if John Harris is right, Concept Gallery is in what will become SoSa. Harris, VP of Operations for Concept, which had its VIP grand opening on February 22, co-founded the new, vibrant gallery with artists Jeffrey Barker and Jeffrey […]
These broad questions are made digestible because they’re addressed through the experiences of a unique character, Eric. The audience is brought on a striking journey as they learn about Eric, who has recently left behind his life as Erica. His story is compelling not because he is transgender […]
Geoff Wichert takes a look at artists using humor in their work, at Finch Lane and Art Access.
Stewart Seidman creates expressive acrylic works on canvas and with recycled FedEx envelopes that once served as his paint palettes, transforming everyday materials into compelling contemporary art.
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