American Glass Now: 2013

Brunch with Gabriele, 22" x 42", Stained glass assemblage

American Glass Now: 2013 cover design

So excited to be travelling to St. Augustine for the American Glass Guild conference and to be exhibiting in the American Glass Now: 2013 exhibition, that is being held at the St. Augustine Artist Guild Gallery.

The exhibit is our 2nd annual juried exhibition and this year juried by Dr. Virginia Raguin and Dr. Ena Heller.

Artist statement for my piece:  Brunch with Gabriele grows out of a seductive fixation on women artists whose lives were muted by the hegemony of their male dominated world. This portrait of Gabriele Münter, converses in part with her painting - Breakfast with the Birds - that hangs in the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC. Münter was jilted by the painter, Wassily Kandinsky, who not only short-changed her personal life, but also her life as an artist. My intent as an artist, within my stained-glass portraiture, is to heighten an awareness of female artists as heroines. Making an analogy through a medium that uses iconic imagery and symbolism, synonymous with the inherent and historical nature of the material. Through a relationship of biographical and visual dialogue, a maternal meta-narrative is conceived. New synergies are crafted from both opaque and transparent structures through expressive assemblage of antique glass, vitreous painting and vitreous femmage. 

Link to the catalogue: http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/4266659-american-glass-now-2013

Woman Show in Madison, GA





Woman show card

Uomini Famosi at 60 (Archive of Women artists)

 



Celebrating my 'She-roes' again at the Woman show in Madison, Ga. at the Madison Artist Guild's Gallery, Town 220.  The reception is tomorrow evening.

This exhibition features more of my glass work than I have ever been able to show at one time before.  My Uomini Famosi: Archive of Women Artists is shown at now 60 pieces.  This is the first time it has been shown at the 60 I now have completed.

I am also showing 3 of my larger stained glass assemblage/ portraitures of Käthe Kollwitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Frida Kahlo

Installation photos of the show (Facebook post)

Thank you Liselott Johnsson and the Madison Artist Guild for this opportunity to exhibit with other wonderful regional artists- painters, sculptors and printmakers!

PCI New Members Exhibit!!!

The invitations for the Piedmont Craftsmen New Members Exhibit have arrived!

I hope we will have a good turn out for the reception at next Friday evening's Gallery Hop, on March 1st.

FYI, I will be doing a vitreous painting on glass demo on Wednesday evening, March 27th, 7 pm.

So pleased to have been juried into PCI... a lifelong dream achieved!

The Gallery Hop reception was a lot of fun and very well attended!  Thanks everyone for your congratulations!

Objectified: AIB MFA Alumni Biennial Exhibition

Eye of Goddess: Georgia,
10 x10" diameter,
Vitreous painting on rondel

January 4- 12, 2013

Washburn Hall, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA

Exhibition description:

A play of power -- to Objectify.

Through careful execution, context, and perspective, the artist alters the subject beyond the boundaries of its initial intent. But there is always a choice: to draw power from a subject, demoting it to the level of mere object lacking significance and autonomy, or to imbue the commonplace object with purpose and meaning not inherent in its original form. With every gesture, in every process, with every decision to Objectify, the artist sets the boundaries of power and invites the viewer to be a witness to the transformation.

View exhibition catalog at: http://www.blurb.com/books/3936756

Art of Faiths at the Waterworks Art Center Gallery

Waterworks Art Center and Gallery

Opening November 26

Art of Faiths- Religions of the World; Diversity and Tolerance

November 26, 2012- February 9, 2012

Opening Reception, Friday November 30

Informal gallery talks begin at 5 pm followed by the reception from 6-8 pm.  Free and open to the public.

Expressing one's religious beliefs through visual expression has been a basic tenant of mankind throughout the ages.  From Paleolithic cave art found in France and detailed clay and stone works by Aztec Indians, to the architectural masterpieces of construction and artistic detail found in cathedrals, mosques, and temples around the world - it is with us. 

This exhibition focuses on diversity of expression by seven contemporary artists who approach and express their beliefs in every way from realism to abstraction.  Through visual mediums, we hope to promote understanding and tolerance, and to prompt discussions about religions and cultures of the world today. 

This exhibition is a step out for me.  Those who know me personally know my faith and my art are important to me, and they are intermingled in my practice as an artist. Often though society and the cultural climate we live in silences the spiritual voice.

Artist Statement for this suite below:  

These portraits on glass of 4 Friars truly depict saints of the day.  You might never see or know Friars Xavier or Bill unless you visit the St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia, where they reside and serve this inner city soup kitchen for the homeless.  They serve with great humility and in community, great attributes of the Franciscan charism. 

John Michael Talbot is our very own rock star for the contemporary Catholic, and a brother within the community of Secular Franciscans.  His music repertoire extends song of praise and contemplative worship.  Charismatic Friar Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap, is more commonly known as the Pope’s Preacher, first acknowledged as such under the reign of Pope John Paul II, where he was found laying hands in prayer on the Vatican.  These four individuals carry out varied elements of our Franciscan spirituality, and model Francis and Christ for us to follow in ‘rebuilding’ His church.

Four Friars: Xavier, Bill, John Michael, Raniero
Vitreous painting on glass
Each 8 x 10"

Artist Statement for this suite below: 

Professed to the Order of Secular Franciscans, as a Roman Catholic artist in the 21st century, often carries the dichotomy and structure of being socially silenced.  Being Franciscan calls me to a simplicity and sincerity of heart, in contrast to the darkness found within the contemporary world.  Intuitive and contemplative prayer, intersect through a joy and meditation of faith with relationship to my Lord.  Hiding Place references the sanctuary we have in that relationship, through a personal understanding of His word, His Eucharist, His Word made flesh in our lives.  Responding to his word with inner certainty, through the act of intuitive painting is a visual expression of praise and yearning for the simple presence of our God.

Hiding Place I
(Oil, pastel and pencil on Rives), 22 x 28"

Hiding Place II
(Oil, pastel and pencil on Rives), 22 x 28"

Hiding Place III
(Oil, pastel and pencil on Rives), 22 x 28"

Article in Salisbury Post on exhibit: http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20121128/sp0402/311289418/

Hurray!!! I got into PCI!!!

Hurray!  I got into Piedmont Craftsmen as an exhibiting member!  I have had this desire for most of my adult life, but it always seemed something just out of reach for me.

Up on my Soapbox again!

I am so honored to finally be a member of this guild.  Here are photos of my first booth at the PCI Fair 2012 last weekend:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/plstudioart/sets/72157632092849939/

Eye Cons for Art O Mat

Eye Cons for Art O Mat:  An "Other" Kind of Archive

Clark W tagged me on the Art O Mat Facebook page.

Art O Mat-  Art for the masses! 

Art-o-mat® machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art.

You can find Art-O-Mat machines now internationally.  I have recently become an Art O Mat artist.  First through my Winston Salem gallery, Artworks Gallery, as we participate as a group.  I then submitted to be an individual artist for Art O Mat, and have been recently working on making these little 'eye-cons'.

I have desired to be involved with this project for awhile now, but it always seemed out of reach for me to actually begin to do so.  I am excited to be producing a first edition of these.

The idea grows out of my MFA work and my archive on Women artists.  In one of my last critiques during my 4th residency, Tony Apesos, suggested I do a series on 'eyes'.  The suggestion resonated with me because I had just journaled about the idea while sitting in/ with the Chihuly exhibit that was then being shown in the MFA (Museum of Fine Arts- Boston), that was up at that time.

So this is the beginning of a new series based on this concept, and I am working on some other ideas that will come forward soon.

To learn more about Art O Mat:  http://www.artomat.org/

An article on Clark Whittington and Art-O-Mat, Winston Salem Journal, 11/25/12: http://www.journalnow.com/relishnow/the_arts/visual_arts/article_1634f546-3691-11e2-956a-001a4bcf6878.html

American Craft Today

Triptych: Women Artists of the Renaissance 

(Marietta Robusti, (Tintoretta), Artemisia Gentileschi, Sofonisba Anguissola)

Vitreous painting on glass, 28" x 10" (Each 8 x 10")

Honored to be selected for this juried exhibition, juried by Mark Leach, American Craft Today.

This evening this show opens at The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands, NC.

For more information on this exhibition, see: http://www.thebascom.org/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=83174

Storefront Art Project: A Centennial Celebration

Homage to Kollwitz, 40 x 40", stained glass assemblage

I am pleased to have been selected to display my stained glass assemblage,

"Homage to Kollwitz", in the storefront window of Coccinelle,

1886 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA.

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, founded in 1912, is beginning its Centennial year by sharing the work of AIB community artists through the windows of Massachusetts Avenue businesses.

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University’s Massachusetts Avenue Storefront Art Project will include the work of more than 50 artists displayed in 22 storefront windows between Porter and Harvard Squares. All works can be viewed during a 10-minute stroll down Massachusetts Avenue. The exhibit will go past AIB’s future home as planning is underway to create an Arts Center adjacent to Lesley’s University Hall.

The Massachusetts Avenue Storefront Art Project will be on display beginning September 16 and will remain until October 13.

For more info, see: http://news.lesley.edu/2012/08/aib-kicks-off-centennial-celebration-through-storefront-window-exhibit.shtml

Three Women: Three Visions

Artworks Gallery "Three Women: Three Visions" Exhibit
Betti Pettinati-Longinotti, Emily Drew Mash, and Beverly Noyes
Sept. 4 - 29, 2012
Meet the Artists at the Gallery Hop : Friday, Sept. 7, 7 - 10pm

I am showing in a Group exhibit: Homage to Georgia, Georgia on My Mind, For Georgia, Georgia hanging with the Guerrilla Girls, Georgia O'Keeffe

An article on the exhibition in Relish/ Winston Salem Journal:  http://www2.relishnow.com/entertainment/2012/sep/13/wsrel04-three-women-have-their-visions-on-exhibit-ar-2601423/

Artworks Gallery presents a three-person exhibit entitled, "Three Women: Three Visions" with drawings and prints by Emily Drew Mash, and watercolors by Beverly Noyes, and mixed media paintings, drawing and glass works by Betti Pettinati-Longinotti.

Emily Drew Mash studied printmaking at WFU and has been exhibiting locally for several years. Most of her work combines elements of nature, science, and religion. Her current series is titled "Redeeming the Time." The theme, which comes from the book of Ephesians, encourages one to buy up or use every opportunity in life. These pieces are mixtures of hand pulled monoprints, painting, and quick sketch-like drawings which add a sense of energy and urgency to the series.

Beverly Noyes's watercolor series was inspired by the shape of the tea pot and its relationship to other related objects. She found the shapes and subtle colors created by light changes
and perspective changes to be an interesting subject to paint. A native of Minnesota, she has lived in Winston-Salem since 1971. She earned an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a BS in Art Education from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. She taught painting at the Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts in Winston-Salem throughout the 1990’s.

Betti Pettinati-Longinotti explains her pieces: "embracing the mission of the Guerrilla Girls, a feminist art group fighting for the rights of women artists, past and present, this investigation of work seeks to recognize and celebrate the contributions of these ‘she-roes’. Specifically my "Homage to Georgia" grows out of a seductive fixation on women artists whose lives were muted by the hegemony of their male dominated world. Working with multi media redefines pre-conceived connotations of what a painting, drawing or collage might be. Longinotti received a BFA from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and her MA from the University of the Arts/ Philadelphia, 1987, in Art Education with a studio major in Glass; and most recently an MFA in the Visual Arts from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, June 2012.


The exhibit is free and open to the public.


Artworks Gallery, Inc. is located at 564 North Trade Street,
Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Gallery phone: 723-5890
Gallery hours are: Tue.- Sat. 11-5.
www.Artworks-Gallery.org