My Dog Speaks Review in Philadelphia Weekly

Bees bees bees

I'm working on some new sculptures...lil' tiny things....yes, bees! What the hell am I doing with them? Well, I've got a bit of a plan but its not ready to be said out loud yet...soon enough though. I will say that I plan on there being a whole lot of them, wherever they end up...a WHOLE LOT...

My Dog Speaks - Opening at Seraphin Gallery May 9, 2009

Exhibition: My Dog Speaks: An Animal Narrative in Contemporary Art

Dates: May 09 – June 09, 2009

Opening Reception: Sat. May 09, 6p.m. - 8p.m.

Location: Seraphin Gallery, 1108 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11-6pm

Website: www.seraphingallery.com

Artists:

Alina Josan & Amanda Miller(collaboration)

Anne Canfield

Bonnie Brenda Scott

Caitlin Emma Perkins

Caroline Picard

Darla Jackson

Eric McDade

John Karpinski

Laura McKinley

Nancy Sophy

Sarah McEneaney

Sherif Habashi

Seraphin Gallery is proud to announce My Dog Speaks; An Animal Narrative in Contemporary Art, curated by Seraphin artist Hiro Sakaguchi. Twelve emerging and established artists will participate in this group exhibition in which animals play the central role. This will include a variety of mediums such as paintings, drawings, and sculpture.

Artists Sarah McEneaney and Laura McKinley use animals in their stylized paintings in which their respective creatures take part in the nostalgic and kitsch routine of daily life. This differs widely from the airy and light work of Sherif Habashi who uses zebras as a decorative element in his painting. Eric McDade and Bonnie Brenda Scott work with playful and cultural associations, differing from the zoological approach of artist Caitlin Emma Perkins. Artists Anne Canfield, Caroline Picard, John Karpinski, Alina Josan and Amanda Miller transform animals to fit into a fantastical fiction while artists Darla Jackson and Nancy Sophy work with broad symbolism as represented by their select creature.

Through each work, these artists view, interact, and imagine animals in their own setting, highlighting the ever apparent bond between humans and their four legged, and at times, two legged friends.

Seraphin Gallery showcases My Dog Speaks from May 9th – June 9th, 2009. Artists featured in this exhibit have showcased in the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania, the Museum of American Art, The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Weatherspoon Art Museum. Seraphin Gallery artist and curator Hiro Sakaguchi has curated “Picture Journal Project” as part of curator Sean Stoops’ exhibit “Subterranean”, “Useless Weapon” at Green Lantern in Chicago, and has lectured at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Please visit our website at http://www.seraphingallery.com for more information.

Have sculpture...will travel

So one of my favorite ladies in Philadelphia came by the studio a few weeks ago and picked a couple of my little guys for a fancy show in her fabulous home. I installed them yesterday, after one rainstorm and before another, and I think they are quite happy to be there. A big thanks to the fabulous Eileen Tognini (www.eileentognini.com)!

Uppercase Magazine Interview!

I received my issue of Uppercase Magazine and was super excited to see that they made the interview with me a 4 page spread! It looks awesome and these quick pictures don't do it justice.
For your own fancy copy, visit http://www.uppercasegallery.ca/uppercasemagazine/

Petits Fours Opening Reception TONIGHT!

Please join The Other Woman Collective at Arcadia Boutique tonight for the opening reception of Petits Fours.

Petits Fours: A Show of Miniatures, is an exhibition of new artwork by the members of The Other Woman (a ladies art collective) which opens at Arcadia Boutique on April 5th. Each member has challenged themselves to adapt their art-making processes to produce new bodies of Lilliputian works ranging from pocket- to pint-sized. As in the past, the artists create work in distinctly different media, but common themes and sensibilities tie the art together in a way that enriches the viewer's experience of each individuals' work.

Aubrie Costello’s miniatures combine to make a little world of theatrics. The patrons head to their seats, the stage is set, and the performers anxiously await their cue in their little niches. Together, all get ready for the big show.

Laura Graham explores object identification and identity in her newest collection of work, Identity Exercise. Each image is exposed onto japaned tin plates through the wet plate process.

Darla Jackson has created multiple rooms of a miniature house, where animals have taken over, yet still aren’t quite sure what it is they want to do with what they’ve gotten. Dark, yet ridiculous, this scenerio shows creatures who are determined to understand what it is that sets them apart from humans as they investigate their ill-gotten gains.

After a recent trip to an island paradise and a timely reading of Sister Carrie, Laura McKinley found a way to cast off recurring memories and troubling thoughts. In contrast to the tradition of bottling wishes, Laura has catalogued the thoughts that nag at her mind and weigh on her heart in a collection of postage-stamped sized pen and ink drawings, and then encapsulated them in a collection of miniature glass bottles. Her subjects range from loved ones lost to difficult relationships to her own perceived shortcomings, and through these painstaking miniature drawings, she hopes to contain them and set them sailing away.

Petits Fours runs from April 5 through May 31, 2008 at Arcadia Boutique, located at 819 North 2nd Street in Philadelphia. An artists' reception with refreshments will be held on Thursday, April 16th from 6:00-10:00pm. Be sure to bring your glasses.

Uppercase Magazine

I just got an email that said my issue of Uppercase Magazine shipped today!!! I can hardly wait to get it so I went on Uppercase's Flickr page to sneak some images: