FERRIN GALLERY - FOURSOME - One Reception - Four Shows

Four Shows, One Opening Saturday, May 29, 4 - 6 pm ReObjectification: Art + Object Multiples: Art/Design Zea Mays Printmaking: Liz Chalfin Gwendolyn Yoppolo Photo Caption: Kelly Garrett Rathbone, Detail of "After Takimori, After Velazquez", Ceramic Click HERE for link to Gallery Schedule 2010 ReObjectification: Art + Object group show of art + objects with links to their source inspiration Forty artists directly reference existing art, objects or found materials.  The exhibit explores relationships between source material and how information is translated, recontextualized and presented.  Local artists include: Michael Boroniec Donald Clark Cynthia Consentino Miriam Kaye Emmett Leader Maggie Mailer David Poppie Mara Superior Roy Superior Ven Voisey Michael Zelehoski Click HERE for link to ReObjectification @ FerrinGallery.com MULTIPLES: Art/Design surveys functional ceramics designed and produced using industrial processes and techniques. All works are designed by artists and mass produced in their studio, factories, or at the hands of other artisans. Dinnerware, Teapots, Tabletop & Domestic Objects available for purchase ONLINE Jonathan Adler, New York, NY Bauer Pottery, Los Angeles, CA Circa Ceramics, Chicago, IL KleinReid, Long Island City, NY Middle Kingdom Porcelain, Washington DC Frances Palmer, Weston, CT Jill Rosenwald, Boston, MA Laura Zindel, Guilford, VT For more on this subject read: DONALD CLARK: The Industry of Making Pots Photo Caption: Bauer Pottery, Tumblers and Pitchers. Photo courtesy Andrew Takeuchi, Bauer Pottery. Click HERE for link to MULTIPLES @ FerrinGallery.com Zea Mays Printmaking: Liz Chalfin FERRIN GALLERY and DREAM AWAY LODGE present Zea Mays Printmaking in the Loo(s), an exhibition series featuring prints by member artists of Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence MA.  Prints in the Loo @ Ferrin Gallery are displayed in conjunction with a summer-long exhibition series at the Loo Gallery at Dream Away Lodge, Becket MA. Liz Chalfin: featured artist through June 6. Lillianna Pereira:  June 10-July 4 All opening receptions take place at the Dream Away Lodge with a themed artist's dinner. Photo Caption: Liz Chalfin, "Family Dinner," etching Click HERE for link to information and links about Loo Gallery(s) @ FerrinGallery.com FEATURED STUDIO POTTER: Gwendolyn Yoppolo For ReObjectification: Art + Object this artist, designer and studio potter produced porcelain functional ceramic forms that interpret ordinary kitchen objects using references to the form and function of human cells, based on her work with a scanning electron microscope. Photo Caption: Gwendolyn Yoppolo, Scoop Bowl Service, porcelain Click HERE for link to Gwendolyn Yoppolo @ FerrinGallery.com BUY 24/7 ONLINE: American Studio Pottery AMERICAN STUDIO POTTERY: The Teapots Ongoing selection of teapots currently onview at the gallery.  Featured this month are three artists in ReObjectification: Art + Object Christa Assad Seth Rainville Gwendolyn Yoppolo Ferrin Gallery offers multiples, editions and studio pottery available for sale 24/7 using paypal. Photo Caption: Christa Assad, Wood Burner Teapot, Donald, British Columbia, white stoneware, oxides, glaze Click HERE for link to American Studio Pottery ONLINE DISH+DINE & EVENTS on FACEBOOK SCENE + SEEN May 2010 Photos of contemporary art events @ FERRIN GALLERY, The Berkshires and beyond are posted on our "FACEBOOK FAN PAGE".  You don't have to "login" to "browse." Photo Caption: Paul Graubard, painter, Pitcher, Christa Assad Click HERE for link to FERRIN GALLERY "FAN" PAGE on FACEBOOK CREATIVITY VISITS HERE!  apARTment 433 North Street Pittsfield, MA FERRIN GALLERY hosts meetings, dinners and offers the apARTment for short term guests. One bedroom with 3rd floor view of Berkshires, located in Upper North Street neighborhood within walking distance to theaters, restaurants and shopping.  Visitors from the media, artists, professional colleagues and the creative economy are welcome to contact the gallery to inquire about availability. 413.442.1622 info@FerrinGallery.com Photo Caption: apARTment - "rm w vu" HAVE YOUR NEXT AFFAIR WITH US! Upcoming Events BIFF OPENING NIGHT Pittsfield Party June 4 - Berkshire International Film Festival BARRINGTON STAGE TEAS ON TUESDAYS June 29 - Sweeny Todd with Julianne Boyd July 27- ART with Joe Thompson Great space for dinners, celebrations and special events! Photo Caption: Christa Assad & Kendrick Moholt, Photograph, "Battle of the Britches: Tea Party - Detail" Click HERE for link to Space Rental @ Ferrin Gallery.com

Ute Stebich & Paul Graubard @ FERRIN GALLERY

SATURDAY: UTE STEBICH & PAUL GRAUBARD CLOSING CONVERSATION & RECEPTION PAUL GRAUBARD Stories from the Bible and Other Places 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 8th Conversation with Ute Stebich,  director of the Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, 1990 - 2004 and expert in Haitian and outsider art. Click Here for a Link to Paul Graubard's Work and Exhibition CATA - This Weekend Only CATA: Community Access to the Arts “Branching Out,” a unique exhibition featuring the theatrical set from CATA’s annual performance. CATA’s 2010 theme, “Sticks and Stones,” invited CATA faculty and participants with disabilities to explore the simplicity of these materials in art-making as well as the meaning of the old schoolyard taunt. ONVIEW this weekend only through May 8th Click Here for Link to the CATA Exhibition Page on FerrinGallery.com UPCOMING: LOO GALLERIES - Thursday, May 13 FERRIN GALLERY and DREAM AWAY LODGE present: ZEA MAYS PRINTMAKING in the LOO (s) a series of exhibitions featuring prints by member artists (dates 1998 - 2010) organized by Daniel Osman, Dreamaway Lodge - Becket, and Leslie Ferrin, Ferrin Gallery - Pittsfield @ Dreamaway Lodge: May 13-June 6 Liz Chalfan, Director, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio Reception: Thursday, May 13 from 6-7pm Special Artist Themed Dinner following the reception, 7:30 pm @ FERRIN GALLERY  group show "in the Loo" at Ferrin Gallery featuring a selection of artists' work from Zea Mays Printmaking. All opening receptions take place 2nd Thursdays at Dream Away Lodge with a themed artist’s dinner. $18 pp (reservations appreciated). Dreamaway Lodge.com Photo caption: Liz Chalfin, Family Dinner, 2009, etching, 11 x 15" Click HERE for link to Gallery Schedule 2010 UPCOMING: Multiples - Preview 3rd Thursday, May 20 MULTIPLES – Art/Design Ceramics designed and produced using industrial processes. ONVIEW May 20-June 20 RECEPTION Saturday, May 29 from 4-6pm Preview: 3rd Thursday, May 20 from 6-9pm Jonathan Adler, New York, NY Bauer Pottery, Los Angeles, CA Circa Ceramics, Chicago, Il KleinReid, Long Island City, NY Middle Kingdom Porcelain, Washington DC Frances Palmer, Weston, CT Jill Rosenwald, Boston, MA Laura Zindel, Guilford, VT Gallery Talk Date: Wednesday, June 9th, 6-7:30pm Photo caption: Bauer Pottery, Russel Wright American Modern salt and pepper shakers with celery tray. Image courtesy Andrew Takeuchi Click Here for a Link to MULTIPLES on FerrinGallery.com UPCOMING: ReObjectification: Art+ Object ReObjectification: art + Object Group show of art + objects with links to their source inspiration May 15th through June 13th RECEPTION: Memorial Day Weekend Saturday, May 29nd from 4-6pm The complete exhibition with works by all thirty artists in all media.  Selected works of sculpture, photography and painting by Ferrin Gallery artists. Photo caption: Michael Zelehoski, One Box, 2010, mixed media assemblage with deconstructed box, plywood and acrylic, 18 x 29" Click Here for a Link to ReObjectification on FerrinGallery.com ONGOING: Ven Voisey at the Berkshire Museum VEN VOISEY @ THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM April 23rd-June 18th Exhibition Dates: June 19th - August 29th Artist Conversation: Thursday, June 24th, 5 – 7pm Voisey will be creating a video installation and a series of drawings and paintings during his residency.  Working hours: Fridays 12 - 4 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 2 pm.  The public is welcome to stop in and ask questions. @ FERRIN GALLERY "Talking Bear" series by Ven Voisey ReObjectification: Art + Object May 15th through June 13th RECEPTION: Memorial Day Weekend Saturday, May 29nd from 4-6pm Photo caption: Ven Voisey, talking animal portrait (airplane noise conundrum), 2009, acrylic and mixed media, 15.5 x 7" Click Here for a Link to Other Off Site Exhibitions In and Around the Berkshires CLOSING May 8th: John Stritch JOHN STRITCH: The Berkshires. The Land. The Music. Solo show of silk-screened posters created by John Stritch, of Hinsdale MA, all documenting the past four decades of life and events in the Berkshires, from  annual happenings such as the Josh Billings Race and Millbrook Hunts to iconic buildings including the DeSisto School and the Round Stone Barn at Hancock Shaker Village.  Photo caption: John Stritch, Tanglewood Piano 1985, Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, 35.75 x 25.75" --------------------------------------- Use SelfUnsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive emails from us. Powered by MainStreetMAIL.com ™

[Ferrin Gallery]Art Chicago 2010

FERRIN GALLERY   featuring selected artwork from our upcoming show ReObjectification Art Chicago 2010 at the Merchandise Mart. April 30 - May 3 Opening Preview: Thursday, April 29 REOBJECTIFICATION group show of art + objects with links to their source inspiration Chris Antemann Paul Graubard Sergei Isupov Maggie Mailer David Poppie Shannon Trudell Michael Zelehoski 2010 Show Hours: Opening Preview, Thursday, April 29, 6 -9pm Friday, April 30: 11am - 7pm Saturday, May 1: 11am - 7pm Sunday, May 2: 11am - 6pm Monday, May 3: 11am - 4pm We look forward to seeing you! Booth 12-112. www.artchicago.com Directions Click HERE for Link to FerrinGallery.com SERGEI ISUPOV Androgyny Featuring selected works from "Androgyny", Isupov's 2009 solo show of large scale sculpture and works on paper.  Widely collected privately and publicly in the US, Isupov grew up in Kiev, Ukraine, and now lives between Talinn, Estonia and his home base in Western Massachusetts.  Described as an "Erotic Surrealist", Isupov states: "I’m not sure I create them, perhaps they create me.” Photo Caption: Sergei Isupov A History of Lovers, 2009, Ceramic, 32 x 17 x 15 in.  Click HERE for Link to Sergei Isupov MICHAEL ZELEHOSKI ReUse, ReCycled, ReObjectified New work by the young artist Michael Zelehoski includes "flattened" wooden folding chairs and produce boxes. Zelehoski's work embodies the concept of our upcoming group show "ReObjectification: Art + Object" in which artists were invited to share their source images,concept or actual materials.  A recent winner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship, Zelehoski will be a summer resident artist at Hancock Shaker Village using the site and workshops to ReExamine Shaker style object making. Photo Caption: Michael Zelehoski, Three Box, 2010,  Mixed Media, 20 x 29 in.   Click HERE for Michael Zelehoski @ FerrinGallery.com CHRIS ANTEMANN Battle of the Britches Featuring new works from her series inspired by 17c Staffordshire figurines.  Antemann recently received the first place 2010 Virgina A Groot Foundation Grant and was chosen for the BAM Biennial to produce "Seven Deadly Sins".  "Investigating the struggle for dominance and playing off historical stereotypes of marriage, courtship and coupling, this series exposes the tension created when two individuals try to become one. As long as there is wedlock, tying the knot, getting hitched; this battle, a source of humor and entertainment for centuries, rages on." In 2009, Antemann began working with photographer Kendrick Moholt, to isolate and compose details from her sculptures and contrast the scale of the individual figurines 10 – 12" to the faces and figures featured in the prints, 36 x 26".  The series will be onview at Art Chicago 2010. Photo Caption: Chris Antemann, Detail from "Tea Party", 2010, Porcelain, 15 x 28 x 13 inches Click HERE for link to Chris Antemann @ FerrinGallery.com PAUL GRAUBARD Stories from the Bible and Other Places Featuring selected works from his current show that depict personal experiences, ethnic traditions and Biblical stories using acrylic paint, fabric, paper and objects arranged on canvas and wood.  Considered an Outsider Artist, Graubard employs rich colors and simple forms in complex compositions to create narratives.  Not formally trained as an artist, he worked as a teacher, professor, and a psychologist until abandoning his practice and working as a painter full time. Graubard's upbringing in a traditional Romanian household and his interests in music, religion, fantasy and folk stories are the subjects of his paintings. His work has been shown at and is in the collection of the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, MD. Photo Caption: Paul Graubard, "Jonah Gets Hungry", 2007, Mixed Media on Canvas, 37.5 x 46.5 in. Click HERE for link to Paul Graubard @ FerrinGallery.com MAGGIE MAILER ReObjectification: Painting In 2009, Mailer spent two months as artist in residence at the Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA examining the museum's collection of 18th and 19th century landscape and portraiture. The work featured at Art Chicago is selected from the the paintings that were produced during her residency.    Mailer is currently working towards a solo show at Ferrin Gallery, summer 2010 that continues to build on this experience. Photo Caption: Maggie Mailer, Rainbow, 2009,  Oil on Canvas, 19.75 x 19.75 in.  Click HERE to link to Maggie Mailer @ FerrinGallery.com SHANNON TRUDELL ReObjectification: Drawing THE SOVRAPPOSIZIONE SERIES Four new drawings from the series that began "as an attempt to demonstrate how the passage of time affects perceptions of beauty."   Using herself as a model, her  research led her to compare anatomy of the male - particularly popular male forms found throughout the Greek and Roman Renaissance art - with the anatomy of the modern female.   A young artist studying in Venice, Italy, Trudell produces meticulous, delicate drawings. Photo Caption: Shannon Trudell, Study of Perseo, 2010,  Pencil on Paper, 19.75 x 14.5 in.   Click HERE for link to Shannon Trudell @ FerrinGallery.com DAVID POPPIE ReObjectification: Object A classic "ReObjectifier" Poppie's work involves the reclaiming of disposable objects in mass to create two and three dimensional works. Paint sticks and colored pencils are his chosen material/medium for this series but his palette includes ordinary objects such as tea bags, matchbook strikes, plastic cutlery, cassettes and records.  " These items are generally disregarded and ignored by the everyday person. Through the gathering of the discards of contemporary culture, I ask the viewer to reconsider the function and value of these objects. I also reassign their value by re-contextualizing them by creating a piece of art from them. Besides the formal issues that interest me, based in the Minimalist school, that are utilized, I also am making a commentary on the disposable nature of contemporary culture.” Photo Caption: David Poppie, "and goodbye", 2010,  Mixed Media with Paint Sticks, 24 x 24 in.   Click HERE for link to David Poppie @ FerrinGallery.com ReObjectification: Art + Object group show of art + objects with links to their source inspiration OPENS @ Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield May 15th through June 13th RECEPTION: Memorial Day Weekend Saturday, May 29nd from 4-6pm Featuring work by thirty artists in all media including Ven Voisey, North Adams, MA, artist in residence at The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA and Michael Zelehoski, Pittsfield, MA, artist and residence at Hancock Shaker Village, Hancock, MA  Dean Adams Chris Antemann Christa Assad Michael Boroniec Gordon Chandler Donald Clark Cynthia Consentino Raymon Elozua Lucy Feller Kelly Garrett Rathbone Gerit Grimm Sergei Isupov Myungjin Kim Emmett Leader Maggie Mailer Gerardo Monterrubio Mark Shapiro Anat Shiftan Mara Superior Roy Superior Ven Voisey Jason Walker Kurt Weiser Red Weldon Sandlin Gwendolyn Yoppolo Michael Zelehoski --------------------------------------- Use SelfUnsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive emails from us. 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[Ferrin Gallery] DISH+DINE: Friday, April 23 - Stuart Chase, Ven Voisey, MaryAnne Davis

DISH & DINE @ Ferrin Gallery The second in a series of evening dinners in the gallery pairing local food with local artists. 6:30 - 9:00 Dinner at FERRIN GALLERY Friday, April 23 $35, limit 40 guests. BYOB. Reservations required. Call (413) 442-1622 to pay by phone. DINE with BASCOM LODGE DISH served on naked porcelain by MARY ANNE DAVIS DISCUSSION with VEN VOISEY, Artist in Residence at Berkshire Museum and STUART CHASE Berkshire Museum, Executive Director, PETER DUDEK, program director Bascom Lodge, about artist residencies in The Berkshires and the region. Link to FerrinGallery.com ONVIEW: The Things They Left Behind MICHAEL BORONIEC & GERIT GRIMM were resident artists at Project Art in Cummington, MA this past winter. Selected works are onview through April 24th in The Things They Left Behind MICHAEL BORONIEC, a Berkshire native, lives and works in Pittsfield, teaching high school art by day and sculpting in ceramics, mixed media and printmaking by night. Michael Boroniec's current series of sculptures was produced at Project Art in honor of his childhood friend, a West Point graduate, currently on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Using the opportunity to work in a new environment surrounded by other art professionals, Boroniec chose to re-objectify, in ceramic materials, the uniforms and equipment that will travel with Captain Russo into the war zone. An ardent pacifist, this series builds on his interest to use his work to send a message. Read Dan Shaw's profile in Rural Intelligence: Portrait Of An Artist As A Young Man Click HERE for FerrinGallery.com and The Things They Left Behind DISH: MaryAnne Davis MARYANNE DAVIS from nearby Chatham, NY makes functional porcelain dishware intended for daily use.  "Art and life come together at a table. Using handmade dishes to set a table provides the opportunity to express private creativity: ephemeral and memorable. The social fabric, the relationships built one meal at a time becomes the real art and the meal has an energy of a higher order. Conversation is magic, bringing each individual at the table into a personal bond." photo caption: MaryAnne Davis, Naked Porcelain, Dinnerware Link to FerrinGallery.com for MaryAnne Davis's web portfolio DINE: Bascom Lodge DINE with meal prepared by Bascom Lodge Chef John Dudek featuring a menu from locally grown produce, opening for the season, May 15.  MENU Bruschetta w/ grilled asparagus, red onions, basil and Old Chatham camembert Shrimp à ì Américaine w/ shallots, tomato, tarragon, chervil and white wine Lemon tartlets, Coffee & Tea Read More about Bascom Lodge and Mt. Greylock in Berkshire Living Magazine SUBSCRIBE: Art Events in The Berkshires DIRECT YOUR eNEWS FROM FERRIN GALLERY Going Green in 2010. Less Printing, More News. Our regular eNews introduces new artists, announces dinners, artist talks and events of interest to artists, collectors and professionals. Help us get you the eNews you want by sorting out your interests on our Contact page. Click HERE to link to FerrinGallery.com CONTACT FOLLOW: Ferrin Gallery on Facebook FERRIN GALLERY on Facebook posts information on gallery events, artist news, photos and links to articles on topics of interest. Our "fan" page is a great place to share comments and network with the art community. Become a FerrinGallery Facebook Fan --------------------------------------- Use SelfUnsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive emails from us. Powered by MainStreetMAIL.com ™

Ferrin Gallery at SOFA New York 2010

FERRIN GALLERY exhibits at SOFA New York   ReObjectification: ART + OBJECT preview of group show of works in all media with links to their source inspiration RSVP today for a general admission tickets left @ will call info@ferringallery.com FERRIN GALLERY BOOTH #300 The 13th International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art is a gallery-presented, international art exposition dedicated to bridging the worlds of design, decorative and fine art. Ferrin Gallery presents a preview of LOCATION: Park Avenue Armory Park Avenue at 67th Street New York, NY, 10021 DATES & HOURS: Friday & Saturday, April 16-17 - 11 am – 7 pm Sunday, April 18 - Noon – 6 pm Monday, April 19 - 11 am – 5 pm OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW: Thursday evening, April 15, 2010 VIP Cardholders Preview - 5:30 - 9:00 pm - Public Preview Gala - 7:00 - 9:00 pm - $100.00 Click HERE for a link to FerrinGallery.com INBOOTH Artist Conversations FRIDAY, April 16, 12:30 - 4:00 Ferrin Gallery Booth #300 Half hour discussions with artists about their work and inspirational source material in ReObjectification. SCHEDULE: 12:30 Roy Superior 1:00 Mara Superior 1:30 Lucy Feller 2:30 Raymon Elozua 3:00 Anat Shiftan 3:30 Christa Assad 4:00 Gerit Grimm Photo Caption: Gerit Grimm, "Cupid & Psyche", 2010 Click HERE for a overview of the exhibition ReObjectification PANEL DISCUSSION: ReObjectification in Postmodern Ceramics Join artists Anat Shiftan, Gerit Grimm, Christa Assad and Greenwich House Pottery director Sarah Archer for a conversation about postmodernism in ceramics. With its rich history and ability to mimic other materials, ceramics is an ideal medium for the interpretation and re-contextualization of one object into another. Whether by direct reference, the use of found objects in ceramic sculpture or realistic rendering, artists can layer meaning into their work. The artists, all represented by Ferrin Gallery, discuss their various techniques for appropriating imagery and form in clay and the inspiration behind their choices. Sarah Archer holds a BA from Swarthmore College and an MA in the history of decorative arts from the Bard Graduate Center, and was a curatorial assistant at the Museum of Arts and Design before joining GHP. ReObjectification in Postmodern Ceramics Limited to 25 participants 11:30 am Monday, April 19 VIP Lounge, SOFA NEW YORK Click HERE to RSVP for VIP Events Photo caption: Christa Assad, "Transformer Teapot", 2010 ReObjectification: Material GORDON CHANDLER Using recycled steel to create recognizable domestic objects, Chandler has spent over thirty years making mildly humorous domestic objects from "road kill" metal.  John Deere tractor forgotten cast offs.  Welding parts together, he turns them into parts become "Deer Heads" and steel chemical drums become "Kimonos".  Scouring scrap yards and metal culled from roadsides, Chandler works intuitively to pull color and form from forgotten cast offs.  Welding parts together, he turns them into chairs, quilts and iconic objects.  Chandler has made a career of ReObjectification. Photo Caption: Gordon Chandler, "Rusty Blue", Steel Drum, 2009 Click HERE for a Link to Gordon Chandler @ FerrinGallery.com ReObjectification: Eroticism and Sexuality SCANDAL, SEX & ETHICS? Traditional ceramic figurines were often used to convey "G" rated content.  This format is easily uprated and updated to "R" and "X" in the hands of contemporary artists. Humorous use of the implied and obvious "tall tale (tail)" combined with "tongue in cheek" ironic wit is at the core of the work by Dean Adams, Chris Antemann and Gerit Grimm. Photo caption: Chris Antmann, "Paradise", Detail, 2010 Click HERE for a link to Chris Antemann @ FerrinGallery.com ReObjectification: Object 3D to 3D - architecture, object and contemporay design translated into another 3D art object is how many artists use source material.  Choosing an object and then exploring meaninng, use, form and content through sculpture is how Christa Assad, Emmett Leader, Kurt Weiser, Gerardo Monterrubio, Roy Superior, Jason Walker "reobjectify" one 3D object into another. Photo Caption: Jason Walker, "Stopping to sniff the flowers...", Click HERE for a link to Jason Walker @ FerrinGallery.com ReObjectification: Photography Photographers who use digital technology to examine image and object sources include collage style compositions by Lucy Feller and abstractioninsm through still lifes by Raymon Elozua. Photo caption: Lucy Feller, Digital Photography Click HERE for a link to Lucy Feller @ FerrinGallery.com ReObjectification: Art Exploring art by another artist by literally objectifying a 2D painting or source is how Mara Superior and Myungjin Kim approached ReObjectification, Kim through dutch still life painting and Superior through a New Yorker cover by Saul Steinberg.  Photo Caption: Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers", Detail Click HERE for Mara Superior @ FerrinGallery.com ReObjectification Continues .... ReObjectification: ART + OBJECT selected works of sculpture, photography and painting showing @ Art Chicago April 30–May 3 The International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art preview: Thursday, April 29, 5–8 The Merchandise Mart, 12th Floor Chicago, IL The complete exhibition with works by all thirty artists in all media opens @ Ferrin Gallery May 15–June 13 reception: Saturday, May 29, 4–6 437 North Street Pittsfield, MA Click HERE for link to ArtChicago --------------------------------------- Use SelfUnsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive emails from us. Powered by MainStreetMAIL.com ™

[Ferrin Gallery] "THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND" Opens Saturday

THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND MICHAEL BORONIEC & GERIT GRIMM The Winter Residents @ Project Art RECEPTION: Saturday, April 10, 5 - 7:00 p.m. Sculptors Gerit Grimm, Germany and Lincoln, NB and Michael Boroniec, Pittsfield, MA were resident artists at Project Art in Cummington, MA this winter. Each artist presents selections of the artwork produced during their residencies in their show "The Things They Left Behind".    EXHIBITION: April 10 - April 24, 2010 Link to FerrinGallery.com and "The Things They Left Behind". MICHAEL BORONIEC Berkshire native, Pittsfield Resident, high school art teacher by day and working artist by night.  Boroniec's current series of mixed media sculpture was produced at Project Art in honor of his childhood friend, a West Point graduate, currently on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Using the opportunity to work in a new environment surrounded by other art professionals, Boroniec chose to re-objectify, in ceramic materials, the uniforms and equipment that will travel with Captain Russo into the war zone. An ardent pacifist, this series builds on his interest to use his work to send a message. Boroniec earned his BFA from RISD with a concentration in Ceramic Material Sciences. The title of the show refers to the ongoing NEA program, The Big Read, currently underway in Pittsfield in which the community explores the book "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien, through programming in the schools, libraries and cultural venues throughout the city. In Rural Intelligence, Dan Shaw writes "Michael Boroniec calls himself an Art Soldier, which is fitting since he’s on the front lines of Pittsfield’s cultural revolution." photo caption: Michael Boroniec, Self Portrait, Photograph Link to RURAL INTELLIGENCE - Dan Shaw's Profile "Portait of a Pittsfield Artist as a Young Man" GERIT GRIMM Born and raised in East Germany, Grimm came to work at Project Art this winter most recently from Lincoln Nebraska. Having come to the US to pursue her MFA at Alfred University, she has been a resident artist at the The LH Project in Joseph, Oregon, The Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana, and Arts in Industry at the Kohler factory in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Like Boroniec, the residency at Project Art enabled her to work among ceramic and art professionals who live and pass through the Berkshires. Meeting other ceramicists, visual artists, visiting curators and working closely with gallerist, Leslie Ferrin, Grimm's experience was an immersion in what The Berkshires and Western Massachusetts offers - a network and proximity to the world's finest cultural institutions in the region, nearby New York and Boston. She focused on works in upcoming group exhibitions, ReObjectification, The Hermaphrodites: Living in Two Worlds and in the process explored new ideas and addressed technical issues. "In The Things They Left Behind", Grimm presents selections from her residency that include a collaborative works with potter and pattern painter, Megan Hart and selected works from Grimm's recent exhibition in Philadelphia "Sugar Coated: The Candy Shop". Astrid Heimer writing in Berkshire Fine Arts, "Female and male figures all resemble Gerit in some way. Her dressed or nude figurines are placed in fantastic settings, but she denies any relationship to the 'Gebrueder Grimm' (Grimm's fairy tales)." photo caption: Gerit Grimm with "Cupid and Psyche" Link toBERKSHIRE FINE ARTS- Astrid Heimer's Interview with Gerit Grimm MEGAN HART & GERIT GRIMM A studio visit inspired a series of figurines based on Meissen "erotic" dancers and hostesses.  Working together, Grimm produced the figures and painted the males, Megan Hart, known for her fluid floral pattern painting on functional porcelain, dressed the women with flowery clothing.  Photo Caption: Gerit Grimm and Megan Hart, Country Dance:PeterPetra, 2010, 13" x 8" x 7" Click HERE to link to Ferrin Gallery,com TICKETS TO SOFA New York? Next Week's Enews: SOFA New York - limited tickets available  Contact us to have them left for you at Will Call DIRECT YOUR eNEWS Going Green in 2010. Less Printing, More News. CONTROL what you get from us by sorting out your interests on our Contact page.  Choose among our enews topics: DISH&DINES FOCUS: Studio Pottery ART FAIRS THE BERKSHIRES Click HERE to link to FerrinGallery.com CONTACT FOLLOW: Ferrin Gallery on Facebook FERRIN GALLERY on Facebook posts information on gallery events, artist news, photos and links to articles on topics of interest. Our "fan" page is a great place to share comments and network with the art community. Become a FerrinGallery Facebook Fan --------------------------------------- Use SelfUnsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive emails from us. Powered by MainStreetMAIL.com ™