SCULPTURE trip to National gallery Washington DC

L to R  Tess Amorusso, Prof Nickel, Betsy Kieckhaefer, Katie Mclaughlin,
Ryan Mann, Haruka Takemoto, Jane Ritchie, Prof. Roth, James Anderson.
Sept 26th

This past Friday John Roth, Assistant professor of Sculpture and his students attended a SCULPTURE trip to National gallery Washington DC to see Martin
Puryear’s sculpture and see the contemporary collection at the Hirshhorn.

Images from the trip:

Ian Jewel Exhibition at The Walls Gallery

Ian Jewel Exhibition at The Walls Gallery

Ian Jewell an artist and educator in his senior year at Old Dominion University currently pursuing a B.F.A. in ceramics combined with a B.A. in art education has recently become a member of the Walls Fine Art gallery located down town Norfolk.

The Walls gallery is located inside the Monticello Arcade at 204 East Plume Street suite 2.  Five pieces of Jewell’s ceramic sculpture are currently on display and can be viewed during the gallery’s business hours Monday through Friday 11 am- 4 pm and Saturdays by appointment

Jewell describes his work as “vessels for the imagination” as his intention is to create objects which evoke feelings of possibility and pose questions to the viewer leaving them to create their own conclusions as to how and why these objects have come into existence.  These vessels are created in the tradition of wheel thrown pottery but soon evolve into something more as he works spontaneously while embracing disaster and turning mistakes into techniques.

Opening reception will be held Saturday October 4th 6pm-9pm.  For more information call gallery director James Corcoran (757) 508-1932 or visit the website at http://www.wallsva.com/

Students Receive Awards for Ceramic Work

Students Receive Awards for Ceramic Work

This past spring, ceramic work by ODU art students Haruka Takemoto and Johanna Colijn was included in “Genesis 2008”, an exhibition of regional college student artwork at the Peninsula Fine Art Center. Haruka’s piece “An Imperfect Dream,” a wheel-thrown porcelain bowl with hand painted underglaze imagery was selected for the Genesis 2008 Award in Ceramics. Johanna received the exhibition’s Award in Sculpture for her piece titled, “Still Limber,” a hand-built figurative sculpture made from unglazed white stoneware clay. The exhibition included work by students at other local colleges and universities, including William and Mary, Hampton University and Christopher Newport University. This was the first year that the annual exhibition was expanded to include Old Dominion University and other Norfolk area colleges. The work submitted for the exhibition was completed in Anna Freeman’s Advanced Ceramics course, and both students are continuing their work in clay this semester.

Johanna Colijn, “Still Limber”
Genesis 2008 Award in Sculpture

Haruka Takemoto, “An Imperfect Dream”
Genesis 2008 Award in Ceramics

FitzGerald in Santa Monica postcard show

Graphic Design professor Kenneth FitzGerald is one of 16 artists included in the exhibition I Want To Believe, held September 11–October 11 at Bolivar Cafe and Gallery, Santa Monica, California. The exhibition was organized by Garland Kirkpatrick and features original postcard works inspired by the upcoming presidential election. Free copies of Kenneth’s postcard are available on request while supplies last!

Roth and Van Horn in Peninsula Fine Arts Center Biennial

Sculpture professor John Roth and Adjunct professor Virginia Van Horn have work included in the Peninsula Fine Arts Center Biennial in Newport News, September 13–November 2. (left: ‘05 Nomad by Roth; right: Nest (detail) by Van Horn)

Patricia Sterritt at Roanoke Island Festival Park Gallery

Visual Studies graduate student Patricia Sterritt has 12 works included in the exhibition Five Women at the Roanoke Island Festival Park Gallery, in Manteo, NC. The show includes the work of 5 Elizabeth City artists and runs through September 29. (Work shown: The Twins, paper lithography)

Leeor and Johnson at Taylor Arts Center

Adjunct professor Elizabeth Leeor and Visual Studies graduate student Crystal Johnson have multiple works included in the exhibition The Family of Man at the Charles H. Taylor Arts Center in Hampton. This exhibition, which runs September 13–October 19, is inspired by the photography exhibition curated by Edward Steichen, first shown in 1955 at the famed Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Greta Pratt on/in Democracy

Photography professor Greta Pratt’s entire series of “Flag A Day” photographs will be included in the exhibition Democracy in America: The National Campaign at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City, September 21–27.

The exhibition is presented by the organization Creative Time and is the largest public art initiative in its 34-year history. A multifaceted project on a national scale, Democracy in America travels across the country to take the temperature of artists’ relationships with and reactions to the historic roots and practical manifestations of the American democratic tradition. Creative Time will promote active participation and open discourse during the 2008 election season and beyond by engaging a diverse community of artists, activists, thinkers, and citizens to create spaces for dialogue, exploration, and congregation. The project includes: a 7-day exhibition at the historic landmark Park Avenue Armory, performative artist commissions from coast to coast and at the RNC and DNC, mobile projects visiting communities in Queens and Brooklyn, and a publication giving artists a platform to reflect on democracy in this country.

A book to accompany the exhibition will also be published.

Stories From The Earth : Contemporary Ceramic Artists at ODU Galleries

Stories From The Earth : Voices of Contemporary Ceramic Artists
Reception is Sunday September 7th 3-5:00

Old Dominion University’s Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries opens “Stories from the Earth, Voices of Contemporary Ceramic Artists,” a selection of work by prominent contemporary American ceramic artists, Saturday Aug. 9. The exhibition, which continues through Sept. 14 is free and open to the public.
The exhibition is curated by Richard Nickel Professor of Ceramics at Old Dominion University and features recent works by Erin Furimsky, Carrianne Hendrickson, Marlene Jack, Lori Mills, Beth Lo, Virginia Scotchie, Carol Schwartz, Michaeline Walsh, Jenny Mendes and Anna Freeman. Each artist, using a wide variety of storytelling, explores personal views on a variety of topics, from relationships between significant others to childhood memories. Personal symbols are carved, molded painted and thrown onto each form.