five15 to the Power of 5

Five15 Arts presents its third annual invitational. Each of the eleven member invites five local artists to take part in a salon style exhibition called Five15 to the Power of 5.

Five 15 member Mary Shindell invited me to take part along with Christine Cassano, Mitch Fry, Carolyn Lavender and Nicole Royse.

The art is 12 x 12″, includes both 2D and 3D, and results in a diverse exhibition with over sixty works of art. Everything is available for purchase and will be on a cash ‘n carry basis. This means the show will certainly be different the second time you visit – on 3rd Friday!

The opening is this coming First Friday. Each member will have 2 works included in the exhibit. Here are Mary’s 5 picks along with her own art :

Mary Shindell
Mesquite Beans, Moon Crater
digital drawing with graphite and ink, archival ink jet print
2014
$100.00

Christine Cassano
Morph Code
mixed media on panel
2014
$375.00

Mitch Fry
Regrowth
repurposed hardwoods & elastomeric
12 x 12 x 3 1/4″
2014
$351.00

Carolyn Lavender
Baboon-Baboon (progress shot)
graphite on prepared canvas panel 
2014
$500.00

Nicole Royse
Twilight
acrylic on canvas
2014
$85.00

Monica Aissa Martinez
Anatomy of a Hummingbird 
mixed media and collage on panel
2014
$400.00

Mary Shindell
Bougainvillea Moon Craters
digital drawing with graphite and ink, archival ink jet print
2014
$100.00

Brave the heat and join us – it will be worth it! The show is always a full house.

WHO : Five 15 Arts
WHAT: Third Annual Five 15 to the 5th Power
WHEN: First Friday Opening, August 1, from 6-10 PM
Third Friday Reception, August 15 from 6 – 10 PM
Saturdays from 1 – 5 PM
WHERE: 515 E Roosevelt Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Five 15 Arts is a collective, artist-run, contemporary art space committed to providing support and an exhibition venue for serious, professionally minded Arizona artists.

more info → Five15 Arts

sex: a woman’s perspective

This summer I received an invitation from Beatrice Moore:

I am organizing an exhibit of all woman artists for September at Frontal Lobe Community Space and Gallery, in the Bragg’s Pie Factory building and I wanted to invite you to participate.

“Sex: A Woman’s Perspective” is intended to be interpreted in any way the artist likes. I’ve intentionally left off any descriptors so as not to influence the interpretation someone decides to make. This exhibit is one of several that will emphasize the work of Valley women artists. 

I didn’t wait too long to reply, especially after going through the list of invited artists – most of whom have been actively working in various mediums in the Phoenix and Valley art scene for many years.

Beatrice notes: the exhibit is comprised of women artists who I feel can interestingly, and provocatively, engage the public in a spoken, visual, and tactile dialogue about the many meanings and various interpretations of ‘sex’.

Artists include: Babs A’Delic, Melinda Bergman, Sue Chenoweth, Susan Copeland, Mona Higuchi, Dena Johnson, Carolyn Lavender, Annie Lopez, Carrie Marill, Monica Aissa Martinez, Lara Plecas, Christy Puetz, Irma Sanchez, Heather Smith-Gearns, Karolina Sussland, Jen Urso, Yuko Yabuki, and Denise Yaghmourian; with a special body painting project by Gingher Leyendecker.

Below are a few examples of works – you only see a part of the art or ‘in progress’ shot. You’ll want to  go see the show in person – for the complete experience.
(Some photos offer artist website link.)

Carrie Marill
Quiet Conditions  – detail
gouache on paper
14″x40″ 
2009

Irma Sanchez
Flesh – detail      
2′ x 2′ 
#4 of Sugar Panel Series.
Royal Cream Icing, (artists own recipe) applied to untreated wood, gel food color additive, gouche and silver aerosol.
2013
– Experimental

Christy Puetz
Karla – detail
glass beads, cloth, mixed media
2013

Karolina Sussland
Digital Print – in process
2013

Annie Lopez
Area of Concern – detail
dress made of cyanotype prints on tamale wrapper paper
2013

Yuko Yabuki
Oracle – in progress
acrylic on wood
18″x24″
2013

Sue Chenoweth
The Ghosts of Christmas Past – detail
acrylic, wood and mylar on panel
24 x 18″
2013

Denise Yaghmourian
I Love My Bicycle Face – detail
Performance
2013

Denise Yaghmourian
Succulent – detail
Mixed Media
2013

Yuko Yabuki
Oracle – in progress
acrylic on wood
18″x24″
2013

Monica Aissa Martinez
I don’t think it needs a title – detail
Casein on Canvas
18″ x 35″
2013

WHO: Frontal Lobe Community Space and Gallery
WHAT: Sex: A Woman’s Perspective – Curated by Beatrice Moore
WHERE: Frontal Lobe Community Space and Gallery
in Bragg’s Pie Factory,
1301 Grand, Phoenix, AZ
WHEN: September 6 at 6:00pm until September 21 at 4:00pm
Opening Reception: 6-10pm, September 6, 2013
Closing Reception: 6-10pm, September 20, 2013
Special → Artlink Collectors Tour, September 21, 1-4

The exhibit will also be open Saturday September 21st from 1-4pm.
and by appt. : contact Beatrice Moore at 602.391.4016 or email her for more info.

Click here to → rsvp on Facebook

about the space:
The Frontal Lobe Community Space and Gallery is a relatively new space on Grand Avenue in the historic Bragg’s Pie Factory building. The goal of the space is to showcase both established and lesser known artists, and create a place where fine art and community endeavors co-exist, and at times, overlap. The space is intended to be utilized as a community space as much as a gallery, and provides a venue where non-commercial work is encouraged and embraced. Film, performance, music, exhibits, historical explorations, science, and a host of other topics and various mediums are encouraged as part of an eclectic mix and a variety of approaches.

515 to the power of 5 – guest artist invitational

Five 15 Arts presents:
Second Annual Five15 to the 5th
June – July 2013

Five15 Arts is a member-run art gallery in the heart of downtown Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row District. For the second year in a row, members exhibit alongside five other artists they invite to participate. The only criteria is the artwork be 12″ x 12″. The results is a diverse salon style exhibition with over sixty works of art. All of it available for purchase. As work sells it can be taken home – artist has option to replaces the sold piece with something new so  the showing  may continue to change throughout its run.

Mary Shindell invited me to take part. Here are a small sampling showing both of Mary’s mixed media pieces (members show 2 works) as well as work in metal, clay, prints, paintings and graphite drawings – I hope you get a sense of the variety … there’s so much more. Join us next Friday. Drop in and see all the other creative groupings.

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Mary Shindell
Foliage 1 – Bougainvillea
Digital print on Plexiglas, LEDs, optical fiber, Redwood Frame

Sue Canasi
Midnight Botanical
Copper and Acrylic on Canvas

Farraday Newsome
Swallowtail Garden
lidded box, glazed terra cotta

Jeff Reich
Allthorn
glazed stoneware,

Diana Hartley
The Power of One (Mask)
Solar Intaglio on Hahnemuhle

Brent Bond
Flourish
mixed media on laser engraved birch plywood

Carolyn Lavender
Bear-Bear
Graphite on Canvas Panel

Mark Obermayer
Celebrate Life
Relief Print

Monica Aissa Martinez
Earth and Air – [Air]  / Tierra y Aire (Aire)
Casein on Paper

Mary Shindell
Foliage 2 – Palo Verde
Digital print on Plexiglas, LEDs, optical fiber, Redwood Frame

Second Annual Five15 to the 5th
Opening: First Friday, June 7th (6-10PM)
Artist Reception: Third Friday, June 21st (6-10PM)
First and Third Fridays during July from 6-10PM
Saturdays from 1-5PM

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five15 Arts

Directions

 

Address: 515 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Transit: Roosevelt St & 7th St

artist-made coasters @ MADE

MADE art boutique invited me, along with 10 other artists, to create a set of 6 beverage coasters for No Sweat: Artist-Made Coasters, the latest in an ongoing series of artist-themed exhibitions.

I had to think about things like protecting tables and other surfaces from a water ring. I considered cold, sweating glasses and hot cups. The coasters are not only functional, but are also a decorative element. They reflect my artistic style.

Initially I thought I’d print on cloth and did all the research to do so but came up with this idea a week later, while visiting with Mary Shindell.  I am very pleased with the look of the small objects. They open a whole new process to me, I’m sure could show up in future work.

Today I found clear bumpers to finish the work. The whole design took hold. The opaque ones above are fun. And the transparent ones below, more sophisticated. I have made various sets of 6, and have narrowed down two different completed sets, one of which I’ll leave with MADE next week.

What  No Sweat: Artist-Made Coasters

Who    11 Phoenix artists (listed below)

When   Opening Reception : Third Friday, November 16th, 2012 6-9
Exhibition Dates: November 16 – Friday, February 1st, 2013

Where  MADE art boutique
antidote to the everyday
artist made culture
922 N. Fifth Street @ Roosevelt
Downtown Phoenix 85004
602.256.6233 // madephx.com
Hours: Monday-Sunday 11-6 & Sunday 11-3
extended hours for events, receptions and workshops

The show opens next week and as usual, I hope to run a post with other artist’s work.

… tonight, we use our own personally designed set.