UGA alumni are staying extremely busy. Jessi Wohl (MFA ‘10) and current MFA candidate Justin Plakas have work in an exhibition at Zeitgeist. Together, their works “create a dialogue about the clandestine nature of suburban life,” according to Laura Huston’s review in the Nashville Scene. Read the review in its entirety here: http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/at-zeitgeist-work-by-two-artists-addresses-the-weirdness-of-suburbia/Content?oid=2580027
The Lamar Dodd School of Art’s director, Georgia Strange, has work being shown as part of an exhibition in SOHO20. “For Soho20’s National Affiliate artists, change in women’s personal and political spheres demands new methods and new definitions of what it is to make art. This cohesive group of thirteen mid-career artists from the Midwest, South, and northeastern states offers a national cross-section of views of female experience and the feminist agenda. The range of works include language-based explorations of Thoreau’s Walden, social narratives of Mexican migrant farm-workers, intercultural collaboration with Ghanaian villagers, exploration of paleo-photography, environmental installation, drawing, mixed media, print-making, and sculpture. Many of the artists develop their ideas as college teachers, curators, poets, and arts activists. All are committed to exploring new forms and strategies for understanding female development, intimacy, eroticism, and political commitment. Although geographically dispersed, they maintain an active dialogue on feminist issues, aesthetic values, and individual artistic growth, culminating in an annual group show at Soho20 Chelsea.” http://www.soho20gallery.com/New/exhibitions.html Imaginary Friend: Blue, 2010
A belated congratulations to 2010 MFA recipient Kim Deakins, whose work was featured in the 87th issue of New American Paintings (http://www.newamericanpaintings.com/) “New American Paintings is a juried exhibition-in-print. Each edition results from a highly competitive juried competition and presents the work of 40 painters…We work closely with renowned curators…in order to select those artists whose work deserves to be seen by a wider audience.” View more of Kim’s work at http://kimdeakins.com/ Golden Boy and Pink Lady ink on paper, 36”x48”, 2009
Work from 4 graduate students in the Photography department was selected for the juried show Emerging Visions, part of the APG’s 2010 gallery exhibitions. Congratulations to Leslie Burns, Sarah Laurentius, Justin Plakas, and Alison Smith! Their work will be exhibited until June 25th in Atlanta, so make sure to check it out. For more information:http://www.apgphoto.org/gallery/2010/student_show/emerging_visions.shtml Photograph from Alison Smith’s Suburban Gaze portfolio (http://alisonasmith.com/)
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