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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Faculty and alumni featured by the DMA in October 2014

Senior Lecturer Lesli Robertson and alumna Natalie Macellaio (MFA) will be giving a gallery talk at the Dallas Museum of Art Center for Creative Connections on October 29, 2014. For more information about the DMA Gallery Talk series, please see the DMA website.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Professor Robert Jessup featured at The MAC

5/10/14 – 6/28/14

Robert JessupSelections – New Work: 2013-2014

An opening reception will be held Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, located at 3120 McKinney Avenue, in the Uptown District of Dallas.

Exhibitions will be on view through June 28, 2014.

The MAC welcomes Robert Jessup for a solo exhibition in the New Works Space this summer. Selections – New Work: 2013-2014 includes selected paintings from the past year, which explore his journey into a “free play of form”. The intuitive, non-representational form making gives his paintings an open ended resolution, keeping singularity in meaning out of his works. Having identity without being identifiable, the paintings are free to speak for themselves through an abstract visual narrative.

For more information, please go to the MAC website.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

"Seven Artists" Opening at McMurtrey Gallery

SEVEN ARTISTS
February 22 - March 8, 2014

Opening Reception
Saturday, February 22
6:00 - 8:00pm

Seven Artists is an exhibition that brings together seven gallery artists whose work differs in form and concept. Working in paint, gouache, collage, and bronze, this exhibit showcases the various processes these artists undergo to create their vision.
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January Number Two, oil on canvas, 2013
ROBERT JESSUP: NEW PAINTINGS

February 22 - March 22, 2014

These pictures are the result of intuitive, non-representational form-making interacting with the mental forces that want to imagistically bind visual elements together. I have been trying to invent configurations that stop just short of representation, configurations that have identity without being identifiable. I have wanted there to be the feel of drama and the sense of narrative without the presence of recognizable images or symbols. Neither abstract nor figurative but still imbued with the current of a story. -Robert Jessup
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For more information, please see the McMurtrey Gallery website.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

OCULAR: An exhibition featuring Rachel Black

Installation will be available through January 31, 2014.
Rachel Black

OCULAR

Eagle Exhibit Hall, EESAT Bldg, through January 31

"The works presented in Ocular began with a shoebox. The contents were a career’s worth of accumulated slides which once belonged to an ophthalmologist. I continue to be inspired and drawn to this collection of imagery as a starting point for my artwork. The originals are intriguing as artifacts themselves but translating the microscopic images onto canvas and paper is a process which brings to light new ways of seeing them."

Monday, November 25, 2013

David Collins at the PAA Gallery

Meet and hear from amazing contemporary artists David Collins.

PAA Members Meeting (free to members $15 non members).

PAA Gallery
1013 15th Place Suite 105
Eastside Village
Plano TX 75074 @ 7:00pm

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Professor Matthew Bourbon featured in Art+CultureTexas and Design Milk

Matthew Bourbon, A Part of Us, 2012. Acrylic on canvas.
Courtesy of the artist.
Drawing & Painting professor Matthew Bourbon was recently interviewed by Arts+Culture Texas about why he paints. The full article is available here: http://artsandculturetx.com/human-and-alien/

Some of professor Bourbon's paintings were recently featured in Design Milk, a prominant ezine about modern design and devoted to all things new in the areas of art, architecture, interior design, furniture and decor, fashion and technology. See the full article here:
http://design-milk.com/matthew-bourbons-collage-like-portraits/

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Visit the Rachofsky Warehouse

The Painting Department has scheduled a visit to the Rachofsky Warehouse space located in North Dallas. This is an opportunity to see the private collection of these art patrons and the work of some of the most important contemporary artists. The space is an 18,000sqft space that currently houses works from the Gutai movement and work from the Arte Povera movement as well. This may be the only opportunity you will have to see this collection and work as the Warehouse is not open to the public. The private tour will be led by Rachofsky educator Francisco Moreno. The visit is scheduled for Tuesday November 5th at 3:30pm. Students must arrive on time. Anyone who arrives more than 10 minutes late will not be allowed to join the tour.

The Warehouse is located at:
14105 Inwood Road (between Alpha and Spring Valley)
Dallas, TX 75244

If you are interested in joining this tour please email your name, year and major to ArthurPena@my.unt.edu before Monday, November 4th.

Anyone not on the list will NOT be allowed into the space.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

"TOPO-TARANTULAS" at WARE:WOLF:HAUS

CLOSING RECEPTION
SATURDAY OCTOBER 5, 6-10.
EARLIER VIEWINGS ARE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT.


Tim DeVoe and Miriam Ellen Ewers collaborate on a new site specific installation that occupies the intersection between sculpture and architecture. This large scale work demonstrates the artists shared preoccupations with the interconnections between human kinesis and topological landscapes. The work requires the audience to suspend their sense of environment and enter a physically challenging setting through a portal that takes the shape of a van. TOPO-TARANTULAS force the audience to traverse a fabricated landscape and engage in the space of WARE:WOLF:HAUS. This is the first collaborative show and first exhibition in the Dallas area for DeVoe and Ewers.

Tim DeVoe, new Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas, holds degrees from the Maryland Institute College of Art (BFA) and Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA). His works have been shown at Keith Talent, London, England; Kim Foster, NYC; The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA; and K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX. His new studio is in Denton, Texas. http://timothydexterdevoe.com

Miriam Ellen Ewers, received her MFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006 and Bachelors of Fine Art in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2000. Her works have been shown at ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA; Kim Foster Galley, NYC; Monte Vista Gallery, Los Angles, CA; The Washington Project for the Arts Corcoran Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC; The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA; and is currently featured in the 2013 Texas Biennial at the Blue Star Contemporary Arts Museum. http://miriamellenewers.com

WARE:WOLF:HAUS is a warehouse space located at Trinity Groves in west Dallas. It is an incubator for experimentation and a collaborative effort to show rad things that may or may not be perceived as art.

WARE:WOLF:HAUS
425 Bedford St.
Dallas, TX 75209
click the link above for a map

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Prof Robert Jessup featured in Krasl Gallery exhibition

Krasl Art Center
707 Lake Blvd.
St. Joseph, MI 49085

You are Invited to Attend the Opening Exhibition, American Painting Today: Physical and Visceral


Painting is far from static. Styles, forms, boundaries and mediums resist limitation, making the practice full and exciting. This singular exhibition showcases paintings created throughout the nation, introducing viewers to the creative producers of today. Artists include Mark Bowers, Gregory Euclide, Carlos Fragoso, Daniel Gerwin, Eli Halpern, Robert Jessup, the late Steven MacGowan, Susan Michod, Lorri Ott, Gabriel Pionkowsi, Preetika Rajgariah, Celeste Rapone, Andrew Rogers, Adam Scott and Hollis Brown Thornton.

Please join us to celebrate the opening of American Painting Today: Physical and Visceral. This exhibition featuring 30 paintings by contemporary American artists opens at 6:00 pm Friday, September 13, 2013.

Please contact me should you have questions.

Sincerely,

Tami Miller
Curator of Exhibitions, Collections and Education

Friday, September 6, 2013

Prof. Paho Mann


Hello All,

I'm excited to be apart of an exhibition with Garth Amundson & Pierre Gour at The University of Texas at Arlington. The opening is tonight and the exhibition runs through October 5th. If you are out and about stop by!

The Gallery at UTA (CLICK FOR MAP)
502 S. Cooper
Arlington, TX

Reception: September 6 from 5:30-8pm.

Paho

Monday, July 8, 2013

Photography faculty Kathy Lovas in new group exhibition

Hello Friends!

I have new work in a group exhibition Side Affect at Liliana Bloch Gallery, 2919 Commerce Street, Dallas. I will be at the reception this coming Saturday evening July 13, 6-8 pm.

Hope you can stop by!

Kathy Lovas
Adjunct Faculty
Photography

PRESS RELEASE:
SIDE AFFECT alludes to the U.S Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) evolving regulatory practices since its inception in 1892. Mindful of the growing power and influence of private and public lobbyists, the artists participating in this exhibition examine the United States' permissive pharmaceutical and genetically modified organism (GMO) policies, and their effects on health and the environment. The exhibition will feature the works of Waddy Armstrong, Mayra Barraza, Tim Best, Sandow Birk, Du Chau, Letitia Huckaby, Vince Jones, Mona Kasra, Kathy Lovas, Ryan Sarah Murphy and Laray Polk.

Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
Noon to 5 PM
and by appointment
214-991-5617
www.lilianablochgallery.com
Images upon request

Contact
All inquiries: info@lilianablochgallery.com
Liliana Bloch Gallery represents emerging and mid-career, regional, national and international artists working in a variety of media. The Gallery works with institutional and private curators establishing simultaneous involvement between collectors, for-profit, educational art venues and the general public.

Liliana Bloch Gallery | info@lilianablochgallery.com | 2919 Commerce Street, Suite C, Dallas, TX 75226



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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Fibers students at 2013 International Surface Design Conference

CVAD faculty, students, and alumni in Fashion and Fibers represented the University of North Texas at the 2013 International Surface Design Conference that was held in in San Antonio, TX by receiving numerous awards and participating in conference exhibitions, lectures, and workshops. Congratulations to the following members of our community:

Fashion Show:
Second Place ($400): Anny Chang, Assistant Professor
Third Place ($300): Janie Stidham, Associate Professor
SDA Award of Excellence: Leisa Rich, MFA 2007

Members Show:
Beyond the Boundaries Award: Naomi Adams, MFA 2012

Student Show:
First Place ($700): Julie Shipman, BFA 2013

Student Presentations:
Chesley Williams’s (MFA 2013) proposal for a Student Presentation was accepted. Chesley gave a 15 minute talk about her body of artwork titled Recycling: Up-Cycling.

Student Facilitator
Delaney Smith (MFA 2013) was the facilitator for the SDA student meeting.

Workshop Coordinator
Amie Adelman (Associate Professor) coordinated five pre-conference workshops and three post-conference workshops.

Workshop Coordinator Assistant
Casey Galloway (BFA 2009) was the Workshop Coordinator’s Assistant for the pre and post conference workshops.

Workshop Leader
Naomi Adams (MFA 2012) taught a three-day workshop titled Textile Bookmaking at the University of the Incarnate Word.

Workshop Assistants
Marla Ross, Fibers, BFA Candidate
Caridad Cardentey, Fibers, BFA Candidate
Becky Howdeshell, MFA 2008
Brittany Harris, BFA Candidate
Karen Arzamendi, MFA 2011

Thursday, May 23, 2013

TEXAS BIENNIAL ANNOUNCES ARTISTS FOR 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE






Media Contact: Lauren Gehrig (512) 765-5892 press@texasbiennial.org

TEXAS BIENNIAL ANNOUNCES ARTISTS FOR 2013

Austin, Texas – May 22, 2013 The Texas Biennial is pleased to announce the artists selected for the 2013 Texas Biennial. They are:

UNT alumni and faculty are highlighted in green

  • Adela Andea (Conroe)
  • Skye Ashbrook (Austin)
  • David Aylsworth (Houston)
  • Debra Barrera (Houston)
  • Michael Bise (Houston)
  • Michael Blair (Denton)
  • Matthew Bourbon (Denton)
  • Margarita Cabrera (El Paso)
  • Bernardo Cantu (Denton)
  • Rebecca Carter (Dallas)
  • Teresa Cervantes (Austin)
  • Kristen Cochran (Dallas)
  • Joseph Cohen (Houston)
  • Shannon Crider (San Antonio)
  • Rachel Crist and Daedalus Hoffman (Austin)
  • Matthew Cusick (Dallas)
  • Gabriel Dawe (Dallas)
  • Claudio Dicochea (San Antonio)
  • Kent Dorn (Houston)
  • Trey Egan (Lewisville)
  • Cassandra Emswiler (McKinney)
  • Miriam Ellen Ewers (Denton)
  • Vincent Falsetta (Denton)
  • Danielle Georgiou (Dallas)
  • Jeff Gibbons (Arlington)
  • Sally Glass (Dallas)
  • Will Henry (Houston)
  • Hillerbrand + Magsamen (Houston)
  • Geoff Hippenstiel (Houston)
  • HOMECOMING! Committee (Fort Worth)
  • Letitia Huckaby (Fort Worth)
  • Tatiana Istomina (Houston)
  • Hiroko Kubo (Fort Worth)
  • Ann Johnson (Houston)
  • Angela Kallus (Fort Worth)
  • Lakes Were Rivers (Austin)
  • Julia Barbosa Landois (San Antonio)
  • Dion Laurent (Houston)
  • Jonathan Leach (Houston)
  • Natali Leduc (Houston)
  • Ysabel LeMay (Austin)
  • Daniel McFarlane (Spring)
  • Marcelyn McNeil (Houston)
  • Robert Melton and Robert Boland (Austin)
  • Abinadi Meza (Austin)
  • Madsen Minax (Houston)
  • Rahul Mitra (Pearland)
  • Seth Mittag (Houston)
  • Michael Morris (Irving)
  • Nancy Newberry (Dallas)
  • Kelly O'Connor (San Antonio)
  • Arthur Peña (Dallas)
  • Katie Rose Pipkin (Austin)
  • Jessica Pizaña-Roberts (El Paso)
  • Mark Ponder (Houston)
  • Anne Regan (Houston)
  • Liz Rodda (Austin)
  • Gregory Ruppe (Fort Worth)
  • Chris Sauter (San Antonio)
  • Carrie Schneider (Houston)
  • Kasey Short (Austin)
  • Gary Sweeney (San Antonio)
  • The Bridge Club Collaborative (Huntsville)
  • Prince Thomas (Houston)
  • Kevin Todora (Richardson)
  • Melissa Tran (Houston)
  • Brad Tucker (Austin)
  • Giovanni Valderas (Dallas)
  • Sara Vanderbeek (Austin)

Selections were made by a distinguished group of curators (see below), working independently to review works for inclusion in the group survey exhibition that will take September 5 - November 9 at Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum in San Antonio.

About the Texas Biennial
The Texas Biennial is an independent survey of contemporary art in Texas, founded to create an exhibition opportunity for all artists living and working in the state. In the fall of 2013, the Biennial celebrates its 5th anniversary with a range of exhibitions and other programming at venues in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Marfa and San Antonio.

For 2013, the curators of the open call group survey exhibition that is the central feature of the Biennial are Bill Arning, René Paul Barilleaux, Christian Gerstheimer, K8 Hardy, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, Annette Lawrence, David Pagel, Bárbara Perea, Christina Rees, Dario Robleto, Noah Simblist, Jeremy Strick, and Clint Willour, working with Curator-at-Large Virginia Rutledge.

The TX★13 group survey exhibition will be presented at Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum in San Antonio, with selected performances during the run of the exhibition at CentralTrak–The Artist Residency of the University of Texas at Dallas. A commissioned artist project will be presented by Ballroom Marfa. Special anniversary exhibitions of current work by selected past Biennial artists will be hosted at Lawndale Art Center in Houston and Big Medium in Austin.

Curator bios, programming dates and other details are available at www.texasbiennial.org. Follow the Biennial on Facebook and Twitter.

The Texas Biennial is a program of Big Medium, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting contemporary art throughout Texas, funded in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division. The Biennial is also supported by the Texas Commission on the Arts and generous contributions from Suzanne Deal Booth and David G. Booth and other private donors, as well as grants from the Susan Vaughan Foundation and the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation.

About Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum
Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum is the first and longest-running venue for contemporary art in San Antonio. Now in its twenty-seventh year, Blue Star enables over 300,000 visitors each year to experience contemporary art through exhibitions, the MOSAIC after-school education program, and community events.
www.bluestarart.org

Friday, May 17, 2013

Professor Dornith Doherty's TED Talk has posted!

If you will remember, we announced in early April that photography professor Dornith Doherty was invited to do a TED Talk at the 2013 TEDx Monterey.

Here is the link to her talk! ENJOY!

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Faculty awarded Research Enabling Grant

Please join us in congratulating Laura Beard, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, on her Research Enabling Grant (REG) for Fall 2014! Beard received one of the ten highly competitive REG's given out this term.

Grant period: September 01, 2013-August 31, 2014 
Laura Beard, Art Studio - Painting and Drawing / College of Visual Arts and Design,
Artist in Residence at My Art Loft, Vienna, Austria and Solo Exhibition at the Manfred Flener Gallery in Vienna, Austria

Monday, May 6, 2013

An Invitation from Professor Vincent Falsetta

Hi everyone,

I hope your semester has been a great one. Being on leave as the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts Faculty Fellow has been great. I will be in a 6-person show at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) in Dallas where I will be showing several of my recently made paintings. The reception is Saturday May 18, 5:30-8pm. If you can make it, I would love to see you at the reception.

Vincent Falsetta
Professor Painting & Drawing
University of North Texas

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Professor Matthew Bourbon featured in New American Paintings

In the Studio: Process of a Painting with Matthew Bourbon by New American Paintings

Matthew Bourbon (NAP #90, #102) creates a wonderful balance in his paintings – he fills organic shapes and figures with loud, bold, geometric shapes. Rather than seeming meddlesome or intrusive, though, these shapes look and feel quite at home in the spaces they occupy. To read more, click here!