More specific information to be posted as it becomes available. Upcoming exhibitions for new works include: Group Exhibition at {9} The Gallery, Phoenix AZ: June 7th – June 28th, 2013 Method Art Gallery, Scottsdale AZ: October 22nd – November 5th, 2013 Yuma Fine Arts Gallery, Yuma, AZ: February – March 2014 With artist Rebecca Bergman: The [...]
A few weeks ago, I received a call from the Gilbert Visual Art League to see if I would be interested in speaking about my art at their April 4th meeting. After hearing a bit about their organization and some preliminary details, I happily obliged. At the time, it was a good thing I didn’t fully realize [...]
My art studio will be open to the public during the weekend of Art Detour 25 & 7th Ave Melrose Street Fair. All are encouraged to come by for a visit. This garage has been my working studio of about a year. Come by to see a few past art pieces and projects along with [...]
I began working on this piece a few months ago. The bone is part of a horse jaw bone and I recently cast an aluminum metal version of it. For several years, my work has been exploring the contrast and balance between industrial and organic materials. After my own hip replacement last year, I’m getting [...]
I’m excited to be a part of this exhibit! *Update: Pleased to mention that my submission was sold at the auction to a local collector. Proceeds were split between monOrchid, Shade Projects, and artist. Good things / great cause! via monOrchid: “25 Years Downtown – Invitational Exhibition: The monOrchid presents the exhibition 25 Years Downtown, opening March [...]
I’ve been taking a look at the range of my previous work in order to connect some dots. Over the last 13+ years, my work has gone through significant transitions. Below is a range of images from 2000 – 2012. The two oil paintings on the top left are from around 2000 while at college in Virginia. [...]
A few months back, I wrote about the studio visit from Anthony Zeh and his photography project. This exhibit is another step in the process as the portrait series evolves. This is a collaboration show between Anthony Zeh and Artists from his studio portraits series where each artist will be exhibiting a work of art next to [...]
About the Materials: Concrete panel containing metal components of an automobile transmission and gears embedded into the matrix. The surface collage consists of torn, disjointed aviation maps while paint and graphite pencil creates woven, surreal oceanic and geometric imagery. Segregated glass vials containing dried plants submerged in motor oil and sugar pills suspended in resin [...]
Many thanks to Jackalope Ranch for including me in their list of 100 Creative Forces in Phoenix for 2012. Stay tuned ~ the entries will continue to grow as they countdown from 100 to their “Best Of” issue.
It’s been a busy spring and this summer is shaping up to be the same. This summer several of my pieces of my current artwork will be exhibited in 3 different galleries in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Willo North Gallery: June 1st - July 27th I will have a few pieces of art on display as part of the [...]
The journey on the road trip of life has a way of providing amazing gifts and laughing in your face all at the same time. And as life would have it, today I find myself at that particular intersection…. So, a few weeks ago I’m found myself in the orthopedic surgeon’s office and I’m being [...]
In mid-April Anthony Zeh visited my studio. This wasn’t a typical visit where a friend swings by and we catch up or bounce around ideas while the coffee gets brewed or beer gets chilled. Anthony showed up with camera equipment in hand while I geared up to work on an art piece already in progress. [...]
My mixed media concrete pieces will be on display for the month of Art Detour in downtown Phoenix at the Artlink Gallery in Heritage Square. Exhibition Dates: March 2nd – March 18th, 2012 Opening Reception: First Friday, March 2nd, 6-10pm Sunday March 11, 11am-2pm Third Friday, March 16th, 6-9pm Art Detour Weekend: Saturday [...]
Damn it! So I did a lot of oil painting in art school and the subsequent years there after. I mean a LOT of painting. So much so that I think I literally burned myself out on imagery and content. Perhaps some of it just being the natural progression of an artist, but I didn’t [...]
Next Up: Gallery Hazel When: October 21st – December 2nd, 2011 Where: 714 North Fourth Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Come by & visit me on October 21st from 6-10p. My works will be in display through the evening of December 2nd. If you haven’t been to Gallery Hazel yet, Nancy Hill opened this great little [...]
After a great exhibit at the Vault Gallery @ the downtown ASU Library back in the spring, fellow artist Rebecca Bergman and I are doing it again. We were recently asked by the El Mirage Arts Group (EMAG) to join the art happenings taking place at their Fourth Friday Family Art Fest on September 23rd. [...]
I was excited to receive a call from Green Living AZ magazine last month. They had heard about my artwork & the environmental initiatives I’ve adopted as a result of my personal story. I was recently interviewed and it was just published this month. I’ll let the article speak for itself ~ Check it out! [...]
What: Fundraising Art Exhibition When: Friday, May 27th from 5p – 11p Where: The Icehouse @ 429 West Jackson Street in downtown Phoenix, AZ Why: The Icehouse in downtown Phoenix is one of the last large scale artist-run alternative arts spaces in the United States and is in jeopardy of being lost after its 20 [...]
Exhibition: A Book About Death Artist / Curator: Patricia Sahertian Dates: Artist Reception on Friday, May 6th and the exhibit runs through May 28th Location: Willo North Gallery This exhibit is really a must-see for anyone in the Phoenix area. I wasn’t able to make it opening night, but went the following day. The official [...]
Fellow artist Rebecca Bergman and I feel honored to have been asked to exhibit at the Vault Gallery inside the ASU downtown Phoenix campus library. We just found out our exhibit will be up for a total of 14 weeks – through June 26th, 2011! Many thanks to Annie Waters who made this whole thing [...]
Another collaboration! I’m really excited about this one – it’s got all the makings of the things I love: sustainability + art + science + concrete. In early November, ASU’s School of Life Sciences put out a call to artists for a unique collaboration opportunity in which they were looking to pair up an artist [...]
Exhibition: “Apathy on a Shoestring Budget” Location: monOrchid Gallery in downtown Phoenix, AZ Dates: Exhibition runs October 15th through November 30th, 2010 Reception: Artist reception is Friday, October 15th from 630 – 1op My recent series of cast concrete & mixed media works draws [tongue & cheek] attention to the disparity between the shear volume [...]
Exhibition: Invest With Confidence Artist Reception: Friday, July 9th from 6 – 9pm & the exhibition runs through July 31st. Location: Practical Art / 5070 N Central Avenue This will be my 2nd exhibition over at Practical Art. If you aren’t familiar with the location, Practical Art is on located near the corner of Central [...]
