CURATORIAL 2021
WORD PLAY
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. September 17 - November 14, 2021
Role: Exhibition Manager, curatorial team
Word Play showcased a selection of works that use text, language, and symbols to make a statement, express emotion, and celebrate the written word. From paintings to video games, neon to sculptures, and prints to silverpoint drawings, the versatility of language is on full display through the work of these regional artists.
Participating Artists:Trey Duvall, Lares Feliciano, Donald Fodness, Paula Gasparini-Santos, Jade Hoyer, Jim Johnson, Sammy Lee, Cherish Marquez, Tom Mazzullo, Joe Norman, Jeff Page, Masha Sha, Joel Swanson, Paul Weiner, Scott Young
Role: Exhibition Manager, curatorial team
Word Play showcased a selection of works that use text, language, and symbols to make a statement, express emotion, and celebrate the written word. From paintings to video games, neon to sculptures, and prints to silverpoint drawings, the versatility of language is on full display through the work of these regional artists.
Participating Artists:Trey Duvall, Lares Feliciano, Donald Fodness, Paula Gasparini-Santos, Jade Hoyer, Jim Johnson, Sammy Lee, Cherish Marquez, Tom Mazzullo, Joe Norman, Jeff Page, Masha Sha, Joel Swanson, Paul Weiner, Scott Young
ROLAND BERNIER: IN OTHER WORDS
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. September 17 - November 14, 2021
Role: Exhibition Manager, curatorial team
Influential text-based conceptualist Roland Bernier experimented with symbols and language by assembling words together, exploiting the visual characteristics rather than the meaning. The resulting paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations mix Bernier’s use of text with his bold colors, strong lines, and vast diversity of materials. Bernier, who passed away in 2015, was a fixture of Colorado’s art scene throughout his career.
This exhibition was in collaboration with Walker Fine Art and Marilyn Bernier.
Role: Exhibition Manager, curatorial team
Influential text-based conceptualist Roland Bernier experimented with symbols and language by assembling words together, exploiting the visual characteristics rather than the meaning. The resulting paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations mix Bernier’s use of text with his bold colors, strong lines, and vast diversity of materials. Bernier, who passed away in 2015, was a fixture of Colorado’s art scene throughout his career.
This exhibition was in collaboration with Walker Fine Art and Marilyn Bernier.
BRADY SMITH:
(don't be embarassed by) Your Trouble with Living
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. May 20 - August 22, 2021
Role: Exhibition Manager, curatorial team
Brady Smith’s thoughtful collection of works exploring struggles with suicide from individual and societal perspectives aims to make a space where healthy dialogue can happen. Despite reports that 10 million adults in the US have serious thoughts of suicide each year, talking about this topic continues to remain taboo.
Role: Exhibition Manager, curatorial team
Brady Smith’s thoughtful collection of works exploring struggles with suicide from individual and societal perspectives aims to make a space where healthy dialogue can happen. Despite reports that 10 million adults in the US have serious thoughts of suicide each year, talking about this topic continues to remain taboo.
VIRAL INFLUENCE: ART IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. May 20 - August 22, 2021
Role: Exhibition Manager, curatorial team
In the midst of Colorado's stay-at-home order in early March 2020, local artists did what they do best: they continued to create. Some responded directly to the pandemic through the use of the new, changing imagery of society--face masks, sourdough bread, and quiet scenes at home. Others lost access to studio space and supplies, forcing them to get creative with kitchen-table studios and household materials. The artworks from this time capture the impacts of the pandemic on individuals and communities, portraying isolation, adaptation, despair, connection, distance, and closures.
Recognizing this outpouring of creativity from artists across Colorado, the Arvada Center asked for submissions of artwork created during the state’s response to the pandemic. Open from March - October 2020, the call garnered over 1,000 submissions of work from across the state. This exhibition showcases 259 works by 168 artists, offering a comprehensive overview with works of all mediums, subject matters, and processes.
Role: Exhibition Manager, curatorial team
In the midst of Colorado's stay-at-home order in early March 2020, local artists did what they do best: they continued to create. Some responded directly to the pandemic through the use of the new, changing imagery of society--face masks, sourdough bread, and quiet scenes at home. Others lost access to studio space and supplies, forcing them to get creative with kitchen-table studios and household materials. The artworks from this time capture the impacts of the pandemic on individuals and communities, portraying isolation, adaptation, despair, connection, distance, and closures.
Recognizing this outpouring of creativity from artists across Colorado, the Arvada Center asked for submissions of artwork created during the state’s response to the pandemic. Open from March - October 2020, the call garnered over 1,000 submissions of work from across the state. This exhibition showcases 259 works by 168 artists, offering a comprehensive overview with works of all mediums, subject matters, and processes.
WOOD.WORKS
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. January 21 - April 25, 2021
Role: Exhibition Manager
This material-based exhibition involved everything WOOD. Following up 2017’s Paper.Works, Wood.Works featured 24 regional artists using wood as their primary medium. Through massive installations, elegant sculptures, and two-dimensional reliefs, Wood.Works showcased the vast creativity of artists working in the same natural material.
Participating Artists
Michael Beitz, Anne Bossert, Mark Bueno, Scottie Burgess, Katy Casper, Daniel Crosier, Christine Dawson, Chris DeKnikker, Corey Drieth, Norman Epp, Kim Ferrer, Brett Foxwell, Leo Franco, Deborah Jang, Andrew Lesuer, Patrick Marold, Jaime Molina, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, Kazu Oba, Sean O’Meallie, Eileen Roscina, Anne Shutan, Autumn T. Thomas, Jerry Wingren
Role: Exhibition Manager
This material-based exhibition involved everything WOOD. Following up 2017’s Paper.Works, Wood.Works featured 24 regional artists using wood as their primary medium. Through massive installations, elegant sculptures, and two-dimensional reliefs, Wood.Works showcased the vast creativity of artists working in the same natural material.
Participating Artists
Michael Beitz, Anne Bossert, Mark Bueno, Scottie Burgess, Katy Casper, Daniel Crosier, Christine Dawson, Chris DeKnikker, Corey Drieth, Norman Epp, Kim Ferrer, Brett Foxwell, Leo Franco, Deborah Jang, Andrew Lesuer, Patrick Marold, Jaime Molina, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, Kazu Oba, Sean O’Meallie, Eileen Roscina, Anne Shutan, Autumn T. Thomas, Jerry Wingren