Genius Loci Artist & Scholar Series: Tom Williams

Thursday, January 8th 4:00Pm - 6:00PM
The UWF Department of Art and the
Genius Loci Lecture Series Present:

Tom Williams
"Lipstick Ascending: Claes Oldenburg in
New Haven in 1969 at Yale University"


http://www.salon.com/bc/1998/12/22bc.html

Visiting Scholar Tom Williams will present his lecture, "Lipstick Ascending: Claes Oldenburg in New Haven in 1969 at Yale University" which he has also presented at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Williams is attending the Genius Loci Lecture series by invitation from Art Department Chair, Dr. Suzette Doyon. Tom Williams is currently completing his dissertation entitled, "Claes Oldenburg, Eros, and the 1960s" for his Ph.D. in art history and criticism from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is also a 2008-2009 Critical Studies Fellow at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program in New York City, and he has published articles on Oldenburg, Krzysztof Wodiczko, and other topics.

On January 9th at 6PM, Williams will present a second lecture "Pop Art in General" at the Pensacola Museum of Art that will be in conjunction with the Jasper Johns exhibition at the museum.

Paperworks: On and of Paper Exhibition




Opening Reception: Thursday, January 15th,
5:00PM - 8:00PM
Juror Molly SmithThursday, January 15th, 5:00PM












Awarded Artists:
Transformative Use of Paper:

Daniel Brickman, "Several Heavy Thoughts"

Evocative Use of Paper:
Ray Stratton "Thought and Memory in Flight"

Resourceful use of Paper:
Elizabeth Wyrsch "Woodstack #5"

“Paperworks” is a national juried exhibition that explores the art of paper; highlighting twenty-four artworks and artists from various geographic locations in the United States, Croatia, New Zealand, and Poland. Juror Molly Smith’s careful selection has created a cohesive exhibit that will surprise, humor, and delight. If you think artwork on paper is merely decorative and fragile let the UWF Gallery of Art charmingly prove you wrong.


Emulsification Exhibition #2 Featuring Hamlet (The Worst of Hamlet)


Marzia Prendergast &

John Ransom

Present the photo series:

Emulsification Exhibition #2 Featuring Hamlet

(The Worst of Hamlet)

Gallery 88

University of West Florida

December 11, 2008

5 to 7 pm

Molly Bowen, BFA Exit Show


UWF ART DEPARTMENT PRESENTS 

“MATERIAL MEMORY"

ART EXIBITION BY MOLLY BO BOWEN

The University of West Florida’s Art Department presents Molly Bo Bowen’s BFA EXIT Exhibition “Material Memory”. Painting landscapes from memory, her new series is based on real perceptual experiences and remembered places. 

“Material Memory” exhibition dates are December 4-14th with as opening reception Thursday December 4th, 5pm-8pm in the UWF Center of Performing Arts Art Gallery, Building 82.  “Material Memory” will be open on weekends in conjunction with CFPA’s Theater production of the “Christmas Carol”. Art Gallery hours are Tues-Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-4pm. This event is free and open to the public.

 

For more information, contact the Art Department at (850) 474-2696 or visit www.uwf.edu/art/art. 

Jamie McMillen, BFA Exit Show

On November 21st, 2008 Jamie Rose McMillen will present her BFA Senior Exhibition JROSE.  The exhibition will display a reflection of Jamie McMillen’s oil paintings done over the past six months. 

            Jamie McMillen, an aspiring artist in our local area, is attracted to the Urban Mecca of street art and tagging. McMillen incorporates her own expression of these ideals and techniques using an exciting application of paint. 

Opening Reception: 4pm

Gallery Night: 5pm-9pm

Genius Loci artist & scholar series Mary Anderson




“BY AIR, BY LAND, BY SEA: PERFORMING PLACE IN AUSTRALIA”

For Thursday Oct. 23, 2008


 PENSACOLA – The University of West Florida Department of Art will present “By Air, By Land, By Sea: Performing Place in Australia,” a Genius Loci Series lecture by Mary Anderson Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. in the Art Gallery of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. The event is free and open to the public.

Mary Anderson, visiting professor in the UWF Department of Theatre, recently returned from a year as an Australian Fulbright Scholar. Anderson was an honorary research associate in the School of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Tasmania, studying sense of place in site-specific performance.

With a background as a dancer and puppeteer, Anderson’s interests focus on the way objects move from place to place. Her dissertation investigates the relationship between site and performance and how each influences the notion and experiences of the other. She earned a master’s in theatre from California State University-Sacramento and master of fine arts degree in dramatic art from the University of California-Davis.



   Lecturer Marry Anderson presents her performance piece "By Air, By Land, By Sea: Performing place in Australia".   Photo credit: John Dourgherty
 

Performers acted out various roles during the performance and wandered through the audience. Photo credit: John Dourgherty 


  
Lecturer Mary Anderson rehearses in the Gallery space before her performance. Photo credit John Dourgherty

 Audience members were asked to participate by flipping through images given to them as they entered the lecture. The images were used to guide the audience and to encourage participating in the act. Photo Credit: John Dourgherty

 
Audience members followed along with Mary's performance and  filled the gallery. Photo credit: John Dourgherty

 
The aftermath of Mary's  tenacious performance include both the papers she tossed throughout and the shoes that she kicked off. Photo credit: John Dourgherty

America is Very Wide

A Crash site between Art and Technology
by Artist Chad Eby


 Artist Chad Eby gives a lecture before his opening October 16th. 


Visiting Assistant Professor Joseph Herring, his wife Amy, and student Lyla Dove mingle during Chad Eby's "America is Very Wide" opening. 

Deparment Chair, Suzette Doyon; Assistant Professor, Felicia Carlisle; Artist, Chad Eby; and sponsor from Contract Resources, discuss Chad's work during the opening. 


 The night also coincided with the Grand Opening of the Art Departments new Technology Labs. Department Chair, Suzette Doyon and Visiting Assistant Professor, Joseph Herring prepare for the ribbon cutting ceremony. 


Guests wander through the new Technology Labs          

 Some of the equipment in its new home.


 Suzette Doyon, the University's Dean of Arts and Sciences, Jane Halonen, and Sponsors from Contract Resources all join in the celebration of the opening of the Technology Lab, which would never have been possible without the help and generosity of Contract Resources

  Eby's "Nielsen Slit" is made from an analog television and custom electronics, it also emits its own sound. Photo credit: John Dourgherty

 
The center piece of the show "America is Very Wide" is a sound installation that is meant to be heard from the center of the room allowing the listener to feel as if they are located in the middle of the United States(A location in Kanas).  Photo credit: John Dourgherty

 This piece titled "1'20"", is glowing by using electroluminescent panels inside sheets of velum. Photo credit: John Dourgherty

Genius Loci presents "My Tel Aviv"











“My Tel Aviv” an event and lecture by Nili Yosha Sept. 25th at 4 p.m. in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Art Gallery, Building 82, in the Art Gallery. All events are free and open to the public.

Israeli-American artist
, scholar and activist Nili Yosha, presents her
 photo-project called "My Tel Aviv," an activist's
 reflection on the human side of Tel Aviv, unseen by the 
eye of the tourist. Visiting artist Nili Yosha is invited as a part of the Genius Loci’s theme “Friends and Family”, an invitation by lecture series coordinator and Art Faculty, Felecia Carlisle.

The daughter of independent filmmakers Yaki and Dorit Yosha, Nili worked in the Department of Art for the Yosha’s latest feature film entitled, "Still Walking," a drama about contemporary Israeli life. As the 2008 Haas/Koshland award winner, an award for a year of independent work in Israel, she will continue to develop her photo essay series, "My Tel Aviv", study Arabic, and translate a novel for her Masters Thesis in Literature from San Francisco State University beginning in January of 2009.

CosmoPlastic

Lyla Conrad, an art student at UWF will be curating and renovating the formerly known space "The Cigar Bar" in downtown Pensacola. To ensure the success of this large project become a team member, contact lyladove@gmail.com about

Donations for the show:
-Lighting
-white paint
-cleaning supplies
-fabric to make a curtain (preferably white)
-Box fans

"I'd really like to make this the best show on gallery night, we need to show the downtown crowd what we are made of," Lyla Conrad.

* there will be musical performances
* a feature piece by Professor of Digital Art Joseph Herring

UWF Students, Faculty, Art Lovers, & everyone else contact LYLA Dove CONRAD about COSMOPLASTIC a UWF debut for October 3rd Gallery night downtown. Don't miss it!
presents Raina Benoit "The Artist as Curator"
Thursday September 4 @ 4:00 PM in UWF Art Gallery

Join us Thursday Sept. 4th at the UWF Art Gallery for the opening of the Genius Loci Artist & Scholar Lecture series with Raina Benoit new UWF Art Gallery Director and contemporary artist.


UWF Art Summer Projects

Downtown July Gallery Night Hot & Hoppin

UWF Art students Molly Bowen and Marzia Prendergast's creativity is not solely found in the studio but also when exhibiting their work. Visit the restaurant on the corner of 286 N. Palafox St. (Wright St.) to view their watercolors and oil paintings.
From left to right
Artwork by Molly Bowen, Marzia Prendergast

Students who are interested in exhibiting downtown contact the UWF art gallery to submit images for upcoming opportunities.



Who said Artists & Chemists have not much in common?!

"The collaboration of efforts has created a rich dialogue surrounding art, the environment, chemistry, place, and context," says Assistant Professor of Sculpture Valerie George. "
read more of Santa Rosa's Gazette
Photo & Article by Jeni Senter
depicting site-specific piece by Molly Bowen & Jamie McMillen
www.srpressgazette.com/news/art_3837___article.html/taminco_students.html

Call to Artists: Paperworks On and Of Paper

Paperworks On and Of Paper
the gallery is sponsoring a national juried exhibition exploring the art of paper. Entries are welcome in any medium. New media entries are encouraged, experimental as well as traditional, on or of paper.
Juror: International artist Molly Smith, MFA from Columbia University. Represented by K S Art Gallery based in New York City.

Awards up to $1600.

Deadline for entry: October 9, 2008


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