Corcoran Graduates Featured in Academy 2008

Kristoffer Tripplaar, Untitled, 2008, lambda print, 20 x 30 inches

Kristoffer Tripplaar and Cheraya Esters, recent graduates of the Corcoran College of Art + Design, were selected to participate in the Conner Contemporary Art’s Academy 2008, an invitational survey dedicated to outstanding work by recent fine art graduates of regional college art programs. As in previous years, the curators attended BFA and MFA exhibitions between December and June, viewing works in person to formulate a profile of area art programs. After consulting with artists, they selected a group of works created in various media, including painting, video, sculpture, and photography, which demonstrate individual achievement and represent vital currents in the fine art curricula of our region. The show runs July 11–26, 2008. For more information, please go to www.connercontemporary.com

Jason Zimmerman (BFA Photography, 2003)

craigslist explores how four artists utilize this renowned community website as a conceptual component in their artistic practice. The exhibition features works by the artist team Joseph Dumbacher & John Dumbacher, Jason Horowitz, and Jason Zimmerman and is co-curated by Jayme McLellan, director of Civilian Art Projects and Andrea Pollan, director of Curator’s Office. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday, March 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. An essay by Andrea Pollan accompanies the exhibition.

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Photography Exhibition by Hatnim Lee

Hatnim Lee, alumni of the Corcoran College of Art + Design, presents an exhibition of vivid, large-scale photos or saturated colors—from fashion shoots to poignant portraits—with an ease that belies her youth. On view at Transformer gallery March 22–April 26, Hatnim Lee Photographs September 2006–December 2007 features a range of her works reflecting her photographic interest over the last two years and celebrates her new book of the same title. The opening reception is Saturday, March 22, from 7 to 9 p.m.; an Artist Talk is scheduled on Saturday, April 5 at 2 p.m.

Transformer
1404 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
www.transformergallery.org

Black/White by Reuben Breslar at The Athenaeum

Black/White, an exhibition of painting, collage, and installation by Corcoran alumnus Reuben Breslar (BFA Fine Arts, 2006) opened on February 9 at The Athenaeum in Alexandria, Virginia, and will remain on view through March 16.

Breslar conjures a rich interplay of texture, pattern and depth from his monochromatic palette. His large paintings often depict small scenes built from two-dimensional items such as old photographs and magazine pages. Included in the show are several of the binders the artist uses to collect and organize his source material. Gallery visitors are invited to browse the hundreds of tear sheets, photocopied pages, and printed ephemera and get additional perspective on his creative process.

Providing further context to Breslar's work, Dorothea Dietrich and Mark Cameron Boyd, two Corcoran faculty and well-known Washington arts presences, have contributed written commentary for the exhibition.

A Gallery Talk will take place on Saturday, February 23, at 4:30 p.m.

The Athenaeum
201 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-0035
www.nvfaa.org

Giang Tran “Apollo GT” (BFA, 1994)

Giang is publishing a men's fashion magazine entitled Apollo Male Models. “Apollo GT” is his artist's name, which he has used since his days at the Corcoran. The magazine is available at News World at the corner of K Street and Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.apollomalemodels.com.

Esther Hidalgo (Class of 2004)

Esther Hidalgo (Class of 2004) received an Honorable Mention award for En Foco's New Works Photography Awards #11, juried by Aperture's Editor-in-Chief Melissa Harris. The selected work was exhibited at El Taller Boricua Gallery in New York City.

Jason Mathews Gottlieb (BFA, 2007)

Jason Mathews Gottlieb, a Digital Media major from the class of 2007, received the Graphis Gold Award for Excellence for his work titled Hao Wei Dao. Also called Good Flavor Island, this piece is part of a series of digital works that focus literally and metaphorically on self-portraiture. “In these works my surroundings and physical appearance fluctuate, at once disguising and revealing my body in verisimilitude and artifice,” Jason writes.

The award recognizes the best internationally produced student work in advertising, design, and photography. The work will be featured in the Graphis New Talent Annual 2007 (available in December 2007).

Please click here for more information about this award and the accompanying publication.

www.studiojmg.com

Eric Hibit (BFA, 1998)

Eric's solo debut exhibition, Breakout, is on display from September 6 to October 13 at the Anna Kustera Gallery. In this body of work, the artist creates abstract paintings that become “expanded” through his process of collage using three-dimensional materials. Eric includes a wide range of unconventional materials not expected to be found in a painting—shoes, sawhorses, and stuffed animals. He integrates these objects into a highly personal painting language of gesture and obsessive pattern-making. With a sense of emotional urgency, exuberance, and visual hunger, the artist “wings” the process, allowing spontaneity to direct the evolution of each work’s own unique conclusion. The resulting objects reflect a view into a very personal creative process, a desire of the experiential rather than intellectual, and the invention of an unusual and compelling visual realm.

After earning his BFA degree in Fine Art with honors from the Corcoran in 1998, Eric earned a MFA degree from Yale University in 2003. He has participated in several group exhibitions, including Tact-Traction at Anna Kustera last fall and Toxic at the Max Protetch Gallery. Eric lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Anna Kustera Gallery
520 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10011
www.annakustera.com

IN THE COLLEGE'S GALLERY 31:

2007 Alumni Juried Exhibition, Recent Graduates: 2002–2006
August 22, 2007 through September 30, 2007

The alumni of the Corcoran College of Art + Design featured in this exhibition were chosen by their Administrative Chairs. The select group of graduates submitted one piece of artwork to be juried by Molly Donovan, curator of modern and contemporary art at the National Gallery of Art. All media were represented in the final collection of works, showcasing the burgeoning talent of our recent graduates.

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Corcoran Design Class of 2007 Project Selected for Publication

Congratulations to the Corcoran Design Class of 2007, whose Modernism Timeline has been selected to appear in the November 2007 Communication Arts Design Annual. The timeline was produced for display as part of the Corcoran’s Modernism: Designing a New World 1914–1939, which was on display from March 17 to July 29, 2007. This fantastic entry competed in the Environmental Graphics category against top designers from across the country, and their project will be featured on the pages of this prestigious international publication.

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Molly Schafer (BFA, 2001)

Molly was recently interviewed in Venus online magazine. She was also chosen as one of the artists for Lollapalooza 2007.

Michael Parker (BFA, 2007)

Michael is featured in the exhibition, HEAT, The Next Tortured Genius 2, on display from July 19 to August 11 at the Monkdogz Urban Art Gallery.

Monkydogz Urban Art Gallery
547 West 27th Street
Chelsea, New York City
www.monkdogz.com

Conner Contemporary Art, ACADEMY 2007
July 6–August 18, 2007

Conner Contemporary Art is currently hosting ACADEMY 2007, the seventh year of their annual invitational survey dedicated to outstanding work by recent fine art graduates of Washington/Baltimore-area college art programs.

The following Corcoran alumni were invited to exhibit:
Russell Kelbaugh (BFA, 2007)
Isaac Maiselman (BFA, 2007)
Jessica Van Brakle (BFA, 2007)

Conner Contemporary Art
1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20009
www.connercontemporary.com

Reuben Breslar (BFA, 2006)

Reuben has a show at the Meat Market Gallery that will be on display until August 12. Artist Stephan Schultz’s performance/installation is in the front room, and Reuben’s installation is in the back room.

Meat Market Gallery
1636 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
www.meatmarketgallery.com

Samantha Moyer (BFA, 2005)

Samantha Moyer will lead an intensive, five-day workshop, introducing teens to a variety of alternative artmaking techniques at the Smithsonian’s ArtLab July 30–August 3. Sam, who recently completed her MFA at Yale, will help students will step outside the more traditional modes of expression, such as drawing and painting, and experiment with a variety of methods and materials and create projects motivated by students’ specific personal interests. For more information, please visit www.artlab.si.edu.

Reuben Breslar (BFA, 2006)

Reuben is hosting a “Draw In” on Wednesday, May 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Civilian Art Projects. Food and drinks will be provided. The project is about community awareness and bringing together as many strangers under one roof as possible. Please spread the word!

Civilian Art Projects
406 Seventh Street NW
Floor 3
Washington, DC 20001

www.civilianartprojects.com

Sarah Gamble (BFA, 1998)

Sarah is showing a large wall collage of works on paper and two paintings in the exhibition Sarah Gamble and Terra Fuller, running from April 28 to May 21 at New York’s PS122 Gallery.

PS122 Gallery
150 First Avenue
New York, NY 10009

www.ps122Gallery.org

Corcoran exhibit at EPA P3 Design Competition and Expo

Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the P3 (People, Planet, Prosperity) Design Competition and Expo takes place annually on the National Mall. College student teams from around the country develop novel environmental technologies design approaches and compete for a $70,000 prize to help introduce their ideas into the marketplace. The Corcoran exhibit, while not part of the competition this year, showcased recent green project coursework in Interior and Graphic Design.

Alumnae Caroline Furches (BFA, 2006) and Dagmara Weinberg (BFA, 2006) showed work in the display along with several current students:
Interior Design: Helene Delauney, Regina Wood, Susan Kwon, Jennifer Kearney, Melania Saraniero, and Krystal Arnett Henson. Graphic Design: Alice Chang and Chad Price.

Jason Gubbiotti (BFA, 1998)

April 14–May 26, 2007

Jason’s work, Wrong Way to Paradise, is featured at Hemphill Fine Arts along with Leon Berkowitz and Portia Munson. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April 14, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Jason will also participate in an Art Talk at Hemphill Fine Arts with Kristen Hileman, assistant curator of contemporary art at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, on Saturday, April 21, 10–11:30 a.m.
To RSVP, please call (202) 234-5601.

Civilian Art Projects

March 9–April 21, 2007
Jason Falchook (BFA, 1998), Contours & Detours
Jason Zimmerman (BFA, 2003), Natural Acts

The project space features Behind the Wall, with photography, painting, and sculpture by: Ken Ashton, Jason Balicki, Lisa Blatt, Breck Omar Brunson, Erick Jackson, George Jenne, Nilay Lawson and Jason Kalogiros.

http://civilianartprojects.com

Jessica Cebra (BFA, 2006), Chad Yencer (BFA, 2006) and
Tang "Senor Tangcito" (BFA, 2004)

Jessica, Chad, and Tang have a show at Transformer Gallery. The opening is on March 24, and it runs from March 24 to April 28. www.transformergallery.org

They will also have work in the ArtDC Fair from April 26–30, as well as other Corcoran students, alumni, and teachers in the Meat Market booth.

Reuben Breslar (BFA, 2006)

Reuben is hosting an Art Happening at Project 4 on Saturday, March 24. http://project4gallery.com

"The Draw-In is a happening and a work-in-progress. It invites all to participate on a level playing field centered on the individual while upholding community awareness. This can all be accomplished by sitting, drawing, and talking." The project itself aims to strip away some of the foreboding attitudes that hover over art galleries in general. Come, have fun, meet people, draw, chill, and see what happens.

Meat Market Gallery

Also, on Saturday, April 7 there will be a performance and experimental music event at The Meat Market Gallery http://meatmarketgallery.com. Kitty Hawk, Breck Brunson, and Brien Watson will be performing.

James Young (BFA, 1992)

His work is featured in the exhibition, Every Picture Tells A Story. This exhibition explores the relationship between an artist's image and the story related. The artists use their "pictures" to convey meaning in unique and intriguing ways, whether a social commentary collage or a comic book illustration. Artists include Daniel DePaolo (Eugene, OR), James Young (Eugene, OR), and Cory W. Peeke (La Grande, OR).

Opening Reception: Friday, February 23, 6-8pm
Exhibition Dates: February 23-March 23.
For more information please see: http://www.mkartcenter.org/events.htm and http://www.jamesyoungart.com

Susan Berkowitz (BFA, 1995)

The James Gray Gallery at Bergamont Station in Santa Monica has given Susan the opportunity to show some of her 3D Photo Sculptures at their upcoming show. The opening is this coming Saturday, February 10th from 6 to 9pm.

James Gray Gallery
http://www.jamesgraygallery.com
Bergamont Station Art Center
2525 Michigan Ave, Building D4
Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA
310.315.9502

Meat Market Gallery

Owned by Fabian Bernal (MA Interior Design student at the CCA+D) and Tony James, Meat Market opened in September 2006. It has featured the work of Charlotte Andrew (BFA, ’06), Reuben Breslar (BFA, ’06), Sir Christopher II (BFA, ’04), Malia Stenerson (BFA, ’04), and Chad Yencer (BFA, ’06). As featured in the Washington Examiner, the Meat Market Gallery recently held its Performance Week, including readings and performances by local artists and writers. Charlotte Andrew used her “Travel Bag” to demonstrate the socializing quality of tea drinking.

Colby Caldwell (BFA, 1990)

Small Game is at Hemphill Fine Arts from January 13-February 24. Hemphill will also host an Art Talk with the artist on Saturday, February 3 from 10-11:30 am.

Tara Donovan (BFA, 1991)

Burgeoning Geometries, Constructed Abstractions, a group exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria will be on display from December 7-March 4.

Melissa Ichiuji (BFA, 2006)

Nasty Nice is at Irvine Contemporary January 13-February 18.

Civilian Art Projects

Civilian Art Projects is a new arts engine based in Washington designed to support artists and the application of fresh concepts in the visual arts. Representing an innovative group of conceptual artists, including Breck Omar Brunson (BFA, ’02), Jason Falchook (BFA, ‘98), Nilay Lawson (BFA ’02), and Jason Zimmerman (BFA, ’03) working in a wide range of media, Civilian focuses on brokering the relationship between the artist and the community.

The website www.civilianartprojects.com is the centralized resource of information on the gallery and artists.

Erin Root (BFA, 2002)

Erin was awarded the Cub Creek residency in Appomattox, VA in January, which will last for 6 months to a year. She also taught a sculpture course for high school students this fall at the Hirshhorn. For more information about the course, go to www.artlab.si.edu.

Jason Zimmerman (BFA, 2003)

Jason’s work was included in Too Much Freedom: Freewaves 10th Biennial Film Video & New Media Art Festival at the UCLA Hammer Museum in November.

For more information: www.freewaves.org,
or visit: jasonzimmerman.info

Melissa Ichiuji (BFA, 06)

Melissa’s Figurative Sculptures will be featured at the ART (212) International Contemporary Art Fair at the Regiment Armory in New York City. She is represented by Irvine Contemporary. The show runs from September 28 to October 1, 2006.

Current MA-Interior Design (07) student opens new gallery

Fabian Bernal has designed, renovated and next week will open his new gallery, Meat Market, on 17th Street NW (between R St. and Corcoran St. NW).

The first show is organized by Jessica Cebra (BFA, 2006), and features and four CCA+D alumni: Malia Stenerson (BFA 2004), Chad Yencer (BFA 2006), Rueben Breslar (BFA 2006), Sir Christopher II (BFA 2004).

Opening: Friday, Sept. 29th, 6-9pm
For more information: meatmarketgallery.com

Sharon Sanderson (BFA, 98)

Sharon currently has a show titled, There's A Song In The Air, at Hemphill Fine Arts. It will run through October 28th.

Kendall Buster (BFA, 81)

Kendal is the recipient of the 2006 Kreeger Museum Artist Award. Kendall’s work will be on display at the Kreeger from October 5 through November 25

Jason Zimmerman (BFA, 03)

The fourth annual Trawick Prize finalist exhibition opening and awards ceremony was held on September 6th, and Jason Zimmerman (a second time finalist) walked away with the Young Artist Award!

Also, at Pyramid Atlantic, Jason joins company with several others from the Corcoran community including William Christenberry, Susan Firestone, and Genna Watson, for Dangling, a group show curated by Helen Frederick and Carolyn Alper. Pyramid Atlantic is located in downtown Silver Spring at 8230 Georgia Ave.

Susan Berkowitz (BFA, 95)

Susan, along with four other artists, owns an art gallery in North Hollywood. Their studios are in the back, but the main gallery is in the front. The gallery is called Satsuma Gallery. They hold charity events, juried shows and invitational shows, just to name a few things. The website is www.satsumagallery.com and they are always looking for artists for invitational and charity events (the artists always gets paid during a charity event.) They also hold free monthly network sessions (the first Monday of each month as well as uninstructed open draw sessions ($10 for 3 hours)

Susan will have a two-person show at La Fuer Galleries (www.lafuergalleries.com) in Beverly Hills in October with Barry Mann. They will also have a two-person show at California Modern Art Gallery in San Francisco in February.

Emily Andrews (BFA, 06)
Ryan Carr Johnson (BFA, 06)
Marissa Long (BFA, 06)

Emily, Ryan and Marissa were selected for a show at Conner Contemporary Art

ACADEMY 2006:
The sixth year of this annual invitational survey dedicated to outstanding work by recent fine art graduates in Washington / Baltimore area college art programs.

The curators for this year’s exhibition are gallery Director Leigh Conner and Assistant Director Karyn Miller.

The exhibition opens Friday, August 4th with a reception for the artists from 6 - 8 pm.

There will be a curator/artist Q+A podcast available for download the second week of August

Hedieh Ilchi (BFA, 06)
Melissa Ichiuji (BFA, 06)

Hedieh and Melissa were selected for a show at Irvine Contemporary

INTRODUCTIONS 2:
Presenting new work by recent BFA and MFA graduates: painting, works on paper, photography, sculpture, video and installation art.

Curated and presented by Martin Irvine & Heather Russell. Reception with the artists: Fri. Aug. 4, 6-8 PM August 04 to September 02

Jason Zimmerman (BFA, 03)

Jason was selected as a finalist in the Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize. His work is also featured in a show titled, Material Matters at Maryland Art Place.

Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize
July 14 - July 30
Decker and Meyerhoff galleries,
Fox Building, Maryland Institute College of Art
1301 Mt. Royal Avenue, Baltimore MD

Material Matters
July 15 - August 20
Maryland Art Place
8 Market Place, Suite 100, Baltimore MD
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, July 28th, 6-9p

See jasonzimmerman.info for more information.

Tara Donovan (BFA, 91)

Tara Donovan: New Drawings is on display at Pace/Wildenstein (534 West 25th Street location) from July 11-August 25. This is Tara’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. For more information, please see www.pacewildenstein.com.

Jennifer Stone (BFA, 06)

Jennifer had six photographs in a juried show in Fredericksburg, MD open from June 22-June 25 at the Dorothy Hart Community Center in Downtown Historic Fredericksburg, 408 Canal Street.

Craig Webb (BFA, 06)

Craig had a piece based on compassion at the Languages of Silence 2006 Annual Juried Show, Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE), June 23-August 18. Washington, DC art critic and writer, J.W. Mahoney, reviewed work by artists from throughout the United States and selected a wide-ranging exhibition, which includes art from the 24 artists based upon the concept, “That which is real is given and received in silence.”

Reniel Diaz (BFA, 02)
Samantha Moyer (BFA, 05)

Their work is featured in a group exhibition, Under the Fort, at The Rhys Gallery in Boston, June 15-July 15. The exhibition was curated by Evelyn Rydz. Please see www.therhysgallery.com for more information.