Getting Crafty

It's hard to believe these beautiful marbleized cards were made with my two-year old, some food color, and a couple cans of shaving cream. 

We had a blast and wouldn't you know it, I'm still making them (although my son has moved on to gingerbread men). My studio smells like a cheap barber shop, but I have a feeling there will be lots of experimentation with more abstract, swirly, colorful works on paper this winter in the studio. In the meantime, I have a unique set of holiday cards to send out.

For step by step instructions on creating your own shaving cream marbling visit Artful Parenting.

Holiday Art Party Pop-up Exhibition

Kristen Schiele and Kayrock Screenprinting have organized an exciting holiday art party in collaboration with Nelson Macker Fine Art in Connecticut.

In addition to an assortment of eye popping geo-abstract wrapping paper and cards from custom designed by Kayrock, dozens of BKLYN artists are offering small and affordable works. The perfect gift for the art lover who has everything and new collectors. Come check it out and mingle with the artists! 

For more info & directions:
http://www.nelsonmackerfineart.com/exhibitions/2014_12_brooklyn-art-party

Select Cuts & Alterations opens Nov 19, 2014 at Foley Gallery, NY

Next week the Foley Gallery opens in it's new space at 59 Orchard St. on the Lower East Side with an inaugural group exhibition that includes artists who "...cut, crumple or crease their material." 

In addition to an affordable, small laser-cut print, there will also be a large mixed-media collage just completed for the show. Come see it in person!

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Moments of Inertia 
2014
Magazine cut out, archival prints, acrylic paint, contact paper, adhesive, ink, and paper mounted on panel with varnish
72 x 48 in | 182 x 122 cm

To read the full press release and see a list of all works and artists in the exhibition, please visit: http://foleygallery.com/exhibitions/focus/select_cuts_alterations/thumbnails 

Pop-up Exhibition in Arhus, Denmark with Gallery Poulsen

I love that Gallery Poulsen is always looking for ways to introduce us to new audiences. This week, they have arranged to participate in a pop-up show in Århus, Denmark.  I'll be showing new work alongside a few of my friends and favorite artists as well as Leonard Cohen(!). 

Taken (and slightly edited) from the gallery press release:

The project is launched by Golfillo - an art association of young artists – who provide a newly opened large space at Kystvejen in Århus, Jutland. The gallery is bringing a selection of it's artists to the the capital of Jutland in this amazing venue, situated in the vibrant center of the city Aarhus close to the creative vibe of Mejlgade, the exclusive residences at the waterfront and in the new and still growing innovative harbor area. 

The show will include works of Leonard Cohen, Jacob Dahlstrup, Debra Hampton, Aaron Johnson, Christian Rex van Minnen, Tom Sanford, Alfred Steiner and Jade Townsend.

The show opens with a preview event Thursday June 26th from 7 to 9pm. 
Contact the gallery for more information +45 3333 9396 / info@gallerypoulsen.com

Art for Art's Sake on view in Las Vegas, Nevada

Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
January 30 – April 26, 2014

Examples of Debra's early work of abstract drip paintings will be included in this large, survey exhibition at the Barrick Museum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The piece on view was acquired by the acclaimed Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation and has been included in several traveling exhibitions.

This particular exhibition features work by young, mostly American, artists who explore the potential of abstraction. Using the basic elements of pictorial art -- color, line, shape, texture -- they produce bold, exuberant compositions that appeal foremost to the eye. Most of the work was produced in the last 20 years, a cultural era dominated by the labyrinth of images on the Internet. In order to compete with this continual barrage of pictorial stimulation, these artists chose to tackle it head-on, creating works that confront the viewer with a complex field of visual information. Their art is complicated, convoluted, and opulent -- never sedate and always surprising.

For more information visit the museum website: Art for Art's Sake