Mixed Greens Exhibit at Promega’s BTC

My work is included in this member exhibit of the Wisconsin Visual Artist, themed around all things green!  The Opening Reception is Tuesday March 9, 2010, 4:30-6:30 pm.  The exhibit runs from March 9 – May 31 in the Promega Corporation’s BTC (BioPharmaceutical Technology Center) 5445 East Cheryl Parkway (off S. Fish Hatchery Rd) Madison, WI.  The show is available for viewing during office hours.  Don’t forget to see and eat your greens every day!

“Between the River and the Sea” – Art Exhibit

An exhibition of diverse artists who sometimes meet in that space between the river and the sea, where the waters mix.  My work will be included in this show, which runs from January 25 – February 28, 2010 at the Pyle Center, UW-Madison.  This exhibit will coincide with the lecture series by Makoto Fujimura (see my other announcement!)

Makoto Fujimura Print and Follow-up

Makoto Fujimura created an original lithograph, “Song of the Bird King” for the Geneva Forum (see entry below).  The piece is on display at the UW’s Pyle Center through February as part of the “Betweeen the River and the Sea” exhibition.  Prints from this small edition are still available for purchase for $500 (unframed).  Please contact me if you are interested.

Arts Gathering will be hosting a follow-up chat Saturday, February 13 at 3:00 at Cool Beans Coffee Shop (East Towne).  Fujimura’s book Refractions (chapter 2) will be our jumping off point. 

I will be speaking at Geneva Campus Church about my art on Sunday February 21 at 9:00.  Contact me for more info.

February 4-5, 2010-Visiting Artist Makoto Fujimura

The 2010 Geneva Forum is bringing New York artist, Makoto Fujimura to Madison. A painter, author, former appointee to the National Council on the Arts and founder of IAM (International Arts Movement), Fujimura is a deep thinker and engaging speaker.   Raised and educated bi-culturally, Fujimura’s work fuses abstract expressionism, which he explored in the US, with the traditional Japanese art of Nihonga. His art speaks of hope and the deeper reconsideration of life’s meaning within the context of beauty.

Fujimura will present two talks on the UW Campus that are free and open to the public.  I wholeheartedly encourage you to come!

 

Talk Details:

 

Artist’s Talk – Makoto Fujimura: An Artist’s Journey with Georges Rouault                         

Thursday February 4, 4:30-5:30 pm, Rm. 313, Pyle Center, UW-Madison campus

  In this talk, Fujimura will present his own work and discuss how his exploration of twentieth century Expressionist painter, Georges Rouault, has led him on a recent journey of inspiration and contemplation.

 

Keynote Lecture - Prodigal Art: Restoring Health to the Cultural Ecosystem

Friday February 5, 7:30-9 pm, Alumni Lounge, Pyle Center, UW-Madison campus

Fujimura will talk about creating cultural estuaries where diverse ideas can find a place to meet and flow, encouraging a productive natural habitat for creativity. One who wrestles with deep issues of art, faith and humanity, Fujimura will explore the culturally transformative potentials of creating extravagant, love-filled ‘Prodigal Art’.

 

Other Event Details:

In commemoration of their commitment to the integration of spirituality and the arts, the Geneva Forum has commissioned a new print by Fujimura from his King Eagle series.  The piece will be on display at the talks in the UW’s Pyle Center.  A limited number of prints from the edition are available for purchase, contact me for details.

The Geneva Forum is sponsoring a Winter Chamber Music Concert featuring local concert-violinist, Kangwon Kim with Ina Selveliava on piano and the UW-Madison Graduate Quartet performing music from Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms.    A short video will introduce Makoto Fujimura and a print by the artist will be on view, along with work from other local visual artists. The event will be 2:30-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31 at Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 East Gorham Street, Madison WI.  Donations are appreciated and will be used to offset event expenses.

New Art in My Gallery!

For those of you who missed my Open Studio in October, I have good news.  You can now view my new works in my online gallery.  Even better, you can contact me to set up an appointment to see the works in person. (see contact)

Art at Raw Materials

Selected pieces of my Architectural Imagery art pieces can be viewed and purchased at the Raw Materials Studio.  The address is 408 E. Wilson Street.  Please call Nancy Larson for an appointment (608) 268-0451.