ALUMNI NEWS

November 16, 2009

Exhibition: Faces

Exhibition: Faces
11.20- 1.12      
Dexter District Library, Dexter, Michigan

Reception on November 20, 2009, 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.  Open to the public

The face that launched a thousand ships. The face on the barroom floor. Face the Nation. And perhaps, a face that only a mother could love. Twelve artists from the region including A&D emeritus faculty Ted Ramsay, and A&D alums Marcia Polenberg (MFA ‘88), and John Copley (BFA ‘69)  interpret the theme faces in a range of media.

The exhibition was organized by A&D alumna Joy Naylor (MA ‘88) and Diane Bennett, art consultants of Distinct Designs, Inc. “It’s intriguing to see the way these artists have turned their uncommonly creative eyes to re-imagine some things we think we know all too well—noses, chins, lips, eyes and ears,” said Naylor.  “Most all faces are about emotion, outer reflections of what is going on inside, “ Bennett said.

Distinct Designs, Inc. specializes in placing art in business and public environments with services that include commissioned works, permanent installations and rotating art exhibits with a special focus on promoting and exhibiting the works of artists from the region.

November 11, 2009

Ruth Taubman: New York and Ann Arbor Shows

Ruth Taubman (BFA 1981) is having two upcoming private showings featuring her Fall 2009 collection of limited edition and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Her exclusive fall line is being offered at wholesale prices.
 
Known for her dazzling work in rare gemstones, colored golds, and South Sea and freshwater pearls, Ruth Taubman is one of the few women jewelry designers who is also an accomplished goldsmith. A graduate of the University of Michigan’s School of Art & Design, Ruth has been envisioning and crafting limited edition and one of a kind jewelry for over 27 years, first in New York and now from her private studio in Michigan. Through her long-standing relationships with gem suppliers, Ruth is able to select the most unique and highest quality stones from around the world. She specializes in multistone necklaces combining rare, unusually colored gemstones, as well as rings featuring large, beautiful stones set in her unmistakable bezel settings, which enhance each gem’s “lit from within” effect. Gorgeous pearl necklaces, from delicate to luxe, are another Taubman trademark. Her earrings showcase vibrant gemstones, sometimes asymmetrically paired in complementary colors, reflecting Ruth’s gift for designs both beautifully executed and utterly fresh.
 
For more information, visit http://www.ruthtaubman.com/
 
Ruth Taubman’s New York Show: 
November 17-19,  Midtown Manhattan
Ruth Taubman’s Ann Arbor Show: 
December 3-5,  Ruth Taubman’s Studio

November 10, 2009

Karen Anne Klein: Room for Curiosity

Karen Anne Klein (BFA 1964) has a new blog in which she is chronicling the progress of turning a room in her house into a cabinet of curiosities. It started with a group of drawings that were to look like a cabinet then actually became the front of a cabinet. The empty space inside this piece of furniture has inspired the creation of books and drawings which have migrated onto the shelves and into the drawers along with many small collections of objects. Additional cabinets are in the process of being built and new ideas for wall cabinets and framed works come to me every day.

http://roomforcuriosity.blogspot.com/

November 2, 2009

Stewart & Stewart at the Print Fair in NYC

Stewart & Stewart, printer and publisher of fine art prints, will again participate in the annual IFPDA Print Fair in NYC at the Park Avenue Armory, November 5-8, 2009. The Stewart & Stewart booth will feature new and favorite editions by Randy Bolton, Connor Everts, Janet Fish, Jane E. Goldman, John Himmelfarb, Sidney Hurwitz, Yvonne Jacquette, Mary Prince, Endi Poskovic, Hunt Slonem, Steven Sorman and others. Mark your calendar and plan to visit our booth (D29) this fall.

For more information, contact Stewart & Stewart
5571 Wing Lake Road
Bloomfield Hills MI 48301-1250 USA
Tel 248.626.5248 E-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

October 29, 2009

Lenea Howe Exhibits

Work at Art That Is Local Gallery
From October 20 - January 11 the Art That is Local Gallery at Whole Foods- Washtenaw in Ann Arbor presents their New Fall Exhibition including work by A&D alumna Lenea Howe.  Lenea comments “I keep my work light and fun with whimsical themes, bright, crisp color and contrast, as well as three-dimensional shapes, textures and movement.  The last few years I have worked on printed furniture and art dolls.  The person who most influenced my work over the years was Gerome Kamrowski.”

http://www.leneahoweart.etsy.com

October 22, 2009

Ruth Taubman: San Francisco Show

Ruth Taubman (BFA ‘81), is having a private show/sale featuring her Fall 2009 collection of limited edition and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Her exclusive fall line is being offered at wholesale prices.

Known for her dazzling work in rare gemstones, colored golds, and South Sea and freshwater pearls, Ruth Taubman is one of the few women jewelry designers who is also an accomplished goldsmith. A graduate of the University of Michigan’s School of Art & Design,  Ruth has been envisioning and crafting limited edition and one of a kind jewelry for over 27 years, first in New York and now from her private studio in Michigan.
Through her long-standing relationships with gem suppliers, Ruth is able to select the most unique and highest quality stones from around the world. She specializes in multistone necklaces combining rare, unusually colored gemstones, as well as rings featuring large, beautiful stones set in her unmistakable bezel settings, which enhance each gem’s “lit from within” effect. Gorgeous pearl necklaces, from delicate to luxe, are another Taubman trademark. Her earrings showcase vibrant gemstones, sometimes asymmetrically paired in complementary colors, reflecting Ruth’s gift for designs both beautifully executed and utterly fresh.

For more information, visit http://www.ruthtaubman.com/ 

Ruth Taubman’s San Francisco Show
October 22-24   Ross, CA
October 26-28   San Francisco, CA
Event details can be found at: fbook.me/ruthtaubman 

October 9, 2009

Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan Honored

Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan, BFA, ‘76, eminent artist and resident of Farmington Hills, MI is this year’s Honoree for the 25th Anniversary Dinner on Sunday, October 18, for the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus (HMCZFC), Farmington Hills, MI.

Gail served as exhibit developer and project organizer for the poignantly powerful exhibit, “The Kindertransport Memory Quilts”, an installation in the HMCZFC’s Harry and Wanda Zekelman International Institute of the Righteous. Kindertransport (Children’s Transport) was the name given to rescue efforts that brought 10,000 refugee Jewish children from Nazi Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia to Great Britain between 1938-1939. A daughter of a Kindertransport child, Anita Grosz, wished to learn more about her father’s childhood and also allow other Kinder the opportunity to share their experiences. Her mother, Kirsten Grosz, an avid quilter, asked Kinders to provide a square which portrayed their Kindertransport experience - leaving family and friends behind and being alone in a new culture with a strange language. She pieced the quilt blocks together.

Gail learned about the quilt from Merry Silber, a quilt collector and Hans Weinman, a Kindertransport Survivor. Together they realized the quilts needed a permanent home. An agreement was reached for the quilts to come to HMCZFC as a permanent exhibit. To see the exhibit, go to: http://www.holocaustcenter.org/kinderTransport/index.html

Gail’s work has been on exhibition at the Taubman Gallery in the University of Michigan Hospital; the Hechinger Collection at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC, United States Embassy Collection and the United States Embassies in Brazil and in Norway.

October 7, 2009

Satori Circus Performs at Work • Detroit

On Friday 2 October, Satori Circus, (aka A&D alum Russell Taylor) brought his migratory performance, No Fixed Address, to Work • Detroit as part of the ArtDetroitNow evening of programming, an annual event designed to connect and promote creative communities in Detroit’s cultural center. Work•Detroit was the final stop on Satori Circus’  four hour migratory progression from the Scarab Club to CCS Galleries, the DIA, the Detroit Artists Market, Cass Cafe, and finally Work•Detroit. Using props, audience participation, and song Satori Circus energized a packed house, including a large group of students from Buffalo State University who happened to be on a field trip and came in to join the fun.

September 17, 2009

Beili Liu Exhibits

Beili Liu Solo Exhibition: Bound
17 September - 24 October, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, 17 September, 2009

http://www.dbermangallery.com/

d berman gallery (Austin, TX) is pleased to present Beili Liu, an installation artist who achieves transience, fragility and time lapse through the transformation of space. Ms. Liu, originally from China, is an assistant professor in the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas – Austin.

Claire Ruud, the editor of ...Might Be Good, said of the work coming to the exhibit: “Tactile, delicate, elegant, structural, rhythmic: each of Beili Liu’s works feels like a study in precariousness. Bound #2, one of the pieces that will be included in the show at d berman, consists of thousands of red threads suspended in swooping arcs between two oak pillars. Each thread is held in place by a single needle at each end.”

September 8, 2009

Frank Pahl at Kansas State

From August 26 - September 18 a gallery installation by A&D lecturer and alum Frank Pahl entitled, (not necessarily) the way things go, is at Mark A Chapman Gallery at Kansas State University.

September 3, 2009

Janice Levy Featured

Fifteen photographs by Janice Levy, MFA ‘86 and currently Professor of Photography in the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, are being featured by Photo-Eye, an on-line gallery based in Santa Fe, NM.  The images are from Levy’s “Out of Place” series made in Madagascar. Levy has received several honors, including a prestigious National Kellogg Fellowship Award (for leadership-development potential) from The Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI (1990 - 1993).

Photo-Eye Gallery includes contemporary fine-art photography by internationally renowned photographers.  Levy’s photographs will be exhibited through Summer 2010. To view the gallery, go to: http://www.photo-eye.com.

September 1, 2009

Robin Leventhal on Top Chef

If you’re a fan of the show, or even if you’re not, here’s a chance to root for an A&D MFA graduate competing in season 6 of Top Chef on Bravo.

Top Chef
Top Chef - Bios - Robin Leventhal

August 28, 2009

Judith Jacobs Featured

In this feature article from AnnArbor.com, A&D alumna Judith Jacobs discusses how she finds her inspiration in unusual places, including pop culture and items found on the street. Once a printmaker and painter, now she works in the digital realm.

Layers: the Art of Judith Jacobs - AnnArbor.com

August 19, 2009

Beili Liu Exhibits

Beili Liu’s (MFA 03)  work is on display in two international exhibitions:

It Is Beautiful Here
International Textile exhibition
May 10 - September 27, 2009
Granary, Fiskars, Finland

In Between, solo exhibition
August 18 - September 20, 2009
Elisabeth De Brabant Gallery, Shanghai, China

August 18, 2009

Erik Blome: Sculpture Revealed

Alumnus Erik Blome has designed a sculpture depicting the freed Edmonson sisters in Alexandria, VA.

...Blome, a Northern California artist, designed the poignant sculpture for a commemorative plaza associated with a new office building at 1701 Duke St. The work portrays the teenage Edmonson sisters, Mary and Emily, who were held captive in Bruin’s Slave Jail, which was formerly located on the site. The jail was made infamous by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Washington Times article
Erik Blome’s Website