COMMUNITY: Showcasing Artists
Artists, like any others who venture into uncharted waters, need the support and acknowledgement of their peers. Having strived for over 50 years to develop a body of work that is uniquely mine while simultaneously being active in community building, it is particularly gratifying to be acknowledged for both.
I was honored to be selected one of 2023’s Legendary Women Artists of Venice and am totally impressed by the array of women creatives who have received this award in the past. It was thrilling to see the enthusiastic turnout at the event this year.
The three awardees each received a beautiful ceramic sculpture by Venice artist, Elizabeth Orleans.
The awards are made possible by the Venice Chamber of Commerce and Venice Art Crawl, an art walk orchestrated by photographer and community organizer Sunny Bak, which highlights and places art in Venice locations to draw crowds of people to these quarterly events.
It is yet another example of how Venice truly supports its working creatives and brings art to the forefront of community life.
I am pleased to announce that I have again - for the third time - had a work selected for the Brand 51 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper. This is the preeminent acknowledgement for artists working in the medium of paper. I will be exhibiting one of THE TIMES Kimono Series: Uvalde.
Brand Library & Art Center and the Brand Associates invite you to start your summer off artfully by joining us for a reception celebrating the opening of Brand 51. This year’s annual exhibition runs from July 8 through September 1, 2023, and features 98 artworks from around the country chosen by juror Ara Oshagan, curator of ReflectSpace Gallery at Glendale’s Central Library. We will be welcoming new artists to Works on Paper as well as reconnecting with artists from past years; all are offering us the opportunity to explore the versatility of the paper medium.
Free Opening Reception: Saturday, July 8 from 7–9:30 p.m.
Print Archives
Powell II, 5/14
Please visit my new art page, New Releases from my Print Archives, on BleiferInPrint.com. Going forward, I will be offering more editions that have not been available since their original release in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
The Southwest series, newly available for purchase, are from my innovative work in silkscreen, which I refer to as Constructed Silkscreens. The printed matrix in each edition has been manipulated during the printing process by hand and/or during the subsequent collage process to produce a set of unique members of the edition.
This first release is work inspired by visits to the Southwest and utilize techniques that mimic the chemical and geological forces that shape and color the landscape of Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, and Lake Powell. The entire Southwest series is presented in my book, PAPER: Southwest.