Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2017 i American Art Collector

2 CHICAGO, IL NAVY PIER SOFA Chicago A gallery-presented art fair dedicated to three-dimensional art and design, SOFA Chicago aims to cross the boundaries of fine art, decorative art and design. www.sofaexpo.com Through Nov. 5 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. NOV 2017 SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM Tamayo: The New York Years The first exhibition to explore the influences between this major Mexican modernist and the American art world. www.americanart.si.edu Through Mar. 18, 2018 4 FORT WORTH, TX THE MODERN FOCUS: Katherine Bradford The Modern highlights Katherine Bradford, known for her vibrant palette, faux-naïf style and eccentric compositions. www.themodern.org Through Jan. 14, 2018 BUFFALO, NY ALBRIGHT?KNOX ART GALLERY Takashi Murakami: The Deep End of the Universe The multi-panel works on display at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery exemplify Takashi Murakami’s signature mixture of traditional…

In Vestiges, painter John Tarahteeff’s latest exhibition at Canyon Road’s elegantly contemporary Nüart Gallery, the artist conveys familiarly mysterious narratives with new, if subtle, thematic preoccupations. “I don’t set out with a theme for a show,” the artist tells American Art Collector. “My process stays open and malleable to wherever my imagination needs to go.” Tarahteeff’s work is strikingly organic considering the meticulous, often rhapsodic beauty of his compositions. With a total of eight paintings slated for display, Vestiges is slightly smaller than previous bodies of work, and while Tarahteeff says he doesn’t think the group has a particular overarching narrative, he does identify women as being of heightened importance to the series. “This show tends even more than usual to focus on a female protagonist and there is overall…

Traditional academic art education focuses on the challenge of drawing the human figure. The model is posed in ways to emphasize the various qualities of anatomy—unadorned, and in no other context but three-dimensional space. Robert Liberace is a master of traditional drawing and painting technique distilling an infinite amount of information into the essentials that convey form and vitality. In Study in Motion he follows the complexities of musculature as a figure hurls a ball in stop-motion reminiscent of the 19th-century photographic experiments of Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904). Liberace describes the perfect model as one with “distinctive features and strong psychological presence.” Unlike the static emotionless poses of traditional academic figure studies, Liberace’s burst with energy and in the case of Study in Motion, express the effort of hurling a heavy…

November 2-January 1, 2018 Empty, long-forgotten structures pass into time with barely a whimper. Floors crack open, ceilings sag and fail, dust and debris slowly clog passageways— all of it in serene silence over years, sometimes decades. The only inhabitants left are ghosts from the past who stalk the halls quietly as the earth slowly reclaims these overlooked monuments that reside in every city in the America. The ghosts remain, but so does Pennsylvania painter Jeff Bye, who sees an empty building—and its ubiquitous “No Trespassing” signs—and sees an opportunity to explore, to paint and to imbue these neglected places with a sense of majesty and calm beauty. “I feel that I’m lucky to be able to witness these urban places—places that have been abandoned, forgotten or even leveled,” he…

Opens November 3, 2017 Reinert Fine Art 179 King Street | Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 694-2445 | www.reinertfineart.com Inspiration comes from almost anywhere for painter Roger Dale Brown, but he’s most often drawn to the moods or feelings of the scene. That sense of place is brought to life through any number of atmospheric conditions—how light changes at any time of day, the colors of the landscape and even architecture that plays with depth and shadows. “They all have their charms that can be quite dramatic,” he says. In Blues and Golds, for instance, the color harmonies of the land and waterway melded together to create an ideal setting. “The shapes created a natural design, especially the water, but it was the color that was the true inspiration,” Brown explains.…

anada’s 10 provinces and three territories span nearly 4 million square miles. Within those vast stretches of land are countless destinations for art lovers to explore. From Toronto in the east, just a quick jaunt from New York State, to Vancouver in the West, the cities and towns of Canada are home to galleries with regional, national and international artwork, museums and annual art events that bring artists together from all across the globe. Toronto contains many di. erent art areas, including the Distillery District and the Entertainment District. The Distillery District was founded in 2003 and hosts many galleries and artists. In September, the district hosts Artfest Toronto, which brings together 75 artists for a juried art show featuring works in all mediums. The Entertainment District is a hub…

With the goal of assembling among the best in representational oil paintings from artists living in the Eastern states and provinces, the Oil Painters of America’s Eastern Regional Exhibition shines a spotlight on the diversity of talent found throughout the region. This year’s show, happening at Anderson Fine Art Gallery on Saint Simons Island, Georgia, will feature paintings from more than 100 Associate and Signature members of the group who had their work juried into the show. There also will be an additional 18 paintings on view by Master Signature members. The show is also diverse in subject matter with still lifes, figuratives, wildlife, landscapes and more being among the scenes depicted. Included will be Lori White’s American Goldfinch Pair, showing two birds fluttering among the flowers, and James Swanson’s…

COAST-TO-COAST COVERAGE Find out what’s happening across the nation. This is the first magazine to provide coast-to-coast coverage of upcoming shows from artists and galleries specializing in traditional fine art paintings and sculpture—the art that collectors want. PREVIEWS In the Preview pages, we reveal new works about to come available for sale by the country’s leading galleries. ART SHOW LOCATIONS At the top of each Preview page you’ll see the destination where the upcoming exhibition is showing, the dates, and the gallery address and contact details so you can make inquiries about new works— before they go on sale to the general public. ARTIST FOCUS PAGES These one-page articles are bonus Previews and focus on additional exhibitions taking place each month. Artist Focus Pages also show new works available for…

SOFA CHICAGO When: November 2-5, 2017; November 2, 5-9 p.m., opening night Where: Festival Hall, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 Information: www.sofaexpo.com Three-dimensional art and design highlight the annual SOFA Chicago fair, produced by Urban Expositions. The show, which will happen November 2 through 5, is held annually at the Navy Pier in Chicago with an average of 80 dealers and approximately 35,000 attendees. Along with sculpture in glass, wood, ceramics and metal—to name a few materials—there will be two-dimensional pieces displayed, including paintings and photography. To kick o. the weekend festivities is an opening night event on Thursday, November 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. that will benefit Americans for the Arts. This opening, which starts at 5 p.m. for VIP ticket holders and at…

William Louis-Dreyfus wrote that his family collection “may be a homage to the physical doing of art and to the heart and hand which makes it.” The heart and hand of New York painter Stone Roberts are represented in two extraordinary paintings in the collection, Grand Central Terminal: An Early December Noon in the Main Concourse, 2009–2012, and his newest major work, The Lake in Central Park: A Late Afternoon in Early June, 2013-2017. Both large paintings capture people in a moment of their lives, surrounded by a myriad of other lives in the context of the city. The Lake in Central Park, which took nearly four years to paint, will be in the exhibition The American Dream November 19 through May 27, 2018, at the Drents Museum, Assen, The…

The fine arts thrive throughout the state of North Carolina, with many cities having dedicated arts districts consisting of fine art galleries, museums and artist studios that are open to the public. In Charlotte, one must-visit part of town is NoDa—short for North Davidson—that boasts galleries, restaurants, shops and more. On the first and third Friday of every month during the NoDa gallery crawl participating art galleries are open from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The Historic South End of Charlotte should also be on the radar of visitors. The first Friday of each month is the South End Gallery Crawl where lively receptions for exhibitions take place into the nighttime hours. In late August 2013, the Romare Bearden Park opened in Charlotte. Bearden, who was born in the city, was…

As a child, Joke Frima had a knack for drawing and found herself interpreting the world around her— trees, her dolls, people and many other things. After attending art school, and leaving because she was disappointed in the instruction, Frima went to Italy and met Nerina Simi in France. “At the Studio Simi, every day except Sunday there was a nude model in the morning and a clothed model in the afternoon. All we had to do was draw. Simi gave us simple instruction and opened our eyes,” says Frima. “We learned to observe and we trained our hand. We learned to see proportion, values, anatomy, form. Learning to draw and paint is a physical thing. It is the training of the body. The artisan (craft) basis of art is…

November 17-December 23, 2017 Somerville Manning Gallery Breck’s Mill, 2nd Floor | 101 Stone Block Row | Greenville, DE 19807 (302) 652-0271 | www.somervillemanning.com Jon Mort is a storyteller. He says, “In my still life compositions, seemingly disparate objects are collected into a story that is greater than the sum of its parts.” His father, Greg Mort, has had a fascination with space since he first looked through a neighbor’s telescope in the early 1960s. An exhibition of their art, Greg Mort & Jon Mort – New Horizons, will be held at Somerville Manning Gallery in Greenville, Delaware, November 17 through December 23. Jon’s colored pencil drawings of still lifes manifest his belief “that a creative process that is controlled, precise and shaped by premeditation can produce work that is…

November 17-December 15, 2017 American Legacy Fine Arts, LLC By private appointment | Pasadena, CA 91103 (626) 577-7733 | www.americanlegacyfinearts.com The tradition of plein air painting is one that has lasted over the centuries, with artists setting up their easels and reinterpreting the sights of the great outdoors firsthand. In the new exhibition Fleeting Moments: Works en Plein Air at American Legacy Fine Arts in Pasadena, California, 25 artists are spotlighted, with their perspectives on plein air painting being revealed. According to the gallery, the show will feature more than 40 works that capture the ephemeral qualities of light. “Fleeting Moments joins the discourse in defining contemporary plein air painting and explains the practice as creating works outdoors, al fresco, as a way of expressing spontaneous reactions to a subject…

In the summer and fall of 1878, Winslow Homer painted at his friend Lawson Valentine’s farm near Mountainville, New York, not far from the Hudson River. Houghton Farm was an experimental farm, and there, Homer experimented with watercolor. Daubs of unblended color coalesce into coherent shapes; transparent yellow paint over white indicates sunlight and opaque vermillion dots become apples. His experiments met with mixed reactions. The Water-Color Society accepted all the paintings he submitted for their 1879 exhibition. One critic, however, called them “art stenography.” Another commented, “With a little of the flavor to mental palate of the pickle or perhaps of olives, one may require time to relish it, but once liked it is heartily enjoyed.” Apple Picking is an example of Homer’s lengthy period of observing farm life…

Stephanie Amato paints in the alla prima style, creating impressionistic landscapes, seascapes, floral and figurative compositions. “My initial reaction to a scene is what creates the emotion and excitement in the piece,” she says. As a dedicated plein air artist, Amato has traveled throughout the United States and Europe, always prepared to find a new place to set up her easel. “There is an eagerness when visiting a new city and anticipation to capture its individual beauty,” Amato says. On a recent trip to New Mexico, Amato painted throughout the towns of Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Abiquiu. The paintings, which were done at di€ erent times of the day, captured the glow of the first light over the Santa Fe mountains, the intense shadows and lights on the rock formations…

Katrina Berg’s candy-colored oil paintings are recorded memories of favorite places or things with a good dose of pastel colors to keep life sweet. Using her whimsy stained-glass style, she beckons the “outside in” when portraying natural subjects outdoors. “My husband and I live in a small mountain village outside of Park City, Utah,” says Berg. “We built our home surrounded by an old dairy farm to the north and a field with Angus cows to the west. Our five small children are absolutely fascinated by the cows, Sandhill cranes, geese, hummingbirds, deer, monarch butterflies [and] so many other bird species and insects that come in and out of our yard and neighboring fields. We are constantly watching them and photographing them for future paintings. Our youngest are 3-year-old twin…

Artist Grant Hacking paints many subjects, from still life to figurative, but he finds it important to focus his subject matter. “I’ve always gravitated toward wildlife,” says Hacking. “To me there is nothing more exciting than seeing an animal in the wild. Our ancestors were hunting these wild animals or being hunted by them, and that instinct is still very much in us.” Hacking admits that he is not much of an outdoorsman, and has “a healthy fear of ticks and poison ivy,” so he lives the lifestyle vicariously through his artwork. Also, being born in South Africa and growing up in the bush left a big impression on Hacking that has had an influence on how he paints. “I’ve been a painter all my life and count myself lucky…

Record Breaking Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg at the Museum of Contemporary Art is now the museum’s most-attended exhibition of all time. With five days to spare, the show o. cially broke the David Bowie attendance record of 193,000. Murakami is known for both his fine art and commercial works, including collaborations with Kanye West and fashion house Louis Vuitton. Great Migration Through November 25, Alexandre Gallery will present their fifth exhibition with Tom Uttech. Uttech’s wildlife works depict his adventures in northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Canada’s Quetico Provincial Park, though he creates his paintings from memory in his studio. The exhibition features 17 paintings, each with its own artist-made frame. Unbridled The 36th annual Southeastern Wildlife Exposition will honor Kathryn Mapes Turner as their 2018 Featured…

BEAUX ARTS When: November 11, 2017, 6-9 p.m. Where: Scottsdale Artists’ School, 3720 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Information: www.scottsdaleartschool.org Scottsdale Artists’ School will host its annual Beaux Arts on November 11 for a night of art and entertainment in support of the nonprofit organization. During the event, patrons will have the chance to view and purchase paintings and sculpture by silent auction. More than 100 professional artists from around the country donate the pieces available for sale. There are a number of styles, subject matters and price points, allowing collectors to find the ideal piece to start or add to their collection. Ed Gregory of Paradise Valley, Arizona, says, “Here is a wonderful opportunity to support the gem that is the Scottsdale Artists’ School. Through the Beaux Arts…

The English novelist E. M. Forster wrote, “One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.” The wisdom and humor of his remark is embodied today in the life and work of Lillian Heidenberg, a collector and a dealer specializing in modern masters and cutting-edge contemporary art. Although quality comes first, she often looks for humor in the work she collects. “I’m passionate about art,” she says, “and I like other people to be passionate about it.” She explains, “I’ve always been interested in art. I became hooked on it when I went to Florence and studied Italian Renaissance art. I worked in a New York art gallery but was later able to open my own. My dream had always been to open a gallery. I had wanted…

November 4-December 7, 2017 RJD Gallery 2385 Main Street | Bridgehampton, NY 11932 (631) 725-1161 | www.rjdgallery.com Even when limited to a small surface artists still have a lot to say. Big Art, Small Canvas at RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton, New York, features 36 small works from the gallery’s stable of artists including Mary Jane Ansell, Bo Bartlett, Candice Bohannon, Cig Harvey, Kris Lewis, Jacqueline Sandelands Strom and Pamela Wilson. Smaller works allow for collectors to get a taste of an artist’s work who they may not be familiar with, and as gallery director Eve Gianni Corio points out, “Less experienced buyers can now begin their art collections with more affordable works, and all can explore how each of these artists approach the challenge of a smaller canvas, while still creating…

Nancy Balmert has the opportunity to travel extensively around world because of her husband’s business, and her camera is her constant company during her journeys. Her photographs then become the subjects of her works, which includes the poppies on Rodeo Drive, bougainvillea in the Margaret River in Western Australia, beaches on the Monterey Peninsula, castles of Ireland and Scotland, and even Monet’s gardens. “I started painting after having a near-death experience. My doctor recommended I take up something that I didn’t know how to do after having memory loss from lack of oxygen,” says Balmert, who wrote the book Moments of Truth, A Tour of the Other Side under the pen name Nancy Jaye before finding her passion for painting large florals. “My intention is to paint flowers so real…

WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE WEST’S 47TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION When: November 5-December 3, 2017; November 5, 1-4 p.m., opening reception with awards presentation at 2 p.m. Where: McBride Gallery, 215 Main Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 Information: www.waow.org For the first time in its 47-year history, the Women Artists of the West will host its National Juried Exhibition at an East Coast gallery. The show—hanging November 5 through December 3—will take place at McBride Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland, which has been representing fine artists since 1980. Displayed throughout the gallery’s seven rooms will be more than 120 paintings by juried artists and master signature members of the group. “McBride Gallery is honored to host the prestigious Women Artists of the West 47th annual Juried Exhibition this year,” says Cynthia McBride,…

JOANNE M. HUNT Nova Scotia, Canada | joannehunt@eastlink.ca | www.joannehunt.com Primarily a self-taught artist, Joanne M. Hunt is a contemporary realist who often paints still lifes and florals. Her compositions are typically close-up crops, as she loves intimate views and focusing on details. Taking photos of her garden and still life setups, she will endlessly crop and recompose the images in photo-editing software until she finds the configuration that “sings.” Her previous, more than 20-year career as a graphic designer has aided in her compositional skills. “I think getting a unique and inspiring image to work from is the most important and challenging part of my process,” says Hunt. “Sure, technique and skill are key elements as well, but they are nothing without the image that speaks to you…the one…