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Very Hot Print Show

Women Printmakers of Austin
Opening Reception July 1, 6-9 pm

Enjoy a variety of printmaking styles and subjects at the Women Printmaker’s Hot Prints Show! Participating artists: Jill Alo, Beatrice Baldwin, Jean Caffeine, Veronic Ceci, Julie Gilberg, Amy Guadagnoli, Gail Gwinn, Carol Hayman, Lynne Hubner, Anna Kinbar, Natalya Kochak, Jo Lagattuta, Amanda McInerney, Junanne Peck, Kathleen Pitman, Susan Randle, Ashley Salinas, Cathy Savage, Catherine Small, Kelly Tankersley.
Exhibition runs through July 31. Gallery hours Wednesday and Saturday, 12-5 pm and by appointment.

Artwork to left by Beatrice Baldwin, Lynne Hubner, Gail Gwinn, Julie Gliberg, Cathy Savage, Anna Kinbar, Susan Randle

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June 22nd, 2010 | Category: exhibits | One comment

The Colorful Ceaseless Chatter

Oil Paintings by Nathan Jensen & Jan Roset
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 12, 7-9 pm
Art Talk & Book Signing: Saturday, June 19, 2 pm
Through June 26. Gallery hours Wed & Sat, 12-5 pm

Is America okay? Will I be famous? What is art for?
Artists create to quiet the ceaseless chatter
Artists Jan Middleton Roset and Nathan Jensen will be exhibiting together at the Pump Project Art Complex in a show titled, “The Colorful Ceaseless Chatter”.
Their work couldn’t be more different. Roset’s oil paintings are richly colored abstractions composed of energized and passionate brushwork. Jensen’s are also intensely colored, but are representational in nature depicting soulful, emotional characters in beautiful distortion. What Roset and Jensen share is a 20 year parallel professional past as artists in Austin, TX and a commonality in their creative processes and purposes for creating art.
In the Buddhist tradition, meditation is key to enlightenment, one must quiet the ceaseless chattering of the monkey brain. For Roset and for Jensen, painting is a form of meditation. Well practiced hands beat out rh ythms of brushstrokes and the ceaseless chatter becomes visual upon their canvases and relaxation and focus is achieved. Music is important and vital in their procedure to the provoke the energy of their brushwork and flow. They each are conscious and specific about their use of color – both knowledgeable of its effect on mood and visual accord.
Roset and Jensen first met in an advanced painting class at the University of Texas in Austin. Both were 1990 graduates of the College of Fine Arts. Each became heavily involved with nonprofit arts organizations – Roset the Artists Coalition of Austin, Jensen the Austin Visual Arts Association. They’ve each been involved with group studios – Roset – the Guadalupe Arts Center (formerly the ARTplex) and Jensen the ARTHive. Each experienced said studios burning down. Each have been involved with children’s books.
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June 7th, 2010 | Category: exhibits | Leave a comment

Springboard: East Side Arts Showcase

Open Studios at Austin’s largest studio complexes
Saturday, May 22, 2-9 pm

Springboard into art – Visit Austin’s largest studio complexes: Pump Project, Pump Project Satellite, Big Medium and Artpost in one Saturday! Spend the afternoon exploring unique facilities that provide studio space for over eighty artists and artisans working in an array of styles and media. Browse the studios to meet local artists, see their work and ask questions about their process – and maybe even find something special to take home.  Hop on a bike to make the short ride between locations! Check out the members page of Pump Project’s website to see who you can visit!

In addition to open artist’s studios there will be an artist talk with sculptor Hank Waddell about his installation Wonderlanded in Pump Project’s main gallery Saturday at 5 pm. Pump Project Satellite Flex Space will feature an exhibition of wood- fired ceramics by Craig McNeil and metal work by Croix Williamson. The gallery at Big Medium will feature work from print media artists Jason Urban.

Locations:
Pump Project: 702 Shady Lane
Pump Project Satellite: 1109 Shady Lane
Big Medium: 5305 Bolm Rd
Artpost: 4704 E Cesar Chavez

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May 12th, 2010 | Category: exhibits | 2 comments
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