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2020 Spectrum Contemporary Art Show
As C.S. Lewis said, “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” As we enter a new decade, SPECTRUM: 2020 Visions features work that conveys the artists’ direction, aspirations and visions for the next decade and beyond. Spectrum is the Carriage Barn Arts Center’s 30th annual juried exhibition of original, contemporary artwork in all media.
Due to gallery closure, this will be a VIRTUAL exhibit.
* View the ONLINE GALLERY launching on April 4
* Watch virtual interviews between the jurors and artists
* Hear from artists at work in their studios
* Follow daily instagram and facebook posts about the artists and artwork
JURIED BY Danielle Ogden and Kristin Peterson Edwards
Danielle Ogden, has over fifteen years of academic and museum experience. She is currently on faculty at Fairfield University in the department of Visual and Performing Arts, teaching Modern Art and History, Theory and Practice of Museums. She also serves as Museum Specialist in Adult Learning at the Aldrich Museum Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT. Prior to this she supported the launch of the National Gallery Singapore, as Senior Manager of Adult Learning and Access Programs. Danielle has extensive experience designing and facilitating cross-disciplinary educational programs, leading in-gallery tours, lecturing, and building programs for adult audiences at The Museum of Modern Art, Harvard University Art Museums, and The British National Trust. Danielle holds an MA from Boston University in Art History and an Ed.M. in Education from Harvard University.
Kristin Peterson Edwards, founded kpeArts in 2007 and is a twenty-five year veteran of the art world. She is a private art consultant whose concentration is in primary market contemporary painting, sculpture and photography. She has also coordinated visits to galleries, studios, private collections and museums in the New York area and group trips to cities including Berlin, Chicago, L.A., Miami, San Francisco.
Kristin received a BA in Art History and French Studies at Northwestern University and received a graduate diploma in Contemporary Art at Christie’s Education in London. After living in Paris and London, she established herself in New York at two of Manhattan’s finest galleries, Robert Miller Gallery and Cheim & Read. Prior to being in New York, Kristin spent time working at the Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, the Weatherspoon Art Gallery in Greensboro, NC and at Christie’s in Chicago. She is currently on the Board of the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University in Chicago, in addition to sitting on several local non-profit boards where she lives in Connecticut. Kristin is a member of the Professional Organization for Women in the Arts.
A message from Danielle Ogden and Kristin Peterson Edwards:
In choosing the body of work for SPECTRUM 2020, we felt that it was important to embody the notion of gazing ahead into a new decade. This included a positive or hopeful vision of the future, looking to the past for inspiration to change, innovation in technique or medium, and works that spoke to us in their beauty or imagery.
From a curatorial perspective, we wanted to have a cohesive selection of art representing a variety of mediums: paintings, works on paper, mixed media pieces, photographs and sculpture. Thank you to all of the artists who submitted artwork and congrats to those whose pieces will be included in SPECTRUM!
Selected Work:
Britt Bair Downtown Blues
Daniel Barrett Not This One
Lisa Berger It’s All About Connection series
Barbara Boeck Hens & Chicks I & II
Tom Brenner Harbor Yard
Connie Brown Buoyancy, Earthly, The Dance
Richard Bruce Midnight Blue
Bevi Bullwinkel Dawning 2
Trace Burroughs Mind Body
Lynne Byrne Daisy Reflection
Anelisa Calmet Wipeout
Robert Carley Untitled 2, Untitled 3
Jeff Chester Twenty-two
Heidi Lewis Coleman Just Ahead
Linda Colletta Ultraviolet I
Jane Cooper High Five
Cynthia Cooper Untitled Prime (non trivial problem)
Jane Cowles Conch
Joseph Dermody City Streets
Eugenie Diserio Babel II
Dawn Doak Silent
Kathy Draper Precarious Environment
Pat Duncan Paris Fashion Week
Ellen Ehli Warming Up
Carol Fay Feeling Sensational
Fernandez Vicens Evolution
Bonnie Figgatt Below the Surface, Rising
Heide Follin Moving Into
Maria Friscia City at Dusk, Harbor
Kurt Gibson Bel Shore, Fumigation
Joyce Grasso Raspberry Sunset
June Greenspan The Palace Sweepers, The Wooden Church
Julia Heck Harmony, Skylight
Jennifer Moné Hill Tracks in Sand
Yuko Ike Night Stroll
Mary Janacek Memorial Oaks 2, Scale
Gogo Jones Gran Blanca
Marcy Juran Grasses and Hydrangea, Milkweed
Erin Karp Mutual Coordinates
Constance Keller Wine
Emily Kelting Lady with a Tattooed Face
Suzanne Kirschner Squall
Nancy Kitchener Seven, Six
Alina Knechtle My Violet Dreams
Whitney Krueger Reve/rence
Lisa Laible Glanced
Susan Leggitt Outgoing Tide
Laney Lloyd It Will Rise from the Rubble
Barbara Loss Audobon Greens
Mary Luke Bandage No. 2
Martie Mackay Although I Am the Hated Bird
Jim Malloy Journey’s End
Christopher Manning Self Portrait with Mask, Where I Was, Golden Reach
Elena McCoy No Regrets
Chris Morris Wall Street/Main Street
Julie Bowers Murphy Reflecting, Lady at the Polar Circle
Paul Murray Adaptation
Julie O’Connor I Believe in Magic – Do You?, Presence & Absence
Kiyoshi Otsuka Sound Wave Series
Hank Paper In The News
Mary Elizabeth Peterson Hints & Declarations #1
Jay Petrow The Blues
Diane Pollack Primordial 13
Barbara Ringer Interview
Jasmine Robertson Tears from Heaven
Melissa M. Santangelo Beauty
Lisa Seidenberg Grace Hartigan walks on her roof
Jeanna Shepard Central Park Lily Pond
Barbara Simonson Turtle
Debbie Smith A Game of Dominos
Scott Springer Board Hubris
H. David Stein Morning Mist
Jason Trotter Totemic I
Carlyle Upson Compas NYC – Bagua, Compas NYC – Mariner
Marc VanDermeer Marmalade Sky
Sergio Villaschi Orchids & Strawberries, Fruit
Joshua Webster Katherine
Joan Wheeler Endangered Birds of the Panhandle
Rachel White Floating Color 1
Jay Wilson Les Halles Bosquet, Rue Cler
David Zapanta Double Vision
Marc Zaref Untitled Spherescape