UPDATE (5/18/2010): I should have waited until this week to post my show schedule. Since this post was published I was offered a two-part solo show with Christopher West Presents in Indianapolis, IN. The first part of the show will have brand new paintings that build off what I made at the Vermont Studio Center. The second part of the show will be made up of examples from my White Paint series. The show will be happening very quickly… the first part opens on Thursday, July 1 and the second part opens on Thursday, July 22. I will be present for the opening reception on July 1 (5-8pm)
Christopher West Presents
646 Massachusetts Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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2010 is shaping up to be a busy year and for that I am both grateful and excited. I wanted to share with you my upcoming exhibitions. When possible, I’d love to see you at an opening.
Invisible Energy @ Adam Lister Gallery
A group show featuring the works of Karl Boehm, Sarah Colby, Claire Feng, J.T. Kirkland, Adam Lister, Stephanie Rivers, Sean Salyards, Rodger Schultz and Jamin Sheard. The show was curated by gallery owner, Adam Lister. From the press release:
One way to describe emptiness is by defining space. Within a space there can be “things”, each of these “things” has its own charge or energy. By visually and physically existing, anything that occupies space inherently creates a force in the world. This tension or pressure, is viewed in terms of positive and negative. These “things” are what they are, only because of what is not around them. This emptiness or invisible energy, is what fills our world, constantly flowing around everything, allowing us to see what is what. This between space to us, is like water to a fish, the air we navigate through holds its own potential for change and distortion.
This unseen force is the bond that holds it all together. Its an infinite source of thinking, or a structure that in one way supports and at the same time destroys. We can view the world through a series of contradictions, making it more and more evident that things are not always what they seem to be. Opposing forces create all the energy in the universe, either through attraction of positive and negative, or the repulsion between forces of the same charge. The expansion of this power creates new groupings, and these new formations attract and repel within themselves, in turn creating more new groups, and as this process goes on, energy is transfered, shifted, and reshaped.
The work on display for “Invisible Energy” examines some of the different ways that artists incorporate suspense, balance, and force into their art.
The show runs from May 14 – June 2 and there will be an opening reception on Friday, May 14 from 6-9pm. I will be in attendance. I will have seven pieces in the show: six paintings and one clear coat on plywood piece.
Old Town Fairfax Village Plaza
3950 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
*gallery entrance on North St. between University Dr. and Chain Bridge Rd.
(across from Panera and next door to Asian Bistro)
Rare Earth @ Chroma Projects
A group show featuring the work of Robin Braun, J.T. Kirkland, Alexander Kitchin, Ashley Williams and Catherine White. The show is curated by gallery owner, Deborah McLeod. The show runs from June 4 – June 26. I will have two pieces in the show, both brand new clear coat on plywood works.
418 East Main (on the Mall)
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Gaps @ Greater Reston Arts Center
A group show featuring the work of [artists undisclosed thus far]. The show was jurored by Vesela Sretenovic, Curator for Contemporary and Modern Art, The Phillips Collection.
Described by the juror, Vesela Sretenovic, gaps are “…in-between states, stops or pauses that pertain to the working of the brain; our personal and social life; political and economic situation, technological innovation and communication; the gaps between actual and virtual experience; modern and alter-modern; human and post-human condition.”
The show runs from June 25 – August 14. There will be a reception and gallery talk on Saturday, June 26 from 5:00-7:30. A catalog is being published for the show. I will be exhibiting two never-before-shown pieces from my White Paint series.
12001 Market Street
Suite #103
Reston, VA 20190
Site Singularity @ The Bridge PAI
A three-person exhibition featuring the work of Suzanna Fields, J.T. Kirkland and Sean Lundgren. The show will be during the month of September with an opening on Friday, September 3, and is curated by Leah Stoddard. For the show I will be creating a site specific installation using a wall measuring 8′ x 40′.
The Bridge PAI
209 Monticello Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Titled TBD @ Larson Gallery / University of Minnesota
A three-person exhibition featuring the work of J.T. Kirkland, Mary Lingen and Anneliese Vobis. The show runs from December 2-17. I will be showing selections from my Polyclear series.
St. Paul Student Center
2017 Buford Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
So that is the schedule thus far for 2010. There are other possibilities in the works and I am hopeful to bring some of them to fruition. I hope to see you at an opening soon!
