Lets Get to Know our members - Susan Loeb

............ Susan Loeb

Place milieus, context, location. These are the focus of Susan Loeb’s art. Not only that what one can see but social issues, displacement, reinforcing the identity, and the quest of the self. 

Loeb's work has been shown by Mason Murer Gallery in Atlanta, GA, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, The Women’s Museum in Dallas, TX and more. Go to Loeb's website for more information, contact details and more splendid art.

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The Bookworm Artist

This Weeks Book is "Color Creates Light: Studies with Hans Hofmann"  by Tina Dickey 


Hans Hofmann (1880 - 1966) played an important  role as a teacher and in the development of Abstract Expressionism. Read more about his life and work at Hans Hofmann

See the list of books up to date on the Bookworm Artist Page


Goal of this blog post will be to create a useful, inspiring, and art related book list. The post will go out saying who submitted the book titles and why they find it useful or inspiring or interesting. Please try to keep all book titles related to art, art history, art Stories(fiction), Art Technique, Art Bio or auto Bio, Art Documentaries. The titles of the books will go onto a Blog Page which you can reach by clicking on a tab called the “The Bookworm Artist” at the top of the WCAGA blog. Please send Corlia a message if you have a book title to share.  

Lets Get to Know our members - Weekly (Chris Lewis)Don't let me fall

CHRIS LEWIS

Chris Lewis had a successful career as a freelance Illustrator but then in the early 80’s decided to become a full-time Artist. She moved from the hard-edged glamorous world of Coca-Cola, American Express to the world of Clay... She says: “Creating sculpture was a natural outgrowth from advertising illustration. Although both professions are outlets for creative expression, illustration is inherently limited by the need to sell a product, whereas fine art allows the exploration of personal objectives.” (Artist’s website) 

Life, world and Nature dilemmas and dramas inspire her as an Artist. By creating art about and around these predicaments and vicious circles she comes to understand the situations better and then with her work, shares this understanding with the viewer.

Don’t Let Me Fall

Parking Lot Angel

Her “Anonymous Angels” series was inspired by Hurricane Katrina. Not only was her son in New Orleans around this time but they also had damage to their Condo. A couple of junk plastic she found among the debris became the wings of her first Angel. 

Her “Addiction” Series was fueled by her son’s struggle with his drug addiction. The Struggle to accept this addiction, to overcome it and love one another. Her addiction work was on show at the Jim Cherry Learning Resource Center Gallery in 2010.

Chris Lewis’s work can be seen at the Swan Coach House Gallery in “The Summer Swan Invitational” Show. 

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Breaking news: Artists selected for Elevate, two-month festival at Underground Atlanta

Breaking news: Artists selected for Elevate, two-month festival at Underground Atlanta

The Bookworm Artist

 "JOAN MITCHELL: LADY PAINTER" by Patricia Albers


Joan Mitchell was an Abstract Expressionist Painter and one of the few female artists of her era that obtained critical and public praise. Her work was exhibited alongside those of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Hans Hofmann. She is of crucial importance in Art History.

This is why today’s book title is “Joan Mitchell: Lady Painter” written by Patricia Albers. This title was submitted by Vickie Martin.

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See the list of books up to date on the Bookworm Artist Page

Goal of this blog post will be to create a useful, inspiring, and art related book list. The post will go out saying who submitted the book titles and why they find it useful or inspiring or interesting. Please try to keep all book titles related to art, art history, art Stories(fiction), Art Technique, Art Bio or auto Bio, Art Documentaries. The titles of the books will go onto a Blog Page which you can reach by clicking on a tab called the “The Bookworm Artist” at the top of the WCAGA blog. Please send Corlia a message if you have a book title to share.  

Members' Exhibition Listings for July 2011

GROUP SHOWS:

WCAGA Artists: Jacqueline Allison, Vicki Bethel, Flora Rosefsky
Websites www.artstation.org; www.atlantacollagesociety.org
Show Title: ENDANGERED SPECIES: Found Paper
Location: The ART Station Gallery
Address:5384 Manor Drive – Stone Mountain Village, GA 30086
Phone Number: 770-469-1105
Opening/ Reception: June 4, 2011 6-9PM
Show Dates: June 4 – August 13, 2011
Hours: Tues. – Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-3

WCAGA Artists: Barbara Rehg, Ann Rowles
Show Title: Art4Now
Location: Soho 20 Gallery
Address: Chelsea NY
Show Dates: June 28 to July 23. 2011

INDIVIDUAL SHOWS:

Artist: Temme Barkin-Leeds
Artist Website:www.temmebarkin-leeds.com and www.busboysandpoets.com
Show Title: Surface Matters: Beneath the Boundaries
Location:Busboys and Poets
Address:1025 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone Number:(202) 789-2227
Hours: S 9AM - 12AM,M-Th 8AM - Midnight,F 8AM - 1AM, Sa 9AM - 1AM
For more information, please e-mail art@busboysandpoets.com
Show Dates: open until August 12, 2011


Artist: Vicki Bethel
Artist Website: www.vickibethel.com
Show Title: The Laws of Attraction
Location: Buckhead Library
Address: 269 Buckhead Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30304
Phone Number: 404-814-3500
Opening/Closing Reception: Opening Saturday, July 23, 3 to 5 pm
Show Dates: July 8 to August 4, 2011
Hours: M-Tu-W 10-8, Thu 10-6, Fri-Sat 11-6, Sun - closed


Artist: Angie Dachs
Artist Website: angiedachs.blogspot.com
Show Title: Art Station Member Juried Exhibition #3
Location: ART STATION
Address: 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone Number: 770.469.1105
Opening/Closing Reception: OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 4, 2011 7-9 PM
Show Dates: JUNE 4 - AUGUST 13, 2011
Hours: 10:00 AM TO 5 PM

WCAGA Artist: Cecelia Kane and National Artists Barbara Bondy, Peg Tilly, Tom Wegrzynowski, Darcy Falk, Anthony Bradford Ciarlo, Holly Consol, Nancy Mizuno Elliott, Eamon Harrington, Carol Henry, Jackie Robbins, Dinah
Sargeant, Christine Hogg, Dana Haugaard, Patrick Holbrook, Rhonda Reno,
Kathleen Rapp, John Fields, Pam Rogers, j, Madison Rink, Eric Hancock,
Christina Viscu, Io Palmer, Scott Schuldt, and Helen Zughaib
Travel Blog address: http://www.interwovenheart.blogspot.com/
Project Website: http://www.handtohandproject.com
Artist Website: http://www.ceceliakane.com/
Show Title: The Hand to Hand Roadtrip Across America: Returning the H2H
National Artists Project work.
Location: Hand to Hand artist homes/studios in Alabama, Arizona, California,
Iowa, Illinois, Oregon, Washington, Maryland, New Mexico, New York,
Tennessee, and Washington DC.
Travel Dates: June 1-August 31, 2011

Artist: Jane Allen Nodine
Artist Website: www.janenodine.com
Show Title: Fire and Wax
Location: McDunn Gallery
Address: 741 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC (864) 242-0311
Gallery website: http://www.mcdunnstudio.com/
Opening/Closing Reception: Reception: Friday May 20, 2011 from 6-8:30pm
Show Dates: Friday May 6 - Saturday July 16

Artist: Barbara Rehg
Show Title: Textures
Location: One Twelve Gallery
Address: 112 Krog St. Atlanta GA
Show Dates: June 17 to August 28, 2011

Artist: Ann Rhodes
Artist's website: annrhodes.com
Show Title: Gadsden Museum of Art 53rd Annual Juried Show
Location: Gadsden Museum of Art
Address: 515 Broad Street, Gadsden, Alabama 35902
Phone Number: 256 546 7365
Opening/Closing Reception: July 10, 2-5 pm
Show Dates: July 5- August 27, 2011
Hours: M-S, 10-4

Let's get to know our members. HUNTER LEVINSOHN

HUNTER LEVINSOHN

Hunter Levinsohn is not afraid to offend. It is this tendency that causes the scandal in Carrboro with her painting “Trying to Make Black and White Out Of Red, White and Blue." Read the news version here.

She describes herself as a Cassandra. Telling the truth, pointing out the obvious that other people close there eyes to. She uses a variety of media to bring over a point. In all cases she research extensively, this is especially true with  “ Looking Through Time’s Window.” 

The viewer can understand her work better when you know the story behind the art and it is a joy to read the stories. Stories like “White and Don’t make it Hard on yourself” or “The Ritual of Buying Shoes.”

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