Press Release: "30 Under 30": Juried by Kelly Kivland, Curator DIA Art Foundation

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"30 Under 30"

Juried by Kelly Kivland, Curator DIA Art Foundation
February 25 - March 14, 2020
Opening Reception Thursday February 27th, 6-8pm


Hannah Altman * Megan Angolia * Zea Beckwith * Siwon Cho * Alayna Coverly *
Hannah Ehrlich Haney * Emily Elhoffer * Allie Gilmore * Alexis Hill * Ming Ying Hong *
Yasmine Iskander * Anna Lyle * Addie Kae Mingilton *Desiree Mitchell * Orianna Montenegro *
Luke Morrison * Jaclyn Mottola * Ashley Pelletier * Andre Ramos-Woodard * Whitson Ramsey *
Nat Raum * Lauren Sanders * Mengxia Shi * Brittany Sievers * Krystal Sing * Tarran Sklenar *
Yassaira Torres * Raelis Vasquez * Bowen Walsh Fernie * Tinwai Wong *

Chelsea NY: Viridian Artists is pleased to present an exhibition of artists who are all under 30 years of age. “30 Under 30“ continues from February 25th to March 14th, with a reception to meet the artists, Thursday February 27th, 6-8pm.  There will also be a closing reception on Saturday, March 14th, 4-6PM at which some of the winning artists will talk about their work.

In a world changing culturally and politically more rapidly than ever, the ways artists look at their lives and times through art making is reflected in this exhibit by artists under 30 years of age. Gleaned from a juried “Call for Art”, Viridian wanted to discover what young artists are thinking about and creating art about in these times.  

The work was selected from a wide range of submissions by Kelly Kivland, a curator at the DIA Art Foundation. Holding a master’s degree from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, Kivland has curated numerous exhibits of art at both DIA’s Beacon location and at their Chelsea location. 

The struggle to be an artist full time is a dream few can afford and making art in shared spaces is the rule rather than the exception. Consequently, Viridian not only invites a curator to jury this competition annually, but also we have created an affordable membership program for the young and the gifted.  

As in the case of our juried exhibit open to artist of all ages & persuasions, Viridian has instituted a digital presentation of 30 artists selected by the gallery director, Vernita Nemec, giving an opportunity to 30 additional artists and giving gallery visitors a chance to see the work of more artists of merit.

Just how difficult is it now is for young artists to achieve their dreams of fame, respect and possibly fortune? What are their concerns? What materials do they work with? Why are some still making art in traditional materials & in traditional ways? How have social media, astronomical rents, and less space changed the way in which artists just beginning their careers express themselves creatively?

Hear the answers to these questions (& more) on the last day of the exhibition, as a select group of these artists talk about the trials & tribulations of being a young artist today. And see the wonderful art they have created, inspired by the madness of today’s world.

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12-6PM

For further information please contact the gallery at 212 414 4040 or viridianartistinc@gmail.com

Maki Hajikano is currently showing in two exhibits: PERIPHERAL and ABSTRACT MIND 2020

PERIPHERAL: An International Call for Works About Edges and Boundaries

January 23 – February 21

Manifest Gallery 2727 Woodbum Ave, Cincinnati, OH

Gallery Hours: Tues-Fri Noon-7pm   Sat noon-5pm

Abstract Mind 2020: The 5th International Exhibition on Abstract Art

February 22 - March 1, 2020

CICA Museum, 196-30 Samdo-ro, Yangchon-eup, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Museum Hours: Wednesday-Sunday  10:30-5:30

John Nieman was recognized as one of the artists of the decade by Art Tour International on 1/16 2020! He also has two shows:

John Nieman

Group show:  What is missing?

Remember 20 years ago when young Eton Patz disappeared in Soho?  His face appeared on every milk carton in NYC.  This is a modern day interpretation of Missing, i.e. Missing American values.  Yes, they are milk cartons.  And they are missing.  

Venue: The Grand Palais Paris (the last show in this celebrated art galley for two years of restoration)

Dates:  Feb 11-16, 2020

Address:  Ask the concierge.

Also see next:  “If you shoe fits…”

It instantly speaks to people

Venue:  Art fusion, St. Pete, Florida.

It’s like a shoe display of celebrities.  Original art.  

Duration:  through the end of February. 

Originally in Art Basel for 2 months.  Now in St. Pete. 

SAVE THE DATE: Stacey Clarfield Newman's participation in the International Group Exhibition "WOMAN, AN INFINITE WOR/LD"

For additional information, sale by private appointment, further information about the artists, and

RSVP for the opening night, please contact:

Simone Piva +39 339 3607484 or by email: sipivaitmondo@gmail.com

For information about the Venue, and RSVP for the opening night, please contact:

SK Art Gallery NY: 914-358-1516 or by email: skartgalleryny@gmail.com

Address:122 Westmoreland Ave, White Plains - 10606 - NY

Hours: Week Days: 10 - 4am

Saturday: by appointment

Woman: An Infinite Wor/ld. A Tribute To Women Through The Art.

International Group Art Exhibition

March 7 to April 4, 2020

SK Art Gallery NY White Plains - NY, February 5, 2020.

IT MONDO ART EVENTS, is pleased to present the international group exhibition: "Woman: An Infinite Wor/ld" at SK Art Gallery NY. The exhibition will run from March 7 to April 4, 2020, with an opening reception on March 7 at 6:30pm. The exhibition, "Woman: An Infinite Wor/ld", will present the work of 12 artists in media: painting, sculpture, installation and photography. Artists from many different countries, with a great diversity of visions about the woman's universe.

The exhibition includes works by Chris Papita (Guatemala), Dulce Luna (Mexico), Gerda Schimmel (Netherlands), Jianwei Yao (China), Lanqian Zhang (China), Lise Rodembusch (Brazil / USA), Livia Ferraro (Brazil / Spain), Pablo Coy (Brazil / Spain), Simone Kestelman (Brazil / USA), Stacey Clarfield Newman (USA), Tanaka Gakusyu (Japan) and Tian Hui (China / USA).

The art curator Simone Piva, through her curatorial company IT MONDO ART EVENTS, promotes art events in Europe and this exhibition will be her first in USA. Her almost 20 years of experience in architecture and interior design, enabled her to create a wide artistic sense and a extensive network of artistis, from where the idea to promote opportunities for artists to show their talents around the world, emerged. Because she believes that "art is a powerful tool to build bridges between people, strengthening mutual understanding", as a curator, her purpose is through art exhibitions create strong connections and show the world each particular view of the universe and life, and how this movement can approach even heavy issues and change a generation.

The partnership between IT MONDO and SK Art Gallery NY, whose owner is the renowned artist Simone Kestelman, gives the artists, a chance to be in the famous showcase that is New York. The charming gallery is located in White Plains, NY, just outside of NYC with its 3000sqf and amenities to accomodate unique shows.

A convenient and comfortable space, with easy access and parking. With a special arquitecture project, the artists can have the opportunity to show their artworks in various contemporary ways, amplifying possibilities of purchase. The artists and their works will be featured in a printed and online catalog, where collectors and interested people can find out more about each one and their artworks.

Our director, Vernita Nemec was the juror for the exhibit "Doom & Bloom" at the West Windsor Art Center

This exhibition is up through February 28

“ENDLESS JUNKMAIL SCROLL”: This piece by Vernita Nemec is part of “Doom and Bloom,” on view at the West Windsor Arts Center January 6 through February 28. The exhibition features the work of 25 artists using recycled and reused materials. An opening reception with the artists is Sunday, January 12 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Here is a link with more information:

http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2020/01/01/doom-and-bloom-at-west-windsor-arts-center/

Vernita Nemec is in the exhibition "Altered States", First National Juried Show at Pleiades Gallery

The exhibition will be up until February 15 @ 6:00 pm.

Peliades Gallery is located in 530 W. 25th St. #405

Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6

Here is a link to the show:

http://pleiadesgallery.com/exhibition/juried-show/

Press Release: “Members Only”

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“Members Only”

January 28- February 22, 2020
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 30, 6–8PM
Closing Party: Saturday, February 22, 4–6pm

Renee Borkow * Ellen Burnett * Henry Coupe * May DeViney * Kiffi Diamond * Bernice Faegenburg * David Fitzgerald * Alan Gaynor * Wally Gilbert * Chris Tucker Haggerty * Maki Hajikano * Yu Huang * Kazuo Ishikawa * Kat King * Marco Lando * Ron Moore * Pavel Muller * John Nieman *
Srividya Kannan Ramachandran * Bruce Rosen * Susan Sills * Virginia Evans Smit * Angela Smith *
Robert Smith * Toto Takamori * Bob Tomlinson * Frances Vye Wilson * Ana Guraieb Chahin *
Sarah Jarrett * Gentry Pack * Deborah Sudran * Dorothy Braudy * Carol Brookes *

Chelsea NY: Viridian Artists is pleased to present an exhibition of outstanding art by artists who are represented by Viridian. The show extends from January 28th to February 22nd with an opening reception on Thursday, January 30th, 6-8PM and a closing party on Saturday, February 22nd, 4–6pm.

The web tells us that the top 5 related words for "members only" are: closed shop, exchange, exclusive, just, and private. And yes, this exhibition is devoted exclusively to artists who are committed to creating and sharing their work as it grows & progresses.

Viridian Artists have always prided themselves on being open to a wide variety of art styles, disciplines and media. We are not focused on realism or abstraction, nor do we favor painters over collagists or photographers over sculptors. Our current stable of artists reflects these diversities with pride and curiosity.

It’s not often at Viridian that only members’ work is shown for we often invite guest artists: some we know, some we are just getting to know. But this time, it’s Members Only! Some are new to us like Frances Vye Wilson who creates fascinating garment and plant-like sculptural structures of natural fibers from the East. And the photographers Marco Lando & Pavel Muller whose works are vastly different: Lando’s filled with emotional overtones & Muller’s cool and graphic.

Photographers Robert Smith and Alan Gaynor also see the world uniquely. Gaynor’s images often architectural, make us conscious of the lines of beauty in buildings and Smith notices the minutia of life, like the soft breeze through an open window. In a totally different vein, Angela Smith & Srividya Ramachandran both work with digital photography, but Ramachandran has created her own AI who makes images while Angela Smith explores drawing on her photographic self-portraits. Wally Gilbert transforms his digital photographs by breaking them down into colors and shapes whose beginnings are barely recognizable. 

Viridian artists who are primarily painters include Bob Tomlinson, Henry Coupe, Yu Huang, Bruce Rosen, Toto Takamori, Virginia Smit and John Neiman. Each have their unique approach to technique & subject matter. Coupe’s paintings are small and gestural portraits, Tomlinson’s theatrical with collaged elements, Takamori’s with layers and layers paint that takes months to dry and Huang’s paintings are realistic explorations of history. Bruce Rosen’s abstract paintings are akin to meditations while John Neiman mixes a fascination with art and popular culture in his paintings. Virginia Smit has explored a wide variety of printmaking techniques and mixes her prints with collage, drawing & paintings that often focus on nature.

Sculptors Kat King and Ron Moore both work in metal but King casts most of her work from sculptural maquettes while Moore welds and paints his steel figures. Maki Hajikano’s glass abstractions come from another sculptural world. David Fitzgerald is an artist who combines fascinating structures playing two -dimensional imagery against three dimensional objects incorporating unique encaustic techniques. He was a winner in a recent juried show and is currently fascinated with owls.

Mixed media artists May DeViney, Ellen Burnett, Kiffi Diamond all work with found objects, each uniquely transforming discards and fragments into compositions that are their private interpretations of reality, sometimes with psychological overtones and frequently with humor. Chris Tucker Haggerty came to Viridian as a juried competition winner and combines drawing, painting and mixed media in her art making.

And there are the mixed media artists Susan Sills, Bernice Faegenburg, Renee Borkow and Kazuo Ishikawa who might be considered primarily painters but Sills paints on wood cutouts, Borkow and Faegenburg mix in collage with their drawing and painting. Differently, Kazuo Ishikawa creates his assemblages of cut bits of color in plastic and metal which he calls “constructive layered painting”.

Viridian has begun a number of programs to give more artists an opportunity to show their art. Our Young Artist program is for artists who are under thirty years of age & in the early stages of their careers. Last year we offered one young artist, Ana Guraieb Chahin, who weaves her art, a Barbara K Schwartz scholarship. Sarah Jarrett and Gentry Park, both young painters, explore personal themes in their work.

And “last but not least”, are Viridian’s Alumni Artists, Deborah Sudran, Dorothy Braudy and Carol Brookes who were once fully represented by the gallery. Though they no longer are, they continue to participate in group shows.

We look forward to sharing exciting new works by these outstanding Viridian Artists.

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12–6pm
For further information please contact Vernita Nemec, Gallery Director at 212-414-4040 or viridianartistsinc@gmail.com
or view the gallery website: www.viridianartists.com

Opening Reception for Jenny Belin at powerHouse on 8, Brooklyn, NY

Animals & More by Jenny Belin

Opening Reception on Wednesday- February 5th, 6–8PM

at powerHouse on 8th

1111 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215

http://powerhouseon8th.com/

Press Release: “CONCERNING … & … & …”

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“CONCERNING … & … & …”
Viridian Affiliates &  Alumni
January 2- 25, 2020
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 9, 6-8PM

Juliette Gordon * Joshua Greenberg * Michael Reck * Meredeth Turshen *

Nancy Nicol * Deborah Sudran * Jenny Belin * Vernita N’Cognita*

Chelsea NY: Viridian Artists is pleased to present an exhibition of outstanding art by seven artists who are part of Viridian Artists' Affiliate program and one who is a Viridian Alum. The show extends from January 2ND TO 25th with an opening reception on Thursday, January 9, 6-8PM. Some critics say the hot art is currently in the realm of realism, others are saying abstraction is back in full force. The art in this exhibit encompasses fragments of both and covers a wide range of concerns, … & … &…

 Juliette Gordon was a trailblazer, an important member of the feminist art movement in New York and a respected artist in the inner-circle of radical anti-war politics in the early 70’s. She suffered a stroke in 2001, but still would undoubtedly have taken her rightful place among more well known feminist contemporaries had her life not been drastically changed in 2003 by a disastrous fire in which she was seriously burned and nearly died. The artist, now 85, has been living in rehabilitation and nursing facilities since, but her spirit is not diminished. For the past 7 years she has been nurtured through bouts of self-doubt to continue creating by the artist Sharon Wybrants who visits her weekly. Dr. Andrew Hottle, an art historian and specialist in feminist art of the 70’s, has created an inventory of Gordon’s oeuvre with the hopes there will be a retrospective one day of her work. Viridian is pleased to be showing collages in this exhibit that are a part of her body of work.

Joshua Greenberg uses photo-based imagery to create contemporary abstract art. In The Trees at the Edge of the Field, he uses a sequence of abstract prints in the same catalogue to represent a visual story. The works are arranged as a narrative and the viewer is asked to create their own story. The artist makes the art, the observer interprets the art, and together they complete the implied social contract art represents.

 Michael Reck is an abstract artist who uses NYC and urban living for his inspiration. He states the following about the art he’s created for this exhibit: “For the past several years I have been working with layering to create depth in my compositions.  This technique has been heavily informed by graffiti, which turned out to be an influence I simply absorbed from my surroundings.”

 Meredeth Turshen’s work took a sharp turn from abstract to representational this year after a challenge from two artists to produce 100 still lifes; the selection shown here – all in oil on paper – were spun from her imagination while living in a flower-rich paradise in northern Vermont. Turshen majored in studio art at Oberlin College, in workshops at Pratt, the Printmaking Council of NJ, the Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking, the CT Center for Graphic Arts, and for the past ten years at Vermont Studio Center. Turshen joined Viridian in 2007. She is a member of the National Association of Women Artists.

Nancy Nicol feels she is a New Yorker at heart, though she now works out of Cape Cod after growing up in the city via daily commutes from Jersey City to attended Friends Seminary, where art was core curriculum. She navigated without adult supervision, filling her pockets with interesting found objects and admired street art and graffiti.  These youthful solo expeditions and familiarities continue to impact her work today. In addition to her affiliation with Viridian, she is an exhibiting member of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum and the Organization of Independent Artists, Brooklyn. Current projects include the illustration of a soon-to-be published children’s book, Quiet Places.

Deborah Sudran, a long time Viridian Artist and now a Viridian Alum, has spent a lifetime creating large paintings that contain a strong emotional response to nature. Her interests are concerned primarily with the abstract underpinnings as she moves in close, isolating plant life from its surroundings and focusing on the forms, colors and textures. Working from photographs, she is particularly fascinated with desert and tropical images.

Jenny Belin’s digitally created collages connect her figurative work with elements from her sketchbooks. In the past, much of her art has encompassed portraits of famous women we think of as feminists as well as animal portraits, particularly cats.

 Vernita N’Cognita, both a visual & a performance artist is showing a series of recent collages that often explore the absence of objects, leaving only the negative shapes that imply a presence. Active politically since the 70’s, she organized one of the first feminist exhibits of that time. More recently, much of her work has been concerned with junkmail, recycling and aging. In the current issue of Gallery & Studio magazine, Diane Root wrote about her performance work on the theme of aging which she presented in the Art in Odd Places (AIOP) Festival, “Invisible”.

 Viridian has created a number of programs to give outstanding and “underknown” artists an opportunity to have their work seen. In a world in which social media is making it possible for more & more individuals to have a tiny taste of fame, artists need avenues to have their work seen “in the flesh” as well. We look forward to seeing you in person in January, at this exhibition of captivating artworks and ideas.

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12–6pm

For further information please contact Vernita Nemec, Gallery Director at 212-414-4040 or viridianartistsinc@gmail.com

or view the gallery website: www.viridianartists.com

Opportunity: Gallery & Studio: Inaugural Juried Competition For Visual Artists Of All Media.

We wanted to share news about this opportunity!

Inaugural Juried Art Competition

Gallery&Studio Arts Journal will be running several different competitions throughout the year.  The inaugural competition will be for visual artists of all media.  Good Luck!

Theme:            “Celebration”   

Submission:    Up to 3 images per submission.  Images must be of your own original work. 

Prize:                A review of the winning artist’s work to be published on the January 2020 print edition.
                          Images of runners up will also published.

Deadline:        December 15th 2019

Judge:              Ed McCormack, Managing Editor. Winners to be announced on the website 12/31/2019.

Entry Fee:        $20 for 3 images

Click Here to Apply!

Press Release: “Holiday Madness” Viridian’s Annual Holiday Invitational

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“Holiday Madness”
Viridian’s Annual Holiday Invitational
December 10 – December 28, 2019
Opening reception: Thursday, December 12, 6–8pm
Closing Party: Saturday December 28, 4–6PM

Chelsea, NYC: Viridian Artists is pleased to present “Holiday Madness,” Viridian’s Annual Holiday Invitational from December 10 – December 28, 2019 with an Opening Reception Thursday, December 12, 6–8pm & on Saturday, December 28, 4–6 a closing party to celebrate the end of 2019.

Viridian’s holiday show in December is an annual event filled with art by gallery artists and their artist-friends. In addition, Viridian will open its holiday Arte Shoppe, filled with artist-made cards, jewelry and small artworks. All items in the Arte Shoppe are priced at $99 or less.

As always, traditional holidays make one look back at where all the pomp and circumstance arise from, especially now when our global communication is so prolific and on the other hand, when we are in a time when many traditions have died or lost their meaning.

Googling the meaning of Christmas and ways of celebrating in different cultures yielded many interesting twists. In

France, one source said that since 1962, all letters to Père Noel must receive a postcard reply.

In Spain, religion remains an important aspect of the Christmas holiday with the Mass of the Rooster, since they believe a rooster crowed at the birth of Christ. For many cultures, religion is still the essential meaning behind the Christmas season but some, like Japan, have taken it on with all its glitter and eating by celebrating Christmas Dinner for “The Colonel” with a meal of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

So Christmas continues, with and without religion, a habit perhaps sustained by the nature of humans wanting to give gifts to those they care about or perhaps it’s still the lure of strange customs. A quite unorthodox Norwegian Christmas tradition concerns stealing brooms, so that even today people must hide their brooms on Christmas Eve. The Swedish Christmas involves a large statue of a goat, though in 1966, people began to burn the goat as part of the ritual and continue to do so to this day.

In the artworlds of the world, Christmas is a time of celebrating the season by sharing gallery walls with the art of artist-friends and offering small works that each hope will become gifts of art, filled with creative thoughtfulness, an important attribute for gift giving. We hope that you will join us in our sharing of walls and the holiday spirit.

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12–6pm

For further information please contact Vernita Nemec, Gallery Director at 212-414-4040 or viridianartistsinc@gmail.com

or view the gallery website: www.viridianartists.com

Panorama Photograph From The "Rough Road Ahead Opening" on November 14th, 2019

Panorama Photograph From The "Rough Road Ahead Opening" by Juried Artist, Amy Shapiro.

Press Release: Viridian's 30th Annual International Juried Exhibition: Part 2“ROUGH ROAD AHEAD”

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 Viridian's 30th Annual International Juried Exhibition: Part 2
“ROUGH ROAD AHEAD”
Juried by Vernita Nemec, Director of Viridian Artists & Independent Curator  
November 12 – December 7, 2019
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 14, 6–8pm
Closing reception Saturday, December 7, 4–6pm

 1st prize – Alice Millbirds    2nd prize – Victoria Goro-Rapoport   3rd prize – Gary Aagaard

Gary Aagaard * John Benjamin * Craig Cheply * Bernard Corman * Kevin Cox * Teri Donovan * Julie Eisenberg Pitman * Fuentes * Christina Galbiati * Ashley Gardner * Lisa Garner * Victoria General * Victoria Goro-Rapoport * Ken Goshen * Phylicia Haberman  * Sally Han * Matthew Huntley * Qian Jin * Sasinun Kladpetch * Cindy Konits * Mengjia Lu * John Manno * Alice Millbirds  * Daniel Morrissey * Carol Quint * Russell Ritell * Abi Salami * Amy Shapiro * Michelle Yarnick * Yana Zorina *

Chelsea: Viridian Artists Inc. is pleased to present the second part of our 30th International Juried Exhibition curated by Vernita Nemec, Director of Viridian Artists. The exhibition opens November 12 and continues through December 7, 2019. In celebration, an opening reception will be held on Thursday, November 14, 6–8pm and a closing reception on Saturday, December 7, 4–6pm.

As always, Viridian makes a concerted effort to expand the opportunities for outstanding artists’ work to be seen, exhibited and collected. For this season’s exhibition juried by the gallery’s director, instead of having a Director’s Choice segment the 30th Annual Juried Exhibition will have a Part 1 & Part 2.  Not only Viridian’s director, Nemec is also an independent curator and an artist long involved in the New York art world and its political activities.

This second half of the 30th Juried exhibit consists of art that directly or indirectly seemed to have political overtones – a fact of life today. More than ever, politics seem to be something we cannot avoid addressing. In today’s world, art has become a tool for clarifying daily life, both in its goodness and its badness.

Selection was especially difficult too because of the nature of art in our world today. Media, methods and conceptualizations of art encompass a wider range than ever. No more are we limited to the usual methods for now all is possible with the proper resources and if course, the courage to take a stand.

More than 400 artists submitted over 1000 submissions; a daunting task, but the 60 artists selected by Nemec in this two part exhibit, represent a wide survey of what concerns and inspires artists and as always, there is much to be concerned about. We look forward to sharing this fascinating exhibition of timely contemporary art by artists we are sure you will see more of in the future.

Jenny Belin showing work in: P I N K N Y C

Jenny Belin is part of The Pen and Ink Brigade’s Upcoming group show: Pink is Power:
Proceeds to benefit:  S T A C E Y  A B R A M S’ voter protection organization, F A I R   F I G H T   2 0 2 0.

Opening Reception: November 15th, 5-8 pm at
The Diana Kane Boutique, 5-8 p.m.

229-B Fifth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215

The Pen and Ink Brigade is a collective of Women Artists/Activists joining forces to create progressive change. For more information about Pen and Ink Brigade:

Click Here:

May Deviney is Currently Showing Work in "POLITICALISMS", an Exhibit at Artspace Maynard

Viridian Artist May Deviney is exhibiting work in
at ArtSpace Maynard
63 Summer St
Maynard, MA 01754

October 16th – November 22nd
Please click here to read more information

Artists May DeViney and Barbara Fletcher bring together different political and social isms in this show of colorful satiric artwork.

ism is a noun meaning an ideological movement typically political or artistic. In our modern world there are a lot of isms at play.  Think of any noun and add “ism” to it.  Presto – a new ideological or artistic movement is in action.  Everyone has a favorite ism; what’s yours?
Artists May DeViney and Barbara Fletcher bring together different isms, meeting in the middle using humor, color, technique and intension.

DeViney’s work highlights the continuity of social customs, traditions and religious credos that combine to constrain individuals within traditional unbending roles. They become acid portrayals of oppression and forbearance, combined with gallows and slapstick humor.  Her working class, union, Midwestern background fostered contrasts that are reflected in her work, including an ornery iconoclasm, but mindful of warmth, humanism and family connections.

Fletcher has traveled to a number of third world countries over the years which opened her eyes to conditions in the world but it would take a number of years for her art and activism to merge. She became an observer of nature and the nature of the human condition and her work has focused mainly on environmental concerns. Ironically she sometimes uses animals to express her isms. Her art has become a cathartic experience for her and hopefully gives some playful awareness and insight to her audience.

Politicalisms will be on view from October 16th – November 22nd

Gallery is open Wednesdays through Saturdays 11 am to 3 pm

A Gallery Opening Reception will be held on October 19th from
5-7 pm.

Free and Wheelch

Press Release: Ron Moore: "Joy"

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RON MOORE”
“JOY”
October 22– November 9, 2019
Meet the Artist, Thursday, November 7th, 6:30-8pm

Chelsea: Viridian Artists Inc. is pleased to present an exhibition of figurative sculpture in metal by Ron Moore, entitled “JOY”. The show opens October 22nd and continues through November 9th, 2019. You are invited to meet the artist and celebrate this exhibit on Thursday, November 7th, 6-8PM.

Ron Moore approaches life and art making philosophically and with joy, hence the title of his first solo exhibition at Viridian Artists. Thoreau said "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them." Fortunately we have art to help us for we are living in times of quiet and not so quiet desperation; a time when joy is greatly needed.

Moore began making art when he was a shy and lonely 14 year old, creating wooden figures without guidance or intervention. Early on he switched to steel and bronze, wanting to create art for out-of-doors and so taught himself how to weld. Moving the molten metal gave him a feeling of empowerment and control. He has continued in these media since that time, creating works of raw simplicity with flawed surfaces, filled with unclear meanings that are open to interpretation by the viewer.

The artist believes his work must speak for itself and prefers that its meanings remain blurred and ambiguous. He feels that what people see and feel when they look at his art, is beyond his control. Painted, galvanized and rusted, these metal figures are meant to speak of joy, and to hold the reminder that life must be lived to its fullest.

Perhaps with a smile, the artist says: “These sculptures* are here to welcome, and encourage you to have fun! Since they have not been pushed to hard, to attain perfection ~ their forms are unrefined, unrestrained, and uncomplicated! In fact, their “spirits" seek to avoid the exactitude, that often leads to exasperation. As a result, they live within the unconscious "Joy", of simply being themselves! Their "spirits", and perhaps their own sense of theater, spring from every aspect of life ~ most especially from the wild yearnings, and the lonely hardships, that we all experience. The movable sculptures are also quite elemental. They are here to be played with, and to simply let the feelings that gallop within us; "run free". Because they are uncomplicated, and they simply "do nothing", they should never become obsolete. I hope that you enjoy yourself here ~ Thank you for visiting!! With Joy, and Smiles”

We look forward to sharing with you, Ron Moore’s inspired sculptural configurations & investigations.

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12-6PM

For further information please contact Vernita Nemec, Gallery Director at 212 414 4040 or viridianartistinc@gmail.com                                                                                             

Call For Art: Gallery Director Vernita Nemec Will Jury "Doom Bloom"

Opportunity: Viridian’s Director will be the juror of the “Doom and Bloom” art show : A juried exhibition featuring discarded materials and trash transformed into works of art.
See Theme Below and Click here to Submit

Doom and Bloom

Exhibit Dates: Monday, January 6 – Friday, February 28, 2020
Opening Reception: Sunday, January 12, 2020, from 4pm to 6pm
Submission opens: October 6, 2019
Submission deadline: Sunday, December 8, 2019

Theme:

Our Doom and Bloom art show is a juried exhibition highlighting the crisis of trash on earth and how artists can have a positive impact on the environment through the partnership of art and recycling. Artists are challenged to create dynamic, inventive, and provocative work created from a multitude of mSee Theme Below and Click here to Submitaterials that would have been otherwise discarded if not rescued for art-making. We are seeking art that has been created from discards and trash. At least 80% of the materials incorporated into the art should be materials which would otherwise be trash, but are now saved from the landfill!

VIRIDIAN'S DIRECTOR IN ANOTHER ROLE: VERNITA NEMEC AKA N'COGNITA

I STILL AM: A  Participatory Performance Art

38 W 14th Street  (Party City).
Friday, October 18, 3-6pm 

Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2019: INVISIBLE, in it's 15th year iteration is scheduled for October 17-20 along 14th Street from Avenue C to the Hudson River.  Curated by longtime AiOP artist provocatrice LuLu LoLo, INVISIBLE is vaporous and propels itself intangibly out into the air celebrating the indomitable spirit of artists who are sixty years old and older—undaunted by the passage of time—supported by their intergenerational collaborators: parent/child; mentor/ protégé; partners; lovers; and others from babies to our oldest artist who is 94 years old.
 

Vernita Nemec AKA N’Cognita (www.ncognita.com) has presented over 70 performances in the U.S, Mexico, Japan, Germany, Hungary, Ireland and France. Nemec’s themes involve the insecurities of desire; the inevitability of aging and death; female empowerment and the terrible things humans do to the planet and themselves. Her work has been discussed in numerous publications including Lucy Lippard's "The Pink Glass Swan", Linda Montano's “Performance Artists Talking in the Eighties”   “Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975”. Nemec participated in Linda Montano’s 7 Years of Living Art and has performed at the Pompidou Museum in Paris, the opening of Brooklyn Museum’s Sackler Center for Feminist Art, the Woman's Building in LA,  & at the 7th Performance Studies Conference, Mainz, GR to name just a few. She received a Franklin Furnace Fund Award for Performance Art in 1988, and presented work in Movement Research's Monday Night Series in 2019, 2015, 2013 & 2009. Her complete biography is @ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernita_Nemec.

Press Release: Wally Gilbert: “Worlds”

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Wally Gilbert
“Worlds”
October 1– October 18, 2019
Opening Reception, Thursday, October 3, 6-8pm

Chelsea: Viridian Artists Inc. is pleased to present an exhibition of digital imagery by the artist/scientist/photographer Wally Gilbert, entitled “WORLDS”. The show opens October 1st and continues through October 18th, 2019. You are invited to meet the artist and celebrate the opening of this exhibit on Thursday, October 3rd, 6-8PM.

  Working with digital photography for over a decade, Gilbert, the artist/scientist, approaches his imagery as he would any scientific investigation, exploring and experimenting in a thousand ways before accepting his findings. He has scrutinized color and form in extreme detail and this time he has become more & more involved with transforming and layering until new patterns emerge, almost of their own accord. Investigating and manipulating, he transforms and combines fragments of photographs into arresting artworks that are simultaneously abstract, multi-faceted and multi-layered.

If you read the paragraph above carefully, you would notice that Gilbert is not only a photographer but also a scientist and if you were to look for him in Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walter-Gilbert) you would discover that he is a Nobel Prize winning scientist, but here we are interested in his investigation of color, form and imaginative composition – of which he is also a master.

 In this recent collection of works, he lets his photographic images talk with one another as he plays with the superimposition of color and form to the extreme. These are not gently explored, but severely, for his explorations have been evolving over the years so that the original images that served to inspire are now transformed into new beings with completely new identities, opening “worlds” never before seen in a camera lens. These “worlds” as he calls this body of work, are what we offer to you to explore as you wish and to see what your imagination brings forth unbidden.

We look forward to sharing with you, Wally Gilbert’s latest investigations, artistically inspired.

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12-6PM          

For further information please contact Vernita Nemec, Gallery Director at 212 414 4040 or viridianartistinc@gmail.com

here is a link to an exciting event at Viridian next Thursday, September 26th, 6-8pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/homeostasis-tickets-73445004987