EXHIBITION ARCHIVES 2006
Contemporary Icons: Prints of the '80s & '90s
March 3 - June 25, 2006
Artwork above: three works in Robert Rauschenberg's 1999 The Rumination Series
This exhibition includes a core selection of work created at the Vermillion Editions, Limited from 1977 - 1992 in Minneapolis, Minnesota along with a rich array of prints created outside the Vermillion studio during the early 1980s and spanning to the late 1990s. Of the 36 original prints, twenty-eight of these are from the Vermillion studio - considered to be one of the country's most distinguishd printmaking studios. Vermillion Editions attracted artists from around the United States to work with founder and master printer Steven M. Anderson and, in its 15-year existence, more than 80 national and international artists produced original prints and multiples at the Vermillion studio.
The leading contemporary artists featured in this exhibition, many of which have changed and led the direction of contemporary art since the mid 1950s continue in this direction yet today. Contemporary Icons: Prints of the '80s and '90s as you will see, offers a striking view of the late 20th century's dynamic contemporary-art landscape.
Marriage of the Minds
May 25 - June 25, 2006
An exquisite visual montage of fine art and contemporary craft, this invitational exhibition seeks to identify the secrets of dynamic relationships with couples who earn their living through the creative endeavors and application of their talents in the visual arts. Exhibiting artists are: Greg and Samara Christian, Keith and Deanna Clayton, Tony and Renee Gebauer, Jeremy Popelka and Stephanie Trenchard, and Jim and Suzanne Rose.
Artwork above: far left, Stephanie Trenchard, 6 Chairs; middle: Suzanne Rose, Spent Tulips; far right: Jim Rose, Quilt Cupboard Courtesy of Edgewood Orchard Galleries.
Richard Jolley: Sculptor of Glass from 1985 - Present
July 7 - September 3, 2006
Over the course of his twenty-nine year career, Richard Jolley has produced a remarkable body of sculpture that explores the human figure, its timeless beauty, and expressive potential. This exhibition, the artist's first retrospective, survey his career in depth - including a recent body of mixed-media work that marks a turning point in Jolley's artistic development.
Women Create July 4 - September 2, 2006
Appearing from July 4 - September 2, 2006, is an exhibition by Women Create, a group of nine diverse and talented artists who meet regularly to challenge and support each other and to grow creatively in their respective artistic pursuits. Women Create is comprised of singer/songwriter Jana Holland, photographer Frances Holt, sculptor Angela Lensch, potter Renee Schwaller, fibert artists Carol Morgan and Rosie Dittman, painters Shan Bryan-Hanson and Mary Bosman, and weaver Joan Meiselman. Their show will debut with an opening reception at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. This opening is free and open to the public.
Room Divider, front Room Divider, back
This room divider is a collaborative piece hand made by the women artists who comprise Women Create. It will be auctioned off on September 16, 2006 at Off the Wheel Gallery in Egg Harbor during an all day art event and evening concert. The money generated from the auction will be donated to the Sunshine House in Sturgeon Bay. The room divider was an original idea inspired by the lyrics from 'Tribute to Grace' by Jana Holland.
Close to Home
- meditative photographs -
September 7 - November 5, 2006
This exhibition is a complete personal visual monologue that also speaks of the universal human condition - with validation and acknowledgment in the purpose and power of the everyday routine that is seemingly mundane and empty. Close to home is a series of photographic images by artist Suzanne Rose created to reveal substance, truth, reason and validity.
Suzanne Rose has been esteemed by the Washington Post as “a straight shooter with a kind of spare visual poetry that speaks volumes in a mood of Zen Americana.”
Rose is the recipient of the Fellowship in the Visual Arts
from the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts,
Peninsula Arts Association (PAA) & Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) Grants,
and the first individual artist to receive the Fred J. Alley Visionary Award.
Born and raised in Wisconsin, and educated at the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
she returned to her home state where she is a full time resident of Northeast Wisconsin.
For more than a decade, she has happily dwelt in a one hundred year old brick farmhouse
off the beaten track with her artist husband, Jim Rose, and daughter.
She is dedicated to supporting photography locally, serving as the head of
the photography department at the Peninsula Art School in Fish Creek and as
an instructor of photography workshops for children and adults.
Her work can be found in many public and private collections including
Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; Charles
Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, Wisconsin; and The Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C.
Charles Munch: Dreaming in Color Women Create July 4 - Septe mber 2, Paintings 1971 - 2006 September 14 - November 26, 2006
This first retrospective by painter Charles Munch shows how he has, over the course of thirty-five years, become one of Wisconsin's best known and most recognizable painters. The exhibition illustrates and analyzes the transition from his early realistic paintings - still lifes, landscapes, and interiors painted from life - to his more recent images painted from imagination, while giving insight into the artistic crisis at the heart of this change.
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4th Annual Art of the Trees
November 4 - December 10, 2006
Created as an annual fundraiser for the Center, the mesmerizing Art of the Trees exhibit comprises work by more than 20 local artists and craftsmen, each tree expressing a unique vision for the holidays. The magnificently decorated holiday trees are sure to delight viewers year after year!
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Painting Pastels: Recent Work by Lynn Gilchrist
December 1 - December 31, 2006
In the b2 Gallery on the Lower Level of the Fairfield Center; an exhibition of recent work by Door County Artist Lynn Gilchrist. The exhibition comprises approximately two dozen pastel-on-paper works, all created within the last couple of years. These pieces reflect the artist’s primary subject matter – landscapes, figure studies and still lifes.
“Painting Pastels” will appear in the b2 Gallery through December 31. In 2007, Gilchrist’s work may be seen at Margaret Lockwood’s Egg Harbor gallery and at Deer Path Art Gallery in Lake Forest, Illinois. In the past she also has exhibited at Edgewood Orchard Galleries in Fish Creek.
Common Ground
December 8 - January 21, 2007
A provacative and powerful exhibition on the theme of environmental awareness. Artwork, fact-filled scientific presentations and poetry appear side by side, each complementing one another. Acting as a catalyst within our local community, the exhibit serves to initiate dialogue and local response to the importance of preserving our environment.
the common ground project:
January 18-21, 2007
An educational component of the exhibition, this outreach program created by the FCCA will seek to initiate extended dialogue with local youth about the issues facing our environment. The Common Ground project, a collaborative installation, will be unvieled at the closing reception on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007 and exhibited through the close of the exhibit on Jan. 21, 2007.
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