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exhibit opens
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Free reception January 18, 5-7 p.m.
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JANUARY 18-FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Join Art Saint Louis as we present our first exhibit of 2020, "Heaven and Earth," on view January 18-February 12, 2020 at Art Saint Louis, 1223 Pine Street in downtown St. Louis, MO.
FREE RECEPTION & EVENTS
"Heaven and Earth" opens with a free reception open to all next Saturday, January 18, 5-7 p.m. The exhibit remains on view through February 12. Regular gallery hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Closed Sundays & major holidays.
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| Carrie Gibbs, Mt. Vernon, IL. Learning to Fly. 2019. Ceramics, 12.5". $125. |
ABOUT
THE EXHIBIT
"Heaven and Earth" is an all media juried visual art exhibition that will feature artworks inspired by or about heaven and earth, heavenly bodies & visions, the skies, the land, limbo, paradise, purgatory, hell, and more.
For this juried exhibit, 247 artworks in all media were submitted by 104 St. Louis regional artists for consideration by Jurors David Brinker and Sun Smith-Foret from which they selected 61 artworks by 59 artists from Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky for the final exhibition. Featured are ceramics, collage, drawing, handmade paper, metal, mixed media, painting, pastels, photography, printmaking, pyrography, sculpture, textiles, and more. You can get a sneak peek of all of the artworks featured in our exhibit in our Facebook album here.
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| Jill Beyder, St. Louis, MO. Flight. 2019. Digital Photograph on Canvas, 10"x30". $400. |
EXHIBIT JURORS
We are very honored to have the opportunity to work with David Brinker and Sun Smith-Foret as our Jurors for the "Heaven and Earth" exhibition.
- David Brinker is Director, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, Saint Louis University. Brinker joined the staff of MOCRA in 1995 as a Museum Assistant after which he served as Assistant to the Director (1996-2005) and then Assistant Director (2005-2019). David was appointed as Director in 2019. He has been involved in over 60 exhibits both at MOCRA and elsewhere, selecting and developing exhibits, designing the installation, writing interpretive texts, producing graphic design, grant writing, interpretive tours, and much more. Brinker developed MOCRA's Voices podcast (2012-17) which includes video episodes. He holds membership in a number of professional and service organizations. David holds a B.A. in English Literature & Certificate in Spanish, Saint Louis University (1994) and Master of Arts in Pastoral Science with a concentration in Liturgical Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology (2010).
- Sun Smith-Foret is an Illinois-based artist, educator, curator, and retired Private Practice Psychotherapist. As a studio artist, Sun has been formally active in textile construction, quilts, sculpture, functional, and amuletic objects since finishing graduate school at Washington University. Her undergraduate work was in art history, art and architecture. Her body of large-scale quilts refer to film and popular culture and have been exhibited nationally. Sun holds a B.A. in History of Art & Architecture (1983) and MFA in Printmaking (1986), and MSW, Mental Health & Family Therapy (1992) all from Washington University in St. Louis. Sun served as adjunct faculty at Washington University School of Fine Arts (1987-1996) where she taught core design, composition and color theory. She currently teaches 3-d textile design workshops throughout the region. She has served on the Board of Directors of Art Saint Louis (2006-09) and Craft Alliance (1976-79). Having exhibited her work in shows throughout the U.S. and Canada since 1978, Sun's work is represented by Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
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| Peter Gifford, St. Louis, MO. Sunrise Above the Clouds. 2019. Photograph on Metal, 30"x20". $500. |
GALLERY HOURS
"
Heaven and Earth" is on view
January 18-February 12, 2020 and is FREE & open to the public.
Free reception
Saturday, January 18, 5-7 p.m. We will hold a free
Coffee with the Artists Gallery Talk on Saturday, February 1, 10-11:15 a.m.
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed Sundays & holidays.
PARKING recommendations can be found at the end of this email.
FEATURED ARTISTS
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Graphic design by Emily Amberger. |
Michael Anderson, Belleville, IL
Adrian Aquilino, Richmond Heights, MO
Carolyn Bailey, Macomb, IL
Jill Beyder, St. Louis, MO
Sophie Binder, St. Louis, MO
Lon Brauer, Granite City, IL
Jim Burwinkel, St. Louis, MO
Ann Croghan, St. Peters, MO
Jo Jasper Dean, Chesterfield, MO
Emily Denlinger, Cape Girardeau, MO
Elizabeth Desrosiers, Chesterfield, MO
Evin Dubois, Paducah, KY
John Dyess, Eureka, MO
Dina Fachin, St. Louis, MO
Cookie Ferratier, Springfield, IL
Nina Figgs, Manchester, MO
Dominic Finocchio, St. Louis, MO
Carol A. Fleming, St. Louis, MO
Janet Fons, St. Peters, MO
Benjamin Franklin, St. Louis, MO
Gaye Gambell-Peterson, St. Charles, MO
Carrie Gibbs, Mt. Vernon, IL
Peter Gifford, St. Louis, MO
Beth Goyer, Des Peres, MO
Beata Grant, University City, MO
Thomas Guetersloh, Murphysboro IL
John Hardecke, Washington, MO
Steve Hartman, Edwardsville, IL
Vicki Hefty, Wildwood, MO
W. (Joe) Hudson, Peoria, IL
Tom Karges, Rock Hill, MO
Netra Bahadur Khattri, St. Louis, MO
Connie LaFlam, St. Louis, MO
Gary Lang, Kirkwood, MO
Jonathan Levy, Maryland Heights, MO
Jean Lopez, St. Louis, MO
Lara Mann, Champaign, IL
Barbara Marshall, Chesterfield, MO
Brian Mitchell, Ballwin, MO
Fatemeh Nichols, Eureka, MO
Kathy Ohlsen, St. Charles, MO
Mandy Pedigo, St. Louis, MO
Sharron Pollack, St. Louis, MO
Joyelle Proot, St. Louis, MO
Bob Rickert, Chesterfield, MO
Tony Rio, Normal, IL
Marilyn Robinson, St. Louis, MO
Janice Rockwell, Macomb, IL
Anne Burgess Rowe, St. Louis, MO
Michelle Sass, St. Louis, MO
Annie Scheumbauer, St. Louis, MO
Leslie Song, St. Louis, MO
Susan Sontag, St. Louis, MO
Steve Springmeyer, St. Louis, MO
Kentrell Strong, St. Peters, MO
Samantha Sulkowski, St. Louis, MO
Kim Swick, O'Fallon, MO
Nikolaos Trikalinos, St. Louis, MO
Marjorie Williamson, St. Louis, MO
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| Leslie Song, St. Louis, MO. In Time. 2018. Oil on Canvas, 36"x36". $1,200. |
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