Aground...

pleased to be a part of the PCNW's exhibition Aground. Juried by Chicago's Karen Irvine.

I love Seattle and look forward to making a mini vacation out of the trip out west...

So excited to be heading to Philly...

Zoe Strauss

It is going to be a great weekend!

what are you doing tomorrow night?

Stop by the Dean Jensen Gallery between 6-9pm
Friday December 11
759 N. Water St.
Milwaukee WI
(414) 278-7100

© Fracesca Pastine

© sonja thomsen

© susan worsham

© wendel white

Big Bangs/Small Bucks II: Present and Past Tenses

Friday, December 11, 2009 - January 30, 2010

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Thus, you’ll find the first son of that show on our walls and floors here from the night of Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, through Jan. 30, 2010.

With only a few modifications, the template used to produce the first exhibition was reused in the making of Big Bangs/Small Bucks II: An Exhibition for the Post-Bust Economy. In all, the exhibition will include about one-hundred objects in all media, and there will again be about thirty artists represented, many of them from Wisconsin, but others from across the US as well as from abroad. While $750 was the top price on any of the works offered in last year’s Big Bangs, this time around we’ve raised the ceiling to $900,although there will still be pieces available for as little as $100 or $200.

Some of the artists who were in the first show will be back again, but there will also be a lot of newcomers, some of whom already have imposing credentials in the art world, others who are just starting to phosphoresce. We wish we could have re-invited all the artists from the first show, of course, but it seemed to us that outings like this are worth re-presenting only if the mixes are refreshed from year to year. Look for some of the artists who were in Big Bangs I to be back again for Big Bangs III or IV.

Big Bangs/Small Bucks II will include painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphic media and installation works.

We’re certain about at least two matters:

+ Among those who take in the show, there will be differences of opinion about which of the one-hundred objects sound the biggest bangs.

+ Whether a visitor is only a casual looker, a beginning collector or a connoisseur, she or he will leave the exhibition with this impression: Art, real art, isn’t defined by the number of zeroes that follow the ordinal number on the pricetag.

--Dean Jensen

RSVP: Arbor

suite 22 from lacuna 2009, sonja thomsen

I am pleased to be included in Michael Mazzeo's online exhibition Arbor. A small suite of images from lacuna are included in the show.
I had the pleasure of meeting Michael this past summer at Review Santa Fe and was happy to be invited to participate in this inaugural exhibition. Stay tuned for a print on demand catalog (that I am anxious to see). The individual works are available for sale here.

Opening tonight in Milwaukee

at Dean Jensen Gallery
Big, Big Bangs / Small, Small Bucks
December 5, 2008 - January 24, 2009
Opening Reception Friday, December 5 from 6pm - ?

Sonja Thomsen

Jason S. Yi

About the Show:
The show, by far the biggest ever organized by the Dean Jensen Gallery, presents one-hundred works (more or less) by 40 artists (more or less). None of the works is higher in price than $750; many are priced even significantly less.

Kevin Miyazaki

Mayuko Kono

Silver Eye Center for Photography

Installation shots of Churn, Swept and Surface in the New Works Gallery at Silver Eye. (Swept was to be hung vertically not backwards L) It seems the work was just shipped out to Pittsburgh and its on its way back... I want to thank Amanda Bloomfield and Sally Bozzuto from the center for their help with install and shipping of the work.

Current Exhibit

thru December 15...

more about Silverstein Opening

Now that I have had a bit of time to process the whirlwind visit I would like to share a bit about the wonderful things I was able to see and the incredible artists I had the opportunity to meet.

Upon arrival to NY we headed straight to Chelsea and visited Yossi Milo Gallery, ClampArt, Robert Mann Gallery and a sneak peak of Silverstein Photography. Out for a quick bite at Nisos on 19th St. and back to Silverstein for the opening. What a turnout! The gallery looked great- I was impressed with how they showcased 10 different artists and managed to give each one plenty of space. The gallery and the street outside were mobbed with people and energy.

It was an exciting evening and meeting the other artists in the show was one of the highlights.

Michael Lundgren is living and working in Phoenix AZ. I met him four years ago in San Francisco at one of Linda Connor's parties. It was great to reconnect with a fellow "landscape" photographer and his work was breathtaking in person.



Curtis Mann is finishing up his MFA in Chicago. I was happy to make another Midwest connection. The object that is the photograph - its emulsion and substrate- becomes the focus of Curtis' work. I enjoy how his photographs dance with drawing.



Will Michels was a joy to talk with. He is an animated storyteller and his passion for his work is palpable. I have seen his work in a variety of venues online and it was great to view the work in person.

short but sweet...

It was a whirlwind trip to NY this weekend. Flew into the city on Saturday afternoon attend the opening at Silverstein and flew back to Mil-town Sunday. The opening was a great time. I am exhausted tonight... will share more about the trip soon but thought I would share some pics of the evening...

Silverstein Photography Annual...

Opening Reception: September 8th, 6-8pm
Silverstein Photography
535 W 24th Street
New York, NY 10011

Hope to see many friends in NY!

Oil and Water at Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee WI

Artist Reception June 8, 6-9pm

I am showing 12 pieces: 4 pieces from each series; Crude, Churn and Swept

It would be great to see old and new friends! Hope you can make it.

Oil and Water
June 8- July 21
Dean Jensen Gallery
759 N. Water St.
Milwaukee WI
53202

ArtChicago

Dean Jensen Gallery will be showing my work at Art Chicago this coming weekend. April 26-30. I plan on attending the fair this Friday and possibly Saturday. So much work to see...


the Verisonfest Photographic Invitational curated by Jon Gitelson and Brian Ulrich at the Zhou B Center, 1029 W. 35th St, promises to be a great show... including works by Amy Stein, Zoe Strauss, Jason Lazarus, Bill Sullivan and Todd Deutsch.... the reception for the show is Saturday night 7-9pm.

Photocentric 2007!

" Photocentric 2007 is the second iteration of MCP's juried exhibition of work by MCP members who live within 525 miles + a long day's drive + of our northeast Minneapolis location. The results demonstrate the range and vitality of contemporary photographic art within our region and introduce new artists to the Center's viewing audiences. Photocentric 2007 helps us develop a better picture of the circle we're the center of, a circle that offers a new view of what constitutes the "Midwest.""

I look foward to showing in this exhition at the Minnesota Center for Photography with good friends:
Lex Thompson
Jonathan Gitelson
Brian Ulrich
Mike Rebholz, fellow MIAD Professor in Madison
To see the range of work that will be in this show look here

The show will run March 31 - May 27.