4th Annual “19” Exhibition

4th Annual “19” invitational exhibition curated by Dana L. Depew

Featuring:

Robert Banks, Jason Byers, Clifford Charlton, Joan Deveney aka Joan of Art, Terry Durst, Isabel Farnsworth, Mallorie Freeman, Joe Fruce, Bernadette Glorioso, Haley Litzinger, Craig Lucas, Scott Miller, Bill Radawec, Robert Thurmer, Dan Tranberg, Karen Smith, Douglas Max Utter, Mark Yasencheck, and Jeff Yost

Opening Reception - Friday, July 11th., 6-10pm. Show runs through August 2nd.

Taste of Tremont Festival

July 20th., 12-8pm

triumvirate

triumvirate

1. An association or a group of three. Also called troika.

2. A group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority.

3. A group of three individuals: three, threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triune, triunity, troika.

The term triumvirate (a law)(from Latin, "of three men") is commonly used to describe a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals.

New works by:

Dana L. Depew
Rick Ferris
William Schwartz

Dana L. Depew
In my recent work I impose my being on the pre-constructed world. I attempt to resurrect the old and rejuvenate the mundane through the use of vintage chenille bedspreads, afghans, and other fabrics. I initially wipe these materials clean of their past colors and connotations leaving a rich yet colorless textured landscape in which I reinvent into a series of contemporary and active works. Through the use of vibrant colors I create an exciting bridge between a forgotten textile and painting.

Rick Ferris
A limiting of the extraneous, a focusing into one aspect of everyday stimuli, informs the work to reveal transcendent material. The discipline of the camera and the editing of days into hours into minutes, the compression and manipulation of experiences to create and potentize the simulacra I create.
Informed by Buddhist experience and spiritual mysticism I navigate among everyday routines, deadlines, and responsibilities to capture momentary revelations. For example, the noticing of a thistle on the side of the road – its simplicity, beauty, and ordinariness reveals an opportunity for reflection and celebration.

By highlighting, focusing, and distorting, isolating, and juxtaposing moving images and audio, I find release in expression of feelings. To labor with the sacrosanct, to scoop up the primordial and shape it, to play with the sacred, this is what I am interested in sharing.

William Schwartz
What is real and what is illusion; and which illusions do we accept and abide by in our everyday lives? The pieces I have created for this exhibit deal with the influence American culture has on our personal identities. In my brand of political-Pop conceptualism, I make various attempts to either strip down or intensely exaggerate familiar items and symbols we encounter and relate to on a daily basis. My hope is spark a sort of internal dialogue within the individual; a self-interrogation about what freedom really is.

Opening Reception - Friday, Aug. 8th - Show runs through Aug 26th

KRK Ryden - DEVO inspired exhibition

Opening Reception - Friday, Aug. 29th Show runs through Sept. 10th

Jocko Dome-o

Jocko Dome-o is a charitable event in which professional and up-and-coming artists from around the country have been invited to creatively alter their own Energy Dome—the classic headgear made famous by new wave band DEVO, and featured in their 1980 music video ‘Whip It.’ Participating artists include, but are not limited to:

Kimberly Bailey Bradley Cahill
Sarah Doyle
Kristin Edwards (She-vo)
Laszlo Gyorki
Sharon Iglai
Robert Lara
Julie Marton
Josh Mcleod
Robert Miltenberg
Bruce Perry
Robin Reneé
Mal Rorrer
KRK Ryden
Winston Smith
Rev. Ivan Stang
Susie the Floozie
Jeff Warmouth
Byron Werner
Rev. Nickie Wild

The finished pieces will be on display at the Asterisk Gallery on August 29th, and will include a variety of styles and techniques, from paint and collage to fantastic and even utilitarian artwork. The show will run as companion to KRK Ryden’s Devonian Art Show opening on the same day. Displayed pieces will be up for sale to benefit the Rachel Bevilacqua legal fund.* The show hours will be 6-10 pm, and it will be one day only!

*Rachel Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Reverend Mary Magdalen) lost custody of her son after a conservative custody judge was outraged at the fact that she is a member of the Church of the SubGenius. As a result of appearing in a mature natured parody of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," custody of her son was taken from her and awarded to the boy's father (the couple was never married). Rachel and her husband have fought a long, expensive battle to win custody of their son, while her ex-boyfriend's legal costs have been entirely handled by a pro-bono lawyer (who is a friend of his). Legal costs have skyrocketed, exceeding $140,000 as of August 2007.

In a somewhat recent development in the case, however, custody of Rachel’s son has been returned to her, yet the fees remain.

For the full story, go to http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/Reverend_Magdalen

Opening Reception - Friday, Aug. 29th Show runs through Sept. 10th

Labor + Industry Exhibition

Opening Reception - Friday, Sept. 12th., 6-10pm. Show runs through Oct 4th.

Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival
And Sparx in the City

Sept. 20th - Sept. 21st

Counting Days

13 artists respond to eight years of destruction

Curated by Debra Shepherd and Dana Depew

Opening Reception - Friday, Oct. 10th - Show runs through Nov. 1st

All Things Cleveland
Group exhibition about Cleveland by Cleveland artists.

An open call for artists in all mediums for an exhibition about this glorious city. Artists must be originally from or are currently residing and working in Cleveland – this is very important. The work has to be from the perspective of a Clevelander.

Please absolutely no beautiful little cityscapes, pictures of the bridge man sculptures or vibrant photos of the fireworks on the 4th at Edgewater etc. I am attempting to produce an exhibition that promotes a self deprecating view of Cleveland by Clevelanders. The work must represent or depict Cleveland in some way, shape, or form. Think more of a less positive Harvey Pekarian viewpoint, burnt perogies, the Big Chuck and Little John show on a black and white television with no antenna, the continual grief and despair we feel each and every day, the adverse effect our sports teams have on our mental state, our bleak and depressing outlook on life, etc, etc. All the good things.

The opening reception will be complete with a live polka band and sauerkraut and kielbasa will be available along with POC beer - lukewarm of course.

Please submit images or working ideas to: contact@asteriskgallery.com

Opening Reception - Friday, Nov 14th., 6-10pm. Show runs through Dec. 6th

3nd Annual Asterisk Gallery Xmas
Silent Auction & Benefit

Opening Reception - Friday Dec 12th., 6-10pm.

Raw Umber

Opening Reception - Friday Jan 9th., 6-10pm. Show Runs through Feb. 7th.