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New Exhibition Preview

6/30/2020

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Curated by Dr. Christine Fowler Shearer, 2 + 3 x 18: Diptychs and Triptychs by 18 Contemporary Ohio Artists displays art works created in a wide range of two- and three-dimensional mediums – including photography, paintings, glass, ceramics, mixed media and paper – and bearing stories with messages of topical relevance in today’s world.

Historically, diptychs and triptychs were largely devoted to paintings portraying religious subjects or political victories. The works in 2 + 3 x 18: Diptychs and Triptychs by 18 Contemporary Ohio Artists update these ancient genres with stories of contemporary experience.

“In the past, most diptychs and triptychs were done for religious purposes, but the artists in this exhibition have pushed beyond that initial idea and tradition to create unique and complex connections,” Shearer said. “The idea of the diptych and triptych was to tell a story—whether it be a secular or religious narrative, and this idea is definitely evident in the works in the current exhibition.” 

Stories among the exhibitions works range from narratives about the sometimes challenging relational between women to surviving cancer and questions about motherhood and hope for the future.
 
The exhibition will include The Circle, a linocut (linoleum relief cut) print diptych by University of Dayton art professor Erin Holscher Almazan, who will serve as the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio’s Artist-in-Residence Aug. 3-7 in conjunction with this exhibition. This work explores “the complexities and dualities that exist within our female identities,” said Almazan. “Sexual undertones, gendered rituals, memories of girlhood and the desire for approval are embedded within the work.”

By way of interactive videos created by Classic Interactions, guests also will have a chance to watch short videos of the artists working in their studios and to hear the artists explain how they create their work.
 
This exhibition is made possible by the Ohio Arts Council, the George and Dollie L. Zimpfer Memorial Fund of the Fairfield County Foundation, The Fox Foundation, Ohio Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Federal CARES Act of 2020.

 
The exhibition opens on Saturday, July 18 and runs through Sunday, October 25.

3 Comments
Catherine Butler
7/12/2020 04:29:03 pm

Who are the 18 in artists in the show? I can find no listing anywhere. I can tell that Kristen Cliffel is in it as her work is on the postcard.

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Decorative Arts Center of Ohio link
7/14/2020 12:18:01 pm

Hi Catherine!
Here is a list of the artists in the upcoming exhibition. Watch our social media pages for more info on each artist.
1. Julie Abijanac
2. Terri Albanese
3. Erin Holscher Almazan
4. Kristen Cliffel
5. Stephanie Craig
6. Patti Fields
7. Karla Hackenmiller
8. Lori Kella
9. Michael Loderstedt
10. Greg Martin
11. Nancy McEntee
12. Deborah Pinter
13. Agnes Ray
14. Jennifer Rosengarten
15. Emily Sullivan Smith
16. Art Werger
17. Melissa Vogley Woods
18. Ray Juaire

Hope you can make it in to see this fantastic exhibition!

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Linda Eriksson
7/15/2020 09:14:21 am

Please consider Michael Weisel for future exhibits of this nature. Michael's paintings are absolutely charismatic. He has had exhibits at the Zanesville Museum of Art and the Springfield Museum, both of which were very successful. Thanks!

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