Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center

GALLERY HOURS: M-F 9-7, Saturday: 9-5      |      2012-2013 Gallery Brochure

Opening Friday May 3, 5-8 pm

UPCOMING EXHIBIT RUNS MAY 3-JUNE 1, 2013

Devin Balara: Tedium

Suburban sameness and domestic detritus are explored on many levels by sculptor Devin Balara.

"Old Faithful"; "Domestic Sediment", detail; "Timidity"; "Floridian Snowflakes, detail: sculpture.

Lynn Retson:  Road Trip

Retson renders dramatic Midwestern landscapes in black pastel and graphite.

"Clouds and Fields 3", detail; "Intersection 1"; "Building Clouds", detail: graphite and black pastel on paper.

Rowena Comrie:  Tiny Diamonds in the Cosmic Sands

"Glasgow Colors", detail; "Flip Flow"; "Slide": oil on canvas.

Ruth Kelly:  Portraits

Kelly�s informal portraits capture slice-of-life moments and a variety of personalities.

"Smoke Break"; "Woman Reading to Children"; "Young Women, North Amsterdam": photographs.

FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTIONS:

The First Friday gallery reception will be held Friday, May 3, from 5:00 until 8:00 pm., and will feature a selection of Oliver Winery's fine wines ($5 per glass). ID required.


Proud to be partnering with Oliver Winery at every First Friday opening reception.

CURRENT EXHIBIT RUNS APRIL 5-27, 2013

Stefan Petranek: It Came From Within

Herron School of Art and Design professor Stefan Petranek explores DNA as life�s underlying structure.

 �X-ome #3�; �What I Must Wear Now�, detail; �Twelve Exact Differences��photographs.

Thomas Harris: Vessels vs Vassals--Modern Takes on Function and Fantasy

Bloomington ceramicist Thomas Harris mixes sophisticated pottery with quirky figurines.

 �Chicken Gargoyle�; �Paisley Vase with Donut�; �Grim Reaper Gnome�; �Paisley Skirted Vase��ceramics.

Ivy Tech Fine Arts Students:  Spring Semester 2013:

Ivy Tech Fine Arts students display a semester�s worth of 2-D and 3-D art projects.

April Middleton, "Cut Paper", detail;  Richard Burke, "Sea with Sunset", detail, oil on canvas;  Jonathan Matthos, "Self-Portrait", charcoal and white conte crayon;  Maryanne Widau, �Woods and Creek�, oil on canvas�Fall Semester, 2012.

Ivy Tech Alternative Spring Break 2013: 

In Words and Pictures

Photos by Chelsea Rood-Emick, Director of Civic Engagement, Ivy Tech-Bloomington, 2012.

MARCH 1-30, 2013

Monroe County Community School Corporation: 

Youth Art Month 2013

Left to right: Alwyn Mouton, �Umbrella�, photograph, 2013;  Sarah Snoddy, �Untitled�, photograph, 2013;  Holly Colvin Clark, �Untitled, detail�, photograph, 2012. 

Left to right: Hannah Brown, �Parrot�, oil on canvas, 2013;  Laura White, �Untitled�, photograph, 2011; Hannah Brown, �Sea Turtle�, oil on canvas, 2013. 

Left to right: Vasundhara Singh, �Untitled�, photograph, 2013;  Dathan Schmidt, �Vase�, ceramics, 2012; Bethany Lumsdaine, �Portrait�, acrylic, 2013. 

Daren Pitts Redman:  Abstract Statements�Contemporary Art Quilts

Ms. Redman makes hand-dyed, free-form fabric pieces inspired by the colors of Brown County and beyond.  To hear her in-depth gallery talk, or take a class with her in fabric dyeing, see below.

Gallery Talk and Textile Dyeing Classes by Daren Pitts Redman at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center

FEBRUARY 1-23, 2013

Jeremy Sweet: Cut Away

Californian Jeremy Sweet creates wood panel pieces with free-form edges expertly using a wide range of mixed media.  He cites foreign film, surfing, skateboarding, and fatherhood among his many influences.

�Sailor 3�, mixed media;              �Girl 2�, mixed media;  �Sailor 1�, mixed media;  �Snakeskull�, mixed media.

Kelly Franke:  Mary Ellen

Lose yourself in the velvety blacks and seemingly endless textures of Kelly Franke�s eleven-foot high charcoal drawings�her meditations on the imagined depths of an individual�s psychological distress.

�Sketch 5�, digital sketch;         �Mary Ellen:  Panel 1 of 5�, charcoal;         �Sketch 3�, digital sketch

Ben Pines:  Portraits

Well-remembered for his 2012 Miller Gallery show of striking larger-than-life-sized group portraits, Ben Pines brings his focus back to the individual in this new set of quiet studies.

�Small 9�, oil on canvas;              �Medium 4�detail�, oil on canvas;              �Portrait 3�, oil on canvas.

Susan Forney:  Restless Mind

Dedicated to the process of �creative aging� and self-reinvention, Susan Forney had only been painting for four months before a friend encouraged her to apply for this show�an inspiring and dramatic debut.

�Hot Zen�, acrylic on canvas;          �All In A Dream�, acrylic on canvas;            �Marrakesh Express�, acrylic on canvas.

JANUARY 21, 2013

National Society of Arts and Letters:

2013 Visual Arts Competition & Exhibition of Emerging Artists

Indiana artists aged 18-29 compete for a $1,000 Best in Show prize awarded annually by the Bloomington Chapter of the NSAL.  This local group has given away over half a million dollars to support budding careers in visual arts, dance, drama, literature, music, and musical theatre since 1966. 

Top row:  Aidan Schapera, �Untitled�, oil;  Mark Totte, �The Disconnection�, detail, mixed media;  Drew Etienne, �Happening Upon Debris from the Final Conflict of a (Mostly) Reasonable Species�, acrylic;  Christina Weaver, �Bridal Salon�, oil.

Bottom row:  Rebecca Buening, �Wallpaper Stains�, oil;  Keegan Miles Adams, �Spirit Path�, printmaking;  Heather Lovett, �Garret Tedrow�, photograph.

See the visual arts show in January.  Return for the FREE performers� showcase on Sunday, April 14.

Becca Jones:  Windowscapes

Sprawling mixed media pieces by Becca Jones combine printmaking, drawing and collage.  Also in this series are tiny copper line etchings made with traditional intaglio techniques.

�Windowscape 4�, mixed media;  �Window Bed�, mixed media;  ��Windowscape 3�, detail, mixed media.

Karen Holtzclaw:  Tropical Beauties

Popular figure painter Karen Holtzclaw returns to our galleries with a show full of sumptuous florals.