2010 Annual Student Art Exhibit

Skagit Valley College's 2010 Annual Student Art Exhibit will open on Tuesday, May 4 in the Art Gallery, which is located in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center at SVC's Mount Vernon Campus. The exhibit will begin with the artists' reception and award ceremony from 12:30 � 1:30pm. The exhibition will be on view through May 21 and serves as a visual record of the artistic accomplishments that have taken place this year.

All Skagit Valley College students are eligible to submit artwork created while enrolled in studio courses in the Art Department throughout the year. The exhibition is an opportunity to encourage, recognize, and support the creative work of SVC art students and the Art Department. There will 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place cash prizes awarded by juror Jean Behnke.

Jean Behnke is a local gallery owner and a multi-faceted artist who lives and works from Lopez Island, Washington. Her award-winning work in sculpture, printmaking, and drawing has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions through out the United States for over 30 years. Behnke received her BFA from Cornish College of the Arts and her MFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

The Skagit Valley College Art Gallery is dedicated to the exhibition of contemporary work by regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized artists. The Gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30am to 4:00pm and Friday, 8:30am to 3:00pm during the college's academic year.

Greg Tate and Larry Bullis Retirement Exhibition

The Retirement Exhibition: New Work in Ceramics and Photography by Greg Tate and Larry Bullis, is on view at Skagit Valley College's Mt. Vernon campus Art Gallery located in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center from April 2-30, 2010.

In preparation for this exhibition at SVC's Art Gallery, both artists have pushed their studio practices into new territory, exposing themselves to new ideas formally and conceptually. Tate and Bullis are both retired professors of art from Skagit Valley College.

Christopher Gildow's Stillaguamish Series

On Friday, March 5th at Noon, Christopher Gildow's "Stillaguamish Series" will open in the Campus Center Gallery.

This series of woodcut prints features colorful, abstracted portrayals of the Stillaguamish River and the flora and fauna that inhabit the river valley. In playful layers of shape and pattern, Gildow explores the character of a place and how cherished landscapes can imprint on our memories. His prints "weave a narrative about place: the inherent character of a river valley I have known all my life."

The artist will give an informal talk about his work on Friday, March 5th,
at 12:00 noon in the gallery.

Meet the artist and hear about his inspiring work. Refreshments will be
provided. The exhibit runs through March 30.

Where God Used to Be

There will be a new art exhibition entitled Where God Used to Be which will be held at the Campus Center Gallery from Thursday, February 4 to Friday, February 26.

Displayed at the Gallery will be inspired work from Fred Holcomb, Natalie Niblack and Pamela Mills.

Art displayed will be acrylic on canvas, graphite on paper and oil on wood, and other media.

There will also be an artists' talk on Friday, February 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room.

Afterwards, an artists' reception will be held at the Campus Center Gallery from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Cascadia: Born from Nature

Artwork, including ceramics, fiber and mixed media created by Marguerite Goff, Patricia Resseguie and Renate Trapkowski.

Michael Johnson - Inside Out

Michael Johnson is an Associate Professor of Sculpture at the University of Puget Sound. His work has been in one-person and invitational exhibitions across the U.S, Slovakia and Japan. Some venues include: The Aronof Center in Cincinnati, Masur Museum in Louisiana, Martin Museum in Texas, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Delaware Art Museum, Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey, Gallery Gerulata in Slovakia, and The Izu-Kogen Art Museum in Japan. Johnson also received a Fulbright Fellowship in 1995 and was on the Board of Directors of the International Sculpture Center from 2001-2007 where he served as the Chair of the Education Committee and a member of the Executive Committee.

Alfredo Arreguin -- Natural Patterns

Alfredo Arregu�n (BA 1967, MFA 1969) has a long and distinguished list of accomplishments. In 1979 he was selected to represent the U.S. at the 11th International Festival of Painting at Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, where he won the Palm of the People Award.

In 1980 he received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1988, in a competition that involved over 200 portfolios, Arreguin won the commission to design the poster for the Centennial Celebration of the State of Washington (the image was his painting Washingtonia); that same year he was invited to design the White House Easter Egg.

Perhaps the climatic moment of his success came in 1994, when the Smithsonian Institution acquired his triptych Sue�o (Dream: Eve Before Adam) for inclusion in the collection of the National Museum of American Art. A year later, in 1995, Arregu�n received an OHTLI Award, the highest recognition given by the Mexican government to the commitment of distinguished individuals who perform activities that contribute to promote Mexican culture abroad.

More recently, his success has been cemented by an invitation to show his work in the Framing Memory: Portraiture Now exhibition, at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. One of his paintings included in this show, The Return to Aztl�n, will remain in the permanent collection of the gallery.

Thus, Arregu�n's work is now in the permanent collections of two Smithsonian Museums: The National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery.

Lanny Bergner's Cosmology

Surface, exterior and interior play integral roles in the work of Anacortes Artist Lanny Bergner.
Large woven cocoons of metal fabric instill wonder in the complexity of life's beginnings.

SVC Art Faculty Show

You may have noticed the current show in the gallery by the art faculty: Larry Bullis, Eve Deisher, Mary Iverson, Natalie Niblack, Chris and Kristin Theiss, and Greg Tate.

The title of the show is "ARTISTIC LICENSE". Please join us for a reception Friday, April 3rd, 12:30 to 2:00pm at the Gallery. Come and talk with the artists and meet the "Rookie" of the Art Department, Mary Iverson.

Photo of Pam BergLundh --<br> <I>Women I Know in Their Underwear</I>

Pam BergLundh --
Women I Know in Their Underwear

"Berglundh apparently talked her friends into posing for her in their underwear. There's a ruthless quality to the way she digs in to emphasize every roll over the pantyline, but the ruthlessness seems directed more at the viewer ("There it is. Deal with it.") than at the subjects, who calmly look you in the eye. The work is very reminiscent of Alice Neel, especially in the 1940s and '50s, when her palette was heavier and she filled the canvas. Berglundh's painting is very much about drawing, as was Neel's. And she even has a very pregnant woman among her subjects. (Neel said 'I feel as a subject it's perfectly legitimate, and people out of false modesty, or being sissies, never showed it, but it's a basic fact of life.' Patricia Hills, Alice Neel, p.162.)" - Victoria Josslin, Artdish, August 12, 2005.

Visit Pam Berglundh's official site

Esteban Silva

Chronica De Insomnios

Mexican printmaker, painter and environmental activist Esteban Silva's series of serigraph prints combine a frenetic nervousness and dark world view with careful craftsmanship. Silva will also include paper and original artwork made from invasive plants destroying Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan.

Please visit the artist's website at http://www.eronga.net

In celebration of this show several activities have been planned

Workshops
November 1 and November 2
Hours: 10 - 3
Place: H 208
Cost: $45.00
Participants need to register in advance.

Paper Making Demonstration
November 7
Hours: 9:30 - 12:00
Place: Campus Center Atrium
Anyone can participate. Come and learn how paper is made.

Artists Lecture
November 7
Hour: 12:30 - 1:30
Place: Multipurpose Room
Learn about the Chronicos show, paper makings and other works from artist Esteban Silva.

Official Show Opening ... Chronica De Insomnios
November 7
Hours: 4:00 - 6:00
Place: Multipurpose Room

This event is sponsored by Skagit Valley College Department of Visual Arts and the Office of Student Life

Questions about this show or the celebration events may be directed to Greg Tate or by phone at 360.416.7682

Tatsuo Tomeoka

Tatsuo Tomeoka is the owner of WaSabiDou Antiques & Folk Crafts. He appreciates old craft traditions, as well as promoting contemporary craftspeople. While majoring in Japan Studies at the University of Washington's Jackson School, Tatsuo centered much of his studies on the Japanese Folk Craft Movement. After graduation, he lived in the pottery town of Mashiko from 1999-2000, and afterwards lived in Yokohama (while traveling to various parts of Japan) until his return to Seattle in late 2002. His family originally comes from Miyagi Prefecture, and he is an enthusiastic collector of rural folk toys, such as the kokeshi from this region. He enjoys antique and contemporary crafts, meeting contemporary artists in all forms of media, and sharing ideas on mingei. He and his wife, Apple, live in a rural area about an hour outside of Seattle with their two children, Shino Claire and Yumeji Clay.

KrisEkstrand

What You Don't See:Field Drawings from the UpperSkagit

April 1 - 30, 2008

Skagit ValleyCollege ArtGallery

� Artist's slidepresentation

Tuesday, April 15,12:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room in the Campus Center Joining Kris will beBob Mierendorf, archeologist for North Cascades National Park.

� Panel discussion

Confluence: History,Culture and Conservation on the UpperSkagit

Tuesday, April 29,12:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room in the CampusCenter.

Panelists: BenFackler-Adams, Claus Svendsen, Jim Harris, and Tracie Johannessen. Moderator: ChuckLuckmann

� Poetry reading following the paneldiscussion

A poetry readingwill follow featuring Jeff Muse, director of North CascadesEnvironmental Learning Center, an authority on the literary history ofthe North Cascades including beat poets and writers such as GarySnyder, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and PhilipWhalen.

GalleryHours: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.,Monday -Friday

Information: Greg Tate, (360) 416-7682 or greg.tate@skagit.edu

Support for thisprogram provided by North CascadesInstitute.

Jacob Lawrence Exhibit

The Legend of John Brown

by Jacob Lawrence

The Legend of John Brown comprises twenty-two narrative screen prints created in 1977 by artist Jacob Lawrence, on the subject of abolitionist John Brown. Aquired in 1995 by the Washington State Arts Commission for the State Art collection, the series represents the outstanding creative gifts of the artist as well as his important contribution to the struggle for social justice in American life.

Jacob Lawrence Exhibit Page

Exhibition Dates:

February 4 - March 14
Skagit Valley College Art Gallery