Work out of state: "The Paper Chase: Volume One"

So I got asked to be a part of this recurring show in Kansas at a place called the Invisible Hand Gallery.  It's a table top print-fair type show that will happen quarterly and include 10 artist from around the country.  One of the former grad students at UGA, Andrew Burkitt, invited me to be a part of it, which is pretty cool as I always really liked his work (but I was a quiet student and didn't get close with a whole lot of my fellow print makers in school).

Info for the event itself can be found here.  It opens next Friday, September 14th.  Unfortunately I can't really make it to Kansas so I won't be there but if you're in Kansas you should go.

MINT announces the Leap Year artists and guess what!?

That's right!  Yours truly was selected as a Leap Year artist!  I'm so freaking excited and honored and really a little scared.  It's going to be amazing and the benefits and perks are outstanding but I know this is when shit gets real so I'm just trying to keep my mind together as I swim through this and the other things I'm doing and trying to do.  It's amazing though.  I met the other artists last week and they already seem incredible to me.  I'm really pumped to see what's going to happen this year.  The other two artists are Johnny Drago and Rebecca Hanna.

MINT made the announcement on their facebook page and Burnaway provided some brief coverage here: http://www.burnaway.org/2012/08/mint-gallery-announces-second-round-of-leap-year-winners/

Erica called me about two weeks ago during the middle of the day to let me know.  I laughed like an idiot for about five minutes and then asked is she was kidding. Yeah, I'm dumb.  I wasn't allowed to really talk about it till now which was both fun and a little nerve racking.

So freaking pumped.

Squeeeeee!

EDIT:
Creative Loafing provided some coverage as well!
http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2012/08/09/mint-announces-leap-year-grant-recipients#more

Selections from the Emerging Artist Residency Opens Friday

Atlanta Printmakers Studio:

Selections from the Emerging Artist Residency

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

August 11 - October 27, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, August 10, 6:30-8:30pm

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia is exhibiting prints

from APS's Emerging Artist Residency archives. Artists include:

Jessica Caldas    Hannah Skoonberg    Whitney Stansell    Cynthia Thompson

The Emerging Artist Residency program provides the resources necessary for

emerging artists to complete a printmaking project of their proposal. The residency includes access to the APS studio for up to six months, a free class, and personal

mentoring, plus a materials stipend. Learn more about the program at

www.AtlantaPrintmakersStudio.

org

CL Press about "Your Knot" and Community Conversation

Partially for my reference bute here's some press for the Community Conversation Wonder Root and Untie Atlanta are hosting at Ontologic tonight at 7.  Creative Loafing used an image of my print-woo hoot.

http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2012/07/24/community-members-gather-to-discuss-atlantas-knot

Image Courtesy Wonder Root

Some quick Updates for the next bit of the year.

So it's been busy what with random shows popping up here and there (which I'm not complaining about I'm just saying).  I'm starting work on some new ideas both regarding the domestic violence theme and other projects as well.

The next few months are full to the brim of applications (I think I've got at least one a month to complete till October or November).  In addition, finding out about some of those applications as well as the Leap Year residency will all be happening concurrently (Leap Year news comes in the beginning of August).

In the mean time here's a little bit about what is definitely happening:

"Change your ride"
Image by Wonder Root

I have a print in the Wonder Root and Untie Atlanta Show at Ontologic supporting the Transportation Referendum vote on July 31st.  Prints are on sale.  I believe gallery hours are from 2-4 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and you can also purchase prints on the Wonder Root website here.  The other work in the show is really quite incredible.

(I think)Currently at Mint is the show "Untitled: Artwork too good for words". It's a group show and my diptych, The Fight is in it along with the work of some really amazing artists. I'm actually not sure if it's still up and if so how long it will stay. It was included as a part of the "All 4 One" 4th Ward art stroll.

"The Fight Part 1"

"The Fight Part 2"

The "Atlanta Printmakers Studio: Selections from the Emerging Artist Residency" show opens at MOCA Ga August 10th and the opening reception will be from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.  I'll have one piece from my residency work in the show.  It's a bit odd as I think that work translates better as a body but I've realized this might be one of the main problems with my work in general (inability to stand as well on its own in a singular context).

"Myself"

I am likely to be creating new work around the Domestic Violence theme, similar to and expanded from my solos show at the Arts Exchange for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers wine tasting event in November.  It's a huge undertaking if I do do it and will be an awesome way to reach a very different audience (900+ lawyers attend the event each year).

Additionally, someone contacted me about my nest from the Beep Beep CDR show so I guess I'm selling that!

Photo by Lily Lampe (Burnaway)

That's really it for updates at this moment.  Lots of other stuff happening just nothing really to report on yet.