Kuen Young Park: Sheppard Gallery Lecture

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery

Art Department
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia St

Reno

Reiterate the Repeat: Keun Young Park and Sky Kim
August 29 - September 23
Catalogue designed by Clint Sleeper

Thursday, September 22, 5:30pm: exhibition closing lecture by Keun Young Park in Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, Wells Fargo Auditorium, room 124. The closing reception will be in Sheppard Gallery, Church Fine Arts, 6:30 - 8pm.

Both living in Jersey City, New Jersey but previously unknown to each other, Sky Kim and Keun Young Park create their artwork through very time-consuming and repetitive manners. This exhibition considers images created from this approach to artmaking. Park constructs “micro-collages” made from tiny pieces of torn up photographs punctured by a pin, while Kim creates large-scale scrolls by making thousands of marks, rendering voluptuous drawings in a variety of media.

Gallery Hours: Monday - Thursday, 11am - 5pm, Friday, 11am - 2pm
For additional information, please call Sheppard Gallery at 775.785.6658 or email mvecchio@unr.edu

[image from Keun Young Park's website; text from Sheppard Gallery's press info]

Reiterate the Repeat: Sky Kim and Keun Young Park

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery

Art Department
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia St

Reno

Reiterate the Repeat
August 29 - September 23

Please note the two public events for this exhibition:
Thursday, September 22, 5:30pm: Closing Lecture by Keun Young Park. Please note the change of venue: Lecture will be given in Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, Wells Fargo Auditorium, Rm 124. Following the artist's talk, the closing reception will take place in Sheppard Gallery, Church Fine Arts, 6:30 - 8pm.
Thursday, September 11, new location for the lecture: Opening Lecture with Sky Kim, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, Room 124 (Ground Floor), followed by a reception in Sheppard Gallery, 6:30 - 8pm

Both living in Jersey City, New Jersey but formally unknown to each other, Sky Kim and Keun Young Park create their artwork through very time-consuming and repetitive manners. This exhibition will consider how an image is created from this approach to artmaking. Park constructs “micro-collages” made from tiny pieces of torn up photographs punctured by a pin, while Kim creates large-scale scrolls by making thousands of marks, rendering voluptuous drawings in a variety of media. Please join us for the exhibition and to hear the artists discuss their work; this exhibition will have two artist lectures, one by each artist, at the beginning and closing of the show.

Sky Kim was born in Seoul, Korea and received a Master’s Degree in Painting at Pratt Institute. She is a recipient of the National Museum of Contemporary Art’s National Korean Art Competition Awards and a Pratt Institute Art Grant.

Keun Young Park was born in Seoul, South Korea, where she received her BFA and MFA Degrees in Sculpture at Seoul National University. Her awards include being an A.I.R. Gallery Fellowship and Exhibition Recipient; the winner of Curator’s Choice - a competition for the ‘Artist Talk on Art’ organization; and the Juror’s award at ‘Small Works’ – an international competition at NYU gallery.

Gallery Hours: Monday - Thursday, 11am - 5pm, Friday, 11am - 2pm
For additional information, please call Sheppard Gallery at 775.785.6658 or email mvecchio@unr.edu

[image and text from the gallery's press info]

Barbara London UNR Student Art Show Juror

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery

Art Department
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia St

Reno

2011 Student Art Club Annual Art Show
April 28 – May 14, 2011

Juried by Barbara London, Associate Curator, Department of Media and Performance Art, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York City and founder of the video exhibition and collection programs at the Museum.

Lecture and Opening Reception Thursday April 28, 2011:
Lecture “Looking at Music” by Barbara London, 5:00 – 6:30pm in Knowledge Center 124, Wells Fargo Auditorium, followed by reception in Sheppard Gallery from 6:30 – 8:00pm

The University of Nevada, Reno’s Department of Art and the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery are exceptionally pleased to announce that the 2011 Annual Student Art Show will open Thursday April 28th. The exhibition will be juried by Barbara London, curator in the Department of Media and Performance Art at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City. The exhibition will include artworks by students in all media: painting and drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, digital media, etc. London will also select the Graduate Student Association Award-winner from studio visits with MFA applicants.

Ms. London will also give a lecture that evening from 5 - 6:30pm followed by a reception until 8:00pm. Please join us for these events to celebrate the University of Nevada, Reno’s inspiring art students!

The Annual Student Exhibition is brought to you by the Student Art Club and the generous support of Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, Department of Art, College of Liberal Arts, Associated Students of The University of Nevada, Reno, Graduate Student Association, and Friends of Sheppard Gallery.

[image and text from UNR Sheppard Gallery press release]

Myself | Myself Too

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery

Art Department
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia St

Reno

January 18 - February 18

MYSELF: A Survey of Contemporary Self-Portraiture

Front Door and McNamara Galleries:
MYSELF TOO: A University of Nevada, Reno Art Student Survey of Self-Portraiture
Organized by Andrew Griego and Michelle Lee

Lecture and Opening Reception: January 20 |  5:30 pm

Closing Event: Thursday February 17, with lecture by artist Suzanne Joelson at 5:30 pm [Room 153, Church Fine Arts Building] followed by reception with live Internet performance from Los Angeles with Elizabeth Leister: 6:30-8pm

"From Northern Nevada to all corners in America - - from Macedonia and Greece, to Sweden and French Canada, this large survey-style exhibition presents sixty-six artists, including one collaboration, exploring the theme of self-portraiture. Perhaps considered just the folly of indulgent navel-gazing, the self-portrait continues to be important and interesting because it not only provides varied perspectives of the artist looking back on the self in circumstance, but rather also provides cultural, political and social insight into the time period and conditions under which the art was made. In a growing globalization, how we reflect the times we live in is subject matter that crosses the unsteady boundaries of nation, race, gender, religion, political affiliation, age, class, etc. With over 130 applications for an exhibition in a relatively small town such as Reno, it’s safe to say that self-portraiture remains a popular content for artists of our time. The exhibition demonstrates that humor, pop culture, health, irony, history, intellectual debates, idealism and story-telling are ever-present undertones to how artists express themselves, whether they use self-portraiture as rare device, or as regular all-encompassing investigative tool."

Concurrent with the MYSELF exhibition: MYSELF TOO, a student exhibition of self-portraiture in which all students were invited to participate whether taking a 101 drawing class or graduating as a MFA candidate."

[Text and graphic from Sheppard Gallery. Click on image to enlarge.]

Every distance is not near

UNR School of the Arts Art Department
Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno

October 4 - November 5
Every distance is not near

"This exhibition features three artists from Seattle: Debra Baxter, Dawn Cerny and Jenny Heishman, who concentrate on sculpture based in historical and narrative elements. The structure will be an untraditional, three-person arrangement as the artists are invited to create a unique exhibition based both on their own works and in collaboration with each other. The title of the exhibition Every distance is not near, the only element directed by Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, is a Bob Dylan song “I Shall Be Released,” as sung by Nina Simone. How the artists interpret this theme will be part of the excitement of the show’s development."

Gallery hours: M–F 11 am – 5 pm

[text and graphics from Reno News and Review calendar.]

Scatter and Heap

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno

Scatter and Heap: Lauren DiCioccio and Paho Mann






These two artists incorporate mass produced objects into their artwork. Ms. Diciocco's hand embroidery and Mr. Mann's photographic categorization prompt viewers to ponder waste and cultural identity in an era concerned with both the environment and the individual.

Through September 24

[Graphic from Gallery. Left image by Lauren Dicioccio; right image by Paho Mann. Click on image to enlarge.]

UNR Art Club Annual Student Art Show

March 25- April 2

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
University of Nevada, Reno

Student Art Show
Juror: Catherine Angel

Juror's Talk:
Thursday, March 25 - 5:30 pm
Reception to follow.

[Graphic courtesy of Sheppard Gallery. Caption: Nate Clark. 'Cameron."']

Gallery hours: M–Th 11am–5pm | F 11am–2pm

More: 775-784-6658

Devin Charles Hosselkus

[CCAI shares this sad news from Marjorie Vecchio and the UNR Art Department Sheppard Gallery Staff. Our deepest sympathies go to Devin Hosselkus' family and friends]

"Devin Hosselkus - our beloved friend, former gallery preparator and University of Nevada, Reno BFA graduate - passed away on December 30th from a yearlong battle with cancer. He would have been 25 years-old next month. As many of you know, Devin played a deeply integral part in our programming's success and he remains a favored student by all of our out-of-town visiting artists and speakers for the past three years. His loss is irreconcilable. Just a few months ago Sheppard Gallery began organizing a solo exhibition and catalog with Devin of his latest artwork for Fall 2010; this exhibition will still happen and you'll receive information when it approaches.

A memorial service is scheduled on Friday Jan. 22nd from 4 - 6:30 pm at the Nevada Museum of Art, with speakers beginning at 4 pm in the theatre. We hope you can attend and please spread the word. I also want to thank all of you who supported Devin and his family by participating in the Benefit Auction held for him last year by the generous folks at Studio on 4th. Devin and his family were extremely touched by the loving outpouring of our amazing Reno-area community.

For more information please see the Reno Gazette-Journal obituary cut/pasted below or call the gallery at 775-784-6658.

Marjorie Vecchio and Sheppard Gallery Staff"

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Reno Gazette-Journal
January 8, 2010

Devin Charles Hosselkus
February 6, 1985 - December 30, 2009

Devin Charles Hosselkus, age 24, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the University of California San Francisco Children's Hospital after a courageous and poignant year-long fight against Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Devin graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. He was a frequent contributor to the Reno community arts scene and worked as a lead artist for the Reno Youth Artworks program in 2008. In January of 2009 Devin opened a solo art exhibition at McKinley Arts and Culture Center in downtown Reno. He also worked as a preparator at the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery at UNR for more than a year and illustrated a children's book written by a local author. When Devin was diagnosed with cancer in February, he was preparing to travel to Vermont for an artist's residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Throughout his extensive cancer treatments, Devin continued to create art in anticipation of applying to graduate school. Devin fought against his cancer with every thread of his being, without complaint. He was and is an inspiration to those who were fortunate enough to know him. His spirit survives in his artwork and he will be remembered and loved always.

Devin is survived by his parents, Chuck and Debbie Hosselkus and his sister, Erika Hosselkus. He is also survived by grandparents, Del and Emma Hosselkus, Dick and Linda Metcalf, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A Tribute to Devin will be held at The Nevada Museum of Art, 160 West Liberty St., Reno, NV 89501 on Friday, January 22, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tribute will begin at 4 p.m. in the theater. Reception will follow in Reynolds Hall.

In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made to UCSF Children's Hospital Inpatient Pediatric Oncology Service at UCSF Foundation Inpatient Pediatric Oncology Service, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339. Please specify that your donation is in memory of Devin Hosselkus.

[Text from Sheppard Art Gallery. Graphic from Devin Hosselkus' Flickr site. Caption: "'Central Plaza.' Across Virginia Street from the mural is central plaza. Which is depicted here. On the upper left is the Sienna Hotel Casino complex and on the right is the U.S. Post Office which was built during the New Deal campaign. Painting measures 124 sq feet. (204" x 144")"]

Cervidae

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
University of Nevada, Reno

April 27 - May 1
BFA Exhibition
Bryan Christiansen
Cervidae

artist reception: April 30 | 6–8 pm



"... Christiansen’s work is an amalgamation of male and female pastimes pressed into the deconstruction and recontextualization of discarded objects of the home."

Mr. Christiansen's work will be included in "Grad Night," CCAI's June exhibition of work by graduating UNR and Sierra Nevada College MFA and BFA students.

[text and graphic from UNR Sheppard Art Gallery press release. Click on image to enlarge.]

In the beginning ...

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
University of Nevada, Reno

April 27 - May 1
BFA Exhibition
Dominique Palladino
In the beginning...was a very female sea

artist reception: April 30 | 6–8 pm

"... In the beginning...was a very female sea questions the structure of our society by challenging the viewer to think about identity and gender outside of the cultural margins from which we live."

Ms. Palladino's work will be included in "Grad Night," CCAI's June exhibition of work by graduating UNR and Sierra Nevada College MFA and BFA students.

[Text from UNR press release. Graphic: still from video performance "Agnus Dei." 17:00 RT. 2009. Click on image to enlarge.]

Western Star

[CCAI extends congratulations and best wishes to UNR graduating MFA candidate Jeff Erickson!]



[announcement from the artist.]

Perform, Perform, Perform

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
University of Nevada, Reno
Church Fine Arts Building, Main Floor
Art Dept. MS 224
Reno, NV 89557

775-784-6658 phone

February 23 - March 27, 2009
Perform, Perform, Perform: Allison Lacher and Victoria Calabro

Opening Reception, Thursday February 26, Lecture 5:30-6:30 Rm 153, Reception 6:30-8pm
Opening during install with artists Feb. 23 -26
Gallery Closed for Spring Break March 16-20

"This collaborative exhibition of emerging artists Allison Lacher and Victoria Calabro will feature a large-scale installation specific to the Sheppard Gallery. The artists will transform the gallery space to create an environment that will express the frivolity and simultaneous treachery of the female adolescent experience. This decorative installation will highlight the artists' affinity for materials, humor, and cultural absurdities. Elements of the installation will include twirling batons, ribbon, and performers."



[text from Gallery press release. Image from Victoria Calabro's Web site. Caption" "yo-yo (detail). 2006.3” x 6” x 3”. mixed media- carpet, cast glass & string. photo credit Peter Clark"]

"…arising from natural inclination"

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
University of Nevada, Reno

November 17 - December 16, 2008
…arising from natural inclination: Susan Murrell

Opening Night Thursday Nov. 20, 2008
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Artist Lecture in Room 153, 6:30 - 8 pm Reception in Gallery

*Public access to installation process: Sat. Nov. 15 and Mon. Nov. 17, please call to confirm. 775-784-6658

"Susan Murrell is an emerging artist from Hood River, Oregon who will create two related eclectic and detailed installations for the gallery. Murrell uses invented biomorphic imagery to create a visual language to explore the acquisition and recall of knowledge. Her large-scale installations contain watercolor and pen drawings, gouache paintings on vellum, latex sculptures, encaustic and printmaking. Murrell's installation process will be open to the public as she creates her piece. Sheppard Gallery invited three undergraduate and graduate students to work as Murrell's assistants, an honor which gives our students first-hand knowledge of an artist's process."

Interconnection: Hwang | Versteeg

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
University of Nevada, Reno

August 25-September 26, 2008
Eunjung Hwang and Siebren Versteeg

Opening Reception|Lecture: Thursday, Sept. 4

Lecture: 5:30-6:30 Rm 153 | Reception 6:30-8pm

"This two-person exhibit does not have a theme based on content, but rather will concentrate on two different yet complimentary artists, one born in Korea and the other in the Netherlands. As unrelated as their content is, both Versteeg and Hwang show a very contemporary understanding of how interconnection works in our postmodern culture. Versteeg is an artist deeply concerned in the fabricated notion of 'real' time. He works in all forms, including collage, computer programming, video, drawing, sculpture and installation. Hwang is an artist and animator who creates multi-screen animation installations, light projections, sculpture, digital prints and drawings. Her work combines early Korean cartoon imagery resurrected in mountainous landscapes, combing her quirky drawing style with photography and narration."

[graphic, first item from a google image search for 'interconnection.']

Post-Petroleum Closing Event + Web Site

[follow-up to an earlier post, noting the July 31, Thursday evening closing event, along with notice of a project web site.]

Post-Petroleum: Envisioning the Future of Suburban Space in America
Curator: Christine Pinney Karkow


Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
University of Nevada, Reno

Closing Reception: Thursday July 31, 2008 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Curator Lecture begins at 5:30pm in the gallery

Post-Petroleum Artists
Meg Aubrey
Cynthia Back
Jacob Bluestone
Jennilie Brewster
Jason Burch
Kim Jackson DeBord
Jeff Gillette
Matt Grover
Mike McDearmon
David Packer
Tyler Robbins
Meagan Shein
Sofia Silvia
Michael Seltzer

[graphic of splash page of Post-Petroleum project Web site.]

Post Petroleum

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
University of Nevada, Reno

Post-Petroleum: Envisioning the Future of Suburban Space in America
Curator: Christine Pinney Karkow

July 1 - July 31, 2008
Closing Reception: Thursday July 31, 2008 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Curator Lecture begins at 5:30pm in the gallery
Summer Hours: Tue, Wed, Thur. 11am - 1pm and by appointment

Meg Aubrey
Cynthia Back
Jacob Bluestone
Jennilie Brewster
Jason Burch
Kim Jackson DeBord
Jeff Gillette
Matt Grover
Mike McDearmon
David Packer
Tyler Robbins
Meagan Shein
Sofia Silvia
Michael Seltzer

"Post-Petroleum explores the ramifications of the automobile-scaled, sprawling suburban spaces that make up the edge towns and suburban rings of American cities in an age when the very foundation of this way of life - - inexpensive gasoline - - has been severely undermined. The artwork, which includes all media such as painting, video and sculpture, investigates these types of spaces as they exist today, as well as also suggest a narrative of a future society forced to navigate and live in these sprawling spaces with considerably limited access to fossil fuels."


[graphic from a google image search for 'post petroleum.' Click on image to enlarge]

Call for Artists: Post-Petroleum

"CALL FOR ARTISTS

“Post-Petroleum: Envisioning the Future of Suburban Space in America”
Guest Curator: Christine Pinney Karkow
Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Nevada, Reno

A call for 2D and 4D submissions for a group exhibition developed and curated by guest curator Christine Pinney Karkow during Reno’s Artown Festival. Deadline for received submissions in office is May 23, 2008.

FEE: There is no submission fee.

THEME DESCRIPTION: This exhibition will explore the ramifications of the automobile-scaled, sprawling suburban spaces that make up the edge towns and suburban rings of American cities in an age when the very foundation of this way of life - - inexpensive gasoline - - has been severely undermined. Please include 2D and 4D work of all media that seeks to explore these types of spaces as they exist today, and/or those that suggest a narrative of a future of a society forced to navigate and live in these sprawling spaces with considerably limited access to fossil fuels.

EXHIBITION DATES: July 1 – July 31, 2008, closing reception July 31, 2008 5-7:00pm.
Possible development of exhibition website with blog forum 
for reactions and additions to the exhibit and on-line components during and after exhibition dates.

GALLERY INFORMATION: Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery of the University of Nevada, Reno is a 2000 sq foot contemporary art gallery dedicated to supporting regional, national and international emerging and mid-career artists. This exhibition runs concurrently with the Northern Nevada arts festival ARTOWN.

ELIGIBILITY: This call is open to all US-based visual artists without gallery representation working in 2D and 4D work including painting, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles, photography, digital art, graphics, etc. All works submitted must be available for the duration of the show. Some projectors and monitors are available for video work; video work will be included upon availability of technology. Artists must be a minimum of 18 years of age. Please email questions to mvecchio@unr.edu.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: All completed submissions must be received in the office by May 23, 2008.

IMAGE SUBMISSION – Submissions should include 5-10 images on CD or digital print formation (8x10”). Please label your CD or prints with your name, contact phone and email.

RETURN OF MATERIALS - If you wish to have your submission materials returned; please include an SASE that is adequate in size for the return of your materials with sufficient postage along with your submission. Curated artists submission may be kept on file with the gallery.

NOTIFICATION - All artists will be notified of the selection results via email on
June 2, 2008.

DELIVERY and RETURN OF ARTWORK: Artists will be responsible for delivery cost to the gallery while the gallery will be responsible for return shipping costs, within reason. Work should be sent in a substantial, reusable packing box. Work not packed safely or in proper box will be returned to sender and not exhibited. Artwork must arrive ready to hang or installed (with all applicable hanging wire/mechanisms, etc. and installation instructions included) no later than June 25, 2008. Selected artwork cannot be accepted after this date.

SALES: All selected artworks will be available for sale unless otherwise indicated by the artist; the gallery takes no cut in sale percentages. All artwork sales will be conducted directly between the artist and the interested buyer.

SUBMISSION APPLICATION: “POST-PETROLEUM”

Artist Name______________________________________

Address__________________________________________

City_______________State___________Zip___________

Tel ( ) ____________________
Email_______________________________

Images - Please list title, medium, date, framed or installed dimensions and associated CD file names for each image submitted. Pieces that are multiples or diptych/triptych are considered one work for measurement purposes.

1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
4. ______________
5. ______________
6. ______________
7. ______________
8. ______________
9. ______________
10. _____________

Checklist:
1) Materials, 2) Submission Sheet, 3) Resume, and 4) SASE
Send to: Sheppard Gallery C/O Call for Artists, University of Nevada, Reno, Art Dept/MS 224, Reno, NV 89557."

[graphic from a google image search for 'post-petroleum' from the End of Capitalism Web site. Click to enlarge.]