I am so very pleased to be exhibiting with the incredibly talented, Javier Chavira! I can unequivocally state that I absoutely LOVE his work. Not only does his skill leave me in awe, but his art speaks to me. So, please check out his work for yourself, and you will see exactly what I mean: http://javierchavira.wix.com/artist#!clair-de-lune/zoom/c199t/image1rww Now, getting back to the exhibit—it will be from October 3–October 18 at Feed Arts & Cultural Center in Kankakee, Illinois—a mere 60 miles south of Chicago. There will be a closing reception on Saturday, October 18th, 7:00 – 10:00 pm. Hope you can make it! Here is what Feed's site says about Javier Chavira: Javier Chavira is an artist who has no misgivings about creating images that straddle the line between realism and abstraction. He is equally at home with the technical rigor of academic tradition and the liberating nature of formalism. A prolific artist, Javier has exhibited nationally and internationally and his work is in numerous public and private collections. Aside from being an active artist, Javier is also an educator. He is an Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at Governors State University, a position he’s held since 2003. Javier is represented by 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago and currently resides in Crown Point, Indiana with his wife Sarah and their daughter Paloma. http://feedarts.com/2014/08/03/javier-chavira-pilar-acevedo/
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Here are more photos of my solo exhibit, Fragmentos: Pilar Acevedo, which was curated by the incredibly talented, Dolores Mercado, Associate Curator of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Illinois. The exhibit ran from January 16, 2014 through July 13, 2014. I am extremely honored to have exhibited at this fabulous museum because: Today, the National Museum of Mexican Art stands out as one of the most prominent first-voice institutions for Mexican art and culture in the United States. We are home to one of the country’s largest Mexican art collections, including more than 7,000 seminal pieces from ancient Mexico to the present. Thanks to Staci Rybacek, I have some marvelous shots of my solo exhibit, Fragmentos: Pilar Acevedo at the National Museum of Mexican Art. The exhibit, which was curated by the very talented Dolores Mercado ran from January 16, 2014 through July 13, 2014. (Slide show) An excellent video about one of my favorite artists — Frida Kahlo. The following essay was written by Christopher Fulton, Ph. D., Department of Fine Arts of the University of Louisville regarding our upcoming exhibit titled "En el Espiritu de Frida,". Joe McGee, Diane Kahlo, Mari Mujica, Jacque Parsley, and I will be participating in this exhibit, which will run from November 21 through January 3 at Swanson Contemporary, 638 E. Market Street in Louisville, Kentucky. WWFD? (What Would Frida Do?) ...in art, if she were alive today? How would she respond in creative terms to our post-modern, post-industrial, post-colonial world, to the frenzy of stimuli emitted from post-pc gadgetry, and to the arbitrariness of post-identity representation? Of course it is impossible to give a clear answer to this hypothetical, since Frida is no longer with us. Yet the question is not entirely out of reach. And by raising it we are brought to the heart of her artistic project, as we consider the spirit in which she thought about her circumstances and formulated her thinking in works of art.
My art often speaks to subconscious fears that stem from the uncertainties of childhood, from a childlike perspective. However Lily: Queen of the Universe, illustrates a child's inner strength, spunk, and incredible ability to imagine and believe her fantasy. Using deliberately selected props—wooden star wand, plastic jewelry, glitter-studded cardboard crown, pink sunglasses, and a funky hand painted multi-colored chair for a throne, Lily gives her fantasy flight, and for that moment in time, she is truly "Queen of the Universe".
This oil painting is currently in Fragmentos: Pilar Acevedo at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago through July 13, 2014. Artwork Honoring the 60th Anniversary of the Death of the Great Mexican Painter
I am pleased to announce that I will be participating in En el Espíritu de Frida with these fabulously talented artists: Diane Kahlo, Mari Mujica, Jacque Parsley, and Joe McGee. Joe McGee received his BFA in sculpture from the University of Louisville in 1986 and has been a working artist for over 35 years. He is also responsible for putting this exhibit together at Swanson Contemporary in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information on Joe, visit his website at: http://www.joemcgeeart.com Diane Kahlo has a substantial body of work and is currently exhibiting Wall of Memories: The Disappeared Señoritas of Ciudad Juarez, in Los Angeles, California. This exhibit is made up of over 100 portraits and approximately 50 symbols painted by Diane in memory of the hundreds of women and girls murdered or kidnapped since 1993 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The exhibit began at the University of Kentucky, has traveled to other universities, and will continue on its journey in the U.S. For more information about this exhibit, listen to this interview: http://www.wmmt.org/archives/7430 Mari Mujica, PhD, is the founder and president of Diversity Consultants LLC. She is also a well respected photographer, and photo-ethnographer. Mari, who is a native of Peru, has exhibited her artwork there, as well as in the U.S. For more information, visit Mari's site at: www.marimujica.com Jacque Parsley is a well-established and respected artist from Louisville. She has been exhibiting her work since 1995 and has won numerous awards and honors. In June of this year, she will have a solo exhibit at Craft Gallery in Louisville. For more information visit: www.kentuckyartists.com/jacqueparsley En el Espíritu de Frida, Artwork Honoring the 60th Anniversary of the Death of the Great Mexican Painter is scheduled to open November 21st and run through January 3rd. The opening reception will be on Friday, November 21, 6-8pm. Swanson Contemporary is located at 638 East Market, Louisville, KY 40202. Well, art is art, isn’t it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! |
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