Stephanie Sypsa Professional Artist

Resume

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Contact:

Stephanie Sypsa 432 East Rich Street, 5D Columbus, Ohio 43215

cell: 614-634-0908, email sypsa@sbcglobal.net

Objective: Highly skilled professional artist with experience in education and museum work seeking employment in Art Education or Art Direction.

Education: BFA, Minor in Art History 2001-2004, Columbus College of Art and Design

Experience:

• 9 Years in Art Education, K- college level credit, various media

• 9 years of Gallery/Museum Administration

• 7 years of experience as a museum Preparator

• 9 years in working with some of the top arts organizations in Ohio

• Artist’s work has been in: over 56 Fine Art Exhibits

•14 years of fine art work

• 19+ reviews in news and media coverage on personal work.

Professional Fine Artist (1998 – present)
Multimedia Artist
 Please refer to Professional Artist’s CV on sidebar
click to view Fine Artist's Portfolio
 Freelance Art Educator, Class focus: (click for listing)
click to view academic examples

The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery (2001-present) Columbus, Ohio
Gallery Assistant, Art Educator and Head Preparator (click for more info)
2001 - 2009 Gallery Assistant
 Assisted Director and Marketing Specialist with general duties of gallery special events, exhibit openings, media luncheons, and artist lectures.
 Served as gallery’s photographer in documenting exhibits, gallery openings, and art activities for record; edited and fixed photographs to a professional quality for future use in OAC publications and Riffe Gallery web site.
2002 - present Art Instructor (additional promotion)
 Seven years of public speaking experience with audiences ranging in 10-100 per tour group. Adapted all tours for specialized audiences, interests, age groups and educational levels.
 Ability to educate, oversee and maintain control of large groups of people in a highly fragile environment for extended periods of time.
 Assisted in planning art activities by researching supplies expense and ordering art materials in accordance with a strict budget.
Teaching art classes in all media (link)
2004 - present Head Preparator (additional promotion)
 Chief of the preparatory team in planning, direction and application of art handling, installation, construction and deconstruction of exhibits.

Columbus College of Art and Design (2001 - 2006) Columbus, OH
Art Instructor, K-Adult (click for more info)
Taught college accredited and youth classes, presented lectures, conducted workshops and participated in other activities to further educational program for the following Continuing Education and Saturday Morning Art Classes:
2006
• Spring Term, Adult Botanical Drawing and Painting/ Lecture, College Credit 1.5
2005
• Summer Term, Adult Botanical Drawing and Painting/ Lecture, College Credit 1.5
• Summer Term, 7th Grade Drawing 1, Rotation 1 / Lecture
• Summer Term, 7th Grade Drawing 1, Rotation 2 /Lecture
2004
• Fall Term, Adult Watercolor/ Lecture, College Credit 1.5
• Summer Term, 7th Grade Drawing 1, Rotation 1 /Lecture
• Summer Term, 7th Grade Drawing 1, Rotation 2/ Lecture
2001-2004
• Assistant Teacher, various summer classes k-12

Columbus Museum of Art (2003-2005) Columbus, OH
Museum Preparator (click for more info)
2003-2004 CMA Internship
2004 promotion to part-time CMA Preparator
 Installed museum structures and art exhibits, including the hanging of art, preparing walls and building display equipment for 16 national and international exhibits.
 Handled all types of art including disassembling and crating of art with special handling procedures for shipping and storing.

Related Volunteer Work:
• 2009 - present Executive Editor and Creator of The Artist Interview paper. Columbus’ first volunteer artists’ run paper. (view paper)
• 2007-09 Chair of Publicity and Outreach for Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative*
• 2005 Art History Researcher, Supreme Court of Ohio.*
• 2002 Art Assistant /Archivist Internship, Estate of Henry Bourguignon, Columbus, OH
Museum/Gallery Curation Experience
• 2005 Art Curator, “Botanical Art and Illustration”, exhibit featuring fifteen artists from CCAD’s Continuing Education Program July 1-30.
• 2005 Art Curator, MORPC Gallery “Editions through Pixel and Print”, exhibit highlighting the work of sixteen Ohio Artist working with the printmaking medium, Columbus, Ohio.
• 2004 Art Curator, Mid-Ohio Regional Art Show Recent Works by Jae Andres, Columbus, Ohio.
• 2003 Assistant Curator, Body Manipulation Artwork by Jodi Kerns, Beaton Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
Museum Preparator / Installation
• 2003 CCAD Assistant Preparator, Columbus Collage of Art and Design, 124th and 125th Annual Student Show, Columbus, Ohio.*
• 2004, 2002 OAL Registrar Assistant and Preparator, Ohio Art League Annual Juried Show, Columbus, Ohio.
*paid position

Management and Sales Experience

Assistant Manager, Blick Art Materials, (2000 – 2002) Columbus, OH (click here for more info)

Sales Lead, Product Specialist, Victoria’s Secret (1998 – 2001) Nationwide-OH, MS and AL (click here for more info)

Art Education and Family Workshops.

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Installation.....

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Personal Art Exhibits.....

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Riffe Gallery Assistant

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The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery (2001-present) Columbus, Ohio
Gallery Assistant, Art Educator and Head Preparator

2001 - 2009 Gallery Assistant
 Assisted Director and Marketing Specialist with general duties of gallery special events, family art days, exhibit openings, media luncheons, and artist lectures.
 Assisted Gallery Director in research, planning an execution of large scale state, national and international exhibits.
 Served as gallery’s photographer in documenting exhibits, gallery openings, and art activities for record; edited and fixed photographs to a professional quality for future use in OAC publications and Riffe Gallery web site.
 Executed gallery procedures such as opening and closing, securing exhibit space, reporting damage or maintenance needs.
 Constructed layout of press clippings for documentation, assembled media kits and other relevant information as requested from Director and Marketing Specialist.
 Gathered and updated Riffe Gallery mailing list and attendance figures.
 Updated detailed art inventory into computer archives for future reference.
 Assisted in organizing physical archives of exhibits, collecting slides, brochures, catalogues and other featured materials.
2002 - present Art Instructor (additional promotion)
 Seven years of public speaking experience with audiences ranging in 10-100 per tour group. Adapted all tours for specialized audiences, interests, age groups and educational levels
 Conducted and edited research to enrich the cultural experience for visitors, such as assembling vocabulary list, gathering artist biographies and printing educational information for the public.
 Ability to educate, oversee and maintain control of large groups of people in a highly fragile environment for extended periods of time.
 Assisted in planning art activities by researching supplies expense and ordering art materials in accordance with a strict budget.
 Responsible for the planning, writing and presentation of educational tours, lectures and workshops hosted by the gallery.
 Planned and conducted numerous family art activity days and adult workshops for groups of 50+ in its entirety. Served as Gallery Art Instructor and scheduled collaborations with other guest artists.
 Researching art projects that would enhance the experience of education in a gallery setting.
2004 - present Head Preparator (additional promotion)
 Chief of the preparatory team in planning, direction and application of art handling, installation, construction and deconstruction of exhibits.
 Assisted with the curation of exhibits with Director and guest curators.
 Preparing work for delivery and communicating with artists on work to be delivered and removed.
 Constructing and arranging displays for art objects in a museum quality fashion.

List of experience with the following exhibits:
2010
• Sawdust and Spectacle: Under the Big Top in Small Town America, February 4 – April 21
2009
• Quilt National '09 November 12, 2009 – January 17
• Visual Dialogues January 29 – April 12
• New Narratives: Paintings by Ohio Artists May 7 – July 12
• HERE and Beyond: Ohio Art League's 100th Anniversary Exhibition July 30 – October 25
• Quilt National '09 November 12 – January 17, 2010
2008
• Connections II: Ohio Artists Abroad January 24 – April 6
• Kleibacker: New York Designer to Ohio Curator May 8 – July 6
• Midwestern Visions of Impressionism: 1890-1930 July 31 – October 18
• The Ohio Watercolor Society: 31st Annual Juried Exhibition November 6 – January 11, 2009
2007
• Give and Take: Education and the Quiltmaker May 3 - July 8
• Celebration of Creativity: OAC Fellowships 1980-2005 July 26 – October 7
• New Horizons: Rewards of Time and Place November 8 – January 6, 2008
2006
• Quilt National '05 January 26 – April 16, Also on view Dreams and Hopes
• Altered States May 11 – July 9, 2006
• Far, Near, Here: Selections from the Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art
• January 25 – April 15
• Growing Pains July 27 – October 15.
• Growing Season: the Life of a Migrant Community, September 19 – October 25
• Fashion on the Ohio Frontier: 1790-1840 November 9, 2006 – January 13, 2007
2005
• Breaking With Tradition: Ohio Women Painters November 3-January 8, 2006
• Made In Ohio July 28-October 16
• Land of Latitudes: Contemporary Art From Chile May 12-July 10
• Design for the American Stage Feb 22-March 3
2004
• Educators/Educated: Jewelry & Metals in Ohio November 18, 2004-January 23
• Cuba Oriente: Contemporary Painting from Eastern Cuba September 22-October 31
• The Quilted Surface II: International Contemporary Art Quilts by Quilt Surface Design May 6-July 18
• A Carnival of Animals: Beasts Birds and Bugs Original Illustrations of the Massa Collection Jan29-April 18
2003
• The Method & the Matrix: Contemporary Printmaking in Ohio November 6, 2003-January 4, 2004
• Imagining Flight: Explorations By Dayton Artists July 24-October 19
• The View from Here: Recent Pictures from Central Europe and the American Midwest May 22 -July 6
• The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio's Rich Artistic Heritage March 3-May 4
2002
• Quilt National '01 November 7, 2002 – February 9, 2003
• The Alliance of Art and Industry: Toledo Designs for a Modern America August 8-October 19
• Connections:Ohio Artists Abroad April 25-July 7, 2002
• Shared Inspairations: Work by Artists in Education January 24-April 17,2002
• Coming of Age: Ohio Arts Council Fellowship Recipients October 25-January 6, 2002
2001
• Paper Routes 2000 August 9-October 7, 2001

Art Instructor

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 Skilled in a variety of artistic mediums and techniques (but not limited to):
• Drawing: Graphite, Charcoal, Pastel, Conte, Pen and Ink, Marker & fibertip pen
• Painting Media: Oil, Paint Sticks, Watercolor, Gouache, Tempera, and Acrylic Paint
• Printmaking: Relief, Intaglio, Collagraphs, Screen Prints, and Monotypes
• 3D Ceramics, Sculpture, Installation, Jewelry Making
• Bookarts and Papermaking
• Fiber Arts
• Mosaic
• Collage
• Photography: Digital, Cycanotype and triditional methods

 Excellent teaching skills in:
• Art History and Appreciation
• Art Fundamentals both in Theory and in Practice
• Teaching the importance of the elements if design: Form, Line, Shape, Value, Texture, Color, Space, Content and Style.
• Framing and archiving work
• How to present work in a gallery or public setting

CCAD Art Instructor, K-Adult

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Columbus College of Art & Design (2001 - 2006) Columbus, OH
 Prepared lesson plans and established course goals.
 Planned course content and in a wide variety of art mediums.
 Experienced in facilitating and supervising during educational art activities to museums, galleries and field trips.
 Presented a series of lectures, arranging the use of visual aids, audiovisual equipment, and other teaching aids.
 Director of 7th grade faculty in planning the annual Saturday Morning Art Exhibit, judging over 480 pieces of artwork, total SMAC Exhibit attendance of 2000+.
 Assisted in executing event plans with a college Career Day, a networking event that included Columbus’ top retail companies, such as The Limited Brands, Hallmark, and Eddie Bauer. Assisted in organizing over 400 interviews.
 Served as a College Representative at the Columbus Arts Festival, assisted and conducted workshops for the general public, and marketed information about the college’s educational programs.
 Taught college accredited and youth classes, presented lectures, conducted workshops and participated in other activities to further educational program for the following Continuing Education and Saturday Morning Art Classes:
2006
• Spring Term, Adult Botanical Drawing and Painting/ Lecture, College Credit 1.5
2005
• Summer Term, Adult Botanical Drawing and Painting/ Lecture, College Credit 1.5
• Summer Term, 7th Grade Drawing 1, Rotation 1 / Lecture
• Summer Term, 7th Grade Drawing 1, Rotation 2 /Lecture
2004
• Fall Term, Adult Watercolor/ Lecture, College Credit 1.5
• Summer Term, 7th Grade Drawing 1, Rotation 1 /Lecture
• Summer Term, 7th Grade Drawing 1, Rotation 2/ Lecture
2001-2004
• Assistant Teacher, various summer classes k-12

Museum Preparator

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Columbus Museum of Art (2003-2005) Columbus, OH

2003-2004 CMA Internship
2004 promotion to part-time CMA Preparator
 Installed museum structures and art exhibits, including the hanging of art, preparing walls and building display equipment for national and international exhibits.
 Studied curatorial sketches, scale drawings, and maps for temporary and permanent display.
 Executed curation to exact specifications.
 Handled all types of art including disassembling and crating of art with special handling procedures for shipping and storing.
 Evaluated artwork throughout the museum to report damage and actively worked on the upkeep of artwork surfaces.
 Served as a restoration artist in restoring marble walls by faux painting and various reconstructive methods.

*Preparatory, installation, and/or deconstruction of the following exhibits large-scale Columbus Museum of Art exhibits:
2005:
• Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series from the Phillips Collection, June 12- August 29, 2005
• Ohio Art League Juried Show, Part One Observation, October 15, 2004
• Georgia O’Keeffe and New Mexico: A Sense of Place, October 5, 2004 - January 6, 2005
• Lee Friedlander-At Work, October 5-2004 -January 2, 2005
• Duane Hanson: Portrait of the Heartland, December 11, 2004 – March 6, 2005
2004:
• Faberge Menagerie: The Animal Creations of the Faberge Workshops, October 12, 2003 – January 4, 2004
• From Prairie to Field: Photography of Terry Evans, October 25, 2003 – February 15, 2004
• Concerto in Glass: The Art of Lino Tagliapietra, October 11, 2003 – March 21, 2004
• Art in Bloom over 60 floral interpretations of art from the Museum's collection.
• Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art, February 6 – May 9, 2004
• Monet to Matisse: The Triumph of Impressionism and the Avant Guard, April 3 2004 – June 12, 2005
• Fabric of Life: Columbus Collects Textile Art, June 4 – September 12, 2004
2003:
• Symphonic Poem: The Art of Aminah Robinson, December 13 – April 20
• American Expressionism, June 2003- August 24
• By George: Columbus Celebrates American Master George Bellows, May 23- July 27
• Not-So-Basic-Black: Powerful Presence in Twentieth Century Dress, October 12, 2003 – January 4, 2004

Additional Volunteer Work

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• 2003 CCAD Assistant Preparator, Columbus Collage of Art and Design, 124th and 125th Annual Student Show, Columbus, Ohio.*

• 2004, 2002 OAL Registrar Assistant and Preparator, Ohio Art League Annual Juried Show, Columbus, Ohio.*
*volunteer

Curation Experience

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Curation Experience
• 2008-10 Curation of Artist's studio shows held at Junctionview Studios*
• 2005 Art Curator, “Botanical Art and Illustration”, exhibit featuring fifteen artists from CCAD’s Continuing Education Program July 1-30.*
• 2005 Art Curator, MORPC Gallery “Editions through Pixel and Print”, exhibit highlighting the work of sixteen Ohio Artist working with the printmaking medium, Columbus, Ohio.*
• 2004 Art Curator, Mid-Ohio Regional Art Show Recent Works by Jae Andres, Columbus, Ohio.*
• 2003 Assistant Curator, Body Manipulation Artwork by Jodi Kerns, Beaton Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.*
*volunteer

Art History Researcher

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2005 Contract work for research for the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Conducted in-depth research gathered and edited historical data for the Ohio Supreme Court’s portraiture collection dating into the early 1800’s.

Chair of Publicity and Outreach

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Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative*
2007-09
*volunteer run cooperative

Newspaper Executive Editor and Creator

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The Artist Interview
2009 - present
Columbus’ first volunteer artists’ run paper.*
*volunteer

Art Assistant /Archivist Internship

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Estate of Henry Bourguignon, Columbus, OH *2002 Art Assistant /Archivist Internship

 Prepared artwork to be documented and presented in gallery shows.
 Created a visual catalogue and computed resource index for museums and galleries of late American artist Paul-Henry Bourguignon’s life’s work.
 Cleaned, preserved, restored, and repaired documents, photographs, and other objects of historic and artistic significance.
 Formulated concepts and executed layout designs for visual communications media.
 Prepared detailed storyboard showing sequence and timing of story development when producing material for possible book publication
*volunteer work

Assistant Manager

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Blick Art Materials, (2000 – 2002) Columbus, OH

 Managed and coordinated sales activities, supervised several sales departments.
 Hired and trained employees in product knowledge, store procedures and sales skills.
 Directed staffing, training, and performance evaluations in order to develop and control sales program.
 Responsible for local marketing and advertising, including purchasing advertising space.
 Wrote and edited scripts for radio broadcasting.
 Prepared and directed workers in preparing merchandise displays and advertising copy.
 Reviewed market analysis in order to determine customer need, volume potential, price schedules, and discount rates.
 Established and prepared long-term sales contracts with Columbus area schools.
 Analyzed and controlled expenditures to conform to budgetary requirements.
 Formulated pricing policies on store merchandise to maximize profitability.
 Prepared and presented meeting agendas, manuals, and technical publications for employees.
 Responsible for ordering inventory for store and processing orders for schools and clients.
 Maintained relationships with a variety of media outlets, as well as various customer bases.

Product Specialist & Senior Sales Lead

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Victoria’s Secret (1998 – 2001) Nationwide-OH, MS and AL

 Consulted with regional personal to ascertain type of advertising merchandise to be featured and the time and place for each display.
 Coordinated and directed sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals.
 Prepared periodic sales reports showing sales volume and potential growth.
 Sold merchandise to individuals in stores and showrooms utilizing product knowledge.
 Reviewed, approved, and presented final layout of sales floor marketing to district and regional heads of company.
 Assisted in preparing and delivering extensive sales training sessions with employees bi-monthly.
 Responsible for maintaining enthusiasm and professionalism in the work place.
 Communicated sales strategies in meetings and conference calls with regional, district, and store management.
 Computed figures from records, such as sales orders, production, and purchase invoices to obtain current inventory)
 Prepared reports, such as inventory balances and individual employee sales goals.
 Responsible for opening and closing the store and compiling banking records.
 Expedited communication between upper management and general personnel.
 Entrusted with supervising sales work, taking inventories, reconciling cash with receipts, keeping operating records, and preparing daily record of transactions.

Columbus' ALIVE paper interview Sypsa

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The Columbus ALIVE interviews Stephanie Sypsa about the new paper The Artist Interview.

click here

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Ohio's The Artists Interview

click here for 11.09 issue

Not your regular paper, this is it a monthly newspaper that is all about Art in Ohio. A paper for Artists of all kinds, Collectors, Curators, Educators, Musicians, Filmmakers, Fashion Designers, Writers, and those who want to know about them!

Columbus' Alive magazine covers The Artist Interview

click here

To All Artists,

Ohio's artistic community has been hit with huge budget cuts. More than ever artists need support. (TAI) The Artist Interview is voluntarily run by artists for artists, and for those who work in the field of art. It is an aid to promote your talent by exposing artistic work to the public, specifically to curators and art collectors.

All we need is you.

Artists, we want you to participate in a interview exchange (it is so easy). Find an art buddy, interview them about their work in a Q&A format, and in return have them interview you. Then simply send the interviews to us via email at sypsa@sbcglobal.net Then we will post in in TAI.

Other options...send in literary work, poetry, music, or write an art review. Write about your museum and your travel experiences related to art. What are you currently doing in your studio?.... write about your current work. We will post the information in The Artist Interview (all work is due on the second Saturday of each month, including imagery).

Or do more and become a part of TAI , it takes a little time but is worth it. We are looking to for people to fill the following volunteer staff positions, in Columbus:

-Managing Editor, Columbus filled

-Assistant Director filled

-Monthly writers to conduct interviews, Columbus filled (we can have a few more)

-Fashion Editor, Columbus

-Performing Arts Editor, Columbus

-Director of Literature, Columbus

-Photographer, Columbus filled

We are already expanding and would like to fill the following positions:

-Managing Editor, Cincinnati

-Monthly writers to conduct interviews, Cincinnati

-Managing Editor, Dayton

-Monthly writers to conduct interviews, Dayton

-Managing Editor, Cleveland

-Monthly writers to conduct interviews, Cleveland

-Managing Editor, Mansfield filled

-Monthly writers to conduct interviews, Mansfield

-Photographer, Mansfield

Contact me if you have any questions.

phone: 614-634-0908

email: sypsa@sbcglobal.net

Sincerely,

Stephanie Sypsa

Executive Director

The Artist Interview

http://www.theartistsinterview.com/

Fall 2009 Upcoming Exhibits

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•2009 Represent, November 6-2010, The Bromwell Gallery, 117 West Fourth Street, Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio USA OPENING NOV. 6-9pm
•2009 Collective Ink, November 1st-January 3, 2010, Massillon Museum, Massillon , Ohio USA OPENING NOV. 1st 2-5pm

•2009 C-note, Sept 27, Junctionview Gallery and Studios, Columbus, Ohio USA

•2009 Here and Beyond, July-October 25, Ohio Arts Council Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio USA

Launch of The Artist Interview! Sept.1st

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Launch of The Artist Interview, an online newspaper showcasing Ohio Artists and Art Enthusiast.
Give http://theartistsinterview.com a click to review the talent and drive behind the best of Ohio's visual artists and entrepreneurs.

Artists great and small this is your paper, speak up and be heard! Nominate someone or request to be interviewed, email me at sypsa@sbcglobal.net .

- Stephanie Sypsa
Director
The Artist Interview

Academic Art Examples

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Phoenix Rising: A Printmaking Cooperative

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Stephanie Sypsa, Phoenix Rising Vanish, 2008carbon and graph paper 8 1/2 x 11

January 29 – April 12, 2009
Curated by Nicholas Hill
Visual Dialogues represents artwork produced during an exchange between 11 German and Ohio artists who shared the distinctive experience of participating in printmaking residencies at Zygote Press in Cleveland and Grafikwerkstatt in Dresden, Germany. The Ohio Arts Council hosted the German artists in Cleveland and the City of Dresden sponsored the Ohio artists in Dresden.
Featured artists: Larry Winston Collins, Oxford; Angela Hampel, Dresden; Jean Kirsten, Dresden; Volker Leinkeit, Dresden; Jana Morgenstern, Dresden; Claudio Orso-Giacone, Oberlin; Detlef Schweiger, Dresden; Wendy Collin Sorin, Cleveland Heights; Susan Squires, Cleveland Heights; Joan Tallan, Reynoldsburg; and Barbel Voigt, Dresden.
Join us opening night, Thursday, January 29, 5 – 7 p.m. Due to state regulations refreshments cannot be provided by the Riffe Gallery.

Also opening on January 29 in the Riffe Center lobby, Phoenix Rising: A Printmaking Cooperative, on view until March 12, 2008.
This exhibition was organized with funding from the Ohio Arts Council. Additional support from the Ohio Building Authority.
Media sponsors for this exhibition include Alive, CD101, CityScene, Ohio Magazine and Time Warner.

AGORA V at Junctionview Studios

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AGORA V at Junctionview Studios
-Thank you Couchfire Collective for all your hard work organizing this event!

Ohio State Fair

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The Alphabet Book: Print Exchange by Phoenix Rising

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Alphabet Book on Display at Ohio Dominican.

The Alphabet Book; bound fine art print exchange by Phoenix Rising *$1200.Edition of 20, Limited edition of 8 available for purchase.
A total of 10 artists participated in the most recent member print exchange that created The Alphabet Book.Those artists are Betsy Arvidson, Anne Cushman, Cindy Davis, Ellie Hug, Rebecca Morton, Eliana Saari, Judith Steele, Stephanie Sypsa, Joan Tallan, Melissa Vogley-Woods.

Catalogue Resistance to Vision

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Exhibit Catalog Volume 23 , from Resistance to Vision: Searching, Sifting, Finding, Seeing a perfect bound softcover 48 pages, 35+ full color illustrations, 6" x 8.5"purchase through Manifest

Manifest Gallery
2727 Woodburn Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
gallery hours: T-F 2-7pm, Sat.12-5pm (or by appointment for groups)

Proposed and Curated by Dana Saulnier,Associate Professor, Miami University.

Open Studios

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Look forward to several great events at Junctionview Studios Agora V Oct 18, Tiny Canary Indie Craft Market 11/15-16 and and CNote Art Show 12/12-13, during these times I will have an Open Studio, hope to you there.

Exhibit: Ohr-O’Keefe Museum

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(detail) Depletion of a Woman

Sypsa will be included in a special George Ohr juried exhibit, located in her home town of Blioxi Mississippi .

George Ohr’s National Challenge: The Juried Exhibition
September 19 - November 7

Artist from twenty-eight states are participating in the return of a major juried art exhibition, the George Ohr National Challenge, which opens September 19 at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. This is one of the museum’s most popular shows, offering sales of contemporary art in the months before Christmas. A total of $4,000 in awards will be presented to artists exhibit works in 2D and 3D.

Jurors for the exhibit were nationally-known artists as well: Jim Tanner of Minnesota, a ceramist, and Ron Pokrasso of New Mexico, a print maker.

The accepted artists include a number from Mississippi as well as those from California to Texas to New York. Many are art professors at major universities and others are esteemed artists in their own regions.

The exhibit will run through November 6.

MUSEUM HOURS:
M-F: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

For more information, call the museum at 228.374.5547 or see http://www.georgeohr.org./

The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art is located at 1596 Glenn Swetman Street in Biloxi, Mississippi USA and is open seven days a week.

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