September 2020 Edition


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An inside look at events and happenings in the contemporary art world.

Tim Okamura, Everybody VS Injustice, oil and acrylic on canvas, 90 x 88"

2020 Vision
2020 Vision, presented by the New York Academy of Art with the Southampton Arts Center, examines and sheds light on the core social justice issues of our time, specifically in the year 2020. A particularly charged time, the exhibition brings together the work of dozens of visual artists and writers, guided by the questions: “What will change look like? What do we want to keep as we rebuild? And what must we guard against?”


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Junyi Liu, Salome, oil on linen, 16 x 12"

Painting The Figure Now
Painting The Figure Now 2020 at Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art explores the many ways in which we see the human figure in the present day, breathing new life into how human beings are depicted in art and culture. Artists in the exhibition include Shawn Michael Warren, Julie Heffernan, Rasha Alem, Alicia Brown, Victor Wang, Serena Potter, Scott Hutchison and many others. The exhibition will be on view October 8 through December 31.


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J. Howard, The Way of Faith, pastel, 36 x 36"

Surroundings
The artwork of hyperrealist painter J. Howard will be showcased during a solo exhibition in the Kimbrough Gallery at the Customs House Museum in Clarksville, Tennessee. Howard, who creates her striking works using organic handmade soft pastels on canvas, has been the recipient of numerous top awards, including Hunting Art Prize Finalist 2016, National Emerging Artist 2017 and International Photorealist 2018, among many others. J. Howard: Surroundings runs September 3 to November 22.


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A glimpse of one of Michael Obermeyer's paintings of Catalina Island, California.

The Wild Side
The Catalina Island Conservancy’s Catalina: The Wild Side art show and sale celebrates its 10-year anniversary through an online exhibition beginning October 25. The show features 10 nationally recognized artists—Cindy Baron, John Budicin, John Cosby, Andy Evansen, Paul Kratter, Kim Lordier, Michael Obermeyer, Colin Page, Joe Paquet and Ron Rencher—with more than 80 paintings for sale highlighting Catalina Island’s wildlands, Avalon and Two Harbors. The Island has long been a destination for plein air artists, who work outside in the natural elements and light. Collectors will be able to view and purchase works online through November 7. —


 


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