One of my mezzotints, Loss, was selected to be part of the Parkside National Small Print Exhibition retrospective of purchase award winners. This piece was selected by juror, Wayne Kimball, in 2003.

The exhibit is up from January 17 until February 18 at Parkside’s Communication Arts Gallery. The following excerpt is the press release for the exhibit:

The best art from the past two decades are now on display at the Parkside National Small Print Retrospective. Drawing on the top prints from 23 previous small print shows, the retrospective is open now through Feb. 18 in the Communication Arts Gallery. Selected by UW-Parkside’s Doug DeVinny who began the small print exhibition in 1986 and by gallery assistant Glen Larson, the prints represent a sampling from each year’s exhibition. Each print was purchased for UW-Parkside’s permanent collection and many have been displayed in our hallways and classroom. Others are being shown for the first time in years. “We’re excited about bringing out of storage a selection of prints that were on display during shows from the late 1980s to 2009; these are purchased prints that have not been seen on campus in recent years,” said Art Dept. Chair Trenton Baylor. Along with internationally known artists like Warrington Colescott and Carol Wax and perennial contributors like Brian Paulsen, Art Werger, and Yuji Hiratsuka, the Small Print Retrospective also showcases prints by former students like Connie Wolfe, Joshua and Andrew Brennan, and Margaret Suchland. Baylor said since this is a cross section of the best prints from past shows, patrons will see the best of the artists’ craftsmanship, vision, and experimentation. Each print has a “new look” thanks to a generous donation from Karen Johnson Boyd of Racine for framing. The Parkside National Small Print Retrospective is open Mondays and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3 to 8 p.m.

I am working on new work for three upcoming exhibitions that includes the conclusion of my installation, Infinite, new digital work and a new mezzotint.

In March, I am taking part in an invitational exhibition at The Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The exhibition is called Printmaking Invitational Exhibition 2010 and runs from March 6 through April 20 with a reception on Saturday, March 6 from 3-4:30. I will exhibit 4 new digital pieces that will incorporate screenprinting and hand-cutting.

Also in March, my new mezzotint, Remembrance, will be part of a portfolio exchange, Mezzotint: The Illuminated Mark. This exchange will include many known mezzotint artists and will be exhibited at the Southern Graphics Council conference in Philadelphia, PA at the Tyler School of Art/Temple University.

Finally, Dialogue, Spectacle, and Fabrications: Art Faculty Exhibition will run from April 6 through May 15 at the H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Carthage College, with a reception on April 8 from 4:30-7:30. My installation, Infinite, will be featured in this group exhibition.

As the work is finished and installed, I will post pictures for you to see. Hopefully I will see you at some of the receptions!

A small portion of my new installation, Infinite, will be featured in an invitational exhibition at ArtWorks in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Each artist was to submit a song that inspires them in some way while making art in general or the exhibited piece specifically. During the opening reception, the Laurenzi Dance company will be performing an interpretive piece based on the music. The music will be played as a backdrop to the exhibition for the rest of the time it is displayed.

The show runs from August 1 until September 5 and the reception is on August 8 from 6 pm-9pm.

I started a new series of drawings inspired by light coming through the trees onto my studio floor while I was a resident at the Vermont Studio Center. My first drawing of this series is in an invitational exhibition at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The piece, called Passing Through, is a charcoal drawing and is 22″ x 30″.

The premise of this exhibition was for the curator to pick a variety of art professors from around the US. In turn, each professor had to pick three of their past students to be included in the exhibition also. Doug DeVinny was my professor in the exhibit and his influence still comes through in my work.

The exhibition is at the Abercrombie Gallery, Shearman Fine Arts Center, McNeese State University from July 8 until August 21.