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CURRENT EXIBITIONS
Special 3 Shows + 1 Party Event to celebrate the DAI Galleries Current Exhibitions. Combined Gallery Reception,
Thurs. Dec. 10, 5-7pm, FREE
Downloadable PDF: daiWinterExhib.pdf
Biomorphic: The Woodworking artistry of Tim Byrns
November 19, 2009 – February 28, 2010
Fesler Gallery
Sponsored by: King Properties
Tim Byrns is a Duluth Artist/Craftsman who works in wood to produce freeform sculptures that evoke the natural forms that he is familiar with as a professional Biologist.
From Tim’s Artist Statement:
I start the process by seeking out regional wood that is either found, reclaimed, or harvested using sustainable methods. Wood left to the elements will decay, and like most things it is perceived as being transient in its environment. By selecting and removing the material from the outdoors, I impose a new set of conditions on the form. All other concepts and reasons for making the sculpture are cradled in the character and acquisition of the raw material. The themes in my work are rooted in the natural world, and I strive to communicate through the suggested movement of each sculpture. I attempt to preserve the spirit of the wood and its environment, while conveying a renewed sense of movement and life.
Interwoven: New Work by Wanda Pearcy
November 26, 2009 – February 7, 2010
George Morrison Gallery
Artist Dialogue, Thursday, December 17, 6 – 7 pm
In this body of work Duluth Artist Wanda Pearcy explores music, dance, ritual, and play by using the medium of photography to record time and movement. In a series of photographs that document her interaction with the landscape and the artifacts of previous human habitation, Wanda choreographs a lyrical narrative that is at once sensual, haunting, and powerful. Wanda teaches in the Photo Area at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
From Wanda’s Artist Statement:
In the photographs, a female subject and her environment come together from combining a process of improvisation with deep listening. The process begins with searching for places that have a history or a sense of disruption, once found, long exposures are broken down into sections of time recorded as body movements. The imagery is improvised, emerging through explorations of the area, while on-site I am listening for clues in the space to give me the information for the work. Metaphorically, it’s a dance between the history of the place and my own internal history- a solo dance that is seen as being both performed through the space and as an integral part of the space. Using props found on-site develops an integration of figure and space, they appear as one, as if she grew out of the space she inhabits. This process develops metaphors and/or narratives that come from a marriage of two histories, that of the space and myself.
This integration of these two histories forms a narrative of a world that cannot be seen with the eyes. The representation of internal space—the psyche, desire, and sacredness—is what I am most interested in as I explore disrupted reality, displacement of time, and the union of body and landscape. At the very heart of these works there is a spiritual quest, one that includes integration as the highest spiritual enlightenment. Intimacy with the natural world, what indigenous cultures understand as ‘wild’ and sacred, the longing for it and the struggle to balance a modern life with ancient teachings, is in the under layers of intent for the full body of work. The images are informed by my desires and fears within each site alluding to a narrative that is mysterious, and largely unreal, from a sort of peripheral vision; perhaps, from the history of the site and filtering through me. These images are not an escape of reality - they are an internal reality - my responsibility to what is ‘real’ in the psyche and spirit is met when the images evoke a slight disturbance that lingers, when they haunt.
All Fired Up: The Ceramic Arts in Minnesota
December 10, 2009 – March 14, 2010
John Steffl Gallery
Sponsored by: Western Bank
As a way of highlighting the vibrant ceramics tradition in our state, as well as our own ceramics program as part of that tradition, the Duluth Art Institute will mount an exhibition of ceramics made by Minnesota artists. This exhibition will be a great opportunity to see the work of ceramic artists from across the state and to experience the rich tradition of ceramics in our state. Artists in this exhibition include: Duluth artists Harley Blake, Jan Karon and Sheila Staubus; Minneapolis artists Lauren Herzak-Baumann and Rita Panton; as well as artists Tom Able of Woodbury, Daniel Gardner of Eagen, and Thomas Myers of Mankato.
DAI Annual Membership Exhibition – 2010
January 20 – March 14, 2010
The Depot Great Hall
Membership Meeting: Wednesday, January 20, 6 – 6:30 pm
Reception: Wednesday, January 20, 6:30 – 8 pm
Sponsored by:
The Annual Membership Exhibition is one of the most widely anticipated events of the year at the DAI. This exhibition is a fantastic opportunity to get exposure for your work and is one of the most valuable perquisites of membership at the Duluth Art Institute:
Contributing members are eligible to show one new piece of original artwork created since Jan. 1, 2009 (no reproductions) in the Annual Membership Exhibition in the Great Hall of the Depot January 20 – March 14 (work entered must be available for the entire time period).
Memberships to the Duluth Art Institute are $30 students, $40 individuals and $60 for households.
MEMBERSHIP SHOW ARTWORK SUBMISSION FORM
Artwork by members will be accepted from 10 am – 5 pm January 12 – 15 at the Art Institute offices on the 4th floor of the Depot. Two-dimensional work must be limited to 30”or less per side, including matt and or frame; 3 – dimensional work must be 42” or less in diameter including stand or base. Wall-mounted works must not exceed 25 pounds. Other restrictions do apply. Call David Hodges, Curator at 733-7562 or email dhodges@duluthartinstitute.org for information.
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