Filed under: Sneak Peeks | Tags: Caitlin Cherry, California College of the Arts, Charley Alexander, Columbia University, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Indiana State University, Kari Breitigam, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Kristin Cammermeyer, Marylene Camacho, Otis College of Art and Design
The New American Paintings, MFA Annual, Issue #99, is now hitting newsstands across the US. It is expected to ship to subscribers in the next 1 to 2 weeks, so keep an eye out. The juror for the MFA Annual was Alma Ruiz, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA.
The MFA Annual is one of our most highly anticipated issues. It contains artists that have recently completed their Masters of Fine Arts studies within the last year, or are current MFA candidates. Over 100 art schools from all over the country were represented in this competition. We think Ms. Ruiz nicely sums up our excitement for this particular publication by stating in her essay that, “Although the work and its synonyms –”hazard,” “jeopardy,” and “peril” – seem to connote something negative, I prefer to think of it in terms of opportunity or chance. Why shouldn’t an art student be willing to take risks in graduate school? It is the ideal place for exploring seemingly endless possibilities…” – View a list of all featured artists and schools, and see a few more sneak peeks pictures after the jump!
You can pre-order the issue for the newsstand price of $20 by calling 617-778-5265 ext.0
MFA Annual Cover, Artist: Benjamin Rogers
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Filed under: Behind the Scenes, Competitions, Sneak Peeks | Tags: #98, Alexia Stamatiou, Amze Emmons, Andrew Brischler, Becky Suss, Ben Boothby, Ben Weiner, Benjamin Degan, Brian Zink, Cary Smith, Chelsey Tyler Wood, Cristi Rinklin, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Dina Deitsch, Dodge Gallery, Echo Eggebrecht, Erin Murray, Eugenie Tung, Hannah Cole, Jaqueline Cedar, Jason Bard Yarmosky, Jason Seeley, Jessie Edelman, Joe M. Wardwell, Julie Oppermann, Justin Richel, KAORUKO, Kay Ruane, Kristen Dodge, Laurel Sparks, Louise Marshall, Marc Séguin, Michael Yoder, NAP, Nina Bovasso, Northeast, Peter Opheim, Rebecca Roberts, Rebecca Rutstein, Ria Brodell, Robert Buck, Roxa Smith, Ryan McLennan, Seth Clark, Shawn Huckins, sneak peak, Summer Wheat, Susan Siegel
The 2012 Northeast Issue, #98, is now hitting newsstands across the US. We expect them to ship to subscribers in the next 1 to 2 weeks, so check those mailboxes! The juror for the Northeast issue was Dina Deitsch, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA.
Deitsch notes in her essay, “While the Northeast can be characterized by its cold weather, ties to the earliest days of American history, a collection of some very good schools, and perhaps, what is politely termed a Yankee frugality or better yet, pragmatism, the truth of the matter is that the art here bears no such defining characteristics. In the realm of painting, where the limits are the mind and hand, there is a remarkable range of forward-thinking ideas, subject matter, and technique. In the grouping of painters featured in this issue of New American Paintings you’ll come across works that speak more to the human experience—both local and global—and a broadening effect of thinking through painting as a material, as color, and less as a means to an end. This shift towards the materiality of paint seems to almost reinvigorate the medium, taking it into the space of the world itself.”
– View a list of all featured artists after the jump!
You can pre-order the issue by calling 617-778-5265.
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Filed under: NAP News, Pacific Coast, Sneak Peeks | Tags: 97, Ann Diener, Anne Ellegood, Arnold J. Kemp, Brendan Monroe, Brett Amory, Brion Nuda Rosch, Cara Tomlinson, Carolyn Casaño, Chris Duncan, Damien Gilley, Dan Lydersen, David Nielsen, Ellen Lesperance, Erin Morrison, Esther Pearl Watson, Feodor Voronov, Gavin Bunner, Helen DeSanctis, Jenene Nagy, Jeremy Mangan, Julie Schwartz, Julienne Hsu, Kate Vrijmoet, Kathryn Clark, Laura Ball, Linda Geary, Lydia Bassis, Maja Ruznik, Marissa Textor, Mark Dean Veca, Mark Schoening, Mathew Zefeldt, Matt Hosey, Megan Reed, NAP, Nicholas Aguayo, Nicholas Bohac, Pacific Coast, Ralph Pugay, Ryan Molenkamp, Siobhan McClure, Suhas Bhujbal, Wakana Kimura
The 2011 Pacific Coast Issue, #97, is now hitting newsstands across the US. It is expected to ship to subscribers in the next 1 to 2 weeks, so keep an eye out. The juror for this much-anticipated issue was Anne Ellegood, Senior Curator, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
In her essay, Ellegood notes that, “Painting is a surface for imagination. This is abundantly evident in the submissions I reviewed for this edition of New American Paintings. While the works presented in the following pages are notably eclectic, one striking correspondence among the artists is their belief that painting can offer us insights into our world…” — View a list of all featured artists and see a few more sneak peaks after the jump!
You can pre-order the issue by calling 617-778-5265.
Filed under: NAP News, Sneak Peeks | Tags: 96, Benjamin Terry, Bryce Speed, Carrie Marill, Cassandra Coblentz, Charles Fresquez, Chelsea James, Christie Blizard, Christopher St. Leger, Claudio Dicochea, Colin Chillag, Corey Drieth, Daniel McFarlane, Jen Urso, Joe Bussell, Joseph Noderer, Joseph Phillips, Julie Dunker, Kathryn Van Steenhuyse, Laura Sharp Wilson, Laura Spalding Best, Lenka Konopasek, Libby Barbee, Mira Hnatyshyn, NAP, New American Paintings, Nina Elder, Paul Booker, Renata Lucia, Richard Martinez, Ruth Hiller, Sarah Williams, Saskia Jorda, Scott Greene, SMoCA, Steven J. Miller, Steven J. Yazzie, Sue Chenoweth, Sydney Yeager, Thomas D. Aaron, Todd Pospichal, Tommy Fitzpatrick, West, William Betts, William Tinker, Zach Reini
Today we received advanced copies of #96, the 2011 West Issue of New American Paintings! It is expected to hit newsstands and ship to subscribers in the next 1 to 2 weeks, so keep an eye out. It will be hard to miss the cover of this one…The juror for this fantastic issue was Cassandra Coblentz, Curator, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA).
Coblentz states in her introduction that, “the artists represented in these pages demonstrate the vitality of artistic practice in this region of the country. Boldly building upon the richness of art history, their demonstrations of reinvention and innovation are in step with the mythos of the landscape itself, which continues to serve as an important backdrop for exploring the most pressing issues and concerns we all face in the West.” — View a list of all featured artists and see a few more sneak peaks after the jump!
You can pre-order the issue by calling 617-778-5265.
Filed under: Austin, New York, Review, Sneak Peeks | Tags: Brian Fee, Champion Contemporary, Cory Arcangel, Daniel Heidkamp, Ezra Johnson, Joshua Abelow, Ryan Schneider, Ryan Trecartin, Schneider, Shara Hughes, Sonia Dutton
An oasis of kicked-up color blooms in the Hill Country, focused in the Wild Beasts exhibition at Champion Contemporary. While New York City’s museums have, of late, treated “painterly” and “young” as extreme opposites — the recently closed video-imbued exhibitions by Cory Arcangel (Pro Tools at the Whitney) and Ryan Trecartin (Any Ever at PS1) come to mind — some of the city’s talent prove otherwise. After meeting Champion’s director Sonia Dutton this past March, Brooklyn-based painter Ryan Schneider (NAP #74) assembled a potent group of young artists reveling in color and canvas and undaunted by formalism. - Brian Fee, Austin Contributor
Shara Hughes | Simon, 2011, oil on canvas, 36″ x 40″ Image courtesy the artist and Champion
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Filed under: Competitions, NAP News, Sneak Peeks | Tags: Dan Cameron, Craig Drennen, Marcus Kenney, Prospect New Orleans, Lydia Ruby, Jered Sprecher, 94, OHWOW, Whitney Wood Bailey, Ananda Balingit-LeFils, Andrew Blanchard, Rachel Bone, Ralph Bourque, Mark Bradley-Shoup, Mickael Broth, Ryan Browning, Jerry Cutler, Troy Dugas, Beth Edwards, Maggie Evans, Ryan Foster, Jason Galbut, Brian Haverlock, Lillian Bayley Hoover, Bonard Hughins, Jed Jackson, Chris Jahncke, Marucs Jansen, Ian Larson, Kathleen Loe, Kim Manfredi, Susan Martin, Beverly McIver, Katie Miller, Michel Modell, Regina Scully, Andrew Smaldone, Tom Stephens, Nancy VanDevender, Chloe S. Watson, Kyle White, Monica Zeringue, Hamlett Dobbins, Alex Kvares, Maggie Michael, Tad Lauritzen Wright
Cover: Marcus Jansen
For the 2011 edition of the Southern Competition, we’re thrilled to feature the curatorial expertise of Dan Cameron, the founder and director of Prospect New Orleans, a post-Katrina effort that is single-handedly changing the landscape of contemporary art in the Southern United States. As the man behind the largest international biennial of contemporary art in America, Cameron’s experience working with emerging artists dates back several years, and New American Paintings is proud to exhibit his perspective as this issue’s juror.
The Spotlight feature for #94 focuses on the work of Knoxville, Tennessee’s Jered Sprecher, whose optically charged abstractions have more in common with representational forms than they reveal at first glance. The winner of a 2009 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, Sprecher is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a wily investigator of commonplace mark-making. Sprecher speaks with us about abstraction, Dollywood, and where you go looking for inspiration in the cornfields of Nebraska.
No conversation about contemporary work in the South would be complete without talking about Miami, and OHWOW’s Lydia Ruby speaks to us about the risk-taking sensibilities of the South Florida art capital, her move from Boston, and her experiences in the art world working with emerging artists.
With American institutions like The Whitney increasingly acquiring work from artists in the South, it’s clear that the region is more vital than ever before, and New American Paintings is excited to be a stalwart site for this growing conversation. Order your copy online! A full list of winners, and preview images, after the jump!
—Evan J. Garza, Editor-at-Large
Filed under: Art World, Competitions, MFA, Sneak Peeks | Tags: Adam Weir, Andrea Jensen, Andres Ortega, Benjamin Edmiston, Biff Bolen, Caetlynn Booth, Chris Reno, Cima Rahmankhah, Craig Hawkins, Doron Langberg, Emily Stout, Erin Payne, Fabian G. Tabibian, Gina Adams, Guy Ben-Ari, Helena Hsieh, Jeremy Couillard, Jody Christian, Joshua Lynn, Joyce Ho, Julie Oppermann, Katherine McCullough, Katie Kehoe, Leah Wolff, Loie Hollowell, Maciej Makalowski, Marcus Payzant, Mary Jo McGonagle, Matthew Craig, Michael Hilsman, NANO Rubio, Narangkar Glover, Nazafarin Lotfi, Njideka Akunyili, Randi Hopkins, Rebecca Volinsky, Ruth Laskey, Saori Moriizumi, Sarah Awad, Scott Robinson, Tom Betthauser, Zoe Hawk
Cover: Michael Hilsman
The MFA Annual edition of New American Paintings has quickly become our most popular issue of the year—and rightly so. For nearly two decades, our mission has been to put the work of emerging contemporary artists in the hands of readers, collectors, curators, and painting enthusiasts, and where better to find young, emerging work than in some of best studio programs the country.
We’re very proud to feature our talented friend Randi Hopkins, Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, as this edition’s juror. Randi has had extensive experience working directly with emerging artists for several years, and her selections make for one of the most exciting group of MFA candidates we’ve published to date. Also included is a Q&A with Randi in the back of the book, in which she talks Rauschenberg, Monet, and Eddie Martinez.
The Spotlight feature for this edition focuses on San Francisco’s Ruth Laskey, previously featured in the 2005 MFA Annual and a recent recipient of a prestigious SECA Art Award from SFMOMA for her handmade linen work. Laskey moved from painting to weaving during grad school, and her work elegantly re-examines the traditional practice of painting.
This is an exciting moment for contemporary painting, with artists—young and old—re-evaluating the use of their materials and investigating the limits of the medium itself. The works contained in this issue reflect some of the most talented and exciting perspectives from emerging young artists in the country. To see a complete list of the artists featured in this year’s MFA Annual, and see images of their work, click the link below to keep reading! —Evan J. Garza, Editor-at-Large
Filed under: Competitions, Sneak Peeks | Tags: 91, Andres Guerrero, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Future Shipwreck, Graham Kolbeins, Iva Gueorguieva, Lawrence Rinder, Pacific Coast
Cover image: Erik Mark Sandberg, Youth With Zebra Tank | Oil, enamel, & silk-screen on panel, 48″ x 36″
For this year’s Pacific Coast edition of the New American Paintings, we’re including perspectives from some of the Bay Area’s finest, including selections by guest juror Lawrence R. Rinder, Director of the Berkeley Arts Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA. Check out the complete list of selected artists here.
The Spotlight feature for this edition focuses on the incredible work of Bulgarian-born artist Iva Gueorguieva, whose large-scale paintings are making big waves not only on the West Coast but across the world. Previously included in New American Paintings and based in L.A., Gueorguieva’s work reveals the collage-making of her youth, the political turmoil she faced in Eastern Europe, and the importance of movement. (We recently teamed up with Graham Kolbeins at Future Shipwreck to produce a video about her work!)
Iva Gueorguieva, Swing Over a Fire, 2010 | Acrylic, oil and collage on canvas, 96 x 74 inches, Courtesy Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe Gallery, New York and Angles Gallery, Los Angeles
We are thrilled to include a Q&A with San Francisco dealer (and artist) Andres Guerrero, who speaks to us about the challenges in opening up his new space, Guerrero Gallery, in the Mission, his thoughts on the influence of street art, and his fondness for West Coast multidisciplinary artists like Andrew Schoultz and Allison Schulnik, both previously included in the magazine.
New American Paintings is only as good as the perspectives included within it, and we’re fortunate not only to include the voices of talented art professionals, but to publish and promote the work of the artists they see as integral to the discussion of painting in the first place. —Evan J. Garza, Editor-at-Large
(Don’t forget: Today is the last day to vote in the Reader’s Choice Poll! CAST YOUR VOTE for your favorite Noteworthy artist of 2010!)
Filed under: Competitions, Sneak Peeks | Tags: 91, Lawrence Rinder, Pacific Coast
Dana Cordova, Open Studios Press Designer/Production Manager with edition #91.
We just received our advanced copies of the Pacific Coast edition, juried by Lawrence Rinder, Director of the Berkeley Arts Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Look for #91 on newsstands and in the mail later this month!
Click here to review the entire list of selected artists, and check out a few sneak preview pics below after the jump. — Drew Katz, Associate Publisher
Cover featuring artwork by Erik Mark Sandberg, Los Angeles, CA
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Filed under: Art World, Sneak Peeks, Spotlight | Tags: Evan J. Garza, Peregrine Honig
Peregrine Honig, Feathered Puke, 2010 | mixed media on paper, 15 x 10.5 inches
Featured a whopping four times in New American Paintings (Editions #29, #41, #53, and #71), Peregrine Honig is no stranger to the spotlight. In fact, her work frequently deals with the idea of celebrity, using popular culture and her gritty surroundings in Kansas City, Missouri as creative fodder.
We recently made plans to interview Honig for a Spotlight feature in Edition #89, and to our surprise we discovered she was selected as a contestant for Bravo’s reality television series, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. The following is an excerpt from her recent conversation with editor-at-large, Evan J. Garza.
