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This news from Otis alumni reflects information from
those in touch with the Alumni Office. Current or upcoming exhibitions
are highlighted in red. Class Notes are published every 4-8 weeks. To ensure
that news of an event is announced before the event, email us two months
prior if possible. Contact Sarah Russin at otisalum@otis.edu to share personal
or professional news with fellow alumni in future online or printed publications.
Thanks!
Current or upcoming exhibitions are highlighted. |
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Robert Irwin ’50 Fine Arts
Interview: ArtScene Visual Radio’s (AVR) with Hunter Drohojowska. www.artscenevisualradio.com
North facing facade of the new Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA: Exterior scrim by John Baldessari, "BCAM Born" and "LACMA Grows"; portion of "Palm Garden" installation by Robert Irwin |
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Lorraine Ginsburg ’52 Fine Arts
Exhibition: College Gallery, 1227 Second St. (off Wilshire), Santa Monica, March 14-April 14.
Lorraine Ginsberg pastel
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Billy Al Bengston ’57 Fine Arts
Exhibition: “California Dreamin’ LA to HI,” Nu’uanu Gallery, Honolulu, HI, January 30-March 1. |
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Suzanne Bravender '57 Fine Arts
Exhibition: Pasadena Society of Artists 83rd Annual Exhibition, Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA, March 29 - May 2. Pasadena Society of Artists website www.brandlibrary.org/brand_gallery_schedule.asp |
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Ernest Lacy ’60 Fine Arts
Exhibition: “Spring,” the Gallery on Glassell, Orange, CA, April 12-May 9. www.galleryonglassell.com |
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Ernest Lacy ’60 Fine Arts
Exhibition: “Spring,” the Gallery on Glassell, Orange, CA, April 12-May 9. www.galleryonglassell.com |
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Saul Bernstein ’60 MFA Fine Arts
Fine Artist.
Saul Bernstein Creator drawing |
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Marsha Rich Makemsom (Maash Pascal) ’63 MFA Fine Arts
Exhibitions: “Falkirk 2008 Annual Juried Exhibition,” San Rafael, CA, through May 24th. www.maashpascal.com
Maash Pascal Water Wearing Away Rock, 2005
pen & ink / oil / charcoal / graphite pencil, 22 x 30
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Bas Jan Ader (Bastaian Johan Ader) ’65 Fine Arts (Deceased)
Exhibition: “Gravity,” group video show, Telic Arts Exchange, Chinatown, L.A., March 1-April 25. Documentary Screening: “Here is Always Somewhere Else: The Life of Bas Jan Ader,” April 12 &26, Telic. www.basjanader.com |
Bas Jan Ader I'm too sad to tell you, still from film, 1970. |
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Jerry Post ’66 Fine Arts
Owner: “Anything Fiberglass,” specializing in custom architectural details, Bertram, TX. www.anythingfiberglass.com
Jerry Post
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John Lees Panorama, 1995-2007,Oil on canvas,17 x 48 in./43 x 122 cmJL12184 |
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John White ’69 MFA Fine Arts
Performance: “John White's Back,” Art Performance Featuring John White & The Shrimps, Sylvia White Gallery (new location), 1783 Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001, May 10th, 7pm & 9pm.
John White
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Masami Teraoka ’69 MFA Fine Arts
Exhibition: “The Cloisters Confession,” Samuel Freeman (formerly Patricia Faure Gallery), Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, April 19 - May 24.
Masami Teraoka
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Bryan Hunt ’71 MFA Fine Arts
Exhibition: “Water,” group exhibition including Lichenstein, Gober, Twombly, Oldenburg and others, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Pulitzer Building, St. Louis, MO, July 20, 2007 - January 5, 2008. www.water.pulitzerarts.org/artist-statements/hunt
Bryan Hunt Shift Falls, 1978
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Sally Warner ’71 MFA Fine Arts
Author and Artist. Novel: “It's Only Temporary” (Viking Children's Books, ages 9--12), June, 2008. www.sallywarner.com
Sally Warner, author and artist
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John Taye ’72 MFA Fine Arts
Exhibition: “The Quiet Art: A Drawing Retrospective,” Visual Arts Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID, February 9 – March 15.
John Taye Self-Portrait with Pelvis and Milweeds, 1985
Silverpoint and pastel, 9 3/4”x8”
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Judithe Hernandez ’74 MFA Fine Arts
Latino Art Expo: 15 artworks represnted by Ogilvie/Pertl Gallery, Chicago, IL, April 24-28. www.chicagoartehora.com |
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Kim Gordon ’77 Fine Arts
Artist, musician (founder of Sonic Youth) and exhibition organizer. Solo Exhibition: “Sway: A Way In,” Glaspaleis in Heerlen, The Netherlands, April 18-June 15. http://www.eflux.com/shows/view/5328 |
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Coleen Sterritt ’79 MFA Fine Arts
Exhibitions: “Sum of Parts,” dba256 Gallery, Pomona, CA, through April 26; “Ripe,” group exhibition, d.e.n. Contemporary Art, Culver City, April 26-June 7. www.dba256.com www.dencontemporaryart.com
Sprayblog’s Interview: http://www.sprayblog.net/spraygraphic-artist-interviews
Coleen Sterritt Pinecone Stack, 2003-04, pinecones, wood, adhesive, 96 x 35 x 22"
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Bruce Yonemoto ’79 MFA Fine Arts
Award: 2008 Creative Capital Grant for Visual Artists. www.creative-capital.org |
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Rick Owens ’81 Fine Arts
New Yorker story. Fashion Designer, Paris, France. |
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Alison Saar ’81 MFA Fine Arts
Exhibition: “Hither,” LA Louver Gallery, Venice, CA, March 8-April 5. Public Artwork: “Swing Low,” Harriet Tubman memorial, 122nd and St Nicolas Place, Harlem, New York City. Interview: http://current.com/items/88819305_spirit_of_harriet_tubman
Alison Saar Bareroot
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Susan Willen ’83 Fine Arts
Exhibition: "The Woven Image," Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, February 22-April 20. www.pvartcenter.org/exhibitions.html
Susan Willen Ordered Cacophony 2 |
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Dawn Marie Forsyth ’84 Fashion Design
Fashion Design Department Chair, FIDM, Los Angeles. Exhibition: “Persona:
Individual & Collective Illusions,” MFA exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Fine Arts Bldg, San Francisco State University, April 14 – May 24. www.mixedmediartist.com
 
Dawn Marie Forsyth
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Diane Gamboa ’84 Fine Arts
Exhibition: Pulling Strings,” Art & Mayhem, 3416 Glendale Blvd., L.A., April 19-June 8. |
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Midge Lynn ’84 Fine Arts
Open Studios: Santa Fe Art Colony, L.A., May 3-4, 12-6 pm. www.santafeartcolony.com |
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Bradley Greer ’85 Fine Arts
Exhibition: "HEF," Jail Gallery, Downtown L.A, March 29 - May 3. Also includes Joseph Lee (’96) and Mark Dean Veca (’85).
Bradley Greer Pubic Bunny No.1, painted plaster and mixed media
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Ken Hurbert ’85 Fine Arts
Owner: “Fine Art Services,” fine art installation, packing, shipping, crating and delivery services, 4738 W. Washington Blvd., L.A. ken999@earthlink.net |
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Annetta Kapon ’85 Fine Arts
Exhibition: “Digital Media,” Valencia, Spain, April 17-May 18. http://www.lasalanaranja.com/digitalmedia/ |
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Lucas Reiner ’85 Fine Arts
Exhibition: “Envoi,” Kips Gallery, 531 W.25th Street, Ground Floor, New York City, April 10-May 3. www.kipsgallery.com |
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Patssi Valdez ’85 Fine Arts
Exhibitions: “Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement,” LACMA, L.A., April 6, 2008–September 1. Also includes Ruben Ochoa (’97), Juan Capistran (’99), Eduardo Sarabia (’99), Mario Ybarra (’99), Marco Rios (’97). |
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Mark Dean Veca ’85 Fine Arts
Exhibitions: “New Paintings,” Milieu Galerie/Artspace, Bern, Switzerland, February 22— March 29; “Moods for Moderns,” group exhibition curated by Brad Benedict, Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, April 5- 26; "HEF," Jail Gallery, Downtown L.A, March 29 - May 3. Also includes Joseph Lee (’96) and Bradley Greer (’85). “Locked & Loaded,” Joshua Liner Gallery, NY, April 12-May 10. Also included Blaine Fontana (’02 Communication Arts). http://www.milieu-digital.com/current/index.php Robert Berman Gallery Joshua Liner Gallery Online Interview: http://www.sprayblog.net/spraygraphic-artist-interviews/
Mark Dean Veca Popeyecon
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Rod Beattie ’86 Fashion Design
Swimwear Designer: “LeBlanca”. Mentor for 2008 Fashion Show and Scholarship Benefit
Fashion Design students with Rod Beattie at DreamWorks Animation for the annual Scholarship Benefit Kick-Off event
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Elisabeth Condon ’86 Fine Arts
Exhibition: “Seuss Dynasty,” Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL, April 12 - May 3; “Aesthetics and Values 2008,” Gallery at Green Library, Florida International University, Miami, March 17 - April 10. www.dorschgallery.com www.elisabethcondon.com
Elisabeth Condon
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Kio Griffith ’86 Communication Arts
Exhibition: “Hollywood Apocalypse!” art show inspired by Nathaniel West's The Day of the Locust, Black Maria Gallery, Atwater, March 29 - April 19. Also includes Steven Romio (’87 Fine Arts). www.blackmariagallery.com
Kio Griffith "Untitled" Acrylic, 18" x 24"
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Steve Roden ’86 Fine Arts
Reconstruction and Performance: Allan Kaprow’s seminal Happening - 18 Happenings in 6 Parts (originally presented in 1959 at the Reuben Gallery in New York.) This 2008 vision at LACE, Hollywood, April 22-26. Info on the original piece: www.mediaartnet.org/works/18-happenings-in-6-parts/ www.inbetweennoise.com |
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Denice Bartels ’87 Fine Arts
Exhibition: "Black & White,” curated by Department of Cultural Affairs, SouthWest's Gate 2, Terminal 1 at LAX, through July 7. |
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Anne Bray ’87 Fashion Design
Exhibition: "Irwindale," TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, May 21 - June 14. Reception: Saturday, May 31, 5-8pm. Conversation with the artist: Wednesday May 21, 6-8pm. www.annembray.com www.uber.com/annembray
Anne Bray
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Devon Burt ’87 Fashion Design
Design Director Sportswear, NIKE. 2008 Fashion Senior Mentor. Press: KNBC-4 news segment on Otis Fashion Design students working on NIKE project. http://video.knbc.com/player/?id=223004 |
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Steven Romio ’87 Fine Arts
Exhibition: “Hollywood Apocalypse!” art show inspired by Nathaniel West's The Day of the Locust, Black Maria Gallery, Atwater, March 29 - April 19. Also includes Kio Griffith (’86 Communication Arts). www.blackmariagallery.com |
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Merrilyn Duzy ’88 MFA Fine Arts
Exhibition: "Women In Space," Platt and Borstein Galleries, American Jewish University, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air. Closing Party: Sunday May 4, 2 - 4 p.m. www.ajula.edu.
Merrilyn Duzy
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Cynthia Vincent ’88 Fashion Design
Press: Review of New York Showroom Fall ’08 Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent collection, California Apparel News, February 15-21, 2008.
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Cynthia Vincent 12th Street New York Showroom
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Warren Keating ’89 Communication Arts
Exhibitions: “2008 Human Figure Exhibition,” 2nd Award in juried show, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach February 23 - March 28. http://homepage.mac.com/warrenkeating/keatingart/index.html
See process video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrPtAcyVRjs
Warren Keating Getty Woman with Sandals, Oil
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Eduardo Lucero ’89 Fashion Design
Press: Review of runway show for “Fashion Week El Paseo;” Palm Desert, California Apparel News, April 4-10, 2008; four-page editorial, Palm Springs Life Magazine, March 2008.
Eduardo Lucero feature in Palm Springs Life Magazine
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Troy Mellott ’89 Fine Arts
Program Manager: Mendocino Coast Public Access TV, channels 3, 64 & 65, servicing
the Mendocino Coastal region. Any alumni working with film/video: Troy can offer a public audience for work - contact him or mail a completed dvd. |
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