General
Two pieces have been accepted to the Society of American Mosaic Artist's 2005 juried exhibition. This year's theme is "A More Perfect Union: Mosaic Aspirations". The show runs at the Ellipse Gallery in Arlington, VA from March 17 through the end of May. The two pieces are from the Flow Series, Impinge (Flow 4) and Flow 3. Flow 2 will also be on display in the AMP show also in Washington, DC in spring.
The "In Pieces" Exhibition was featured on Eight Forty-Eight local news and arts program WBEZ (NPR) radio in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov 23. Steve Edwards interviewed Karen Ami, artist and co-curator of the exhibit.
"The walls of TZ Gallery in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood explode with tiny shards of color: mosaic sculptures, landscapes, portraits, mixed media. It's the first-ever Midwest Mosaic Invitational, and it features the work of two dozen artists." — from the WBEZ website
TZ Gallery
1834 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL
Nov 3 - Dec 31, 2004
"'In Pieces' brings together some of the best contemporary mosaic artists from throughout the Midwest to provide viewers with a vision of the extraordinary work that is occuring in the world of mosaics today. These artists have truly taken the pieces that came their way and created art that is thoroughly modern and yet remains firmly rooted in antiquity." — from the catalog
An International Juried Exhibition of Mosaic Art
Presented by the Society of American Mosaic Artists
Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco, CA
Jan - Apr 2004
"Opus Veritas: Fragments of Truth reflects the diversity of both mosaic art and the artists who create it. The exhibited works illustrate a broad range of aesthetics, styles and techniques. Mosaics vary from abstract to objective, large sculpture to small in scale, all created from a variety of materials ranging from handmade tesserae to recycled materials. The artists come from large cities and small towns. They may be professionals, instructors or hobbyists working on small objects or large walls. Yet there is a common thread, the thread that connects all mosaic artists: each mosaic was assembled one tessera at a time, building the artist's personal vision with the goal of eliciting an emotional response from the viewer.
"The Society of Mosaic Artists (SAMA) and the popularity of mosaic art both continue to grow at an astonishing rate. This year one hundred and thirty one artists from seven countries entered their work into our third annual exhibition. As the varied membership continues to grow,
both board members and volunteers meet the challenges with dedication. Just like a mosaic, we all work together to achieve a cohesive whole."
— from the catalog