Evergreen Art Lecture Series

Robert Yoder Works in painting and collage. “The details and elements of his paintings and collages that are “missing” are really right there in front of the viewer, which can either create a disorienting sense of disconnection or a strong connection with his works.”

Born in Danville, VA, Robert Yoder lives and works in Seattle. He received his B.F.A. from the James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA and his M.F.A. from the University of Washington. He is represented by frosch&portmann in New York, and the Froelick Gallery in Portland. His work is in the collections of the Frye Art Museum, the Seattle, Portland and Tacoma Art Museums, and The Henry Art Gallery, as well as numerous city and private collections .

Dan Webb  Works in a variety of materials including wood, limestone and bronze. Two themes that have been sources of inspiration for the past several years. The first is the idea that much of the meaning of a work of art is elusive and, to an extent, hidden. Neither the artist nor the viewer can be aware of every possible meaning within a work since each interpretation is revealed only by the experience and perceptions of the individual. Webb carves, in stone and wood, objects seemingly covered by a material that hints at what is beneath. The subject of the work is the fact that so much in the image is covered up and unseen. The show’s second theme concerns the dandelion as a metaphor for resiliency. Despite man’s efforts to prevent its growth, dandelions always find a way to resist those efforts.

Dan Webb has won numerous awards including a Pollock-Krasner award, the Betty Bowen Award, and Artists Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship. His work is part of the permanent collection of the Seattle Art Museum as well as various public art commissions and private collections.  He is represented by Greg Kucera Gallery in Seattle. Dan received his BFA in 1991 from Cornish College of the Arts.

Patt Blue has been a photographer for some thirty odd years concentrating on social issues. She began writing in 1998 for her sociological and visual document about spousal abuse and mental illness: Living On A Dream: A Marriage Tale that was published by The University Press of Mississippi. Major works include: HOW FAR IS HEAVEN, a twenty year chronicling of an impoverished family with twelve children living in the New York Catskills; OTHER PEOPLE, a black and white document, including color family snapshots of the disabled residents of a New York City Hospital.

Katy Stone paints on a variety of materials and layers the elements into sculptural assemblages and installations that blur the boundaries between drawing, painting, and sculpture, engaging viewers with their complex fluidity. “I create objects with visual magnetism and distinct material presence that reflect the generative power of nature…Their exuberance and beauty shadow a longing: the desire for things to last, a wish against decay…The layers of tension between transience and permanence, nature and artifice, substance and ethereality, growth and decay are pivotal in the work.”

Stone has exhibited at nationally and internationally at galleries in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vienna, and at museums including The McNay, and the Boise Art Museum and alternative spaces including Suyama Space in Seattle. Her work has been featured in group exhibitions across the US including “Art+Space” at Project4 in Washington, DC, “Other Worlds,” at the Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Florida; “Earthly Delights,” at Mass Art in Boston; and internationally at The Chengdou International Biennale in Chengdou, South Korea. She has been reviewed in many publications including Artweek, New Art Examiner, Sculpture Magazine and Art in America. Her commissioned public artworks include projects at Conoco Phillips in Houston, King County Correctional Facility in Seattle, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, The Ascent in Cincinnati, designed by Daniel Libeskind, and at Twin Parks, in Taichung, Taiwan, among others. In 2011, she will complete her first commission for the GSA’s Art in Architecture Program, at a Federal Courthouse in Jackson, MS, designed by H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture. Originally from Iowa, Stone received her MFA in Painting from the University of Washington in 1994.

MARGIE LIVINGSTON POSTPONED TO WEEK 3- JANUARY 25

Margie Livingston

Most painters are, abstractly speaking, sculptors of paint, building images through the careful application of layered pigments. But Livingston pushes this idea to an extreme in her construction of three-dimensional forms. The result is a body of work that might prod paint off the palette, but nevertheless keeps it as a medium very much in the limelight.-Suzanne Beal
“Letting accident and discovery meet invention and experimentation, my goal is to make works that surprise me and pull me into new territory as I investigate the properties of paint pushed into three dimensions.”

Margie received an MFA in Painting from the University of Washington. Recent solo exhibitions include Luis De Jesus, Los Angeles, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle; LACE, Los Angeles; Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM; and The Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA. She has won multiple awards including the Arts Innovator Award and the Neddy Artist Fellowship for Painting in 2010 and Betty Bowen in 2006. She is a member of SOIL Artist Cooperative and is represented by Greg Kucera Gallery. Her work is in the  collections of the Seattle Art Museum, The Henry Art Gallery and the Tacoma Art Museum.

Week 8 – November 16, 2011-Kelly Kaczynski

Kelly Kaczynski is a sculptor and installation artist. Her work, while
existing in a temporal-spatial platform, is deeply materials based.
She received an MFA from Bard College (‘03), NY and BA from The
Evergreen State College (‘95), WA. She has exhibited with Hyde Park
Art Center, IL (‘08), University at Buffalo Art Gallery, NY (‘06),
Rowland Contemporary, IL (‘06), Triple Candie, NY (‘05), Gallery 400,
University of Illinois at Chicago, IL (‘05), Islip Art Museum, NY
(‘03), Cristinerose/Josee Bienvenu Gallery, NY (‘03), DeCordova
Museum, MA (‘01), Boston Center for the Arts, MA (‘00). Public
installations include projects with the Main Line Art Center,
Haverford, PA (‘04), the Interfaith Center of NY, NY ‘(03), Institute
for Contemporary Art, Boston and the Boston National Historic Parks
(‘02), Boston Public Library (‘00). Kaczynski has taught at the School
of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (‘02-‘04), the University of
Pennsylvania, PA (‘04), University of Illinois at Chicago, IL (‘04 –
’05) and University of Chicago, IL (‘06).  She is currently an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Art Theory and Practice at
Northwestern University, IL.
(Bio from http://kellykaczynski.com)

Week 7 – November 9, 2011-Tom Anderson

Tom Anderson was born in 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of a
Jazz musician.
He attended Clark College in Vancouver, WA, and received and Associate
of Arts degree in 1971.
In the autumn of 1971, he enrolled in the Evergreen State College in
Olympia, WA. There he studied Asian Art and Philosophy with Jose
Arguelles; developed the 16mm Animation facilities; helped to
establish the FM Radio station KAOS; co-created the four-story library
mural; and worked as an assistant graphic designer, developing the
College’s catalogs and visual identities. He graduated in 1973 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree.
In 1973, he co-founded Mansion Glass Studios in Olympia, WA. This
collaboration won recognition locally and nationally for their design
and fabrication of Architectural Art Glass commissions.
Anderson first attended the Pilchuck Glass School in 1986, as a
teaching assistant to Henry Halem. He was back at the Pilchuck School
in 1987, on a scholarship with Susan Stinsmuhlen-Amend, and again in
1988 and 1989 as a teaching assistant in the advanced graduate
program, specializing in glass casting and enamel kiln firing.
In 1990, Anderson established his own studio in Olympia, WA. There he
pursued his expanding interest in painting, metal fabrication, mixed
media construction and printmaking.
Represented by galleries in Oregon and Washington he exhibits
regularly and his work can be found in over 1400 public and private
collections including the Washington State Arts Commission, Oregon
State Arts Commission and The City Of Olympia.
(Bio from www.thomasandersonart.com)

Week 6 – November 2, 2011-Catherine Person

A Pacific Northwest native, Catherine Person was raised with a family
tradition of entrepreneurship. Her Russian grandfather, Max Person,
immigrated to San Francisco in 1915, and made Seattle his home a year
later. Max was a natural salesman and soon became self-employed,
running his own businesses for more than fifty years. Catherine’s
father, Dave, ran a successful real estate firm for forty years in
King County.

Catherine graduated from the Evergreen State College in 1976 and after
a five month stay working in Hawaii, moved to Seattle in 1977.
She had the good fortune of finding free-lance work in the local art
scene soon after arrival and produced a number of projects for One
Reel and The Bumbershoot Arts Festival.

In 1987, Catherine opened her art advisory firm in Seattle to support
independent artists, working with everyone from first-time buyers to
corporate curators. Clients have included Nordstrom, Microsoft,
Unisys, Boeing, Safeco, Puget Sound Energy, Olson Kundig Architects,
Swedish Medical Center and the Westin Hotel in Lincoln Square.

From September 2005 – June 2011, Catherine Person Gallery was located
in Seattlle’s historic Pioneer Square, with a focus on contemporary
art by artists from Tokyo to Tasmania and from around the United
States – but who are mainly working and residing in the Pacific
Northwest.
Catherine continues to place fine art in corporate and residential
collections, working from a private office and enjoying life
without the constraints of a brick and mortar business.
Catherine represented retail businesses on the Pioneer Square
Preservation Board for four years, which oversees all exterior
architectural changes to storefronts, sidewalks, parks and new
construction through a review process.

Seattle Times, May 2011 on Catherine Person Gallery:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2014969601_person06.html

Seattle Channel 21′s Art Zone has a new program called ‘Gallery Hop’
with Nancy Guppy. The CPG interview is at:
http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=3280703

Week 4 – October 19, 2011- Seth Frankel (via telecommuting)

Seth Frankel is the founding principal of a newly formed firm, Studio Tectonic in Boulder, Colorado. Studio Tectonic provides museum exhibition design, graphics and planning services. Seth has 18 years of experience in the design and implementation of projects ranging from small to major exhibits with budgets over 50 million dollars.

Seth’s work includes all phases of project development, including master planning, design, content development and curatorial services, multimedia creation, fabrication and construction administration. Prior to starting Studio Tectonic, Seth was the managing director of ECOS Communications, as well as an exhibit designer for the Smithsonian Institution and for Douglas|Gallagher where his work included the creation of major museum exhibitions, cultural centers and entertainment/industrial venues.

Most recently while at ECOS Communications he has completed The Washakie Museum, a 28,000 square foot institution in Worland Wyoming focusing on the archeology, paleontology and western human settlement of the Big Horn Basin. He is also nearly final in the completion of a ten acre zoological Asian elephant exhibit at the Denver Zoo.

His work has been awarded recognition from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, the National Association for Interpretation as well as been featured in popular and professional publications and numerous film festivals.

Seth holds a bachelor’s degree from The Evergreen State College with a focus on education and the environment, as well as fine arts training in furniture design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
(Bio from http://www.studiotectonic.com)