Silvermine Guild Group Exhibit 2018

Silvermine

Guild Group Exhibit

Curated by Susan Eley Owner & Director of Susan Eley FIne Art, NYC November 18 - December 20, 2018

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I am delighted and honored to have been asked to guest curate the 2018 Silvermine Guild Group Show. My family has a deep history with Silvermine. My mother, Carole Eisner, is a long-time Guild member who since the 1970’s has exhibited her sculptures in group and solo exhibitions at Silvermine. Most recently she showed two small sculptures in CT Contemporary 2018 and 10 large-scale sculptures in Carole Eisner: Painted Sculpture 2015. From the time I was a child I have visited Silvermine, accompanying my parents in support of my mother’s career.

Reviewing artwork by 137 artists for this exhibition was no easy task. While culling through hundreds of paintings, photographs, prints, collages, mixed media, textiles and sculpture, I felt like a kid in a candy store. A plethora of well-crafted and innovative artwork greeted me at each turn of the digital page. Naturally, I was not able to include all the artwork that peaked my curiosity and delighted my senses. Several rounds through the digital Slide Room submissions page led me to a final selection of 83 artworks by 44 artists in a range of media, styles and techniques.

My criteria for selecting art has been the same since 2006, the year I established Susan Eley Fine Art, a contemporary art gallery on the Upper West Side of New York City. Art that attracts me is executed with a high level of craft and technical proficiency, and expresses something new, that which I have never seen before.

I would like to thank all the Guild members for their professional and well thought out submissions. And a special thank you to Silvermine and in particular to Gallery Director Roger Mudre for entrusting me with this job and guiding me through the process.

Susan Eisner Eley

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Christine Aaron

What We Keep III Burnt drawing on indigo-dyed paper, 10" x 8", $900 4

Christine Aaron

What We Keep II Burnt drawing, paper lithograph on indigo-dyed Gampi, 10" x 8", $900

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Christine Aaron

Imprint II Burnt drawing on Kozo, encaustic medium, 22� x 30�, $900

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Christine Aaron

Repair IV Burnt drawing on indigo-dyed Gampi with hand embroidery, 10� x 8�, $900

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Debra Bilow

Tree in Winter Field Archival pigment print, 12" x 12", edition of 8 + 2 AP, $750 8

Debra Bilow

White Barn No. 1 Archival pigment print, 12" x 12", edition of 8 + 2 AP, $750 9

Michael Brennecke

Peer Gynt 1 Oil, 22� x 18" x 2", $1,200 10

Jennifer Cadoff

Life/Scars #1 Ink on watercolor paper, with layered elements, 22� x 22�, $1,200 11

Jennifer Cadoff

Life/Scars #2 Ink on watercolor paper, with layered elements, 22� x 22�, $1,200 12

Jennifer Cadoff

Off The Grid Ink on watercolor paper, 22” x 22”, $1,200 13

Helen Cantrell

Salt Marsh Thaw Oil on canvas, 40” x 40”, $4,500 14

Helen Cantrell

Harlem River Bridge Spring Oil on canvas, 36” x 36”, $4,000 15

Diana Chamberlain

Shelter Porcelain unglazed high fired, 20” x 28” x 28”, $900 16

Eric Chiang

Pre-Existing Condition II-III Oil on (2) canvas, 60” x 96”, $9,900 17

Alexander Churchill

In the Club Oil on canvas, 36" x 36�, $3,200 18

Susan Clinard

The Waiting Room Wood, clay, found objects, 64" x 96" x 38", $30,000 19

Susan Clinard

Four Women: Front and Center Mixed media, 34" x 38" x 8", $6,000 20

Lisa DeLoria Weinblatt

School Lunch 13 Oil on canvas, 40" x 60�, $14,000

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Peggy Dembicer

Hurricane Irma Fiber art, beadweaving, 22” x 19”, $2,500 22

Peggy Dembicer

Jean-Michel Basquiat Fiber art, bead embroidery, 19" x 17�, $3,750

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Laure Dunne

Summer Fun B & W photography, 10.5" X 16", $500 24

Laure Dunne

Summer Fun B & W photography, 10.5" X 16", $500 25

Carole Eisner

Silvermine Welded, painted steel, 74" x 60" x 66", $125,000 26

Hans Fischer

Each One a Story Mixed media, 30� x 30", $3,800 27

Leslie Giuliani

It Works!

Sewn encaustic monotype, 20" x 16", $800 28

Leslie Giuliani

Lever Sewn and embroidered encaustic monotype, 20" x 16", $800 29

Lori Glavin

Descending (after Duchamp) Oil and collage on panel, 24" x 18", $1,800 30

Elizabeth Higgins

Conversation Oil on linen, 48" x 36", $4,500 31

Nash Hyon

Crisscross Encaustic on panels, 24” x 30”, $2,500 32

Nash Hyon

Mainline Oil/cold wax on panels, 24” x 31”, $2,100 33

Judith Orseck Katz

Heartbeats Unglazed porcelain, 12” x 36”, $3,500 34

Audrey Klotz

Centerville Acrylic, 20” x 30”, $1,200 35

Audrey Klotz

Purple Creamy Acrylics, 36” x 48”, $2,200 36

Lucy Krupenye

Fork in the Road Wood, metal, bone, stone, 59" x 15�, $5,000 37

Lucy Krupenye

Zen Altar Metal, stone, bone, twine, 36" x 16", $3,800 38

Nancy Lasar

Carousel #4 Monotype and mixed media, 44" x 30", $2,800 39

Nancy Lasar

The Near Far Graphite and acrylic on canvas, 45" x 37", $4,200 40

Susan Leggitt

Rogers Neck Marsh Oil on canvas, 8” x 10”, $350 41

Susan Leggitt

Quiet Morning 2 Oil on canvas, 8” x 10”, $350 42

Cynthia MacCollum

Wild Thing Monotype, 47” x 32”, $2,700 43

Cynthia MacCollum

Whippoorwill Monotype, 29.5” x 26”, $1,400 44

Cynthia MacCollum

Silverado Monotype, 47” x 32”, $2,700 45

Susan Manspeizer

Occupied Bentwood, oil crayon, 48” x 25” x 13", $4,000 46

Susan Manspeizer

Facets No. 1 Bentwood, acrylic, 17” x 12” x 5", $2,000 47

Susan Manspeizer

Passionate Red Bentwood, acrylic, 37” x 15” x 12", $3,500 48

Susan Manspeizer

Unfolding Bentwood, acrylic, 13” x 18” x 9", $1,800 49

Barbara Marks

Recollection No. 108 (Auvillar) Acryla gouache and Indian ink on panel, 12” x 12”, $1,100 50

Barbara Marks

Recollection No. 114 (Maitland) Acryla gouache, Flashe, and Indian ink on panel, 12” x 12”, $1,100 51

Barbara Marks

Recollection No. 125 (Maitland) Acryla gouache, Flashe, and Indian ink on panel, 12” x 12”, $1,100 52

Barbara Marks

Recollection No. 126 (Stony Creek) Acryla gouache, Flashe, and Indian ink on panel, 12” x 12”, $1,100 53

Bob Miranti

Folded Clouds #2 Ceramic Stoneware with Terra Sigillata, 10" x 16" x 3.5", $900 54

Nancy Moore

I Am So Much More Watercolor, 37” x 29”, $3,500 55

Nancy Moore

Wonder Girl Watercolor, 32” x 38”, $3,500 56

Cynthia Mullins

Living Color Oil on board, 24” x 24”, $1,975 57

Cynthia Mullins

Court Zinnias Oil over watercolor and board, sealed, 24� x 24�, $1,975 58

Mary Parker

Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee's Bend Quilter Textile, 16” x 16”, $800 59

Mary Parker

Sue Willie Seltzer, Gee's Bend Quilter, in Klimt Textile, 36” x 37”, $2,000 60

Mary Parker

Nettie Young, Gee's Bend Quilter #3 Textile, 16” x 15”, $800 61

Mary Elizabeth Peterson

In the Distance Mixed media on canvas, 36” x 36”, $3,250 62

Mary Elizabeth Peterson

Across the Room Mixed media on canvas, 36” x 36”, $3,250 63

DeAnn Prosia

5 Pointz Line etching, 8" x 12", $425 64

DeAnn Prosia

City Escape Line etching, 12" x 12", $525 65

Janine Robertson

Sapphire Evening Oil, 30” x 40”, $4,300 66

Robertson, Janine

Sea Grass I Oil on aluminum, 24� x 24", $2,600 67

Rosalind Shaffer

Dark Desire Ceramic, underglazes and glaze, 9” x 7” x 6”, $800 68

Rosalind Shaffer

Objectified Ceramic, underglazes and glaze, 10” x 7” x 6”, $800 69

Marlene Siff

Legato Acrylic on linen, 47.5" x 61" x 7.75", $20,000 70

Arle Sklar-Weinstein

Emergent 2-Trail Lines Fiber (3-D quilt form), 46.5" x 11�, $1,895 71

Arle Sklar-Weinstein

Emergent 3-Land Marks-cap Fiber (3-D quilt form), 26.5" x 20�, $1,895 72

Anita Soos

Cadence-Dark Descending Charcoal on paper, 60” x 22”, $3,800 73

Anita Soos

Cadence-Light Emerging Charcoal on paper, 60” x 22”, $3,800 74

Judith Steinberg

Whats Up Acrylic on paper, 22.5" x 18", $1,500 75

Sofie Swann

Cigarettes Acrylic & Persian tea on canvas, 30” x 24”, $2,400 76

Sofie Swann

Lollipops Acrylic & Persian tea on canvas, 48” x 48”, $6,000 77

Priya Tambe

Serenity One Encaustic, paper on wood panel, 24” x 24” x 4”, $1,100 78

Priya Tambe

Enchanting Botanical Encaustic, paper on wood base, 8” x 8” x 3”, $350 79

Mitchell Visoky

Bridging the Gap Paper collage on cradled board, 14" x 11", $650 80

Mitchell Visoky

Down Under Paper collage on cradled board, 14" x 11", $650 81

Matthew Yanchuk

Scaffold Two-Tone Porcelain, 9” x 3.25” x 3.25”, $120 82

Matthew Yanchuk

Black Scaffold Porcelain, 10” x 3” x 6”, $130 83

Matthew Yanchuk

Large Pink Scaffold Porcelain, 8” x 2.5” x 3”, $100 84

Torrance York

N41º07.234’ W073º29.423’ 3/21/16 334 ft. (Waveny Tracks) Archival pigment print, 30" x 30", $2,100 85

Torrance York

N41º07.193’ W073º29.430’ 4/8/16 320 ft. (Waveny Thorn) Archival pigment print, 30" x 30", $2,100 86

Michael Zack

Man In An Overcoat Monoprint, 21” x 35”, $1,200 87

Silvermine Arts Center is a nearly century-old organization dedicated to excellence in art and art education that inspires creativity and builds community. Located on five bucolic acres, Silvermine encompasses a School of Art with over 4,000 annual enrollments; an Outreach Education Program serving 1,000 under-resourced students annually; a Guild of over 300 professional artists; an outdoor Sculpture Walk; a permanent print collection; and five free, public galleries exhibiting contemporary art.

Silvermine has been a place for artists to gather since 1906 when visionary sculptor Solon Borglum moved to the area and held annual exhibitions in his studio and weekly artist-critiques called the Knockers Club. In 1922 The Silvermine Guild of Artists was incorporated as a not-for-profit to provide a permanent and supportive community of artists. Guild members represent artists that have a high level of accomplishment and are selected through a jurying process.

Our Galleries have exhibited and involved art luminaries such as Joseph Albers, Gabor Peterdi, Milton Avery, Elaine deKooning, Clement Greenberg, Louise Nevelson, Larry Rivers, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Faith Ringold, James Rosenquist, Chuck Close, Philip Johnson, and many others. The Galleries continue to expand on our heritage by presenting visually compelling exhibitions of art by emerging and internationally recognized artists, accompanied by programs that encourage appreciation of art and its role in society. Our layered, approach includes programs tailored to make our exhibitions meaningful, accessible, and enjoyable for diverse audiences of every age and background. Many of our landmark exhibitions are juried by distinguished guest curators. All of our exhibitions offer opportunities for visitors to connect with art and each other through an exploration of ideas.

What attracts artists, students, and visitors to Silvermine is the pivotal role it plays as an inclusive gathering place that deepens understanding through the arts. Silvermine is grateful for the generosity of its supporters. Gifts ensure excellence now and for generations to come. Inquires on how you can make a difference, should be directed to Robin Jaffee Frank, robin@silvermineart.org or calling 203.966.5617 x21.

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Board Of Trustees Chair Rose-Marie Fox Vice Chairs Robin Jaffee Frank* Barbara Linarducci* Secretary Shirley Leung Treasurer Grace Tang Board Members Mark Carta Joseph Kais Robert Mallozzi Emily McDermott Karen Neems Guild Co-Chairs David Dunlop Roger Mudre* * Ex-Officio

Honorary Board Cynthia Guest Roger Mudre Sally Sheehy Leonard Tow Diana Wege

Gallery Staff Gallery Director Roger Mudre roger@silvermineart.org 203.966.9700 x26 Gallery Associates Janet Morris Teresa Gay Leslie Cullen 89

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