CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

John Wood: On the Edge of Clear Meaning
August 27, 2008–January 11, 2009
in the Lockhart Gallery

Best known as an influential teacher and photographer, John Wood also produces colorful paintings, cerebral drawings, and whimsical sculptures. Examples will be featured in the Memorial Art Gallery exhibition, one of a trio of shows honoring the 86-year-old’s lifetime accomplishments; George Eastman House and Visual Studies Workshop will offer concurrent installations of his photographic oeuvre.

John Wood Celebration October 17th!

Presented in memory of Susan Eisenhart Schilling, director of education (1947–1977), benefactor, friend.

Creative Workshop Faculty Show
August 22-October 2
in the Lucy Burne Gallery

In their paintings, sculptures, and jewelry, the artists who teach at the Creative Workshop explore a range of imagery and employ a wide variety of techniques. These teaching artists create work consistent with the ways in which they teach, in the professional quality of their craftsmanship, and their interest in exploring new materials and forms.

Featuring the work of:
Rachael Baldanza, Phyllis Bryce Ely, Tom Carpenter, Dr. Alice Chen, Lori Cooley, Matt Crane, Yvonne Cupolo, Linda Delmonte, Marilyn Feinberg, Alicia Fink, Jessica Furber, Heather Garrand, Alice Gold, Paul Harp, Sarah Hart, McNevin Hayes, Faruk Kaiyum, Dick Kane, Carol Kase, John Kastner, Cody Kroll, Peggy LaHair-Edmunds, Abby Lammers, Fred (Fritz) Lipp, Jeanne Lindsay, Susan Link, Evinn Neadow, Warren Mianecke, Nicole Maynard, Paul Nugent, Dejan Pejovic, Lisa Pelletier-Myers, Maggie Scheid, Marlene Seidman, g.a. sheller, Mimi Smith, Shelly Green Stoler, Rose Van Tyne and Gina Zanolli.

3rd Rochester Biennial
July 13–September 14, 2008
in the Grand Gallery

The Rochester Biennial is an invitational exhibition of work by six contemporary regional artists working in a variety of media.  Largely dedicated to mid-career artists with a demonstrated commitment to their craft, the show also includes one artist selected on the strength of his or her entry in the previous year’s juried Rochester Finger-Lakes Exhibition.

The artists selected for 2008 are Ronald Gonzalez (Johnson City) with mixed media installations; Sue Huggins Leopard (Rochester) with artist’s books; Susan Lakin (Rochester) with photographs; Todd McGrain (Ovid) with bronze sculpture and giclée prints; Juan Perdiguero (Oswego) with drawings; and Melissa Sarat (Preble) with paintings.

Preview selected images

View artist statements:

Lectures:

• Ithaca sculptor Todd McGrain speaking on the "Lost Bird Project"
  Thursday, July 17, 11 am
• photographer Susan Lakin
  Thursday, July 24, 11 am
• Juan Perdiguero of Oswego
  Thursday, Sept 4, 11 am
• Melissa Sarat of Preble, NY
  Thursday, September 11, 11 am

This exhibition is underwritten by the Elaine P. and Richard U. Wilson Foundation and by gifts in memory of Diane Holahan Grosso.

How to...: Considering the Process
June 30–August 15, 2008
in the Lucy Burne Gallery, Creative Workshop

Discover the intricate balancing act of ideas, materials and techniques that results in a work of art. Follow the processes used by artists working in five media taught at the Creative Workshop: oil painting, enamel jewelry, ceramics, drawing and watercolor.  Sarah Hart’s copying of the Gallery’s Portrait of a Young Man in an Armchair by Rembrandt, a rare opportunity overseen by the Gallery’s curatorial department, is documented in photographs by Gary Graham. Ceramics teacher Paul Harp is photographed from the initial wedging of clay through the final glazing of a pot in a photographic series by Larry Merrill. Yvonne Cupolo is also recorded step-by-step as she creates a piece of enamel jewelry in Larry Merrill’s photos. Drawings from Marilyn Feinberg’s class following the Nicolaides method of drawing  and watercolors from Jeanne Lindsay’s class document some fascinating two-dimensional  art processes.

View "How to Paint Like Rembrandt," photos by Gary Graham documenting Sarah Hart's copying project, with commentary by Sarah Hart.

View "How to Make Ceramics," photos by Larry Merrill documenting Paul Harp demonstrating the the traditional processes of making a wheel thrown vessel and a handbuilt piece.

View "How to Make an Enamel Pendant:" Yvonne Cupolo, jeweler and jewelry instructor, walks us through the steps of traditional enamel, photographed by Larry Merrill.

View work from Marilyn Feinberg's drawing class and Jeanne Lindsay’s Intermediate/ Advanced Watercolor class.

The Burne Gallery is only open when the Creative Workshop is open,  Monday through Thursday evenings until 9, no weekends in the Summer.

Protected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset
Ongoing
in the Gill Discovery Center

Journey back in time to ancient Egypt. Explore a world ruled by gods and goddesses. Unlock the secrets of the hieroglyphs. Learn about the elaborate processes and magical rituals intended to protect body and spirit alike. The journey begins with the Memorial Art Gallery's latest interactive installation for all ages, Protected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset.

The installation showcases one of the most significant MAG acquisitions ever-a pair of coffins that once held the mummy of an Egyptian official of the 4th century bce. Pa-debehu-Aset's lavishly decorated anthropoid coffin (shown here) was unveiled in 2001 to much media fanfare. Protected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset also displays his equally colorful outer coffin, antiquities from the Gallery's collection and a mummy and other objects on long-term loan from the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.

This installation is made possible by funding from Dan and Dorothy Gill. Additional support has been provided by the Museum Loan Network, a program administered by MIT's Office of the Arts, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York Council for the Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities; and the Davenport-Hatch Foundation, Inc.