Exhibit Archive 2010
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‘Tis the Season
Members’ Holiday Art Exhibition and Sale
Featuring all art priced under $200, and handmade artists’ ornaments @ $5.00
Exhibition Dates: 4-29 December 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday 4 December 6-9 pm
DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE
704 Catherine Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
For more information, visit www.davinciartalliance.org
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November 12-28 2010: Paintings By Four
The works of
Patricia Burns, Melissa Bollman Jenkins, Lynn O’Connor, Patricia O’Halloran
Opening Reception: Friday, November 12th 6pm to 8pm
Artist Reception: Sunday, November 21st 2pm to 5pm
The Da Vinci Art Alliance is pleased to announce its November exhibition titled, Paintings By Four, featuring the four accomplished regional artists: Patricia Burns, Melissa Bollman Jenkins, Lynn O’Connor, and Patricia O’Halloran. The four painters each work in their own unique style and the exhibition will create a stimulating comparison between the artist’s different manners of representation.
The exhibition will be on display to the public from November 12 to 28th, 2010. The receptions for the artists will be held on Friday, November 12th and also on Sunday, November 21st. Both receptions are open to the public and free of charge.
Gallery Open on: Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th; Friday 18th and Saturday 20th; Sunday 21st, Friday 26th , Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th.
Gallery hours for November 2010 12:00 to 5:00 pm
Da Vinci Art Alliance is a non-profit artists’ organization located in South Philadelphia. The organization was founded in 1931 to serve the needs of professional artists and artisans in the Delaware Valley. Da Vinci currently has over 130 members and is supported through membership dues, gallery rentals, sales commissions, grants, and donations. It holds exhibitions of members’ and non-members’ artwork as well as special events, workshops, performances, poetry readings, and lectures, and publishes a quarterly newsletter for its members.
November 12-December 6, 2010:
Picturing Boccaccio's Decameron
Da Vinci @ Smile Gallery, 105 S. 22nd St., Philadelphia, in collaboration with International Opera Theater
BACI PER BOCCACCIO by Rachel Citrino
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David Foss, Transition #3
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November 12-December 6, 2010
Opening awards reception and Curator's tour: Friday, November 12, 6-9 pm
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October 1-31 2010: Michelle Post & Dave Carrow: Recent Sculpture
Artist Reception: Saturday, October 2, 5-8 pm
Gallery Hours: Wed 6-8 pm, Sat-Sun 12-5 pm
During the month of October at the Da Vinci Art Alliance, the New Jersey sculptors, Michelle Post and Dave Carrow will be displaying their new works. The two sculptors are well known for their use of unusual materials and processes. The exhibition runs from October 1 to 31, 2010.
The reception for the artists will take place on Saturday, October 2nd from 5-8 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Da Vinci Art Alliance is a non-profit artists’ organization located in South Philadelphia. The organization was founded in 1931 to serve the needs of professional artists and artisans in the Delaware Valley. Da Vinci currently has over 150 members and is supported through membership dues, gallery rentals, sales commissions, grants, and donations. It holds exhibitions of members’ and non-members’ artwork as well as special events, workshops, performances, poetry readings, and lectures, and publishes a quarterly newsletter for its members.
September 1-26 2010: Carla Lombardi & Brigitte Rutenberg: New Work
Opening Reception: Friday, September 3, 4 p. m. to 7 p.m.
Reception to meet the artists: Sunday, September 19, 2 p. m. to 6 p. m.
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Friday, 4 p. m. – 7 p. m.
Saturday – Sunday, 2 p. m. – 6 p. m.
September 2010: What’s the Buzz?
Da Vinci Art Alliance @ Bartram’s Garden annual exhibition
Don Brewer, Sunflowers,
digital photograph
photo courtesy of the artist
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David Foss, Enigmatic Strategies 8
encaustic and mixed media
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Friday, Sept 10
What’s the Buzz?
Da Vinci Art Alliance @ Bartram’s Garden annual exhibition
Bartram’s Garden, 54th & Lindbergh, Philadelphia
Opening & Award Reception- 5-8pm, Barn
Curator’s Tour and Awards Presentation – 6 pm - Dr. Debra Miller
Saturday, Sept 11
Exhibition hours- 10:30am–4:30pm, Barn
Illustration Workshop with Ona Kalstein
2-4pm, Coach House
LEVEL: Introductory, Basic
AGES: All
# PARTICIPANTS: 12-15
RSVP: Required by September 1; contact amcdowell@bartramsgarden.org
DESCRIPTION: This is a basic, introductory-level, 2-hour workshop on the imaginative drawing of bees and bee-related subjects such as beehives, honeycombs, beekeepers, etc. The leader will briefly discuss her own work as an illustrator and show some examples. Participants will have access to some picturial reference sources, materials, and illustrations, and they will design their own creative drawings to take home with them. Supplies will be provided. It is suggested that, for inspiration, participants view the Da Vinci Art Alliance What’s the Buzz? art exhibition, beehive installations, and other pertinent exhibits at Bartram’s Gardens at their leisure, prior to attending the workshop.
Sunday, Sept 12
Exhibition hours- 10:30am–4:30pm, Barn
Lecture- “The History of Bee-Keeping in America 1776-1810” by Dr. William Elliott Butler
1pm, Coach house
Lecture- “The Bee as Artistic Subject and Symbol” by Dr. Debra Miller
2:30pm, Coach house
All events are free and open to the public, sponsored by grants from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and Campbell’s Soup Company.
August 8-29 2010: Apocalypse Soon: 2012
Apocalypse Soon: 2012
Apocalyptic Apotheosis by Alden Cole
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Endgame by Roz Bloom
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An open juried awards exhibition at Da Vinci Art Alliance
of art considering prognostications of the approaching end of time
Curator's Tour, Lecture, and Opening Awards Reception: Sunday, August 8, 1pm-4 pm(doors open at 12:30)
Juror & Awards Judge: Elin Danien, Consulting Scholar, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Brujo de la Mancha, Mexican Identity in the XXIst Century
Debra Miller, PowerPoint lecture, Calendar Cycles of Creation and Destruction in Pre-Columbian Art
Debra Miller, Curator’s tour, Apocalypse Soon: 2012
Sponsored by grants from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council
Receipt deadline for entry forms: July 10, 2010
Entry fee: Da Vinci members @ $10, for 1-3 entries; non-members $20, for 1-3 entries
Da Vinci membership dues (not required): $30/year for adults; $20/year for students with valid ID
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July 10-25, 2010: Seven
7 by Don Brewer
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Divisible by 7 by Roz Bloom
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Da Vinci Art Alliance's
Annual Members Exhibition 2010
a multi-media exhibition open to all current Da Vinci members,featuring artistic interpretations of the number 7 as subject and symbol
July 10-25, 2010
Awards Judges: Da Vinci Art Alliance's Board of Directors
(Da Vinci Board members and staff are not eligible for awards)
Opening Awards Reception: Saturday, July 10, 6-9 pm
Annual Fundraiser: Saturday, July 17, 6-9 pm
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Closing Reception: Sunday, July 25, 1-4 pm, with Curator's tour and PowerPoint lecture by Dr. Debra Miller on The 7 Deadly Sins in Northern European Art of the 15th-17th Centuries (sponsored by a grant from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council).
Brothers Present Abstract Images,
Book Reading
MARPLE, Pa. (April 26, 2010) — A book reading accompanies a month-long exhibition on abstract images and found object assemblage at the Da Vinci Art Alliance at 704 Catherine Street in South Philadelphia. The exhibit is the first solo show for Michael DiPrinzio, 38, and his son, Dean, 5. Daniel DiPrinzio will read and sign copies of his book at the exhibit’s opening reception on Saturday, June 5, at 5 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Daniel’s novel, “New U” (PublishAmerica, 2010), answers the question of what would happen in a country where every citizen had as much money as he or she wanted? With a staccato prose in the style of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Cradle” and a plot harkening to Leonard Wibberley’s “The Mouse that Roared,” the book takes a satirical look at how an economic collapse, a gasoline crisis and arrogance of American leaders paves the way for a tiny, unknown island to overtake the United States as the world’s newest utopia.
Michael’s work contains electrifying and bizarre images; peers have said it is reminiscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Red Grooms. His found object assemblages include natural and man-made materials. Michael has shown work at Da Vinci, Saint Asaph’s Gallery, and Bartram’s Gardens. His art is currently displayed at Hairspray Salon at Rittenhouse Square. Michael also contributed images to “New U.”
DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE
704 Catherine Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
For more information, visit www.davinciartalliance.org or www.danieldiprinzio.com, or contact Daniel (ddiprinzio@gmail.com, 610.731.3871).
May 1-May 29 2010: CONNECTIONS
During the month of May at the Da Vinci Art Alliance, on display is the art exhibition Connections.
Featuring local artists: Sandi Neiman Lovitz, Ellen Abraham, and Louise Herring. Connections is
about the work of three women who work differently but use similar energy in their use of color and
marks.
Sandi Neiman Lovitz has been a practicing artist since 1968. She presently uses plexiglas and
canvas to experiment on because they offer different challenges and therefore distinct results.
Sandi's abstractions are an extension of the subconscious impressions that result from her
reactions with experiences in her life, whether it be personal relationships, the miracle of
nature, or her enthusiasm for music and rhythm.She loves to combine color and mark to achieve an
exciting and energetic language in her paintings.
Ellen Abraham developed a passion for history, politics and parody at an early age. She hopes her
ability to conjure up the absurd, the ridiculous, the comic in her paintings will induce people to
laugh at the image and also think about the content which usually deals with the perversity of the
human condition. Ellen's propensity for distortion, caricature ,stylization and expressive color
are evident in her work. Her goal is to create good art that is sown from the depths of comic
outrageousness, satirical observation and mild misanthropy.
Louise Herring uses oil/mixed media paintings, inspired by nature, reflect her involvement with the
process of making art. She is not concerned with rendering what she sees, but is challenged to
express her response to certain images. The finished piece, often a composite of memories,
incorporates markings/threads which travel through the work. These gestures serve not only as the
memory of a walk taken, but as an expression of her excitement in reliving the journey. However,
color is the constant and motivating voice in Louise's art.
Artist Reception: Friday, May 7th 6-8 pm
Gallery Hours: Wed. 6-8 pm, Sat. & Sun. 1-5 pm
May 8 & May 9, 2010: Adopt a Pig
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Adopt a Pig is a program designed to help children and their families
cope as they face their greatest challenge, fighting cancer.
Local artists have put their talents together to create one of a kind
Community Crawl
Saturday, May 8 & Sunday, May 9, 2010
Cruise the neighborhood and see large scale piggy banks created by local artists.
March 31-April 30: Out of Place: Clay and Context
Lisa Muller photo courtesy of the artist
CLAYBODY is a collective of 10 clay artists working in Chester County, PA, an area rich in pot-making tradition. From the 18th and 19th Century our county was home to over 100 potteries producing Quaker stoneware, majolica, and slipware from the German tradition. Our exhibit will underscore that contemporary forces in the larger world alter the shape of regionalism. As individual artists, each of us is driven by a personal vision informed by the expansive accessibility of information and experience in contemporary culture.
What we share as Chester County potters is a fertile region which filters our experiences through the vibrant energy of its rolling hills and gentle landscape.
Artists Participating: Jeanie Silver; Joyce Nagata; Carla Lombardi; Lyla Kaplan; Dale Shuffler; Nell Hazinski; Paul Bernhardt; Susan Bankert; Lisa Muller;
Curator: Coordinator Carla Lombardi
Exhibition Contact: Carla Lombardi
Phone: 610-459-4190
Gallery Open:March 31 to April 4th 10am to 5pm then Sat and Sun April 10-24th, 12:00 to 5:00 pm
Opening reception: Thursday, April 1st, 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Email: carlalombardi@comcast.net
April 9-25 Envisioning Henry IV, Part I
An awards exhibition of Da Vinci Art Alliance at
St. Stephen’s Theater, 10th and Ludlow Sts., Philadelphia,
in collaboration with Lantern Theater Company,
featuring art inspired by Shakespeare’s drama and Lantern’s production
Panel Discussion, Curator’s Tour, and Awards Reception:
Saturday, April 10, 4-7:30 pm
Supported in part by a Dollars-for-Doers grant from Campbell’s Soup Company
Panelists:
Sharri Jerue (artist and scenic designer)
Maria Keane (artist and educator)
KC MacMillan (dramaturg)
Pete Pryor (actor)
Moderator:
Dr. Debra Miller (art historian)
Respondent:
Charles McMahon (director)
Curator:
Dr. Debra Miller
Awards Judges:
Charles McMahon, KC MacMillan, and Pete Pryor
Exhibiting Artists:
Rosalind Bloom, June Blumberg, Don Brewer, Pat Burns, Alden Cole, Ray Costello, Lilliana Didovic,
Gerard Di Falco, David Foss, Linda Dubin Garfield, Sharri Arlin Jerue, Maria Keane, Ona Kalstein,
Debra Miller, Mina Smith Segal, Ted Warchal, and Carol Wisker
March 7-28: CONFLUENCE three artists three sensibilities
CONFLUENCE. Is intended to celebrate the possibilities and complexities of the printmaking worlds of Bobbie Adams, Rachel Citrino, and Linda Dubin Garfield.
They employ traditional and contemporary technologies using multiple and iterative processes. The convergence of these artists is their obsession with and love of mark-making….how their personal marks and the etch, the press, the pixels, dance. This is a celebration of the mark.
DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE
704 Catherine Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
Hours Wed. 6-9pm, Sat./Sun 1-4pm,
extended hours Mar.24-28 for SGC 2010
DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE is one of the oldest artist-run gallery in the region, founded in 1931 by 17 prominent artists. It has been housed in its present quarters across from Fleisher Art Memorial, for over 50 years
February 6-28: TEXT/TEXTILE fiber artists Philadelphia #6
TEXT/TEXTILE: Curated by fiber artist Kathryn Pannepacker, Text/Textile showcases Philadelphia’s own fiber arts studios within the framework of the concept/ of “text-textile”.
The exhibition will be a part of the Philagrafika festival.
DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE
704 Catherine Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
Hours Wed. 6-9pm, Sat./Sun 1-4pm,
extended hours Mar.24-28 for SGC 2010
JANUARY 2010
“50 Years of Realism to 5 Years of Abstraction”
Paintings by John Gwinn
Self Portrait by John Gwinn
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12 Unknown Movement by John Gwinn
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January 3 – 31, 2010
Opening Reception: Sunday, January 3rd, from 4-8 pm
Gallery hours: Sat-Sun 1:00 -5:00 pm
Da Vinci Art Alliance
704 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
215.829.0466
davinciartalliance@verizon.net
www.davinciartalliance.org
During the month of January at the Da Vinci Art Alliance, the artist John Gwinn will be exhibiting his paintings in both a realist and abstract styles. Long know in the Delaware Valley arts community as a realist painter, Mr. Gwinn also will be displaying at the Da Vinci Art Alliance, his paintings in a vibrant abstract expressionist style. The retrospective exhibition of “50 Years of Realism and 5 Years of Abstraction” testify to the wide range of artistic skill by Mr. Gwinn.
Da Vinci Art Alliance is a non-profit artists’ organization located in South Philadelphia. The organization was founded in 1931 to serve the needs of professional artists and artisans in the Delaware Valley. Da Vinci currently has over 140 members and is supported through membership dues, gallery rentals, sales commissions, grants, and donations. It holds exhibitions of members’ and non-members’ artwork as well as special events, workshops, performances, poetry readings, and lectures, and publishes a quarterly newsletter for its members.
