AIB Fine Arts Blog: AIB Alumni

Solo Exhibit: "Boston Byways" Paintings

by SEAN FLOOD '05 at St. Botolph Club

St. Botolph Club, 199 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

Opening Reception: March 27th, 5:30-7:00pm

RSVP: 617-536-7570 or emailing, lisa@stbotolphclub.org

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AIB Fine Arts Professor Liza Folman anwers a few questions about the "100 Prints Celebrating 100 Years" exhibition

Firstof all, congratulations to you and Michael David for putting together such a wonderful and important show.

How and when did the idea for the show come about?

Michael wanted us to have a show in conjunction with the centennial, and he came up with the idea of selecting 100 prints from our archives, and the show title. Michael and I also decided to do a color catalogue for the show, which we began working on in May and continued to work on through the summer and fall, with the great help of our AIB student designer Brenna Donovan, who did a fantastic job for us.

Who was involved in curating the 100 prints included in the show?

All of the current AIB printmaking faculty were involved in curating the works included in the show, though Michael David and I made the final selection.

How long did it take to decide which 100 prints would be in the show?

The process of selecting the work took place during the month of May, and it took several long sessions to come up with the final group. It was extremely difficult to select 100 prints from among so many strong prints in the archive. We decided that we wanted the 100 prints to represent 100 different alumni, so each alumna was limited to one print in the show. We also wanted to showcase work from the past 20 years that represented the range of media that we teach. We particularly tried to include work from those alumni who had spent a lot of time in the printmaking studios when they were studying at AIB. Several of the prints we chose are works that the faculty have frequently used as examples in our teaching, and they have inspired successive generations of AIB students. We could definitely have had another equally strong show with a different selection of 100 prints!

Did seeing all of that work from the past bring back memories of particular students?

Memories of my students are very firmly attached to the images that they created while they were in my classes, and those memories can be quite vivid. Since I was the person involved in tracking down and contacting the alumni in the show, I had the great pleasure of hearing from many of my former students and catching up on their lives, as well as seeing many whom I had not seen in a long time at the opening reception. That was one of the best things about this process. We hoped that this exhibition would be a way for AIB alumni to connect and possibly to network, and it seems to have worked. They all had a wonderful time seeing each other, and our current students who helped out at the reception had a chance to meet some of the alumni whose work they have admired. We also started an AIB Printmaking Facebook page for this exhibit that is continuing, and will be run by the newly formed AIB student print club "Beacon Street Printers".

Finally, how did you feel when the exhibition was finally installed?

Exhausted! But very proud and pleased with the way that the show looked in this large public space. Even when we were installing the exhibit we could see the people who work at or otherwise utilize this building enjoying the show, and all of the feedback we have received during the its two-month run has been extremely positive.

The reception was a lot of fun, and we greatly appreciated the presence alumni and their families, some of whom traveled a significant distance to be there. We are particularly pleased with the accompanying exhibition catalogue, which will last as an enduring document of the event and the quality of the work that our students create.

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RECENT EXHIBITIONS AND NEW WORK BY AIB FINE ARTS ALUMNI

Steve Kim ’08- See images of Steve’s new work:

www.sunghwakim.com

Jack O’Hearn ‘05- "Informal Relations," a show of new work held at the Art Lofts Gallery at UW-Madison.

www.jackohearn.com

Kelsey Champlin ’10- "Avenues," a show of paintings and works on paper was shown recently at 450 Harrison Avenue, Suite 309C in Boston.

Sean Flood ‘05- The Copley Society of Art presented an exhibition at the Boston Private Bank & Trust Company at the Prudential Center by new artist member, Sean Flood.

Click HERE to watch an interview with Flood and learn more about this up-and-coming young artist!

Click HERE to view the online exhibition for Sean Flood at the Boston Private Bank

Image detail: Longfellow Bridge by Sean Flood

Percy Fortini-Wright BFA ’03, MFA ‘08- “Language & Sound as Form” was recently on view at the Gallery at the Piano Factory with work by Percy 14E Wright and Jammeel Parker.

www.p14ewright.com

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LANGUAGE & SOUND AS FORM: PERCY 14E WRIGHT

AND JAMMEEL PARKER

Reception: February 11, 2012 with refreshments and music

On view through February 25, Fridays from 6-8 pm, Sat & Sun 12-5pm

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Congratulations to AIB alumnus Ruth Rieffanaugh '06, whose work is included in the exhibition RED at the Cambridge Art Association (curated by Howard Yezerski).

November 22nd - January 11th, 2012

Opening reception: December 2nd, 5:30-7:30pm at both the Kathryn Schultz and University Place Galleries

Cambridge Art Association

25 Lowell Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

www.cambridgeart.org

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Congratulations to AIB alumnus Quinton Bemiller ’00. Quinton has accepted a new position as Director of the Kellogg University Gallery at Cal Poly Pomona, California. One of his goals for the gallery is to increase its visibility and interaction with the Los Angeles art community.

Quinton will be working at the Kellogg on a half-time basis, which will allow him to continue teaching at Chaffey College. For information on exhibitions at the Kellogg University Gallery click here.

For a look at Quinton Bemiller’s personal work click here.

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