Jan 25 – Feb 19, 2010 | Zsuzsi Matolcsy, Lost in Pittsburgh | Read Press Release
curated by Arno Minkkinen
Reception: Feb 3, 3 – 5 p.m.
Lost in Pittsburgh is a three year journey into the lives of young adults who have chosen to live outside of the mainstream of society in the sub-cultural group often referred to as the “Punkers.” The photographs are from a point of view that is sympathetic to the subject’s perspective to gain insight as well as an understanding of youth living in this distinctive culture. Matolcsy attempts to capture within the work the metaphors and themes in life that are universal to all. The hope is that the images will present a more compassionate view of youth coming into adulthood outside of the accepted cultural norms. The artist’s voyage into this world has been one of discovery, revelation and enlightenment.
Mar 1 – Apr 2, 2010 | Jeffu Warmouth, Food Court
Photographs, Video & Sculpture Installation
Reception: March 3, 3 – 5 p.m.
In Food Court, Jeffu Warmouth playfully explores the fragmentation of identity in the age of fast-food and convenience shopping using semiotics and deep fryer fat. Jeffu is a conceptual humorist-artist who creates interactive video installations and other artworks that use satirical humor to investigate the viewer’s relationship to language, advertising, food, and culture.
Apr 12 – May 6, 2010 | Richard Ryan, No Thing
Drawings, Paintings and Woodcut Prints
Reception: April 14, 3 – 5 p.m.
Ryan’s “quiet” still life and figurative works feature highly structured compositions. His work is realist in style. Painting in both large and small formats, Ryan combines allegorical references and pop elements to create images that imply a subtle melancholy. The physical objects in Ryan's work often appear to be suspended in time, both literally and figuratively, implying a hidden narrative or subtext—the human presence is felt but rarely seen.
A modernist by training—he studied with Frank Lobdell and Nathan Oliveira at Stanford and Elizabeth Murray at Yale—Ryan’s paintings often utilize abstract constructs. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant. His work is held in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Fogg Museum of Art in Boston. He currently resides in Northfield, Massachusetts, and is a professor at Boston University. (Bio from Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco)
May 10 – June 10, 2010 | Spring 2010 BFA Exhibition
Reception: May 12, 5 – 7 p.m.
Michele A. Gagnon, Gallery Coordinator at: (978) 934-3491 or Michele_Gagnon@uml.edu
Proposals for exhibitions are due (postmarked) by January 31, 2010. Guidelines for Submission (PDF)