Danforth Art Museum\School presents the Danforth Art Annual: 2016 Juried Exhibition (formerly Off the Wall and Community of Artists), a highly anticipated exhibition featuring some of the top artistic talent in New England. One hundred forty three works by artists at all stages of their careers were selected for the exhibition by Danforth Art Curator and 2016 Juror Jessica Roscio. The exhibition includes both artists who may be familiar to our audiences and those who are new to Danforth Art.
“The range of media and themes represented made the selection process incredibly difficult." says Jessica Roscio. "I was excited to see new takes on traditional media, such as sculpture, painting, and printmaking."
A color reduction silkscreen print was chosen as part of this exhibition. The show runs June 19–August 21, 2016.
Spilt Milk: A Performance Exhibition
Image by Cris Schayer
'Spilt Milk' is a one night performance exhibition taking place at the Thomas Young Gallery. The event will feature the work of four Petrichor Performance Collective members — Elaine Thap, Helina Metaferia, Kledia Spiro and Nathaniel Wyrick, all recent alumni and friends of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
'Spilt Milk' will include a compilation of diverse performative works that visually articulate themes of ephemerality and time through installation and action. Each of the five solo performances will converse with each other and the common issues of memory, identity and belonging. The event will include three hours of performances (some durational and some short form) and a half hour audience participatory pre-event discussion on the role of performance based practices in the gallery context.
Pre-event discussion will begin at 7:00 pm.
Performances will begin at 8:00 pm and conclude at 11:00 pm. A more detailed schedule will be released closer to the exhibition date
Halfway Through the Dark: New Center NOW & the West End Museum
8 Night, 8 Windows: Halfway Through the Dark
Funded through an Artist grant from the New Center for Arts and Culture and CJP in partnership with the Boston Jewish Music Festival and the Boston Jewish Film Festival.
A sculptural installation, in collaboration with artist Christian Meade, made of found and collected objects, the installation depicts a darkened domestic interior. As the days of Hanukkah progress, the scene will be illuminated by unexpected and miraculous light sources. The work celebrates the light of home and dispels the long dark of winter.
On view December 6-14th, 2015 at
The West End Museum
150 Staniford St, Boston, MA 02114
Artist Talk
Friday, December 11th: 7-8 pm
PRESS
Juried By:
Eran Egozy, CTO/VP/co-founder Harmonix Music Systems
Dina Deitsch, Director of curatorial projects at GoodmanTaft & former deCordova Museum curator of Contemporary Art
Carol Daynard, artist, collector, and board member of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Randi Hopkins, Associate Director of Visual Arts Boston Center for the Arts
Source: http://www.8nights8windows.com/
TINDERBOX: Nathaniel Wyrick, Jennifer Rosselli Cornetta, and Hector Canonge →
Founded by Marilyn Arsem in 1977, Mobius is known for incorporating a wide range of the visual, performing, and media arts into innovative live performance, video, installation and intermedia works. Mobius has produced hundreds of original works that have attained critical acclaim in Boston, nationally and internationally. Works created at Mobius have been presented throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.
I have been invited to perform as part of the Tinderbox series at Mobius. "Searching for the Perfect Gentleman II" is a continuation of a series of performances that focus on the artist’s exploration of masculinity and sexuality through the notion of “the perfect gentleman.” Through the use of biscuits and molasses, the artist will seek to create brief, but intimate, connections with the viewer. The viewer will voluntarily join the artist at a table, offered a biscuit marked with a kiss, and then answer a question posed by the artist. The artist hopes to question the power of love and loss through the recollection of individual memory and the creation of a memorialized image. The biscuit will then be destroyed, signifying both an ending and a beginning.
The curatorial focus of the Tinderbox Series is on presenting a stimulating, creative and diverse series of experimental work including but not limited to performance art, film, video, new music, sound art, movement, collaborative and interdisciplinary work. The series is curated by artists and Mobius members Mari Novotny-Jones and Joanne Rice.
(portions of this post come directly from the Mobius website.)
American Signage - A Pop-Up Show
I will be performing as part of the American Signage Pop-Up exhibition at the Piano Craft Guild Gallery on Sunday March 1st. The gallery will be open from 6-9 Sunday evening. My performance will begin at 7:00 pm.
Come and see the piece "Boy, that Ass is Bangin" alongside the work of other wonderful artists and painters.
Other work by Nicholas Mello, Eric Stefanski, Hillary Irvine, Andy Slezak, Anna Paul, Hannah Perrigo, Paola Page, Courtney Kuno and Alex Johnson.
Practice, Practicing, and the Perpetual Becoming of Performance
Petrichor Performance Collective and Panoply Performance Lab present a discursive exhibition of performative works in Brooklyn and Boston in conjunction with panel discussions on the legacy of performative practices and collective engagement in both cities. This exchange is curated/organized by Helina Metaferia, Esther Neff, and respective members of Petrichor and Panoply.
Friday, November 7
Panel Discussions 6pm, Performances @ 7-11pm
Saturday, November 8
Performances @ 7-11pm
Participating Artists:
Danielle Abrams, Leah Rafaela Ceriello, Dell M. Hamilton , Tiara Jenkins, Ryan McMahon, Helina Metaferia, Cris Schayer, Bryana Siobhan, Kledia Spiro, Nathaniel Wyrick
I will be performing a piece titled "Searching for the Perfect Gentleman I" on Saturday November 8th at 7:00 pm.
More can be found on the collective website at http://www.petrichorcollective.com/new-events-1/2014/11/7/practice-practicing-and-the-perpetual-becoming-of-performance
Papaw Passing Time II | Temporary Public Performance Art Project, August - September, 2014
The Mayor’s Office of Arts + Culture and the Boston Art Commission Announce “Pop Up! Dudley Connections” with Eight New Temporary Public Art Projects in Dudley Square
BOSTON - The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture and the Boston Art Commission are proud to announce “Pop Up! Dudley Connections,” a selection of temporary public and performance art projects in Roxbury’s Dudley Square neighborhood. Images are available upon request.
“The Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, named after Bruce Bolling, the first African-American president of the Boston City Council, will be the next great building in Boston,” says Mayor Martin J. Walsh. “Opening late next year as a 150,000-square-foot municipal center with retail and office space, it is a critical step in the ongoing economic revitalization of Dudley Square, using the neighborhood’s past as a foundation to build its future. These pop-up public art projects from area artists are visual and dynamic ways to signal positive changes in the neighborhood.”
“Boston is one of the oldest U.S. cities, yet is well known for its climate of transformation,” says Karin Goodfellow, Director of the Boston Art Commission. “We are a city that moves between convention and innovation and Dudley Square is currently at the apex of the city’s transformation. We believe that public art is an expression of our passionate ideals, intellectual curiosity, and cultural narrative. Engaging the public in a lively and ongoing discussion on public art as an integral part of city life.”
Partners on “Pop Up! Dudley Connections” include Discover Roxbury, Dudley Square Main Streets, Department of Neighborhood Development, Boston Parks & Recreation Department, The Boston Public Library, Bryana Siobhan, Helina Metaferia, Alejandro Pinto, Artward Bound with Fish McGill and Carolyn Lewenberg of Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Darrell Ann-Gane McCalla, James Ovid Mustin, Ricardo Gomez, and Thomas Burns with Alliger Arts, Irene Smalls, and Nathaniel Wyrick.
My performance titled Papaw Passing Time II will take place during the following dates and times:
August 28th: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
August 29th: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
August 30th: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
August 31st: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
September 1st: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
September 3rd: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
September 12th: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
365 Artist, 365 Days Project
The 365 Days, 365 Artists is a project launched by the Frank Juarez Gallery (Sheboygan) and the Greymatter Gallery (Milwaukee).
"The aim of this project is to share with you daily a diverse selection of contemporary visual artists working today from across the country and perhaps the world."
On August 1st, 2014 I was the featured Artist. You can check out the interview and some snippets about my work.
Way Back on the Shelf: The Cyclorama, MFA Thesis Show, Boston, MA
The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts,
539 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
May 13–18, 2014
Reception: May 17, 7:30 pm
Way Back on the Shelf explores the autobiographical memory of the artist through sculpture, installation, and video performance. The artist seeks to investigate the fragility and imperfection of memory as he questions grief and masculinity through family traditions and childhood.
Not Obtuse if you Think Harder, Piano Craft Guild Gallery, Boston MA
Two evenings of performance art that feature a mixture of durational and non-durational pieces.
My performance piece Oh Death, Oh Death will take place Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm.
Doors will open at 6:00 pm with refreshments and performances beginning at 6:30 pm.
The Gallery at the Piano Craft Guild (also more popularly known as the Piano Factory) is located at 793 Tremont St in Boston, MA.
Exhibition Catalog forthcoming