Art Exhibits Archive - Chautauqua Visual Arts

Undercurrents

June 26 - August 21

Strohl Art Center | Gallo Family Gallery | Opening reception June 26, 3-5pm

Water, in its various forms, is captivating, healing, and expansive, but it is also a fundamental need and right for all of the earth’s inhabitants. This exhibition includes work that references the environmental and socio-political issues underlying our relationship to water. It questions who has access to it and who is willing protect it. Through a wide range of media and tactics, these artists remind us of the beauty and preciousness of water. Sponsored by an anonymous supporter. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Asia Freeman, Catt Rez Beaders, Merritt Johnson, Marek Ranis, Jean Shin, Tali Weinberg, Emily Williams, and Derrick Woods-Morrow.

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Natural Rhythms

June 26 - July 24

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception June 26, 3-5pm

Natural forms, shapes and patterns will abound in this exhibition. Soft and subtle changes, shadows and movements will be featured in paper, wood, clay, mixed media and paint. The works reference our innate love of nature, materials and beauty. The exhibition, basically devoid of color, forces the viewer to look at our natural world as we often don't see it. Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of Galleries. Artists: Samuelle Green, Leah Kaplan, Mami Kato, Linda Lopez, Nate Lucas, and Caprice Pierucci.

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All That Glitters

June 26 - August 07

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception June 26, 3-5pm

This exhibition takes its cue from the aphorism “All that Glitters is not Gold”. The dazzling works in this exhibition use embellishments of glitter and gold to question notions of value. These contemporary artists celebrate what is often deemed to be of lesser worth than money, success, or power. They examine the weight of inheritance. They illustrate the importance of human contact, chosen family, and hope in dark times. Sponsored by Brenda and Larry Thompson. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Tracey Beale, Steven Frost & Frankie Toan, Yvette Molina, Mikael Owunna, Samantha Wall.

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The Shape of Things to Come

June 26 - July 21

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception June 26, 3-5pm

This one-person exhibition with works by Jean Alexander Frater experiments with the materials inherent to painting and then integrates other histories, traditions and language into this form. Her colorful and complex paintings will be shown in all shapes and sizes with woven patterning inherent in each piece. Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of Galleries.

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Wallflowers

July 24 - August 21

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception July 24, 3-5pm

The elegant sculptures of Rain Harris will be featured in this one-person exhibition. They are refined, domesticated, and shaped into formalized landscapes and still lifes. Set mostly in black porcelain, Harris’s meticulously hand-formed ceramic flowers are composed in lush arrangements. This combination of delicate petals and flowers creates a visual hybrid of opulence and elegance born of high and low heritage. At the heart of Harris’s sculpture is an investigation of the ideas of beauty, artificiality and preciousness. They owe their heritage to the 17th century Baroque and Flemish Vanitas tradition and to Harris’s experience in Jingdezhen, China. Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of Galleries.

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Squaring Up Histories

July 28 - August 22

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception July 28, 3-5pm with Artist talk 4:30-5:30pm | Quilt workshop August 2, 1-3pm

This group exhibition is meant to coincide with Chautauqua Institution’s week 9 theme highlighting American Folk Art. Featuring primarily textiles, the work by this eclectic array of artists highlights various aspects of traditional quilt-making like storytelling, piecework, and the forging of community-based connections. From the iconic quilts of Gee’s Bend to reimagined Korean bojagi to inflatable glass, these works place quilt practices into a contemporary interdisciplinary context. This exhibition will also include a quilt-based community workshop. Sponsored by Kay Hardesty Logan Foundation. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Natalie Baxter, Quinn Hunter, Julia Kwon, Aaron McIntosh, Rachel Meginnes, Loretta Pettway Bennett, Matthew Szosz.

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Connections I: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibitions (Past 2022)

July 01 - July 18

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | Second Floor | Opening reception July 1, 3-5pm

Connections I: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibitions (Past 2022)

One of our most popular exhibitions of the summer will once again be displayed on the second floor of Fowler- Kellogg Art Center. This year each Artist-in-Residence, who will be attending the summer program at the Chautauqua School of Art, will exhibit original work created pre-season highlighting their personal style. In order to give our residents more exhibition space, we will be sharing their work in two separate exhibitions: July 1-18 and July 21-August 7.

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Connections II: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibition (Past 2022)

July 21 - August 07

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | Second Floor | Opening reception July 21, 3-5pm

Connections II: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibition (Past 2022)

One of our most popular exhibitions of the summer will once again be displayed on the second floor of Fowler- Kellogg Art Center. This year each Artist-in-Residence, who will be attending the summer program at the Chautauqua School of Art, will exhibit original work created pre-season highlighting their personal style. In order to give our residents more exhibition space, we will be sharing their work in two separate exhibitions: July 1-18 and July 21-August 7.

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Thinking Green: Open CVA Members Exhibition (Past 2022)

August 10 - August 24

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception August 10, 3-5pm

Thinking Green: Open CVA Members Exhibition (Past 2022)

We invite all Exhibiting Members of CVA to submit work related to this year’s theme and title – Thinking Green. The word “green,” known in Latin as “viridis,” may conjure visions of emeralds, viridescent landscapes, garden growth, and verdant hues. It may also refer to being new at something or to the feeling of envy. Some may think of cold hard cash, while others may be inspired to ponder our responsibility to this shared planet. We look forward to an array of perspectives and media inspired by Thinking Green.

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Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden (Past 2022)

June 26 - August 25

Strohl Art Center & Fowler Kellogg Art Center | John Melvin Sculpture Garden

Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden (Past 2022)

Featuring outdoor works by Julie Schenkelberg and Jeff Schofield, presented in collaboration with Franconia Sculpture Park.

State of Nature (Past 2022)

ONLINE February 1 - April 30, 2022

This year's annual invitational Alumni Exhibition, State of Nature, is meant to connect with Chautauqua Institution's 2022 Week Two theme of The Wild: Reconnecting with Our Natural World. It showcases innovative nature-inspired works by Jessica Elena Aquino ('21), Kate Bae ('21), Paper Buck ('20), Taisha Carrington ('19), Misato Pang ('18), Ayad Almissouri ('15), Stacy Larson ('14), quinn mcnichol ('13), and Jenny Walton ('07).

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Pour Spill Drip Stain (Past 2021)

July 28 - August 27

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries

Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of CVA Galleries, this vibrant exhibition in the Main gallery of Strohl Art Center, highlights surface and fluidity as both technique and inspiration. Multi colored paintings, encaustics, works on paper, and ceramics will be shown together creating a symmetry of styles by six nationally recognized contemporary artists.

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CVA School of Art Participants Exhibition (Past 2021)

August 01 - August 26

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | Second Floor

CVA School of Art Participants Exhibition (Past 2021)

One of our most popular exhibitions of the summer will once again be displayed on the second floor of Fowler- Kellogg Art Center. This year each Participating Artist, who will be attending the summer program at the Chautauqua School of Art, will exhibit one original work created pre-season highlighting their personal style. This exhibition will be curated by Judy Barie and Sharon Louden along with the Chautauqua School of Art core faculty.

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Improvising: New Photographs by Julie Blackmon (Past 2021)

July 25 - August 26

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery

Improvising: New Photographs by Julie Blackmon (Past 2021)

Improvising features new work by Julie Blackmon, a photographer from Springfield Missouri. Her photographs are inspired by her experiences of growing up in a large family, her current role as both photographer and mother, the timelessness of family dynamics, as well as surviving the pandemic. As the oldest of nine children and the mother of three, Blackmon uses her own family members and household to “move beyond the documentary and to explore the fantastic elements of our everyday lives”. This exhibition has been generously sponsored by Jim and Bonnie Gwin.

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Tenacity (Past 2021)

July 04 - August 24

Strohl Art Center | Gallo Family Gallery

This exhibition will feature works by women who are extremely talented, creative and have had long successful careers in the Visual Arts. Lucy Fradkin, Raheleh Filsoofi, Bovey Lee, Beth Lipman, Shervone Neckles, Carol Prusa, and Jackie Tileston will be showing an array of work in disparate mediums from paintings to large glass installations. Please join us in honoring women of the past, while celebrating these tenacious artists whose work will be on display the entire season. This exhibition has been generously sponsored by the Jerome M. Kobacker Foundation.

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Materials Redefined (Past 2021)

June 27 - August 25

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery

Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of CVA Galleries, this exhibition focuses on seven contemporary artists who work with their selected materials in non-traditional ways. The result will be a thought provoking, inspiring show of pieces that have not been seen before in Chautauqua. Abstractions and realism are featured, resulting in a colorful play of disparate materials including paper, oil paint, vintage metal trays, and clay.

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Counterbalance (Past 2021)

June 27 - July 25

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries

Curated by Erika Diamond, Assistant Director of CVA Galleries, Counterbalance features women working primarily in the media of Wood and Textiles, using a hybridized language of adornment and structure. Wood objects drape over corners and conform to the body, while textiles muscle in with bold color and rigid form. Works scale walls and shimmer from across the room in this exhibition that plays with our understanding of hard edges and soft curves.

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Co-Existence: Works by Cecile Chong, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, QiuChen Fan, and Cathy Lu (Past 2021)

June 27 - July 21

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery

Co-Existence: Works by Cecile Chong, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, QiuChen Fan, and Cathy Lu (Past 2021)

This exhibition examines cultural signifiers and the notion of hybridity in works by four contemporary artists of Chinese descent who live and work in the U.S. Their varied practices interrogate the histories and metaphors of everyday objects like dishware, vases, plants, and ping pong paddles through a range of media including sculpture, photography, ceramics, and painting.

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John Melvin Sculpture Garden (Past 2021)

June 27 - August 28

Strohl Art Center & Fowler Kellogg Art Center | John Melvin Sculpture Garden

John Melvin Sculpture Garden (Past 2021)

Featuring outdoor sculpture by Dee Briggs, Walter Early, and Jonathan Shapiro.

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CVA Craft Gallery

Strohl Art Center | CVA Craft Gallery

The Bridge Gallery is situated in Strohl Art Center just between The Gallery Store and the curated exhibitions of the Main Gallery. We offer a selection of rotating works on view and available for acquisition for the duration of the summer season (now available online year-round!), hand-made by a select and growing roster of extraordinary craftspersons from around the country. You will find smaller works and functional objects in ceramics, glass, and so much more. We are always on the lookout for innovative techniques and exceptional objects to enliven your home and spirit.

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Printmaker in Residence Preview

New this year! CVA is laying the groundwork for an off-season Residency program beginning in 2021, sharing our School of Art resources and community with professional artists beyond the nine-week summer residency. Artists who might benefit from our unique environment and facilities in the Printmaking and Ceramics areas will be invited by the Chautauqua School of Art to make work and share space with us. For now, we offer you a preview of the work of School of Art Alumni Melissa Joseph and Ashante Kindle whom we look forward to hosting as our inaugural 2021 Artists-In-Residence.

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Devil Is in the Details (Past 2021)

ONLINE January 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021

This inaugural Alumni Exhibition includes a diverse group of Chautauqua School of Art Alumni from various years, personal backgrounds, and studio techniques. Each of the works in this exhibition focus on the details, using processes and compositions that are highly detailed or by rendering the details of our everyday lives. They highlight the meaningful minutiae we often overlook - ubiquitous trash, the coziness of a hand-made quilt, comfort food, the subtleties of gerrymandering, or a single line repeated. Spend some time with meticulous and contemplative works by Hannah Chalew, Yewen Dong, Chris Friday, Bryan McGinnis, Anna Muradyan, Rachel Rickert, Matt Smith, Taro Takizawa, and Jenny Wu.

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Wallpaper Diaries (Past 2020)

Strohl Art Center | Main Gallery

Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of CVA Galleries, this exhibition focuses on eight artists whose work involves pattern. The result will be a colorful, dynamic show, marrying and merging intricate patterns created by each artist. Works on paper, oil paintings, collages, wood wall sculpture and ceramics will be featured.

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Attention to Detail: Glass (Past 2020)

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery

New glass works by four contemporary glass blowers and sculptors will be shown together highlighting their personal styles and techniques. Megan Biddle produces experiment- and process-driven work with an emphasis on materials and their distinct characteristics. Ryann Cooley uses photographs to engage the viewer with an image both spatially and physically. Amber Cowan’s sculptural pieces are created through a process of flameworking, blowing, and finding second-life glass in flea markets. Leo Tecosky deconstructs iconography through an impressive range of glassmaking techniques.

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CVA School of Art Participant Exhibition (Past 2020)

Strohl Art Center | Gallo Family Gallery

One of our most popular exhibitions of the summer will be displayed on the second floor of Strohl Art Center in the Gallo Family Gallery. This year each Student / Emerging Artist, who is participating in the seven week summer program at the Chautauqua School of Art, will exhibit one original work created pre-season highlighting their personal style. This exhibition is curated by Judy Barie and Sharon Louden along with the Chautauqua School of Art core faculty.

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Places We Have Never Been: Open CVA Members Exhibition (Past 2020)

We are proud to present original artworks by the Exhibiting Members of the Chautauqua Visual Arts within our new online gallery. Based on the theme Places We have Never Been, these works offer us the freedom to travel far and wide through the visions of our many generous and talented CVA Members.

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Past Exhibitions (2019)

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Exhibitions

Undercurrents

Natural Rhythms

All That Glitters

The Shape of Things to Come

Wallflowers

Squaring Up Histories

Connections I: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibitions (Past 2022)

Connections II: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibition (Past 2022)

Thinking Green: Open CVA Members Exhibition (Past 2022)

Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden (Past 2022)

State of Nature (Past 2022)

Pour Spill Drip Stain (Past 2021)

CVA School of Art Participants Exhibition (Past 2021)

Improvising: New Photographs by Julie Blackmon (Past 2021)

Tenacity (Past 2021)

Materials Redefined (Past 2021)

Counterbalance (Past 2021)

Co-Existence: Works by Cecile Chong, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, QiuChen Fan, and Cathy Lu (Past 2021)

John Melvin Sculpture Garden (Past 2021)

CVA Craft Gallery

Printmaker in Residence Preview

Devil Is in the Details (Past 2021)

Wallpaper Diaries (Past 2020)

Attention to Detail: Glass (Past 2020)

CVA School of Art Participant Exhibition (Past 2020)

Places We Have Never Been: Open CVA Members Exhibition (Past 2020)

Past Exhibitions (2019)

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