La Llorona 2005, hand embroidery on cotton 17″ x 25″
After over a year of preparation and anticipation, 40 under 40 : Craft Futures opens to the public this week. I will be in attendance in Washington, DC, along with many of the artists included. The public is encouraged to take this opportunity to meet the artists and discuss their art. Needless to say, I am beyond thrilled to have my work included among so many artists I admire, and become a part of the museum’s permanent collection. I have made a gift of my piece La Llorona to the museum in honor of my mother and father.
The exhibition will tour nationally after its close in DC.
40 under 40: Craft Futures is is presented in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery. The exhibition investigates evolving notions of craft within traditional media. The range of disciplines represented illustrates new avenues for the handmade in contemporary culture. The artists included in the exhibition originate from every region of the United States and five countries.
The exhibition will tour nationally after it closes in Washington, D.C. A catalogue will be available at the public opening.
The museum intends to acquire works by every artist in the exhibition for the permanent collection to mark the anniversary.
All the Girls Wept Tears of Pure Love / St. John the Baptist (Jordan Lee), 2009
hand embroidery and sequins on cotton, 18″ x 20″ – click to enlarge
This past week, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum announced the selection of artists for an exhibition honoring the upcoming anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, which opened in 1972.
40 under 40: Craft Futures July 20, 2012 – February 3, 2013
40 under 40: Craft Futures is is presented in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery. Nicholas R. Bell, curator at the museum’s Renwick Gallery, selected the artists and is organizing the exhibition. The museum intends to acquire works by every artist in the exhibition for the permanent collection to mark the anniversary. The artists included in the exhibition originate from every region of the United States and five countries.
The exhibition investigates evolving notions of craft within traditional media such as ceramics and metalwork, as well as in fields as varied as sculpture, industrial design, installation art, fashion design, sustainable manufacturing, and mathematics. The range of disciplines represented illustrates new avenues for the handmade in contemporary culture.
The exhibition will tour nationally after it closes in Washington, D.C. A catalogue is forthcoming.
