Engaging Abstraction

Engaging Abstraction
5 Young Painters

Friday, May 15th
5 - 9 PM

NE Corner of N. Palafox and Wright St.
(Formally Eat!)

An Exhibition of paintings by five young artists from the University of West Florida's Department of Art. This collection of works explores the expressive possibilities of abstract painting through a personalized formalism coupled with the sensuous process that are an inherent part of the discipline of painting.

Artist in the exhibition are Molly Bowen, Rezvan Farahany, Lauren Fogg, Chris Pichotta, and Pavel Protsyuk.

For any questions please contact: John Markowitz
Instructor of Art
University of West Florida
Phone: 850.474.2045
Email: jmarkowitz@uwf.edu

Special Thanks to Clay Roesch for his generous donation of property formally known as "Eat!"
Grover Robinson & Associates, Inc.
2268 La Vista Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32504
Phone (850)-433-8261 Fax (850)-433-2711

Clay@groverrobinson.com
Direct (850) 293-2529








Nouveaux Steps

May 15th, 5-9PM

Coco Design
222 Baylen St.
Downtown Pensacola

Come out for Gallery Night Friday, May 15, 2009, in celebration of the first public showing of works of art created by two UWF Art students. Artists Andy Beauchamp and Dawna Walther are working together for Nouveaux Steps. Nouveaux Steps is a collaboration of the best of Andy Beauchamp's paintings and Dawna Walther's ceramic pieces. Please bring a friend and come support Andy and Dawna for their first art show EVER!

Filmed by Bike

Special Thanks to the Lefferts L. & Margarete M. Mabie
Visual Arts Endowment
for funding of UWF Art Students video project

You Can Always Wear A Raincoat (running time 7:56)
John Dougherty + Jorge Torrens | Pensacola, FL
A documentary on bike organizations in the American South.

Florida's Art in State Program

Half a percent of a new state building's cost is set aside for a selection of artwork for purchase or commission. A local committee is selected to vote/select an artist or artwork (more info). Here are some projects that the UWF Art Department helped administrate.

UWF MAIN CAMPUS
CHILD CARE CENTER budget $10,700

Wonder Flight, Cecilia Lueza (St. Petersburg, Fl), 2009

UWF MAIN CAMPUS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING BUILDING

Site-specific work in progress entitled "Mind in Motion" by Tucson, AZ artist John Davis. Scheduled date for installation February 2010.

“The concept takes a cue from robotics and uses a representation of a robotic arm in an arrangement that appears to be in motion, but momentarily stopped. A large wheel forms the source for the robotic arm and rides on one end of a curved “inclined plane”. The robot arm pulls on the opposite and end of the curved plane. The arrangement of the curved plane and the cylinder beneath is based on the lever and fulcrum principle of elementary physics. The curving of the plane appears to be result of the forces of the robot arm while the large wheel may be rolling off the plane if not for the arm. The sculpture becomes, in one sense, a display of various forces relating to physics, mechanics, and robotics. On one level this illustrates the “hands on” project based learning that is the approach of the new school. The linearity of the arm elements and the roundness of the disc and plank are in keeping with the zero/one language of computers and the building itself. The curvature of the plank echoes a segment of the series of arcs that form the nautilus-the symbol of the university.” John Davis

Revisions of Nature

Lauren Fogg
BFA Exit Exhibition
UWF Gallery of Art

"Rather than painting a landscape as I first witness it, I use the imprint of the experience it leaves behind, fusing this imprint with past images to paint what is both influenced by the places I have seen and what a painting will become on its own. These paintings are not of actual places; instead they allow a new place to form."

Gallery Hours: Tues-Thurs 10am-5pm

Fri-10am-4pm

09 UWF Juried Student Art Exhibition

EYE on Art article by Mike Roberts

April 2nd - 17th

Creative Confections a local cake design company sponsored a beautiful cake for opening night

Creative Confections designer /UWF Student Jessica Nall/photo Ron Besser

Lefferts L. & Margarete M. Mabie Endowment Awards
distributed as 1st-3rd prizes, 3 Honorable Mentions

The Juried Student Art Exhibition is a chance for students from all across campus to display their artwork in a professional environment. The UWF Gallery of Art strives to foster student’s passion to create artwork and pursue further artistic endeavors. The Department of Art Faculty will select the artwork to be exhibited while invitational jurors, Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts’ Curator/Artist Vivian Spencer and Plugged Art Collective Director/Artist Gina Cestaro will select awards for the student show. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 10am to 5pm, 1 hour prior to all CFPA events and during Festival on the Green. The Gallery is free and open to the public.

Please visit the jurors websites:

Vivian Spencer

Gina Cestaro

John Dougherty: Stop Imagination!

JOHN DOUGHERTY:Stop Imagination!

UWF BFA EXIT EXHIBITION-JOHN DOUGHERTY
ONE NIGHT ONLY
APRIL 10TH 5-12PM
OLD CIGAR BREWERY
207 EZARRAGOSA ST.

UWF BFA EXIT EXHIBITION: ELIZABETH LOPICCOLO

April 2nd, 5:30PM - 12:00AM

Performance @ 9:30PM

Elizabeth LoPiccolo presents a body of work in which she explores the collision of past and present through physical play with the objects and spaces inside her grandparent's home. Wander through this installation that includes projected videos, still slides, as well as a performance. Enjoy food and wine courtesy of the family.

Location: 511 South Palafox St. (the old Trader Jon's)

Feast Yr Eyes

UWF Department of Art presents a one evening exhibition,
Feast Yr Eyes, at the Resto formerly known as "eat", located at the N E corner of N. Palafox & Wright St. , Fri. Mar. 20th 5pm-9pm. This exhibit is a collective effort organized by UWF Gallery Director Raina Benoit with the aid of UWF students & faculty. Artwork is an eclectic assemblage of visions ranging from installation, painting, sound, to digital media all by
UWF Art Faculty & Students.

Featuring Artists:
Raina Benoit
Molly Bowen
Felicia Carlisle
Decellus Coleman
Lyla Conrad
Thomas Hubbard
Kyle Kennedy
Marzia Prendergast


Thomas Hubbard "Blue Info"


Keith Kennedy

The UWF Art Dept. was given the opportunity to convert a raw space into an exhibition space. Here are some before and after pics.

Special thanks to Clay Roesch for his generous donation of property formerly known as "eat". We would also like to thank UWF Gallery of Art Advisory Council members Maria Butler Goldberg, Cheryl Fox, and Brian Spencer for their contribution to the community and aiding the UWF Gallery of Art to become more integral to downtown events.

Grover Robinson & Associates, Inc.
2268 La Vista Avenue, Pensacola FL 32504
(850) 433-8261 Fax (850) 433-2711
Clay Roesch

Clay@groverrobinson.com
Direct: (850)293-2529