Tag: Jen Omaitz

A Precarious Situation: Tri C Gallery West Presents Abstract works by Patty Flauto and Jenniffer Omaitz

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Tri-C West is pleased to announce A Precarious Situation, a compelling two-person abstract art collaborative. The exhibition runs from August 28 through October 12. The gallery is located at Gallery West on the campus of Tri-C West. A Precarious Situation challenges our visual footing and asks us to reconsider the art experience differently through formal and temporal qualities, color, space, […]

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The Shapes of Abstraction: Context Opens Its Doors

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This September, Context opens its space in suite 303 at 78th Street Studios. The gallery and studios are operated by Christopher L. Richards and Justin Brennan. Partnering to develop a new art space, Richards and Brennan have created three new studio spaces and a focused program of exhibitions. The first exhibition, The Shapes of Abstraction, features a cast of women […]

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“Things that are in the news right now”: Painter Jen Omaitz explores natural disaster through assemblage

“I always like to say I am a painter,” says Jen Omaitz, standing in her kitchen. She lives in Kent with her husband Steve Collier, and two large dogs—an Akita and an Alaskan Malamute—in a house surrounded by oaks and pines. Inside, there’s plenty of evidence of that medium: in addition to works by several other Northeast Ohio artists, the […]

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Akron Soul Train Offers Funding, Focus, Support, and Exposure to Regional Artists Through New Residency Program

“The world doesn’t need more art,” Michelle Droll tells me. “It needs more artists.” At work Michelle pulls virtual systems apart and puts them back together. At night, she comes home and does the same with her old art, creating “sculptural kebabs” out of brightly colored pieces of foam, occasional ceramic parts, and bits of paint itself. Through each iteration, […]

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