Artist Samantha Schneider brings her uniquely-captivating oil paintings to the Foundation Gallery of the Mansfield Art Center, from January 21 to February 25. Root Beer Float is a dreamy trip into the simple pleasures of childhood, depicting objects that trigger instant nostalgia. The artwork takes us back to an uncomplicated time where depression, bills, and the monotonous feeling life takes […]
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“The most important quality in a work of art does not come from the idea alone, but from the innate communicating power contained and emitted through the object itself. Being charged with emotion, there can exist within an object a radiating energy. This reflects man’s sacred capacity to merge spirit into matter and make seemingly intangible tangible…”– Gary Spinosa Spinosa’s […]
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Sit you down and take note: powerful women surround us, in alleys and backyards, dystopian landscapes and under gentle night skies. You just have to know where and how to look. Leigh Brooklyn’s Battle Scars: The New Protagonist, at Mansfield Art Center from March 19 to April 16, reveals an army of women warriors. Works range from hyper-realistic portraits in […]
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John Mellencamp’s career as a rock and roll musician has been familiar since he was known as Johnny Cougar, and his 1978 song “I Need A Lover” became a hit. He subsequently wrote and recorded many more beloved records full of songs set in the heartland, about regular people with names like Jack and Diane. His most recent album, Strictly […]
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Ohio glass blower and installation artist Darren Goodman will bring Trail of Tears to the Mansfield Art Center. Leaving behind a Trail of Tears, his work Tears of Joy will be on display, January 16 through February 27. This will be the center’s largest blown-glass installation and exhibition to date. Since Goodman’s Glass Experience performance piece at the Toledo Museum […]
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Visual authenticity or visual truth in a work of art has changed in its manifestation over time. In the Renaissance, authenticity meant a fidelity to nature and the representational appearance of the figure, objects, landscape, and narrative. Even within the parameters of this expectation, artists’ interpretations of veracity varied widely. As photography and film provided increasingly comprehensive documentation and visual […]
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Imagine . . . Shushing women with iron face bridles. Separating refugee mothers and daughters under the evil cloak of molestation and rape. Dressing your child in protective gear in defense of a school shooter. Or, grasping for household tools to protect yourself and your offspring from an alcoholic husband’s rage. Such are the perils of womanhood. Kimberly Chapman’s exhibition […]
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This exhibition represents the most comprehensive presentation of Daniel Ferlan’s career to date. Showcasing artworks from 1998 to present, it comprises more than 75 pieces specifically choreographed into “eras” of his work. This visual timeline can be compared to a gigantic story book that enchants and immerses the viewer into Ferlan’s reinvented folklore-like tales. The mass display ranges from imploding […]
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The AfriCOBRA co-founder, Cleveland resident, and CAN Triennial exhibition prize winner is busy with exhibits and speaking engagements in New York, Los Angeles, Venice, and Central Ohio. Wadsworth Jarrell is on the move. At 89 years old, Jarrell has an exhibiting schedule any artist could envy. In 2019 alone, his work has been featured at New York’s Skoto Gallery […]
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“An embarrassment of riches” is the only phrase apt to describe the summer programming at Mansfield Art Center. In June and July, the gallery will simultaneously host exhibitions by Wadsworth A. Jarrell and Nancy Crow. Jarrell established himself during the era of Civil Rights and Black Power. His figurative works celebrate Black athletes, jazz music, and African spiritual practices. Earlier […]
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