Jeff Donaldson: Dig Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries October 27–January 20 Jeff Donaldson: Dig, the artist’s first museum retrospective, explores Donaldson’s four-decade career. Spanning his activist roots in Chicago to his influence on future generations of artists as a professor at Howard University and vice president of the Barnes Foundation, this major exhibition presents new scholarship and features works never […]
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Keith Berr, a native Clevelander and preeminent international advertising, commercial and fine art photographer is exhibiting two iconic never-before-shown bodies of private work. The Wild West’s True Legends is an in-depth look of the American Rodeo Cowboy. Viewed through Berr’s lens are the young men who willingly bet their lives in competition with each other, atop mad bulls and bucking […]
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Art Books Cleveland (ABC) celebrates its tenth year during the 2018 Octavofest celebration. ABC at Ten: A Retrospective Exhibit at the Cleveland State University art gallery will highlight the best work of the past decade to kick off this year’s Octavofest. The exhibit opens August 31 and will run through October 5. An additional exhibit with the theme “Mother Earth” […]
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The Art Gallery in Willoughby has some interesting events this summer. We invited some of our favorite artists to create their idea of what, to them, constitutes Sweet Treats. The artists have created some unusual images in a variety of media. This yummy show opened on Friday, July 13 and will continue to August 3 when the leftover goodies will […]
Read moreThis summer sixteen artists of the ArtCraft Building and the Heller Building are hosting PopUp at the ArtCraft, 2530 Superior Avenue, Gallery 403. The festivities will take place on three Fridays from 5:00 to 9:00pm: August 3, August 24, and September 28. The exhibit is free, with parking behind the building. There is also elevator access to Gallery 403 […]
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In mid-March I attended a Say Yes to Education information session that explained its comprehensive, wrap-around support strategy to break down barriers to children’s academic success all the way to a post-secondary degree. Nadia Del Valle, the national program director, cited the fact that the various agencies necessary to realize this goal had repeatedly attended planning meetings as discreet, isolated […]
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Artist and Illustrator Paul Spina (1937-2017) lived and worked in New York City. His professional career spanned the New York art world decades between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. Paul attended Pratt Institute and received his BFA in 1960. He studied with teachers Richard Lindner, Alex Katz and Fritz Eichenberg. As a freelance illustrator, Paul worked under Milton Glaser at […]
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It is rare that a fine artist is able to support themselves with the sales of their art alone. Many artists turn to creating commercial art as a means of earning extra income or to support their studio practice. Day Job: The Working Artist examines the commercial work of Cleveland School artists in context with their fine art. As a […]
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Martha Cliffel is a thoughtful Cleveland artist who creates pieces sourced from the detritus of others’ lives. Her studio in The Screw Factory is packed with timeworn and discarded objects found at flea markets, thrift shops, and the trash. With round-the-clock impulses and endless inventory, it’s no surprise that her daughter (Cleveland artist Kristen Cliffel) says she makes a masterpiece […]
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The Bonfoey Gallery’s final exhibition in conjunction with FRONT International, Aspects, will feature gallery artists Andrea Joki, Amber Kempthorn, Deb Lawrence, Dana Oldfather, Frank Oriti, and Marc Ross. The artwork presented will highlight the artists’ different perspectives and experiences. Andrea Joki is a Cleveland-based painter who uses geometric shapes and distinct colors to create a sense of her experience and […]
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