Twelve artists from around the nation explore the theme “Culture Citizens: The Immigrant and the Stranger”
Sculpture
Persimmon Tree article
Janet Goldner: Art and Life A lovely article about Janet’s work in Persimmon Tree Janet Goldner is a sculptor whose work crosses many cultures, focusing on the “beauty and genius of each as well as what we have in common.” She has been involved with African cultures since her undergraduate days at Antioch College, traveling first to Ghana and, years …
i ni ce, thank you, merci: Steel Sculptures
Solo Exhibition
INTERSTICE & EMPHASIS: Artists From The Aljira Collection
Curator: Carl E. Hazlewood Artists presenting new work: Kevin Darmanie, Janet Goldner, Grace Graupe Pillard, C. Duane Lee, Freddy Rodriguez, Fausto Sevila Artists from the Collection: Alec Soth, Will Barnett, Bob Blackburn, Carl Ostendarp, Willie Cole, Don Hazlitt, Emma Wilcox, Eikoh Hosoe “Janet Goldner spends much time in Mali. She makes free-standing steel sculptures and wall-bound installations that reference her artistic lineage going …
READER’S ART 11: Urban/Urbane
Crushed Cans, crushed cans found in Mali, copper wire, 2009, will be presented in READER’S ART 11, an annual survey show of artists books now in its 11th year. Urban/Urbane is this year’s theme. Website: Susan Hensel Gallery
Exhibition: I’ll cut thrU 2
Touring from The Center for Book Arts, the exhibition focuses on how the art of cutting: pochoir (stenciling), relief printing, paper cutting, and other related techniques are used to convey content, form, text, and image.
I will cut thrU: Pochoirs, Carvings, and Other Cuttings
Focuses on how the art of cutting: pochoir (stenciling), relief printing, paper cutting, and other related techniques are used to convey content, form, text, and image. Artworks featured in this exhibition represent a broad range of book and related arts, including but not limited to books, prints, woodblocks, linocuts, rubber stamps, sculpture, mixed-media installation, film and video, and performance art. …
Exhibition: Babel
BABEL explored the relationship between language and the visual arts and establishes connections between the written word and the recent explosion of immigrant conclaves in and around New York City. This exhibition was organized and curated by New-media artist, Hector Canonge. ARTISTS TALK –moderated by Hector Canonge: Gema Alava, Felipe Galindo, Janet Goldner, Derick Melander, Sarah Nicholls, Panoply Performance Laboratory …
Artist in Residence
During the month of April, Janet Goldner was in Residence in the Sculpture Department at New Jersey City University. She produced welded steel sculptures in the sculpture facility and taught a workshop for the sculpture students. Using a process inspired by the renowned feminist art critic, Arlene Raven, students examined the reasons and context of their artistic production in order …
Benefit Auction, Women’s Studio Workshop
Women’s Studio Workshop is a visual arts organization with specialized studios in printmaking, hand paper making, ceramics, letterpress printing, photography, and book arts. Their mission is to operate and maintain an artists’ workspace that encourages the voice and vision of individual women artists, to provide professional opportunities for artists, and to promote programs designed to stimulate public involvement, awareness, and …