www.tacomaartmuseum.orgFolk Treasures of MexicoTACOMA ART MUSEUM, TACOMA WA – Oct 29-Feb 19, <strong>2012</strong> Folk Treasures of Mexico is an importantcollection of Mexican folk art compiled by Nelson A. Rockefeller between 1933-1978. The group ofapproximately eighty pieces in a broad range of materials, includes a large cross-section of artworksand cultural objects from 12 different Mexican states. On loan from the San Antonio Museum of Art,the artworks represent a comprehensive view of Mexico’s cultural heritage.A set of large-scale papier-mâché devil figures greets exhibition visitors, while paintings on tin andcanvas and small wooden toy horses and caballeros (cowboys) are contrasted with religious scroll paintingsand ceremonial objects. Theworks were created to reflect multipleactivities connected to ritual, recreationand daily life. The function ofmany of the popular crafted objects isoutlined in interpretative panels thatclarify the importance of the differentreligious expressions found in variousMexican states, and further defines therole of the collector.Nelson Rockefeller began collectingMexican folk art after his first tripin the 1930s, and continued to do sofor some forty years, including thetime he was Vice President of theUnited States. Rockefeller lived withthese strong imaginative pieces in hishome and after his death in 1979, theArtist unknown (North Central Mexico), articulated Conchero toys, c. 1930, wood,cardboard, bottle caps, fur, cloth, feathers [Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WAOct 29-Feb 19]majority of the collection was donated to the San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas, with a smallergrouping gifted to the Mexican Museum in San Francisco. Allyn CantorSAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART, THE NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER MEXICAN FOLK ART COLLECTIONJan 2-6 Gallery closed; Jan 21-Feb 26Three Decades in Printmaking:Intaglio Work by Thomas Wood, aretrospective of myths, parables andlegends wherein humans and animalsresonate as well as timeless depictionsof the Northwest landscape.Platform Gallery114 Third Ave S ✆206-323-2808www.platformgallery.comwed-fri 11am-5:30pm sat 11am-5pm. Thru <strong>Nov</strong> 19 Patte Loper, "StillPoint of the Returning World", paintingson panel, works on paper andsome sculptures; Dec 1-17 GroupShow; Jan 5-Feb 11 Suzanne Opton,"Soldier/Many Wars".★ Pratt Gallery at TashiroKaplan Studios312 S. Washington, Studio 1A✆206-328-2200 www.pratt.orgwed-sat 12-5pm, 1st thurs 5-8pmand by appt. <strong>Nov</strong> 3-26 “Vidressencia:Seattle, Lisboa, Curitiba”, celebratesthe international spirit and essence ofglass with work by Jeanne MarieFerraro (Seattle), Teresa Almeida(Portugal) and Maria Luiza Marques(Brazil); Dec 1-31 Don’t Stand SoClose, Pratt instructors Alice Case,Ryan Finnerty, Emily Gherard, JuliaHensley, Paul McKee, AJ Power andJane Richlovsky each chose one student’swork to highlight in this exhibitionexploring the influence of mentorand student; Jan 5-28 Made at Pratt:Group Exhibition, work by participantsin Pratt’s Studio Rental Programwhich provides an opportunityfor beginners and professional artiststo work in glass, sculpture, jewellery,printmaking and diverse disciplines,space and specialized equipment.Prographica/fine workson paper3419 E Denny Way ✆206-322-3851www.prographicadrawings.comwed-sat 11am-5pm. Thru Dec 3Steve Costie, Eric Elliott, LauraHamje and Elizabeth Ockwell, “TheArchitectural View”, architecture orarchitectural elements are used as anessential component of the work;Dec 10-Jan 14 The Human Figureand Parts Thereof, figurative work byinvited and gallery artists, celebratingPrographica’s first anniversary.★ Seattle Art Museum1300 First Ave ✆206-654-3100www.seattleartmuseum.orgSAM hours: wed-sun 10am-5pm,thurs & fri 10am-9pm. Suggestedadmission: adults $15, seniors (62and over) and military (with ID) $12,students $9, children 12 & underfree, SAM members free. OlympicSculpture Park (2901 Western Ave)hours: open daily, opens 30 min priorto sunrise, closes 30 min aftersunset. Free to the public. Thru <strong>Nov</strong>6 Picturing the Artist, photographicportraits of and by some of the 20thcentury’s most important and celebratedartists; Thru <strong>Nov</strong> 27 Douglas80 PREVIEW ■ NOVEMBER/DECEMBER/JANUARY <strong>2011</strong>/12 ★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAYS
V I G N E T T E S • <strong>Nov</strong>/Dec/Jan <strong>2011</strong>/12WashingtonaLLyn cantoRKENT LOVELACE: PEREGRINATIONS Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, <strong>Nov</strong> 3–27 Kent Lovelace has worked with oils on copper as his preferredmedium since 1998. Transparent glaze on a metallic surface gives adeep sense of luminosity and radiant lighting for the dream-like qualityof his paintings. Peregrinations refers to the exploration and inspirationfound in his physical travels at home and abroad and in theintellectual journey undertaken in the creation process. Ultimately,observation and imagination are serenely blended in Lovelace’s eloquentsubject matter.SEEING IMPRESSIONISM: EUROPE, AMERICA AND THE NORTHWESTNorthwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, Oct 14-Feb 25, <strong>2012</strong>Impressionism emerged in late-19th-century Europe and can betraced back to Claude Monet’s 1872 Impression, Sunrise. In reactionto the traditional approach to painting, the Impressionists experimentedwith innovative approaches to paint, brushwork, subjectmatter and elements of light. The exhibited works by Degas, Pissarro,Renoir, Cassatt, Sargent, Hassam, Ingres and others form a substantivecross-section of this historically significant movement.Kent LovelacePierre-Auguste RenoirJOANN VERBURG: INTERRUPTIONS G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, Oct 14-<strong>Nov</strong> 19 JoAnn Verburg’s new photographs are a departure from herpreviously exhibited landscape-based subjects. The cityscape imageson view are of the architecture and inhabitants of Spoleto, Italy; a citythe nationally-recognized artist and her poet husband have visited forover 25 years. With a strong yet intimate sense of place in theseworks, Verburg offers an engaging visual experience for her viewers.Interruptions is also the title of a recently published book on the seriesavailable at G. Gibson Gallery.ROBERT C. JONES: RECENT WORK Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle,<strong>Nov</strong> 4-Dec 24 Paintings by Robert C. Jones are more concerned withthe structure of the figure and of the page than with rendering reality.The respected Seattle senior artist is well known for naturalisticabstractions and a process-oriented painting style. With time, hisfinished canvasses become a unified collection of moments visuallycharacterized by simple curves, assured mark-making, strong linearstructure, and a distinctive active palette. Paintings produced in thelast three years are presented here with a small grouping of etchingsand woodcuts.AN ARCHITECTURAL VIEW Prographica / fine works on paper, Seattle,Oct 29-Dec 3 The four artists in this show use elements of architecturein their work but do not necessarily share stylistic connectionsother than suggesting a human presence in their subject matter.Steve Costie’s abstractions in heavily worked graphite suggest theweightiness of buildings and Eric Elliot merges form with gesture indiffused studio interiors. Laura Hamje similarly treats the paintedsurface to connect the natural world with man-made structures whileElizabeth Ockwell’s images are of European architectural sites shehas visited.JoAnn VerburgRobert C. JonesElizabeth Ockwellwww.preview-art.com PREVIEW 81
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