06 June 2012

Controlled Substances | Angstrom Gallery

Controlled Substances
Curated by Kevin Rubén Jacobs
Jun 9 – July 7, 2012
RECEPTION Jun 9 from 6 - 10pm 






Angstrom Gallery is pleased to announce Controlled Substances, a group exhibition including the work of Eli Walker, Kelly Kroener, Joshua von Ammon, Lucy Kirkman, Justin Hunter Allen, Alex DiJulio, Samantha McCurdy, and Michael A. Morris.

Curated by Kevin Rubén Jacobs, Owner and Director of Oliver Francis Gallery and Exhibitions Manager at the Goss-Michael Foundation, Controlled Substances is grounded on the relationship between the artist and their work, the compulsive nature to create and communicate, as well as the ever-important relationships that build community amongst peers and fellow artists. Beyond an aesthetic cohesiveness, the exhibition is a testament to the vitality of the newest emerging arts beacon, Dallas. Several artists featured in this exhibition have lived in the Dallas area before departing for their BFA or MFA’s elsewhere, returning soon afterwards, while some artists are fresh to the Dallas area with less than 4 months of acclimation. Nonetheless, these artists share a common goal: to develop into powerful cultural contributors.

The work chosen for Controlled Substances highlights the practices by each artist. While carefully commending formalism and addressing quixotic folly, these works act on autonomy and quiet political conditions. The works range through a variety of media, including video, painting, kinetic and felt floor sculptures.

The opening reception for Controlled Substances is Saturday, June 09 from 6 – 10 PM. The exhibition will be on view until July 07 by appointment.

ARTIST INFO:

Eli Walker (b. 1981 in Dallas, TX) eliwalker.com
Walker received his MFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Kelly Kroener (b. 1987 in Lebanon, OH) kellykroener.com
Kroener graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with her BFA in Sculpture, Fashion and Fibers.

Joshua von Ammon (b. 1984 in Dallas, TX) joshuaammon.com
Von Ammon graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2008.

Lucy Kirkman (b. 1986 in Virginia) lucykirkman.com
Kirkman received her BFA from the Cooper Union, NYC, and was a Harriet Hale Woolley Fellow at the Fondation des Etats-Unis, Paris.

Justin Hunter Allen (b. 1988 in Dallas) justinhunterallen.us
Allen received his BFA from the Cooper Union, NYC in 2010.

Alex DiJulio (born in Philadelphia, PA) alexanderdijulio.com
DiJulio graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Sculpture.

Samantha McCurdy (b. 1989 in Philadelphia, PA) samanthamccurdy.com
McCurdy received her BFA in Sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2011.

Michael A. Morris (b. 1980 in Dallas, TX) michaelalexandermorris.com
Morris received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and his BFA from the University of North Texas. He currently teaches at SMU and UNT.

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For more details on Controlled Substances, please contact David Quadrini at via email atdavid.quadrini@gmail.com.

04 March 2012

L@@K Paintings by Lucy Kirkman @ Gallery A Cohn Drennan Contemporary

Opening Reception, March 8, 6:00 - 8:00 pm


Lucy Kirkman

New paintings



Gallery A at Cohn Drennan Contemporary 

Exhibition Dates March 8 - 31, 2012 



Lucy Kirkman will present L@@K, an exhibition of her paintings in Gallery A at Cohn Drennan Contemporary.   Kirkman has been active in the Dallas gallery scene since moving here from Paris in 2011 where she was a Harriet Hale Woolley fellow at the Fondation des Etats-Unis and an active participant in new media critiques sponsored by the studio of Guillame Paris at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts from 2009 to 2010.  The artist was awarded her BFA in 2009 from The Cooper Union, New York and has had multiple exhibitions associated with her Paris and European residencies.  In Dallas, Lucy is involved with the multi-disciplinary community of Expo Park, and appreciates the creative energy and DIY aesthetic of the artists and residents of the area.  Please join the gallery in welcoming this new member of the Dallas art community at the gallery's opening reception March 8th.



For more information about Lucy Kirkman, L@@K or for more information about Cohn Drennan Contemporary, please go to   www.cohndrennancontemporary.com or call 214.708.8051 or e-mail cohn@cohndrennancontemporary.com
The gallery is located at 1107 Dragon, Dallas, TX and hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.