Best New Artist Studios Denver 2014 - TANK Studios!

Tank was named Best New Artist Studio Denver 2014 by Westword. I'm super proud of our space and everybody in it. Check out our mention at the link and also see the other Best Of categories that TANK members picked up - Ian Fisher, Joel Swanson, Adam Milner and Derrick Velasquez (ShowPen).

What If.... Berlin - Denver

A collaborative show between 50 Berlin Artists and 50 Denver artists; work will be shown at Neurotitan (Berlin), Hinterland (Denver), Groundswell Gallery (Denver) and Showpen (Denver)

MARCH 14 - APRIL 5, 2014
OPENING NIGHT MARCH 14, 6 - 11 PM

What if ..., reflects on the “call and response” nature of the artistic process where the artist initiates a work by manipulating material and then influenced by the material, follows through accordingly. This dance is repeated in a series of steps until completion. Often times the unknown variables in this process are what excites or motivates an artist. This project ensures unknown variables by pairing a Denver artist with an Artist from Berlin and asking each artist to initiate a work via the linguistic question, "What if…?" responding to that question visually, then allowing a visual follow up to complete the work. Thus begins the chance relationship.

The work created by artists from Berlin will be completed by Denver artists and shown throughout three venues, GroundSwell Gallery, Hinterland, and Showpen. The work by Denver artists will be completed in Berlin and exhibited at Neurotitan, a gallery in Berlin. There is no thematic curation involved. Instead the exchange process is seen as more of a cultural event. Rather than isolate the destination and focus on the exhibition as a crescendo, we are interested in exploring the whole exchange as a quasi "happening."


BERLIN

Neurotitan
is a gallery and shop in the heart of the German capital. It has been active for over 15 years and is recognized as an institution for street art and unconventional artistic forms.
neurotitan.com


DENVER

Showpen
is an artist residency in Denver, Colorado's Santa Fe Art District. Each Showpen resident has a personal studio, a private bedroom, shared use of the gallery, and the opportunity to engage with the artist community.
donaldfodness.com/showpen

GroundSwell Gallery
is located in the Bluebird District along East Colfax Avenue. Its mission is to support emerging professional artists by providing exhibition opportunities and to promote the growth of the Denver art community.
groundswellgallery.com

HINTERLAND
is Sabin Aell and Randy Rushton and is part of the RiNo Art District. Together, they opened the art space in 2008, and hence Sabin curates and exhibits adventurous contemporary art in a variety of mediums. The term HINTERLAND is derived from German and means: beyond what is visible or known. With that in mind, they focus on artists with extravagant yet coherent vision.

HINTERLAND 3254 Walnut St. Denver, Co 80205 Libby Barbee / Pura Kauf Mike Bernhardt / Wurstbande Mindy Bray / Doro Huber Beau Carey / Ian Lidde Amber Cobb / Felix Bork Jacquelyne Cordova / Stephen Hiam Lanny DeVuono / Johannes Mundinger Amanda Gordon Dunn / John Reaktor Sandra Fettingis / Lisa Smith Donald Fodness / Tom Eingenhufe Matt Harris / Sophia Hirsch Sean Hudson / RYLSEE Diane Martonis / Jimmy Draht/ Marion Suchitra Mattai / Claudia Bernhardt Jamie Molina / Mille Jonathan Nicklow / Marie Jacobi Gabriel Otto / Kathi Käppel Rebecca Peebles / Xueh Magrini Thomas Robertson / acidfarm Dylan Scholinski / anef Sarah Scott / Tine Fetz Stacey Steers / Julia Benz Bruce Price / Anne Grön Chinn Wang / 44 flavours

GroundSwell Gallery 3121 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80206 Nathan Abels / Natsuyo Koizumi Sabin Aell / Jim Avignon Theresa Anderson / Rebecca Blöcher Tyler Beard / Andres Villareal Tonia Bonnell / Maik Hasenbank Sara Guindon / Sophia Martineck Caleb Hahne / Nettman Andrew Haley / Parastu Katy Havens / Sabine Rollnick Travis Hetman / Johan Büsen Andrew Huffman / Vela Jeffrey King / Nat Hamon Susan Meyer / Adeline Meilliez Laurie Lynnxe Murphy / Nina Pagalies Jeff Page / Ann M Cazal (caz.l) Jason Reno / Francesco Cassi Gretchen Marie Schaefer / Breeda CC Jeff Starr / Olivia Pils Derrick Velasquez / Peter AUGE Lorenz Danette Montoya / Julienne Jattiot

Showpen 809 W. 9th Ave Denver, CO 80204 Katie Caron / Katharina Salzbrunn Amber Farnell / Simon Becker Tobias Fike / Klub 7 Alvin Gregorio / Monkey an Aargh John McEnroe / Romy Blümel Johanna Meuller / Hendrik Berends Kelly Monico / Andrea Wan Zach Reini / Uta Kalthoff Rebecca Vaughn / Philip Janta

Neurotitan Rosenthaler Str. 39 10178 Berlin, Germany all artists listed will also show at Neurotitan based in Berlin, Germany.

PechaKucha Denver

I have been asked to participate in PechaKucha (Say it 10 times fast) Denver's event This Saturday night, November 2nd at the McNichols Building. It should be fun and a great chance for everyone to learn about my work and process. There's a bunch of other great Denver artists giving presentations as well. I hope to see you there. The event is free, but you must register here.

@McNichols Civic Center Building

144 West Colfax @ Bannock

Denver, CO 80202

Saturday, November 2nd, 2013, 8 p.m.

The Untitled Art Show

This week I was a guest on The Untitled Art Show with my fellow Tankers Conor King, and Gretchen Marie Schaefer. We were there to speak about all things Tank and our shared experiences as artists, RedLine artists in residence, and now Tank artist. We had a lot of fun. Many thanks to Erik Isaac and Michael Keen for having us on the show.

You can listen to the full podcast of the show here: http://untitledartshow.com/?p=2960

New! Tank Studios!

As you may already know I've teamed up with some of my favorite artist pals (Beau Carey, Conor King, David Zimmer, Derrick Velasquez, Ian Fisher, Gretchen Marie Schaefer, Joel Swanson and Theresa Clowes) to create a new artist studio space in Denver. 

We began this project back in September, started our build out in January and just got cozy enough in our new space to open it up to the public for an afternoon of fun and fundraising. Please join us at Tank Studios this Saturday from 4 - 8 pm.

You can have some refreshments, visit the new studio spaces, see what we've all been up to, and learn about our expansion plan to bring more great artists (maybe you) into the space.

Tank Studios

1474 S. Acoma (between Arkansas and Florida)

Denver, CO 

Saturday, May 18th, 4 - 8 pm

  

Hope to see you there-

The Fine Art of Craft

I had the pleasure to jury the current show at the Center for the Arts Evergreen, The Fine Art of Craft. There is a mix of works including embroidery, clay, textiles, glass and jewelry. There is also a gift shop associated with the exhibit with works for sale by all of the artists included in the exhibition. If you're looking to get an early start on your Holiday shopping I highly recommend it.

The Fine Art of Craft
October 5 - November 8, 2012
The Center for the Arts Evergreen
32003 Ellingwood Trial
Evergreen, CO 80439
(Next to Buchanan Rec. Center)

Gallery hours:
M-F 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 12 - 5 pm

Art Supply and Art Sale

At this end of this month I will be leaving my studio at RedLine. My residency is sadly coming to an end. It has been an amazing two years and I am sad to leave, but excited for the things to come.

There are many of us leaving and in anticipation of the big move RedLine is hosting an art supply and art sale. All RedLine artists past, present and future have the opportunity to sell work and supplies. This is great for me because as I've been packing I've realized that there is a lot of stuff that I've hung onto over the years that I simply don't use anymore. It is all perfectly good stuff and I would love for it to be useful to someone out there. I'm offering a lot of items up for sale in the supply sale, some of the things available include: 

Assorted silkscreen inks, Envirostrip Emulsion Stripper, Complete Rapidograph pen set and liquid cleaner, Assorted liquid dyes, Woodcut tool set, Watercolor pencils, Assorted beads, and fastenings, Pottery plaster, Beeswax, Hot plate (for encaustic), Adhesives
and lots more...

I am also selling 17 handmade paper lanterns, not your typical paper lanterns.... each lantern is unique and consists of a handmade, recycled paper "branch" with an aluminum armature underneath, a black hanging lantern with a battery operated LED twinkle light, and a removable green ribbon ties the lantern onto the branch. Pick out your favorite and take it home for just $65, or buy two or more for $55 each.

Art Supply & Art Sale
Saturday August 25, 12 - 5 pm
RedLine project space
2350 Arapahoe Street
Denver, CO