Three Exhibitions Highlight Work by Beth Cavener Stichter This Fall

Sculptor Beth Cavener Stichter will be featured in three exhibitions across the country beginning in September and October.

They are:

-The Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin: Expansion Inaugural Exhibitions

Beth’s “A Rush of Blood to the Head” will be on long-term view.

A Rush of Blood to the Head | Stoneware | 71 x 56 x 18 in. | Chazen Museum of Art, General Endowment Fund and John S. Lord Endowment Fund purchase (2009.40)

“On October 22, 2011, the Chazen Museum of Art will celebrate the opening of its new 86,000-square-foot building and its expanded role as a hub for the arts on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and a leading cultural resource for the region . . . Visitors will be reacquainted with treasured works and will be able to engage with a range of new acquisitions. The campaign for the expansion spurred donations to facilitate growth in the collections, adding more than 400 works through direct gifts and supporting acquisitions. This includes a gift from Alvin and Terese Lane comprising more than 70 sculptures and 250 preparatory drawings by artists including Jean Arp, Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, Pablo Picasso, and David Smith, among other modern masters. Other recent acquisitions and promised gifts include Three Standing Figures from 1953 by Henry Moore; Fools’ Congress #2 by Arnie Zimmerman; In Grandfather’s Arms painted in the late 19th-century by Jozef Israëls; an African Numuma (Burkina Faso) Crocodile Mask of the first quarter of the twentieth century; a Chinese Jin Dynasty Cizhou Ware Tiger Pillow; Beth Cavener Stichter’s recent clay sculpture A Rush of Blood to the Head; several pieces of contemporary studio glass; and seven contemporary Japanese ceramics.”

Lori Field & Judith Schaechter in “Cute and Creepy” at Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University

Judith Schaechter | An Invocation | Stained Glass Lightbox | 24 x 33 x 6 in.

Claire Oliver Gallery is proud to annouce that not one but two Gallery Artists will be featured in the upcoming exhibition “Cute and Creepy” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University. Lori Field and Judith Schaechter are each represented by multiple works, totaling in 9 individual loans to the show (illustrated in this post). “Cute and Creepy” will be on view from October 14 – November 20, 2011.

Lori Field | The Little Death | Colored Pencil Mounted on Wooden Panel with Encuastic | 12 x 12 in.

See the exhibition’s website here for more information, including a calendar of events (Judith will be giving a lecture on October 13) as well as an “About the Artists” section that has images and information on both Judith and Lori.

The Curator’s statement reads:

With the recent and publicly-celebrated exhibitions of Tim Burton at MOMA and Edward Gorey at the Wadsworth Athenaeum, now is the time to revel in the genre of the macabre. This work is cute and it’s creepy…it’s what I like about contemporary art.

After growing up wondering whether all the great art had already been made, I feel there are more amazing artists working now than ever before.

New Work in Progress by Beth Cavener Stichter

In Bocca al Lupo | Stoneware based mixed media sculpture

 

Beth Cavener Stichter working on her latest creation, “In Bocca al Lupo.” 

“In Bocca al Lupo” is an Italian proverb, meaning “in the mouth of the wolf.” You can read an article about its meaning and use here.

Check out photos of Cavener Stichter’s extensive process here.

You can see more images of her work here.