Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Margaret Bowland, A Pop-Up Project, 12th of May, Washington, DC

A pop-up project is a series of innovative, curated art exhibitions and events that “pop-up” at various locations throughout Washington, DC. The "a pop-up project's" is curated by local curator and artist advocate Amy Morton of MFA Morton Fine Art.

For its inaugural exhibition a pop-up project will open I Dream Awake from March 26 to May 28, 2010 in the former Numark Gallery space located in Penn Quarter at 625-627 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004.

Exhibiting a variety of media, I Dream Awake explores original artistic expressions of awakened realities and unconscious dreams. Exhibition includes New York artists, Mikel Glass, Kenichi Hoshine and Margaret Bowland; Los Angeles artists Vonn Sumner and Susan Burnstine; and local artists Rosemary Feit Covey, Laurel Hausler, Lizzie Newton and Tim Tate.



Flower Girl, oil on linen, 52 x 44 inches


Artist talk with Margaret Bowland - this Wednesday 5/12, 6pm at 625 E St NW.

For more information Click Here

Location Click Here



Another Thorny Crown, charcoal & pastel on rag paper, 60 x 48 inches



Murakami Wedding No 2, oil on linen, 78 x 66 inches



Another Thorny Crown III, charcoal & pastel on paper, 67 x 49 inches


Sydney art dealer & writer Michael Reid has written an interesting article for The Art Market Monitor where he talks about trends in artist & gallery relationships, including the proliferation of pop-up, short term, art exhibitions in unorthodox spots.

Letter from Australia
by Michael Reid
A Matrix of Exhibition Behaviours

To read the article click here
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 12, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    These are so powerful. Thank you, Jim.
    Thanks also for the article.

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  2. UnknownMay 15, 2010 at 1:22 AM

    For anyone who is interested in the work of artist, Margaret Bowland, but was unable to attend her recent artist talk at *a pop-up project: please note that the Smithsonian filmed the talk and will likely post segments on the website of the National Portrait Gallery in the upcoming months. It was great!

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  3. Magda VacariuMay 21, 2010 at 7:47 PM

    Thank you for sharing, I love her work, very inspiring.

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  4. Terry StricklandMay 26, 2010 at 6:33 AM

    I love Margaret Bowland's work! It resonates on a conceptual level and is technically flawless. The perfect example of using great artistic tools to explore the human condition. Thank you for sharing.

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  5. Tricia RatliffMay 26, 2010 at 9:14 PM

    Margaret's work is amazing. Thought provoking and beautifully rendered paintings. Thank you for posting an article about her. We should also thank Amy for hosting the pop-up project and hosting a talk with Margaret. I've seen the shows and am sending everyone to see the works in person while they are in DC.

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