Confluence: Twelve Collaborations - Exhibition at Morgan Conservatory

Exoskeleton by Pam McKee and Kyle Holland

This unique exhibition pairs twelve highly accomplished American papermakers with printmakers, calligraphers, and surface designers of their choosing to generate collaborative pieces that range from prints to books and every medium in between, allowing these pairings to foster the production of unique art forms borne out of the creative efforts of both artists.

“For over two thousand years, handmade paper has been used primarily as a substrate for the transmission of information in text form, for visual images, and for furniture,” said Tom Balbo, Artistic Director of the Morgan Conservatory. “This show speaks to the nature of handmade paper and its ability to be an art form by highlighting multiple techniques and traditions as well as variances of scale.” Balbo added, “Each pairing had the challenge of incorporating both the papermaker’s and the artist’s individual sense of the craft to create inventive works that best demonstrate a melding of the two minds. We hope the exhibition showcases many, if not all, forms that handmade paper can take in this digital age, where the craft of papermaking is having a genuine resurgence.”

Confluence: Twelve Collaborations opens Friday, August 12th through Friday, September 16th at the Morgan – 1754 E. 47th St., Cleveland, OH 44103. The opening night reception starts at 6:30 p.m. For additional viewing hours and information visit morganconservatory.org.

About The Morgan Conservatory
The Morgan Conservatory is the largest arts center in the United States dedicated to every facet of papermaking, book arts and letterpress printing and to cultivating the talents of established and emerging artists. An international destination that is free and open to the public, the Morgan Conservatory is a working studio, gallery and gathering place for the community, educational hub and purveyor of some of the finest handmade papers in the world.

Since opening to the public in 2008, the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation has been a rising star in the Cleveland arts community and the papermaking world. The Morgan Conservatory’s 15,000-square-foot converted industrial space is home to professional and aspiring artists dedicated to the ancient art of papermaking, book arts and letterpress printing. The Morgan Conservatory has been transformed into an art facility with studios, an 85 foot double-wall gallery, as well as a space for community events, and a unique kozo garden was installed to grow fiber for specialized papers.

Student Spotlight on Rochelle Brickner, Mixed Media Artist

Rochelle Brickner’s recent work investigates the harmony and discord between living organisms through the use of natural and synthetic materials such as wool, cotton, silk, hand made paper, and plastic bags. She uses the tedious processes of felting and hand papermaking to relate to the systematic cycles in nature. Her BFA thesis work examines fungi and their essential part in our ecosystem through abstracted felt structures with hand made paper.

She graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2015 with an emphasis in Fiber. Some of Brickner’s textiles can be found in the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art museum shop and on her website.

www.rochellebrickner.com

Student Spotlight on Dallas Price

Name: Dallas Price
Media area: Book Arts + Printmaking

Dallas Price’s senior project at Longwood University incorporates the fragility of handmade paper with untold stories of immigrants journeying into the United States. She works with Kozo to create casted water bottle forms that replicate the disposables found in the desert along these traveler’s paths. The bottle-like forms contain the personal story of an immigrant’s difficult trek and pursuit of the idealized American dream. Price navigates this heavy topic of immigration with great with sensitivity and respect, placing the emphasis on the individual rather than portraying immigration as a threat. Dallas Price presented this work at the 2015 FDH conference at eh Banff Center. She currently assists her professor, Kerri Cushman in papermaking.

The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation Presents: Buoyancy

The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation Presents:

Buoyancy

October 15 – December 5

6 weeks

New Exhibitions at The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory: Jack Carlton’s 'Observations & Impressions,' Kerri Harding’s 'Murmuration'

The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation Presents:

Jack Carlton’s Observations & Impressions

&

Kerri Harding’s

Murmuration

August 7 – September 17

6 weeks

CLEVELAND (July 8, 2015) – Flock to the Morgan to observe their newest mesmerizing exhibitions. Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation will present concurrent exhibitions in the main gallery featuring Kerri Harding’s Murmuration and Jack Carlton’s Observations & Impressions.  

New Artwork by Catherine Nash

Catherine Nash, Boat Book II, 2014, Book of high shrinkage flax paper bound with a traditional Japanese stab binding, lashed branches, 30”H x 33”W x 14”D. Photo credit:  Robert Renfrow

Near Colorado? Friends of Dard Hunter member Catherine Nash has a show at the Durango Art Center  Library in March, featuring brand new bookwork. Inspired by nature, and created of handmade paper and natural elements, Catherine Nash's artist books span two decades of creative work.

www.catherinenash.com

Title of show - Turning the Page: A Retrospective of Artist Books by Catherine Nash

Opening Reception -  Friday, March 6, 5-7 pm

Exhibition dates  - March 6 - April 30, 2015

Where -  Durango Art Center’s Art Library, 802 E. 2nd Ave., Durango, CO 81301  Phone: (970) 259-2606  Fax: (970) 259-657

Hours - Gallery & Gallery Shop Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.  Administrative offices: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.