TRIPLE THREAT: painting, sculpture and works on paper
Scott Mossman has been an active member of the Chicago art scene since the 80’s. His painterly sculptures and dense paintings and drawings have been exhibited across the country. He has been selected twice for the Harper National Juried Exhibition including the Purchase Award in 2017, adding his work to the Harper Permanent Collection.
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the online submission form. Have images ready and all of their info before they begin the submission form. The images should be formatted as follows:
– File Format: .jpg only, maximum 2 MB file size – File Name: Artist’s last name_First initial_number of image (Note: Do not place your name into the digital image.) – Example: Smith_M_1.jpg Image info needed: Title, Medium, Year Created, Dimensions: Height x Width x Depth
PLEASE NOTE: ALL SELECTED 3D WORK WILL NEED TO BE DELIVERED TO SCHOOL ON APRIL 12-13 FOR PHOTOGRAPHING.
Julie Weber Interview with Jason Peot Harper College Art + Design Department
Julie Weber: re|process … About the Artist Julie Weber creates images that blur the line between photographic process and subject matter. Her abstract formalist work is part image and part object, thereby expanding our definition of “photograph.” Weber is a Chicago-based artist and educator. Her work has been exhibited internationally and widely published.
Nikki Anderson is joining us this fall as our new full-time faculty member and is charged with heading our ceramics area. In her own words:
Nikki Renee Anderson creates sculptures and installations that explore the feminine experience based on her personal history.
Anderson has exhibited extensively including recent exhibitions at the Chicago Cultural Center, Hyde Park Art Center, The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation and Glass Curtain Gallery. Her work has also been exhibited at the 59th and 56th Premio Faenza Competition at the International Museum of Ceramics, Faenza, Italy; The Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ; The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL; The Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI; the 2009 NCECA Biennial at the Arizona State University Museum Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ; The 18th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX; The Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, Skokie, IL; Visualizing TRANS at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Visual Culture Conference; Chicago Sculpture International Biennale at FLATFILE Galleries; SOFA Chicago 2004 with Dubhe Carreño Gallery; The Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, Brookville, NY; Art Chicago 2003, Special Project Space, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL; Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art (online exhibition), Istanbul, Turkey and The Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA.
She has been an artist-in-residence at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, Takt Residency Program, Berlin, Germany, the Icelandic Association of Visual Artists (SÍM), Reykjavík, Iceland, La Macina di San Cresci, Greve, Italy, A.I.R. Vallauris, France and the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT.
Anderson’s work has been reviewed by Helen Harrison in the New York Times, Victor Cassidy in Sculpture Magazine and Ceramics Art and Perception, Lori Waxman and Lauren Viera in the Chicago Tribune. Her work has also been included in American Craft Magazine, Ceramics Monthly, Time Out Chicago, Chicago Artists’ News and the Chicago Sun-Times.
Her awards include an Artist Project Grant in Visual Arts from the Illinois Arts Council, two International Arts Exchange Grants from the Illinois Arts Council, three CAAP grants from the City of Chicago, full funding to the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, a full fellowship to the Vermont Studio Center; Best Faculty Presentation, Voices, Visions and Visionaries Gender Conference, College of Lake County; and the Maurice Goldberger Graduate Fellowship, Stony Brook University.
She regularly lectures about her work and has presented at the Elmhurst Art Museum in Elmhurst, IL; the International Museum of Ceramic Arts in Faenza, Italy; La Macina di San Cresci Artist Residency in Greve, Italy; the 2007 College Art Association Conference in New York, NY, New School University in New York, NY and Long Island University in Brookville, NY.
She received an MFA from Stony Brook University and a BFA from Drake University. She currently teaches full time in the Art and Design Department at Harper College where she runs the Ceramics program. Anderson lives and works in Chicago.
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Building E, Room E108
Multi-media presentation about the history of the
Ghost Army with author and filmmaker Rick Beyer.
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Building D, Room D195
Film screening of The Ghost Army followed by Q&A with author and filmmaker Rick Beyer and 95 year-old Harper student Bernie Bluestein, World War II veteran and former member of The Ghost Army.
Just days after D-Day in June 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs landed in France on a secret mission. Armed with rubber tanks, fake artillery, and more than a few tricks up their sleeves, their job was to stage a traveling road show of deception.
Author and documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer brings the daring exploits of The Ghost Army to life with video clips of veterans, WWII footage, photos, maps, and a life-size inflatable Sherman tank!
www.ghostarmy.org
www.ghostarmylegacyproject
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