Collecting Collections
This exhibition is an investigation of objects collected by individuals, many of whom are artists. The exhibition itself is a project by Emily Staugaitis. I've contributed a small collection of Herkimer diamonds and a larger collection of photo clippings of diamonds from my studio files, and I'm looking forward to seeing the accumulations of others. Opens Friday, February 3rd at City Art Center in Delaware, OH.
Cause and Effect
Featuring work by Ahmed Alsoudani, Hannah Barnes, Sean Foley, Sage Lewis, Larissa Mellor, Patrick O’Rorke, and Justin Richel and curated by Natalie Larsen
February 6–February 23, 2012
The Birke Art Gallery
Department of Art and Design
Marshall University
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Phone: (304) 696-2296
October 12–November 5
new watercolors at Aucocisco Gallery
89 Exchange St. Portland, Maine
as well as new work by these fine folks:
Cassie Jones
Chris Keister
Mark Wethli
"Sage Lewis has contributed a series of watercolors on sheets of propylene mounted on Plexi. Titled "Facet Studies," central forms shaped like irregular gems float in white space. They are beautifully delicate, like whispers of blue liquid, layered and pooling along the edges. It is fascinating to observe how our mind latches onto any intimation of representation, craving the satisfaction of recognition. We will thus see lunar surfaces and wild seas in some of these images. But we should not be deceived for long and give them the attention they so richly deserve as entirely abstract works of art that engage material possibilities to exquisite effect."
-Britta Konau, The Free Press (online), Oct. 26, 2011
read the full article here: art current: Four Intriguing Artists at Aucocisco Galleries
The Question of Drawing
July 1–August 21, 2011
The Question of Drawing examines the varied and adventurous definitions of what contemporary drawing can be. Are manipulations of pencil on paper the only acceptable definition of drawing? From paper to canvas to new media, the exhibition features artists who push the parameters of what is acceptable as a drawing. This exhibition is part of Where to Draw the Line: The Maine Drawing Project, a collaborative exhibition project of almost two dozen Maine museums and galleries.
Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit, Maine 207-646-4909
*spring* Open Studios!
The Artist Studio Building
during the First Friday art walk: May 6th, 5-8pm
featuring the work of over 50 artists with live music and light refreshments!
I'll be in Studio #307, please come visit!
Above and Below the Line
The Maine Drawing Project at The Palmina F. & Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art, Fryeburg Academy
curated by Deborah Whitney
March 26 - April 29, 2011
Artist Reception March 26th, 1--3pm
brunch fare and musical entertainment
The Maine Drawing Project, a statewide visual arts initiative, developed by the Maine Curator's Group, represents a unique collaboration. As part of the project, museums and galleries across Maine will offer exhibitions that focus on the process of drawing and how artists use it as a vehicle for creating diverse forms of visual expression.
check out the Jan/Feb issue of Maine Home + Design.
I'm included in The Canvas article called "Interstices: Found & Formed" by Annaliese Jakimides.
PAPERWORKS 2011
A National Exhibition Juried by New Orleans Curator and Gallerist, Mia Kaplan The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida, Pensacola
January 6, 2011 – February 3, 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 13th, 2011 6-8pm
The Paperworks 2011 Exhibition catalog is now available online! Follow the link below.
PAPERWORKS 2011 Exhibition Catalog
Congratulations to Paperworks 2011 Award Winners:
* Purchase Award // Sage Lewis, Shatter Shimmer Drawing 1, (2010) Ink and thread on paper
* Honorable Mention // Angela Driscoll, Pirates versus Dolphins, (2009) Artist Book: paper and graphite
* Honorable Mention // Stacy Elko, Items for a Weary Planet: Good Grid, (2008) Linocuts on paper embedded with cane
* Honorable Mention // Marie Hannigová Lee, Cool Coloratura, (2010) Ink and gouache on paper
For many centuries, paper and paper-like materials such as vellum and papyrus have served as a central medium for artists. The Paperworks exhibition explores the endless manipulation of paper-based art whether serving as a canvas or as the primary medium for the work itself. The exhibition features twenty-one works from thirteen national artists. An exhibition catalog and juror’s essay will be available for download soon!
The juror, Mia Kaplan, is an independent curator and the founding director of AMMO, a curatorial company representing artists in New Orleans, Lousiana. Kaplan organizes exhibitions of emerging and established contemporary artists and has worked with internationally respected institutions, including the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Louisiana Artworks, Centre for the Living Arts (Space 301) in Mobile, AL, among others. Her curatorial work and the exhibitions she has presented have received acclaim in both Artforum and Artpapers. As a regular guest speaker, she has spoken at the University of New Orleans, Louisiana Artworks, The Arts Council of New Orleans, YAYA, Amite City Schools, Memphis City Schools, among others.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information contact Amy Bowman, Director, TAG UWF at artgallery@uwf.edu or 850.474.2696. TAG is located on the University of West Florida’s campus in The Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, Pensacola, Florida.
The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida seeks to challenge, stimulate and engage students and the greater public through direct interaction with works of contemporary art.
I have a new wall installation in the front window of SPACE Gallery at 538 Congress St. in Portland.
Interference Blue, 2010
needles, thread, netting, and fabric on wall
109 x 160 inches
on view Friday 12.31.2010 through Saturday 01.29.2011
Three of my Shatter Shimmer Drawings made from ink and thread on paper, but based on the three-dimensional Shatter Shimmer wall installation I made for the exhibition Home Work, will be included in this show:
Drawing in the Expanded Field at the Clara Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University
October 6--November 12, 2010
An exhibition of work that engages drawing issues but transcends the traditions of
drawing practice to sustain new debates about extending
drawing and linear parameters.
Three of my Shatter Shimmer Drawings made from ink and thread on paper, but based on the three-dimensional Shatter Shimmer wall installation I made for the exhibition Home Work, will be included in this show:
Drawing in the Expanded Field at the Clara Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University
October 6--November 12, 2010
An exhibition of work that engages drawing issues but transcends the traditions of
drawing practice to sustain new debates about extending
drawing and linear parameters.
I'll be participating in a steamroller print-off on September, 11, 2010 organized by Pickwick Independent Press and SPACE Gallery's Block Party taking over the arts district of Portland in the best way possible.
check out April's issue of Maine Home + Design
I'm included in the listing of 60 of Maine's Most Collectible Artists
October!
Home Work
opening Oct. 2
I'm participating in 2 exhibitions this summer:
The Business of Art at University of New England Art Gallery in Portland
June 17 – September 2, 2009
and a group show at the ArtSpace at the Tunbridge Public Library in Tunbridge, Vermont
June 19-August 15th, 2009