"ReconFigure: New Permanent Collection Acquisitions"
Aug. 15 – Sep. 30, 2011
Gallery See | SCAD Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, Ga.Jan. 05 – Feb. 26, 2012
Alexander Hall Gallery | 668 Indian St., Savannah, Ga.
The SCAD exhibitions department presents "ReconFigure: New Permanent Collection Acquisitions" featuring a selection of works by alumni and students who are pushing boundaries in contemporary figure painting. Employing bold uses of color, distorted proportions and perspectives, and borrowing from the languages of comics, illustration, animation and film, these artists exemplify new terrain in representations of the human form.
Artists include: Monica Cook (B.F.A., painting, 1996); Britt Spencer (M.F.A. painting student; B.F.A., illustration, 2005); Michael Porten (M.F.A. painting student; B.F.A., illustration, 2004); Summer Wheat (M.F.A., painting, 2005); Jonathan Yoerger (M.F.A., painting, 2011; B.F.A., illustration, 2008); Xiaolu Zhang, (M.F.A. painting student).
Reception as part of the deFINE ART gallery hop: 6:30-8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24
Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
Artists include: Monica Cook (B.F.A., painting, 1996); Britt Spencer (M.F.A. painting student; B.F.A., illustration, 2005); Michael Porten (M.F.A. painting student; B.F.A., illustration, 2004); Summer Wheat (M.F.A., painting, 2005); Jonathan Yoerger (M.F.A., painting, 2011; B.F.A., illustration, 2008); Xiaolu Zhang, (M.F.A. painting student).
Gallery See
Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Alexander Hall Gallery
Presented as part of the 2012 deFINE ART program.Reception as part of the deFINE ART gallery hop: 6:30-8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24
Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
ARTIST BIOS
Sam Bryer, SCAD M.F.A. painting student
Sam Bryer was born in Elgin, Illinois. She started her professional art career promptly out of high school, illustrating several activity and coffee table books for a small publishing company in the Chicago suburbs. Bryer's figurative pastels and paintings have been featured in both solo and group shows in New York, Georgia and Illinois. She is an active member of both the Oil Painters of America and the Portrait Society of America.
CLIENTS
EDUCATION
Bryer studied traditional life drawing and design at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated with a B.F.A. with highest honors from RIT in New York. Bryer is an M.F.A. painting student at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
CLIENTS
- Hewlett-Packard
- Verizon
- Fujifilm
- Federal Judge Richard Linn
- Chicago History Museum
EDUCATION
Bryer studied traditional life drawing and design at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated with a B.F.A. with highest honors from RIT in New York. Bryer is an M.F.A. painting student at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Monica Cook, Artist
In 2010 Monica Cook's stop motion animation video "Deuce" was selected by the Guggenheim Museum to be included in the "You Tube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video." She was recently awarded a commission by Atlanta Celebrates Photography for its 2011 annual public art project. Cook lives and works in New York.
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION
Cook earned a B.F.A. in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
GROUP
PUBLICATIONS
- Art in America
- Le Figaro
- Elle magazine
- New American Paintings
EDUCATION
Cook earned a B.F.A. in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
- Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 2007
- Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2005
- Iocovozzi Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2004
GROUP
- Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, New York, 2008
- Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama, 2008
- A.I.R. Gallery, 7th Biennial, New York, New York, 2007
- ArtLink@Sotheby's in New York, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv, 2003
Michael Porten, SCAD M.F.A. painting student
Michael Porten was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He was featured on the cover and included in Issue No. 88 of New American Paintings, 2010.
ON THE WEB
michaelporten.com
EDUCATION
Porten earned a B.F.A. in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2004 and is an M.F.A. painting student at SCAD.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
GROUP
ON THE WEB
michaelporten.com
EDUCATION
Porten earned a B.F.A. in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2004 and is an M.F.A. painting student at SCAD.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
- Hall Street Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2008
- Galeries de l'Olivier, Lacoste, France, 2009
- P.J.S. Gallery in New York, New York, 2011
GROUP
- Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, 2008
- Miami Art Basel satellite fair (ARTery Art Fair), Miami, Florida, 2009
- SCAD Gallery, Hong Kong, China, 2010
- Alexander Hall Gallery during deFINE ART 2011
Britt Spencer, SCAD M.F.A. painting student
Britt Spencer was born in Lexington, Kentucky. His work has been published internationally and earned recognition from the Society of Illustrators New York and the Society of Illustrators West.
ON THE WEB
brittspencer.com
EDUCATION
Spencer earned a B.F.A. in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005 and an M.F.A. in painting from SCAD in 2011.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
"Mythillogical," Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2006
GROUP
JURIED
ON THE WEB
brittspencer.com
EDUCATION
Spencer earned a B.F.A. in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005 and an M.F.A. in painting from SCAD in 2011.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
"Mythillogical," Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2006
GROUP
- "Cowboys and Indians," The R and R Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 2011
- "Mr. Beast's Grand Opening," Mr. Beast Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2010
- "EARTH: Fragile Planet," Society of Illustrators, New York, New York, 2010
- "Nesting," A. Okay Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2009
JURIED
- "Small Works," Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2010
- "Society of Illustrators West Annual Show," Nucleus Gallery, Los Angeles, 2009
Summer Wheat, Artist
Summer Wheat works in the realm of contemporary paint.
AWARDS AND HONORS
EDUCATION
Wheat earned an M.F.A. in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
Samson Projects from Boston, Massachusetts, at the VOLTA NY Art Fair
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
AWARDS AND HONORS
- Lacoste Graduate Residency in Lacoste, France
- Year long studio residency at Triangle Arts Association in Brooklyn, New York
EDUCATION
Wheat earned an M.F.A. in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
Samson Projects from Boston, Massachusetts, at the VOLTA NY Art Fair
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
- Des Plaines Children's Library in Chicago, Illinois
- Turner and Associates Architectural firm in Atlanta, Georgia
Jonathan Yoerger, Artist
Jonathan Yoerger was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. He lives and works in Savannah, Georgia.
PUBLICATIONS
ON THE WEB
jonathanyoerger.com
EDUCATION
Yoerger earned B.F.A. and M.F.A, degrees in 2008 and 2011, respectively, from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
GROUP
PUBLICATIONS
- SCAD painting advertisement
- Modern Painters, May 2011
- SCAD Gallery, Splux Lifestyle Extraordinaire, Hong Kong, 2011
ON THE WEB
jonathanyoerger.com
EDUCATION
Yoerger earned B.F.A. and M.F.A, degrees in 2008 and 2011, respectively, from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
- "Twist & Go," Fahm Hall Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2011
- "ALLEZ ALLEZ," La Galerie Pfriem, Lacoste, France, 2011
GROUP
- "1st Story," Logan Square, Chicago, Illinois, 2008
- "Alexander Ink," Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2009
- "Interlude," The Rymer Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, 2010
- "49th Annual Illustration West Exhibition," Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, California, 2011
- "Kaiju Giant Monster Terror," Mr. Beast Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2011
- "Doublewide" with Gregory Eltringham, Hall Street Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2011
Xiaolu Zhang, SCAD M.F.A. painting student
Xiaolu Zhang was born in Chongqing, China. She lives and works in Savannah, Georgia.
EDUCATION
Zhang earned a B.F.A. in oil painting from Chengdu Fine Arts College of SCCM, Chengdu City, Sichuan, China, in 2006 and is an M.F.A. painting student at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
EDUCATION
Zhang earned a B.F.A. in oil painting from Chengdu Fine Arts College of SCCM, Chengdu City, Sichuan, China, in 2006 and is an M.F.A. painting student at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
- "Bridge" exhibition at Alexander Hall Gallery, SCAD, Savannah, Georgia, 2009
- SCAD painting department's "Open Studio," 2009-11
- "This Happened," Alexander Hall Gallery, SCAD, Savannah, Georgia, 2010
- "Conversations," Mr. Beast Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2010
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
- Chengdu Fine Art College of SCCM
- Savannah College of Art and Design
Links
- deFINE ART 2012
- SCAD article (Jan. 25, 2012): Third annual deFINE ART program brings influential artists to SCAD locations worldwide
- SCAD press release (Jan. 11, 2012): SCAD deFINE ART 2012 honors conceptual artist Fred Wilson and showcases exhibitions with public events and lectures
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