by Jeff Maisey | Jul 17, 2019 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio It all started—and ended—with a donut. In the spring, my good friend and Hermitage Museum board member, Trish Pfeifer, excitedly shared with me the roster of artists for their summer show, which includes Jae Yong Kim of South Korea. I was so...
by Jeff Maisey | May 20, 2019 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio On a recent weeknight, a veritable spring still life stretched across one end of Sheila Giolitti’s table in her sun-drenched dining room: the most bodacious salad of crisp and colorful vegetables imaginable, fresh hunks of corn on the cob glistening...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 18, 2019 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio Juried art shows are peculiar animals. They are one person’s vision of what the viewing public needs to see from what was submitted, usually during an open call for entries, often with a fee, sometimes that includes a museum membership. In the case...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 15, 2019 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio The best thing to do when Gayle Paul is afforded the opportunity to curate a show her way is to not ask questions or debate whether it will be worth your time and simply go see it. At the very least, you can expect an elegantly installed and expertly...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 22, 2019 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio This is the story of how thread—and beads—became a lifeline. In 1999, Ntombephi “Induna” Ntobela and Bev Gibson, the former with a traditional education and the latter with a self-described Western education, formed the Ubuhle (oo-buk-lay)...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 19, 2018 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio Make no mistake: Aggie Zed’s animal-based drawings and sculpture are not about animals. That’s right. Her menagerie of horses, donkeys, dogs, rabbits, and more are about people. It’s the circus parade of the human condition, but not in any...
