GÆst Book
February 3 – February 26, 2012
Luminosis mori
OPENING / FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 2012, 6PM TO 9PM
JANUARY 21 - May 20, 2012
The 10th Northwest biennial at the tacoma art museum
OPENING / SATURDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 2012, 7 TO 10 PM
1701 Pacific Avenue | Tacoma, WA 98402
tel 253.272.4258
Get your limited edition peanut elves at eyebuyart.com for the holidays!
Every once in a while someone really special comes along, like American artist Wendy Given. Wendy is one of those people who puts the “art” in artist. I feel at peace knowing that someone is out there, spending their time coaxing little elf heads out of peanuts by very carefully carving their faces out of the seedpod. With focused lighting, careful placement of shadows, and the use of a macro lens, each peanut assumes a distinctive identity which become readily available for us to see.
Another thing I really admire in an artist is their unwavering commitment – someone who is truly dedicated to their craft. Wendy is one of those people, and has dedicated much of her artistic career observing and documenting the otherworldly and the supernatural – exploring an ongoing fascination with myth and magic. With exhibitions and titles like “How to Explain Magic to a Dead Rabbit”, “Of Augur and Auspice: No 5 (from under the pillow)” and “Turn Your Back to the Forest, Your Front to Me” one feels drawn into the narrative without even having seen the picture.
I think these would make the perfect gift for the kid who has everything, writ large on a dining room wall, or next to the kitchen cupboard! Whatever the reason, if this doesn’t whet your Christmas-Elf whistle, I’ll be making you fruitcake in August.
Wendy is planning a solo exhibition at Nationale in Portland, OR this year, and her work is going to be included in the 10th Northwest Biennial at the Tacoma Art Museum in Tacoma, WA.
— Emily McInnes
Aug 19 - Aug 20, 2011
JTHAR Art exhibit
ARTISTS RECEPTION AUGUST 20, 6- 8:30 PM
Joshua Tree Art Gallery
June 1 - July 16, 2011
EQUINE
FIRST THURSDAY OPENINGS / JUNE 2 AND JULY 7, 5 TO 8 PM
FROELICK GALLERY
714 NW Davis Street
Portland, Oregon 97209
503 222 1142
JANUARY 14 - FEBRUARY 26, 2011
TURN YOUR BACK TO THE FOREST, YOUR FRONT TO ME
OPENING / JANUARY 14TH, 2011, 7 TO 10 PM
CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTIST: SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 4 PM
WHITESPACE
814 Edgewood Avenue NE,| Atlanta, GA 30307
June 3 - 25, 2010
HOW TO EXPLAIN MAGIC TO A DEAD RABBIT
OPENING / JUNE 3RD, 2010, 5 TO 8 PM
WIEDEN + KENNEDY GALLERY
224 NW 13TH Ave, Portland, Oregon 97209
tel 503 937 7000
Portland, Ore., May 28, 2010 – Wieden+Kennedy is pleased to announce a new gallery exhibition of photography, sculpture and drawing by Wendy Given. “How to Explain Magic to a Dead Rabbit”, opens at WKG (Wieden + Kennedy Gallery) in Portland, Oregon Thursday, June 3, 2010, with a reception from 5-8pm.
February 2010
Caldera residency
Each winter at Blue Lake in Sisters, Oregon, visual artists, dancers, musicians, theatre artists, writers, scientists, designers, architects and engineers apply to come to caldera for month-long residencies. Each accepted resident is given the time, space and solitude to devote themselves to their work in a private creek-side cottage with additional rehearsal and studio space nearby.
DECEMBER 2009
Photo center NW
900 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
December 4, 2009 - January 15, 2010
Juror: Eric Fredericksen, Director, Western Bridge, Seattle
Artists' Reception & Awards: Friday, December 11, 6-9 PM
Featuring: Aaron Pultz, Andrea Bakacs, Desiree Edkins, Gary Grenell, Jarvi Kononen, Jeff Leisawitz, Kristin Imig, Larry Larsen, Laura Newlon, Margot Quan Knight, Minh Carrico, Scott Kuehner, Teri Fullerton, Todd Jannausch, Wendy Given, William Rugen
October 2009
Humble arts foundation
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
CENTRAL BOOKING
phone: 347-731-6559
hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12-6 pm
111 Front Street, Gallery 214
Brooklyn, NY 11201
My self published open edition book "No Man's Land" will be exhibited and for sale in a new gallery space in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NYC, focusing on artist's books and prints and their integration into the larger art world. OPENING SEPT. 17!
Gallery 1 The space for artist’s books, prints, and related ephemera
Devoted to all aspects of the medium of artist’s books, where all the work is on view, accessible and for sale. You will find a combination of the informality of a store with the selectivity and installation of a gallery. We have racks of zines and open edition work; shelves with limited edition books; cases and pedestals of sculptural books that push the form, as well as books from the floor up and those hanging from the ceiling. Hand pulled prints hang on the walls, but not always in traditional forms. As many artists discovered books through printmaking, the two complement each other naturally. For those of you unable to visit us in person, we provide information on the website about our artists, the work of theirs on exhibition and an easy mechanism for purchasing their work.
August 2009
2009 London International Competition
SHORTLIST AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
June 2 - july 11, 2009
TOWN & COUNTRY: OREGON AT 150
OPENING / JUNE 4TH, 2009, 5 TO 8PM
A Juried Group Landscape Exhibit
FROELICK GALLERY
714 NW Davis, Portland, Oregon 97209
tel 503 222 1142
March 21 - April 18, 2009
Short Stories
OPENING / SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 6 TO 9 PM
Fifth Floor is pleased to present the work of two artists based in the Pacific Northwest, Diem Chau and Wendy Given. The show entitled, Short Stories, will feature the photographic series, A. hypogaea albus (peanut elves) by Wendy Given and tiny human caricatures carved from crayons and pencils as well as embroidered ceramics by Diem Chau. Both artists' work is inspired by myths and oral traditions passed on generationally.
FIFTH FLOOR
502 Chung King Court / Los Angeles, CA 90012
www.fifthfloorgallery.com
info@fifthfloorgallery.com
213 687 8443
FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 25, 2009
Wolves and urchins
OPENING / SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 3 TO 5 PM
GALLERY TALK / TUESDAY, MARCH 10, NOON
Featuring the work of Wendy Given, Anne Mathern, Hayley Barker. Three artists based in Oregon and Washington use painting, photography, sculpture and video to explore our real and imagined relationship with nature.
The Art Gym
Marylhurst University / 17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy 43) / Marylhurst, OR 97036
tel 503 699 6243
February 9 - November 10, 2009
Green Light
Exhibition loan from Joie Lassiter Gallery.
Bank of America Building
Main Atrium, Bank of America Plaza, 101 South Tryon Street, Charlotte NC 28255
tel 704 373 1464
info@lassitergallery.com
OCTOBER 17 - JANUARY 31, 2009
NO MAN’S LAND
AN EXHIBITION OF SEVENTEEN PHOTOGRAPHS
OPENING / OCTOBER 17, 6 - 8 PM
Artist Talk Saturday, October 18th at 2 pm
Solomon Projects
1037 Monroe Street / Atlanta, GA 30306
tel 404 875 7100
OCTOBER 4 - NOVEMBER 2, 2008
Outside the Big-Box
Group Show
OPENING / OCTOBER 4, 6 - 9 PM
As a part of “Otis across LA,” Fifth Floor is pleased to present the work of a diverse group of Otis College of Art and Design alumni. These are the hand-made and limited edition works of furniture, art, and design that you won’t find at your neighborhood big box store.
Fifth Floor Gallery
502 Chung King Court / Los Angeles, CA 90012
tel 213 687 8443
Thursday, October 2, 2008, 7:30pm
The video Harnessing Nature will be included in this screening:
LAAA's Film & Video 825 and Otis present:
Multiple Feeds
SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Los Angeles Art Association is proud to partner with Otis College of Art and Design on an essential screening of Otis' time-based and new media artists. Part of Otis' 90th Anniversary celebration, this screening will acknowledge and commemorate the many important video artists fostered at Otis. Thursday, October 2, 7:30pm, Free admission.
Democracy Forum at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy
Preview Harnessing Nature