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Celebration of Creativity: OAC Fellowships 1980-2005

July 26 – October 7, 2007

Curated by Dennis Harrington, Kay Koeninger and Kitty Zurko

Featuring 18 Ohio artists who have received one or more OAC Fellowships since1980, Celebration of Creativity brings together a diverse range of work that honors 25 years of Ohio Arts Council support to individual artists. The result is a stunning exhibition in a wide range of media that showcases and celebrates the wealth of creative, professional artists living and working throughout Ohio.

Celebration of Creativity includes work by: Andrew Borowiec (Akron), Kate Budd (Akron), Cole Carothers (Milford), Johnny Coleman (Oberlin), Alan Crockett (Columbus), Ana England (Felicity), James Friedman (Columbus), Brian Joiner (Cincinnati), Lori Kella (Cleveland), Ron Kroutel (Athens), Gregory Little (Bowling Green), Thomas Macaulay (Dayton), Paul O’Keeffe (Cleveland), Todd Reynolds (Portsmouth), Dennis Savage (South Bloomingville), Karen Shirley (Yellow Springs), Lowell Tolstedt (Columbus), and Sean Wilkinson (Dayton).

The Riffe Gallery is supported by Ohio Building Authority. Media sponsors for this exhibition include Alive, CityScene, Ohio Magazine and Time Warner.

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Tour some of the works that will be on display!

There are 18 images contained within this archive that are intended for Riffe Gallery publicity/educational use only. These images are protected by a photographic copyright that belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. They, therefore, are not in the public domain. Please contact the Ohio Arts Council directly if you wish to inquire about obtaining reproduction permission. Dimensions are h x w and work is courtesy of the artist unless otherwise noted.

Image of photo titled Barberton by Andrew Borowiec Image of small-scale sculpture titled Smiten by Kate Budd Image of painting titled White Stripes by Cole Carothers

Andrew Borowiec
Barberton
2005, ultrachrome archival inkjet print, 17 x 22"
Couretesy of Lee Marks Fine Art


Kate Budd
Smitten
2004, wax, hematite beads, graphite, 1 ½ x 2 x 6"

Cole Carothers
White Stripes
2004, oil on wood panel, 22 x 20¾"

Image Image of untitled birdhouse from A Promise of Blue in Green by Johnny Coleman Image of painting titled Tableau by Alan Crockette Image of ceramic piece titled Shared Identity: Hurricane and Growth Rings with Thumbprint by Ana England

Johnny Coleman
Untitled Birdhouse: from A Promise of Blue In Green
2005, recovered oak, lapis, small golden bird, braided waxed string, locks of hair, 54 x 12 x 6"

Alan Crockett
Tableau
2006, oil on canvas, 60 x 72"

Ana England
Shared Identity: Hurricane and Growth Rings with Thumbprint
2006, burnished ceramic, (4) pieces: 11¼ x 11¼ x 1½" ea. / 23½ x 23½ x 1½" (overall)
Image of print number 016 from the Interior Design series by James Friedman Image of painting titled Patiently Waiting for Your Return by Brian Joiner Image of four Tyce C prints titled The Long Cold Advance by Lori Kella

James Friedman
Number 016 from Interior Design series
2006, digital archival inkjet print, 36 x 36" (unframed)

Brian Joiner
Patiently Waiting for Your Return
2006, polymer resin and m/m on wood panel, 21 x 21"

Lori Kella
The Long Cold Advance
2005, four Type C prints, dimensions vary, 36 x 96" (overall)
Image of painting titled Yellow House / Mound by Ron Koutrel Image of print titled Taxonomies #2 by Gregory Little Image of an installation at Buckhan Gallery in Flint Michigan, made with corrugated cardboard boxes approximately 100 square feet--a similar installation will be placed in the Riffe Gallery.

Ron Koutrel
Yellow House / Mound
2004, oil on linen, 48 x 55"

Gregory Little
Taxonomies #2
2004, archival inkjet on canvas, 40 x 40"

Thomas Macaulay
Installation of corrugated cardboard boxes approximately 100 square feet at Buckham Gallery in Flint, Michigan. A similar installation will be created in the Riffe Gallery

Image of sculpture titled Uh-Huh by Paul O'Keeffe Image of painting titled Mother Tree by Todd Reynolds Image of photo print titled Twig Helmet by Dennis Savage

Paul O’Keeffe
Uh-Huh
2006, steel, MDF, maple, flashe paint, 100 x 65 x 9"

Todd Reynolds
Mother Tree
2002, oil on board, 30 x 20"

Dennis Savage
Twig Helmet
2001, black-and-white silver gelatin print, 20 x 16" (print) 24 x 20" (frame)

image of an untitled piece by Karen Shirley Image of colored pencil drawing titled Orange and Purple Wrapped Candy by Lowell Tolstedt Image of photographic print titled Silos, Dayton, OH 2006 from Something More and Less than What Was There by Sean Wilkinson

Karen Shirley
Untitled from the series Bucks Beach, Tahoe, September 2005acrylic/graphite on Arches paper with palette knife markings, 30 x 42"

Lowell Tolstedt, Columbus
Orange and Purple Wrapped Candy
2006, colored pencil, 6¼ x 9 5/8"
Courtesy of James M. Keny

Sean Wilkinson
Silos, Dayton, OH 2006 from Something More and Less than What Was There
Black-and-white photographic print, 14 x 14"

 

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