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Connections II: Ohio Artists Abroad

January 24 – April 6, 2008

Curated by Wendy Collin Sorin

Connections II features artwork by 14 artists who participated in the Ohio Arts Council Individual Creativity international residencies program, which has long been recognized as a leader in international cultural arts exchanges among state arts agencies. Over the years the OAC has developed global partnerships, including residencies, with several countries. The artists in Connections II took part in opportunities established in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. These artists immersed themselves in their host communities and acted as cultural ambassadors for Ohio.

Connections II includes work by the following artists: Bruce Checefsky (Cleveland), Gretchen Stevens Cochran (Columbus), Jennifer Craun (Cleveland), Phyllis Kohring Fannin (Lakewood), Nicholas Hill (Granville), Diana Duncan Holmes & Timothy Riordan (Cincinnati), Andrea Joki (University Heights) & Udo Haufe (Dresden, Germany), Michael Loderstedt (Cleveland), Mark Soppeland (Akron), Stephanie Sypsa (Columbus), Kim Vito (Fairborn), and Laila Voss (Cleveland).

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The Riffe Gallery is supported by Ohio Building Authority. Media sponsors for this exhibition include Alive, CD101, CityScene, Ohio Magazine and Time Warner.

Tour some of the works that will be on display!

There are 12 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.

Still image from IN NI (others), video work by Bruce Checefsky Image of installation work by Gretchen Stevens Cochran titled Švejk’s Chess Image of mixed-media work by Jennifer Craun titled Sketchbook / Diary

Bruce Checefsky, Cleveland
Still image from IN NI (others)
2005, betacam/color, black & white/ English subtitles/ 20:43, constructed through script written in 1958 by filmmaker Andrzej Pawlowski

Gretchen Stevens Cochran, Columbus
Švejk’s Chess
2001/ 2007, wood, wax, 1½ x 80 x 80" photographs (3) 24 x 36" each

Jennifer Craun, Cleveland
Sketchbook / Diary
2006, drawing, print, collage, 9½ x 9½ x 1¾" (closed); 9½ x 19" (opened)
image of printwork by Phyllis Kohring Fannin titled Mix it Up! image of print work by Nicholas Hill titled Red Night Bridge Image of mixed-media work by Diana Duncan Holmes and Timothy Riordan titled DNES = TODAY

Phyllis Kohring Fannin, Lakewood
Mix it Up!
2006, intaglio, aquatint, 24 x 30"

Nicholas Hill, Granville
Red Night Bridge
2007, four plate carborundum aquatint on handmade paper, 22 x 30"
Private Collection

Diana Duncan Holmes & Timothy Riordan, Cincinnati
DNES = TODAY
2003, daily newspaper, found paper, collage, drawing, writing, 18 x 12" each page (60 pages)
Image of printwork by Andrea Joki and Udo Haufe titled Fortress / Festung Image of printwork by Michael Loderstedt titled Sternenkarte Image of mixed-media sculpture by Mark Soppeland titled The Shrine of Haunted Samovar

Andrea Joki, University Heights & Udo Haufe, Dresden, Germany
Fortress/ Festung
2006, unique relief print, 14 x 14"

 

Michael Loderstedt, Cleveland
Sternenkarte
2006, relief print, pen, 26½ x 25½"

Mark Soppeland, Akron
The Shrine of the Haunted Samovar
2005, mixed media, electric: uses one 25-watt bulb and five 7-watt bulbs.68 x 14 x 14"
Collection of Mark and Sandy Auburn, Akron

Image of mixed-media work by Stephanie Sypsa titled Enclosed in Gray Matter I Image of printwork by Kim Vito titled Nature Study: Spring Image of installation work by Laila Voss titled In the Center, Unable to Hear, Unable to Speak

Stephanie Sypsa, Columbus
Enclosed in Gray Matter I
2007, Xerox carbon, pastel, ink, graphite on graph paper, 19 x 30 x 2"

Kim Vito, Fairborn
Nature Study: Spring
2003, etching, aquatint, drypoint, 18 x 18"

Laila Voss, Cleveland
In the Center, Unable to Hear, Unable to Speak
2003, cobblestone rubbings, graphite, charcoal; journals, books; audio: layered language lesson (T-30:00)
8´ x 3´ x 19" eight panels: 51 x 18"; (overall size approx. 9´ x 10´ x 10´)

 

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