Abstraction by Any Other Name Panel Discussion

Please join us on Thursday, December 19 at 6:30 pm for a panel discussion moderated by artist and curator, Dan Cameron.

"How does gestural painting of the Abstract Expressionist mode impact painting being made today? What is the current dynamic between representation and abstraction?"

Taking their cue from the title of their group exhibition, Abstraction by Any Other Name, five of the participating artists, Louise Belcourt, Jane Fine, Matthew Kolodziej, Jill Moser and Lui Shtini, will join curator Dan Cameron to discuss several of the topics brought up by the exhibition’s probing of the Abstract Expressionist heritage in recent American painting. Each participant will be invited to discuss their personal studio technique, and to take part in an open discussion about painting, art history and abstraction.

Dan Cameron is a curator, teacher, writer, and artist. Throughout his 40 plus year career organizing exhibitions, Cameron has championed both the unexpected and under recognized. In 1982 he was the first American curator to organize a museum exhibition on LGBTQ art, and in 2008 he launched the Prospect New Orleans triennial in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He has curated international biennials as well as retrospectives on numerous artists including Cildo Meireles, Faith Ringgold, Carolee Schneemann, and Martin Wong.

Louise Belcourt, lives and works in Massachussetts. Her work has been exhibited in solo shows at Hesse Flatow, NY; Locks Gallery, PA; and Jeff Bailey, NY. Belcourt was included in group exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, NY; The Drawing Center, NY; and The Weatherspoon Museum of Art, NC. She received a Guggenheim Foundation Grant in 2012.

Jane Fine, lives and works in New York. Fine received a MA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University. She has had solo exhibitions at Pierogi, NY; Ringling College of Art and Design, FL; and The Front, New Orleans, LA. Fine was included in group shows at Bill Arning Exhibitions, TX; Pearl Archer Museum of Fine Arts, TX; and Bravin Lee Programs, NY. She received Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant in 2013.

Matthew Kolodziej, lives and works in Ohio. He received a MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. His solo exhibitions have been at William Busta Projects, Cleveland, OH; McDonough Museum of Art, OH; and Carl Solway Gallery, OH. Kolodziej has been included in group exhibitions at The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH; Akron Art Museum, OH; and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH. He was a Fulbright Scholar in 1995 and a recipient of a Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant in 2013.

Jill Moser, lives and works in New York. She received a MFA from Hunter College, NY. Moser’s solo exhibitions were at Bienvenu, Steinberg & Partner, NY and Lennon Weinberg, Inc., NY. She has been included in group shows at the Center for Book Arts, NY; the Parrish Art Museum, NY; and The International Print Center, NY. She received a NYFA Fellowship in 1992.

Lui Shtini, lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He attended The Academy of Arts, Tirana, Albania. Shtini has been in solo exhibitions at Harkawik Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; James Fuentes Gallery, NY, and Corbett vs Dempsey, Chicago, IL. He has been included in group shows at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA; Grimm, Amsterdam, NL; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Shtini received a NYFA Fellowship in 2010.

*Registering for a ticket does not guarantee entry for this event. Seats will be available on a first come, first served basis.