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                                                  early spring 2008

Walter Anderson Untitled (Seashell)

upcoming
solo exhibitions: Terri Jones at Bridge NYC and Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville; Michael Crespo at Louisiana Art & Science Museum; Maysey Craddock at Francine Sedars Gallery, Seattle; Kat Gore at Allen Gallery, NYC; Greely Myatt at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN; Anne Siems at Grover Thurston Gallery, Seattle; Tim Crowder at Koelsch Gallery, Houston.

group exhibitions: Maysey Craddock in “Southern Gothic” at Space 301, Mobile; Brian Russell, Ted Faiers, Greely Myatt, Terri Jones, Wayne Edge, Carroll Todd, Joyce Gingold, Allison Smith and Craddock in “Memphis 3D” at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis; Robert Yasuda at the National Academy of Arts and Letters; Hamlett Dobbins and Dwayne Butcher in the Cheekwood Museum (Nashville) “Survey of Abstract Painting in Tennessee.

Tim Crowder Be Careful What You Wish For

recent
solo exhibitions: Twin painting performance at the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, Jackson; Greely Myatt at Millsaps College; Maysey Craddock in “A Tree Is Nice” at Julie Baker Fine Art, Nevada City, CA; Pinkney Herbert at Leslie Heller Gallery, NYC; Anne Siems at Laura Russon Gallery, Portland; Maysey Craddock and Tad Laurtizen Wright at Koelsch Gallery, Houston.

group exhibitions: Dwayne Butcher at Middle Tennessee State University, Murpheesboro; Tim Crowder, Ted Faiers, Greely Myatt in “50/50” and Myatt and Beth Edwards in the Delta show at Arkansas Arts Center, Tad Lauritzen Wright, Terri Jones, Myatt and Edwards at The University of Louisiana - Monroe; Crowder at Huntsville Museum of Art’s Red Clay winners exhibition; Michael Crespo and Libby Johnson at Second Line Gallery, Brooklyn; Crespo at Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge; in the annual “Works of Heart” show in Memphis were Peter Bowman, Kat Gore, Dolph Smith, Veda Reed, Carroll Todd, Wayne Edge and Danny Broadway; Hamlett Dobbins at Tanner Hill Gallery, Chattanooga.

Greely Myatt image from Walter Robinson's review on ARTNET

news
In Memphis look for trees marked by Tad Lauritzen Wright and a billboard of clouds covered in Greely Myatt quotes – both projects celebrate the 10^th anniversary of the UrbanArt Commission; Myatt has begun work on another UrbanArt project – a permanent clothesline of quilts at City Hall; former DLG associate Emmie King is the new director of the gallery at Milsaps College in Jackson, MS; Carissa Hussong is the new executive director of The National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis; Pinkney Herbert has drawings installed for the year at FedEx Forum, Memphis; Kat Gore won the WKNO Art & Auction award and is the Memphis In May Fine Art Poster artist for 2008 (Turkey); Lauritzen Wright in New American Paintings #70; Greely Myatt got a great picture and mention by Walter Robinson on ArtNet for his installation at FLOW during ArtBasel Miami Beach festivities and Lusk was quoted several times in the Miami Herald about the Miami art fair scene; Lusk was also featured in the Memphis Commercial Appeal in an article titled “Lusk for Life”; Memphis best exhibition accolades for 2007: in the Commercial Appeal were Terri Jones, Beth Edwards and Hamlett Dobbins; and in the Memphis Flyer were Terri Jones and Hamlett Dobbins.

recent works in corporate collections: Wayne Edge created elaborate sconces for the Loughrey Stage at Theatre Memphis; Carroll Todd was commissioned to create a monumental sculpture for NSA Corp, Memphis; Thomas & Betts Headquarters, Memphis collected Maysey Craddock, Linda Disney, Freida Hamm, Rana Rochat, Carol Sams, Jeanie Umbreit and Edge; Nordstrom has new works by Michael Crespo and Crowder in Tampa, Boston and Detroit stores; Tad Lauritzen Wright created a shuffleboard table for the new Americania Hotel in San Francisco; the City of Memphis purchased works by Beth Edwards, Pinkney Herbert, Greely Myatt, Laurtizen Wright and Edge; Fidelity Investments – Charlotte now includes two Hamlett Dobbins paintings in their collection; Craddock at Carty & Co, Memphis and Sysco-Houston; Edge at LGI and Centennial Partners, Memphis; Regions Insurance Corporation Headquarters in Memphis collected Jared Small, Veda Reed, Don Estes, Robert Rector, Ted Faiers, Bruce Brainard, Brian Rutenberg, Craddock, Crespo, Dobbins and Umbreit; The Tennessee State Museum purchased Greely Myatt’s “American Gothic”.

Mary Sims Leda and the Cake

exhibits

4-29 mar
MICHAEL CRESPO venus in transit Whether a commanding, majestic buck, a soaring great egret or a lone glistening tarpon, Crespo eloquently renders the vulnerability of nature in his fifth solo exhibition at DLG.  In a brief moment with a reverent eye, he captures animals with an aura of graceful strength and power while evoking the universal connection between man and animal: drawing his viewers back to the basest connections all humans have toward the natural world.
		Michael Crespo Diana the Doe
1-6 apr
ROBERT YASUDA subject to change “Not only do Robert Yasuda’s paintings physically interact with the viewer, but, like true chameleons, they’re capable of multiple color states.  Most of the new paintings have an extreme pearlescence that’s reminiscent of the polished surface on the interior of an abalone shell.  Although technically impossible, it almost seems as if Yasuda is attempting to extend his color into the invisible poles of infrared and ultraviolet.” Michael Brennan, The Brooklyn Rail, October 2006
		Robert Yasuda Overlook
DOLPH SMITH looking back This long time Memphis artist and educator is set for his first show at DLG.  “Looking Back” finds Dolph  Smith exploring his early work in watercolor, his later small-scale building projects and the points where both focuses meet.  Floating farm house models project atop brilliantly abstract watercolor fields and clouds; barns project mysteriously from the Gallery walls; and small vignettes hover on ledges in front of vibrant fields.  Many of these constructions are accompanied by Dolph’s written story of each inhabitant.
		Dolph Smith Jilly's House
29 apr - 31 may
KAT GORE damask & doll ups From Wikipedia: “Damask (Arabic) cloths are obtained by long floats of warp and weft set at right angles.  According to the angle of light and position of the viewer, the visual effect of the fabric changes.”  And, from Craig’s List - Woody’s Refinishing: “We also do auto doll-ups.  everything (sic) from simple wash and wax to complete under hood degreasing and cleaning with inside and out buffing, waxing, glass cleaning, undercoating, wet sanding, etc.”  Kat Gore’s show is new paintings --- just wait and see….
		Kat Gore Damask II
J IVCEVICH sanctuary By looking at through and past the display of urban-dwellers life (clotheslines, traffic barricades, plastic grocery bags, signage) J Ivcevich has found places of distinct serenity.  Working from photographic documentation J simplifies the image and lays it down on canvas with restrained lines and simplified paint handling that serve to highlight his hip-hop or skate sense of color and composition.  J says: “Images of rural pastures, urban deterioration, rusting industrial artifacts and isolated trailer part splendor are all thrown into his juxtaposition blender.”  They come out in this show as Sanctuary.
		J Ivcevich Congee