Washington Project for the Arts Select Gala

 

Introverted Unicursal Labyrinth #1, Sumi ink and graphite on Yupo paper, 34 x 22.5", 2008.

  My artwork, above, will be featured in the upcoming Washington Project for the Arts Select Art Exhibition and Auction Gala. 

Curator Paul Thulin from VCU Arts, selected artworks from Suzanna Fields, Ron Johnson,  Sarah Mizer, Cindy Neuschwander, Amie Oliver, Pamela Pecchio, Jon-Philip Sheridan, Heide Trepanier, Kendra Wadsworth and Jack Wax and myself for the exhibition.  

Other curators are Seth Adelsberger, Molly Donovan, Sarah Newman, Dennis O'Neil, Stephen Bennett Phillips, Katy Murnane Reis, and the WPA Board of Directors.  It's going to be a very wonderful show of contemporary art.

When: 2 events!
1. Exhibition opening reception:  Saturday February 11, 2012 from 6-8pm - this reception is free of charge and open to the public.
2. Auction Gala:  March 3, 2012, starts at 6:30 - Midnight, with the Live Auction starting at 9pm. Click here for tickets and more information about artists and curators. 

Where:  1800 L Street NW, Washington D.C.

W.P.A. Mission:  The WPA provides essential resources to support the creative spirit and success of regional artists.  We present contemporary art through imaginative and provocative programs, and we connect artists with the community in both traditional and unexpected ways.


Let me know if you are interested in attending either event.  Click here for more information about the opening reception and for the Gala.

Detail of Introverted Unicursal Labyrinth.  Click to enlarge.

More new work...

A few of the new works from my current solo show, on view at the Fine Arts Gallery at Blue Ridge College through February 22, 2012.  Please click to enlarge.

Liquid subdivision with Comets #1, Acrylic on Yupo, 2011, 14 x 11"

Dredged and Sifted #2, Acrylic on Yupo, 2011, 26 x 20"

Running Around Kissing, Acrylic on Yupo, 26 x 20", 2011

Chinks in my Armor #5, Acrylic on Yupo, 26 x 20", 2011

Some more new work and upcoming shows!

Three shows! 

The first is Illuminate at the Page Bond Gallery in Richmond, VA.  It opens Friday, 12/9 with a reception from 7-9pm.

The second is Layers and Competition, a solo show at Blue Ridge Community College that will open on January 19th, 2012.

The third is Treasures from the Vault, a show of works from the permanent collection at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, on display from January 12 to February 18th, 2012.


Here are some new things that have appeared in the studio lately - busy elf...

All are available to see at Page Bond Gallery. 

*Please click to enlarge any image.

Above, Self Portrait #10 (Orange), 17 x 14", acrylic on duralar

Above, Self Portrait #11 (Purple), 17 x 14", acrylic on duralar

Above, Self Portraits #12 (Blue), 17 x 14", acrylic on duralar

Above, is Self Portrait #15 (Crimson), acrylic on Yupo, 24 x 19"

Above, Self-Portrait #14 (Sap Green), acrylic on Yupo, 24 x 19"

Above, A Liquid Subdivision, 26 x 20", acrylic on Yupo

Above, Chinks in my Armor #4 (Vermilion),  12 x 9", acrylic on Yupo

Above, H.B. #2, 14 x 11", acrylic on Yupo

Melt and Flow #4 (Indigo), 40 x 25", acrylic on Yupo

Melt and Flow #3 (Vermillion and Yellow), 40 x 25", acrylic on Yupo

Sap Green Slinky Fritillary, 26 x 20", acrylic on Yupo

Untitled, 26 x 20", acrylic on Yupo

All artworks are copyright and belong to Fiona Ross.

Layers and Competition - Upcoming show

     Some of the new work that will be shown at my upcoming solo show "Layers and Competition", at the Fine Arts Center Gallery at Blue Ridge Community College in January 2012.
All works are acrylic paint on Duralar or Yupo papers.

Dislocation of a More Complete Pattern/2011, 17 x 14", Acrylic on Duralar

Makes its Way into your New Toy/2011, 17 x 14", Acrylic on Duralar

Labors to a System/2011, 17 x 14", Acrylic on Duralar

Layers and Competition/2011, 17 x 14", Acrylic on Duralar

Growing in Upon Itself/2011, 17 x 14", Acrylic on Yupo

They Open, Then They Close #1/2011, 17 x 14", Acrylic on Yupo

They Open, Then They Close, #2,/2011, 17 x 14", Acrylic on Yupo

Etude #1, 40 x 20"/2011, Acrylic on Yupo

Melt and Flow #1/2011, 40 x 20", Acrylic on Yupo

Detail of Melt and Flow #1

Paradox of Priority/2011, 17 x 14, Acrylic on Yupo

Dredged and Sifted #1/2011, 12 x 9", Acrylic on Yupo

Fragmented Liquid Convections/2011 17 x 14", Acrylic on Yupo

Growing In Upon Itself/2011, 17 x 14", Acrylic on Yupo

At My Invitation/2011, 17 x 14", Acrylic on Duralar

I have work in two shows this summer, one in Alexandria, VA and one in Hampton, VA.

Drawing Analogies, at the Athenaeum in Alexandria, is a 7 artist showcase featuring the drawings of artists
Victor Ekpuk, Mindy Hirt, Sarah Laing, Beverly Ress,
Renee Van der Stelt, Alice Whealin and myself.

The opening reception is Sunday, July 17, 2011, from 4-6, and the show has been highlighted as the gallery opening of the week by Michael O'Sullivan of the Washington Post.
Drawing Analogies will run through August 28th, 2011 at the
Athenaeum, 201 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Also, in Hampton, VA, is the Virginia Artists 2011 exhibition. This show also opens on Sunday, July 17, 2011 with a reception from 1-3. The show is at the Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, 4205 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA 23669.

Top image: Self-Portrait #5, Sumi and India Ink on Shiramine paper, 60 x 25", 2010
Bottom image: Small Introverted Unicursal Labyrinth, Sumi and India Ink on Yupo, 14 x 8", 2009

Photography by Taylor Dabney

Save the Date!
4/14/11
Trace of a Moving Point

Solo Show at McLean Project for the Arts

More info soon...

"...when we could be diving for pearls..."

Here are some images of the site specific drawing installation titled "...when we could be diving for pearls..." that I did for the Spirited Calligraphy: Texts, Marks and Meanings- East and West show at the Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design Gallery, at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. The drawing is a unicursal, or single line, labyrinth.

The show opened Thursday, October 7th and runs through November 19th, 2010.
The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10-6.

Artists

China: Tsai Yu-Lung
Japan: Tokoku Harada, Michiko Hamasaki, Sogen Hirano, Nakano Hokumei, Undo Inamura, Junko Matsumoto, Rtsuun Omote, Kyomi Tachibana, Kaishu Yanagisawa
Korea: Kichung Lee Zee, Kim Jue Whe, Ku Ji Hoi, Lee Yoon Yong, Seo Jae Wen
USA: Crait Dongoski, Kevin Hsieh, Carol LeBaron, Juliarose Loffredo, Christy Matson, Katherine Mitchell, Fiona Ross, Junco Sato Pollack.

Thank you so much to Junco Sato Pollack for moderating the exhibition and for inviting me to participate and to Waduda Mohammad, Cynthia Farnell, Gigi Johnson and Carol LeBaron for all their help and support.