Menagerie
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 June 2018 14:00
- Category: Previous Gallery Exhibitions
Menagerie August 4-September 13, 2018. FREE opening reception Saturday, August 4, 5-7 p.m.
Please join Art Saint Louis for our new juried exhibit, Menagerie, featuring new artworks by 54 St. Louis regional artists from Missouri and Illinois.
 Graphic design by Emily Amberger. |
Menagerie is our 2018 follow-up to our 2016 exhibition, Creatures. Menagerie is a juried visual art exhibition that features artworks that are about or depict animals, beasts, critters, creatures of any kind—real or imagined. All interpretations of this theme were welcome. Artworks in all media, techniques and styles were encouraged. The exhibit was open to artists 21+ who live in the St. Louis region, which extends to a 200-mile radius of our area.
We are honored to have the opportunity to work with St. Louis-based artists Amy Bautz and Phil Jarvis as our exhibition Jurors for Menagerie. Amy Bautz is an artist and Associate Professor of Art and Program Director, Studio Art, Saint Louis University. She is also Animation Team Member, Blue Peach Media, New York (clients include McGraw Hill & Bayer). Artist Phil Jarvis is an internationally exhibited artist, muralist and sign painter whose works are featured in Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, and the U.S., including hundreds of locations in the St. Louis metro area. In 2017, solo exhibits of Phil's works were presented at Nero Gallery, Rome, Italy and Hoffman LaChance Gallery, Maplewood, MO. |
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Menagerie Juror's Statement
"A menagerie is a collection of wild animals on display to entertain, a kind of zoo maybe, but certainly with less pretensions towards the scientific.
The word menagerie gathered hundreds of wonderful artworks at Art Saint Louis from which my co-juror and I curated this exhibit.
It wasn’t easy, but in the end, I leaned towards the works that hinted at or even revealed the chained, dancing bear in us artists."
—Amy Bautz, artist, Associate Professor of Art and Program Director,
Studio Art, Saint Louis University
“It was an honor for me to co-Jury this exhibition for Art Saint Louis. All of the works submitted are worthy of applause.
The decisions made in narrowing down the submitted works to only 60 was not easy. Amy and I initially agreed on some, but disagreed on other works to be selected. After discussing in detail the merits of each piece, and with Robin’s push to get it done, we finally selected the works based on quality, creativity, thoughtfulness and attention to the title "Menagerie." I’m looking forward to meeting the artists the opening reception.”
— Phil Jarvis, artist
Our 4 featured artists have 6 works in this exhibit. Pictured (top, l to r) are Brent Becker (2), Carmen Alana Tibbets, Chris Mouser, Russell Vanecek, Chris Mouser.SPECIAL EVENT
COFFEE WITH THE ARTISTS: SATURDAY GALLERY TALK
Saturday, August 25, 10 a.m. FREE
Please join us at Art Saint Louis on Saturday, August 25, at 10 a.m. and meet four of the featured artists in Menagerie.
Guests can enjoy complimentary coffee tastings courtesy of Catalyst Coffee Bar while the artists talk about their works on view in the exhibit, discuss the media that they use and the various techniques that they apply to making their form of artwork. The artists may also bring in samples of their other works or also present a demo of their particular media & techniques. Guests will walk with the artists through the Gallery as they talk about their works on view in the exhibition. This event is FREE & open to the public.
Four artists will speak in the Gallery at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 25:
• Brent Becker***
• Chris Mouser
• Carmen Alana Tibbets
• Russell Vanecek
The 54 featured artists in Menagerie are:
| Michael Andrus, Creve Coeur, MO Brent Becker***, Wentzville, MO Sophie Binder, St. Louis, MO Scott Black, Fenton, MO Robert Bolla, Chesterfield, MO Lon Brauer, Granite City, IL Sarah Curry, St. Louis, MO geminijunemoon (June Ann D’Angelo & Steve Yancy), St. Louis, MO Jo Jasper Dean, Chesterfield, MO Dion Dion**, Ballwin, MO Katie Donovan, St. Louis, MO Amber Dunayer, Florissant, MO Molly Edler, St. Louis, MO Dominic Finocchio, St. Louis, MO Michael Frank, St. Louis, MO Marcia Gay, Defiance, MO Stephanie Gobby, St. Louis, MO Shawn Forrest Guiling, Cape Girardeau, MO Vicki Hefty, Wildwood, MO |
Mary L. Henle, St. Louis, MO Maurice Hirsch, Chesterfield, MO Jacquelyn Hollenberg, Ballwin, MO Linda Horsley, St. Louis, MO Justin King, St. Louis, MO Agatha Klym, O’Fallon, IL Robert Kokenyesi, Godfrey, IL Subi Lakshmanan, University City, MO Laura Lebeda**, Ballwin, MO Christina MacMorran, Troy, IL Joy Martin, St. Louis, MO Justin Henry Miller**, Cape Girardeau, MO Chris Mouser, Ballwin, MO Patricia Muenks**, St. Charles, MO Pratima Murali, St. Louis, MO Andrew Naeger*, Ste. Genevieve, MO Sarah I. Noebels, University City, MO |
Alex Paradowski, St. Louis, MO Alissa Parrish, Chestefield, MO |
Some of the 61 artworks featured in Menagerie:
 Laura Lebeda, Ballwin, MO. "Red Tailed Hawk." 2018. Charcoal on Paper, 36”x27”. $900. **This artwork was selected by the exhibit Jurors for an Award of Excellence. |
 Amber Dunayer, Florissant, MO. "In Tune with Nature." 2018. Mixed Media, 8”x6”x2”. Not for Sale. |
 Carmen Alana Tibbets, Edwardsville, IL. "Verdin." 2017. Mixed Media, 18.5”x7”x4.5”. $495. |
 Sophie Binder, St. Louis, MO. "Ancient Soul 1-Sea Turtle." 2018. Pyrography, Watercolor on Maple, 19x26”x.80”. $3,000. |
 Shawn Forrest Guiling, Cape Girardeau, MO. "Pal—Study in Blue." 2017. Digital Photograph manipulated with Adobe illustrator & Photoshop, Digital Print on Paper, 18”x22.25”. $100. |
 Jerry B. Walters, Farmington, MO. "Bernini’s Elephant." 2016. Woodcut on Paper, 37”x52”. $600. |
 Terry Vermillion, Kirkwood, MO. "Remi." 2018. Acrylic on Canvas, 25”x25”. $550. |
 Jo Jasper Dean, Chesterfield, MO. "Nopal the Maned Wolf." 2018. Oil on Canvas, 24”x24”. Not for Sale. |
 Pratima Murali, St. Louis, MO. "Changing Stripes." 2016. Acrylic on Canvas, 30”x15”. $150. |
 Justin King, St. Louis, MO. "Bighorn Sheep." 2018. Papier Maché, Mixed Media, 20”x24”x19”. SOLD. |
 Patricia Muenks, St. Charles, MO. "Quartet." 2016. Clay, 4@ 6”x3”x3”. SOLD. **This artwork was selected by the exhibit Jurors for an Award of Excellence. |
 Lon Brauer, Granite City, IL. "Lascaux." 2017. Oil on Panel, 28”x32”. $1,850. |
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