Human Touch

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Published on Tuesday, 01 December 2020 13:55
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Human Touch virtual exhibition November 15-December 15, 2020

 Presenting Human Touch, our third in a series of virtual art exhibitions presented during the global pandemic. This unique eshibit features 40 original visual artworks that focus on human touch and close contact.

Graphic design by Emily Amberger.Graphic design by Emily Amberger.

 

Art Saint Louis is pleased to present Human Touch, our third in a series of virtual art exhibitions presented during the global pandemic. This all media juried visual art exhibition is presented November 15-December 15, 2020— entirely and exclusively online on the ASL website, in a virtual gallery, and on our social media platforms.

The exhibition features 40 original visual artworks in all media created during 2020 that focus on human touch and close contact as it has been impacted by the global pandemic. This impact includes what we are missing, craving and unable to experience due to social distancing and health risks, as well as the fear involved with potentially dangerous contact.

For countless families and individuals across the world, the pandemic has cut off vital, visceral expressions of solidarity and empathy at a time when such expressions are most needed. Human touch, an irreplaceable cornerstone in every culture and people group, has gone missing, giving way to sterile alternatives, virtual contact and social distancing. Grandparents aren't able to hug their grandchildren, friends aren't able to embrace, cohorts can’t shake hands, we live our public lives withdrawn and masked. With this call for entries we ask our region’s artists: How has human touch and/or its absence affected you, your view of the world, your loved ones and friends? What do you see in this widespread shift in human behavior today, and how do you envision its aftereffects?

For this juried exhibit, 39 STL regional artists submitted 83 artworks for Juror Robin Hirsch-Steinhoff's consideration. From those entries, she selected 40 artworks by 32 artists from Missouri and Illinois for this original exhibition.


The 40 artworks presented in this exhibition explore a wide range of experiences that relate to Human Touch represented in media including ceramics, collage, digital media, drawing, mixed media, painting, pastels, photography, plaster, and printmaking. In addition to the images featured below and in the Virtual Gallery included below, you can also view all artworks in our Facebook album here.

Human Touch is presented November 15-December 15, 2020, exclusively online here on our website, in a special Facebook album here, and on Twitter and Instagram; on the ArtLoupe mobile app, and in our virtual gallery hosted by Exhibbit.

We invite you to view the artworks featured in this exhibit, and if you are interested in purchasing an artwork, please direct inquiries to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . All sales are through Art Saint Louis with 90% of the proceeds directly to the artist and 10% commission to Art Saint Louis. Thank you for your interest!



Click here to view this exhibition in our Virtual Gallery, or continue scrolling to view the exhibition below.

The 32 featured artists in Human Touch are:

Tom Blood, St. Louis, MO
Jim Burwinkel, St. Louis, MO
Sarah Cannon**, Chesterfield, MO
Larry Coleman, St. Louis, MO
Kathy Corey, St. Louis, MO
Milo Duke, St. Louis, MO
Carla Duncan**, Florissant, MO
John Foster Dyess, Eureka, MO

Tamara Louise Eberle*, St. Louis, MO
Dina Fachin, St. Louis, MO
Nina Figgs*, Manchester, MO

Wm. Daniel File*, Manchester, MO

Gaye Gambell-Peterson, St. Charles, MO
Kathleen Greenwood*, Springfield, IL
Maurice Hirsch, Chesterfield, MO
Sean Hoisington, Carbondale, IL
Linda Horsley, St. Louis, MO
Tracey Ippolito, Fenton, MO
Tim Judge, Washington, MO
Sheila Lamberson, Bloomington, IL
Elizabeth “Betty” Moore, St. Louis, MO

Judith Repke, Wentzville, MO
Marilyn Robinson**, St. Louis, MO
Ellen Fein Rosenbaum, University City, MO
Cassaundra Sanderson, Eugene, MO
Brian Schmitt, St. Peters, MO
Douglas Simes, St. Louis, MO
Hannah Grace Smith, St. Louis, MO
Charles Turnell, St. Louis, MO
Margaret von Kaenel , St. Louis, MO
Cassidy Westjohn*, Edwardsville, IL
Hoseok Youn, Carbondale, IL
* = Award of Excellence
** = Honorable Mention

 

Please enjoy our Human Touch exhibit:

Tom Blood, St. Louis, MO. “Covid Beach.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 40”x30”. $990.Tom Blood, St. Louis, MO. “Covid Beach.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 40”x30”. $990. Jim Burwinkel, St. Louis, MO. “Silence, Solace, Sleep.” 2020. Cast Plaster, 31”x76”x2.5”. $2,400. Jim Burwinkel, St. Louis, MO. “Silence, Solace, Sleep.” 2020. Cast Plaster, 31”x76”x2.5”. $2,400. Sarah Cannon, Chesterfield, MO. “Solitary Jig.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 12”x17”. $500 unframed.Sarah Cannon, Chesterfield, MO. “Solitary Jig.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 12”x17”. $500 unframed.
Sarah Cannon, Chesterfield, MO. “Oh, How We Need Each Other.” 2020. Oil on Masonite, 6”x6”. NFS. Honorable Mention recipient.Sarah Cannon, Chesterfield, MO. “Oh, How We Need Each Other.” 2020. Oil on Masonite, 6”x6”. NFS. Honorable Mention recipient. Larry Coleman, St. Louis, MO. “Father’s Touch.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 24”x12”. NFS.Larry Coleman, St. Louis, MO. “Father’s Touch.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 24”x12”. NFS. Kathy Corey, St. Louis, MO. “Boundless Love.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 16”x12”. NFS. Kathy Corey, St. Louis, MO. “Boundless Love.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 16”x12”. NFS.

Milo Duke, St. Louis, MO. “Plague Doctors Sheltering in Place and Practicing Social Distancing.” 2020. Oil on Panel, 24”x30”. $500 unframed. Milo Duke, St. Louis, MO. “Plague Doctors Sheltering in Place and Practicing Social Distancing.” 2020. Oil on Panel, 24”x30”. $500 unframed.

Carla Duncan, Florissant, MO. “Your Turn.” 2020. Photograph, 7.5”x10”. NFS. Honorable Mention recipient.Carla Duncan, Florissant, MO. “Your Turn.” 2020. Photograph, 7.5”x10”. NFS. Honorable Mention recipient. John Foster Dyess, Eureka, MO. “Hand Colored.” 2020. Color Digital Print on Paper, 16”x15”. $275 unframed.John Foster Dyess, Eureka, MO. “Hand Colored.” 2020. Color Digital Print on Paper, 16”x15”. $275 unframed.
Tamara Louise Eberle, St. Louis, MO. “Alone with Myself.” 2020. Digital Art on Paper. 30”x40”. NFS.Tamara Louise Eberle, St. Louis, MO. “Alone with Myself.” 2020. Digital Art on Paper. 30”x40”. NFS. Tamara Louise Eberle, St. Louis, MO. “Holding On.” 2020. Digital Photograph on Paper, 8”x8”. $75 unframed. Award of Excellence recipient.Tamara Louise Eberle, St. Louis, MO. “Holding On.” 2020. Digital Photograph on Paper, 8”x8”. $75 unframed. Award of Excellence recipient. Dina Fachin, St. Louis, MO. “Between (Thresholds series).” 2020. Graphite, Watercolor, Ink, Ink Marker on Paper, 30”x22”. $500 unframed.Dina Fachin, St. Louis, MO. “Between (Thresholds series).” 2020. Graphite, Watercolor, Ink, Ink Marker on Paper, 30”x22”. $500 unframed.
Dina Fachin, St. Louis, MO. “The Little Things, The Little Moments (Thresholds series).” 2020. Graphite, Watercolor, Ink, Ink Marker on Paper, 30”x22”. $500 unframed.Dina Fachin, St. Louis, MO. “The Little Things, The Little Moments (Thresholds series).” 2020. Graphite, Watercolor, Ink, Ink Marker on Paper, 30”x22”. $500 unframed. Nina Figgs, Manchester, MO. “I Miss Your Smile.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 24”x18”. $200. Award of Excellence recipient.Nina Figgs, Manchester, MO. “I Miss Your Smile.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 24”x18”. $200. Award of Excellence recipient. Wm. Daniel File, Manchester, MO. “A Recollection of Awareness.” 2020. Limited Edition Digital Photograph on Aluminum, 12”x24”. $1,000 framed or $900 unframed. Award of Excellence recipient.Wm. Daniel File, Manchester, MO. “A Recollection of Awareness.” 2020. Limited Edition Digital Photograph on Aluminum, 12”x24”. $1,000 framed or $900 unframed. Award of Excellence recipient.
Gaye Gambell-Peterson, St. Charles, MO. “looking… reaching… wanting.” 2020. Paper Collage, Acrylic, 11”x14”. $235. Gaye Gambell-Peterson, St. Charles, MO. “looking… reaching… wanting.” 2020. Paper Collage, Acrylic, 11”x14”. $235. Kathleen Greenwood, Springfield, IL. “Home Alone.” 2020. Digital Art on Paper, 29.5”x22.5”. $141. Award of Excellence recipient.Kathleen Greenwood, Springfield, IL. “Home Alone.” 2020. Digital Art on Paper, 29.5”x22.5”. $141. Award of Excellence recipient. Kathleen Greenwood, Springfield, IL. “Outreach.” 2020. Digital Art on Paper, 19.5”x23.5”. $127.Kathleen Greenwood, Springfield, IL. “Outreach.” 2020. Digital Art on Paper, 19.5”x23.5”. $127.
 Maurice Hirsch, Chesterfield, MO. “The National Anthem.” 2020. Digital Photograph on Metal, 8”x10”. $100.Maurice Hirsch, Chesterfield, MO. “The National Anthem.” 2020. Digital Photograph on Metal, 8”x10”. $100. Sean Hoisington, Carbondale, IL. “The Pharmacy.” 2020. Digital Photography on Archival Paper, 13.5”x32.5”. NFS.Sean Hoisington, Carbondale, IL. “The Pharmacy.” 2020. Digital Photography on Archival Paper, 13.5”x32.5”. NFS. Linda Horsley, St. Louis, MO. “See no evil.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 24”x24”. $900.Linda Horsley, St. Louis, MO. “See no evil.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 24”x24”. $900.
 Linda Horsley, St. Louis, MO. “Touch no evil.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 26”x28”. $900.Linda Horsley, St. Louis, MO. “Touch no evil.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 26”x28”. $900. Tracey Ippolito, Fenton, MO. “A Craving So Fearful.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 16”x20”. $475 unframed.Tracey Ippolito, Fenton, MO. “A Craving So Fearful.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 16”x20”. $475 unframed. Tim Judge, Washington, MO. “Catching Up.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 14”x11”. $300 unframed.Tim Judge, Washington, MO. “Catching Up.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 14”x11”. $300 unframed.
Sheila Lamberson, Bloomington, IL. “Wash.” 2020. Oil on Canvas. 16”x20”. NFS.Sheila Lamberson, Bloomington, IL. “Wash.” 2020. Oil on Canvas. 16”x20”. NFS. Elizabeth “Betty” Moore, St. Louis, MO. “Trust.” 2020. Oil on Linen, 12”x9”. NFS.Elizabeth “Betty” Moore, St. Louis, MO. “Trust.” 2020. Oil on Linen, 12”x9”. NFS. Judith Repke, Wentzville, MO. “Arturo and Baby.” 2020. Conté Crayon on Paper, 22”x30”. $250 framed.Judith Repke, Wentzville, MO. “Arturo and Baby.” 2020. Conté Crayon on Paper, 22”x30”. $250 framed.
Marilyn Robinson, St. Louis, MO. “Glam & Travel: on Pause.” 2020. Mixed Media (Paper, Textured Gels, Glass Beads, Acrylic, Metal, Wire, Plastic) Collage on Canvas, 20”x16”. $575 framed.Marilyn Robinson, St. Louis, MO. “Glam & Travel: on Pause.” 2020. Mixed Media (Paper, Textured Gels, Glass Beads, Acrylic, Metal, Wire, Plastic) Collage on Canvas, 20”x16”. $575 framed. Marilyn Robinson, St. Louis, MO. “Seeking Solace in Butterfly Garden.” 2020. Mixed Media (Paper, Textured Gels, Glass Beads, Acrylic, Metal, Wire, Plastic) Collage on Canvas, 20”x16”. $575 framed. Honorable Mention recipient.Marilyn Robinson, St. Louis, MO. “Seeking Solace in Butterfly Garden.” 2020. Mixed Media (Paper, Textured Gels, Glass Beads, Acrylic, Metal, Wire, Plastic) Collage on Canvas, 20”x16”. $575 framed. Honorable Mention recipient. Ellen Fein Rosenbaum, University City, MO. “Touching Not Allowed.” 2020. Digital Photograph on Glossy Paper, 11”x14”. $65 unframed.Ellen Fein Rosenbaum, University City, MO. “Touching Not Allowed.” 2020. Digital Photograph on Glossy Paper, 11”x14”. $65 unframed.
Cassaundra Sanderson, Eugene, MO. “Birthday for a Three Year Old in the Time that Wasn’t Real.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 24”x18”, diptych. $600. Cassaundra Sanderson, Eugene, MO. “Birthday for a Three Year Old in the Time that Wasn’t Real.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas, 24”x18”, diptych. $600. Brian Schmitt, St. Peters, MO. “Adam and Eve.” 2020. Acrylic, Spray Paint on Canvas, 48”x48”. NFS.Brian Schmitt, St. Peters, MO. “Adam and Eve.” 2020. Acrylic, Spray Paint on Canvas, 48”x48”. NFS. Douglas Simes, St. Louis, MO. “The Boys in Bermuda, 1964.” 2020. Graphite on 80 lb. White Strathmore Paper, 12”x18”. NFS.Douglas Simes, St. Louis, MO. “The Boys in Bermuda, 1964.” 2020. Graphite on 80 lb. White Strathmore Paper, 12”x18”. NFS.
Hannah Grace Smith, St. Louis, MO. “The Absence of Touch.” 2020. Oil on Wood Panel, 24”x36”. NFS.Hannah Grace Smith, St. Louis, MO. “The Absence of Touch.” 2020. Oil on Wood Panel, 24”x36”. NFS. Charles Turnell, St. Louis, MO. “Manos.” 2020. Giclee Print on Archival Rag Professional Paper, 48”x32”. $600 unframed.Charles Turnell, St. Louis, MO. “Manos.” 2020. Giclee Print on Archival Rag Professional Paper, 48”x32”. $600 unframed. Charles Turnell, St. Louis, MO. “Tactus.” 2020. Fine Art Giclee Print on Archival Rag Professional Paper, 48”x32”. $600 unframed. Charles Turnell, St. Louis, MO. “Tactus.” 2020. Fine Art Giclee Print on Archival Rag Professional Paper, 48”x32”. $600 unframed.
Margaret von Kaenel, St. Louis, MO. “Hopeful.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 38”x50”. $1,700 unframed.Margaret von Kaenel, St. Louis, MO. “Hopeful.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 38”x50”. $1,700 unframed. Cassidy Westjohn, Edwardsville, IL. “The Great American Lose-Lose.” 2020. Oil on Canvas. 40”x30”. $800.Cassidy Westjohn, Edwardsville, IL. “The Great American Lose-Lose.” 2020. Oil on Canvas. 40”x30”. $800. Cassidy Westjohn, Edwardsville, IL. “Mom’s Guilty Pleasure.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 14”x14”. $500. Award of Excellence recipient.Cassidy Westjohn, Edwardsville, IL. “Mom’s Guilty Pleasure.” 2020. Oil on Canvas, 14”x14”. $500. Award of Excellence recipient.
  Hoseok Youn, Carbondale, IL. “Mask.” 2020. Glass, Gold, 20”x18”x19”. $1,500.Hoseok Youn, Carbondale, IL. “Mask.” 2020. Glass, Gold, 20”x18”x19”. $1,500.  
     
     
     
     

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