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InContext's Northside Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Artists' Studio Tour
The 2010 Fall season of InContext Tours opens on Sunday, September 19th with a fabulous artists' studio walking tour of Williamsburg's Northside.
We will take you into each artist's studio, where they will talk about their work and why they make it. You will be seeing new art works being created and also finished pieces. This is an insider's opportunity to get a better understanding of the creative process and the inspiration behind the work, with different artists working in diverse manners.
The tour will commence from the Bedford L train stop at 2:30pm (with the option to meet at Union Square at 2:15pm). The Tour ends at 5pm with a drink reception at a local establishment TBA.
Tour fee is $75, (Limited to 20 spaces).
We will take you to artists:
Beth Campbell (b. 1971, Illinois; lives and works in Brooklyn) has recently completed solo projects with the Whitney Museum of American Art (2007), Manifesta 7 (2008), and the Public Art Fund (2007). Other museum exhibitions include the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Andrea Rosen Gallery, White Columns, the Drawing Room (London), and the Tang Museum. Recent solo exhibitions include Country Club Los Angeles at the Buck House (2009); James Harris Gallery, Seattle (2009); and Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York (2008). Her work is included in collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Brent Everett Dickinson is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn. After studying Christian Theology at the Philadelphia Biblical University and at the L'Abri Fellowhip in Huemoz, Switzerland, Dickinson began directing his efforts on the visual arts. He received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a MFA from Yale University. Dickinson has exhibited in the US and Canada including at NYCAMS, NY, NY, the Marvelli Gallery, NY, NY, All Angels Gallery, NY, NY, and the Angell Gallery, Toronto, Canada. Dickinson is an interdisciplinary studio critic for Bethel University's NYCAMS program in NYC.
Peter Kreider was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at the Tyler School of Art and Alfred University. Kreider's work addresses a hidden potential in the content of the world and the interstices between wonder and understanding. He has shown at venues including Cuchifritos, White Columns and Jack the Pelican Presents and had solo exhibits at the Urban Glass Workshop and Reed College's Cooley Gallery. His awards include the Dieu Donne Papermill workspace residency, a fellowship at Socrates Sculpture Park, and a project for downtown Brooklyn sponsored by the Public Art Fund (2005). Recent exhibitions include The Ghosts of Coleridge at Fashion Institute of Technology, NY Bent in Portland, OR and Material Afterlife in Grand Rapids, MI (2009), and most recent group show, "Things just aren't the way they used to be." at Kate Werble Gallery (2010).
MiYoung Sohn received her MFA from Yale University School of Art and BFA from Parsons School of Design. Her work has been exhibited at PS1 Contemporary Art Center, CRG Gallery, The Hudson River Museum, and The Bronx Museum of the Arts. Sohn has been awarded with a Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture fellowship, was a fellow for two consecutive years at the Fine Arts Work Center and participated in the LMCC Studio Program at the World Trade Center.
InContext Tours are led by Elizabeth Tenenbaum and Elissa Levy. Elizabeth is a painter, illustrator and contemporary art collection manager who lives in Brooklyn. She works with major private collections; consulted for Art in General, LMCC, Tribeca Open Artists' Studio Tours, and various local community arts groups. Elizabeth is a member of ArtTable and is currently pursuing her certificate in Fine Art Appraisal at NYU. Elissa is a mixed media artist, curator and consultant. Her work has been exhibited at the New Museum, NY, White Columns, NY and G Fine Art, Washington, DC. She recently curated a group exhibition at the ISCP, Brooklyn and was awarded a residency at Glenfiddich, Scotland in 2006. She has been organizing a series of events entitled "Sewing Socials" where guest are invited to wear clothing that needs repair and a team of darners will mend then.
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LocationWilliamsburg
Bedford L train stop
Brooklyn, NY 11211
United States
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