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Vanessa Maltese's Fact Or Fiction Runs June 18 To July 16, 2021 At Cooper Cole (Toronto)

6/16/2021

Vanessa Maltese's Fact or Fiction runs June 18 to July 16, 2021 at Cooper Cole (134 Dupont St.,Toronto). There will be a virtual artist talk at noon, Friday, July 9, 2021. You can register HERE.

Maltese, based in Toronto, focuses on visual and cognitive perception. She is specifically concerned with pareidolia, the phenomenon where recognizable patterns are seen in unrelated contexts. Think of seeing faces or poodles in the clouds. The artist's work, be it sculpture, painting or video, uses some form of visual trickery to force the viewer into contemplating the intersection of perception and truth.

Find out more about the artist at vanessamaltese.com.

"Altered States", A Group Exhibition, Runs July 6 To August 8, 2021 At The Telluride Gallery

6/16/2021

Multifaceted Woman, 2020 by Kelly O’Connor

Altered States, a group exhibition, runs July 6 to August 8, 2021 at The Telluride Gallery (130 East Colorado Ave., Colorado). There will be an opening reception from 4 to 7pm Tuesday, July 6. There will be another reception during the local art walk evening from 5 to 8pm Thursday, August 5.

Artists include: Catherine Courtenaye, Sue Dirksen, Krista Harris, Shawna Moore, Christine Nguyen, Kelly O'Connor, Lisa Pressman, Maggie Taylor and Emmi Whitehorse.

The unconscious mind is central to this exhibit. Inner desires, the dreams of the artists be they literal or exaggerated are on view.

Ann Agee's "Madonnas And Hand Warmers" Runs June 18 To July 16, 2021 At P.P.O.W. (New York)

6/16/2021

Ann Agee's Madonnas and Hand Warmers runs June 18 to July 16, 2021 at P.P.O.W. (392 Broadway, New York).

This is Agee's third solo show with the gallery. The exhibit will feature over 100 unique pieces. These are inspired by late 17th an early 18th century Italian folks salt shakers in the collection of the Davanzati Palace (Florence). The pieces, depicting the divine infant, are made from different types of clay and using different techniques. They range in size and in how they are fired and glazed as well.

Agee lives and works in Brooklyn and has a BFA from The Cooper Union and an MFA from Yale. She is a pioneer in feminist ceramics whose work has been shown widely around the world.

Find out more about the artist at annageestudio.com.

Susan Jane Belton's Playing In Traffic Opens June 18, 2021 At Howard Yezerski Gallery (Boston)

6/15/2021

Susan Jane Belton's Playing in Traffic Opens June 18, 2021 at Howard Yezerski Gallery (460 Harrison Ave., A16, Boston). The opening reception takes place 5 to 7pm Friday, June 18, 2021.

This is Belton's fourth solo show at the gallery. This exhibit moves away from a subject that has been a large part of the artist's work...the take-out coffee cup. In the past year she has been (like many of us) taking lots of walks as well and the things she has seen during these wanderings also find their way into the work: traffic cones, fire hydrants and other oft overlooked parts of our world. If these pieces depicted cakes you might think "Wayne Thiebaud." In other words? Wonderful work.

The artist will be on hand at the gallery for "Artist Saturdays" between 1-4pm June 19 & 26, July 10 and August 7.

Find out more about the artist at susanjanebelton.com.

Rachel Deacon And Helen Sinclair Are The Subject Of A Joint Exhibition June 19 To July 7, 2021 At Catto Gallery (London)

6/15/2021

Rachel Deacon and Helen Sinclair are the subject of a joint exhibition June 19 to July 7, 2021 at Catto
Gallery (100 Heath St., London).

For those not in London, you can check out he exhibit HERE.

This is Deacon's fourth exhibition with the gallery. Her work features women and every piece hints at some intrigue, some conspiracy. Her work straddles the world between modernity and classical painters. Find out more about Deacon at racheldeacon.com.

Sinclair's work features debris and driftwood she picks up on the beaches of Wales. She turns this flotsam into sculptures of the human figure. Find out more about Sinclair at helensinclair.co.uk.

Raya Terran's "Stills From The Migratory Ballad" Runs June 23 To August 20, 2021 At Yossi Milo Gallery (New York)

6/15/2021

Raya Terran's Stills from the Migratory Ballad runs June 23 to August 20, 2021 At Yossi Milo Gallery (245 Tenth Ave., New York).

These striking landscapes feature "fleshy beings" who move across landscapes including beaches, roadways
and other less identifiable areas. Sometimes they are flying, biking, walking but they are all moving, migrating. Indeed the pieces allude to Terran's upbringing traveling across North and South America with her musician mother.

View the exhibit online HERE.

Terran is from Marin Count, California but she grew up in Oregon, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Alaska, Mexico and Guatamala. She holds a BFA in Fine Art from The Cooper Union. She lives in Brooklyn.

See more from the artist at rayaterran.org.

Susan Silton's "We" June 26 To August 14, 2021 At Luis De Jesus (Los Angeles)

6/15/2021

Susan Silton's We runs June 26 to August 14, 2021 at Luis De Jesus (1110 Mateo St., Los Angeles). There will be an opening from 3 to 6pm, Saturday, June 26.

This is the artist's firrst solo exhibition with the gallery. You can make an appointment HERE (although these are not necessary)

Silton, in this new body of work, is questioning the nature of reality vs appearances. The work consists of 16 photo etchings of landscapes. The prints are of images that, initially, appear the same but each has actually been subtly modified, exposing differences. An interesting way of illustrating how our perception will invariably differ from another human standing next to us.

Ceramic Work By Patricia Rieger And Fredy Villamil At Aldo Castillo Gallery/Miromar Design Center (Naples,Florida) Beginning June 21, 2021

6/15/2021

Ceramic work by Patricia Rieger and Fredy Villamil At Aldo Castillo Gallery/Miromar Design Center (Naples/Estero
Florida) beginning June 21, 2021.

The exhibits are at both locations--1634 5th Ave S. Naples, FL and Miromar Design Center 10800 Corkscrew Rd. Estero, FL.

Rieger, from Maine, has lived and worked in numerous cities in the USA and Europe. Her work searches for purpose and meaning. It has a strong narrative component. She was awarded the Southern Arts Federation Visual Arts Fellowship (National Endowment for the Arts) in 1987. Her work has been shown at Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. And solo shows at A.I.R. Gallery, New York, Artifact Gallery, NY. Galeria Sargadelos, in Madrid, Santiago, Vigo, Lugo, Spain. Casa das Artes, Vigo. Spain. Sky Earth Gallery, Macau, China.

Villamil, from Cuba, paints on ceramics and creates a kaleidoscopic maelstrom in his work. The designs are colorful, and like Rieger, the are narrative. He is currently being exhibited at Archbishop John C. Favalora Archive & Museum.

Erik Van Lieshout's "Art Basel Art Blasé" At Anton Kern Gallery (New York City) June 17 To 19, 2021

6/14/2021

Erik van Lieshout's Art Basel Art Blasé at Anton Kern Gallery (16 East 55th St. New York) June 17 to 19, 2021. There will also a 24 hour VIP preview beginning 8am, Wednesday, June 16.

The pieces, on the occasion of Art Basel OVR: Portals, were commissioned to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Art Basel. The film, paintings, drawings, collages and sculptures are reflections on the art world, ideas of luxury and about keeping your sense of humor in trying times (like last year). The two films are Art Basel (2019) and Art Blasé (2020). The latter was a made in response to the cancellations that resulted from the pandemic.

Find out more HERE.

MAPANARE WILL BEGIN PUBLISHING AGAIN May 30, 2021....BEGONE COVID!

3/5/2021

Most of the content on Mapanare came from art shows....and there haven't been any for some time. Even gallery openings have been limited (and frankly I wasn't comfortable posting about events that encouraged people to gather in groups).

Yes , yes I know I could have posted about virtual events but that became hard to keep track of.

Anyone wanting to discuss their upcoming shows and work? Please feel free to get in touch!