Laura Breitman Artist Demonstration
November 4, 2008, 4:30 pm • Contact the gallery to sign up in advance. Limited space.

Laura Breitman
New York
Piece by Piece
collage drawings

Camille Utterback
San Francisco
External Measures
interactive video artist

Lauren Davies
San Francisco
Dog Models

Image: Laura Breitman (top)
Aspen
Camille Utterback (middle)
From the External Measures series: Untitled 5 (2004)
interactive installation
screen view
Lauren Davies (bottom)
Australian Shepherd and Maltese

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Image: Dave Lane
Heart of Gold

“What I love about all three of these projects is their sense of humor and how they play with our need for art to represent reality. We want to believe our eyes but at this point in history we know better than to trust that anything will be exactly what it seems to be,” says Renny Pritikin, director of the Nelson Gallery and curator of the three exhibitions.

Laura Breitman creates large, photo-realistic renderings of landscapes and cityscapes that, upon close examination, reveal themselves to be not drawings or watercolors, but collages of fabric. This eye-tricking work is the result of unusual techniques Breitman has devised over a lifetime. Lauren Davies creates 20% scale dogs—sheepdogs, terriers, et al—out of the fur she gathers from her own pets and from grooming salons and internet-solicited gifts. The resulting models simultaneously capture the charm and personality of the original animals while also embodying a creepy fetishism. Camille Utterback creates video systems that, within a defined square floor space, document a visitor’s path via abstract video projection. Routes through space are marked and then computer programs visually elaborate on those movements. The result is a complex color drawing that succeeds as both a layered video painting and a history of one’s travel through space.

Breitman will present a one-hour demonstration on Election Day, November 4th, in the gallery at 4:30pm; signing up in advance is recommended. Call 530-752-8500 for information.

Also On View:

In the entryway gallery are new large color photo collages by UC Davis alumnus Jimmy Jalapeeno, who graduated from the MFA program 35 years ago and now lives in Austin, Texas. At the Buehler Alumni Center satellite gallery are photographs by campus architect Allen Lowry in celebration of the new Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Sciences opening in September. Lowery’s photographs document the behind-the-scenes construction of the building.

The Nelson Gallery is located in room 124 of the art building on campus, and is open Monday through Friday from 11am to 5pm, and on Sunday from 2 to 5pm. For photographs and further information, contact Katrina Wong at kliwong@ucdavis.edu or 530-752-8500.

If you have any questions or would like to order a copy from the gallery, please contact Katrina Wong. Phone: 530-752-8500 or e-mail: nelsongallery@ucdavis.edu

In coordination with the opening of the new Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Sciences this fall, the Nelson presents at its satellite gallery in the Buehler Alumni Center an exhibition of photographs by Senior Project Manager, Architects and Engineers, Allen Lowry. Lowry has documented the construction project, with special emphasis on the architectural details that become hidden forever as the building's walls are erected.

Image: Allen Lowry
Vault 2007

In the entryway gallery are new large color photo collages by UC Davis alumnus Jimmy Jalapeeno, MFA 1973. He has lived in Austin, Texas since leaving California.

Image: Jimmy Jalapeeno
Breakfast in Heaven
temporal pastiche images
2007

This will be the second regional biennial curated by Renny Pritikin. This exhibit includes twenty selected artists from the Davis/Winters/Woodland/Sacramento region.

Image: Cheselyn Amato
Flower Garden (2008)

Peter Stegall
Straight, No Mixes

Jeff Musser
Adam

Gioia Fonda
She Wears Perfume for Luck when She Plays Bingo

James Aarons
Part Way

“I chose to not include any artists who participated in the first go round,” says Renny Pritikin, Nelson director, and curator of both versions of Flatlanders. “That way I was forced to keep discovering new talents, recent arrivals, recent graduates, and people I’d just missed.” Pritikin was struck by the depth of commitment and talent he found. “I’ve already got a head start on Flatlanders 3.”

There will be a reception for the artists from 6 to 8pm at the Nelson on Thursday July 10th. A color catalogue with short essays and a color plate for each artist will be available for purchase as well. The complete roster of included artists is: James Aarons, (Mokelumne Hill) ceramics; Cheslyn Amato, (Davis) sculpture; Julia Couzens, (Clarksburg), drawings; Gioia Fonda, (Sacramento), drawings; Judith Gefter, (Davis), photography; Linda S. Fitz Gibbon, (Davis), ceramics; Mike Henderson, (Davis faculty), painting; David Hollowell, (Woodland), painting; Uwe Jahnke, (Sacramento), painting; Ken Kirsch, (Davis) painting; Brenda Louie, (Sacramento), painting; Liv Moe, (Sacramento), sculpture; Jeff Musser, (Sacramento), painting; Laura J. Reyes, (Davis), embroidery; David Robertson, (Davis), photography; Sita Seng, (Davis), painting;
Peter Stegall, (Sacramento), painting; Joshua Stern, (Winters), photography; Youngsuk Suh, (Davis), photography; Stacy Vetter, (Davis), painting.

For images and further information, contact Katrina Wong at (530) 752-8500 or kliwong@ucdavis.edu.

Image: David Fukuyama
Untitled (from the Truck Drivers Series)
silver gelatin print
10.5" x 13.25"
1970

Irman Arcibal
Caroline Cloak
Chau Thuy Huynh
Mary Alison Lucas
Nickolas Mohanna
LissaIvy Tiegel

Image: Mary Alison Lucas
Stubble
2008
clay, finish nails, low fire slip, low fire glazes
13” h x 14”w x 12”d
Photo Credit: Lee Fatherree

Image: Thure de Thulstrup
Seated Figure
Pencil on tan wove paper
19th century

UC DAVIS’ NELSON AND MU GALLERIES UNVEIL SIX, EXHIBITION OF GRADUATING MASTERS OF FINE ARTS STUDENTS

On view at the Nelson will be ceramic sculpture by Mary Alison Lucas, an architectural installation by Caroline Cloak, a multimedia installation by Nickolas Mohanna, and a photo and text wall installation by LissaIvy Tiegel. At the MU will be paintings by Chau Thuy Huynh and paper works by Irman Arcibal. A catalogue with color plates and essays by Renny Pritikin and Hearne Pardee, studio art faculty member, accompanies the exhibition and will be on sale.

The opening of the exhibition will be staggered, starting at 5 pm at the MU until 7 pm, then from 6 to 8 pm at the Nelson. The MU gallery is located on the second floor of the Memorial Union building. The Nelson is in room 124 of the art building.

For further information and photographs contact Katrina Wong at kliwong@ucdavis.edu.

The exhibition, titled Visualizing Revolution: Propaganda Posters from the People’s Republic of China, 1949-1989, will contain 78 prints and original artworks from the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center. The exhibition will run from April 3rd, 2008, through May 18th, 2008, with a public reception on Thursday April 10th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, at the Nelson Gallery, Room 124 of the Art Building on campus.

The exhibition has been guest curated by Professor Katharine Burnett of the UC Davis Art History faculty, along with Mr. Yang Peiming of Shanghai, China, owner of the collection. “As a historian of art, it becomes ever more imperative to me to help people understand Chinese culture generally and this important period of China's history in particular,” says Professor Burnett.

The bulk of the objects will be poster art, but also included will be some big character posters (dazibao), original paintings, paper cuts, woodblock prints, and political documents relating to the posters. Using Socialist Realism art styles, the artworks excoriate enemies of the revolution like the United States and the Gang of Four, and celebrate supporters, such as Fidel Castro and Albanian representatives in China.

Professor Burnett has also organized a national conference on the work scheduled for Saturday April 12th, also at the Nelson. Speakers will include: Judy Andrews, Ohio State University; Chen Xiaomei, UC Davis; Ellen Johnston Laing, University of Michigan; Shen Kuiyi, UC San Diego; Sheldon Lu, UC Davis; Lindsay Riordan, UC Davis; Yang Peiming, owner and Director, Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre. In addition, discussants will include Don Price, UC Davis; Blake Stimson, UC Davis; and Richard Vinograd, Stanford University. Admission is free and open to the public.

For digital images or further information contact Katrina Wong at kliwong@ucdavis.edu

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