Summer Painting Intensive

We Pushed It!

2010-07-24T16:40:00.000-07:00

A last farewell to the group of twelve students who participated in the SPI... You all did a fantastic job and the work showed it. Here are some photos from the opening reception and last seminar class with critic Martha Schwendener. Enjoy and Good Luck everyone!

The Real McCoy

2010-07-23T11:24:00.000-07:00

PUSH IT! Opens Tomorrow

2010-07-19T13:31:00.000-07:00

The SPI invites you to the opening of our show, PUSH IT! which runs from July 20-21st at the Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art. There will be new work by a diverse group of 12 artists, with an opening reception on Wednesday July 21st from 5-8pm. Directions and gallery contact info can be found at http://www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions/

Studio Visit: Lauren Luloff

2010-07-18T11:27:00.000-07:00

During Friday's NY trip to Brooklyn and Queens we visited the studios of Angela Dufresne and Lauren Luloff. Lauren's studio was a combination of greenhouse, studio space and living nook that she inhabits alongside her many many works. There was a large range of size and scale in her work from small 4" x 4" watercolors to large three dimensional painting apparatuses. Here are some photos of her with the students, explaining her working process and how she got to where she is today since graduating undergrad in 2001.

After lunch we went to PS.1 for the Greater New York show. Personally a little underwhelming, but feel free to compare and contrast to the Whitney Biennial...

Group Crit 3: The Boundaries of Painting

2010-07-12T07:52:00.000-07:00

Another productive night of discussions on Thursday with a critique of work that is questioning its identity in relation to painting history. Katherine Carl was our visiting critic, which tied in with her seminar discussion topics regarding multiple authorship and the boundaries of painting as a practice. Work by Ben Kaplan, Maureen St. Vincent, Becca Lynn, Erika Stearly, Baylee Burrowes and Raphael Cohen, below.

Joe Bradley 7/13

2010-07-12T06:17:00.001-07:00

This week's visiting artist is NYC based painter Joe Bradley. Represented by Canada Gallery, Bradley was in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, and recently had a two person show with Chris Martin at Mitchell-Innes & Nash. His lecture will be held at 12pm.

Group Crit 2: Photography

2010-07-06T09:51:00.000-07:00

Philadelphia based painter and Tyler professor Mark Shetabi was our Visiting Critic at Thursday night's group crit of Tom Duane, Matt Flaherty, Beccah Ulm, Hilary Pharr, Jen Shada, and Jason Shell. We wanted to structure the discussion around painting which uses photography as a jumping off point, whether conceptually or formally. Here are some photos of the work discussed:

Visiting Artist 7/6

2010-07-05T13:08:00.000-07:00

Visiting the SPI students tomorrow will be painter James Hyde
not soap opera star James Hyde...

Visiting Artist: Dasha Shishkin

2010-06-30T13:23:00.000-07:00

The SPI was treated to an excellent lecture by NYC based artist Dasha Shishkin this afternoon... some photos of her with the students below

NYC recap

2010-06-28T15:31:00.000-07:00

some photos from our recent adventure to new york, where we covered ground in the Lower East Side and Chelsea gallery districts complete with a mid-afternoon break on the high line.

exploring the back room at Canada

playing in Chinatown

gallery talk with artist Allison Katz at Rachel Uffner Gallery

a personal favorite...

SPI 2010!

we invade Gagosian for the Lichtenstein Still Life show

Richard Aldrich 6/29

2010-06-28T14:44:00.000-07:00

Richard Aldrich will be visiting our program tomorrow for a slide presentation and discussion with the SPI students at 12pm in the crit space on the 3rd floor of Tyler. YAY!

pats vs genos

2010-06-23T13:14:00.000-07:00

SPI student Erika Stearly and Katherine Bernhardt answering one of the eternal philly questions: Pat's or Geno's cheesesteaks?

Katherine Bernhardt 6/22

2010-06-21T15:09:00.000-07:00

Our first visiting artist of the summer, Katherine Bernhardt will be at Tyler at 12pm tomorrow for a slide lecture with the SPI students followed by individual studio visits. Katherine just recently had a show at Canada Gallery in New York and is a juror for the Boston Young Contemporaries summer exhibition. She is the first in an excellent line-up which includes Whitney Biennial representatives Joe Bradley and Richard Aldrich as well as Dasha Shishkin and Tyler alum Angela Dufresne.

Triangles and Stars and Legs and Peace 2008 acrylic on canvas 96" x 102"

SPI on the road

2010-06-21T15:02:00.000-07:00

Friday's field trip took us to the studio of Odili Odita in the Crane Arts building and to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for an introduction to their great collection of work!

more updates to come--

Studio Visit: Odili Odita

2010-06-18T11:37:00.000-07:00

Our first SPI trip was to the Crane Arts Building and the studio of Odili Odita. Odili is an Associate Professor of Painting at Tyler School of Art and his work has been widely shown in the US and abroad over the past decade. He represented America at the 2007 Venice Biennial and has since done large scale wall works at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, The ICA in Philadelphia and Princeton University. He is currently working on a piece at the United Nations in New York City.

FORECAST

2010-06-10T13:58:00.000-07:00

Opening Saturday, June 12 from 6 to 10pm, Little Berlin’s members will be sharing their recent work in the exhibition, Forecast. Come look at some art, have a beer and welcome the collective’s three new members.

119 West Montgomery Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Opening Thursday 6/17 6-8pm

2010-06-10T13:52:00.000-07:00

2010-05-19T12:36:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the participants of the Summer Painting Intensive 2010! Looking forward to meeting you all soon- more information to follow.