Out of Place

An International Juried Show
Juror: Jameson Johnson, Boston Art Review (BAR)

January 2–February 2, 2020
Exhibition Preview: December 28–29, 2019

Opening Reception: Friday, January 3, 2020, 5:00–8:00PM

“Out of Place” reveals and repositions what it means to belong. Twenty-eight artists offer an expansive interpretation of the theme— spanning several mediums, scales, and forms, the work featured in “Out of Place” could easily be construed as disparate or fragmented. Yet, presented together, these artists contend with structure, familiarity, and acceptance while pushing the boundaries of what it means to belong.

What does it mean to be out of place? To answer such a question, one must first define what “place” refers to. Place presents itself in the minutiae of daily happenings—a place at the dining table or the placement of a book upon a shelf. More broadly, it is a factor that shapes our identity as we orient ourselves within social, political, familial, or cultural constructs. Indeed, the impact of “place” varies depending on the context.

At its core, “Out of Place” asserts that no context is too small or too grand to be ignored. Rather, this exhibition considers work that is caught in the mundanity of everyday life while allowing viewers to draw connections to phenomena at a global scale. There are glimpses of chaos: a suitcase strewn open amid an airport terminal. There are instances of peculiarity: a human-shaped spine that has been extended and made round from the bones of a deer. There are pangs of loss: the word “DISPLACED” lays across a covered figure. And there are moments of austere calm: a red light that hangs above an open door. In each of these works, and throughout the entire exhibition, the viewer is invited to pause. It is in this pause where “place” and what it means to be “out of place” can be considered.

Åke Arnerdal, And now?, plastic, photograph and mixed-media, 40x29x4 inch, $350

Jim Banks, Who’s Rule, oil on paper, 23x25 inches, $1,175

Andrea Barone, enter red, oil on canvas, 32x36 inches, $1,600

Belladonna, Handsy, soft sculpture, 24x4 inches, $150

Linda Bond, Un-Constitution: Article 2 Executive, archival ink on cut and woven paper, 19x19 inches, $2,400

Eli Brown, Toxic Places, driftwood and bass wood, dimensions variable, $1,000

Krystle Brown, Western Seaboard, archival pigment print, 24x34 inches, $1,000

John Buron, Lorraine's Impending Appliance, image transfer and gouache on paper, 8x10 inches, $850

Christine Chin, High Capacity: Stoneman Douglas, Parkland FL (11x30), repurposed kids T-shirts, thread, monofilament, 48x84x1 inches, $5,000

Jodee Clifford, Spinning, oil on canvas, 48x36 inches, $1,800

Alayna Coverly, Displaced, oil, 24x36 inches, $8,000

Alayna Coverly, Waiting, oil, 20x24 inches, $6,000

Alayna Coverly, For A Purpose, oil, 18x24 inches, $6,000

Susan Greer Emmerson, Splinter, bleach and white ink on black paper collage, 30x22 inches, $900

Betty Glick, Border Series 1: Watchtower, oil on canvas, 30x40 inches, $1,600

Nicholas Goodhue, Trophies (Self-Portrait), pastel on paper, 32x40 inches, $950

Ruth Koelewyn, Blue Triangles, ink on mylar with coloraid paper, 7x11 inches, $44 each

Ruth Koelewyn, Blue Triangles (detail), ink on mylar with coloraid paper, 7x11 inches, $44 each

Tamara Krendel, Self-portrait with Skunk, mixed-media on patched and taped paper, 24x18 inches, $4,500

Frantz Lexy, Crooked, acrylic and ink on canvas, 30x40 inches, $4,800

A_Marcel, Refuge/Refugee, video and emergency blankets, NFS

John Murdock, A Crying Shame, acrylic on canvas, 48x48 inches, $4,500

Lior Neiger, Half a Person and Listen, acrylic on canvas, 18x11 inches each, $6,800 (diptych)

Lucy Beecher Nelson, Cobbler, watercolor on paper, 12x9 inches, $600

Petrea Noyes, The Madwoman of Chaillot, pigment inks and mixed media, 12x12 inches, $950

Lauren O'Neal, Queer Weather Systems (Excerpt), mixed-media installation, Dimensions variable, NFS

Brendan O'Neill, Untitled blur (in the dream world), oil on canvas with acid etched glass, 12x12x3.5 inches, $500

Miller Opie, Adaptation, vertebrae sections and steel, 58x4x19.5 inches, $12,000

Jak Ritger, Blind House 12, C-Print, 30x45.2 inches, $654

Joan Ryan, Sunrise Sitcom, oil on paper, 42x28 inches, $2,000

Brendan Sullivan, Grin and Bear It, oil on wood, 41x30 inches, $4,000

EXHIBITING ARTISTS

Åke Arnerdal, Jim Banks, Andrea Barone, Belladonna, Linda Bond, Eli Brown, Krystle Brown, John Buron, Christine Chin, Jodee Clifford, Alayna Coverly, Shaka Dendy*, Susan Greer Emmerson, Betty Glick, Nicholas Goodhue, Ruth Koelewyn, Tamara Krendel, Frantz Lexy, A_Marcel, John Murdock, Lior Neiger, Lucy Beecher Nelson, Petrea Noyes, Lauren O'Neal, Brendan O'Neill, Miller Opie, Jak Ritger, Joan Ryan, Brendan Sullivan

*selected, but will not be exhibiting

EXHIBITION AWARD RECIPIENTS

Jurors’ Choice: Alayna Coverly, “Displaced”
Honorable Mentions: Frantz Lexy, “Crooked” and Lior Neiger, “Half a Person” and “Listen” (diptych)

The award winners receive a three-person show in the Annex space of the Fountain Street Gallery in November of 2020.

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