Some Kind of Shelter, 2013

Hard and Soft is an exhibition of selected ceramic sculptures by four women artists including Rebecca Manson, Lynda Benglis, Hilary Harnischfeger, and Arlene Shechet at the ACME gallery in Los Angeles, CA. They use ceramics in their work to explore and blur the distinctions between pliable and rigid, accidental and intentional, seductive and grotesque. The opening is Saturday, February 14 from 6-8pm and open through March 14, 2015.

"Rebecca Manson makes a series of marks and strokes with small bits of clay, in varying shades of off-white with hints of color. These small gestural marks Manson then combines into her large-scale sculptures and wall reliefs. Sometimes resembling an archaeological excavation, the resulting sculptures are simultaneously haunting and elegant."ACME Gallery

Manson was a Fall 2013 Visiting Artist Lecturer and is an Oxbow alum (OS14),

On Saturday, January 31st, Stephen hosted Peter and Geffen Rothe in the printmaking studio for the 'christening' of the etching press, tools, and materials that they donated in honor of Peter's mother, G. H. Rothe, a renowned mezzotint artist. Former Oxbow Board member, Bonnie Levinson, was in attendance as she was the link in getting the Rothe's to Oxbow.

On learning that Peter and Geffen were looking to find a good home for his mother's studio equipment, Bonnie put the Rothe's in contact with us and the result is a really great addition to the printmaking studio. To celebrate the donation, Peter installed a plaque in honor of his mother, and Stephen printed the last plate that Peter's mother was working on at the time of her death. The donation also included many of the artist's printmaking tools and a large amount of very high
quality printmaking paper.

It is with great sadness that we send news of a loss in the Oxbow alumni family: Madison Wilbanks, OS30, passed away at her home in Atlanta, GA of February 1st, 2015.

Madie was a senior at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta, GA. She was accepted to New York University where she planned to study Photojournalism in the Fall. She was awarded a Gold Key in the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in the category of Photography for her piece "Virginia."

Maddie, Sarah, and Stephen

Maddie and Palmer

This semester we invited OS29 Maddie Gibson to come for a visit. She joined OS31 for lunch and conducted studio visits afterwards. For more about the Alumni Angel program contact reslife@oxbowschool.org.

Untitled, 1977, printed 2013, from the series Evidence

Larry Sultan: Here and Home is the first retrospective of California Photographer Larry Sultan (1946-2009). The exhibition includes more than 200 photographs ranging from Sultan's conceptual and collaborative works of the 1970's to his solo works in the decades following. Sultan never stopped challenging the conventions of photographic documentation, exploring themes of family, home, and facade throughout his career."

Opens at the Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art (LACMA) November 9 and continues through March 22, 2015.

Larry was Oxbow's Visiting Artist in Residence for OS4. larrysultan.com

Split the Lark, 2014, oil on wood panel, 48 x 72 inches

Split the Lark is an exhibition of new paintings and architectural forms by Darren Waterston at the DC Moore Gallery in New York. The opening reception is November 6th from 6-8pm and the exhibition continues through December 20, 2014. A catalogue with an essay by Jacques Khalip accompanies the exhibition.

"The work on view looks to the improbable images and the charged warning of an Emily Dickinson poem to explore the mystery of interiority and the boundaries we violate to satisfy our desire to know."Click for full press release.

Darren was Oxbow's Visiting Artist in Residence for OS21. darrenwaterston.com.

Mildred Howard's exhibition Selective Memories opened at the Fresno Art Museum on September 26 and runs through January 4, 2015.

"Howard's works are a constant interchange between formalism and content as she becomes more committed to the process of retrieval-selecting and working with repurposed materials to capture and peel back the layers that form her ideas and inform the embedded stories that she pushes forward, conscious of the layering of time and how time brings historical perspective to life."

Howard is the recipient of Fresno Art Museum's 2014 Distinguished Woman Artist award. Since 1988 the museum's Council of 100 has presented the award to internationally recognized women artists who have spent thirty or more years in the studio and have created a unique and prestigious body of work.

Mildred was OS3's Visiting Artist. See more of her work at gallerypauleanglim.com.

Megan Broughton, our Residential Life Advisor (and OS15 Alum) is in El Bruc, Spain as an artist in residence on a support stipend at Can Serrat for the month of October. Can Serrat offers two Writers and two Visual Arts full stipends annually. It is located in a rustic farmhouse 45 kilometers outside Barcelona within the confines of Montserrat Natural Park.

Megan draws inspiration from the breathtaking local geography, views of Catalunya's sacred mountain and artists from around the world. Exploring her artist practice, she's working on a series focusing on similar forms, characteristics, and vocabularies between human bodies and natural forms.

Underwater, cut amberlith and digital print 2004

Craig Frazier, San Francisco Bay Area illustrator and alumni parent of two Oxbow students has an exhibition Drawing It Out from Sept 8 - Nov 1, 2014 in the Gutstein Gallery at Savannah College of Art and Design. The opening reception is Sept 25 from 6-7:30pm. Craig has donated his design expertise to Oxbow for many years; so if you are in the Savannah, Georgia area!

"Over the course of his 36-year career as a designer and illustrator, Frazier has developed one of the most recognized illustration styles in the world. His works are known for their graphic simplicity and razor-sharp wit. Frazier embeds a story in every piece inviting the audience to step inside."

The Third Dimension at University Art Gallery

Painting faculty Chris Thorson's artwork is included in two fall exhibitions! The Third Dimension: Four Sculptors at the University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA through October 12. Look for more information on her upcoming show at the Francesca Anderson Gallery in Lexington, MA in the October issue of Oxtales.