Art Business News articles from January 2007

Art Business News archives from January 2007

Sculpting feelings: for David Pearson, his work is all about tapping emotions.(artist profile)(Biography)
January 1, 2007... "You've got to touch people," says sculptor David Pearson. "That's why you create art; to touch people. I want to touch them in a way that enables them to find some deep emotion inside themselves that they've hidden away. The sculpture brings...

Market forecast: extended period of cautious optimism ahead.
January 1, 2007... Will the art market mirror the economy? Will sales of original works accelerate? What trends will dominate in the coming year? Art Business News posed these, and many other questions to 11 art market experts. Read on to see...

What's new?(Editorial)
January 1, 2007... It's a brand new year, and all of us will be making New Year's resolutions with the hope of making some changes for 2007. Are we going to change things for a little while? Or are we going to stick to it and try to make improvements in our...

Painting for the planet: artist Cliff Wassmann brings Antarctica to the public consciousness.(SPECIAL REPORT)
January 1, 2007... DANA POINT, CA -- Every morning, as Cliff Wassmann walked through the doors to the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia on his way to class, he would see Frederic Edwin Church's "Cotopaxi" painting of the smoke-bellowing South American volcano...

POEMS art releases Shanna Kunz's landscapes.(Introducing)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... SALT LAKE CITY -- Contemporary fine art poster publisher POEMS Art announces the release of a series of four new transitional landscapes by painter Shanna Kunz, who recently signed with the company. Shanna Kunz is particularly influenced by...

Editions limited releases 2007 catalog.(Introducing)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... EMERYVILLE, CA -- Editions Limited Galleries announces the release of its 2007 fine art poster catalog. The collection is comprised of 2,000 abstract, landscape, floral and photographic prints. For more information, call 800-228-0928, or visit...

Applejack announces Autumn 2006 Collection.(Introducing)(Applejack Art Partners)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... MANCHESTER CENTER, VT -- Applejack Art Partners released in October its Autumn '06 Collection, featuring a diverse range of artists. In edition to releases by its familiar artists, Applejack also has works from three new artists recently added...

Gango announces 2006-2007 catalog.(Introducing)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... PORTLAND, OR -- Gango Editions announces its 2006-2007 catalog. Organized by genre, the 280-page catalog includes works by 55 artists, including seven new artists, and 400 new images. For more information, call 503-223-9694; or visit...

MoLAA auction raises $1 million.(news)(Museum of Latin American Art)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... LONG BEACH, CA -- Close to 1,000 art lovers and collectors attended the Museum of Latin American Art's annual fundraiser on Oct. 21 and 22, meeting the museum's goal of $1 million. Latin American artists and dealers donated works for the...

Ginger Osgood's Estate releases artwork.(news)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... TORRANCE, CA -- The Ginger Osgood Estate announces that it will be releasing a limited number of pieces to the general public through Art Brokerage, the exclusive representative of Osgood's artwork. She and her artist husband, R. Freeman...

HP announces collaborations.(news)
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK -- Hewlett-Packard announces two collaborations to promote its recently expanded digital photography portfolio to the advanced amateur and professional photography markets. Together with the humanitarian organization CARE, HP is...

Modern Art Museum presents "FOCUS: Chinatsu Ban".(news)
January 1, 2007... FORT WORTH, TX -- The Modern Art Museum is showing Chinatsu Ban's drawings and large-scale acrylic paintings until Jan. 28. The Japanese artist creates imaginative narratives using a recurring cast of figures, primarily little girls and...

MoLAA announces exhibition.(news)(Museum of Latin American Art)(cuban art unveiled)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... LONG BEACH, CA -- The Museum of Latin American Art announces its exhibition "Unbroken Ties: Dialogues in Cuban Art," which opened in November 2006 and remains on view through March 2007. Organized by the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, FL,...

MetLife Foundation and Americans for the Arts present National Arts Forum Series.(news)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts and MetLife Foundation recently launched the 2006-2007 National Arts Forum Series in New York. Designed to convene members of the arts and business sectors to discuss and explore...

McNay Art Museum announces $50.8 million expansion.(NEWS)(Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... SAN ANTONIO -- The McNay Art Museum announced a $50.8 million capital campaign for the Jane and Arthur Stieren Center for Exhibitions. Designed by international award-winning architect Jean-Paul Viguier, this new 45,000-square-foot exhibition...

Manship works land at Gerald Peters Gallery.(news)(works of paul manship exhibited)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK -- The Gerald Peters Gallery's fall exhibition focuses on the 20th-century sculptor Paul Manship and his circle of artists. The exhibition, which runs through Jan. 19, includes more than 35 sculptures and rarely exhibited drawings of...

Smithsonian Art Museum presents impressionist collection.(news)(american art unveiled)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... WASHINGTON -- "An Impressionist Sensibility: The Halff Collection" is on view at the Smithsonian Art Museum through Feb. 4. The exhibition shows iconic works by some of America's most talented and cherished artists. These selected paintings are...

Artist Sergey Smirnov dies.(people IN THE NEWS)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... BLOOMINGTON, MN -- Renowned Russian painter Sergey Smirnov died on Nov. 8, 2006, while in the United States for an exhibition with Fingerhut Galleries, which publishes and distributes his work outside of Russia. The 53-year-old artist leaves...

Michael Godard announces series inspired by daughter.(people IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... HENDERSON, NV -- In honor of his daughter, who recently passed away, artist Michael Godard is creating a new series that will be better than anything else he has ever painted, he says. Godard canceled more than 25 shows last year, when his...

Coors Western Art Exhibit announces grant award.(people IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... DENVER -- T.D. Kelsey will receive the 2007 Mary Belle Grant Award from the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale. The annual award honors an individual who embodies the spirit of the Western way of life and symbolizes the passion of the West...

VMFA names new ancient art curator.(news)(Virginia Museum of Fine Arts names Peter Schertz)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... RICHMOND, VA -- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announces Peter Schertz as curator of ancient art. A specialist in Roman art, Schertz was the Kress Curatorial Fellow in the Department of Art of the Ancient World at the Museum of Fine Arts,...

Show dates.
January 1, 2007... JANUARY Jan. 5-8 Art Miami Miami Beach Convention Center Miami 305-573-1388 www.art-miami.com Jan. 12-15 Palmbeach3 Palm Beach County Convention Center West Palm Beach, FL 561-209-1300 ...

In pursuit of interior designers: galleries looking to build sales are building relationships with interior designers. Here's why.
January 1, 2007... Interior designers can help clients choose a home's color schemes, arrange furniture and, of course, select the artwork that adorns their walls. A rising number of consumers are hiring interior designers, according to a 2005 study by the...

Meet Vicki Arnot, vice president of Herbert Arnot, Inc., in New York.(Q & A WITH VICKI ARNOT)(Interview)
January 1, 2007... Q. Was it a common interest in art that brought you and your husband together? Actually, it was a swimming pool at our parents' mutual country club where we met in August 1976 that brought us together. Peter was the fourth generation in...

Dallas.(Picture Gallery)
January 1, 2007... The Martin Lawrence Gallery recently hosted a Rene Lalonde and Robert Deyber show titled "A Seriously Fun Art Show:The Art of Whimsy." Shown, left to right, are gallery consultants Brian Esquivel and Peggy Ragle, director Jay Erdmann,...

Great Barrington, MA.(Picture Gallery)
January 1, 2007... Lascano Gallery recently hosted the group opening of "The Art of Assemblage" exhibit. Top photo: Attendees view the exhibition. Left photo: Florin Ion Firimita stands next to his work.

Modesto, CA.(Picture Gallery)
January 1, 2007... Big Valley Gallery owner Amy LaRosa hosted a show and reception for actor/artist Dwayne Hickman. This was Hickman's fifth event at Big Valley.

Washington.(Picture Gallery)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The exhibition "Art of the Collectors" marked the grand opening of Galerie Myrtis LLC, a contemporary fine art gallery on Capitol Hill, and featured African and African American works of art from prominent collectors in the Washington...

Rochester, NY.(Picture Gallery)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Whistler Gallery recently hosted a show featuring Eric Waugh's art, benefiting the Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation, which raises awareness of the effects of depression on society. Gallery Director Jeanine Messeguer stands with Waugh in front...