Exhibit Information
Textural Patois, using texture as a visual language
Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
February 18 - March 7, 2010
Juror: Susie Ganch, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Textural Patois, a national juried exhibition, seeks to display a wide range of work that incorporates texture, actual or implied, as a main element of visual communication.
Juror Susie Ganch is currently an Assistant Professor and Head of the Metals Program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Exhibitions include: The Japan Jewelry Art Competition 2008, The 5th Cheongiu Biennale (Korea) (Honorable Mention Award), 11th Biennial International Juried Enamel Exhibition (Columbus, OH) (Juror's Award), Chazen Museum (Madison, WI), SOFA Chicago and NYC, Society of Arts and Crafts (Boston, MA), John Michael Kohler Art Center (Sheboygan, WI). Susie is a recent recipient of the 2008 Theresa Pollack Fine Art Award, a VA Commission for the Arts Grant, and received the 2007 Educator of the year award sponsored by Niche Magazine and the Rosen Group. Recent publications include: Metalsmith Magazine (2008, vol. 28, no. 3), and Bijoux. Illustration et Design. Susie Ganch is represented by Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA, the Velvet da Vinci in San Francisco, and Snyderman Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Her work can be found on the web at Klimt02.net and susieganch.com.
Text from Textural Patois exhibit prospectus.