Artist of the Month

Quilt (F1343) by Ann Meade

Online Exhibition: Cat Waterfall: Artist of the Month Series, selected by Ann Meade

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About the exhibition: “Lots of workshops and places have employee of the month, and so I thought it’d be great if NIAD had ‘Artist of the Month.’ That’s how I came up with the idea for this tradition. First I picked my quilt. It has baseball players and cats. The way I made it makes it go with the other pieces in this show. I went through the pages of my work and looked for the most colorful things.”  – Ann Meade We are thrilled to present the following collection based on an AOM installation directed by Ann Meade! Ann pitched Read More …

Online Exhibition: Artist of the Month Series: We Are Creating Our History curated by Deatra Colbert, Felicia Griffin, and Dorrie Reid

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About the exhibition “Black History Month is a time when I like to think about how we talk about our history together at NIAD. We learn about reading and cooking and printmaking and sewing. I’ve been thinking about how I’ve been coming here making art for a long time, and so I know I’m going down in history with NIAD.” – Deatra Colbert Over the past few years, NIAD artists have been delving deeper into the curatorial aspects of their practices by participating in our Artist of the Month program, which converts a portion of the communal studio into an installation and exhibition space. Working individually or in Read More …

Online Exhibition: Artist of the Month Series: Peter Harris

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About the exhibition “I made all of these. Pink, green, blue: it’s art.” Over the past few years, NIAD artists have been delving deeper into the curatorial aspects of their practices by participating in our Artist of the Month program, which converts a portion of the communal studio into an installation and exhibition space. Working individually or in teams, artists elect to display completed work, experiment with wall murals and site-specific installations, or perform art, poetry, and music. We are thrilled to present the following collection based on an AOM installation directed by Peter Harris. Peter selected a number of his ceramics, prints, and paintings, and continued to add new work to the space for the duration Read More …