Exhibition Opening: In the Arms of Morpheus

the gallery at ccbc dundalk presents….

In the Arms of Morpheus

September 4 through October 26, 2012

Artists’ Reception, Friday September 7, 6 to 8 pm

Featuring Artists: John M. Adams, Jessica Braiterman, Patricia Goslee and Anne Marchand

Curated by Emily Matens

Directions to 7200 Sollers Point Road, Baltimore MD 21222. 
The Gallery is in Building K.

From North via Baltimore Beltway - (I-695)

Take Exit 39 (Merritt Blvd), proceed about 2 1/2 miles. At the 8th traffic light (intersection of Merritt Blvd - Peninsula Expressway and Merritt Ave) turn right. If you cross RR tracks you've gone too far. At the first traffic light, Merritt Ave becomes Sollers Point Road. Go Straight. The college is at the top of the crest on the right.

From South via I-95 (TOLL)

Take I-95 North, through Fort McHenry Tunnel. Stay to the right. Take Exit 58 (Dundalk Ave.). Proceed three lights, stay in left lane. At the third light, turn left onto Holabird Ave. Proceed four more lights and turn right on Delvale Ave. College is on left.

From I-695 and Francis Scott Key Bridge (TOLL)

After toll, make right at Exit 44 (Broening Hwy - Dundalk). Proceed to light at Dundalk Ave. Cross Dundalk Ave and you are on Belclare Rd. Proceed until Belclare dead-ends at light. Make left at light onto Sollers Point Road. Proceed past one stop sign, one light, and over the RR tracks. At "T" intersection (traffic light) turn left. Proceed up the hill. College is one the right.

For more info contact... 

Nicole Buckingham

Gallery Coordinator

School of Art, Design and Interactive Media

443.840.5992

CCBC. The Incredible Value of Education

Gallery Reception this Saturday! (July 7, 3-6pm)

MAGICALLY SUSPICIOUS

SCHOOL 33 ART CENTER

1427 LIGHT ST.

BALTIMORE MD 21230

GALLERY RECEPTION: SAT. JULY 7, 3:00-6:00PM

EXHIBIT DATES: JUNE 8 - AUGUST 18, 2012

CURATED BY ADAM LISTER

GROUP EXHIBIT FEATURING:  

JOHN M. ADAMS, AMY BOONE MCCREESH, REMMI BRANT, MEI MEI CHANG, 

BOBBY COLEMAN, BONNIE CRAWFORD KOTULA, JAMIN, ROBERT KINCHELOE, 

ADAM LISTER, GREG MINAH, MARILYN MINTER, STEPHANIE RIVERS, 

PHILLIP SCARPONE, WILLIE WAYNE SMITH

The world wants to be deceived.  We time travel through life, drifting in a vast sea of information and distractions, searching for the spectacular, the mysterious, and the hidden.  Magic and art have been directly linked together for thousands of years.  Both have healing powers, qualities of enchantment, and notions of secrecy.  Both raise our levels of wonder and amazement, while challenging our beliefs and expectations.  Both make us question the world around us as we concentrate and reflect upon the conceptual underpinnings of our own physical existence.  This uncertainty, paired with the excitement of the unbelievable and the suspense of the impossible, allows us to dream and believe in worlds beyond our own.  An artwork and a magic trick can both function as a mental portal for the viewer, whether it be through a manipulation of elements or a display of superhuman powers.  Our imaginations question what we see with our eyes, and in turn, our eyes question what we think we perceive.  It’s a circular illusion, an invisible energy, and it’s as ancient as it is contemporary.  It brings to light the knowledge that nothing in nature remains in a fixed position.  Wonderful, strange, and terrifying, all at the same time.  It’s that absolute balance between real and unreal that treads a fine line at a truly undefined border.

The work selected for this exhibit revolves around concepts relating to material manipulation, visual trickery, and alternate perceptions of reality.  “Magically Suspicious” aims to draw connections between process based art, abstraction, and the desire to explore the curious and the unknown.

The show will feature drawing, painting, photography, installation, and sculpture by 14 artists from Delaware, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Washington DC.

PLEASE JOIN US AT SCHOOL 33 ART CENTER ON SATURDAY JULY 7, FROM 3-6PM FOR THE GALLERY RECEPTION.  

http://www.adamlistergallery.com/projects.html

http://www.school33.org/

SCHOOL 33 ART CENTER

1427 LIGHT ST.

BALTIMORE MD 21230

t# 443.263.4350  

GALLERY HOURS: WED-SAT 12-6PM

The Studio as a 3D Sketchbook...

During all of the preparation for my last two site specific drawings my studio has turned into a three dimensional sketchbook.  I've been able to spread out many sketches to see them at once plus use the space to problem solve the design problems I will encounter in the gallery, nothing has been permanent, pure exploration of the ideas at hand...

Artist Talk! Thursday June 21, 2012

Artist Talk Thursday, June 21 7-9pm Join me for a short talk and discussion about my inspiration and process for my painting and the site specific drawing created for this exhibition.  Baltimore artist Elena Volkova will be joining me to discuss her subtly evocative "Airscape" photographs.  A reception and informal discussion with the artists all follow. "Slipping a variety of words into the blank of "_____scape" artists investigate the semantic origins of landscape as condition, shape or idea rather than the depiction of scenery."   -Susan Main, Curator VisArts - Rockville Kaplan Gallery  Second Floor 155 Gibbs Street  Rockville, MD 20850  301.315.8200  www.visartscenter.org  John M. Adams - Current Exhibitions "Confluence" Installation Photos On May 19, 2012 I installed "Confluence" at VisArts one 15 hour stretch.  The drawing challenges the viewers sense of space by juxtaposing conflicting imagery with the structure of the wall. The drawing will exist for the duration of the exhibit before it is destroyed.  See snapshots of the install on my blog.  A time-lapse video/animation is under construction to document the drawing and will be posted on my website upon completion. July 7, 3-6pm: Opening Reception for "Magically Suspicious" June 8 - August 18, 2012 I have installed another site specific drawing at the School 33 Art Center in Baltimore , MD forMagically Suspicious (Curated by Adam Lister).  "Determining Area 1", a painting from 2012,is also included in the exhibition. Please join me for the on July 7, 3-6pm for the public reception. Feel free to contact me with any questions or to schedule a studio visit.  I look forward to seeing you soon. Sincerely, John M. Adams www.thefullempty.com Paintings, Drawings and Site-Specific Artwork

____scape Opening Reception Friday June 8, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, June 8, 7– 9 p.m.

Slipping a variety of words into the blank of "______scape” artists investigate the semantic origins of landscape as a condition, shape or idea rather than the depiction of scenery.
______scape
June 1 – August 10, 2012
VisArts Kaplan Gallery (2nd floor)

155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD 20850 301.315.8200 www.visartscenter.org  

Artist Talks:
Thursdays, 7–9 p.m. Kaplan Gallery
June 14:
Heidi Fowler Kim Manfredi Theo Willis
June 21:
John M. Adams Elena Volkova
June 28:
Rachel Sitkin Michael Farrell Steven Pearson
July 26:
Lisa Kellner Sabine Carlson 

"Confluence" Site-Specific Drawing

After weeks of preparation in my studio (including several large practice drawings) I installed "Confluence" in 15 hours on May 19, 2012 at VisArts in Rockville, MD. I arrived about 9 am, unloaded, set up the cameras and got to work sizing up the wall to layout out the drawing.
These are quick snapshots from my personal device, higher res versions to follow at a later date.
Come see the drawing at the reception on Friday, June 8, 2012 from 7-9 p.
For more info visit: http://www.visartsatrockville.org/exhibitions/upcoming-shows?task=view_event&event_id=41

Step 2: "Confluence" Site-Specific Drawing

I installed "Confluence" in 15 hours on May 19, 2012 at VisArts in Rockville, MD. In these photos I laid out the drawing and I am applied the masking materials.
These are quick snapshots from my personal device, higher res versions to follow at a later date

Step 3 Graphite Application: "Confluence" Site-Specific Drawing

I installed "Confluence, in 15 hours on May 19, 2012 at VisArts in Rockville, MD. Graphite application (and removal) under way.
These are quick snapshots from my personal device, higher res versions to follow at a later date.

Step 4: "Confluence" Site-Specific Drawing

I installed "Confluence" in 15 hours on May 19, 2012 at VisArts in Rockville, MD. I'm removing the masking materials.
These are quick snapshots from my personal device, higher res versions to follow at a later date.

Completed "Confluence" Site-Specific Drawing

I installed "Confluence", in 15 hours on May 19, 2012 at VisArts in Rockville, MD. This is the finished drawing, at almost midnight.
These are quick snapshots from my personal device, higher res versions to follow at a later date.
Come see the drawing at the reception on Friday, June 8, 2012 from 7-9 p.
For more info visit: http://www.visartsatrockville.org/exhibitions/upcoming-shows?task=view_event&event_id=41

Opening Friday May 6, 2011

"..in a couple of days..", a new site-specific drawing and corresponding studies by John M. Adams at The Adam Lister Gallery

"Excessive Perspective" "Excessive Perspective" highlights new definitions and approaches by artists using and depicting volumes and spatial relationships within their work. Going beyond the basic concept of pictorial logic, these artists address the notion of something or somewhere, while referencing a disconnection to that same thing. A language of space and time, visually divided and multiplied within itself, expresses a mysterious rationality behind the act of production and simplification. The work in this exhibit explores alternative viewpoints to understanding the world around us and the infinite web of parallel realities. John M. Adams Remmi Brant Bobby Coleman JAMIN Jacobe Noonan Stephanie Rivers May 6 - May 20 Opening reception: Friday May 6 6-9pm Gallery Director- Adam Lister email: adamlistergallery@gmail.com T#: 646.263.7305 Old Town Fairfax Village Plaza 3950 University Drive Fairfax VA 22030

Good News

"Sitting Still 121"
Oil and Acrylic on Birch Panel - 2010
10" x 8.5"

Its been a good month here, I've been awarded a 2011 Strauss Fellowship from the Arts Council of Fairfax. I am also currently a semifinalist for the 2011 Bethesda Painting Awards, wish me luck!

This is the last week for you to catch "Like Nowhere I've Been: Landscapes de un Sueno" at Evolve Urban Arts Project.

And of course Saturday, April 23 is the first public performance of "Ghost Music", a collaboration with composer Matt Sargent and percussionist Bill Solomon.

New Paintings Posted

"In through the out"

Oil, Acrylic and Graphite on Birch Panel
40"x17" - 2010

I've posted more paintings to the Instance and Sitting Still portfolios on my website.

Ghost Music Performance

This will be the first public performance of all aspects of Ghost Music, my collaboration with composer Matt Sargent and Percussionist Bill Solomon. You can read a great article about Matt's vision for the piece in the Hartford Advocate.

Like Nowhere I've Been: Landscapes de un Sueno

You still have three weeks to see this great show at Evolve Urban Arts Project. Check out some of the blog coverage: The DCist, East City Art, The New Gay, and H Street Great Street.
This show includes 14 new drawings, most from 2011.

Watch Me Make a Drawing: April 2, 2011

I will create a new site-specific drawing at the Adam Lister Gallery on Saturday, April 2 from 10-4 pm as part of the "Paint the City: Fairfax, VA" event (which will include many artists working on location in the streets of Fairfax City through out the day) . Here is a great description of the event on the Pinkline Project.

Come buy to chat and see the work in progress - I will also have several new framed drawings available for sale. The Adam Lister Gallery is located at 3950 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.

"Efflux" Destruction Coverage

Its a little late but here are some great photos and a little write up about the last night of Efflux on Borderstan.

"Efflux" Destruction set for February 15, 6pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Brooke Seidelmann, Director

The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery

1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009

202.483.8600 | www.smithfarm.com/gallery | gallery@smithfarm.com

U-Street Sidewalk Serves as a Stage for Interactive Performance Art

Washington, DC – February 8, 2011 – The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery announces the final performance of John M. Adam’s Efflux, on Tuesday, February 15, beginning at 6pm on the gallery sidewalk.

Since mid January the gallery has hosted

John M. Adams’ site-specific drawing/video installation as part of its IN-FLUX window peek-show series, and on Tuesday, Feb. 15, Adams’ will culminate the work’s lifecycle with its final performance and destruction.

Adams' work straddles the domains of performance and installation art; his drawings are designed and created specific for their space, and immediately destroyed at the close of the exhibition. The feathery line-quality of Efflux’s graphite drawing evokes plumes of smoke, equally transitory and in keeping with the larger work's momentary existence. Alongside the installation's gestural work, a TV monitor loops footage of Adams creating the piece itself. And on February 15 the piece will be destroyed in a public performance, offering a complete metaphor for evolution - moving the viewer through creation, existence and destruction. Unlike Efflux’s creation, for the final performance Adams will relinquish his role as the works’ active participant and provoke pedestrians to walk on his work, thereby assuming active roles in the work’s anticipated end.

Join us on Tuesday, February 15^th as an active participant in Efflux’s finale and literally leave your mark!

Tuesday, February 15^th

6pm - Performance begins

6:20pm-7pm: Gallery Reception and Meet the Artist. Drinks and snacks will be provided.

Performance Location - sidewalk in front of The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, 1632 U St. NW

About The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center: The Gallery is a mission of Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts, a Washington, DC nonprofit organization grounded in the profound belief that each person has tremendous innate abilities to heal in the face of life’s challenges. Smith Farm’s mission is to develop and promote proven healing practices that explore physical, emotional, and mental resources that lead to life-affirming changes. Programs and exhibitions in

The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery celebrate and stimulate the dynamic creative resources that contribute to health and wellness in each of us. To learn more please visit:www.smithfarm.com/gallery