CURRENT

THE SUMMER SWAN INVITATIONAL

CERAMICS, FIBERS, AND FOLK ART

curated by Karen Tauches

MAY 31 – AUGUST 10, 2018

OPENING RECEPTION:  Thursday, MAY 31, 6-9pm

The Summer Swan Invitational has been a popular annual exhibition at the Swan Coach House Gallery since 2011, selling art that is beautiful, usable and affordable. This year the exhibit has a new curator, Karen Tauches, who incorporates a few favorite participants from the past and adds some fresh, new blood.

“For this exhibition, I’ve selected works for sale which employ craft materials and/or aesthetics. Some are conceptual; others are not. Juxtaposing functional, trans-functional, and non-functional work from over 50 artists, I’m hoping to express how categories freely overlap from fine art to ceramics for everyday use--all of which are highly valuable in a world gone virtual,” said Tauches.  “Artists today do not fall neatly into categories. Traditionally, their artworks fit into either Art or Craft, Folk or Fine, Trained or Untrained. However, I think many works have elements of both or more. In this way, new 21st century hybrids will eventually transcend the old polarizing labels.”

There will be a small selection of Folk/Outsider Art from North Georgia. Main Street Gallery in Clayton, GA--which houses an impressive collection--has generously agreed to let the Swan Coach Gallery exhibit and sell some work.  Additionally, Tauches added a few artists found selling their work on the country highways.          

Artworks include: cups, plates, planters, pots, bowls, boxes, tapestries/stitchery, hanging work, glass, watercolor & collage on paper, found objects, sculpture, wood, and much more.

ARTISTS: Maddy  Barreto, Jennifer Bates, Jennifer Benson, Lillian Blades, Maria Bruckman, Zack Callaghan, Robert Chamberlin, Cameron Covert,  Boyce Covert, Martha  Cook, Anna Nelson Daniel, Crystal Desai, Peter Dietrich, Alice Elmo, Mark Errol, Juana Gnecco, Mary Gordon, MoonHee Kim, A. H., Brian Hitselberger, Mama Johnson, Tania Julian, Alex C. Kerr, Karine Lepage, Caroline Lathan Stiefel, Elizabeth Lide, Kathrin Mattox,Kimberly McWhorter, Ann Melton, Jiha Moon, Edie Morton, Juan Alberto Negroni, Kate Pak, Maryam Palizgir, Sara Santamaria, Sara Schindel, Vernon Smith, Kaleena Stasiak, Mike Stasny, Jordan Stubbs, Joanna Stecker Wilson, Lisa Tantillo, Jenifer Thoem, Zipporah Camille Thompson, Katie Troisi, Gregor Turk, Shelby  Wheeler, Barb Williams, Susie Winton, Ivana Vavakova, Tripti Yoganathan, Daniel Zimmerman

This exhibition is sponsored by Sarah Kennedy.