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N E W S L E T T E R S - Summer 2004 |
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This newsletter is divided into the following articles. To read any one of these articles, please click on the text of the article title.
Letter from the Executive Director: Letter from the Executive Director Hello Summer! Hello dear Reader! A new fiscal year has begun on July 1st. A productive year filled with lots of work, rewarding activities and great art is in the past and many exciting exhibitions with wonderful artistic expressions are awaiting us. Artwork and poetry for the Her Mark 2005 calendar datebook has been selected and the design work has already started.
Our auction fundraiser in April was a super success and with the help of many good supporters we raised $46,000. We have also reached our goal with our banner campaign and the banner is installed! Despite our hard work and the generous contribution from numerous sources, we have not reached our projected budget of $202.000. Here is the breakdown of our FY 2004 income of $184,404.00 Federal & State Grants: $13,820.00 The expenses of $186, 970 are made up of: Management & General: $59,251.19 The main areas we fell short in were sales of arts and crafts and grant support. We also had higher rent, insurances and utilities payments. Even though we have not reached our projected budgets, we feel very confident about the future and have carefully estimated our projected 2005 budget at $193,000.00. We can’t accomplish anything without each other and the success of WMG is due to the interaction and effective collaboration of many supportive individuals. We are flourishing because of what each of us contributes to the idea and mission of this organization. Please contact us for questions at gallery@womanmade.org or better yet, participate in our Volunteers & Members Recognition and Open Boardmeeting on August 14th from 11am to 1pm. This is an ideal opportunity to find out more about WMG and how you may get more involved. We are grateful for your interest, support and input! Members/Volunteers Recognition Brunch (right) “Happily Never Married”, digital artwork, 8” x 8” - bye Andrea Stivers  Board & Staff News Elections for new board officers took place during our May board meeting. We thank Roberta Reb Allen, our outgoing board president, for her leadership and wisdom that have benefited WMG greatly. We appreciate the work by our former board secretary, Lauren M. Mathews and are grateful that both women will continue to serve WMG as regular board members. We are happy to welcome Wilma Stevens as WMG’s new board president. Amy Stoeffler continues as vice president. Nicole Gotthelf is our new treasurer and Rhonda Wheatley will serve as secretary. Prospective board members are Paula Greer, Carmen Perez and Nancy Koprowski. We are pleased that long time member Joyce Owens has agreed to continue her support on the WMG Advisory board. Olga Stefan, previously affiliated with Around the Coyote organization is working for WMG as a grant writer and Ripley Caine is helping on a part time basis with bookkeeping and Beth Shank is doing a great job as our new volunteer coordinator. Annual Art Auction – A Great Success! : Annual Art Auction – A Great Success! THANK YOU to all who helped to make this event spectacular, wonderful, beautiful, interesting and tremendously successful. Woman Made Gallery's 5th Art Auction and annual major fundraiser on Saturday, April 24th was indeed a huge success. 
The entire WMG board, staff and numerous volunteers worked hard to make this event a great accomplishment. Sincere thanks to Amy Stoeffler and Margo Jeanchild for their leadership as auction chairs. We are very grateful to Roberta Reb Allen for her tremendous feat of coordinating and guiding over 40 volunteers. We thank board members Lauren Mathews, Nicole Gotthelf, Aimée Picard, Ann Regan, Wilma Stevens and Rhonda Wheatley for their individual contributions. We appreciate Kathryn Ferrell’s and Georgina Flores’ efforts with the ad booklet and we are indebted to Mo Cahill for finalizing the project securing several more ads than anticipated and for heading the lay-out preparations for the printer. Thanks to Jade Cheah and Progressive Printing for doing, as always, a fast and efficient job. Many more individuals have contributed time, money, artwork, services, guidance, energy, ideas, and hands-on help. We try to thank each of them here and hope not to overlook one single person whose efforts have enabled us to raise $46,000.00 for Woman Made Gallery! In the lively, creative atmosphere of Catalyst Ranch - and with the hospitality and professionalism of owner Eva Niewiadomski and Operations Manager, Deejay Hinkle, this year’s benefit featured again a live and silent auction with more than 180 items made up of original arts and crafts, gift certificates and services donated by artists, artisans and businesses from across the United States, Canada, Israel and South Africa. More than 200 attendees had plenty to bid on including: original paintings, photographs, jewelry, mixed media work, cooking classes, photo sessions, a variety of gift certificates and services and even two baskets of cheese donated by Cabot. Fierce bidding over most of the items in the silent auction brought in close to $13,000. Individuals who donated artwork for the live auction included: Kris Brody, Fran Bull, Pamela Callahan, Moira Carlson, Anne Elizabeth, Alison Hill, Susan Keith Loechl, Karen Rechtschaffen, Mary Stoppert, Kathleen Waterloo and a three day artist retreat donated by Jan Hart. Auctioneer, Hannah Buchanan from the TV series Starting Over did a super fabulous job and with her help we raised $6,250 at the live auction alone! Of course what is all the great art worth if nobody came to bid and buy? We therefore thank all individuals who attended the event for bidding and purchasing the donated items. As usual board and staff did their part to participate in the bidding and even Catalyst Ranch staff won several items. Admiring all the interesting décor and artwork at their creative space, we know that we have chosen the right place to celebrate this event. Plenty of individuals bought raffle tickets. This year the following people were the lucky winners of our great prizes: First Prize: $1,000 – Katie Nordine (right) “Ladyscape Three”, handworked giclee print on canvas, 20” x 30” - by Maria Lobo from the “Art by Asian Women” exhibition. Sponsors, Hosts & Contributors Much gratitude goes to our sponsors! Their generous contributions exceeded our planned goal and we raised more than $15,000 in sponsorships. Art Angels-$1000 - Ann Regan and an Anonymous Donor Visionaries-$500 - Kathy Bergold, Pamela Callahan & John Walté, Paula Greer, Mary K. Haag, Timothy Hart, Constance Hall, Margo Jeanchild, Mark Eli Kosanovich, Rebecca Sive & Steve Tomashefsky, Amy Stoeffler, Solvei Sullivan, Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk, Gary E. Waters and Charles Yager Patrons-$250 - Paul Breidenbach, Janine and Edward Biskind, Fran Bull, Patricia Callahan, Mo Cahill & Paul Ciciora, Jan Brown Checco, Karen Deighan, Kathy Greenholdt & Paul Coady, Andrea Ginsburg, Constance Hall, Susan Ifergan, Jeanine Meola, Noel & Michele Moore, Jill Marie Peve, Janet Schumacher, Sondra L Summers, Frances Tuite, Annette Turow Friends-$100 - Roberta and Neil Allen, Carol Augustine, Leslie Butt, Melanee Cooper, Beatrice Fisher, Mallory Frjelich, Gustav Friedrich and Erena Rae, Nicole Gotthelf, Jean Houlihan-Henderson, Peggy Lipschutz, Donna Lucas, Margie Mannering, Laura McGrew, Lenore Orlowska-Warren, Sri Reddy, Carol Rizzolo, Sally Ruddy, Shirley Senior Sallas, Wilma Stevens, Jere Van Syoc, Elly Wilder, Roberta Zabel Additional Donors – Janet Bloch, Vicki Curtis, Kathryn Deane, Audrey Denecke, Janice Elkins, Constance Hall, Jeanna Moyer, Cherise Regitono, Matt Stoeffler, Deborah Weber We would like to pay a special thanks to our hosts - Roberta and Neil Allen, Sarah Bell, Cali Bergold, Karen Deighan, Mary K. Haag, Jean Houlihan-Henderson, Margo Jeanchild, Beate & Michael Minkovski, Ann Regan, Carol Rizzolo, Wilma Stevens, Amy Stoeffler, Mary Stoppert and Kathleen Waterloo
Live & Silent Auction Contributors Thank you to all individuals who have donated to the live and silent auction: Henry Adams and Barbara Agresti, Ann Sathers, ATYL, Roberta Reb Allen, Danielle Anderson, John Anthony, Jahan Ara, Melissa Banks, Beverly Bailey, Stephanie Rose Bird, Janet Bloch, Body Balance, Paulette Boyd, Kim Brenner, Kris Brody, Jill Buckingham, Diana Buckley, Fran Bull, Elizabeth Burke-Dain, Cabot Cheese, Pamela Callahan, Mo Cahill, Moira Carlson, Paul Coady, Jan Brown Checco, Chicago Tattoo Parlor, Laurel Garcia Colvin, Judy Cooperman, Shelley Davis, Dana Daydodge, Melanie Deal, Jane Moore Degraff, Anne Elizabeth, Esmia, Leyla Franklin, Erika Franz, Sylvette Frazier, Pam Frederick, Yvonne Gajewski, Antje Gehrken, Granville Gallery, Kathy Greenholdt, Jan Hart, Robyn Henzel, Allison Hill, Constance Heimann, Christine H. from Starting Over, Lisa Hohlfeld, Held Floral, Angela Canada Hopkins, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Valentin Ion, Margo Jeanchild, Ursula Kammer-Fox, Juliana Kang, Makeba Kedem-DuBose, Heidi Kellner, Adele Kiel, Priscilla Lakatos, Judy Langston, Suzanne Keith Loechl, Ronit Konorty-Levy, Mary-Ann Lupa, Regina Maniaci, William May, Cassie Mazziotta, Geraldine McCullough, Bert Menco, Margaret Dubay Mikus, Roberta Miles, Barbara Blackledge Miller, Jaye Alison Moscariello, Susan Strong Muir, Nanny Studios, Cella Neapolitan, Kristen Neveu, Olea Nova, Laura Nugent, Kathleen O’Brien, Mary O’Connell, Staci Page Oien, Joyce Owens, Louise Pappageorge, Carol Parker, Jean Patton, Carmen Perez, Corinne Peterson, Jennifer Polasek, Porte Rouge, Inc., Kim Marie Pruitt, I. Carmen Quintana, Read My Hips, Karen Rechtschaffen, Tatiana Revskaya, Juanita Richeson, Riques, Judith Roth, Sally Ruddy, Judith Schubert-Mullen, Linda Sharpe, Zareen Sirajullah, Jill Specks, Jenny Steinman, Rachel Slick, Wilma Stevens, Leah Stoffel, Stoppert Perez Ltd., Bobby Talamine, Sonja Tellison-Foster, JoAnn Terry, Adrian Thomas, Cherryl Troy, Severio Truglia, Dave Vail, Arlene Wanetick, Eileen Wasserman, Kathleen Waterloo, Deborah Weber, Stacey Wescott, Elly Wilder, Alison Williams, Henry Au Young Other Important Contributors We thank Andrea Herrera of Amazing Edibles Gourmet Catering and her staff for the delicious appetizers and sweets and all the hard work to make this event a pleasant memory for all. We are grateful to Mandy Wisell who provided complimentary cheese for hors d’oeuvres and two nice cheese gift boxes from Cabot Cheese. Thank you to Susan Pritzker and Edward W. Rabin, Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Joanne Chessie from BIN 36 for a gift certificate to make the second prize in our raffle event possible. Thank you to Mo Cahill, Goose Island, Anna Held Florist, Nicole Gotthelf, Angela Canada Hopkins, Margies Candies and Progressive Systems Network. Special thanks to George Gehrken from www.telpoint.com for his help and expertise with all computer related issues. Thanks to Adbook Contributors Thank you to Kathryn Ferrell, Mo Cahill, Georgina Flores, Connie Hall, Ellen Miles for helping to get ads and all individuals and businesses who placed ads in our auction brochure: Alderman Manuel Flores, Citizens for Maria A Berrios, Anne DeClue, Early to Bed, EzMail, Goods of Evanston, Tim Lane/Goose Island, Granville Gallery, Carolyn Grisko & Associates, The Apartment People, Margies Candies, House Calls, Loyola University Health System, National Organization for Women (Chicago NOW), Porte Rouge, Mo Cahill (www.pinkobuttons.com), MaryRoss Taylor (www.artwomen.org), Thirty-One Art & Vintage and Unique Freaque Thank You Able Volunteers Thank you to Roberta Reb Allen who was organizing the volunteers for the event and we are grateful to: Neil Allen, Lori Altman, Christa Anderson, Danielle Anderson, Bethany Barratt, Janet Beals, JuneFelicia Bennett, Sherry Brenner, Diana Buckley, Gina Buccola, Jean Crozier, George DeHesus, Kathryn Ferrell, Anita Flores, Andy Ginsburg, Paula Greer, Liz Holland, Angela Canada Hopkins, Valentin Ion, Marian Jones, Jack lowell, Mary Beth LeMay, Mary-Ann Lupa, Jenna Lynch, George McDonald, Bonnie McGrath, Roberta Mezinskas, Beth Miller, Sylvia Ohlrich, Stacy Page Oien, Tim Oien, Gil Orejudos, Joan Pantsios, Carmen Perez, Brit Peterson, Karen Rechtschaffen, Tatiana Revskaya, Barbara Schmidt, Zareen Sirajullah, Zaffy Sirahullah, Laura Stempel, Mary Stoppert, Rafael Torres, Eve Tselepatiotis, Bette Vidina, Eileen Wasserman, Kathleen Waterloo and Elly Wilder (right) “Lotus Pod”, archival pigment ink digital photograph, 17” x 11” – by Laurel Garcia Colvin - Art Auction Donation Banner Installed at WMG We have successfully raised enough money to pay for a banner and a few window signs for WMG. The banner was done by SignsNow on Ashland Avenue and installation and permit work was taken care by Novak Electric. Now Woman Made Gallery’s presence is visible from the corner of Western Avenue and Bloomingdale which will make it easier for visitors to find us. Thank you to the following individuals who helped us to reach our goal: Roberta and Neil Allen, Mary Ann Anthony, Carol Augustine, Beverly Bailey, Barbara Blacharczyk, Janet Bloch, Diana Buckley, Diane Cooper, Carol Eatin, Bonnie Factor, Florence Goldsmith, Paula Greer, Margo Jeanchild, Marian Jones, Reza Khazeni, Nichole Landfair, Betsy Martens, Lauren Mathews, Patricia McMillen, Margaret Dubay Mikus, Roberta Miles, Beate Minkovski, Randy Moe / TIN CAN COLLEGE, Joyce Morishita, I. Carmen Quintana, Ines Sanchez-Ferreira, Carol Tarnoff, Dorianne & John Venator, Jessica Walters and Kathleen Waterloo. Special Thanks To... (Please check our next newsletter if your name is not yet included here)
Woman Made appreciates the following individuals and organizations for their ongoing support of the Gallery: Our Board Members for their continued hard work, devotion and board pledges Our Business Sponsors
Linda Lee Kroupa-Galowich - $135.00 Frances Tuite - $135.00 Wilma Stevens - $100.00 A Woman Artist You Should Know: Marisol: A Woman Artist You Should Know: Marisol Best known as a sculptor whose assemblages and boxlike figures satirize American culture, Marisol Escobar was born in Paris in 1930 to wealthy Venezuelan parents. She attended the École des Beaux-Arts and later continued her studies in New York at the Art Students League and the Hans Hofmann School. Marisol’s discovery and study of Pre-Columbian artifacts in 1951 led her to abandon traditional painting by 1954. She turned to terracotta, wood and fabricated sculpture taking a clay course at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and learned plaster casting techniques from sculptor William King. Marisol shared King’s fascination with early American Primitive pieces like a coffee grinder in the shape of a man and wooden figures on wheels. Her small terracotta figures placed in the openings of printers’ type cases first exhibited at the Tanager Gallery, an artists co-op, caught the attention of Leo Castelli who exhibited Marisol’s Pre-Columbian art-inspired carvings of animals and totemic figures in her first one-person exhibition in 1958. After returning to New York from a year of studies in Rome, Marisol produced a large body of work that resulted in many important exhibitions and the acquisition of her work for the collections of leading museums. In an era dominated by Abstract Expressionist painters, Marisol started to establish her identity with humorous works, carved and drawn-on self-portraiture with the addition of found objects, including sometimes her own clothing. She was one of the few women artists involved in the pop art movement and one of her most well known works of this period was “The Party”, a life-size group installation of figures gathered together in various guises of the social elite, all wearing Marisol’s face. Throughout the sixties and seventies, Marisol produced many sculptural portraits of friends, families, political leaders and noted artists. Marisol’s artwork also dealt with various disadvantaged or minority groups such as Dust Bowl migrants, poor Cuban families and Native Americans. 
Marisol has consistently participated in numerous one-person and group exhibitions since her first exhibition at the Castelli Gallery which in addition to Sidney Janis Gallery and the Marlborough Gallery have represented her at various times in her career. Marisol became an American citizen in 1963, but was chosen to represent Venezuela in the 1968 Venice Biennale. Joan Mondale selected work by Marisol for the Vice Presidential mansion in Washington, DC and other public installations and commissions include the American Merchant Mariner’s Memorial in Promenade Battery Park of the Port of New York. Marisol received Honorary Doctorates in the Arts from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Rhode Island School of Design and New York State University. Her works are featured in major American public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC. Marisol is included in many public collections in other countries such as the Galeria de Arte Nacional and the Museo De Arte Contemporaneo in Caracas, Venezuela, the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, Germany and the Tokushima Modern Art Museum in Japan. In 1997 Marisol won the prestigious “Gabriela Mistral” Inter-American Prize for Culture, which is given to an individual or institution from an OAS member nation whose works "have contributed to the shaping and enrichment of American culture." Marisol continues to create her figurative work in her New York studio, reflecting humor and sadness, using a combination of techniques, from drawing and painting to carving and constructing. Whitney Eskew interviews Marisol Whitney Eskew is a graduate of Marshall University and holds an MA in Fine Art with an emphasis in Sculpture. She met Marisol in Huntington, West Virginia while attending her lecture and workshop sponsored by the Huntington Museum's Walter Gropius Series. Whitney has also participated in a similar workshop with the New York based installation and photography artist, Sandy Skoglund. 
1. Whitney: It's been written that Isamu Noguchi never felt he'd made it as an artist. In an article written by Ana Maria Escallon, she states that you also went through a period of self-doubt. Do you feel that you're now successful and if so at what point did this become clear to you? 2. Whitney: How do you define success as a sculptor? 3. Whitney: As an artist I feel that the content of our art inevitably reflects our culture's perceptions of the world in which it was made. Would you agree? 4. Whitney: If so, what, in your opinion, is the dominant mood or theme exhibited in the current artwork you've seen and produced? 5. Whitney: How do you market your sculpture? 6. Whitney: Who has represented your work? 7. Whitney: Traditional fine art seems to have a small audience while film reaches so many people. What does sculpture have to offer the people of today and have you ever considered working in film? 8. Whitney: Do you have any ideas for how sculpture might serve society on a larger scale? 9. Whitney: In ancient civilizations art most often functioned as a tool for spiritual ceremonies. Many believe that in this way it was also used to explore the physical and metaphysical realms before the development of modern scientific research. Now students are taught that fine art is, by definition, non-functional and never decorative. Do you agree with this view or can fine art be more than just an aesthetically pleasing object or a decoration? 10. Whitney: In a 1965 article by Ana Escallon, written for the New York Times, Grace Gluer was quoted as having proclaimed "Not Pop, not Op, it's Marisol." Do you agree? If not, what styles of work do you feel your art best relates to? 11. Whitney: When we last met you didn't use a computer. Has that changed? Marisol: No. I find myself daydreaming while trying to read.13. Whitney: Do you watch movies or TV? Marisol: No.14. Whitney: Have you ever designed a work for use in a musical, movie or TV show? Marisol: I designed stage sets but can't remember whom that was for. 15. Whitney: Do you have a favorite artist or group of artists living or dead? 16. Whitney: What effect, if any, has this events of 9/11 had on your work? 17. Whitney: Do you think it's possible to promote peace through art? 18. Whitney: Muslims don't enjoy representational art due to their religious beliefs. Do you think that nonrepresentational work, simple objects of beauty that make no attempt at depicting reality, can bridge the cultural gap between our societies? 19. Whitney: Would you recommend sculpture as a career? 20. Whitney: Is there an art scene in New York at this time? If so, how does it differ from the people, locations and activities of the past? 21. Whitney: Do you communicate with any other artists? 22. Whitney: According to the art department at the Virginia Commonwealth School of the Arts your niece is studying sculpture there. In the past artists were trained in salons or ateliers. For some time now, universities have been the training ground for most artists. Do you believe this is the best route? 23. Whitney: How important are the connections that students make through school? 24. Whitney: Do you feel that the resulting exposure to other young artists in a college setting is essential to their development? 25. Whitney: You studied art in Paris. Do you feel that it's essential for an artist to study abroad? 26. Whitney: Do you feel that art must make a social statement or is it equally valid to use art to reveal a metaphysical reality such as the underlying structural unity of nature? 27. Whitney: I see that many of your pieces are stylized sculptures of historical and contemporary figures. Is there always a social commentary in your work? 28. Whitney: Do you have a favorite piece? If so, why? 29. Whitney: Have you completed any work recently that you can talk about? 30. Whitney: Have you considered doing a sculpture of G W Bush in the style of your Heads of State series? (top right) "The Funeral", (1995) wood, oil paint and crayon, 56" x 149" x 38" - by Marisol Poetry Wanted Woman Made Gallery is seeking poetry submissions on the theme of “Pattern and Decoration” for a poetry reading in connection with a visual art exhibit on the same theme. The reading will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2004 at Woman Made Gallery. Entries will be selected by Chicago area poet Arlyn Miller who is also the hostess of the reading. Entry Requirements: Please send three to five poems related to the theme of Pattern and Decoration. Although it's not necessary to do so, feel free to include a brief note about you/your work in the body of the e-mail. Attachments will be accepted in word format only. Before submitting, please consider that if your work is chosen you must be able to read your poetry in the gallery on the day of the reading. Please also note that the gallery does not pay or reimburse readers.
Writer Available Artist, writer, scholar, curator and freelance academic consultant available for creative writing assignments. I write artistic statements, exhibition catalog copy, art grant proposals and fellowship applications. I enjoy content editing theses, dissertations, papers, essays and articles on fine and applied arts as well as working for not-for-profits and foundations. Reasonable rates, writing samples available. 10% discount to WMG members. Love Bird Design: email BirdoSan@aol.com for more information.
Seeding the Snow Seeding the Snow is a journal of women's writing and artwork that celebrates the mid-western landscape. We are always looking for submissions of poetry and prose related to the connection between women and nature in the mid-west. We also are interested in artwork that reproduces well in black and white. To subscribe, please send $16 to Seeding the Snow, 2534 N. St. Louis, Chicago, IL 60647. More information is available at www.seedingthesnow.org Poetry Corner Thank you to Mayapple Press authors Adrienne Lewis and Judith Kerman who read from their poetry on Sunday, May 2, 2004. Here are two samples for all those who missed the event. Proof Recently, the ghost in the machine Blue Mary After the Madonna del Parto by Piero della Francesca You don’t see paintings of Mary full of child Mary King: Drawing on Experience: Mary King: Drawing on Experience By Andrea HarrisMy first encounter with Mary King was during a critique workshop. I anticipated the monthly critique as an opportunity for creative exchange and what I gained was priceless.
As artist, educator and mentor Mary King offers a clear honesty that is as refreshing as her art. Having experienced past critique workshops that were perhaps a bit sugar-coated, the group that Mary facilitated at Woman Made offered a genuine critique that encouraged artists to take risks in order to reach the next level. It is Mary’s conviction that people should put forth whatever energy is necessary to realize their vision. “You have to be brutal about being able to do art because the world probably won’t support you.” Mary‘s childhood memories include living on a farm and drawing “ Curly Q’s ” in her mother’s receipt book that was used for the sale of fresh eggs. By the time she reached 4th grade, Mary would complete her assignments quickly so that she could have free time to draw. Early in her freshman year at the University of Chicago, Mary learned of a figure drawing class that met on Saturdays. By Thanksgiving of that year, she changed her focus from mathematics to art, ultimately earning her BFA and graduating with honors. An MA with honors from Western Michigan followed. In 1997, Mary received a Merit Scholarship to participate in an Advanced Painting Institute at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Although an educator and an artist for years, Mary King marks the exact moment of becoming a professional artist at the age of 38. Fulfilling a commitment to an art class, Mary decided to create 50 drawings of the figure while wearing a blindfold. Determined to share her art, she framed the drawings and presented them to galleries. The second gallery that she approached offered her the exhibit that would eventually initiate 15 solo shows and 74 group exhibitions throughout the United States. (Mary King’s next solo show is scheduled for February 2005 at Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY)
Mary continued to teach art in Michigan for 30 years, taking an interactive approach with every grade from kindergarten through grade 12, including talented and gifted children. Since returning to Chicago in 2000, Mary continues to balance her passion for creating art with her wisdom as an educator and passes her insights to students at St. Francis de Sales High School. While teaching is still very rewarding, Mary’s commitment to her art remains foremost. Her dedication endures, “If you’re going to be an artist, it has to be a priority. You have to carve out that art time and protect it.” As each of us struggles to balance personal obligations with creating art, this is a message worth remembering. Andrea Harris is an artist, free-lance writer and member of Woman Made Gallery - www.andreaharris.com Mary King offers individual portfolio review sessions for a fee (10% off to WMG members). For more information including location contact Mary King at marykingart@earthlink.net (right) “Catch of the Week I”, acrylic on paper, 11" x 8.5" and (left) “Daddy Gets Intense”, pencil & acrylic on paper, 7" x 12.5" by Mary King Please check our WOMAN MADE GALLERY CALENDAR for all events throughout the year. Please + Thank You We would like to thank the following individuals who have become members or renewed their memberships and all those who have donated money, items, time and talents. We apologize for any misspellings and appreciate if you would let us know. Please check our next newsletter if your name is not yet included here.
Ruth Adams, Marcia Adler, Cheselyn Amato, Linda Ammons, Carol Augustine, Pamela Ayres, Beverly Bailey, Barbara Bertsche, Sarah Biondo, Barbara Blacharczyk, Ilse Bolle, Kim Nikolaev Bollinger, Betsy Bohrer, Sharon Bourke, Anita Boyd, Nora Buslik, Peggy Brace, Patricia Brutchin, Allison Butkus, Corinne Butler, Beatrice Fisher, Caryl Carlsen, Lin Carte, Virginia Cassetta, Diane Chin, Jessica Choplin, Pritika Chowdhry, Liz Cohn, Holly Cole, Marion Coleman, Collette Copeland, Lisa Cote, Barbara Crane, Amy Culberg, Marilyn Cullen, April Davis, PR Davis, Laurel Delany, Denise Depres, Helen DeRamus, Marilyn Dillon, Edith Emmenegger, Carol Es, Anne Evans, Faith Fay, Gloria Ferreira, Clairan Ferrono, Joline Finnigan, Beatrice Fisher, Sylvette Frazier, Mallory Frjelich, Nancy Freehafer, Patricia Gallant, Wei Gan, Claudia Van Gerven, Andrea Geyer, Andrea Ginsburg, Ellen Glassmeyer, Florence Goldsmith, Susan Hale, Kathy Halper, Marilyn Handis, Susan Hannus, Barbara Harman, Colleen Harris, Elsie Kay Harris, Juarez Hawkins, Effie Heotis, Lindsey Heuwetter, Allison Hill, Lynn Hill, Tia-Maria Hoeller, Elizabeth Featherstone Hoff, Michele Holevar, Laura Joseph, Angela Just, Judi Kaczmarski, Katherine Kaminsk, Karena Karras, Carol Kazwick, Susan Kelleher-Heath, Gloria Kemper-Oneil, Judith Kerman, Lisa Kerpoe, Mary King, Kathleen Kirk, Victoria Kowalczyk, Ginny Krueger, Sally Kuzma, Karin Kuzniar, Stephanie Land, Laurie Larson, Gloriana Laskowski, Colleen Lauter, Kathy Lee, Adrienne Lewis, Jori Lewis, Pamela Lienhart, Magdalena Lis, Suzanne Keith Loechl, Jody Magrady, Virginia Lizzo, Ginnie Lupi, Juliana Ma, Melissa Machnee, Donna Magnani, Ajuan Mance, Melvetta Martin, Irene McGarvie, Barbara McIntyre, Patricia McMillen, Leila Membreno, Valerie Mendoza, Annani Mercado, Diana Meyers, Barbara Blackledge Miller, Freyda Miller, Barbara Mittman, BettyAnn Mocek, Barbara Moore, Joyce Morishita, Mary Kelley Morrison, Judith Schubert Mullen, Wanda Nevels, Margaret Newman, Patricia Nibbio, Anne Nordhaus-Bike, Kimberly O'Donnell, Debbie Officer, Eileen Meindl O'Hagan, Rita O'Hara, Monica Ong, Lisa Orgler, Kay & April Papenfuss, Paula Patterson, Suzi Persky, Myra Risley Perrin, Jennifer Polasek, Lin Starr Pollard, Carmen Perez, Jana Perez, Rebecca Ann Rakstad, Lynda Ray, Karen Rechtschaffen, Kelly Reedy, Barbara Rehus, Jill Reid, Catherine Reynolds, Evangelina Roa, Heather Robinson, Jessica Roble-Cinelli, Josie Gable Rodriguez, Ysabel de la Rosa, Carolyn Roth, Ines Sanchez-Ferreira, Susan Scanlon, Karen Schreiber, Davida Schulman, Sallie Schwartzkopf, Sofie Siegmann, Judy Nemer Sklar, Lorre Slaw, Terry Smith, Lee Stanton, Susan Steinfeldt, Wilma Stevens, Mary Stoppert, Ariel Teitelbaum, Stephanie Towell, Benjye Troob, Kathryn Vaughn, Sandra Vega, Lori Wahl, Jessica Walters, Arlene Wanetick, Bernice Ward, Erin Waser, Sandra Paynter Washburn, Dan Waterloo, Kathleen Waterloo, Serena Weits, Jennifer Wells, Patricia Williams, Sallie Wolf, Sabrina Wolfe, Sigrid Wonsil, Jami Woy, Darlyn Susan Yee, Sarah Zale, Cynthia Zordich (right) “X”, embroidery thread, linoleum print, on muslin, 7” x 5” by Angela Rose Wilson (Members’ Show 2004) Volunteers We appreciate the help by our volunteers and thank them for their valuable contributions. JuneFelicia Bennett, Shannon Cleary, Andrea Harris, Kerry Hagy, Juarez Hawkins, Christine Hugon, Mary King, Margo Lafontaine, Magdalena Lis, Barbara Puechler, Erica Ramanauskas, Karen Rechtschaffen, Sallie Schwartzkopf, Elizabeth Shank, Alexandra Zonis Please support our Sponsors We gratefully acknowledge sponsorship of our website by Good's of Evanston, an arts and framing business since 1903. WMG members receive a 10% discount on all regularly priced items. Just present your membership card.
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Donated items should be in workable condition and are tax-deductible. We are in need of new tax and audit services which unfortunately cannot anymore be provided by Blackman Kallick Bartelstein We are grateful to Dan Fensin and his partners who served us well and pro bono for many years. Sponsor An Exhibit Or Purchase Award: Sponsor An Exhibit Or Purchase Award Please become an exhibit sponsor or give an exhibit purchase award for future shows. An example of exhibit sponsorship is providing money for printing and mailing expenses of invitations. Your name would be printed on the invitations and in our newsletter. You might also want to give a purchase prize for a select exhibition. This means that you would commit to buying one artwork from one exhibition. Your name and /or company would be credited on all printed materials and on our Web site. For more information contact WMG at (773) 489-8900. Her Mark 2005 Calendar / Datebook :
Her Mark 2005 Calendar Our Her Mark 2005 Calendar/Datebook results are in and the jurors did their best doing the very difficult job of selecting art and poetry from over 250 entries. Here poetry juror, Susan House sums it up: “What an honor it was to be asked to serve as a poetry juror for Woman Made Gallery's calendar and what a delight it was to read the words of the women who submitted. The only difficulty was in choosing between the poems. Had I had my way, every poem I loved would be in the 2005 calendar and it would be hundreds of pages long! Women have so much to say and, sadly, are still not well heard. Woman Made Gallery is an indispensable strand in the wonderful web of women's art and words.” Preorder Now - $18 plus $2 for shipping. Calendars will be sent by October 15th, 2004 (right) "Peg", oil on canvas, 24" x 18" - by Margaret M. Adams (on the cover of the Her Mark 2005 calendar/datebook) Order/Reservations Please use our MAIL-IN ORDER FORM or visit our ONLINE SECURE SITE where you can order various items, like Her-story T-shirts, WMG mugs, the Big Fish CD, Her Mark 2005 calendar/datebook or register for workshops and pay with Visa or Mastercard. Membership/Volunteer Form Please go to our MEMBERSHIP PAGE to find out how you can support our efforts with your membership and volunteer services. Regular membership is only $35 per year and can be charged with Visa or Mastercard from our Secure Site. Member Discounts Please check our MEMBER'S DISCOUNT PAGE for businesses that give discounts to our members. Call for Artists: These are the options for obtaining guidelines for group exhibitions: 1. Send a self-addressed-stamped-envelope with title of exhibition to: Woman Made Gallery, 2418 W Bloomingdale, Chicago, IL 60647. 2. Download the entry form from: Here. 3. Email gallery@womanmade.org to receive an email version of the entry form if you wish to submit digital files. Previous Newsletters Click here to read our previous newsletters. |
May 28, 2005
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