The
Weatherspoon Art Museum at
UNC Greensboro proudly presents the
45th Art on Paper exhibition. Since 1965, this dynamic survey has uniquely taken the pulse of contemporary art by showcasing artworks made on or with paper. This year’s installation features compelling new work by twenty-four artists from across the country. In keeping with the exhibition’s parameters, all have created, within the last two years, one-of-a-kind artworks using paper as their medium. Each artist is represented by multiple works, offering visitors a deeper look into his/her/their interests, processes, and skills.
In their hands the medium’s flexibility and facility have been used to explore a breadth of themes—from direct observations of nature to sorrowful tributes of loss, and from studies of pure abstraction to inquiries into the inner self and institutional inequities. Visitors are sure to encounter works that both resonate with personal experiences and inspire new ways of thinking.
Art on Paper offers community members the exciting opportunity to purchase art, as all works in the show are for sale. Proceeds go directly to the artists and their galleries. The Dillard Fund/
xpedx generously provides funding for the Weatherspoon to acquire selections from each
Art on Paper exhibition for the museum’s Dillard Collection of Art on Paper, which now numbers 570 works of art. The collection includes noteworthy and established artists such as Robert Smithson, Louise Bourgeois, and Lee Krasner as well as contemporary artists Amy Cutler, Elliott Hundley, Diana al-Hadid, and Rosemarie Fiore.
This year's artists include:
Elizabeth Alexander, www.elizabethalexanderstudio.com
Arden Bendler Browning, www.ardenbendlerbrowning.com
Alexandra Chiou, www.alexandrachiou.com
Drew Conrad, www.drewconradart.com
Daisy Craddock, www.garveysimon.com/artists/daisy-craddock
Sara Farrington, www.sara-farrington.com
Leslie Fry, www.lesliefry.com
Richard Garrison, www.richgarrison.com
Kate Gordon, www.kate-gordon.com
Laura Tanner Graham, www.lauratannerart.com
Thomas Huber, www.thomashuberart.com/
Sharka Hyland, www.sharkahyland.com
Karey Kessler, www.kareykessler.com
Suyeon Na, www.suyeonna.com
Sheryl Oring, www.sheryloring.org
Mary Porterfield, www.maryporterfield.com
Dorothy Robinson, www.dorothyrobinsonart.com
Charlotte Schulz, www.charlotteschulz.com
Hyeyoung Shin, www.hyeyoung-shin.com
Tanja Softić, www.tanjasoftic.com
Jerry Walden, www.jerrywalden.com
Antoine Williams, www.antoinewilliamsart.com
Elizabeth Williams, www.williamselizabeth.com
Sung Won Yun, www.garveysimon.com/artists/sung-won-yun
The
Art on Paper 2019 catalogue has been kindly supported by a grant from the F.M. Kirby Foundation.
Image credit: Arden Bendler Browning,
Gippsland, 2018, Watercolor and gouache on handmade watercolor paper, 10 x 10 in. Courtesy of the artist and Bridgette Mayer Gallery.
Related Public Programming:Art on Paper Preview Party
Saturday, February 2, 6:30-9 pmMuseum Director Nancy Doll and the Weatherspoon Art Museum Association invite you to a special event in celebration of
Art on Paper 2019. Attendees will be the first to see and purchase works of art from the exhibition, join the curator on a tour, mingle with the artists, enjoy tasty treats and libations, and have great fun with fellow guests. Tickets go on sale December 1st with a deadline of January 25 for pre-party purchase: $75 members/$90 non-members.
RSVPWAM@uncg.edu or call (336) 256-1450.
Artists & Curator Talk
Thursday, February 21, 4 pmJoin
Art on Paper curator Elaine Gustafson in conversation with participating North Carolina artists Sara Farrington, Kate Gordon, and Antoine Williams for insights into their working processes and inspirations.
Spring Educators Workshop: Paper Practices
Saturday, February 23, 10 am-3:30 pm$20 WAM members; $35 nonmembers
Artist Elizabeth Alexander and writer Julia Ridley Smith will inspire educators and teaching artists with approaches to art-making and writing. The program takes place in UNCG’s art studios and the museum. For information and to pre-register, contact Terri Dowell-Dennis at
t_dowell@uncg.edu or call (336) 256-1449.
Evening Exhibition Tour: Art on Paper 2019
Thursday, February 28, 5:30 pm