"Five Years at Delavan," opens on Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Delevan Art Gallery featuring prints by the Atelier Four, a group which includes alumna Amy Georgia Buchholz '80, Professor of Art Bruce Muirhead, alumnus Jake Muirhead '86 and Professor of Art William Salzillo. A reception will be held on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. The gallery is located at 501 W. Fayette Street, Syracuse. The exhibition is open through Oct. 25.
The Atelier Four is a group of artists working together in the collaborative workshop spirit often found among printmakers. Linked philosophically to the Arts and Crafts Movement that has deep roots in Upstate New York, this group is committed to keeping the tradition of studio printmaking alive while promoting its contemporary relevance. The selection of intaglio prints exhibited in "Five Years at Delavan" compares and contrasts the working methods of the four whose teacher/student relationships developed into life-long friendships that have shaped their art and careers. From a historical perspective the selection also references the important influences of the upstate New York printmaking laboratories centered around Robert Marx at Syracuse University and Harvey Breverman at The University of Buffalo.
Despite similar goals, each of the four artists represents a different approach to intaglio printmaking. Bruce Muirhead is a self-defined painter/print-maker in the romantic mold. His Middlebury College colleague, David Bumbeck, who learned his craft from Robert Marx at Syracuse University, introduced him to the intaglio process in the early 1970's. He teaches painting and also runs the art department print shop.
Salzillo learned printmaking as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design and later studied lithography with Garo Antresian, a founder of the Tammarind Institute at the University of New Mexico. His new prints reference historical styles, a direction inspired by his curatorial research as director of the Emerson Gallery from 1982 to 1993 and 1999 to 2001.
Buchholz studied art at Kirkland College and earned her M.F.A. at the University of Buffalo. Buchholz has received a NYFA fellowship, a Kirkland College fellowship and a NYSCA artist-in-residency grant. Her recent dry points, based on nature subjects, reference the aesthetic philosophy of the Etching Revival.
Jake Muirhead '86 attended Hamilton College, majoring in art. He did post-graduate work at George Mason University where he earned his M.F.A. in printmaking. Muirhead has participated in numerous national and international print competitions. He is currently an associate in charge of etching at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Maryland in addition to teaching drawing at Montgomery College and printmaking at the Washington Waldorf School.
Delavan Art Gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery reopens on Thursday, Sept. 11, with regular gallery hours on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12 - 6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment.
The Atelier Four is a group of artists working together in the collaborative workshop spirit often found among printmakers. Linked philosophically to the Arts and Crafts Movement that has deep roots in Upstate New York, this group is committed to keeping the tradition of studio printmaking alive while promoting its contemporary relevance. The selection of intaglio prints exhibited in "Five Years at Delavan" compares and contrasts the working methods of the four whose teacher/student relationships developed into life-long friendships that have shaped their art and careers. From a historical perspective the selection also references the important influences of the upstate New York printmaking laboratories centered around Robert Marx at Syracuse University and Harvey Breverman at The University of Buffalo.
Despite similar goals, each of the four artists represents a different approach to intaglio printmaking. Bruce Muirhead is a self-defined painter/print-maker in the romantic mold. His Middlebury College colleague, David Bumbeck, who learned his craft from Robert Marx at Syracuse University, introduced him to the intaglio process in the early 1970's. He teaches painting and also runs the art department print shop.
Salzillo learned printmaking as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design and later studied lithography with Garo Antresian, a founder of the Tammarind Institute at the University of New Mexico. His new prints reference historical styles, a direction inspired by his curatorial research as director of the Emerson Gallery from 1982 to 1993 and 1999 to 2001.
Buchholz studied art at Kirkland College and earned her M.F.A. at the University of Buffalo. Buchholz has received a NYFA fellowship, a Kirkland College fellowship and a NYSCA artist-in-residency grant. Her recent dry points, based on nature subjects, reference the aesthetic philosophy of the Etching Revival.
Jake Muirhead '86 attended Hamilton College, majoring in art. He did post-graduate work at George Mason University where he earned his M.F.A. in printmaking. Muirhead has participated in numerous national and international print competitions. He is currently an associate in charge of etching at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Maryland in addition to teaching drawing at Montgomery College and printmaking at the Washington Waldorf School.
Delavan Art Gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery reopens on Thursday, Sept. 11, with regular gallery hours on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12 - 6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment.
