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EB goes off the Deep End, and other happenings
I'm working feverishly on my solo show "Deep End", opening in May at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. The show will take place in a 19th-century lighthouse that was formerly on Lake Champlain (rescued by Electra Havemeyer Webb in the 1950s). How could I ignore the site? Of course, I could not, so my show will explore the mythology of the sea in the form of portrait miniatures. I've searched folklore and mythologies near and far; I've thought long and hard; and I've enlisted a number of young performers to help me recreate mythical creatures, from the Japanese Kappa to Scylla and Charybdis. There will be a little sunken (or sinking!) treasure, and a sailor's valentine thrown in for fun!
On April 14 I travel down to Birmingham, Alabama to teach an adult workshop in painting "Lover's Eyes". This is in conjunction with their show of historical Lover's Eyes in the Skier Collection. The show is titled "The Look of Love"; I have a link to the museum's website and description of the show on my LINKS page. Check it out, they are wild and wonderful!
When it rains, it pours: On May 6 I will be travelling to Georgia to install and participate in a panel discussion about my work in "Past is Present", a group show at the Columbus Museum which explores contemporary work by artists who work in traditional genres. It will be the debut of "The Emotions...", my 80-painting self-portrait installation. If you are anywhere near Georgia, please come and give feedback -- part of the point of "The Emotions..." is to see how people interpret facial expressions differently, so I need audience participation!
And, continuing through August, is the show "Anxiety's Edge" at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. This show features my piece "Plague".
Please view (and forward) my video of "The Emotions", animated, on Youtube. That address is http://www.youtube.com/elizberd.
Click below for a link to "Deep End" at the Shelburne Museum