This Saturday,  May 18, is the opening reception for Black & White, a group exhibition juried by Peik Larsen, at the Woodstock School of Art in Woodstock, NY.

46 works will be featured that honor "the absence of color". But you'll find these pieces to be anything but colorless.

I'm honored to have one of my paintings included in this exhibition.

Exhibition Dates: May 18 - July 6, 2013
Reception: Saturday, May 18, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 - 3:00; After June 1, Monday-Saturday, 9:00 - 3:00

The Woodstock School of Art
2470 Route 212
Woodstock, NY 12498
www.woodstockschoolofart.org
845. 679. 2388

One of my paintings will be in the upcoming AIB MFA Alumni exhibition, Objectified, in Cambridge, MA.

The exhibit runs from January 4, 2013 to January 12, 2013. Gallery hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Opening reception
January 4, 2013
6:00-9:00 pm
Lesley University/Art Institute of Boston
Washburn Hall Auditorium
10 Phillips Place
Cambridge, MA

The show catalog can be viewed on Blurb.com.

The theme for this year’s Biennial—“Objectified"—challenges the AIB artists to explore the dynamic
range of power inherent in objectifying a subject or conversely, by focusing intently and decisively on a single object. More than 300 people visited the first MFA Alumni exhibition opening, and the University is expecting this event to be just as spectacularly attended.

The AIB MFA Alumni have orchestrated this group exhibition in cooperation with Lesley University as a
celebration of the diversity and strength of the creative bonds forged in AIB’s intensive low-residency MFA program. This exhibition is also dedicated toward fostering deeper ties between AIB and the main Lesley
University campus as AIB prepares to transition to its new location in Porter Square, Cambridge, MA.

To follow the progress of the show, please visit the exhibition’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/AibMfaAlumniExhibition

Sunday, Dec. 2, CAS New Mexico will be visiting my studio at Harwood Art Center.

After the Harwood, CAS members will visit the studio of Lester Berman.

About CAS NM

The Contemporary Art Society of New Mexico was founded in 1988 as a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting New Mexico's contemporary visual arts community. Their goals are to increase interest, understanding and involvement in contemporary art by encouraging individual collecting, by sponsoring educational activities and by supporting New Mexico's artists and art institutions

For more information on CAS NM and membership opportunities, visit www.casofnm.org.

This year I am participating in Harwood's 6th annual 12x12 benefit and auction.

Join us Friday, December 7th from 6-8 pm for an evening of art, entertainment, food, and fundraising.

When: Friday, Dec. 7th, 6-8 pm

Where: The Harwood Art Center
             1114 7th Street, Albuquerque, NM

Over 100 artists have transformed blank 12x12 and 24x24 wood panels into stunning original artwork to raise money for The Harwood. 

Each 12x12 is available for $144, and the twelve 20x20 pieces are available via an online auction at www.biddingforfood.com/Harwood.

All money raised during the event is used to fund Harwood's community outreach programs. There is a suggested (but not required) donation of $5 to $20 at the door.

See you Friday!

Friday, November 2nd is the opening reception for the Una Vida Art Project at a place that is very special to me: Factory on 5th. Before moving my studio to The Harwood, I had a studio at Factory on 5th. At my studio there, in the bitter cold of January of 2011, I began the current body of work that made up both my MFA thesis exhibit, and is part the work you’ll see at the show this Friday.

So, please join me Friday night, November 2nd from 5:30 to 9:00 pm for the opening reception of Una Vida Art Project at 5G Gallery at the Factory on 5th Art Space.

This group exhibition features a diverse group of seventeen Albuquerque artists (including yours truly) working in oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor, metal sculpture, assemblage, and mixed media.

Una Vida Art Project
Dates: November 2 – November 24, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, 5:30-9:00 pm

For gallery access from November 3-24, call David at
505.977.9643. (He is there most days, but it's best to call before you arrive).

Factory on 5th
1715 5th Street NW in downtown Albuquerque.
http://www.factoryon5.com/

If you have never been to Factory on 5th, The Kosmos Coffee House hosts “Chatter” Performances on Sundays at 10:30 am.  Incredibly intimate, exhilarating music, and totally worth the trip!  The gallery will be open during performances.

Visit Sunday Chatter: http://www.chatterchamber.org/sunday/

Rise | Set : Paintings by Jill Christian
Inspired by nuanced light and color in the moments surrounding dawn and dusk, the paintings in this exhibition present fields of brushstrokes that completely fill the canvas with subtly shifting colors. Working within the structure of repetition and reduction, these process-driven, meditative paintings create rhythmic patterns that invite quiet contemplation of their surfaces.
 
Opening Reception: Friday, July 6, 6:00 - 8:00 pm (in conjunction with ArtsCrawl's First Fridays)

Exhibit Dates:  July 6, 2012 - July 26, 2012

The Harwood Art Center
1114 7th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (505) 242-6367
www.harwoodartcenter.org

Exhibit may be viewed during Harwood Art Center gallery hours Mon. – Fri., 10 AM to 4PM and by appointment by calling (505) 379-9836.

For more information, go to www.jillchristian.com

Intervals: Paintings by Jill Christian

Through July 8, 2012, an exhibition of my paintings will be on display at The Outpost Performance Space.

June 1-July 8, 2012
Reception June 1, 5-8 pm

Inpost Artspace | Outpost Performance Space
201 Yale SE (2 blocks south of Central)
Albuquerque, NM

In March, Claude Smith from 516 ARTS visited my studio and posted our interview on the 516 ARTS blog.

You can read the interview here:

http://516arts.blogspot.com/2012/03/studio-visit-interview-jill-christian.html

One of my paintings is included in the 516 ARTS New Mexico Showcase, a juried exhibition of New Mexico artists.

The show is juried by Peter Frank, an acclaimed curator and art critic based in Los Angeles. Mr Frank is currently Associate Editor of Fabrik magazine and art critic for The Huffington Post.

The exhibition features 80 emerging and established artists (of the 1,018 pieces submitted by 279 artists, Mr. Frank selected 73 artists and made seven special invitations to artists he wanted to honor).