March 13, 2010

Past Exhibitions

Past exhibitions at the Helen Day Art Center.

Fall 09

The Relenteless Eye: Global Cell Phone Photography 09

The Relentless Eye, Stowe, VT

"A snapshot of an Elvis impersonator eating with a woman dressed as Marilyn Monroe is one of those moments you just have to capture, whatever it takes". - 3 WCAX TV News see article

"Cellphone cameras take less-than-perfect stills — the shots are often grainy, control of exposure is limited, cropping tools are nil, etc. Yet even professional photographers are beginning to use the form precisely because of its flaws: - Seven Days see article

 

   

Winter 2009

The shape of Things: Johnny Swing
and the Best of Vermont Design '09


"Each artist looks beyond accepted forms and really explores the shape of the thing"
Stowe Reporter

"Helen Day Art Center showcased the work of Vermont-based designers who dare to be hip"
Seven Days - see article

"Stowe's historic Helen Day Art Center houses some of the freshest contemporary looks"
3 WCAX TV News - see article

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The Shape of Things: Johnny Swing and the Best of Vermont Design 2009
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Featured Artists:

  • Johnny Swing - furniture
  • Studio Glow - sculpture
  • David Sellers - architecture
  • Laurie Peters - jewelry

 

  • John Chiles - glass
  • Paige Russell - ceramics
  • Stew Design Workshop - architecture

 

Fall 2008
Made in China

Curated by: Jacquie Leven Mauer and Lillian Mauer.

"Artistic freedom in China has ebbed and flowed since Tiananmen Square"
Stowe Reporter

"China seems to be confidently reasserting its place in world culture, and the country’s dynamism is evident in 'Made in China'.”
Seven Days

Made in China - Fall 08
East China - Artist: Sheng qi

Summer 2008
Rafael Cauduro: Sin Fronteras (No Boundaries)

Curated by: Idoline Duke

Mexican Master Painter and Muralist, Rafael Cauduro, in collaboration with the Stowe Summer Music Festival.

"His paintings combine remarkable realism with illusion to create an effect that seduces and repels the viewer"
- Stowe Reporter

"Cauduro's star is on the rise"
- Seven Days

"Cauduro's Mexico is steeped in history and its sense of spirituality is inextrincably linked to its sensuality"
- The Times Argus

Rafael Cauduro Sin Fronteras Show, Summer 08 - Helen Day Art Center

 

 


Rafael Cauduro: Sueno 2


Rafael Cauduro: Angel Atacado por Tijeras

Winter 2008

We Are Vermont

Curated by: Idoline Duke

We Are Vermont - Wniter 08

  • Kevin Bubriski
  • Jamie Cope
  • Peter Crabtree
  • Caleb Kenna
  • Natalie Stultz
  • Glenn Callahan
  • andrew Kline
  • Rose McNulty
  • Peter Miller
  • Abby Ross

"In 'We Are Vermont' 10 photographers focus their lense on Vermont's evolving demographic"...
- Stowe Reporter

"The best of the show's work demonstrates that VErmont diversity if more than skin deep"
- Seven Days

   

Fall 2007

Nature Remains:

The Artist as Environmentalist

Curated by: Idoline Duke

Nine regional artists respond to Man’s impact on the environment

  • Cameron Davis
  • Tom Deininger
  • Rebecca Goodale
  • Patricia Johanson
  • Chris Jordan
  • Edward Koren
  • Ken Leslie
  • Adelaide Tyrol
  • Peter Schumann

"This is the first show in Vermont that addresses the topic of climate change head on... these artists have made the most difficult issue of our time easier to comprehend"
- The Times Argus



"...a consciousness-raising reminder that individuals can make a difference"
- Seven Days

Summer 2007

The Traveling Artist

Curated by: Idoline Duke

East Coast artists inspired by their travels to Latin America, Europe, Asia and other parts of the world.

Winter 2007

Fine Toon: The Art of Vermont Cartoonists

Curated by: Idoline Duke

"All the drawings are provocative to the degree that they make the viewer think about human nature and behavior"
- Times Argus

"Its the singularity of vision that makes these 'toons fine"
- Seven Days

 

   
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