margaret

One of my most favorite artists and a constant source of inspiration.

jaydan moore

Just had to do a quick post about my friend, fellow artist, and former grad school confidante, Jaydan Moore, who is currently an artist-in-residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.  His work and studio practice were just featured on HoustonPBS, and I am so proud I had to share it here.  HE IS AWESOME.

andrea and amelia

two of my closest friends from my cohort had their mfa shows last weekend, and the only word to describe both shows is EXQUISITE.  i am so intensely proud of them and was totally overcome with emotion at their opening!  here are some shots of their shows:

"exchanges and returns," new work by andrea g. miller

 

"capsized," new work by amelia toelke:

amelia on the right, with her also super-talented sister, arielle toelke

my thoughts exactly!

clayton brothers

i finally got around to seeing the clayton brothers exhibition at the mmoca in madison.  totally awesome!  they came and gave an artist talk in the art dept earlier in the semester, and it was excellent.  i am fascinated by artists that work exclusively as a team, especially ones that are siblings!

go see the show before it closes on jan 2, 2011.

more info here and here.

lisa candage

one of my oldest (we went to preschool together!) and bestest friends in the world had her MFA thesis exhibition this past weekend in queens, new york, and i was fortunate enough to be there to celebrate with her!  i arrived early to help her install the show and stayed through the weekend to hang out and bop around brooklyn and manhattan viewing more art, shopping, eating, and seeing old friends.

her exhibition is titled "Recommended For You" and includes paintings, photography and video installations.  she is a rockstar artist and my hero!

here are a few highlights from the show, but you can see the full set here.  you can also see more of her work here and soon, here.