Studio Montclair announces “Without Borders,” a group exhibition on view from October 21 to December 16, 2016. In this exhibit, the curators have chosen two- and three-dimensional works that break with conventional borders of the traditional square or rectangular format. This exhibit takes place in Studio Montclair’s Galleries at Academy Square, the SMI Gallery @ Academy Square and the SMI Virginia S. Block Gallery, located on the first and second floors of 33 Plymouth Street in Montclair. All are invited to the opening reception on Friday, October 21, from 6 to 9 pm and coincides with the Fall Montclair Art Walk. The galleries are open to the public 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday.
SMI Galleries at Academy Square
33 Plymouth Street (1st & 2nd Floors)
Montclair, NJ 07042
HOURS: Monday-Friday 7am-7pm
SMI proudly participates in the MONTCLAIR ART WALK
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Eric Beckerich, Vincent Buchinsky, Robyn Burns, Samantha Connors, Pam Cooper, Liz Demaree, Bobby Drang, Irene Feigen, Renee Folzenlogen, Janice Gewirtz, Madeline Giotta, Carole Lane, Linda Levitt, Natalya Tali Margolin, Kate Mitchell, Ruth Bauer Neustadter, Chas Palminteri, Amelia Panico, John Piccoli, Jack Quinn, Wen Redmond, Logan Redmount, Ela Shah, Lauren Sobchak, Florence Weisz, Audrey Yankielun
CURATORS’ STATEMENT
Without Borders features two-and three-dimensional works that break with conventional boundaries of the traditional square or rectangular format. The selection includes fiber and paper installations, wall relief sculpture, freestanding sculpture, photography, video, stitched compositions, and paintings.
Virginia S. Block explained, “We were looking for work that not only stretched the limitations of the traditional boundaries that artists work within, but also the manner in which the artists used their materials and mediums.” Without Borders is the first exhibit at SMI’s Academy Square Galleries to include two site-specific installations: one featuring the work of Kansas City textile artist Lauren Sobchak and the other featuring the work of South Orange collagist Florence Weisz.
April Tracey feels that “Without the use of borders, a certain type of flow exists throughout the exhibition, the works connecting to one another through elements of color, line, texture, and form creating an overall sense of unity.”
CURATORS
Virginia S. Block is one of the five original co-founders of SMI and founding president from 1997-2003. She has a long and varied art career working as an art teacher, a package and logo designer, and director of incentive marketing at an advertising and marketing firm. Ms. Block has been represented by galleries in Washington DC, FL, PA, OH, NJ, and NY since 1980 and is currently represented by a gallery in Seattle. Her work is included in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the U.S.
April Tracey BFA has curated hundreds of fine art exhibitions and has served on several panels judging entries for photo competitions. From 1988 – 1994 she owned and operated Art Noise, a contemporary art gallery that was located in Kingston, Ontario. A serial entrepreneur, she has created arts related businesses in education, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, import, and export industries. Her art can be found in public and private collections in Canada, the US and in Europe. She currently resides and produces her art in the Valley Arts District of Orange NJ.
OPENING RECEPTION