CURRENT EXHIBITION
Brand 52: Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
Juror: Shana Nys Dambrot
On view through August 9, 2024
Closing Reception: Friday, August 9, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Brand Library & Art Center & the Brand Associates are proud to present Brand 52: Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper. This year’s annual exhibition features more than 100 artworks from around the country chosen by juror Shana Nys Dambrot, a renowned art critic, author and curator. Works on Paper includes new artists as well as artists from past years; all are offering us the opportunity to explore the versatility of the paper medium.
Full-color exhibition catalogs ($30) can be purchased at the Brand Library circulation desk, or from the Brand Associates’ website: associatesofbrand.org.
To purchase artwork from Brand 52, please contact Debra Thompson at debra@associatesofbrand.org. Commissions from the sale of artworks will be used to continue the important cultural programming that Brand brings to the community.
Do you love Works on Paper as much as we do? Learn more by reading a book! Our Art Librarian has compiled a list of books from Brand Library's collection that focus on working with paper, such as prints, drawings, photographs, sculptures as well as artists' books all by a diverse group of artists, covering a variety of styles.
Erin Adams, David Avery, Lisa Barash Kendall, Ramin Barzegar, Ernesto Becford, Neil Berkowitz, Andrea Bersaglieri, Diane Best, Michael Bruner, Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik, JT Burke, Michelle Carter, Ainsleigh Cartwright, Kate Carvellas, Hyunsook Cho, Jennifer Clarke, Mark Coggins, Francesca Virginia Coppola, Valerie Daval, John DeCastro, Mika Denny, L. Aviva Diamond, H. Benjamin Diaz, James Dietze, Tielin Ding, Irene Dogmatic, Jeanne Dunn, Melissa Dyanne, Palmer Earl, David J Eddington, Jyll Ethier-Mullen, Alex Fairweather, Matthew Finley, Nancy Fint, Patricia Fortlage, Kaye Freeman, Beverly Frey, Dwora Fried, Sarajo Frieden, Jessica Garcia, Isa Ghanayem, Lawrence Gipe, Emily Goff, Nikolas Goodich, Leonard Greco, Chiho Harazaki, John "Ric" Heitzman, Jo Hendricks, Judy Herman, Ruth Ellen Hoag, Ken Hubbell, Frederick Hurd, Jason Jenn, Shannon Keller, Sarah Yejin Kim, Barbara Kolo, Faina Kumpan, Carole P. Kunstadt, Linsley Lambert, Bianca Levan, Angela Liu, Sean Livingstone, Richard Magram, Lynne McDaniel, Elena Mukhina Rumyantseva, Rebecca Nabarrete, Djibril Ndoye, Brigid OKane, Susan Pearson, Antonio Pelayo, Jeanna Penn, Terri Pollack, Robin Raznick, Osceola Refetoff, Miles Regis, Melissa Reischman, Eric Renard, Michael Rey, Stephanie Sachs, Bruce Samia, Denise Seider, Laurie Shapiro, Nicholas A. Sitter, Kerrie Smith, Linda Smyth, Susan Spector, Kari Thurmond, Nicholas Tisdale, Christa Toole, Tremain Townsend, Joe Tsambiras, Rhonda Urdang, Veiko Valencia, Edwin Vasquez, J Michael Walker, Frank Whipple, Naomi White, Victor Wilde, Mikey Winsor, Sandra Wong Orloff, and Auberi Zwickel
The Artists:
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This year we welcome art critic, curator and author Shana Nys Dambrot as our juror. Based in Downtown LA, Dambrot is the Arts Editor for L.A. Weekly, and a contributor to Flaunt, Artillery, and other culture publications. She studied Art History at Vassar College, has curated and juried many exhibitions, writes prolifically for exhibition catalogs and monographic publications, and speaks at galleries, schools, and cultural institutions nationally. As an experienced juror, Dambrot looks initially for artworks that demonstrate skill, innovation, finesse, beauty, power and message. Her goal is for the final selections to produce coherence, conversation and balance across an entire group of high-quality artworks. We are proud to present a wonderful Brand 52 that was crafted with her careful eye.
About the Juror:
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About the Brand Associates:
The Associates of Brand Library & Art Center is an all-volunteer non-profit that raises funds to support the extensive free and public events offered at Brand including gallery exhibitions, classical and popular music performances, film screenings, dance performances, and activities for people of all ages. Entry fees and commissions from the sale of artworks from Brand 52 will be used to continue the important cultural programming that Brand Library & Art Center brings to the community.
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Exhibit-Related Programming:
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Thursday, June 20, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: ARTful Conversations - The Brand Associates invites you to ARTful Conversations. This innovative program at Brand uses art as a portal for writing poetry. Everyone can write poetry, and everyone is welcome!
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Thursday, July 18, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: ARTful Conversations - The Brand Associates invites you to ARTful Conversations. This innovative program at Brand uses art as a portal for writing poetry. Everyone can write poetry, and everyone is welcome!
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Friday, August 9, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Closing Reception - The Brand Associates invites you to celebrate Brand 52 and see the stunning artwork on view one last time.
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Header image: Brand 52 logo & Hyunsook Cho, Line study 15 – Sketches of Siam 15 (detail), mixed paper.