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| - Third Fridays, 6–9pm as part of Third Friday Durham |
- By appt., 919-949-4847
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Off the Wall:
One of a Kind Artists' Books
By John Davis and Susan Leeb
July 7 – Sept 1, 2010
Reception: Friday August 20, 6-9pm
as part of Third Friday Durham
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Artist Statement
From John Davis....
Photography has been a serious hobby of mine for many years. I first became interested in bookmaking because I was looking for a more effective and attractive way to store and display photographs instead of in a closet full of shoeboxes. Once that problem was solved, I began to explore various forms of book structures and mechanisms. My ultimate goal is to create books in which the content and form interrelate with and reinforce each other.
At top right is a John Davis flag book.
From Susan Leeb....
Family history and stories from my childhood became material to be mined later in life though I’d no idea at the time I heard the stories. These stories ended up being my source material for my book like objects that deal with family. Daily newspaper stories have also worked to inspire my work. The source of the material for my books is only the beginning of combining content and form. The end result is to integrate the two into a meaningful and coherent whole.
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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Printmaking by Bill Fick (Durham, NC)
New work by former beecracker Lou Joseph (Baltimore, MD)
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PAST SHOWS
Photographic Prints and Daguerrotypes by Robin Dreyer
MAY – JUNE 2010
Ricky Davis: Birding Photography
MARCH – APRIL 2010
In Search of the Burning Bush
Glaze Paintings by Jim Tignor
JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2010
Empty & Full
Encaustic Paintings by Celia Gray
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2009
Original Mascot Print Series
Artistic Interpretations of America's College Mascots by Revere La Noue
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2009
Hands and Faces
Collages by Trey Moore (Wilmington, NC)
JULY – AUGUST 2009
Jeff Mahorney: Daily Paintings
MAY – JUNE 2009
Scenes of Long Acquaintance
Recent Photography by MJ Sharp
MARCH – APRIL 2009
MJ shared recent large format, long exposure works. From her show statement, "...noticing
the discarded, taking time to sit with and really see the beauty in what is moving along at its
own pace, in its own time, for its own ends."
ART-TENDER TWO!
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2009
Mark Cunningham and Jake Wood, bartenders from next door at Piedmont, returned with a grouping of exquisite themed workings. All sales were donated to the Women's Center of Durham.
Home Work
Photography Installation by Noah Rosenblatt-Farrell
DECEMBER 2008 - JANUARY 2009
During the fall of 2008 Al Frega showed three recent sculptures.
Text Messages
Clay and Print New Work by Bonnie Campbell
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2008
A series of vessels that began as worries and ended as prayers. Bonnie
borrowed a bunch of Dave's metal type and impressed the forms into her
ceramic sculptures before firing in order to create her own "text
messages."
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Handed Down: Wall Quilts and New Fiber Work by Jeana Eve Klein
AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2008
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On the Side of the Road: Paintings by Sarah Powers
JUNE - JULY 2008
A close look at the small details that make up our landscape.
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Boundary Lines: Ceramics by Meredith Brickell
APRIL - MAY 2008
An examination and representation of place—both the physical realm and our intangible impressions of it.
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Bull City Bicycles: Curated by Phillip Barron
MARCH 2008
This exhibit gathers historic and contemporary photography of bicycles in Durham. A celebration of the aesthetic simplicity, utility, and joy of bicycles, this exhibit documents Durham’s sense of place from two wheels.
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Art-Tender
JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2008
Art-tenders Mark Cunningham and Jake Wood (bartenders next door at Piedmont) created 500 drawings on Bev Naps. Drawings were sold for a dollar each at the close of the reception.
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Co-Signed Paintings: David Alsobrooks
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2007
A partnership scores of nameless, unsusupecting individuals and the Efland artist who trolls the countrysie for evidence of these people, most often found in handmade signs. From David... “While I recycle the wording, I don’t attempt to replicate the original signs themselves. In general, the paintings have nothin in common with the appearance of the original expression. In a sense, the artmaking process is reliant on both ends of this spectrum. The paintings are collaborative—they are Co-Signed.”
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Plazas (Palaces): Sketchbook Paintings by Stephen Gibson
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2007
This exhibit featured twelve framed small paintings, a few dozen unframed drawings, a small mural made directly onto the foyer wall, and a few of the actual sketchbooks Dave has made and Stephen has filled up over the last few years. Gibson is the author of the 2001 H&B title City of Midnight Skies.
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Landscape: Photographs by Pamela Pecchio
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2007
A small series of large prints. Pam is a former Old West Durham resident.
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Silkscreen Prints: Jeremy Kerman
JUNE - JULY, 2007
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Type High and Kickin' : A Group Letterpress Show
APRIL - MAY 2007
A variety of high brow and low class letterpress work from five Southeastern letterpress printers featuring... |
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Josef Beery (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Trade Union Press (Ayden, North Carolina)
Ray Duffey (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Convivio Bookworks (Lake Worth, Florida)
Horse & Buggy Press (Durham, North Carolina)
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Birdhouses: Photographs by Rob McDonald
FEBRUARY - MARCH 2007
Rob McDonald lives in Virginia. Self-taught as a photographer, Rob holds a doctorate in American literature and specializes in the literature and culture of the American South. The photographs in the Birdhouses portfolio, taken from Rob’s travels across four states from 2002-2006, represent a personal exploration of the relationship between place and identity: meditations on home. |
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