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The Future of Female

FEBRUARY 2 - MARCH 23

THE FUTURE OF FEMALE is an exhibition focused on the ideals, hopes, and experiences of women identifying artists. The call for art is open to any women identifying artists who are 18 years or older and who live, work, or attend school in the state of Ohio. All art in any medium, style, and technique will be considered. Art must be original. The juror is Heather Jones and $600 will be given in prizes.

About the Juror:
Heather Jones is an artist that uses abstraction and color to comment on matrilineal connections, the historical and socio-political relationship between women and textiles, and explores the relationship between gender, place, time, and culture in her work. Her sewn paintings and sculptures continue the story of geometric abstraction, and she is influenced by artists including Josef and Anni Albers, Mark Rothko, Ellsworth Kelly, and Carmen Herrara, but also equally by a vast group of unknown female makers from the Southern and Appalachian regions of the United States and their patchwork quilting. The subject of her work is unequivocally feminist: she chooses to work with fabric rather than paint, in reference and reverence to the fact that fiber arts were often the only type of art that women were encouraged to practice for many years throughout history. Conceptually her work focuses on the use of readymade, common material and its elevation to high art; the power of color and shape; and is an authentic connection to the past, both personally and universally. She documents the story of our current world, particularly female narratives often neglected from history. By working within the realm of geometric compositions, Jones creates a universal visual language to tell these stories, using textiles as a reference to issues of domesticity and women’s work.
Jones is represented by Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, Ohio; the George Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina; Moremen Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky; and has work available though David Richard Gallery, New York, NY. She was selected as an artist-in-residence for Kehinde Wiley’s inaugural class at Black Rock Senegal, and worked there in October 2019. Jones’ solo exhibition, Storytellers, opened in February 2022 at the Contemporary Dayton (Ohio), one of three concurrent solo exhibitions featuring the work of Jones, Odili Donald Odita, and Jeffrey Gibson. She also had her first solo exhibit in New York City at David Richard Gallery that opened in February 2022. Jones is currently an artist-in-residence at Silver Art Projects in New York City.


Awards: 

Honorable Mention - Stephanie de la Rosa, No one ever told me the sleepless nights never end.

Third Place - Christine Gaffney, Penetration

Second Place - Kate Huser Santucci, She Knew What They All Knew

First Place - Deanna Newsom, Hillside

Participating Artists:

Emily Bartolone, Tami Beale, Alison Bour, Kim Ceccarelli, Nancy Dankof, Stephanie de la Rosa, Rachel Dillabaugh, Gretchen Durst Jacobs, Christine Gaffney, Erica Goulart, Shannon Grecula Parsons, Kendall Hamilton, Renee Hopson, Mikee Huber, Suzi Hyden, Emma Jackson, Joy Johnson, Bonnie Kuntz, Violet Larimer, Aliya Long, Kathy A. Moore, Deanna Newsom, Diane Pribojan, Elizabeth Rockford, Kate Huser Santucci, Kim Shelton, Erin Smith Glenn, Barb Stork, Elyssa Wortzman

PROJECT SPACE:  Kathleen Caffrey

The DSA Project Space, known for its flexibility in highlighting members' artwork and innovative ideas throughout the year, will be featuring a collection of work by member Kathleen Caffrey, titled Shifting Sands.

Artist Statement:

Mindfulness and transformation. The world we live in is precious in the passing moments and dynamic in the shifting sands under our feet. I express my observations and moments in my own efforts to make sense of these opposing forces.

I have always been interested in techniques and methods from the past and present. I have studied historical photographic methods as well as historic drawing, painting, drafting, and methods of perspective. I have also made a point to keep an eye on new products and methods, as well as pioneers exploring joint and evolved techniques.

The past is always present, the present is always passing and the future was planted long ago. While rooted in a lifelong personal study of the Humanities and Science, human beings experience life on emotional terms. This data is transformed into experience and reaction, relationship and connection, and community and focus.

The creative fields, including art, are a means of exploring these. And in my work, I use the emotive effect of art to explore the complex reality we all daily seek to understand.



Person Place THing

APRIL 5 - MAY 18

PERSON PLACE THING is the Dayton Society of Artists’ 2024 annual spring juried exhibition. The call for art was open to all mediums, techniques, and styles. Any artist, 18 years or older, was eligible to enter. The juror was Stefan Chinov and over $900 awarded in prizes! 

About the Juror:

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Stefan Chinov holds an MA from the National Academy of the Arts in Sofia and an MFA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. His work has been shown across the United States and internationally, including the Sculpture Center in Cleveland, OH, Tigre Museum of Art in Argentina, and Sofia University Gallery. He has completed residency fellowships and projects in the United States, Antarctica, Turkey, Israel, and Spain. Currently he teaches sculpture and drawing at Wright State University in Dayton, OH.

Image: Untitled Head, Stefan Chinov

Awards: 

Honorable Mention:
Mikee Huber, Ocean Path I & II
Suzi Hyden, Sister Abundance & Perseverance
Kathy A. Moore, Grandma's House in Winter 

Third Place - Carol McNeeley, Netflix

Second Place - Bill Woody, Pumping Station

First Place - Gypsy Schindler, Reilly

Participating Artists: 
T. Kristen Adkins, Linnea Albers, Julie Armstrong, Katarina Bishop, Virginia Burroughs, J.D. Claffey, Clara Coleman, Rachel Dillabaugh, Rhonda Duncalf, Mark Echtner, Kelly Frigard, Elisha Frontz, Christine Gaffney, Greg Gibson, Shannon Grecula Parsons, Sara Green, Audrey Havens, Brendan Higgins, Mikee Huber, Suzi Hyden, Aura Lewis, Margie McCullough, Kevin McNeeley, Carol McNeeley, Kathy A. Moore, Jeremy Mudd, Linda Phillips, Diane Pribojan, Austin Ranly, Paul Rienzo, Kate Huser Santucci, Gypsy Schindler, Billy Simms, Tamiko Stump, Barb Weinert-McBee, Lauren Wells, William Woody, Charles Wright, Eva Yarger

PROJECT SPACE:  Austin Ranly




ST. Anne's Hill 50th anniversary

JUNE 1 - JUNE 15




WE CARE ARTS

JUNE 28 - JUNE 29

The Dayton Society of Artists is excited to welcome We Care Arts to our gallery for a special pop-up show! Join us on June 28th and 29th from 12 PM to 5 PM for STORIES, an inspiring art show that highlights the unique experiences and creative journeys of the talented artists from We Care Arts.

This exhibition offers a glimpse into the personal narratives and artistic expressions of the artists, showcasing their diverse perspectives and incredible talents. Come and support these artists, explore their works, and immerse yourself in the powerful stories told through their art. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with the local art community and be part of a meaningful event. We look forward to seeing you there!



Part of a whole: 1 / 2

JULY 5 - JULY 27

PART OF A WHOLE: 1/2 is the first in a two-part Dayton Society of Artists annual members’ exhibition. The call for art is open to DSA members in good standing and is open to all mediums, techniques, and styles. This year, members may drop off 1 piece that is guaranteed to be included in the exhibition with a $10 entry fee. The juror for the prizes is past president, Marsha Pippenger, and all artworks will be judged in person. Awarded prizes include: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Honorable Mention, as well as 3 members receiving free entry to the annual spring juried show (no artists may win more than one prize).

About the Juror:

Marsha Pippenger, past president of the DSA, has a lifetime of experience in the visual arts creating and selling original work, conducting workshops for students and teachers, working as a resident artist in schools, directing a university art gallery, owning and managing a commercial art gallery, teaching both art and art history from Kindergarten to college, and actively supporting and promoting the arts in my community. Learn more about Marsha here.

Awards: 

Free Entry into Spring Show:
Nancy Dankof, Meeting Grandmother 
Austin Ranly, Collision

Honorable Mention:
Gae Helton, Hawaiian Gold Day Gecko
Alison Johnson, Sunset Lilies

Third Place - JD Claffey, #875

Second Place - Carol McNeeley, White Church

First Place - Elisha Frontz, Dividing the Seconds

Participating Artists: Jerry Allison, Ginny Baughman, Sharon Benedict, Julia Brown, Cindy Callahan, J.D. Claffey, David Crowell, Katherine Cruse, Nancy Dankof, Amanda Darrah, Liz Diggs, Mark Echtner, Charlene Fox, Mark Freytag, Elisha Frontz, Kiki Ganz, Kendall Hamilton, Gae Helton, Judith Huacuja, Joanne Jannetta, Alison Johnson, Lydia Moon Hee Kim, Paul Lyons, James McCullough, Kevin McNeeley, Carol McNeeley, Courtney Medlin, Daniel Mendez, Bisi Bowie Morton, Todd Muskopf, Austin Ranly, Angela Reichelderfer, Simon Robins, Ron Rollins, Jeanne Rusnak Fehskens, Francis Schanberger, Allyson Shank, Bruce Soifer, Tamiko Stump, Michael Teegarden, Jo Anne Vincent, Ariel White



Part of a whole: 2 / 2

AUGUST 2 - AUGUST 24

PART OF A WHOLE: 2/2 is the second in a two-part Dayton Society of Artists annual members’ exhibition. The call for art is open to DSA members in good standing and is open to all mediums, techniques, and styles. This year, members may drop off 1 piece that is guaranteed to be included in the exhibition with a $10 entry fee. The juror for the prizes is past president, Marsha Pippenger, and all artworks will be judged in person. Awarded prizes include: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Honorable Mention, as well as 3 members receiving free entry to the annual spring juried show (no artists may win more than one prize).

 About the Juror: 

Marsha Pippenger, past president of the DSA, has a lifetime of experience in the visual arts creating and selling original work, conducting workshops for students and teachers, working as a resident artist in schools, directing a university art gallery, owning and managing a commercial art gallery, teaching both art and art history from Kindergarten to college, and actively supporting and promoting the arts in my community. Learn more about Marsha here.


Awards: 

Free Entry into Spring Show:
Michele BonDurant, Aloe plant in pot with peeling paint
Bill Franz, Jerry & Terry, from the Book of Imaginary Relatives

Honorable Mention:
Joey Easton, Low Tide in Portobello, Scotland
Terri Hamlin, The Mountain

Third Place - Roxanne Grooms, Window

Second Place - Cynthia Bornhorst Winslow, Georgiana's Spirit

First Place - Tracy Fohskuhl, Redwood Glen

Participating Artists: Alex Angel, Tami Beale, Elizabeth Beecher, Todd Berry, Charmaine Boggs, Michele BonDurant, Cynthia Bornhorst Winslow, Alison Bour, Michelle Brandt, Arlene Branick, Sarah Brashears, Virginia Burroughs, Bruce Campbell, Matthew Cary, Kim Ceccarelli, Maria Cleary, Dan Cleary, Jeremy Combs, Rhonda Duncalf, Joey Easton, Tracy Fohskuhl, Bill Franz, Dawn Gilliam, Connie Grant, Roxanne Grooms,Terri Hamlin, Darren Haper, Katherine Harris, Linda Hart, Renee Hopson, Mikee Huber, Jen Hunter, Suzi Hyden, Erica Keener, Cydnie King, Susanne Scherette King, Loura Lawrence, Evelyn Mahrt, Margie McCullough, Edd McGatha, Maria McGinnis, Rachel Z. Meyer, Taylor Mitchell, Kathy A. Moore, Jeremy Mudd, Teresa Olavarria, Carol O'Neal, Linda Phillips, Marsha Pippenger, John Rausch, Rylee Richards, Paul Rienzo, Kenneth Sagstetter, Kate Santucci, Kim Shelton, Sarah Shirk, Nancy Shuler, Marlene Steele, Michael Surber, Enid Tangeman, Katie Timko, Peggy Trimble, Jim Valekis, Emily von Stuckrad-Smolinski, Barb Weinert-McBee, Lauren Wells, Mary Beth Whitley, Bill Woody, Heather Wright, Sarah Wrona, Kamski Yagami



happenSTANCE: 
AN ART EXHIBITION FEATURING JAMELE WRIGHT SR. AND AMY DEAL

AUGUST 29 - 30

 amele Wright Sr. is an Atlanta-based artist originally from Dayton, OH, and Amy Deal, a Dayton-based artist who has called Dayton home for the past 36 years, will showcase their work together in the upcoming exhibition, happenStance.

The two artists met by chance this past spring in South Carolina at an art opening at Summerville’s Public Works Art Center. Their immediate connection, coupled with their shared roots in Dayton, led to a collaborative opportunity. Wright expressed his interest in exhibiting in Dayton, and Deal, who had an exhibition scheduled, extended an invitation for him to join her.

happenSTANCE

DSA Gallery, 48 High Street, Dayton

Thursday, August 29, 5-8:00 PM

Friday, August 30, 5-8:00 PM (artist talk 6:00)

Saturday, August 31, 1-4:00 PM (workshop 11:00 by reservation)

Jamele Wright Sr. (born 1970 Dayton, Ohio) is a mixed media artist whose work explores the Black American vernacular experience. Using found materials, Georgia red clay, and Dutch Wax cloth, Wright delves into themes of family, tradition, and the spiritual and material relationship between Africa and the South. His process is influenced by Hip Hop’s practice of sampling, remixes cultural elements to create narratives reflecting the African diaspora and the Great Migration.

Wright earned his B.A. in Art History from Georgia State University and him M.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, NY. He has participated in residencies at MASS MoCA and the Gibbes Museum.

Amy Deal (b. 1966, Cranberry Prairie, OH) grew up in a rural setting, collecting wildflowers to create pigments and using art to enhance her surroundings. She holds a BFA in Visual Communications from Kent State University and has worked as a creative director on corporate branding and advertising campaigns. After taking time off to raise her children, Deal renewed her focus on painting. Her current series, Forest Bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, emphasizes nature's calming effects. Deal has recently completed residencies in South Carolina and Brooklyn Navy Yard.



Midwest Americana

SEPTEMBER 13 - OCTOBER 26

The Dayton Society of Artists (DSA) is pleased to present MIDWEST AMERICANA, a regional call for lens-based artwork. All artists, 18 years or older and living or working in Ohio, Indiana, or Kentucky were eligible for entry. Each piece must be lens-based (including but not limited to photography, computer edited photos, video, etc.) but may have other mediums or techniques incorporated into the work. Traditional and non-traditional approaches are welcome, and the medium may be interpreted broadly. Support for this exhibition is provided by FotoFocus.

ABOUT

Tripod Camera Club: Tripod Camera Club is a non-profit organization located in Dayton, Ohio. It is designed for any individual - amateur or professional - that has an interest in photography. Membership is intended for local residents of the greater Dayton and Cincinnati areas. The club was organized in the early 1940's as a successor to a local NCR camera club. Today, we have approximately 90 members and many of our members are among the finest photographers and print makers in the area. Tripod Camera Club is DSA's community partner in the FotoFocus Biennial, providing support and educational opportunities during the exhibition.

FotoFocus Biennial: The 2024 FotoFocus Biennial, now in its seventh iteration, activates over 100 projects at museums, galleries, universities, and public spaces throughout Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio in September/October 2024. Each Biennial is structured around a unifying theme; for 2024 that theme, backstories, focuses on stories that are not evident at first glance. These stories offer context for what happened previously or out of view, providing narratives not yet told or presented from a new perspective. FotoFocus welcomes global artists, curators, critics, educators, and regional visitors to Cincinnati with exhibitions, talks, performances, screenings, and panel discussions during an expanded week of programming September 26–28, 2024.

JUROR

Francis Schanberger received his Master of Fine Arts from the Ohio State University in 2002. He has been an artist in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts (2005), Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts (2011) and Vermont Studio Center in 2013. He has exhibited at Soho Photo in New York, the Houston Center for Photography, the Free University of Brussels, as well as COHJU Gallery in Kyoto, Japan.



Awards: 

Honorable Mention:
Barbara Rose, Doing Their Jobs at K's Hamburger Shop
Jeremy Mudd, Jewels in the Mist

Third Place - Kaylee Peters, Midwest Summer

Second Place - AJ Harris, Self Portrait

First Place - Leah Stahl, Stifled

Participating Artists: Jerry Allison, Stephanie de la Rosa, Shannon Gallion, AJ Harris, Renee Hopson, Daniel Landis, Beth Larsen, Linda Madden, Kevin Marano, Melissa McWilliams, Jeremy Mudd, Kaylee Peters, Linda Phillips, Judd Plattenburg, Angela Reichelderfer, BJ Rose, Erin Rose, Danielle Schuster, Billy Simms, Jeff Smith, Bruce Soifer, Leah Stahl, Douglas Taylor, Katie Timko, Cliff Warnken, Susan Willin, Ronald Wilson, William Woody, Charles Wright


PROJECT SPACE:  Stephanie de la Rosa

No One Ever Told Me

No one ever told me how difficult it is to become a mother. No one ever told me my body may not be able to conceive a baby. No one ever told me that the grief after a traumatic birth lingers. No one ever told me the sleepless nights never end. No one ever told me I would lose a piece of myself while picking up pieces I never knew existed. No one ever told me that every hour of every day would feel like decades. No one ever told me the name I so desperately wanted to be called would be the same name that drives me insane when I hear it over and over. No one ever told me becoming a mother would be my biggest fear, my greatest challenge, and the most important role I take on in my life. No one ever told me I could love in the ways I do now. No one ever told me that being a mother would show me how to see the world through someone else’s eyes and it is beautiful. This newest body of work embraces all these things no one ever told me and plays witness to all of the parts of motherhood that I am faced with: all of the beautiful parts, all of the tough parts, and all of the parts that have made my heart break over and over again.

Bio:

Stephanie de la Rosa is a Dayton, OH based photographer. She received her Visual Arts undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton before receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati. Her work is primarily documentary style and has recently focused on what she sees and feels in her day to day life as a stay at home mother while beginning to tackle some larger topics surrounding motherhood and infertility. Much of her work has been exhibited locally, at the Dayton Society of Artists, Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, and University of Dayton’s Radial gallery, as well as the Center for the Visual Arts in Wisconsin.



SMALL BUT MIGHTY 2024

NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 14

SMALL BUT MIGHTY 2024 is the Dayton Society of Artists small works exhibition and holiday gift shop. All work is 12" x 12" or smaller and includes a wide variety of mediums and styles.

DSA will also have a gift shop full of original and handmade goods such as ornaments, cards, jewelry and more! So add a little wonder to your holiday season and visit the Dayton Society of Artists.

Participating Artists:


Thank you to our Sponsors:
                             

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