2005–2006 Exhibitions

ICON AND LOGOS: The Art of Sandra Bowden
A Forty-Year Retrospective
August 27 - October 15, 2005

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 10, 4-7 p.m.

This exhibit highlights the career of Sandra Bowden's unique prints and drawings; a career that started with an exhibit at Gordon College 40 years ago, bringing a sense of poignancy to the choice of venue itself. Her art varies from layered prints that incorporate texts and logos from ancient biblical literature to drawings done on gold, all of which are evocative of the ancient mystery between 'word and image', a theme Bowden has been commenting on throughout her career. She has said about her work that, "Sometimes art is a process of personal inquiry. My work is a record of questions I've had all my life, and the work continues to raise new ones. I just follow it along."

Ms. Bowden's work is part of several important collections including the Vatican Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, Halfa Museum in Israel and the United Theological Seminary in Minneapolis, MN. Exhibitions featuring her work include Anno Domini: Jesus through the Centuries, Provincial Museum of Alberta (2000) and Women of Vision, Foxhall Gallery in Washington D.C. (1999) with solo shows in Jerusalem, Nashville, Boston and many other notable cities. 

Image: In the Beginning, oil on canvas, 1978 (Series: Texts)

ICON AND LOGOS: The Art of Sandra Bowden
A Forty-Year Retrospective
August 27 - October 15, 2005

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 10, 4-7 p.m.

This exhibit highlights the career of Sandra Bowden's unique prints and drawings; a career that started with an exhibit at Gordon College 40 years ago, bringing a sense of poignancy to the choice of venue itself. Her art varies from layered prints that incorporate texts and logos from ancient biblical literature to drawings done on gold, all of which are evocative of the ancient mystery between 'word and image', a theme Bowden has been commenting on throughout her career. She has said about her work that, "Sometimes art is a process of personal inquiry. My work is a record of questions I've had all my life, and the work continues to raise new ones. I just follow it along."

Ms. Bowden's work is part of several important collections including the Vatican Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, Halfa Museum in Israel and the United Theological Seminary in Minneapolis, MN. Exhibitions featuring her work include Anno Domini: Jesus through the Centuries, Provincial Museum of Alberta (2000) and Women of Vision, Foxhall Gallery in Washington D.C. (1999) with solo shows in Jerusalem, Nashville, Boston and many other notable cities.

Image: Book of Nails, acrylic mixed media, 2003 (Series: Artist Books).

ICON AND LOGOS: The Art of Sandra Bowden
A Forty-Year Retrospective
August 27 - October 15, 2005

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 10, 4-7 p.m.

This exhibit highlights the career of Sandra Bowden's unique prints and drawings; a career that started with an exhibit at Gordon College 40 years ago, bringing a sense of poignancy to the choice of venue itself. Her art varies from layered prints that incorporate texts and logos from ancient biblical literature to drawings done on gold, all of which are evocative of the ancient mystery between 'word and image', a theme Bowden has been commenting on throughout her career. She has said about her work that, "Sometimes art is a process of personal inquiry. My work is a record of questions I've had all my life, and the work continues to raise new ones. I just follow it along."

Ms. Bowden's work is part of several important collections including the Vatican Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, Halfa Museum in Israel and the United Theological Seminary in Minneapolis, MN. Exhibitions featuring her work include Anno Domini: Jesus through the Centuries, Provincial Museum of Alberta (2000) and Women of Vision, Foxhall Gallery in Washington D.C. (1999) with solo shows in Jerusalem, Nashville, Boston and many other notable cities.

Image: Psalm XXIII, acrylic mixed media, 1990 (Series: Crucifixion Images)

SACRA CONVERSAZIONE: The art of Tanja Butler and Tyrus Clutter
October 22-December 1, 2005

The exhibition title is taken from the tradition of Italian altarpieces made in the medieval and early Renaissance periods. It refers to the "conversation" between the various panels of the altarpiece. It was chosen because of the obvious references in Tyrus Clutter's work to altarpieces. His intentions are more to create a sophisticated quotation of liturgical artifacts than to actually make art used in a worship service. Tanja Butler's art seldom literally quotes the altarpiece tradition but is actually more truly made for a context of worship - to offer visual aid in authentic worship in the Christian tradition. 

Both artists offer their art as a means to another end than mere aesthetic delectation. Like the Expressionists and other 20th century artists, they seem to long for an art that will arc beyond itself, beyond aesthetic pleasure, allowing the artist to sense his/her connection with society, with a larger context of meaning, with a vision of hope and desire that finds its final fruition in the Divine.

Image: Mystic Marriage, Tanja Butler 2005, oil on panel, 8" x 10".

SACRA CONVERSAZIONE: The art of Tanja Butler and Tyrus Clutter
October 22-December 1, 2005

The exhibition title is taken from the tradition of Italian altarpieces made in the medieval and early Renaissance periods. It refers to the "conversation" between the various panels of the altarpiece. It was chosen because of the obvious references in Tyrus Clutter's work to altarpieces. His intentions are more to create a sophisticated quotation of liturgical artifacts than to actually make art used in a worship service. Tanja Butler's art seldom literally quotes the altarpiece tradition but is actually more truly made for a context of worship - to offer visual aid in authentic worship in the Christian tradition. 

Both artists offer their art as a means to another end than mere aesthetic delectation. Like the Expressionists and other 20th century artists, they seem to long for an art that will arc beyond itself, beyond aesthetic pleasure, allowing the artist to sense his/her connection with society, with a larger context of meaning, with a vision of hope and desire that finds its final fruition in the Divine.

Image: Saint Flan, Tyrus Clutter 2005, altarpiece construction, mixed media, 35.5" x 20.25".

SACRA CONVERSAZIONE: The art of Tanja Butler and Tyrus Clutter
October 22-December 1, 2005

The exhibition title is taken from the tradition of Italian altarpieces made in the medieval and early Renaissance periods. It refers to the "conversation" between the various panels of the altarpiece. It was chosen because of the obvious references in Tyrus Clutter's work to altarpieces. His intentions are more to create a sophisticated quotation of liturgical artifacts than to actually make art used in a worship service. Tanja Butler's art seldom literally quotes the altarpiece tradition but is actually more truly made for a context of worship - to offer visual aid in authentic worship in the Christian tradition. 

Both artists offer their art as a means to another end than mere aesthetic delectation. Like the Expressionists and other 20th century artists, they seem to long for an art that will arc beyond itself, beyond aesthetic pleasure, allowing the artist to sense his/her connection with society, with a larger context of meaning, with a vision of hope and desire that finds its final fruition in the Divine.

Image: Feel My Hands, Tanja Butler 2005, acrylic and gold leaf on wood, 48" x 15".

RECENT WORK
Featuring Alumni Artists Michelle Arnold, Anthony Falcetta, Jon MacAdam and Truitt Seitz
March 18-April 14, 2006

The only common thread linking the works of these young artists is their background as undergraduates here at Gordon College. The variety seen in the works of these four alumni is more a testimony to their personal vision and aspiration than to anything particular they acquired in the Gordon art program. That being said, it is particularly satisfying to see in their works a commitment to that individual vision while striving for technical excellence in their craft -- something stressed by the faculty here.

Michelle Arnold brings a series of drawings and paintings that have an introspective quality -- celebrating the mystery of embodiment and personal space. Anthony Falcetta ('93) brings more than a decade of exploration and maturation to this exhibit -- with his powerful, painterly abstractions that distill space, light, landscape and memory into beautiful images. The landscape paintings of Jon MacAdam ('99) reveal an eye that caresses and seeks, yielding images of yearning and serenity in our sometimes chaotic world. Finally, the work of Truitt Seitz brings a strong narrative element to the exhibition. Seitz paints the human form with expressionistic bravura, yet with a sensitivity that comes out of the classical mold.  

Image: Christ and St. John, ©Truitt Seitz 2005, oil/silver leaf on panel, 72" x 96".

RECENT WORK
Featuring Alumni Artists Michelle Arnold, Anthony Falcetta, Jon MacAdam and Truitt Seitz
March 18-April 14, 2006

The only common thread linking the works of these young artists is their background as undergraduates here at Gordon College. The variety seen in the works of these four alumni is more a testimony to their personal vision and aspiration than to anything particular they acquired in the Gordon art program. That being said, it is particularly satisfying to see in their works a commitment to that individual vision while striving for technical excellence in their craft -- something stressed by the faculty here.

Michelle Arnold brings a series of drawings and paintings that have an introspective quality -- celebrating the mystery of embodiment and personal space. Anthony Falcetta ('93) brings more than a decade of exploration and maturation to this exhibit -- with his powerful, painterly abstractions that distill space, light, landscape and memory into beautiful images. The landscape paintings of Jon MacAdam ('99) reveal an eye that caresses and seeks, yielding images of yearning and serenity in our sometimes chaotic world. Finally, the work of Truitt Seitz brings a strong narrative element to the exhibition. Seitz paints the human form with expressionistic bravura, yet with a sensitivity that comes out of the classical mold. 

Image: Home Reflection I, © Michelle Arnold 2005,  graphite/paper, 22" x 30".

RECENT WORK
Featuring Alumni Artists Michelle Arnold, Anthony Falcetta, Jon MacAdam and Truitt Seitz
March 18-April 14, 2006

The only common thread linking the works of these young artists is their background as undergraduates here at Gordon College. The variety seen in the works of these four alumni is more a testimony to their personal vision and aspiration than to anything particular they acquired in the Gordon art program. That being said, it is particularly satisfying to see in their works a commitment to that individual vision while striving for technical excellence in their craft -- something stressed by the faculty here.

Michelle Arnold brings a series of drawings and paintings that have an introspective quality -- celebrating the mystery of embodiment and personal space. Anthony Falcetta ('93) brings more than a decade of exploration and maturation to this exhibit -- with his powerful, painterly abstractions that distill space, light, landscape and memory into beautiful images. The landscape paintings of Jon MacAdam ('99) reveal an eye that caresses and seeks, yielding images of yearning and serenity in our sometimes chaotic world. Finally, the work of Truitt Seitz brings a strong narrative element to the exhibition. Seitz paints the human form with expressionistic bravura, yet with a sensitivity that comes out of the classical mold. 

Image: let me try to pull you free,  © Anthony Falcetta 2005,  oil on canvas, 60" x 60".

RECENT WORK
Featuring Alumni Artists Michelle Arnold, Anthony Falcetta, Jon MacAdam and Truitt Seitz
March 18-April 14, 2006

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 18, 4-6pm

The only common thread linking the works of these young artists is their background as undergraduates here at Gordon College. The variety seen in the works of these four alumni is more a testimony to their personal vision and aspiration than to anything particular they acquired in the Gordon art program. That being said, it is particularly satisfying to see in their works a commitment to that individual vision while striving for technical excellence in their craft -- something stressed by the faculty here.

Michelle Arnold brings a series of drawings and paintings that have an introspective quality -- celebrating the mystery of embodiment and personal space. Anthony Falcetta ('93) brings more than a decade of exploration and maturation to this exhibit -- with his powerful, painterly abstractions that distill space, light, landscape and memory into beautiful images. The landscape paintings of Jon MacAdam ('99) reveal an eye that caresses and seeks, yielding images of yearning and serenity in our sometimes chaotic world. Finally, the work of Truitt Seitz brings a strong narrative element to the exhibition. Seitz paints the human form with expressionistic bravura, yet with a sensitivity that comes more out of the classical mold. 

Image: Evening Landscape, © Jon MacAdam 2005, oil on wood,  31" x 48".

ARCHETYPE & WHIMSY
Featuring work by Erica Daborn, Donna Dodson, Renata Fryshara, Shaun McNiff and Rob Roy
January 14-February 24, 2006

Ancient art is often evocative of archetypal and fantastical images that draw from the unconscious mind. Much of modern western art has sought to rediscover the mystery of myths and dreams, including some nightmares that rationalism, industrialization, and technology have brought about.

Archetype & Whimsy is an exhibit of paintings, drawings, and prints that tap into the imagery of the personal and communal unconscious. Though diverse in their emphases, the artists selected for this exhibition share a desire to evoke primal feelings of hope, fear, and joy, as well as the belief that our dreams are not wasted hours. As a counterpoint to the cool irony of much contemporary art, the artists of Archetype and Whimsy are warm, engaged and candid about their subjects. 

Image: Interplay: Seedpods, Erica Daborn 2005, gouache, ink, pencil on enlarged bookplate.

ARCHETYPE & WHIMSY
Featuring work by Erica Daborn, Donna Dodson, Renata Fryshara, Shaun McNiff and Rob Roy
January 14-February 24, 2006

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 4-6pm

Ancient art is often evocative of archetypal and fantastical images that draw from the unconscious mind. Much of modern western art has sought to rediscover the mystery of myths and dreams, including some nightmares that rationalism, industrialization, and technology have brought about.

Archetype & Whimsy is an exhibit of paintings, drawings, and prints that tap into the imagery of the personal and communal unconscious. Though diverse in their emphases, the artists selected for this exhibition share a desire to evoke primal feelings of hope, fear, and joy, as well as the belief that our dreams are not wasted hours. As a counterpoint to the cool irony of much contemporary art, the artists of Archetype and Whimsy are warm, engaged and candid about their subjects. 

Image: Alligator Goddess, Donna Dodson 2004, polychromed pine.

ARCHETYPE & WHIMSY
Featuring work by Erica Daborn, Donna Dodson, Renata Fryshara, Shaun McNiff and Rob Roy
January 14-February 24, 2006

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 4-6pm

Ancient art is often evocative of archetypal and fantastical images that draw from the unconscious mind. Much of modern western art has sought to rediscover the mystery of myths and dreams, including some nightmares that rationalism, industrialization, and technology have brought about.

Archetype & Whimsy is an exhibit of paintings, drawings, and prints that tap into the imagery of the personal and communal unconscious. Though diverse in their emphases, the artists selected for this exhibition share a desire to evoke primal feelings of hope, fear, and joy, as well as the belief that our dreams are not wasted hours. As a counterpoint to the cool irony of much contemporary art, the artists of Archetype and Whimsy are warm, engaged and candid about their subjects. 

Image: Bass Player, Shaun McNiff 2005, oil on canvas.

ARCHETYPE & WHIMSY
Featuring work by Erica Daborn, Donna Dodson, Renata Fryshara, Shaun McNiff and Rob Roy
January 14-February 24, 2006

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 4-6pm

Ancient art is often evocative of archetypal and fantastical images that draw from the unconscious mind. Much of modern western art has sought to rediscover the mystery of myths and dreams, including some nightmares that rationalism, industrialization, and technology have brought about.

Archetype & Whimsy is an exhibit of paintings, drawings, and prints that tap into the imagery of the personal and communal unconscious. Though diverse in their emphases, the artists selected for this exhibition share a desire to evoke primal feelings of hope, fear, and joy, as well as the belief that our dreams are not wasted hours. As a counterpoint to the cool irony of much contemporary art, the artists of Archetype and Whimsy are warm, engaged and candid about their subjects. 

Image: Oil Storage Tanks #11, Rob Roy 2005, iris print.

ARCHETYPE & WHIMSY
Featuring work by Erica Daborn, Donna Dodson, Renata Fryshara, Shaun McNiff and Rob Roy
January 14-February 24, 2006

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 4-6pm

Ancient art is often evocative of archetypal and fantastical images that draw from the unconscious mind. Much of modern western art has sought to rediscover the mystery of myths and dreams, including some nightmares that rationalism, industrialization, and technology have brought about.

Archetype & Whimsy is an exhibit of paintings, drawings, and prints that tap into the imagery of the personal and communal unconscious. Though diverse in their emphases, the artists selected for this exhibition share a desire to evoke primal feelings of hope, fear, and joy, as well as the belief that our dreams are not wasted hours. As a counterpoint to the cool irony of much contemporary art, the artists of Archetype and Whimsy are warm, engaged and candid about their subjects. 

Image: Woman, Renata Fryshara 2005-06, acrylic on panel.