More Black Door Gallery Photos

Here are some more pictures from the Black Door Gallery exhibition.

Black Door Gallery Photos

Here are some photos of the exhibition at Black Door Gallery in Cape Girardeau. This show included works by local and regional artists alongside of works by the core group.

Life Blood Exhibit at Black Door Gallery

Life Blood Exhibit
Life Blood Exhibit is coming! This traveling art show features artworks exploring the theme of women’s reproductive health, from coming of age to motherhood to menopause and more. Some works are humorous while others are serious, but all are thought-provoking. Please see the shows, join in the conversation, and help break the taboo! More information can be found on the website and blog:
http://www.lifebloodexhibit.com/
http://lifebloodexhibit.blogspot.com/

Sponsors include:
The Keeper, Inc. http://www.keeper.com/

What:
Life Blood Exhibit is a traveling group art show originally curated by Jennifer Weigel in St. Louis, Missouri and themed around menstruation and women’s reproductive health. This showing will include works chosen by guest curators Craig & Elizabeth Thomas of Black Door Gallery. Several artworks from the original exhibition will be shown alongside many new artists from the Southeast Missouri region and beyond.

Where/When (Black Door Gallery):
March 2 – 31, 2012: Black Door Gallery
reception: Friday, March 2, 6 - 9 PM

Why/How:
By drawing attention to the female body and to the menstrual cycle, artists are able to comment on this life-giving aspect of womanhood and to celebrate and/or show their discontent with their own bodies & cycles. We are able to offer commentary on experience, confront stereotypes & assumptions and educate one another about things too often left unsaid. Thus we can explore the positive & negative to turn around preconceptions and help break the taboo surrounding menstruation.

Life Blood Exhibit
Black Door Gallery
124 S. Spanish
Cape Girardeau, MO
March 2012
Reception: Friday, March 2 during the First Friday Art Walk

Upcoming Show

Life Blood Exhibit will be traveling to Black Door Gallery in March 2012! This show will feature artworks by the St. Louis group alongside several new artists from the region and further afield. More information will be forthcoming on the blog here, so keep a lookout for further details.

Life Blood Exhibit
Black Door Gallery
124 S. Spanish
Cape Girardeau, MO
March 2012
Reception: Friday, March 2 during the First Friday Art Walk

Bizarre Magazine Interview

I was recently featured in Bizarre Magazine in a piece about bodily fluids and art for my menstruation art. The piece touches on how I came to use my own blood in my work; Life Blood Exhibit is also mentioned. It is a genuine honor to be interviewed and included among so many highly esteemed and controversial contemporary artists. Please feel free to check it out here.

http://www.bizarremag.com/weird-news/bizarre-life/11299/body_fluid_artists.html

In Memory of Paul Reiter

I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of Paul Reiter today from a mutual friend. Paul was an amazing person, and perhaps the most noble and humble individual I have ever met. He always gave of himself without question to everything he did and was a strong supporter of & advocate for the arts. He extensively collected works by local artists and attended numerous exhibitions, always bringing a smile & keeping an open mind and encouraging others to do the same.

I first met Paul through the Life Blood Exhibit preview party, where he purchased one of the auctioned artworks to benefit the show. He continued to support the Life Blood Exhibit after that, following both that show and my own personal endeavors, like the Art Is Everywhere sign project, of which he was one of the first to register for a sign and kept that sign in the back window of his van where it could be seen by people all over town. He was always very giving & generous and his continuous presence & support strengthened the art community

Please read this article in the St. Louis American to learn more of Paul's unending support and passion for art, along with his loyalty to his family, the St. Louis American, and the St. Louis community as a whole. He will be sorely missed.

http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/article_c49d4b8e-7c24-11e0-9586-001cc4c03286.html

Life Blood Exhibit article

An article about Life Blood Exhibit at Gallery Visio was featured in the UMSL newspaper The Current. Please feel free to check it out here.

http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/life-blood-exhibit-showcases-local-talent/