May 21-June 23, 2019
Gallery 2052, Chicago, IL
In celebration of SNAG’s 50th anniversary
This exhibition was of masterful works by makers who have worked for more than 25+ years, have achieved substantial visibility and recognition, studio and exhibition history, and whose unique ideas have been innovating and celebrating jewelry, objects and sculpture and enhancing the story of American studio jewelry and metalsmithing.
Gallery 2052 is a gallery showcasing contemporary jewelry and design, located in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago. Owned by metalsmith and gallerist, Nora McCarthy, Gallery 2052 showcased this important exhibition in celebration of SNAG’s 50th birthday.
You can view images from the exhibition here.
Participating Artists:
Julia Barello
Harriete Estel Berman
Elizabeth Brim
Doug Bucci
Kathy Buszkiewicz
Harlan W. Butt
Sharon Church
Chunghi Choo
John Cogswell
Chris Darway
Jack da Silva
Marilyn da Silva
Robert Ebendorf
Sandra Enterline
Fred Fenster
Arline Fisch
Pat Flynn
David C. Freda
Don Friedlich
John G. Garrett
Lisa Gralnick
Gary S. Griffin
Laurie Hall
Susan H. Hamlet
Douglas Harling
Mary Lee Hu
Michael Jerry
Robin Kranitzky; Kim Overstreet
Rebecca Laskin
Keith Lewis
Charles Lewton-Brain
Linda MacNeil
John Marshall
Bruce Metcalf
Eleanor Moty
Tom Muir
Harold O’Connor
Komelia Okim
Albert Paley
Beverly Penn
Suzan Rezac
Stephen Saracino
Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski
Sondra Sherman
Helen Shirk
Lin Stanionis
Billie Theide
Rachelle Thiewes
Linda Threadgill
Curator:
Gail M. Brown is an Independent Curator whose interest is to enhance visibility and education about contemporary craft within the larger visual arts community. She trained as a printmaker at the Philadelphia College of Art where she identified her own connection to process and media while exploring etching and lithography. She has been watching the contemporary craft movement since the early nineteen eighties. She is a passionate observer of the unique potential of art in craft media: for the communication of issue-oriented and aesthetic ideas coupled with extensive examination of chosen material process, within the long decorative arts continuum. She curates focused exhibitions, which share exceptional work from a national/international body of mature and mid-career artists and introduce potent ideas and forms by younger makers.
Brown prefers to address the diverse directions she looks for in artists, aesthetics, and issues. Culled from 50 years of studio jewelry and metalsmithing, Gail M. Brown chose makers who mastered their field.
| Date | May 21-June 23, 2019 |
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| Host | Gallery 2052 |