Johnson Gallery
2010 Gallery Exhibits
"Art in Architecture"
An Exhibition of an International Juried Competition
September 11 - October 30, 2010
International competition juried by Michael Graves, FAIA, Architect, James Christen Steward, PhD., Director, Princeton Art Museum and Sassona Norton, Sculptor.
The competition's intent was to generate ideas about the relationship and interaction between the two. The thematic goal was to seek images about architecture as a repository for art, revealing how art is expressed in architecture, and how art and architecture affect and are affected by each other. In focusing on the capacity of art and architecture to be transcendent, the competition’s resulting exhibit adds special voice to the current debate between the "container" and the "contents" that has been taking place across the global art scene.
Opening to the public on Saturday, September 11, twenty-seven works will be exhibited throughout both floors of the gallery. The awards for first, second and third place will be presented at a private preview reception scheduled for Friday, September 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. For invitation information, e-mail Robyn Tromeur at rtromeur@somersetart.org.
Exhibitors
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Past Gallery Exhibits
Members' Non-Juried Art Exhibit
July 8 - August 20
Artists' Reception Thursday, July 8
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Over 90 works in all media by members of the art center are on view.
2010 Members' Non-Juried Art Exhibit Award Winners
Best in Show
Alane Gianetti
F Untitled
Watercolor & Pastel
Award of Excellence
John Vreeland
Self-portrait
Charcoal
Award of Excellence
Joan Lamensdorf
Across the Field to the Sky
Oil
Honorable Mention
Sally Dougan
Spent Daylily Blossoms
Digital Scan
Honorable Mention
Marguerite Botto
Black Beauty
Watercolor
Honorable Mention
Eva Albert
Paul
Acrylic
W. Carl Burger & Rhoda Yanow
"New Jersey People & Places"
Exhibit Dates
April 8 - May 7
(note gallery will be closed April 30 & May 1)
Reception
Sunday, April 11
2:-00 - 4:00 pm
W. Carl Burger emigrated in 1926 from Pforzheim, Germany to Irvington, NJ. His early interest in painting was delayed during World War II when he joined the U.S. Army Millitary Intelligence serving in the European Theater of Operations. After the war, he attended New York University studying fine art education and continued his studies at Columbia and Rutgers University. From 1961 until his retirement in 1993, he served as Professor of Art at Kean University. One-person exhibits include among others, Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ; County College of Morris, Roxbury, NJ; Rider University, Lawrence, NJ; Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, Ohio in addition to retrospectives at the Noyes Museum. Oceanville, NJ and Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ.
"Barnegat Light, NJ" by W. Carl Burger
"Black Stockings" by Rhoda Yanow
A native of New Jersey, Rhoda Yanow completed her art education at the Parsons School of Design and the National Academy of Design in NYC. Her works are in the collections of, among others, the Butler Museum, Youngstown, OH where she was the recipient of a one-person show in 2006; The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ; The Noyes Museum, Oceanview, NJ; The Chinese Government for the First Pastel Museum, China; Kean University, Union, NJ; The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ; Prince Albert Museum, London, England, New Jersey Ballet Company, Livingston, NJ and the Pastel Society of America, New York, NY where she was elected Master Pastelist in 1979. Numerous awards include among others, Jack Richeson Silver Award, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH; Diane B. Bernhard Gold Medal, NJ Chapter American Artist Professional League; Best in Show 2004, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY; Anna Hyatt Huntington Gold Medal for Pastel, Metropolitan Museum of Art Award, Degas Pastel Society Award, Suydam Medal, National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY.
"The Art of the Horse"
National Juried Exhibit Sponsored by
the New Jersey Equine Artists' Association
Public Reception
Sunday, May 23
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Exhibit Dates
May 20 - June 19
This Fifth Biennial National Juried exhibition will feature approximately 80 two and three-dimensional pieces by NJEAA members, as well artists' work from throughout the United States. The general public is invited to the to the May 23 opening reception from 2:00-4:00 p.m. to meet the artists.
According to NJEAA director Sheila Barnes; "This is the fourth time that SAA is hosting our show, and we are most grateful that they have continued to invite us back after each of our events. In addition to seeing all the art lovers we are looking forward to meeting all the equine enthusiasts who contribute so much to the exhibition’s continued success."
Eleven years ago the NJEAA was founded with the objective of generating interest in this branch of art among art appreciators, horse enthusiasts and the general public.
Linda Shantz: "Promises, Promises" (oil)
Anita Gersch: "His Fastest Pony" (oil pastel)
Dan Weller: "Tight Rope" (watercolor)
Dod Dochtermann: "Muybridge Horse" (recycled metal, 23” x 32” x 10” )
SAA Celebrates Youth Art Month in March
Youth Art Month, which is endorsed by the National Art Education Association, is observed each March across America to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for meaningful school art programs. To recognize Youth Art Month, SAA is proud to partner with the Art Educators of New Jersey (AENJ) to host a two-part exhibit of artwork by Somerset County students on both floors of the Johnson Gallery. "We’re delighted to celebrate Youth Art Month each year in partnership with AENJ," said Robyn Tromeur, SAA's Executive Director. "The arts are crucial in helping children develop in numerous important areas, such as self-confidence, critical thinking, and creative growth."
Under the guidance of Susan Bivona, art teacher at Mount Prospect School in Basking Ridge and Natalie Lutsky, art teacher at William Annin Middle School in Basking Ridge, the Johnson Gallery exhibit will be divided into two separate shows. Part I will showcase the talents of children in grades K through 5 and will be on view from March 1 to March 14 with a public reception scheduled for Sunday, March 14 from 2:00-3:30 pm. Part II will highlight artwork from students in grades 6 through 12 and will be on view from March 18 – 28 with a public reception scheduled for Sunday, March 28 from 2:00-3:30 pm.
Additionally, the six students listed below have been selected to have their artwork on view in the Capitol Building in Trenton, NJ, as part of a statewide celebration of Youth Art Month. Awards will be presented on Friday March 19, 2010, at the State House in Trenton.
Giovanna G., Grade K
Nicole Zhu, Grade 5
Yuan He, Grade 7
Angela Valazza, Grade 8
Aneil Ramnauth, Grade 9
Michael DeSantis, Grade 10
Giovanna G., Grade K |
Nicole Zhu, Grade 5 |
Aneil Ramnauth, Grade 9 |
Michael DeSantis, Grade 10 |
Angela Valazza, Grade 8 |
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Every participating student's artwork will be scanned onto www.artsonia.com, the largest student art museum in the world and a partner of the National Art Education Association. At artsonia, parents can view their child’s artwork and order customized magnets, coffee mugs, notebooks, and many other keepsakes displaying their child’s artwork. And, whenever you place an order, 15% is donated back to your school’s art program.
If your child's school is not represented this year, please encourage your school's art teacher to become a member of AENJ, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing art education throughout New Jersey. All Somerset County art teachers who are AENJ members are invited to participate in SAA’s Youth Art Month celebration.
The following schools are participating in this year's Youth Art Month:
Part I: Grades K to 5
Cedar Hill School, Bernards Township SD
Mount Prospect School, Bernards Township SD
Oak Street School, Bernards Township SD
Liberty Corner School, Bernards Township SD
Adamsville School, Bridgewater Raritan SD
Woods Road School, Hillsborough SD
Robert Morris School, South Bound Brook SD
Gill St. Bernard’s School
Montgomery Academy
Part II: Grades 6 to 12
Bound Brook HS, Bound Brook
Montgomery Lower Middle School, Montgomery Township
Somerville High School, Somerville
Purnell School
William Annin Middle School, Bernards Township
Bound Brook HS, Bound Brook
Branchburg Central Middle School, Branchburg
Brigewater-Raritan HS, Bridgewater-Raritan
Montgomery Upper Middle School, Montgomery Township
Branchburg Central Middle School, Branchburg
Robert Morris School, South Bound Brook
Gill St. Bernard’s School
Montgomery Academy
"Michael Graves"
a five panel painting by
MEL LEIPZIG
Wednesday, February 17 6:00-7:00 pm
Public reception followed by an intimate dinner at the Pluckemin Inn
with
Mel Leipzig and Michael Graves
Proceeds to benefit the Somerset Art Association
and Somerset Medical Foundation
For information, contact the Somerset Art Association at (908) 234-2345
Mel Leipzig
A resident of Trenton, NJ and Professor of Art at Mercer County College, Mel Leipzig is a nationally recognized artist whose works are in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC; Yale Art Gallery, New Haven, CT; The White House Collection, Washington D.C.; New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ; Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ; and Cooper-Hewitt Museum for Decorative Arts, NYC among others. Awards and recognitions include, Fulbright Traveling Fellowship (1958-59), Louis Comfort Tiffany Award (1959-60), New Jersey State Council on the Arts (1982, 1986, 1992, 2002), Mercer County Community College Distinguished Teacher Award, Gold Medal (1980), and a grant in Painting from the National Endowment for the Arts (1995). In 2006, Mr. Leipzig was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Design, NYC.
Five-panel painting "Michael Graves" by Mel Leipzig
Michael Graves
Michael Graves has been in the forefront of architectural design since he founded his practice in Princeton, NJ in 1964. As Robert Schirmer Professor of Architecture, Emeritus, at Princeton University, where he taught for almost 40 years, Mr. Graves is an influential theorist as well as diversified and prolific designer. Since the early 1980s, his work directly influenced the transformation of urban architecture from the abstraction of commercial modernism toward an interest in context. Hailed in The New York Times by critic Paul Goldberger as “truly the most original voice American architecture has produced in some time,” Mr. Graves has been the recipient of several of the most prestigious awards ever conferred upon architects in the United States. These include the 2001 Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects, the 1999 National Medal of the Arts (a Presidential Award) and the $50,000 Frank Annunzio Award from the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.
Mr. Graves has dubbed himself "a general practitioner," designing not only the interiors for the majority of his projects, but also a wide range of furnishings and artifacts, from furniture and lighting fixtures to jewelry and dinnerware, for companies such as Alessi, Steuben, Disney, Phillips Electronics and Black and Decker. He has teamed with Target Stores to bring his signature style of design to a larger public in a wide variety of product categories.
Members Juried Art Exhibit
January 16 - February 12, 2010
Public Reception: Sunday, January 24, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
The Somerset Art Association's annual Members Juried Art Exhibit showcases the talents of member artists in a variety of media from oils, acrylics, photography, watercolor and more. The public reception scheduled for Sunday, January 24 from 2:00-4:00 pm. is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon viewing art, enjoying hors d’oeuvres and meeting other artists and art appreciators from the Bedminster and surrounding communities. The gallery is open free to the public and is wheelchair accessible. Gallery hours are noted at the bottom of the page.
2010 Members Juried Art Exhibit Award Winners
Judge: Valerie Larko, Artist, Art Educator, Director of the Tamasulo Gallery
at
Union County College, Cranford, NJ
Best in Show
Lane D. Scarano
'Untitled'
Charcoal
Award of Excellence
Ben Gilmore
'Pop-N-Red'
Acrylic
Award of Excellence
Sonja Weir
'Shore'
Watercolor
William Nagengast Memorial Award
Gay Billich
'A Work in Bordeaux'
Collage
NJ Chapter of the American Artists Professional League
Margaret Fanning
'Joddy!'
Oil
Honorable Mention
Michael Creem
'Princess'
Digital Photo Print
Honorable Mention
Maryann Ficker
'Myself and I'
Mixed Media
Ben Gilmore
Margaret Fanning
Anne Stoeber
Dorothy Sinclare
Eva Albert
Lisa Reed
Scott Terris
Gay Billich
Gallery Hours
September - June:
Monday - Thursday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm; Thursday evening 6:30-8:00 pm;
Friday & Saturday 9:30 am - 1:00 pm.
Sunday & major holidays closed.
July and August:
Monday - Thursday 9:30 am - 3:00 pm; Friday 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.
Saturdays & Sundays closed.
Admission is free.
SAA is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road, Bedminster, NJ. Click here for a map and directions.
For further information, contact the SAA office at 908-234-2345.
