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Listed below are recent exhibits and/or projects by the Princeton Artists Alliance

"The Artist's Eye: The Princeton Artists Alliance and the Collection of the Princeton University Art Museum"
A collaborative project of the Princeton Artists Alliance, the Princeton University Art Museum Collections and the Arts Council of Princeton Paul Robeson Center for the Arts. September through November 2008.

The Artist’s Eye is an ambitious group exhibition and has developed into a rich collaboration of the artists, the Princeton University Art Museum (PUAM) and the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP).

Jeff Nathanson, Executive Director, Arts Council of Princeton
Rebecca Sender, Acting Director, Princeton University Art Museum
 
Joanne Augustine
Bent by Long-Forgotten Winds, 2008
Watercolor
251⁄2 x 331⁄2 inches

Inspired by: George Inness
The Home of the Heron, 1891
Oil on canvas
421⁄8 x 37 inches
 

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Hetty Baiz
Song of Atai, 2008
Etched acrylic glass and paint mounted on wood
72 x 351⁄2 inches
 
Inspired by:
Efut peoples, Cross River region, Nigeria
Late 19th-20th centuries
Headdress

Animal skin, wood, natural fibers  and vegetable pigments
22 inches (height)
 
 
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Anita Benarde
The Maya, 2008
Mixed media on wood
74 x 25 inches
 
Inspired by:
Mexico, Guatemala, or Belize, Maya
Early Classic, A.D. 300- 550
Stela

Limestone
33 inches (height)
 
 
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Rajie Cook
Times Four..., 2008
Powder coated pigment over aluminum
52 x 28 x 24 inches
 
Inspired by:
Sol LeWitt
Untitled, 1982
Acrylic on wood
12 x 24 x 24 inches
 
 
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Clem Fiori
Fresh Start
, 2008
Composite digital photograph
24 x 36 inches
 
Inspired by:
Mexico, Olmec
Middle Formative, ca. 800 B.C.
Shaman in Transformation Pose
Stone with traces of cinnabar
7 inches (height)
 
 
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Thomas Francisco
Angst, 2008
Composite digital photograph and three dimensional objects
60 x 48 inches
 
Inspired by:
Robert Rauschenberg,
Booster, 1967
From the series Booster and 7 studies, 1967
Color lithograph and screenprint on Curtis Rag moldmade paper
72 x 351⁄2 inches
 
 
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Carol Hanson
A Figurative Approach to Abstraction, 2008
Oil on canvas with house paint
36 x 42 inches
 
Inspired by:
Willem de Kooning
Black Friday, 1948
Oil and enamel on pressed wood panel
491⁄8 x 39 inches
 
 
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Shellie Jacobson
Orator’s Cape, 2008
Paper and thread
271⁄2 x 28 x 61⁄4 inches
 
Inspired by:
Mexico, Campeche, Jaina, Maya
Late Classic, A.D. 600 - 900
Maya Dignitary
Ceramic with pigment
101⁄2 inches (height)
 
 
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Margaret Kennard Johnson
Beyond the Beat, 2008
Metal mesh, wire and beads
Cylinder, 24 (height) and 13 (diameter) inches
 
Inspired by:
Peru,Wari
Middle Horizon, A. D. 500 – 800
Drum
Painted gesso-covered camel hide, hide lacings over wooden slats
105⁄8 x 11 inches
 
 
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Nancy Lee Kern
Inspiration, 2008
Oil on canvas
Four canvases, 12 x 26 inches each
 
Inspired by:
Willem de Kooning
Black Friday, 1948
Oil and enamel on pressed wood panel
491⁄8 x 39 inches
 
 
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Marsha Levin-Rojer
Homage to O’Keeffe, 2008
Charcoal, conte and pastel
30 x 44 inches
 
Inspired by:
Georgia O’Keeffe
Narcissa’s Last Orchid, 1940
Pastel on paper mounted to cardboard
21 x 27 inches
 
 
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Lore Lindenfeld
African Shield, 2008
Raffia, wool, weeds, twisted and embelllished Japanese paper, and thread
12 x 24 inches
 
Inspired by:
Zande peoples
Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Late 19th century
Shield

Wood and woven wicker
501⁄2 x 23 x 41⁄2 inches
 
 
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Charles McVicker
Cloud Shadows, 2008
Oil on canvas
24 x 60 inches
 
Inspired by:
Georgia O’Keefe
Narcissa’s Last Orchid, 1940
Pastel on paper mounted to cardboard
211⁄2 x 271⁄4 inches
 

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Lucy Graves McVicker
Abandoned - September (detail), 2008
Oil on canvas
3 canvases, 14 x 11 inches each
 
Inspired by:
Claude Monet
Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge, 1899
Oil on canvas
355⁄8 x 355⁄8 inches
 
 
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Ruane Miller
Desert Messenger, 2008
Digital print and hand-painted frame
511⁄4 x 543⁄4 inches
 
Inspired by:
Japanese
Messenger Delivering a Letter
Edo period, 1600-1868, Kan'ei era, 1624-44
Two-fold screen
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
563⁄8 x 603⁄8 inches
 
 
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Harry I Naar
View of Trees and Old Stone House, 2008
Ink and watercolor
40 x 32 inches
 
Inspired by:
Paul Cézanne
Pine Tree in Front of the Caves above Château Noir, ca. 1900
Watercolor and graphite on cream wove paper
183⁄8 x 14 inches
 
 
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Barbara Osterman
Forming, 2008
Digital pigment print
32 x 321⁄2 inches
 
Inspired by:
Ad Reinhardt
Untitled, 1960
Oil on canvas
613⁄8 x 81 inches
 
 
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 Madelaine Shellaby
Mme Homais Reaches for the Butter for Her Lenten Cheminots, 2008
Graphite and gesso on canvas
4 x 6 feet
 
Inspired by:
Drawing and Quartering from the series Five Capital Punishments in China, 2002
Hanging scroll mounted as a thangka;
charcoal on canvas, screen-printing on ribbons
106 x 74 inches
 
 
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Marie Sturken
Worldscape, 2008
Handmade paper
40 inches (diameter)
 
Inspired by:
Lee Bontecou
Untitled, 1963
Graphite and soot on muslin
811⁄2 x 771⁄4 inches
 
 
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Barbara Watts
The Climbing Lions, 2008
Watercolor
14 x 12 inches
 
Inspired by:
Mexico, Colima Late Formative to Early Classic,
200 B.C – A.D. 400
Pair of Dancing Dogs
Ceramic
5 inches (height)
 
 
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"Homer's Odyssey at The Noyes Museum of Art"
"We are delighted to bring together the Princeton Artists Alliance, Stockton College and the Noyes Museum in this exhibition of inventive visual expression inspired by the epic Homer’s Odyssey. The new vision in these contemporary works invites visitors on an exciting and unique visual journey."    
Michael Cagno, Executive Director, The Noyes Museum of Art

"Crossing Cultures"
A one-of-a-kind work in diverse media, 10" H x 8 1/2" W, and hand bound in two volumes by professional book artist Maria G. Pisano. The book will be on permanent display at the Princeton Public Library in Princeton, NJ beginning in December, 2007. The Princeton Artists Alliance extends their appreciation to Anne O'Neill, Director, New Jersey Office Alsace International and the PAA book committee for making this project possible.
Below are the artists' works.
_01_marcia_levinrojer_remembering_colmar_12002_carol_hanson_bridge_between_cultures_12003_hetty_baiz_intersections_12004_barbara_osterman_connection_12005_anita_benarde_a_votre_sante__120

06_clem_fiori_portraits_of_a_dieing_planet_1_12007_ruane_miller_scenes_from_a_shadow_play_12008_nancy_kern_in_bloom_12009_madelaine_shellaby_on_y_danse_12010_charles_mcvicker_the_little_vintner__revesed_120
11_thomas_francisco_crossroads_12012_shellie_jacobson_on_y_danse_12013_harry_i._naar_summer_garden_view_12014_margaret_kennard_johnson_hello_bon_jour_12015_barbaera_watts_music_musique_120
16_lori_lindenfeld_refletion_12017_lucy_graves_mcvicker_a_twenty_year_freindship_12018_marie_sturken_toshirt_litteraire_12019_tina_salvesen_bound_for_liberty_12020_rajie_cook_bound_for_liberty_120

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