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
| click to see a large view | | |  | 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) | click to see a large view | | |  | 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) | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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) | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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) | click to see a large view | | |  | 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
Painted gesso-covered camel hide, hide lacings over wooden slats 105⁄8 x 11 inches | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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
| click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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 | click to see a large view | | |  | 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) | click to see a large view | | | "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.
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