2017 Exhibits and Events at Dock Space Gallery
December 2017 - Aleida Wedgworth
November/December 2017 - Meredith Dean - Intervals
Meredith Dean is a studio artist with a BFA and MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. She was formerly Director of Education and Docent Coordinator for Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis, MO; Senior Lecturer at The University of Texas at San Antonio (1991-2014); and is Board President and Co-Founder of Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy. She is the recipient of Mid-America-National Endowment award in Printmaking. Her work is represented by REM Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
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October 2017 - Carl Vestweber - Cat Power
Bio
Carl lives with his wife and daughter in McAllen, Texas and teaches drawing, painting and design courses at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Cat Power
My current work focuses on the relationships between contemporary culture, the history of art, and their roles within societal power structures. Humor is a theme that is present in most of my work. I consider humor as a tool for investigation of a permanence that remains both in the ephemeral nature of the work itself, and also in the culture that produces it.
Carl lives with his wife and daughter in McAllen, Texas and teaches drawing, painting and design courses at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Cat Power
My current work focuses on the relationships between contemporary culture, the history of art, and their roles within societal power structures. Humor is a theme that is present in most of my work. I consider humor as a tool for investigation of a permanence that remains both in the ephemeral nature of the work itself, and also in the culture that produces it.
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September 2017 - Ramin Samandari
Iranian-born photographer Ramin Samandari arrived in Odessa, Texas in 1978 at age 17, sent there by his parents in the midst of the Iranian revolution. Samandari thought he might return to his homeland in a few years with a medical degree, but then the Iran-Iraq War broke out, so he renewed his U.S. visa, eventually got a green card, and in 1990 he became a U.S. citizen. A resident of San Antonio since 1988, Samandari decided in the early '90s to pursue photojournalism, so he took some courses at San Antonio College and started freelancing for local news publications. Although he was enjoying the assignments, a problem kept emerging when he presented his photos to his editors—they were just too artful for the daily press. So, he shifted focus and has practiced fine art photography for over twenty years. Throughout the '90s, Samandari exhibited mostly in theater lobbies and at restaurants in San Antonio and Austin. Between 2000 and 2001, he had solo exhibitions at the University of Incarnate Word's Center for Spirituality, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Carver Cultural Art Center and the San Antonio Museum of Art. He has been a stalwart of the San Antonio art scene ever since. His work has been exhibited at The Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, UTSA gallery, Southwest School of Art, Artpace, City of San Antonio Department of Culture and Creative Development and many private galleries. Samandari’s work is in the permanent collection at San Antonio Museum of Art and University of Texas at San Antonio. His studio, Magical Realism is located in the Blue Star Art Complex.
Artist Statement
My intention is to present as diverse a group as possible, all ages, genders, shapes and sizes and to show that all bodies have beauty regardless of shapes and sizes, gender and age.
-Ramin Samandari
magicalrealismstudio@yahoo.com
Artist Statement
My intention is to present as diverse a group as possible, all ages, genders, shapes and sizes and to show that all bodies have beauty regardless of shapes and sizes, gender and age.
-Ramin Samandari
magicalrealismstudio@yahoo.com
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July 2017 - David Rubin - "Embroidering the Space/Time Continuum"
(Special two month viewing)
(Special two month viewing)
My imagery represents my concept of divinity, which I view as energy that exists in everything, from the tiniest particles to the most distant universes in the space/time continuum. I am hopeful that the rhythmic energy of the drawings can offerpeacefulness, inspiration or healing. With the series Embroidering the Space/Time Continuum, I acknowledge the influence of my late mother, Ruth PerskyRubin, who was an expert at knitting and needle pointing. When I was a college student, my mother ran a needlepoint store and hired me as the store's resident artist. My job in that capacity was to design "paint by numbers" type compositions for mesh canvas.
David S. Rubin - May 2017.
David S. Rubin - May 2017.
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June 2017 - Felix N. Padrón - "Habits of Liberty"
Felix N. Padrón lives in San Antonio, Texas. He is a native of Cuba and is an accomplished artist and curator. His artworks have been exhibited and collected widely and published in the New York Times, the New Yorker and Noticias del Mundo. Padrón holds a B.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and attended the Public Arts Studies Masters Program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Most recently he served as the Executive Director of the City of San Antonio Department for Culture and Creative Development. He serves on several regional and national boards including Americans for The Arts in Washington DC; DataArts in Philadelphia; Texans for the Arts in Texas; and LuminariaSA in San Antonio.
Most recently he served as the Executive Director of the City of San Antonio Department for Culture and Creative Development. He serves on several regional and national boards including Americans for The Arts in Washington DC; DataArts in Philadelphia; Texans for the Arts in Texas; and LuminariaSA in San Antonio.
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May 2017 - Carole Garmon - "Study for a Perfect Day"
Carole Garmon, Chair and Professor of Art at the University of Mary Washington, holds an MFA (1996) and a BFA (1993) in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has taught at UMW since 1998 and is a recipient of UMW’s Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award. Garmon’s research acknowledgements include the accessioning of select images and research materials on Rembrandt into the Rijks Museum Library in Amsterdam, Holland, and participating in a BBC 2 documentary on Rembrandt’s painting, The Night Watch. The segment is part of the larger series, The Private Life of the Masterpiece. She was one of two Americans chosen to participate in the international exhibition, Inspired By Rembrandt, commemorating Rembrandt’s 400th birthday. In addition to numerous private collections, her work has been exhibited at the Main Art Gallery and 1708 Gallery in Richmond, the WPA/Corcoran Museum in Washington, D.C., the Arlington Arts Center, as well as Lima, Peru and Berlin, Germany.
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April 2017 - Sean FitzGibbons - "NoState"
Sean FitzGibbons graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at Washington University in St. Louis. His artwork has been featured in both regional and national galleries. FitzGibbons' practice is centered around creating artwork as a bricoleur, and he spends his studio time piecing together ideas, materials, and methods as a means of increasing viewer engagement. It is his intent to let the materials and process dictate the end result, and he is constantly seeking to create artwork based on materials already in his possession. By employing strict limitations on his processes, Sean creates from what is either provided or efficiently obtained. His practice evolves from this philosophy of visual art creation, and it spans the fields of sculpture, performance, painting, and video.
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"NoState"
Vanish into thought. Rise above social constructs. Mindful without mind. The current sociopolitical environment is one of tension and emotional exhaustion. This installation reinforces the importance of reflection and mindfulness, if only for a moment. Strict limitation of color and design allows these paintings to create balance by drawing focus to internal thought processes. Details resulting from imperfections and asymmetry (wabi-sabi) guide the viewer to a Mushin (No-Mind) state. The artworks in this exhibition are inspired by Zen philosophy and contemporary Mono-Ha sculpture. -Sean FitzGibbons |
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Early as I can remember…
As early as I can remember, I knew that I wanted to be an artist. That has remained consistent in my life since I was hand painting china with my grandmother when I was six years old.
My idea of what an artist is and what they do has evolved allot. When I was a kid I wanted to animate for Walt Disney. As a young man, I wanted to emulate the western artists like Charlie Russell. In college, I learned of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Conceptual, Process, and Minimal art. Now I guess it's Postmodernism? I think that I have taken something from all these experiences as well as life and the more popular culture.
I've lived on the high flat plains of West Texas and the Lower East Side of Manhattan. I've lived in Tampa Florida and the mountains of Missoula Montana; upstate New York and the San Francisco Bay area. For the last 24 years I have lived in the hill country of south Texas and San Antonio. I have also been spending time on the Kona coast of the big island of Hawaii.
Artists like Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Thelonius Monk, Buddy Holly, and David Byrne have been as influential on me as Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Beuys, Bruce Nauman, and Eva Hesse. H.C. Westermann, Terry Allen, William Wiley, Robert Arneson, and Jim Nutt are some of my close influences. John Buck, Deborah Butterfield, and Robert Brady are some of my contemporaries.
Ken Little 2017
As early as I can remember, I knew that I wanted to be an artist. That has remained consistent in my life since I was hand painting china with my grandmother when I was six years old.
My idea of what an artist is and what they do has evolved allot. When I was a kid I wanted to animate for Walt Disney. As a young man, I wanted to emulate the western artists like Charlie Russell. In college, I learned of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Conceptual, Process, and Minimal art. Now I guess it's Postmodernism? I think that I have taken something from all these experiences as well as life and the more popular culture.
I've lived on the high flat plains of West Texas and the Lower East Side of Manhattan. I've lived in Tampa Florida and the mountains of Missoula Montana; upstate New York and the San Francisco Bay area. For the last 24 years I have lived in the hill country of south Texas and San Antonio. I have also been spending time on the Kona coast of the big island of Hawaii.
Artists like Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Thelonius Monk, Buddy Holly, and David Byrne have been as influential on me as Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Beuys, Bruce Nauman, and Eva Hesse. H.C. Westermann, Terry Allen, William Wiley, Robert Arneson, and Jim Nutt are some of my close influences. John Buck, Deborah Butterfield, and Robert Brady are some of my contemporaries.
Ken Little 2017
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February 2017 - Diana Casanova and Michael Aaron Williams - "As If Something Had Its Own Place"
Michale Aaron Williams Artist Statement: My art is a narrative, visual poetry, making a social statement to move the viewer to action or realization. I attempt to represent the fragile nature of life, purity, and culture. Paint and ink are the vehicles by which movement and conflict are expressed. The beauty and pain of human nature are represented by the creation and deconstruction of the artwork. I portray the human soul as complete despite the fractures. As such, the artwork becomes relatable to the viewer.
Artist Bio: A native to East Tennessee, Michael Aaron Williams is known for his street art in over 15 different countries, as well as his coffee paintings on century old paper. He has received international recognition in Brazil, Australia, China, India, Germany and the United Kingdom. His work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, Paris, Rome and London. Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and received his MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Diana Casanova Artist Statement: Obsessed with history and storytelling, Diana's drawings explore partial and fractured human features swarmed by decorative detail. Her body of work focuses on portraits of women and monsters from myths, history, and literature, with resulting trauma to their heads. For example, Medusa's destruction occurred through self reflection which illustrates trauma and horror to the feminine body.
Artist Bio: Diana Casanova was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Diana received her Bachelor in Fine Art emphasis in Painting at Webster University in May 2013. She received her Masters in Fine Art specializing in Drawing and Printmaking from Washington University St. Louis in 2015. 
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January 2017 - Rodolfo Choperena - "Interventions of Light"
Artist Statement - Inspired by Carl Sagan, Rodolfo Choperena's new series, Interventions of Light is a celebration of time and space. Choperena embraces time through his photographic process, which pushes the boundaries of long exposure to its limit. The Artist experiments with space by moving the camera in relation to the subject, creating multi-chromatic images that are mysterious, captivating, unique and surreal. Prints are produced via a hybrid inkjet/lithographic process that incorporates transparent ink and mica glazing--a process that ensures every image is unique.
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