Proof

 

Southern Exposure's Entry-Fee Free Juried Exhibition

September 16, 2011 - October 8, 2011

Proof
Southern Exposure’s Entry-Fee Free Juried Exhibition of work by Northern California Artists
Juror: Denise Markonish, Curator at Mass MoCa

Exhibition Dates: September 16 - October 8, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, September 16, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

ANNOUNCING THE SELECTED ARTISTS!
Ulrika Andersson
Alexis Arnold
Johnna Arnold
Art for a Democratic Society
Joshua Band
Anna Bihari
Amanda Boe
Susan Chen
Kimberly Cook
Rachel Dawson
Sara Diamond
Mendoza Dio
Rachel E Foster
Johanna Friedman
Jon Gourley
Nicole Hayden
I, Daughter of Kong Center for Research
Kelly Falzone Inouye
Jesse Kauppila
Joanna Kidd
Joshua Kim
Robert Larkin
Phillip Maisel
Summer Mei Ling Lee
Ali Liebegott
Niana Liu
Jeanne Lorenz
Atsuko Morita
Kate Nartker
Fred Nocella
NOSFE
Christian Oittinen
Sandra Osborne
Matthew Pawlowski
Michelle Ramin
Rachelle Reichert
Neil Rivas
Jeremy Roberts
Ida Rödén
Leah Rosenberg
Some Guy
Lorna Stevens
Ruth Tabancay
Sunaura Taylor
Chris Thorson
Thomas Wing
Ryan Wylie

Southern Exposure’s juried exhibition has become the premier showcase of contemporary artwork by promising local talent. Each year a different theme is selected to inspire and encourage a broad level of artistic expression. Proof, the theme for the 2011 Juried Exhibition, is intended to inspire and encourage a broad level of creative response. Artists are invited to submit work that responds to this theme in some way, shape or form. The theme and media are left open to the artists' interpretation in hopes that the work is conceptually and aesthetically diverse, drawing from as many insights and forms of creativity as possible.

Unlike many open calls for work that charge a submission fee, Southern Exposure's juried exhibition does not require artists to pay to enter their work. The exhibition is open to any artist living in Northern California north of King City and south of the Oregon border. Over the course of two days, over 500 Northern Californian artists enter their work, attesting to the extreme popularity of the show. The final pieces are selected by juror, Denise Markonish, who makes her decisions by blind process. For many of the artists selected, this is their first major exhibition and an important step in advancing their career.