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CURATOR
Stefano Catalani
Born in Rome, Italy. Stefano Catalani believes in the function of art
as critical mirror of society. His curatorial interest is strongly stimulated
by the discussion about the value(s) of art and its/their ‘volatility’.
Living in the US, his recent writing and projects have focused on the
dichotomy information/communication and the idea of cultural isolation.
As art curator, he has collaborated for several years with the National
Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta, Malta, and private galleries in Italy,
Europe and US. He has had the honor to collaborate with the Royal Dutch
Embassy in Rome and the Italian Institute of Culture in Malta. He is a
member of SOIL art gallery, not-for-profit
cooperative space in Seattle.
ARTISTS
Eric Webster Brown
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa, received BFA in painting from Washington University
in St. Louis 1999. His most recent exhibitions are: Figurative Landscape -
Café Vita; Figurative Landscape - All City Coffee; Assorted Works -
Café Venus. Most recent group shows: Heroes & Villains, Jem Studios;
Consequence, Bemis Building; Direction Destination, Bemis Building; Art at
the Bemis, Bemis Building.
Mike
Combs
You have to realize that you will one day be measured by what you have done,
both great and small. If we're lucky we may accomplish a few spectacular things
in our lives. But the majority of time is dotted with the seemingly common,
unnoticed and un-noteworthy. These are intimate things: the emotions, the
judgments and the personal interactions and reactions, which define us. I
view what I sculpt as a means to memorialize more of the story. I try to build
monuments to the things that define my life on a daily basis and to give credit
to the overlooked details. I've been showing in the Seattle area for the past
nine years. I'm beginning to install the majority of my work outdoors as the
breadth of my work grows in scale and in permanence. I think it's only fitting
that time and its ambiance write their own record on my work.
John
Feodorov
Born in Los Angeles, CA.Education: California State University at Long Beach.
John Feodorov began making spiritual yearning the focus of his artwork after
living among the shamans and crystals of Santa Fe in New Mexico. As a member
of the Navajo nation, he was troubled to see the appropriation and commercialization
of his and other cultures by New Age spiritualists. In response, he plays
with the idea of transforming the refuse of Western society into spiritually
charged objects. In 2001, Feodorov was featured in the PBS television series,
Art for the 21st Century, as well as in the companion book published by Harry
N. Abrams. His work has been exhibited throughout the country, most recently
in Whiteness: a Wayward Construction at the Laguna Art Museum.
