Artists: Katy Cowan, Vincent Dermody, Ron Ewert, Travis Fish, Sheree Hovsepian, Sam Lipp, Morgan Mandalay, Josh Mannis, Matt Nichols, Heidi Norton, Amber Renaye, Chloe Seibert, Siebren Versteeg, Sarah Ann Weber, Cameron Welch
Exhibition title: Reunion Tour
Curated by: Josh Reames
Venue: Andrew Rafacz, Chicago, US
Date: July 28 – September 8,, 2017
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
ANDREW RAFACZ is pleased to announce Reunion Tour a group exhibition curated by Josh Reames in Gallery One.
Chicago, IL, July 28, 2018– ANDREW RAFACZ continues 2018 with Reunion Tour, a group exhibition of wall works and sculpture by Katy Cowan, Vincent Dermody, Ron Ewert, Travis Fish, Sheree Hovsepian, Sam Lipp, Morgan Mandalay, Josh Mannis, Matt Nichols, Heidi Norton, Amber Renaye, Chloe Seibert, Siebren Versteeg, Sarah Ann Weber, and Cameron Welch curated by Josh Reames. The exhibition continues through Saturday, September 8, 2018.
“I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called ‘Mother and Child Reunion’. It’s chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.”
-Paul Simon
KATY COWAN (American, b. 1982) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She received a BFA from Burren College of Art (County Clare, Ireland), and an MFA at Otis College of Art and Design (Los Angeles, CA) in 2014.
VINCENT DERMODY (American, b. 1973) lives and works in New York, NY. Dermody received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1996 and an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2008.
RON EWERT (American, b. 1982) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Ewert studied at Burren College of Art (County Clare, Ireland) in 2002, received a BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2004, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012.
TRAVIS FISH (American, b. 1989) lives and works in New York, NY. He received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012.
SHEREE HOVSEPIAN (Iranian, b. 1974) lives and works in New York, NY. Hovsepian studied at the Glasgow School of Art in 1998, received a BFA and BA from the University of Toledo in 1999, and an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002.
SAM LIPP (British, b. 1989) lives and works in New York, NY. Lipp studied at Goldsmiths College in 2010 and received a BFA from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 2011.
MORGAN MANDALAY (American, b. 1985) lives and works in Chicago, IL. Mandalay studied at the San Francisco Art Institute from 2004-2007. He received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014, and an MFA from the University of California San Diego in 2017.
JOSH MANNIS (American, b. 1976) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He received a BFA from the University of Michigan, School of Art and Design
(Ann Arbor, MI) in 1999, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005.
MATT NICHOLS (American, b.1981) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2015. Nichols received a BA from the University of California Berkeley in 2003, and an MFA in 2010.
HEIDI NORTON (American, b. 1977) lives and works in New York, NY. Norton received a BFA in Studio Arts from The University of Maryland in 1999, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002.
AMBER RENAYE (American, b. 1986) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Renaye received a BFA from University of North Texas (Denton, TX) in 2008, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011.
CHLOE SEIBERT (American, b. 1989) lives and works in New York, NY. She received a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011.
SIEBREN VERSTEEG (American, b. 1971) lives and works in New York, NY. Versteeg has studied at the School of Visual Arts and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1992, and an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002.
SARAH ANN WEBER (American, b. 1988) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Weber received a BFA from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 2009 and an MFA from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2011.
CAMERON WELCH (American, b. 1990) lives and works in New York, NY. Welch received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2013, and an MFA from Columbia University (New York, NY) in 2016.
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Reunion Tour, 2018, exhibition view, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago
Cameron Welch, Retrograde, 2018, Oil, acrylic, spray, collage, found objects, and ceramic on panel, 48h x 36w in
Vincent Dermody, Ewww, 2017, Concrete, beer growler, found objects, 13h x 9w x 9d in
Vincent Dermody, Alliance in the Eye of Potato Country, 2017, Concrete, beer growler, found objects, 13h x 9w x 9d in
Vincent Dermody, D.D.D., 2017, Concrete, beer growler, found objects, 13h x 9w x 9d in
Amber Renaye, Gravel, 2018, Ground rocks with oil medium on canvas (Rocks from Pleasant Valley NY, Baltimore MD, Vieques PR, Rockaway Beach NY), 36h x 30w in
Josh Mannis, Excursing from Existence, 2016, Ink on paper, 25h x 22.50w in
Katy Cowan, 2X4(Interrupt), 2015, Sun-sensitive paint on cotton, indigo dyed addition, 84h x 24w x 2d in
Morgan Mandalay, Erebus Norcturne, 2018, Oil on canvas, 36h x 28w in
Sam Lipp, Apology, 2017, Fabric, 61h x 36w in
Heidi Norton, Hermaphrodite (Valerian/Science Photo Library), 2018, UV Print on acrylic, 16h x 12w in
Heidi Norton, Inside out (Endosymbiosis), 2018, Glass, resin, vinyl, tubing, inkjet prints, test tubes, lcd screen, U tube, acrylic, 62h x 13.50w x 2.50d in
Matt Nichols, Dive, 2016, Found neon and black out paint, 42h x 36w in
Siebren Versteeg, Painting Robots, 2018, Welding helmet, fake hair, tablet with digital program, monitor stand, mylar bag, paintbrush, styrofoam head, paintbrushes, chopstick, Dimensions Variable
Ron Ewert, Vial Devil Ego, 2018, Gesso on canvas, 52h x 40w in
Sarah Ann Weber, Father Yod and company, 2018, Watercolor and colored pencil on paper, 11h x 14.50w in
Sheree Hovsepain, Eclipsed, 2017, Silver gelatin prints, nylon, artist’s frame, 25h x 19.25w x 4d in
Amber Renaye, Strata, 2018, Ground rocks with oil medium on canvas (Rocks from Pleasant Valley NY, Baltimore MD, Vieques PR, Rockaway Beach NY), 36h x 30w in