Critics' picks - arts Nov 27, 2008
FAITH RINGGOLD: STORY QUILTS Five narrative story quilts and related works on paper, as well as a jaunty sculpture made from fabric, show off the open-hearted but slyly witty side of this renowned African-American artist. The show complements a display of original illustrations from "Aunt Harriet's Underground Railway in the Sky" in an upstairs space dedicated to children, two superb series of prints by Jacob Lawrence (through Jan. 4), and a room dedicated to sculpture from the studio of Meta... (Boston Globe)
Visual notion Sep 1, 2008
In the first three years of the formal program (1998-2001), he organized solo exhibitions for Richard Allen Morris, whose work includes thick, sensuous abstractions as well as assemblages and figurative canvases; Faith Ringgold, who creates vividly colored imagery steeped in African-American history; and Cliff McReynolds, a painter with a visionary, cosmic quality in his work. Ringgold had a broad audience, due in part to the success of her art quilts, like Tar Beach, but Morris and McReynolds... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Getting the hang of it Jul 19, 2008
In one gallery, for example, a political painting from 1967 by African-American artist Faith Ringgold, from her series titled The American People, will be installed next to the museum's magisterial Donald Judd stack piece, which was made the following year - a minimalist icon in reflective metal and tinted glass. Both can be considered works of political art, but they operate in very different ways. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
NBAF director Jul 19, 2008
In a single glance you can take in works from Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Carrie Mae Weems and tribal artists from Benin to Mozambique. Heart of the home: Believe it or not, her screened front porch. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Watercolor show captures wonders of exotic species Jun 18, 2008
Congratulations to Pittsburgh guild Women of Vision members JoAnne Bates, Tina Brewer, Elizabeth Asche Douglas and Ruth Richardson, who are among 18 artists selected by jurors Faith Ringgold and Ann Shields to appear in "Celebration of Visual Traditions: New Work of Diverse Pennsylvania Artists." One of Bates' works was chosen for the catalog cover. The exhibition opened Friday at the HUB-Robeson Gallery at Penn State, which co-sponsored it with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
College commencements May 20, 2008
School of the Museum of Fine ArtsGraduates: 250Degrees: bachelor's, master's, combined degrees, diplomas, post-baccalaureate, fifth-year certificateSpeaker: Faith Ringgold, artist. Smith CollegeGraduates: 774Degrees: bachelor's, master's, diplomasSpeaker: Margaret Edson, award-winning playwright and public school teacherHonorary degrees: Edson; Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international correspondent; Beate Sirota Gordon, women's rights advocate; and Mae C. Jemison, pioneering astronaut,... (Boston Globe)
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The show will feature approximately 80 paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints by prominent American artists including Milton Avery, Sam Francis, Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Gilliam, Ellsworth Kelly, John Marin, Elizabeth Murray, Ed Paschke, Faith Ringgold, Edward Ruscha and Frank Stella. Reverberations, curated by Robert Cozzolino, Curator of Modern Art at the Pennsylvania Academy (128 North Broad Street, Philadelphia), opens on June 28 and will continue through September 21. (Saint Louis Front Page)
Author and actor Maya Angelou celebrates 80 years of pain, joy Mar 27, 2008
In her parlor is a 4-by-7-foot quilt by Faith Ringgold, commissioned for Angelou's 60th birthday by Winfrey. Angelou's birth date coincides with the anniversary of King's assassination in 1968. (USA Today)
Quilt Honoring Black History on Display Feb 29, 2008
Photo by Stephanie RhodesChris Wilson, marketing and communications manager for the Museum of Art at BYU, writes down all the names that are placed on the quilt that was made by Faith Ringgold ... "Subway Graffiti #3" is the third of three quilts by African-American artist Faith Ringgold. (The Daily Universe, UT)
A unique tribute to King Jan 24, 2008
asked Chris Weimert, 11, a student in Oakes class who read My Dream of Martin Luther King, by Faith Ringgold, to a group of five fourth-graders. He brought a lot of people together, said Brian Power, 9, in response. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Announces a New President and a New Museum Director Oct 19, 2007
Acclaimed exhibitions organized under his leadership ranged from contemporary artists Andy Warhol and Faith Ringgold to photographer Edward Weston, French and American Barbizon and Impressionist paintings, and propaganda textiles from World War II-era Japan, England, and the United States. Brigham earned his master's degree in Museum Studies/American Civilization and doctorate in American Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania, and bachelor's degrees in English and Accounting summa cum... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
YOUNG AT ART Artini tackles the burning question: How can the arts attract young patrons? Jul 20, 2007
Artini-goers look at an exhibit of artist Faith Ringgold at the Missoula Art Museum on June 21 ... Some visitors wandered through the main gallery of the Museum, where a traveling exhibit of works by African American feminist artist Faith Ringgold splashed wild colors across the white walls ... "Two young women enjoy martinis at the June 21 Artini. As part of Artini, Shane Clouse and Stomping Ground played on the third floor and University of Montana Professor George Price gave a talk titled... (Missoulian, MT)
This Week in A&E Jun 22, 2007
Art talk by George Price, at 7 p.m., lack Art, Black Identity: the World from which Faith Ringgold Emerged. Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Call 728-0447. (Missoulian, MT)
Children's verse that celebrates playful wonderment Apr 17, 2007
Bronzeville Boys and GirlsBy Gwendolyn Brooks, Illustrated by Faith Ringgold; Amistad, 48 pp ... This 2007 reissue, published after Brooks's passing, not only introduces a new generation of readers to her poetic observations and deft use of language, it also offers up 40 pages of lush illustrations, newly imagined by Caldecott Honor artist Faith Ringgold. (Christian Science Monitor)
