This small but significant group features paintings by artists such as Pieter Brueghel II, Isaac van Ostade, and David Rijckaert III, many of which are being publicly displayed for the first time since the early twentieth century. What constitutes an “authentic” work by a master? What can we learn from frames and the backs of paintings? Who is the mysterious woman in red? These questions and others are pursued in this exhibition, which presents the results of ongoing research on Dutch and Flemish artworks in the Picker Art Gallery’s collection. Gerberg ’59, P’85 Endowment for the Visual Arts. Generous support for the exhibition was provided by the Robert J. Addressing many contemporary issues surrounding race, inequity, and identity, the variety in images and themes, identities and techniques, perfectly captures the spirit of collaboration, experimentation, and inclusion that Exit Art was founded upon. The entire collection of prints donated by Exit Art to the Picker Art Gallery after its closure in 2012 are on view for the first time. EXXIT: Prints for the 21st century presents 50 prints by artists such as Sanford Biggers, Chitra Ganesh, Catherine Opie, and Do Ho Suh who contributed to Exit Art for their benefit print portfolios. This is the third project in Luger’s Counting Coup series, which aims to utilize social collaboration to re-humanize large and abstract data through the process of creating handmade clay objects.ĭuring its 30 years of operation, Manhattan-based alternative art space, Exit Art was a place for underrepresented and outsider artists-including many minority, LGBTQ, and women artists-to come together, create, exhibit, perform, and ultimately, to advance the story of what constitutes art and who can make it. Each bead will represent one bison, and the installation will shed light on the importance of wild bison conservation and how environmental destruction continues to impact Indigenous communities. Today, there are approximately 20,000 plains bison managed as wildlife. In the US during the 1800s, bison were slaughtered to near extinction by settlers in an attempt to eradicate a natural resource vital to Indigenous communities of the Great Plains. Participants will create 1” clay beads that will later be fired, stained in ink, and strung together by Luger to create a new monumental ceramic sculptural installation. The artworks created in this workshop will be incorporated into Luger’s current social collaborative project, the Bison Bead Project. By asserting their place within the broader discourse on global contemporary art, these artists compel critical discussion and debate about how artworks made by Native peoples have been received and perceived in museum and gallery spaces.Ĭommunity Art Workshop: Bison Bead ProjectĪ collaborative art workshop led by Luger. The resulting artworks look inward to culture and community in celebration of Native resilience while forcefully pushing against a dominant historical narrative to address the continuing impact of colonialism on Indigenous communities. For many of the artists, stories–both ancient and contemporary–become the foundation for new forms of creative expression. Focused on artists from the Great Lakes region of what is now the United States and Canada, the vibrant imagery of the Woodland Style pioneered by Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau (Copper Thunderbird) mixes with politically charged messages incorporated into prints and photo collages. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys traveling, studying new languages, and being a perpetual learner in all things.Living Legends: The Indigenous Art of Storytelling draws on artworks in the collection of Colgate’s Longyear Museum of Anthropology by Native artists working in a range of media. She has held leadership positions throughout her career, providing consultation to therapists who are newer to the field.
Most recently Jessica sought out training in Radically Open DBT and has been facilitating RODBT IOP groups. Jessica was one of the facilitators of the Seton Restore PTSD IOP for 2 years, where she utilized Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She has experience working with clients experiencing depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorders and has also worked with clients recovering from substance abuse, older adults, and clients healing from trauma. Jessica earned her Masters in Social Work in 2007 from Texas State University and has worked in the field for over 15 years in inpatient and outpatient settings.
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