Thursday, August 1, 2013

August News

If you are out and about this summer, or traveling during the month of August, please visit the following locations to see my artwork:

Anchorage, Alaska:
At the Blue Hollomon Gallery, I am exhibiting Culture Vulture, Red Wing Blackbird, Honey Bear, Tiger Frog, Owl Mother and Walrus Father along with my monotypes and watercolors. My partner Andy Moerlein is also exhibiting his sculptures, embossings and monoprints in the gallery this summer.

Honey Bear, 46" tall, wood, paint 2005. Photo Credit: Bruno Giust. Honey Bear can think of nothing but her next meal, which is, red salmon. The thought fills her mind, dances in her dreams, leads her around by the nose, occupies her every thought and is always with her.

Falmouth, Maine:
Courtesy of June LaCombe and Gilsland Farm, Audubon Center in Maine. Andy Moerlein & I, aka The Myth Makers are exhibiting the Sentinel through 2013.

The Sentinel, 15 ft tall, saplings & paint, 2012 at Gilsland Farm, Maine Audubon, Falmouth, Maine. Raucous and sooty, friendly and frightening, the raven is a vivid mark upon the skyline. Their impossibly black feathers flicker with an iridescence that holds the clues to every color in the rainbow. Their vocal variety suggests that raven may have more to say than most birds.


Hulls Cove, Maine
Courtesy of H.G. Brack & Judith Bradshaw Brown, Andy Moerlein & I, aka the Myth Makers are exhibiting the Seer in the Davistown Museum Hulls Cove Sculpture Garden through 2013.

The Seer, 18 ft tall, saplings, 2012 By The Myth Makers
The Breakneck Road at Hulls Cove has been a summer rendezvous for Native Americans as long as memory exists. Owl has seen the world change and has a message for humankind. Step into the sacred space and listen. If you open your heart, Owl has advice to share.


Liberty, Maine
The Davistown Museum, permanent collection. My piece, Elephant Princess is on view in the main gallery. The Davistown Museum is a regional tool, art, and history museum with two physical locations in Maine and an extensive website. The main Museum complex, including exhibitions, galleries, libraries, and the visitors’ center, is located in Liberty Village, while the office and sculpture gardens are in Hulls Cove (Bar Harbor). 



Tiger Mothers, 2013, styrofoam, cement, paint, by Donna Dodson

Boston, Massachusetts:
Convergence: The Boston Sculptors Gallery Exhibits on the Christian Science Plaza through October 31st. I am exhibiting the Tiger Mothers near the children's fountain, and with my partner Andy Moerlein, aka the Myth Makers, we are exhibiting Poised near the reflecting pool. Andy is exhibiting his piece, Impossible near the entrance to the Mother Church. 




Poised, 20 ft tall, saplings, wire ties, 2013 by The Myth Makers


There is a full color, 50 page catalog, 8.5"x11", that is available for sale for $10 in the following venues: Mary Baker Eddy Library Bookstore, Museum of Fine Arts Bookstore, Boston Sculptors Gallery, Prudential Center Visitor Information Desk, Fruitlands Museum and online. Get one while supplies last!

Harvard, Massachusetts:
Art in Nature at the Fruitlands Museum through Nov 3, 2013. I am exhibiting Elephant Oracle near the main entrance.

Elephant Oracle, 2010, Styrofoam, cement, paint by Donna Dodson


The Elephant Oracle is the wise old one to whom we turn in times of confusion, doubt and indecision. The Elephant has a memory that never forgets. Perhaps it is a paradox that one who knows so much says so little. Yet, in its presence, we find the courage in ourselves to listen.



Pittsfield, Massachusetts:
Artscape: Public art in Pittsfield's Upstreet Cultural District in the heart of the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. I am exhibiting Moby Dick, on Bank row through March 2014. In celebration of Herman Melville’s novel, Moby Dick, I wanted to create a sculpture of the novel’s hero. Melville was a brilliant writer. He created the Captain of the ship who sought revenge on the whale who had harmed him, not from malice, but from some animal instinct. I created an anthropomorphic sculpture in celebration of Melville's humanistic whale.
Moby Dick, 2012, styrofoam, cement, mortar by Donna Dodson

Concord, New Hampshire:
The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden. I am exhibiting Golden Lionness in the gallery. Andy Moerlein is exhibiting his sculptures, 'Tossed' and 'Journey' in the "16th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit." 

Golden Lionness, 36" tall, wood, paint 2007 by Donna Dodson
The golden lionness sports a mane as fine as the male lion’s mane but red, as a blaze of fire. She wears full length white gloves and a long flowing dress, fitting for the queen of the jungle.





Albuquerque, New Mexico: At Leich Lathrop Gallery, I am exhibiting my wood sculptures along with my monotypes. Andy Moerlein is exhibiting his sculptures: Flock, Whisper and several monoprints. 

Left: Samurai Warrior, 23" tall, wood, paint 2009 
Right: Plain Jane, 21" tall, wood, paint 2009 


West Nyack, New York:
Rockland Center for the Arts, through Sept 2014. I am exhibiting the Giant Panda and Hathor in the Catherine Konner Sculpture Park.

Left: Hathor 2010, Styrofoam, cement, paint

Right: Giant Panda 2010, Styrofoam, cement, paint




Providence, Rhode Island:
Save the date for Waterfire 2013: August 24th. Andy Moerlein & I, aka The Myth Makers are lighting a fire sculpture in honor of the Year of the Cicada on the Confluence, on the Steeple St Bridge.


Verbier, Switzerland:
At the Verbier 3-D Sculpture Park, I am exhibiting Baby Bringer and my partner Andy Moerlein is exhibiting Uprooted and Upended.

Baby Bringer, 2011, Styrofoam, cement, paint, 12ftx4ftx4ft by Donna Dodson

She is both a celebration of fertility and motherhood as well as a subversion on the popular myth that storks bring babies in a diaper clasped in their beaks.




Windsor, Vermont:
Cider Hill Gardens & Gallery. Courtesy of Gary and Sarah Milek, Andy Moerlein & I, aka the Myth Makers are exhibiting Alight: the Spirit of the Red Tail Hawk through 2013.

Just landed, ready to fly, observant, noble and respected, the Red Tail Hawk is a common raptor of human environments. Agile in the cityscape and familiar in the rural hedgerow, it is a survivor. These Vermont hills have similarly survived and adapted to a rich heritage of human occupation. Precious soil and abundant rock have conspired to doom all but the most ambitious. Red Tail Hawk stands as a patient monument to the toil that takes place here. ALIGHT is part human yet mostly hawk. It rests fleetingly on this landscape, blessing the place – passing no judgment, but poised to fly.






Monday, July 1, 2013

July News

Sculpture by Donna Dodson
Opening Friday, July 5, 6-8pm


Gallery Ehva, July 5-16, 2013 
74 Shank Painter Road
Provincetown, MA 02657 



Elephant Bride, 19" tall, wood, paint 2005 by Donna Dodson
Elephant bride is sort of a bad girl. Instead of virginal and white, she is gothic in red and black. She has fallen from the garden of Eden, like a modern day Eve, yet everyone adores her fiery spirit and sense of humor. Unlike the pristine, white brides of history, she blazes forth with the strength of today’s woman.
The Myth Makers: Donna Dodson & Andy Moerlein
Artist Reception: Wednesday July 24th 2013 from 4p-7p
3555 Arctic Blvd, Anchorage AK 99503

Red Wing Black Bird, 40" tall, wood, paint by Donna Dodson
Red Wing Blackbird sports a beauty on the outside that is balanced by the harmony within her spirit. She sings a song of loves+ losses that reminds us to bear the unfairness of life with grace.
Recent Commission:
Celeste, wife of Babar
Private Collection
Vernon, Connecticut
Celeste, 8 ft tall, red oak, 2013 by Donna Dodson
Recently added to the permanent collection of:
58 Main St.
Liberty, ME 04949


Elephant Princess, 6" bronze on limestone base. Limited edition, 1/10.

Recently published:
Two full color catalogs: "Elephant Parade" and "Flock Together"
Please send me your address if you want these mailed to you.




Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Catalog Launch for CONVERGENCE: BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY EXHIBITS AT THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PLAZA


The Boston Sculptors
The Boston Sculptors Gallery and The First Church of Christ, Scientist are pleased to announce an outdoor exhibition of monumental, site-specific artworks. In a convergence of imagination and civic pride, over two dozen art installations from Boston Sculptors Gallery members will be displayed on The Christian Science Plaza through Oct 31, 2013. For more information visit Convergenceexhibit.blogspot.com.

The Space Within, Buds by Gillian Christy

Join us for the catalog launch on Thursday, June 6, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be plaza tours of the exhibition at 2:15 and 4:15p with the artists. Meet at the entrance to The Mary Baker Eddy Library, 200 Mass Ave and walk around the sculptures that are installed on the plaza. The tour is free and open to the public. Jen Mergel Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the MFA and Anita Walker, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, will make remarks at 3pm. Location: Mary Baker Eddy Library Bookstore.

Bag Lunch by Laura Evans

Each sculpture will speak to its architectural surroundings, activate the site that inspired it, and create a unique destination for the Boston community to see contemporary art. Following on the heels of the newly renovated Contemporary Wing at the Museum of Fine Arts and as a celebration of the newly designated statewide Fenway Cultural District, this exhibition carries forth the vision to draw attention to visual art of the moment and promote its prominent place in the life of the city.

Nave by Rosalyn Driscoll

We invite the public to enter, look, think, hope, dream, and be a part of the experience. Participating artists include: Gillian Christy, Murray Dewart, Donna Dodson, Rosalyn Driscoll,Laura Evans, Sally S. Fine, Chris Frost, Peter DeCamp Haines, Jim Henderson, Michelle Lougee,Nancy Winship Milliken, Andy Moerlein, Eric Sealine, George Sherwood, Margaret Swan, Marilu Swett, Leslie Wilcox, Joseph Wheelwright, and Andy Zimmermann.

Minoan Reflection by Sally Fine

Boston Sculptors Gallery was founded in 1992 by 18 prominent Boston-area artists to present and promote innovative, challenging sculpture and installations. It is the only sculptors’ organization in the country that maintains its own exhibition space. In twenty years the cooperative has held over 227 art shows and supported the work of 58 sculptors with work in 48 U.S. states and 36 foreign countries.

Grotto by Christopher Frost

Gallery members have received numerous honors including 81 residencies, 315 awards or fellowships, and 134 grants. Members have taught in 70 settings, generated 169 permanent public art works and 308 temporary public artworks, and are included in 1,100 private and public collections. Boston Sculptors Gallery articulates, challenges, and promotes the role of sculpture in the public sphere, in communities, and in the lives of individuals.

Inner Eagle by Peter DeCamp Haines

The Christian Science Plaza is a 14-acre pedestrian refuge amid the busy traffic patterns of Boston’s urban environment and attracts thousands of visitors each year from all over the world.

Three Bronze Trees by Jim Henderson

In the heart of the Plaza sits The Original Mother Church, built in 1894, and its domed extension, built in 1906.

Christian Science Coral by Michelle Lougee

The Plaza also includes an arboretum of linden, oak, and honey locust trees, a 686-foot-long reflecting pool, the children’s fountain, and the world-famous Mapparium™, the most popular exhibit at The Mary Baker Eddy Library. 

Arabesque by Eric Sealine

The Plaza has been influenced over the past two centuries by several architects, including Chester Lindsay Churchill in the 1930s and the firm of I.M. Pei & Partners and Araldo A. Cossutta, Associated Architects, in the 1970s and is a designated Boston Landmarks Property.

The Lighthouse by Nancy Winship Milliken

The Fenway Cultural District, the first Boston-based Massachusetts-wide Cultural District, is comprised of more than 40 cultural and academic institutions, community organizations and private residents and is managed by the Fenway Alliance, a consortium of 22 institutions.

Templum by Margaret Swan

The owner of the Christian Science Plaza, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, has always been active within the Boston community and was a founding member of The Fenway Alliance, the group responsible for the creation and organization of this cultural district.

Water form by Marilu Swett

VISITOR INFORMATION: The Christian Science Plaza is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Huntington Avenue, in Boston, MA.

Loving Stones by Joseph Wheelwright

Admission to this outdoor exhibition is free, and open to the public through October 31, 2013.

Sentinel by Leslie Wilcox

Exhibition catalogs will be available for purchase after June 6, 2013, from the shops at The Mary Baker Eddy Library, 200 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston and The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston.

Liminal Bloom by Andy Zimmermann

Save the following dates for more Convergence events in June:

Wave Cloud by George Sherwood

 Saturday June 15th 11am "Kinetic and Monumental" Murray Dewart, Founding member of the Boston Sculptors Gallery, and George Sherwood, notable public artist, will lead a conversation on the plaza about the 20th anniversary of the Boston Sculptors Gallery, the changing landscape of public art in Boston and their role in shaping the future.

One Bright Morning by Murray Dewart

Friday June 21st 8pm "An Arty Night Out! A Solstice Event"Join Artists Andy Moerlein and Donna Dodson for a guided tour of Convergence on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, under a nearly full moon. 

Tiger Mother by Donna Dodson
New Hampshire sculptor, Andy Moerlein will be joined by Boston artist, Donna Dodson for a romantic stroll in one of Boston's architectural treasures. Plan an early dinner in the city and join us for our walk.

Poised by The Myth Makers: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein
Saturday, June 29th 11am "Art, Architecture and the Landscape- a Conversation" Judith Tolnick Champa, Editor in Chief of Art New England and Wyona Lynch-McWhite, Director of the Fruitlands Museum of Art in Harvard, Mass. will discuss the challenges of curating in an urban environment.

Impossible by Andy Moerlein


Monday, May 6, 2013

Art in Nature

Visit the sprawling Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Mass. and enjoy the second Art-in-Nature Sculpture Competition. Ten talented sculptors have brought their work to Fruitlands. Winners will be picked in October and will include one chosen by a panel of judges and one winner of a popular vote. Be sure to pick up your sculpture map at the admissions counter and hand in your ballot at the end of your visit! May 11 - November 3, 2013



Fruitlands Museum, http://www.fruitlands.org/
Opening Reception May 11th, 1pm   

Sculptors will be on hand to discuss their work as we take a guided walk across campus to view the sculptures.                                              
                                                                     
Featuring: Gillian Christy, Scott Cunningham, Peter Dellert, Donna Dodson, Alicia Dwyer, Liz Fletcher, Philip Marshall, Geoff Nelson, Buddy Quinn, Jim Sheehan


Image: Elephant Oracle, 2013, Styrofoam, cement, paint, 8ftx4ftx4ft by Donna Dodson

The Elephant Oracle is the wise old one to whom we turn in times of confusion, doubt and indecision. The Elephant has a memory that never forgets. Perhaps it is a paradox that one who knows so much says so little. Yet, in its presence, we find the courage in ourselves to listen.

Update: Chris Bergeron featured this piece in a glowing art review, 'Sculptors transform bucolic Fruitlands into a contemporary sculpture park' for the Metro West Daily News , June 2, 2013.


Sunday, May 5, 2013

'A Collection of Storks'

Stork Enthusiast Piet de Bakker visits Stroomhuis to present
'A Collection of Storks'

May 11th - June 9th 2013
Opening reception, May 11th at 3pm

Stroomhuis Neerijnen, http://www.stroomhuisneerijnen.nl
Center for art, culture and landscape of the Riverland

This exhibition will take place during the stork season, when there are many stork nests in the landscape in Neerijnen. The show includes Dutch art, comprising more than 60 works of about 30, mostly professional, Dutch artists, complemented by stork artworks from the collection of the Piet de Bakker and made available by the artists themselves.

The aim of the exhibition is to promote the work of Dutch artists, to bring attention to the beauty of the stork as a dweller in the river landscape and to raise awareness about the preservation and the expansion of its habitat.
 
The show includes Peter Vos, Hetty Heyster, Ellen Baptist, Renze Koenes, Robin d´Arcy Shillcock, Jan Grotenbreg, Marja Vleugel, Erik van Ommen, Dirk Moerbeek, Theo van Hoytema, Louis Kalff (the famous Philips logo) , Ton de Laat, Hans Andringa and Donna Dodson.
 
The exhibition runs from 11 to 17 hours (except Monday) daily. I will have one work of art in this show- a watercolor, called 'Red Feet.'



 
Piet de Bakker has organized three previous exhibitions about storks. The first one was in the summer of 2007 in the Public Library of The Hague, Haegsche Règâh. The second one was in 2009 in Malpartida de Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain during the XXth Semana de la Cigüeña (20th Storks Week) there,  CrotorArte Holandés. The third and last time it was under the name: Holländische Klapperkunst from July 3rd to August 7th, 2011 in the Burg of the German town Storkow, near Berlin.