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June 15, 2009
Amy Casey
The Shiny Squirrel Blog Interview
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The Little Interview with Amy Casey
I connected with Amy Casey's work immediately. I wish I lived in her world.
What is your background in art?
As a shy kid I was kind of arm twisted into joining a school of performing and visual arts by a couple of great art teachers, Ken Kopin (now deceased) and Mary Pat Haven in Erie, PA. I attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School of the Arts for a summer (this program is cancelled this year due to budget cuts!) which encouraged me to go on to college at the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Are their any artists you would die to own their work?
Not really, I'm content to visit art in other places, and not take it home with me. Sort of like dogs or babies. If I had to choose, I guess I'd like to spend more time with Bill Traylor's work.
What is your favorite art period and why?
I don't know that I have a favorite art period, but in museums I am always very drawn to and fascinated by Persian miniatures and Mughal paintings. I just think they are so beautiful and intimate.
Who is the number one person you would like to collaborate with?
Tom Waits. I have no idea what we would collaborate on but I'm sure it would be fascinating for me.
Currently Reading/ Watching anything?
I'm a big audio books fan- I just finished Sarah Vowell's the Wordy Shipmates. I love her work.
I've also been listening to Kurt Vonnegut and have been on a Pre Victorian/Victorian kick for awhile now.. Actual books- mostly language primers. I've been trying to learn how to read Thai and Italian for ages. I kind of stink at it though, but I feel like it gets my brain working in a different way, which I like. Watching-lately Joss Whedon shows and MASH.
What is your artistic process?
Also, while I am making paintings, I try to gather up all my thoughts of "but what if it was like.." and note them down for later, so often one painting leads to another. In terms of actual painting, I usually sketch in the initial composition very quickly, then block in colors lightly so I can see how the forms work together. Then I usually start taping paper bits onto the paper to see what changes I might want to make without committing anything. With so many white backgrounds in my work, it's very hard to go backwards or change something once it's on the paper. Then, when it seems right, I pencil in and paint. I usually work right on the piece from the get go, I don't generally do any studies other than extremely rudimentary composition notes which are more of a reminder than anything else. I find that any painting session requires a great many cups of tea.
Do you dream often and if so do you have recurring themes?
I dream pretty much every night. Usually a mishmash of daily events. Since the advent of facebook, I find myself dreaming about people I haven't seen in years or who I have never actually met. I also have the apocalyptic world ending dreams which recur although not as regularly since working on these paintings. I guess I work out my anxiety through the paintings instead now.
What Inspires your work?
I usually get ideas while out and about, quite often in response to something I am seeing. I get a lot of ideas while staring out the window looking for whistle pigs
by the train tracks on public transport- When I'm in a kind of spaced out but looking at the world kind of mode. I try to write the ideas down and then I end up with all these grubby pieces of paper with mostly incoherent jottings on them, which I gather together after a bit. The ones I can read or recall what my point was, I add to my list of ideas for paintings or little composition ideas. I am a huge fan of list making.
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News Archive
September 08, 2010
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Megan Whitmarsh @ Fecal Face 10 Year Anniversary Show |
September 02, 2010
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Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair |
August 07, 2010
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Amy Casey featured in NY Times Opinionator Blog |
May 21, 2010
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San Francisco Fine Art Fair |
May 15, 2010
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Alison Pebworth
Interviewed on Culture Wire |
April 03, 2010
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Kenneth Baker ( sf chronicle ) reviews Jane Fine at Michael Rosenthal |
April 01, 2010
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Alison Pebworth Receives CCI "Investing in Artists" Grant |
January 15, 2010
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Jillian Mcdonald
Red Rum
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
January 15 - February 19, 2010 |
January 02, 2010
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Mutant Anxiety
San Francisco Chronicle
'Mutant Anxiety': Angst, woes in colorful veins
by Patrick Knowles |
December 03, 2009
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Megan Whitmarsh
Recursive Objects
The Wolfsonian
December 3rd - 6th, 2009 |
November 21, 2009
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Lisa Adams
Edenistic Divergence
Riverside Art Museum
November 21 - February 20, 2010
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November 12, 2009
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Megan Whitmarsh
In Stitches
Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery
November 12 - December 19, 2009
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November 07, 2009
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Jillian Mcdonald
Young Romance
Cambridge Gallery
November 7th, 2009 - January 3rd, 2010 |
November 06, 2009
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Amy Casey
Amy Casey and Jen Omaitz
Art Collinwood Gallery
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October 31, 2009
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Amy Casey
Amy Casey on the Cover of New American Paintings |
October 23, 2009
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Veronica de Jesus
Passport 2009
SF Arts Commission
October 23 + October 24, 2009 |
October 16, 2009
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Inga Dorosz
Team Painting: Stimulus Package
Atlantic Center for the Arts
Opening Reception October 16, 5 - 7pm
September 5 - November 7, 2009 |
October 14, 2009
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Jillian Mcdonald
Horror Makeup
University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara
October 14, 2009 - January 31, 2010 |
October 07, 2009
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Amy Casey
Uncertain Times Review By Lauren Weinberg
Time Out Chicago |
October 05, 2009
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Jillian Mcdonald
Alone Together in the Dark - Social Studies Project 5
Arizona State University Art Museum
October 5, 2009 - February 20, 2010
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September 11, 2009
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Amy Casey
Uncertain Times
Zg Gallery, Chicago
September 11 - October 31, 2009 |
September 11, 2009
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Jane Fine
Glad All Over
Pierogi, New York, New York
September 11 - October 11, 2009 |
September 09, 2009
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Megan Whitmarsh
Yeti Crystal Rainbow
Krets Gallery, Malmo, Sweden
September 9 - October 11, 2009
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September 08, 2009
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Inga Dorosz
In Love With Night
Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University
September 8 - October 9, 2009
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September 05, 2009
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Jillian Mcdonald
Shapeshifter curated by Michelle Handelman
Issue Project Room
September 5, 2009 8pm |
September 05, 2009
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Inga Dorosz
Team Painting: Stimulus Package
Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
September 5 – November 7, 2009 |
August 28, 2009
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Tracey Snelling
Evolution of Print: Artists of Kala
Oakland Museum at the Oakland International Airport
August 28 - November 27, 2009
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August 19, 2009
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Jillian Mcdonald
Prozess curated by Jazz-minh Moore
Lyons Wier Gallery, New York
August 19, 2009 |
August 14, 2009
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Veronica de Jesus
Limited Edition Etchings
Now Available |
August 04, 2009
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Annual Biennial
In Your Face
KQED Review |
August 04, 2009
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Annual Biennial
Reception Photographs |
July 24, 2009
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Amy Casey
Interview by Vincent Wilkie
Diskursdisko
July 24, 2009 |
July 22, 2009
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Jane Hambleton
Impressions
Studio Visit
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July 18, 2009
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Mary Conrad
Impressions
Studio Visit
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July 17, 2009
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Megan Whitmarsh
Artists draw on the tradition of comics for exhibit
Review by Jennifer Dean
The Press-Enterprise
July 17, 2009 |
July 16, 2009
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Amy Casey
IdeaStream Video Interview |
July 09, 2009
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Megan Whitmarsh
Now at Michael Rosenthal |
July 08, 2009
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Jillian Mcdonald
We Walk With A Zombie
Review By Johnny Ray Huston, Cheryl Eddy, and Tony Papanikolas
San Francisco Bay Guardian
July 8, 2009 |
July 07, 2009
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Lisa Adams
Interview by Qi Peng
Examiner.com
July 7, 2009 |
June 28, 2009
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Elizabeth Mooney
Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2006 State Museum Purchase Award
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
June 28 - September 20, 2009 |
June 26, 2009
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Lisa Adams
Lisa Pressman Art Blog Interview |
June 24, 2009
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Jillian Mcdonald
Monstrosities Reception Photographs |
June 23, 2009
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Jillian Mcdonald
Artist Talk at Michael Rosenthal
Thursday, June 25 7pm |
June 19, 2009
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Amy Casey
Cleveland Arts Prize |
June 17, 2009
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Jillian Mcdonald
Monstrosities
Written by Johnny Ray Huston
San Francisco Bay Guardian Review
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June 15, 2009
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Veronica de Jesus
Do The Waive
Review by DeWitt Cheng
Shotgun Review |
June 03, 2009
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Veronica de Jesus
Do The Waive
Review By Johnny Ray Huston
San Francisco Bay Guardian Review |
May 28, 2009
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Megan Whitmarsh
Visions of the Frontier
Le Institut Valencia d'Art Modern Valencia, Spain
May 28 - November 15, 2009 |
April 16, 2009
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Jane Fine
Middlebury College Student Weekly
Review by Ramona Richards
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September 01, 2007
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Tracey Snelling
Behind Closed Doors
Interview by Chuck Mobley
SPOT Magazine |
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