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MAY 22 - JULY 06, 2013
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In the Roti Roti Gallery
4 DIMENSIONAL JOURNEYS
Cone 5 Stoneware by Susan Sutherland Barnes
and
Mixed Media by Christopher Beikmann
Please join us at the BAC
for a public reception
Friday, May 24, 2013
6:30 to 8:30 PM
In the
ShowPlace Gallery
TWO CHEMISTS - A REPRISE
Photography and Painting
by
Don Gaines and Tom
Fehlner
In the Hess Gallery
RECOLLECTIONS
Artwork by Shirley Roti Roti
Please join us at the BAC
for a public reception
Sunday, June 2, 2013
2:00 to 4:00 PM
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About Susan Sutherland Barnes: Born and raised in Niles, MI, printmaker,
fiber-artist and ceramist, Susan Sutherland Barnes graduated with a BFA from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN. From
1982-1990 Sutherland Barnes worked at Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve in Buchanan, MI as the Arts and Crafts
Coordinator, where she planned and implemented the arts education program and taught classes for adults and children.
In 1990 her husband Richard [Rick] Barnes was transferred by AT&T to Martinsburg, W VA., where Susan continued
to work in art education and administration, creating studio art part-time.
In the mid-90’s, another job transfer for
Rick resulted in a move to the Council Bluffs, IA/ Omaha, NE area where, in 1997, Susan established WindRiver Designs, her first clay and fibers studio, and began to
pursue her art full-time. She also became active in area
galleries including the Artists' Cooperative Gallery, the longest running cooperative gallery in NE. There
Susan was President of the Board of Directors and helped design and promote arts outreach programs for area youth.
In 2012, a desire to be closer to family prompted a move back to Michigan, where Susan presently maintains a full-time
clay and fibers studio in Paw Paw, MI. With regard to this show, Sutherland Barnes states: “I've recently rediscovered working in the garden and it is, in some ways, like finding
one’s creative voice on the long way home. There is a necessary process and each step along the way needs the
step that came before and the one that will be coming after. As in my life and as an artist, there is a common rhythm
in those steps that calms, connects, and reminds me. This is where my voice began. Creative process is a mode
of travel and the world outdoors is an open road.” You may read Susan's complete statement concerning
the content of this show at her website: www.smsbarnes.com.
About Christopher Beikmann:
A
former, standout student of Susan Sutherland Barnes at Fernwood; Niles native, Christopher Beikmann graduated with a BBA in
advertising and minor in art from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo in 1999. He then worked for global ad agencies
JWT and Y&R managing digital media campaigns for Ford Motor Company in both Detroit and Denver from 2000 through 2012.
Working in both digital art and mixed media; Beikmann often blends sublimation and giclee reproduction techniques
with hand-painting, embroidery and other textures. His digital artwork has been licensed internationally for use on device
skins, cards and gifts as well as for TV and print. His complex and colorful works have also been shown in numerous galleries
in the Santa Fe Arts district of Denver, Colorado.
In 2012, Beikmann founded Da Vinci Case, www.ancientartizen.com, a device case accessory company focused on artisan cases for smart phones and mobile devices. His artisan cases have
been sold all over the world and were recently featured in Vogue magazine. He currently resides in Aurora, Colorado.
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About the Photographer: Don Gaines has been involved with photography since
the 1960’s. He previously concentrated primarily on black and white landscape photography using medium and large format
cameras, but recently, the concentration has been on digital photography and digital scanning of silver negatives, concentrating
on landscape and wildlife subjects for the most part.
About the Painter: Tom Fehlner took up painting seriously upon his retirement in 2006. Beginning
in watercolor he has explored ink and oil to record his impressions of local scenes as well as those found further afield.
People are always interesting but also a challenge especially when caught “in the act” rather than posing. Fehlner’s
approach usually proceeds from watercolor sketches done on site supplemented by photographs for reference if necessary.
The end results are larger format watercolors, oil paintings and ink representations.
About the Two Chemists: Don Gaines received his PhD in inorganic chemistry from
Indiana University about the same time Tom Fehlner received his from The Johns Hopkins University. Both began their careers
in academic chemistry in 1964; Gaines at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Fehlner at the University of Notre Dame.
Both had research interests in the area of boron chemistry, and after they met at meetings over the course of several
decades, a firm friendship was formed. This is their second show together at the Buchanan Art Center—the first in 2009
was titled “Two Chemists—Two Arts” and both artists have evolved—for the better? That
is for you to judge.
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Long-time Buchanan resident,
Shirley Roti Roti has remarked that her mother once told her the first word she said was “pretty”
while looking out a window. Reaction to nature, landscape, people, objects, has remained constant throughout
her life. Since 1940, as a freshman in college, Shirley has painted in watercolor. After many art classes
from different colleges, workshops, and seminars with artists, Shirley’s work has expanded to include oils, pastels,
printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. During World War II, and her marriage to Donald which produced six
children, it was necessary to live in different places. Shirley’s first degree was in 1966 in Art and English from Western
Michigan University with a Masters in Art from Notre Dame in 1970. Roti Roti feels teaching high school art in Buchanan for
twenty years was a rewarding experience, and her work has been accepted in many exhibits and is included in many private collections.
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Monday through Thursday 10am to 6pm Friday 10am to 5pm Saturday 10am to 4pm Sunday Closed
(Memorial Day through Labor Day Open 1 to 4pm)
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Buchanan Art Center 117 West Front Street * Buchanan, MI 49107 269.697.4005
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