When the earth is turned in spring
The worms are fat as anything.
And birds come flying all around
To eat the worms right off the ground.
They like the worms just as much as I
Like bread and milk and apple pie.
And once, when I was very young,
I put a worm right on my tongue.
I didn't like the taste a bit,
And so I didn't swallow it.
But oh, it makes my Mother squirm
Because she thinks I ate that worm!
Over the last week I have been at VCCA for a residency. These images are sketches of an idea I am still developing to make a scribble and scrim of a painting on a window. All the pieces of paper in this installation are recycled from earlier works. On a bright day the sun creates a dramatic shadow drawing on the floor.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts: http://www.vcca.com/main/index.php
If you are flying with Air Botswana this month, be sure to check out the article on Art in Embassies in Peolwane magazine.
Go check out one of my paintings in downtown Rochester, NH that has been installed in a vacant storefront window!
For more information, visit: http://www.rochestermfa.org
Hi Friends! I'm the guest editor for the Art21 magazine, focusing on sincerity as the theme for July and August 2015. You can read my letter from the editor at this link:
http://blog.art21.org/2015/07/06/letter-from-the-editor-jacquelyn-gleisner/#.VaLIgUIbt6k
“I recognize the absurdity of making art,” Como explained. “It’s the same absurdity as existence. We are here for a finite period of time. What are we doing, and does it even matter?”
READ MORE from my interview with artist Vincent Como in Art21's "Magic" Issue:
http://blog.art21.org/2015/02/05/the-absurd-magic-of-vincent-como/#.VNPz2sbqZUQ
Vincent Como. Procession of Dust (Entropy, Ontology, and the Hubris of Mankind) 002, 2014. Frame, double-sided tape, dry pigment; 16 x 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist and MINUS SPACE, Brooklyn, NY, © Vincent Como.
Image from Scott's recent performance “On the Impossibility of Freedom in a Country Founded on Slavery and Genocide” on October 7, 2014 in Brooklyn, New York.
“I don’t think art by itself is a revolution,” Scott explained, “but I think that it can contribute to people more substantially and fundamentally seeing a different world.”
READ MORE from my interview with Brooklyn-based artist Dread Scott for Art21's "Revolution" Issue:
http://blog.art21.org/2014/11/04/the-demands-of-dread-scott/#.VFjK1P2nLA4
Dread Scott. Sign of the Times, 2001. Screenprint; 39 x 39 inches. Courtesy the artist.
I have two works on paper in Flatfile Year 2 at TSA Gallery
Opening Reception: Friday, November 14, 7pm-10pm
You can read a short interview about my favorite color and brushes on Julia Hendrickson's site:
You can learn about my work by reading this short interview:
http://sunshineartdesign.weebly.com/blog/qa-with-our-featured-artist-jacquelyn-gleisner
I'm ecstatic to announce my solo show at Sunshine Art and Design, opening October 3, 6 - 10pm in Lancaster, PA!
More photos and details to come soon...
Sunshine Art & Design Gallery
104 West King Street, Lancaster, PA
Three new sketchbook pages...
I've got a new sketchbook… Stayed tuned for more pages from the new book!
I have a small painting at the opening this Friday, September 5 for the 2014 Benefit Exhibition for BalletX at Bridgette Mayer Gallery in Philadelphia, PA.
Bridgette Mayer Gallery
709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
I am pleased to be included in Thrive: Sunshine Art+Design's 1st Juried Exhibition to celebrate the gallery's one year anniversary. The show opens next Friday, September 5 in Lancaster, PA.
104 W King St, Lancaster, PA 17603
Read my article for Art21's "Future" issue on The Go! Push Pops here:
http://blog.art21.org/2014/08/18/the-go-push-pops-on-future-feminisms/#.U_P0u_2nLA5
Two weeks ago, I started working on my fourth 30' painting on paper. Here is an in progress shot of the scroll, under the elevated subway in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Tonight I have four new collaborative bowls with Ryan J. Paxton on The Shelf at Daylight Saving's Gallery, in connection with Sadie Halie Projects.
JULY 26th, 7-10 PM
SADIE HALIE PROJECTS
120 32ND ST, BROOKLYN NY 11232
JULY 5 – AUGUST 30, 2014
Sharon Arts Center Exhibition Gallery,
30 Grove Street, Peterborough, NH
Opening Reception: Friday, July 25, 2014, 5–7pm
Featuring: Matthew Acker, Chris Archer, Jason Bagatta, Lucinda Bliss, Lindsay Coats, Troy Corriveau, Tim Gaudreau, Jacquelyn Gleisner, Marcus Greene, Emily Masterson, Buzz McLaughlin, Claudia Michael, Craig Stockwell, Alison Williams, and others.
For more information, visit:
http://www.sharonarts.org/exhibitions/faculty-exhibition
