"Perceive Me" Artist Talk and Exhibition Walk-through
Schedule
Wed Oct 12 2022 at 12:00 pm
Location
Coastline Art Gallery | Newport Beach, CA
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"Perceive Me" Kristine Schomaker
Artist talk with Ellen Freidlander
Oct 12 at noon PST
Exhibition walk-through with Kristine Schomaker
Oct 12 1pm PST
Coastline Art Gallery
1515 Monrovia Ave.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
https://www.coastline.edu/locations/newport-beach-campus/art-gallery.php
On view Sept 6 - Oct 15, 2022
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In “Perceive Me,” plus-size artist Kristine Schomaker challenges us to examine our acceptance of differences, especially related to size. She posed for 60 artists to do nude portraits of her larger-than-average form; the results are a celebration of and for anyone who has ever felt less than beautiful.
With “Perceive Me,” Schomaker found a way to stimulate serious thought and important conversation about accepting oneself. Her work has often touched upon perceptions of the female body, an issue that has been a challenge for her since her youth. She hated having her photo taken because she didn’t want her body and face, which she saw as less-than-ideal, being memorialized in photos. She developed an eating disorder, but she never lost sight of the need to express herself in her art.
"Viewers cannot spend time in this remarkable exhibition without having their concepts of female beauty challenged and, hopefully, changed. Beautiful portrayals of people who are not usually considered attractive can compel viewers to alter their perceptions."
~Betty Ann Brown, Art & Cake, January 30, 2020
“I’ve never heard so many people come into the gallery and just make some sort of vocal exclamation of surprise,” said Peter Tyas, executive director of Studio Channel Islands. “Everybody who has come in, regardless of where they are on the spectrum of having an arts education . . . is surprised by how they react. And that’s the mark of a great exhibition.”Tyas notes that the exhibition is “intentionally provocative” and “daring” because it “celebrates the bravery of standing naked in front of somebody, and the bravery of accepting your own body, and presenting your own body for others to accept.”
~Ventura County Reporter, Sept 1, 2021
Artists who collaborated in the project include Amanda Mears, Anna Kostanian, Anna Stump, Ashley Bravin, Austin Young, Baha Danesh, Betzi Stein, Bibi Davidson, Bradford J Salamon, Caron G Rand, Carson Grubaugh, Catherine Ruane, Chris Blevins-Morrison, Christina Ramos, Cynda Valle, Daena Title, Daggi Wallace, Dani Dodge, Debbie Korbel, Debby and Larry Kline, Debe Arlook, Diane Cockerill, Donna Bates, Elizabeth Tobias, Ellen Friedlander, Emily Wiseman, Geneva Costa, Holly Boruck, J Michael Walker, Jane Szabo, Janet Milhomme, Jeffrey Sklan, Jesse Standlea, John Waiblinger, Jorin Bossen, K Ryan Henisey, Karen Hochman Brown, Kate Hoffman, Kate Kelton, Kate Savage, Katherine Rohrbacher, Kerri Sabine-Wolf, Kim Kimbro, L Aviva Diamond, Leslie Lanxinger, Mara Zaslove, Marjorie Salvaterra, Martin Cox, Monica Sandoval, Nancy Kay Turner, Nurit Avesar, Phung Huynh, Rakeem Cunningham, Serena Potter, Sheli Silverio, Susan Amorde, Susan T. Kurland, Sydney Walters, Tanya Ragir, Tony Pinto, Vicki Walsh
With special guest artists from the figure painting workshop led by Bradford J Salamon: Amy Runye, Arella Tomlinson, Cynthia Alvorado, Deborah Anne, Diane Sagen, Donna Skinner, Kathleen Sabine, Kerri Sabine-Wolf, Kriste Cillay, Micki Shapiro, Monica Marks
Cover image: Installation photo by LA Art Documents
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Where is it happening?
Coastline Art Gallery, 1515 Monrovia Ave,Newport Beach,CA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: