{"id":2451139,"date":"2019-11-14T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T23:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-artists-in-in-the-spotlight-at-red-brick-centers-resident-artists-exhibition\/"},"modified":"2019-11-14T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T23:48:00","slug":"aspen-artists-in-in-the-spotlight-at-red-brick-centers-resident-artists-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-artists-in-in-the-spotlight-at-red-brick-centers-resident-artists-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen artists in in the spotlight at Red Brick Center\u2019s Resident Artists Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lorraine Davis mixes oil paint to add to her large canvas in her studio at the Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Davis created the piece using a palette knife, which she said was unusual for her. Davis\u2019s oil paintings explore everything from abstract to realism. She\u2019s been a resident at the Red Brick since 2013. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong>
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A walk through the Red Brick Center for the Arts\u2019 new show is a crash course in the diverse practices and styles of Aspen\u2019s artists \u2014 paintings of mountain scenes and Western landscapes, handmade jewelry, functional ceramics, geometric wood sculpture and animal sculpture, abstract painting and collage, rich photography \u2026 all of it side by side, out of the studios now and on the walls of the Red Brick\u2019s long hallway gallery.<\/p>\n

Here at the Resident Artists Exhibition are Mindy Vernon\u2019s explosive abstract paintings, with natural scenes and cityscapes scrambled like bad memories. There are Lorraine Davis\u2019 dreamy large-format paintings of familiar mountain scenes. Down the hall are one-of-a-kind new silver and gold handmade jewelry pieces by Caitlin Dunn; Kate Flynn\u2019s turquoise-accented jewelry; Michael McConnel\u2019s gorgeous, jarring mixed media collages; and Molly Peacock\u2019s uncanny ceramic sculptures where small tree-like figures rise.<\/p>\n

A cash-and-carry styled show, which runs through Jan. 3, it showcases works by 13 current resident artists at the center and is aimed at collectors and holiday shoppers who can buy work right off the walls.<\/p>\n

The exhibition and sale of affordably priced and locally made art in advance of the winter holidays has proven a winning formula at the Aspen Chapel Gallery, where the annual \u201cSmall Wonders\u201d group show has become one of the most popular art events of the year in Aspen. That show \u2014 the 14th edition of which opens Nov. 20 \u2014 sells art limited to 12-by-12 inches made by select local artists. It\u2019s opening party is always a mob scene, and artists sell a ton of work there.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Small Wonders\u2019 definitely has an audience and it has all that history behind it,\u201d said Michael Bonds, co-director of the Aspen Chapel Gallery and a resident artist at the Red Brick. \u201cPeople really look forward to it and plan for it. This is a new version, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see what kind of response we get.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonds, who has worked out of the Red Brick for more than a decade, has been making functional ceramic pieces for the residents\u2019 show, including serving bowls, dishes and mugs in rich seasonal colors aimed, in Bonds\u2019 words, at \u201cdressing up Thanksgiving and Christmas tables.\u201d<\/p>\n

The longtime Aspen-based artist Tammie Lane showcases some of her most recent plein air paintings, from spring in Moab, summer in Aspen and scenic works from painting events around the country. Lane is represented in commercial galleries as well, including Elliot Yeary Gallery on the Hyman Avenue Mall. She\u2019s proud of the work being made in the Red Brick\u2019s studios and excited to showcase it to the community in this show.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are professional artists here at the Red Brick and a lot of people don\u2019t understand that,\u201d she said, noting that anyone curious about Red Brick artists need not wait for exhibitions like this one to meet the artists. \u201cWe work every day here and the studios are open and people are always welcome. It\u2019s such an overlooked asset we have in this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Resident artists\u2019 shows had been a Red Brick tradition, but it hasn\u2019t hosted one since director Angie Callen was fired in June 2017 for embezzling funds from the nonprofit, an event which rattled all of the center\u2019s programming.<\/p>\n

Picking up the pieces, Red Brick director Sarah Roy has relaunched and refocused the resident showcase for the holiday season, aiming to welcome the community into the space to celebrate and support these homegrown artists.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Red Brick Resident Artists are incredibly hardworking, talented individuals committed to advancing their artistic pursuits,\u201d Roy said of the roster. \u201cIt is truly inspiring and an honor to come to work every day alongside them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Red Brick Center for the Arts artists\u2019 community is always a hive of ideas and collaboration, but putting on this show has accentuated it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of work in the hallways, so we\u2019re all bouncing ideas back and forth,\u201d Bonds said. \u201cEverybody is excited and generating a lot of work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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