Exhibitions
POSITIVE/NEGATIVE 39 NATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION
Slocumb Galleries (ETSU) / 232 Sherrod Dr., Johnson City, TN February 12 - March 8th
Shafaq Ahmad, Micaela Amateau Amato, Danqi Cai, Laura Chessin, Pate Conaway, Gregory Scott Cook, Robert Craig, Claudia Crisan Calabria, Benjamin Davis, Alexander Diaz, Danielle Eubank, Morgan Ford Willingham, Katherine Frensley, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Lucy Hale, Erika Haley, lAshleigh Hillen, Tung Ning Huang, John Kinsland, Amy Kravitz, Carol Ladewig, Tina Linville, Cat Mazza, Larissa McPherson, Greg Miller, Izumi Miyazaki, Eileen Neff, Mable Ni, Melanie Norris, Joe Reynolds, Coralina Rodriguez Meyer, Jessica Swank
ETSU Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries proudly present the POSITIVE/NEGATIVE 39: National Juried Art Exhibition from February 12 to March 8, 2024 with Juror’s Lecture on March 7, Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Ball Hall Auditorium following the reception at Slocumb Galleries starting at 5 p.m.. The lecture will also be broadcast live via ZOOM ID 710 908 4999.
Juror Michelle Fisher described the development of themes during the jurying process as “several strands of inquiry emerged in constellations of work .. that include a pronounced attentiveness to mothering, caretaking, and the emotional and physiological aspects of human reproduction; the expressive and abstract potential of color, materiality, and form across media; the enduring importance of the natural world as a source of artistic inspiration, including sensitivity to ecological issues and the fragile wonder of the environment; and the continued centrality of the human figure through which to explore questions of subjectivity and relationality.
About the Juror: Michelle Millar Fisher is currently the Ronald C. and Anita L. Wornick Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Her work focuses on the intersections of people, power, and the material world. At the MFA, she is working on her next project, “Craft Schools: Where We Make What We Inherit” which took her on a train journey across all 48 contiguous US states, as well as the upcoming contemporary collection reinstallation called “Tender Loving Care.” As part of an independent team, she leads “Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births,” a book, touring exhibition, and series of programs. Find it on Instagram at @designingmotherhood. The recipient of an MA and an M. Phil in Art History from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, she received an M. Phil from and is currently completing her doctorate in art history at The Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY). She is widely published, and has received numerous fellowships, including from the Pew, Sachs, and Graham Foundations, and DAAD.
The Slocumb Galleries are located at Ernest C. Ball Hall, 232 Sherrod Drive, ETSU campus and open during weekdays from 9 am to 5 p.m. with extended hours during receptions and by appointment.
