Indelible: Works in Ink from Pierogi Gallery and Flat Files
Aug. 31 through Oct. 2
Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and by appointment
Indelible features works by 35 artists (full list below) using ink as the primary medium.
In-person viewing is open to the Skidmore campus community in three ways:
- All who have Saisselin Art Center access may drop in during our open hours.
- Those who do not have Saisselin access simply call our 518-580-5049 number when at the Art Center main entrance (where the number is posted) and a gallery monitor will come open the door.
- Classes are welcome! We can accommodate up to 10 mask-wearing people at a time.
- If you wish to bring your class before 11 a.m. or after 4 p.m., please contact Professor Trish Lyell or Rebecca Shepard a day in advance. (This is welcome – the advance notice simply allows us to arrange to open & monitor the gallery during your preferred time frame.)
Kimberley Rector, "Seed and Pollen," Ink on paper
Dee Schapiro, "Our Lips are Sealed," Ballpoint pen
Two large drawings by Dawn Clements are among the works in Indelible. Clements lived and worked in the Capital Region for many years before moving to New York City; her work was exhibited in the 2010 Whitney Biennial, among other prominent venues, and is held in collection at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City.
James Marshal, "Oct 25, 2002," Ink on paper
Full list of artists: Jimbo Blachly, Colleen Blackard, Heiner Blumenthal, Dawn Clements, Hugo Crosthwaite, Adam Dant, Katharina Denzinger, Lee Etheredge, Jane Fine, Matthew Friday, John Giglio, Jenny Herrick, Michael Houston, Darina Karpov, Nick Lamia, Naomi Lewis, Sascha Mallon, Karen Margolis, James Marshal, Linda Lee Nicholas, Shaun O’Dell, Joey Parlett, Meg Brown Payson, Dana Piazza, Kimberley Rector, Mark Reynolds, Jessica Deane Rossner, David Scher, Dee Shapiro, Meagan Shein, Paul Solis, Michael Tarbi, Charmaine Wheatley, Martin Wilner, and Zhao Xuebing.
The Pierogi Flat File program began in 1995 with the idea of making original artwork available to a larger audience. The files are, indeed, stacked flat file drawers holding all types of works on paper -- paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, collage. Curators, collectors, critics, art dealers and the general public may view work in the files (now including over 700 artists) and the format has been widely imitated.
On founding Pierogi and the Flat Files, co-director Joe Amrhein notes, “As an artist myself, I have always found works on paper compelling ... (They have) a greater sense of immediacy than, say, a larger painting might have."
