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ARTSBRIEFS: AUTUMN2016
THE VIOLIST
& THE SERGEANT
Maryhelen Ewing and Fil Kewanya- ma are the featured artists at The Raven Café. Opening on Monday, October 17, it runs through November 20. The public is invited to meet the artists on Wednesday, October 19 from 5-7PM. Both artists have diligently pursued their careers and it is evident in the current exhibit.
After a career as a professional violist in New York City, Ms. Ewing moved to Prescott in 2000. She took classes in Manhattan at the Art Student’s League. In Prescott she studied under Steve Mason (Yavapai Col- lege) and Paul Abbott. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Southwest, and awards include first and third place in Se- dona Arts Center Upcoming Artists juried exhibition, Best of Show and First Places at Prescott Center for the Arts.
Ms. Ewing’s art is best expressed by her statement, “I like to paint and draw from life whether it is a still life, a landscape, a portrait, or the human figure. My paintings sometimes have a lot of paint on them! For me, part of the meaning and joy in paint- ing is the paint itself.”
Mr. Kewanyama, was born in the village of Shungopavi on Second Mesa on Hopi Land in Northeastern Arizona. He grew up with all the ceremonies that are still a part of his life. He grew up learning to draw, paint and carve as it was all around him in the form Hopi ceremonies and rituals.
Since arriving in Prescott in 2004, he enrolled in art classes at Yavapai College, graduating with an AA. Prior to that, Mr. Kewanyama spent 21 years with the Unit- ed States Army enlisting in 1976, and re- tiring in 1997 with the rank of Master Ser- geant. A veteran of Desert Storm, he also taught Military Science at UC-Davis and CSU-Sacramento.
Mr. Kewanyama is an active artist cre- ating his work which he calls Hopi art. “Everything I make has a story behind it. The best part of my art is telling people what it means. It is how I teach non-Hopi who we are in today’s world.” He is on the Board of Trustees for Smoki Museum, Board of Directors for Mountain Artists Guild, Board of Directors for Tis Art Gal- lery and the Prescott Powwow Commit- tee, as well as being very active in Veter- ans Affairs for Prescott.
— Maria Lynam
OUTSIDE THE LINES
The Contemporary Printmakers of Prescott are very versatile. They came together three years ago after complet- ing Advanced Printmaking at Yavapai College. They each have a different take on the world and utilize their printmak- ing techniques to capture the interest of the viewer. Fine art prints on paper, glass and other media will be on exhibit during “Outside the Lines” at the ‘Tis Art Center & Gallery, 105 North Cortez Street, Prescott. Meet the Artists during Art on the 4th, Friday, October 28, 5-8PM.
Brenda Diller, who has been a student at Yavapai College for a number of years, explains her process: “I enjoy layering multiple techniques when printmaking. I will layer an etch- ing or use stencils over a monoprint because of the depth that can be achieved using multiple runs through the press. The resulting prints are what I like to use in bookmaking and hybrid works. Right now I am planning a book while also trying my hand at reduction linocuts.” Her work was juried into the Yuma Southwestern Invitational and she has won numerous awards for her etchings and book arts. Ms. Diller also shows regularly with the Arizona Print Group.
Cindi Shaffer, who works in kiln-formed glass, incorpo- rates printmaking in glass. “Screen prints as well as sepia decals abound in my printed works on glass. Each glass enamel screen print or iron oxide decal is fired separately and then combined into a layered and collaged vessels and sculptures. I use the same process for my 2D art prints.” Ms. Shaffer’s art is on display at Astral Glass Studio in Prescott. The studio is open by appointment as well as during Art on 6th Street every fourth Saturday from 10AM-4PM. Watch for her work at specific shows at ‘Tis and PCA.
Donn Rawlings latest prints include “layering, making multiple impressions on one print and adding other me- dia. It is a challenge — getting the layers to work togeth- er compositionally and in terms of color. My progress, if it can be called that, has been from mark-making to texture to pattern — and now I need to understand better how to put together these components in multiple layers that pro- duce something other than a muddle. I take that to be a key problem inherent to the nature of printmaking.” Mr. Rawlings shows regularly with Arizona Print Group and lo- cal printmakers, and had a joint show last summer with his
BRENDA DILLER
MARYHELEN EWING
DONN RAWLINGS
wife, Carol, at Durango Arts Center.
PC IS HALF A CENTURY!
— Maria Lynam
CINDI SHAFFER
FIL KEWANYAMA
The Prescott College Art Gallery at Sam Hill Warehouse announces the opening of the art exhibition: Prescott Col- lege 50th Anniversary Alumni Art Retrospective. The ex- hibition is on view October 18 thru November 19 (with an artists’ reception on Saturday, October 29 from 5–7PM), fea- turing an abundant mix of paintings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and mixed media. Through their work, 30 artists re- veal the integrative nature of art within the school. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday thru Saturday, 11AM – 3PM; 232 N. Granite St., Prescott. PrescottCollegeArtGallery.org
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