“The Contemporary Figure: Drawings by Cal State Long Beach Art Dept. Faculty” at Haldan Art Gallery thru March 18
Posted on January 1, 2010
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“The Contemporary Figure: Drawings by California State University, Long Beach Art Dept. Faculty” is now appearing at the Haldan Art Gallery at the Lake Tahoe Community College through March 18, 2010.
This group exhibition highlights the figurative drawings of eight artists who teach at California State University in Long Beach. Classical drawing techniques combine with contemporary content to present and exhibition of stunning figural studies from nationally and internationally recognized artists.
Artist Yu Ji will give a talk on Thursday, March 18th, from 5 – 6pm, in the Aspen Room at the Lake Tahoe Community College.
The exhibit in the Haldan Art Gallery is free and open to the public during college campus hours.
ARTISTS:
◊ Kathryn Babcock
◊ Domenic Cretara
◊ Jen Grey
◊ Yu Ji
◊ Samantha Minear
◊ Jonathan Puls
◊ Robin Richesson
◊ Marian Stewart
About Yu Ji:
Yu Ji is a graduate of Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Art. He recieved his MFA in painting in 1986, and in printmaking in 1989, from the State University of New York at New Paltz. He was a recipient of the La Napoule scholarship (1985 France and 1986 New Hampshire), and the Charles H. Revson fellowship (1986-87, New York Studio School). As a studio painter, Yu Ji was influenced by both contemporary American figurative painters and formalist artists.
His work concentrates on using a figurative approach of painted form to explore images of contemporary urban life. He received grants from the Utah Arts Council, Illinois Arts Council and Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation for his urban studies, and has exhibited in Beijing, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Kansas City and Los Angeles. Yu Ji’s university teaching experience includes the Central Academy of Fine Art, Southern Utah University and Eastern Illinois University.
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