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My Art work in the exhibition DRAWN (OVER): Contemporary Drawing from LeRoy Neiman Until Today in the Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina, Dunavska 37, Novi Sad, Serbia

DRAWN (OVER): Contemporary Drawing from LeRoy Neiman Until Today 

Curators: Tomas Vu, Mirjana Dušić-Lazić 

Exhibition opening: Friday, Jun 15, 2018 at 8:00pm 

Duration of the exhibition: June 15 - July 9, 2018 

Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina, Dunavska 37, Novi Sad, Serbia 

The exhibition DRAWN (OVER): Contemporary Drawing from LeRoy Neiman Until Today is a part of an international project DRAW that was launched by the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies at Columbia University in New York. 

In cooperation with the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Serbia, The exhibition DRAWN (OVER) brings together the private sketches and drawings of seventy artists from around the world in an exhibition that provides a rare, revealing look into the drawing process and artists’ innermost thoughts. The participating artists are: 

Yasi Alipour         

David Altmejd       

Natalie Birinyi 

Cecily Brown 

Phong Bui 

Ernesto Caivano 

Nathan Catlin 

Saint Clair Cemin 

Aurélien Couput 

Predrag Dimitrijević 

Jelena Djurić 

Rafael Domenech 

Riaki Enyama 

Ghada Amer and 

Reza Farkhondeh 

Fab Five Freddy 

Ivan Forde 

Barnaby Furnas 

Gandalf Gavan 

Eric Guerrero 

Ben Hagari 

Valerie Hammond 

Suzanne Herrera 

Duy Hoàng 

Cary Hulbert 

Jasper Johns 

Goran Jureša 

Kurt Kemp 

William Kentridge 

Hedya Klein 

Susanna Koetter 

Nataša Kokić 

Fred H.C. Liang 

Kate Liebman 

Nicola López 

Tijana Luković 

Marko Marković 

Nikola Marković 

Bryan McGovern Wilson 

Nora Mesaroš 

Dante Migone-Ojeda 

Johana Moscoso 

LeRoy Neiman 

Brian Novatny 

Jennifer Nuss 

Norman Paris 

Mark Perlman 

Eva Petrič 

Kristin Plucar 

Nemanja i 

Vladimir Radusinović 

Jessica Segall 

Monika Sigeti 

Shahzia Sikander 

Luis Silva 

Dana Sherwood 

Dasha Shishkin 

Kiki Smith 

Dragana B. Stevanović 

Emma Sulkowicz 

Sarah Sze 

TARWUK 

Rirkrit Tiravanija 

Tomas Vu 

John Walker 

Kara Walker 

Heimo Wallner 

Tommy White 

Peter Wayne Lewis 

Yuan Zuo

The exhibition seeks to unearth a raw form of creative energy channeling the essential truth of an artist no pasteurized for public consumption. Unlike artwork created for public or commercial use, the diverse array of works included in DRAWN (OVER) will reveal an authenticity that exists in intimate spaces hidden from the public eye such as an artist’s sketchbook or studio. By focusing on the medium of drawing, the purpose of this exhibition is to showcase not the finished, polished products of traditional art exhibitions but rather the authentic, unfiltered beginning of something recorded through drawing. 

The concept of the Draw project began with the discovery of several sketchbooks that no one knew existed excavated from the New York studio of the late LeRoy Neiman after the artist’s passing. The stark difference between the drawings covering the pages of a sketchbook from 1949–52 compared to the characteristically jocular and proud imagery of Neiman’s “Americana” is shocking, if not jarring. Neiman himself has publicly asserted that he does not attempt to delve much beyond the surface in his work. “When I paint, I seriously consider the public presence of a person–the surface facade,” he wrote in Art and Life Style. “I am less concerned with how people look when they wake up or how they act at home. A person’s public presence reflects his own efforts at image development.” In these sketchbooks, however, gone are the prismatic and impressionistic illustrations of famous people and places. Instead, we find the murky depths of the realm of demons, mutated monsters and mythical beasts to reveal a completely diverging, hidden side of the famed artist. This discovery begs the question: how many more of these kinds of artist sketchbooks are out there? And, where does the artist go in the absence of outside pressures, expectations and interpretation? 

To begin to answer this question about the artists’ internal dialogue, artists including Jasper Johns, Kiki Smith, Cecily Brown, William Kentridge, Sarah Sze, and Kara Walker will have their drawings displayed unconventionally as one might find them in a private studio. Works will hang from floor to ceiling in multiple groupings. Though traditional exhibitions have included sketches and studies as secondary accessories of an artist’s work, Draw engages these works as the forefront of the show. In doing so, the exhibition DRAWN (OVER) offers a glimpse into the maker’s process, a microcosm of the artist’s creative mind. 

In addition to works hanging on the walls, this exhibition will include an interactive, live-action mural titled Demonstration Drawings by Rirkrit Tiravanija that will reflect some of the most pressing political topics of our time. Reconsidering the relevance of past resistance in light of today’s political climate, Tiravanija will invite local artists and volunteers to draw onto the walls of the exhibition using photographs collected over the course of many years that depict public protests and mass demonstrations from across the globe. This live drawing will provide a perspectival view of collective action and popular sovereignty movements worldwide—turning ephemeral images of strife and social conflict into documents of political aspiration. In participating in Rirkrit’s work, volunteers become implicated in the concept of activism. 

Interview in Telemundo noticias / Entrevista en Telemundo noticias

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Muchas gracias a la talentosa Joycelyn Pruna por entrevistarme en Telemundo Noticias. Estoy muy agradecida también a Edra Soto curadora de la exhibición Expansive Threads y Jacobo Lovo director de la galería Latino Arts.

Thank you very much to the talented Joycelyn Pruna for her interview in Telemundo Noticias. I am also very thankful to Edra Soto curator of Expansive Threads show, and Jacobo Lovo Managing Artistic Director of Latino Arts gallery.
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Arts/Industry Resident in the Kohler Pottery Facilities Fall 2017

During the Fall 2017 I was an artist-in-residence in the Kohler Co. Pottery factory. I am in the video library sharing my Arts/Industry experience. This is the video made by them.

Thank you John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

Expansive Threads Exhibition in Latino Arts INC Gallery Milwaukee, WI

My work  Lohs see-Eh-teh coh-LOH-rehs is in this exhibition. 

This exhibition features a group of contemporary Latina American artists who incorporate the language of fiber arts into their practice. Through materials or concepts, the formal models denoted as fiber arts are being challenged by incorporating non-traditional materials, forms of display, or discourses. Similar to fiber arts, this group of artists creates work that emphasizes the aesthetic and conceptual value of the work over its utility.

Featured Artists:

Denise Treizman, Victoria Martinez, Johana Moscoso, Melissa Leandro, Dianna Frid, Diana Gabriel, Maria Gaspar, Nora Maite Nieves, Nayda Collazo Llorens, Brianna Lynn Hernandez Baurichter, and Valerie Moreno

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Review of My Work Round and Round in Arteria (Colombian Art News Paper)

It is an honor to have my piece Round and Round feature in " the main information in visual arts in Colombia" periódico Arteria. Thank you so much to Vidal Romero, journalist for writing this article.

www.periodicoarteria.com/los-sufrimientos-de-las-inmigrantes-4953

Es un honor que el Periódico ARTERIA, "el principal medio de información en artes plásticas y visuales en Colombia", haya escrito acerca de mi obra Round Round. Muchas gracias al periodista Vidal Romero por este artículo.

Round and Round Solo Show at the Dole Mansion at Lakeside Arts Park

DOLE GALLERY:  Round and Round

• Name: Johana Moscoso
• Year: 2016
• Medium: Performative Installation
• Dimensions: Variable
• Photographer: Nancy Valladares

Round and Round is a performance and fiber art installation by artist Johana Moscoso. This solo exhibition celebrates her family’s migrations to the United States of America, and reflects on gender and labor. It involves a collaboration with Latinas seamstresses who are immigrants or first-generation Americans living in Chicago. This exhibition is partially supported by the Individual Artist Program Grant of the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency through which federal funds are provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

BIO: Johana Moscoso is an artist who explores co-narratives of South American and North American cultures. She incorporates a variety of mediums into installations that express her interest in gender roles, culture, and migration.

In her fiber work she utilizes stitch and embroidery to create tapestries that reference the migratory journeys of her family. These tapestries become abstract maps made that trace the time, labor, and nostalgia of these journeys. In her performance work she strives to evoke intimate feelings that cannot be described in words but are better expressed through movement. By using traditional Latino and caribbean dances (such as salsa, merengue, and soka) in her performances Moscoso questions gender roles in Hispanic culture. Engaging these fragile human states is the pivotal endeavor in her performance work.

Ultimately, her application of fiber, textiles and performance with physical environments has enabled her to create performative installations that empower the feminine presence and celebrate culture and migration.

• Sage: Arts in Action – Lakeside Arts Park Resident Artists

  
  

  1st Friday Art Show At The Dole –Every month people living in and near McHenry County, and all of the Chicagoland area, will have the opportunity to enjoy an artistic evening with wonderful featured art, the chance to meet and mingle with artists, and possibility purchase an original piece of work. The next 1st Friday Art Show is Friday, April 7th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm,Lakeside Arts Park in Crystal Lake, is proud to welcome the community to our 1st Friday Art Show at Lakeside Arts Park.

  $5 Suggested Donation- Your financial contribution supports the historic preservation of the Dole Mansion and Lakeside Programs.