Elaine Dalcher, Painter
Dalcher’s new paintings and monotypes continue her interest in the landscape. Beginning her work outdoors within the landscape, she moves the canvas into the studio to continue the work, concentrating on creating a mood referenced by the landscape and remembered, not tied to it. Dalcher received the YWCA 2012 Tribute! Award in the Arts, honoring her work as an artist and educator in the greater Grand Rapids community.
Nikki Wall, Sculptor/Painter
Wall is the closest any artist in Grand Rapids can get to capture the spirit of jazz music as she seamlessly travels back and forth between 2D and 3D works in her space at Tanglefoot. While her subject matter travels many routes as well, on warmer days it is not uncommon to catch her barefoot in her space as she soaks up her surroundings before explosion on the canvas. Wall is a true original that is often misunderstood locally and worthy of a closer look while in the building.
Tommy Allen, Photo-based Art
After a year off from the Tanglefoot Building event in 2011, Allen returned to the 2012 open studio event with a new body of pop inspired stripped down works exploring the theme of disruption and iconography of cultural stars. Inspired by street art, pop stars and a very restrained palette, Allen will once again premiere a new series of images devoted to the exploration of that thin poetic balance between anonymity and an ever-eroding private space with a slight of hand nod to items we chose to celebrate as a culture.
Alynn Guerra, Printmaker
While the last few years in Guerra’s career have been busy with a string of commissions for her Red Hydrant Press, it was a series of life changing moments experienced in 2011 that made its mark. Beginning with a trip to Maine to the Beehive Design Collective, her prints would begin to evolve but also see the artist bringing back social content themes to the press. In 2012 she was invited to be part of a multidisciplinary art residency in Palestine and Israel. The trip enabled her to establish relationships with both Palestinian and Israeli artists and activists, gain a better perspective of the conflict, and in consequence being able to use artistic means to communicate the message and possibly educate more people about the complexities of the conflict.
Jeff Condon, Painter
Jeff Condon continues his exploration of the landscape with oil and pastel paintings using more minimal forms and power packed color.
Carlos Aceves, Mixed Media
Carlos is inspired by social justice issues, and the world around him. His latest work discusses the relationship between people and time.
Gretchen Pfleghaar Deems, Mixed Media
Gretchen Pfleghaar Deems creates sculpture from a variety of media including wood, metal, glass, and found objects. Shrine-like in form, her freestanding sculptures invite the viewer into an intimate space that may be either humorous, serious, or irreverent in nature. Her work has won numerous local, state, and national awards, and is exhibited internationally.
Jason Villareal, Painter
Jason Villareal will be showing paintings inspired by various observations and emotions he has encountered over the past few years. His work will display a variety of techniques and colors to articulate those observations and emotions.
Steff Condon, Textiles
Steff Condon will be showing her up cycled woolen scarves and hats along with handmade stitched greeting cards.
Mark Rumsey, Printmaker
Guest artist and first Fellow of Allen + Pfleghaar Studio at Tanglefoot (2013-2014)
The Happiness Project plays between Facebook and the printing of artifacts. Images gleaned from the web and re-presented on the artist’s Facebook page. The impetus for the project is two-fold: Research suggests that interaction with social media makes people less happy. And yet, research suggests that looking at images of baby animals makes people more happy. The project plays with the trying to find a balance between these two points. Rumsey will also be showcasing his work produced while at the Swatch Artists Residency in Shanghai, China.
Dinderbeck Showcase, curated by Brandon Alman and Tommy Allenat the Allen + Pfleghaar Studio at Tanglefoot gallery space, third floor.
Dinderbeck aspires to create an accessible facility in which a broad spectrum of individuals can access and create their own works. Dinderbeck’s facilities contain a large range of equipment that any practicing artist would find to be beneficial for creating a variety or work. Dinderbeck contains a printshop, as well as a sculpture studio that houses woodworking, metals, and ceramics with an adjoining exhibition space.
Dinderbeck Artists Exhibiting in the Tanglefoot Building:
- Anthony Mead – Pattern boxes, jewelry
- Brandon Lake - Photography
- Sofia Ramirez Hernandez - Printmaker
- Steven Rainey - Printmaker
- Kyle Isbell – Lightbox paintings
- Cory VanderZwaag - Furniture
- Shea Hester-Haddad - Ceramics
- Trevor Hill-Rowley - Canvas block prints
- Mark Andrus - Photography
- Josh McVety - Furniture
