Richmond Burton, Lydia Dona, Julia Fish, Joe Fyfe, James Hyde, Fabian Marcaccio & Steve Roden
Akron, Ohio, Mar. 15, 2006 – Bringing the work of seven contemporary artists together, the exhibition, “Intersections”, opens at the Myers School of Art’s Emily Davis Gallery on April 3, 2006, and continues through April 27 in Folk Hall on the campus of The University of Akron (150 E. Exchange St.). Artists Fabian Marcaccio, Richmond Burton, Lydia Dona, Julia Fish, Joe Fyfe, James Hyde, and Steve Roden will each have several works displayed in the show. In discussing the exhibition, curator Matthew Kolodziej, Assistant Professor of Art at UA, explains that “An intersection is a place where encounters happen and choices are made. In the hands of these seven accomplished artists – time, space, and materials are crafted to orient and mislead. The painters all use materials and subjects that suggest familiar and intimate experiences, only to question the permanence and strength of what we seem to understand.”
A number of special events will be held in conjunction with the exhibition, beginning with an interview of Fabian Marcaccio by Jill Snyder, Director of MOCA Cleveland, on Thursday, April 6, at 6 p.m. in the Folk Hall auditorium. Marcaccio recently installed a 250-foot piece of public art, called a “paintant”, which is a mixture of paint, digital photography, and silicon, at Simmons Hall on the UA campus. An opening reception follows the lecture, and features musicians from the jazz program at the University. All lectures and the reception are free and open to the public (seating is limited in the auditorium).
On Wednesday, April 26, at 6 p.m., a “Conversation” between Julia Fish, artist, Christopher Diehl, architect, and Matthew Kolodziej takes place in the auditorium of Folk Hall (reception to follow). In addition, two concurrent exhibitions will take place in Folk Hall during “Intersections”: A student painting show in the atrium galleries showcases works by students from The University of Akron, Kent State University, and the Cleveland Institute of Art; and from April 17 – 28 painter Brian Sharp displays new works in the Projects Gallery.
