| B E T H S H A D U R CURATOR |
Copyright© 2007 Beth Shadur. All Rights Reserved.
Shadur has been the Curator for several other national and international exhibitions. In 2005, she co-curated,
with Scottish artist Miriam Vickers, an international exchange exhibition between the artists of ARC Gallery,
Chicago, and those of Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland. The exhibition in Edinburgh was a featured
exhibition of the 2005 Edinburgh Festival. Among the other exhibitions Shadur has curated has been
"Environmental Concerns," at Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL, with works addressing issues of the environment
and man's impact on it; "East Meets West," and "West Meets East," two exhibitions featuring women artists
from both coasts of Florida, for the Florida Women's Caucus for Art.
In 1996, Shadur co-curated "Deep Water," (with Inez Hollander) an exhibition of works in water-based media.
This exhibition challenged perceptions of what is defined as watercolor. The exhibition featured works which
takes watercolor beyond the common idea that it is a medium of beauty, to paint 'pretty pictures,' but instead as
a medium to approach a contemporary image that can challenge. Included in this exhibition were works by
such artists as Sondra Freckelton, Patricia Tobacco-Forrester, Miriam Karp, Lisa Englander, Helen Klebesadel,
and Gladys Nilsson, all heavy-hitters known as masters of the medium.
with Scottish artist Miriam Vickers, an international exchange exhibition between the artists of ARC Gallery,
Chicago, and those of Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland. The exhibition in Edinburgh was a featured
exhibition of the 2005 Edinburgh Festival. Among the other exhibitions Shadur has curated has been
"Environmental Concerns," at Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL, with works addressing issues of the environment
and man's impact on it; "East Meets West," and "West Meets East," two exhibitions featuring women artists
from both coasts of Florida, for the Florida Women's Caucus for Art.
In 1996, Shadur co-curated "Deep Water," (with Inez Hollander) an exhibition of works in water-based media.
This exhibition challenged perceptions of what is defined as watercolor. The exhibition featured works which
takes watercolor beyond the common idea that it is a medium of beauty, to paint 'pretty pictures,' but instead as
a medium to approach a contemporary image that can challenge. Included in this exhibition were works by
such artists as Sondra Freckelton, Patricia Tobacco-Forrester, Miriam Karp, Lisa Englander, Helen Klebesadel,
and Gladys Nilsson, all heavy-hitters known as masters of the medium.
Works from the exhibition "Deep Water" |
| Little Puff Gladys Nilsson |
| Repair Miriam Karp |
Beth Shadur has been active as an independent curator of exhibitions since 1994. Currently, she is working on
The Poetic Dialogue Project, which has been the creation of several collaborative exhibitions between visual
artists and poets. The first Poetic Dialogue: Poetry: Women: Art exhibition featured 21 artists from ARC
Gallery in Chicago, a women's cooperative gallery where Shadur was a member and eventually Executive
Director in 2004-5. Shadur conceived of the exhibition, where visual artists made work in response to the
poetry of 6 American contemporary women poets, while in residence at the Ragdale Foundation. Here, Shadur
began to collaborate with Arizona poet, Lois Roma-Deeley, and decided to bring the concept of visual work in
dialogue with poetry to her fellow cooperative members at ARC. The 2004 exhibition, first shown at ARC
Gallery, toured the country, and was made part of the 2004 Chicago Humanities Festival. The Project has
included programs at each venue of dialogues between artist and poet on the creative process, and poetry
readings.
The Poetic Dialogue Project continued in 2005 with a new exhibition of collaborative works. Here, 10
American women poets wrote poetry in response to the works of the 21 artist members of ARC Gallery. This
second exhibition, shown at ARC in 2005, toured several university venues in the United States. The Project
was featured at the International Conference on Arts in Society in Edinburgh, Scotland in summer of 2006,
and was published in the International Journal of Arts in Society from Australia in 2007.
The Poetic Dialogue Project, which has been the creation of several collaborative exhibitions between visual
artists and poets. The first Poetic Dialogue: Poetry: Women: Art exhibition featured 21 artists from ARC
Gallery in Chicago, a women's cooperative gallery where Shadur was a member and eventually Executive
Director in 2004-5. Shadur conceived of the exhibition, where visual artists made work in response to the
poetry of 6 American contemporary women poets, while in residence at the Ragdale Foundation. Here, Shadur
began to collaborate with Arizona poet, Lois Roma-Deeley, and decided to bring the concept of visual work in
dialogue with poetry to her fellow cooperative members at ARC. The 2004 exhibition, first shown at ARC
Gallery, toured the country, and was made part of the 2004 Chicago Humanities Festival. The Project has
included programs at each venue of dialogues between artist and poet on the creative process, and poetry
readings.
The Poetic Dialogue Project continued in 2005 with a new exhibition of collaborative works. Here, 10
American women poets wrote poetry in response to the works of the 21 artist members of ARC Gallery. This
second exhibition, shown at ARC in 2005, toured several university venues in the United States. The Project
was featured at the International Conference on Arts in Society in Edinburgh, Scotland in summer of 2006,
and was published in the International Journal of Arts in Society from Australia in 2007.
The most recent exhibition of the Poetic Dialogue Project was Collaborative Vision: The Poetic
Dialogue Project, which featured 31 pairs of international artists and poets, who were teamed by curator
Shadur to work together on an actual collaborative work of art integrating visual art and text. The exhibition
premiered at the Chicago Cultural Center in January 2009, and traveled to various universities and museums
through 2010. For an example of one of the collaborative works by Shawn Decker and Annie Finch, click here.
Dialogue Project, which featured 31 pairs of international artists and poets, who were teamed by curator
Shadur to work together on an actual collaborative work of art integrating visual art and text. The exhibition
premiered at the Chicago Cultural Center in January 2009, and traveled to various universities and museums
through 2010. For an example of one of the collaborative works by Shawn Decker and Annie Finch, click here.
| Poetic Dialogue: Poetry: Women: Art ARC Gallery 2004 |
| The Poetic Dialogue Project public program ARC Gallery 2005 |
