Join Us for an Opening Reception
Sunday, April 21st 11-4PM.
In Touch
Curated by Megan Young
April 21st - July 1st, 2024
A traveling exhibition from the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery presents the In Touch exhibition, curated by Megan Young. This exhibition features contemporary works of art by 13 artists who live and work in Ohio.
“After years of pandemic-induced distance and absence, it seems we are still relearning what to do with ourselves. One response to the lingering unknowing has been a return to the body as the subject of creative inquiry. This exhibition gathers 13 artists from across Ohio whose practices build from embodied knowledge and whose works navigate the unruly task of being together. Each piece offers a pathway back to sensation, physicality, and interpersonal connection.”
- Megan Young, Curator
Featured Artist Include:
Hala Abubaker, Kate Budd, April D. Felipe, Amber N. Ford, Kate Hampel, Elaine Hullihen
Yusuf Dubois Abdul Lateef, Rebecca Nava Soto, Pipo Nguyen-duy, Sarah Paul, Lo Smith,
Laura Swedenborg, and Britny Wainwright
PAST EXHIBITIONS:
2023 BIENNIAL JURIED EXHIBITION
2023 BIENNIAL JURIED EXHIBITION
The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery presents the 2023 Biennial Juried Exhibition at Medici Museum of Art. Selected from more than 1,600 entries, pieces in this exhibition feature contemporary works of art, including installation, sculpture, drawing, painting, fiber works, paper works, and photography, by 63 artists living and working in Ohio.
Artworks were selected by jurors Dr. Melissa Crum, artist and founder of Mosaic Education Network; Yusuf A. Lateef, visual artist, educator, and co-founder of Radiant City Arts and the Toledo Black Arts Coalition; and Jolene Powell, McCoy Professor of Art and director of Gallery 310 at Marietta College.
OPENING RECEPTION WILL BE JANUARY 20TH FROM 11AM-3PM
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE ON DISPLAY FROM JANUARY 20TH TO APRIL 5TH
This exhibit is produced and circulated by The Ohio Arts Council’s Rife Gallery. This reception is open to the public. The Medici Museum is committed to providing our community and larger region access to exceptional art for free.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Keegan Adams, Jeanie Coy Auseon, Elham Bayati, Amy Beeler, Edmund Boateng, Jennifer Brown, Duarte Brown, Don Coulter, Nora Daniel, Palli Davene Davis, David Denniston, Marcus Dixon, Kari Djuve, Sarah Dugger, Ana England, Craig Fisher, Molly Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Geraci, Mark Giangaspero, Will Grimm, Tina Gutierrez, Christopher Hartway, Hiroshi Hayakawa, Dan Hernandez, Michael W. High, Susan Hood, Thomas Hudson, Kasey Kania, David LaPalombara, Aimee Lee, Beth Lindenberger, Nicole Luga, Greg Martin, Julie Martin, Lynda McClanahan, Linda McConaughy, Lisa McLymont, Kate Menke, Jason Morgan, Mike Olenick, Bernard Palchick, Aaron Peters, Cynthia Petry, Edward Phillips, Shawn Powell, Jana Pryor, Raymond Ramos, Andrew Reach, Paul Rienzo, Melinda Rosenberg, Marc Ross, Eliana Saari, Yani Sheng, Kent Sloas, Laurie Stevenson, Nick Stull, Tina Tammaro, Zach Van Horn, Evan Williams, Tony Williams, Grace Worley, Mark Yasenchack, Summer Zickefoose
John L. Lloyd
John Lawrence Lloyd was a highly respected 20th century artist, who started painting at an early age, quickly developing into a talented artist and by the age of 30, was receiving awards at national levels. During the years between 1915 and 1924, Lloyd associated, studied, painted, and exhibited alongside many of America’s most distinguished artists including “masters.” Much of Lloyd’s work remains prototypically early 20th-century American in sensibility while some of his other paintings, with their strong focus on light and color with “impasto” brush strokes, are typically impressionistic in style. Lloyd clearly communicated his own voice to the canvas which is obvious after one has the opportunity to review his collective work.
John L. Lloyd's exhibit at the Medici set to Chopin's Nocturne, Op. 62, No. 2 in E Major- Lento-Luke Faulkner.
John L. Lloyd
Discovered
Lloyd’s artistic career coincides with major trends in American history when American Realism was at its pinnacle, but European Impressionism and Post Impressionism were still major inspirations concerning art education.
Permanent Collection
Carole Feuerman
Carole A. Feuerman (1945) is an American superrealist sculptor born in Hartford, Connecticut and currently lives and works in New York. She is best known for her figurative sculptures depicting swimmers and dancers. Feuerman is the only woman to sculpt in this style, creating both indoor and outdoor works that are painted lifelike.
During the rise of postmodernism in the mid-seventies, Feuerman drew inspiration from historical imagery and styles while creating 3D illustrations for prominent magazines and tour publications, featuring rock icons like the Rolling Stones and Alice Cooper. Her debut life casting in 1975, showcased on the cover of the National Lampoon, marked a significant artistic achievement.
Transitioning into the late 1970s, Feuerman delved into creating fragmented erotic compositions, adding complexity to her work. As a narrative artist, she infuses her sculptures with symbolic depth, inviting viewers into a dialogue. Informed by postmodernist thought, the 1980s saw Feuerman creating lifelike, full-figure super realistic sculptures, solidifying her artistic career & legacy.
Her passion for water and the ocean stems from her childhood memories spent at the beach. Feuerman describes the sensation of water droplets on her skin after swimming and the intricate patterns they formed as captivating. The beach became her sanctuary—a place of escape and tranquility. It was during a beach outing with her children that she encountered a swimmer with water droplets streaming down her face, radiating a sense of pride and accomplishment. This encounter catalyzed her first swimmer sculpture titled Catalina (1978).
Selected exhibitions include Park Ave and Central Park in New York, Art D' Egypte in Cairo, the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Palazzo Strozzi Palace in Florence. Her sculptures are also in the permanent collections of thirty-four museums, as well as the cities of Sunnyvale, CA, and Peekskill, NY. Feuerman’s works are featured in the private collections of Steven A. Cohen, Former President Clinton, Dr. Henry Kissinger, and Malcolm Forbes, among others. Additionally, she has taught, lectured, and given workshops at institutions like the Guggenheim Museum and the Metropolitan Museum.
In recognition of her contributions to the arts, Feuerman has received the Lifetime Achievement 'Goddess Artemis' Award from the European American Women's Council (EAWC), First Prize at the Huan Tai Hu Museum in Changzhou, China, Best in Show in Beijing, China, the Amelia Peabody Award, First Prize at the Beijing Biennale, and the Medici Award in Florence, Italy.
Norman Rockwell: American Scout Collection
features American Art that adds to timely conversations in our immediate and global community. Artworks include permanent works by painters and illustrators including Joseph Csatari, Walt Disney, Norman Rockwell, Carl Clemens, Mortiz Rungius, Howard Chandler Christy and Joseph Christian Leyendecker among others, exploring themes such as classic America, its the values and traditions.
This exhibition presents many works of art never previously seen together. The exhibit speaks to a wide audience including Boy Scout enthusiasts, fans of Norman Rockwell, illustrators, painters and the general public who appreciate great art.
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Franz Spohn
The Old Dog Learned New Tricks
His work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in venues including the Museum of Art and Craft, NYC, Pacifico Gallery, NYC, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, National Science Museum, London, England, Franklin Institute of Science Museum, Philadelphia, Beaverbrook Art Museum, Fredericton, NB among others.
One of Franz’s favorite creative activities is illustrating. He has illustrated books and book covers for Bantam, Doubleday, Dell publishers, as well as for other corporate clients. He has done projects for Target, Heart of America, Speedball Art Products, Faber-Castell among others.
