Off the Needles: Matthew Glover

July 7 - August 7, 2010
Off the Needles by Matthew Glover will consist of a large scale photo tapestry and the patterns used to construct it. Glover's work appropriates the viewers' mind to find the finished result. Whether this is done with modern imagery on knitted tapestries, hidden artwork that needs to be sought out, or through superimposition of media, the viewer is always the unique final collaborator. Glover undertakes this task by interpreting knitting patterns or finding the most minimalist expression of the body. In his work the traditionally feminine art of knitting, is interpreted by the male hand, just as the female figure is so often, classically interpreted by the male artist.

Extended Drawing: Carrie Schneider

May 21 - June 19, 2010
Inspired by drawing as raw witness and unmediated communication, Carrie Schneider activates the I as a transparent platform for dialogue. Each side of the window is provided with dry erase markers, each side is invited to leave their mark in response and reaction to the other. The evolving exquisite corpse will be developed and documented throughout the duration of the show.

Presentation of Unknown Factors: John Painter and Dalel Serda

April 9 - May 15, 2010

The I presents artist John Painter and writer Dalel Serda.  John Painter's sculptures Stole, Sheathed Comfort, and Crossed Orchid are the artist's emotional response to the body in pain.  Dalel Serda will write a lyric essay based on John's life story that is the inspiration for the artworks.  In addition is an interview between Painter and Serda. [listen to interview]

John Painter is currently a member of Lawndale Art Center, the Visual Arts Alliance, and the Arts Alliance Center Clear Lake. John’s work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions throughout Texas, including Lawndale, Gallery M2, the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, and the Visual Arts Alliance.  John is represented by McWhorter Gallery.

Dalel Serda earned a B.S. in Advertising-Creative Sequence from The University of Texas at Austin and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from The University of Texas-Pan American.  Dalel’s creative non</span>fiction essays appear in The King’s English, The Literary Bohemian and other regional journals and periodicals. Her most recent academic endeavors include scholarly paper presentations at the Southwest Texas Popular Culture & American Culture Association Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico and at the Newcastle World Politics and Popular Culture Conference in Newcastle, England.  Dalel’s ongoing project is a book-length manuscript (working title: Borderline Sex: Stories from My Days with Ninfa) about her relationship with a lifelong prostitute of folkloric stature from her hometown. She’s interested in the lives of those society tends to deem downtrodden and invisible.

The I is curated by Christina Summers is a conceptual photographic/video artist.  Summers graduated with two Bachelor degrees in Photojournalism and Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas in Austin.  Summers lived in London for 3 years completing a MA in Fine Art at Middlesex University, an internship with Martin Parr, and a 6-month internship with the contemporary art gallery Union.  She is interested in provocative art practices with a sociopolitical role.

background image: John Painter work,  2010

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