Past Exhibitions : 2004

January 16 – February 22               
The Paintings of David Budd   

David Budd was categorically a second-generation abstract expressionist.  While his often-monochrome gestural paintings place him in that context, the lush complex interiors of flowing brushwork also take us in a different direction.  David Budd takes us on a journey where East meets West. 

Public collections holding David Budd’s work include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and Whitney Museum of Art, New York.  David Budd passed away in 1991.
Gallery lecture by Kevin L. Dean, Director of Selby Gallery Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota on January 16, 2004
                                   
March 5 – April 18                      
Marilyn Bridges “Egypt: Antiquities From Above”

The work of Marilyn Bridges, one of the world’s foremost aerial photographers, has been shown in more than 300 exhibitions worldwide and is included in more than 80 museums and private collections.  She is the author of 7 books and has numerous awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, CAPS Grant, NEA Grant and Fulbright Grant.  She is an elected fellow of The Explorers Club and in 2003 received the Wings Trust Award.  This exhibit, “Egypt: Antiquities From Above”, is comprised of 52 black and white gelatin silver print photographs executed between 1984 and 1993.
Gallery lecture by Marilyn Bridges on March 5, 2005
                                   
April 22 – May 5            
Annual Student Exhibition

This is the final exhibit of the school year and features work created by Edison art students. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards will be presented in the categories of Photography, Drawing, Painting, Design, and Ceramics. There will be two additional categories: the “Rising Star” award will be presented to a full time, first year student and a Humanities faculty award will be presented  to a full time, second year student. Both awards will be given to students judged to show exceptional promise.
                       
June 4 – July 11                   
“Scenarios” by Bob Rauschenberg

World acclaimed artist Robert Rauschenberg has been a friend of Edison College since 1980 when his first exhibit took place at the Gallery of Fine Art.  Subsequently, the gallery has hosted eight exhibits of his works and an additional two exhibits have taken place in the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall.  With the June 4 exhibit and another exhibit planned for January of 2005, a remarkable total of 12 exhibitions have taken place at Edison College over a 25-year span.  Mr. Rauschenberg’s generosity led to the establishment of an endowed fund to benefit the Gallery in March 2000.  The Edison College Foundation created the fund from the proceeds of the sale of limited edition prints and posters of Rauschenberg’s work.

Coinciding with the “Scenarios” exhibit, the Gallery of Fine Art was re-named “Bob Rauschenberg Gallery” at a dedication ceremony.
                       
July 15 – August 19                  
Arts for ACT         

An annual favorite, this preview exhibit features artists from throughout the community.  All of the artworks on display will be auctioned to raise money for the charity ACT, Inc.  This year’s items include donations from world-renowned artists Rosenquist, Pottorf, Oldenberg and Rauschenberg.  The 2004 featured artist is Judy Smith. 
                                   
August 27 – October 2           
Karen Rifas

The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Edison College is pleased to present the work of Miami based artist Karen Rifas.  The exhibit is comprised of some two dozen pieces completed in the past 10 years.  The exhibit includes several installation pieces and numerous free standing and wall mounted found object assemblages.

Rifas did her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.  She received a BFA in 1985 and an MFA in 1988.  Rifas is an Adjunct Professor at the New World School of the Arts, Wolfson Campus, Miami-Dade Community College and she has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami. 
Introduction by Bernice Steinbaum of Bernice Steinbaum Gallery and gallery lecture by Karen Rifas on August 27, 2004
                                   
October 22 – December 4          
  “World Painting, Vaudou-art and/or Neo-Baroque” Edouard Duval-Carrie                         

The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Edison College is pleased to present the work of Haitian-born American artist Edouard Duval Carrie.  With this being Haiti’s bicentennial year of independence, the gallery is please to conclude 2004 with this remarkable exhibition of one of America’s premier artists.  The exhibit will include painting, mixed media and three dimensional work.

Born in Port-au-Prince in 1954, Carrie went to middle school in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and high school in New York City.  He studied at the University of Loyola in Montreal and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris.  In France, he was awarded government funding to do archival research on slavery and the Middle Passage – the transport of African slaves to the New World, a recurring theme in his work.
Introduction by Bernice Steinbaum of Bernice Steinbaum Gallery and gallery lecture by Edouard Duval-Carrie on October 22, 2004