Sherry Markovitz - Shimmer, Paintings And Sculptures 1979 - 2006
date:Friday, July 25, 2008 time:10:00 AM to 9:00 PM venue:Bellevue Arts Museum address:510 Bellevue Way North East Bellevue, WA 98004 View map posted by:Bellevue Arts Museum
As a mid-career retrospective of renowned Seattle based, mixed-media artist,
Sherry Markovitz, this exhibition is comprised of 41 pieces: 29 sculptural works
(10 dolls, 5 gourds, 14 animals) and 12 paintings.
Known for her evocative beaded assemblages, drawings, and paintings, Markovitz
intricately weaves through various themes and materials in her multi-dimensional
work. The artist is perhaps best known for her beaded, richly-adorned
papier-mâché animal head trophies and dolls, which explore the realms of human
expression, art and craft, life and death and metaphors of gender and identity.
Her prominent use of beads as a form of expression crosses cultural boundaries,
touching on their historical and symbolic use functional, ceremonial and
spiritual around the world.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Markovitz received her BA in Ceramics and Art
Education at the University of Wisconsin, and a MFA in Printmaking from the
University of Washington. Markovitz’s works are featured in numerous public and
private collections, including: The Corning Museum of Glass, NY; American Craft
Museum, NY; Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; John Michael Kohler Art Center,
Sheboygan, WI; Seattle City Light 1% for Art Collection; Junior League, Seattle;
Seattle Art Museum; and Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA; among others.
Museum Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday - 10 am - 5:30 pm
Friday 10 am - 9 pm
Sunday 11 am - 5:30 pm
Admission:
$7 Adult
$5 Students (with ID) and Seniors (age 62+)
Free for children under age 6
Date: May 22 - September 7, 2008.
Location: Bellevue Arts Museum.
