Crit Group 2020
The Contemporary Austin
Multidisciplinary artist
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Alexandra
Robinson
Crit Group 22
The Contemporary Austin Crit Group 22
100%�Authentic(ation) Flags
2020, Fabric, thread, and polyester filling, 96 x 40 x 60 in
Annie
Arnold
Crit Group 22
The Contemporary Austin Crit Group 22
Merit badges from social activities, no 5 (intentions)
2020, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and zippers on canvas, 38 x 31 in
Cheyenne
Weaver
Crit Group 22
The Contemporary Austin Crit Group 22
Perfectionism
2020, Ceramic and whitewash made with limestone from West Bouldin Creek, Austin, Texas, 20 x 14 x 11 in
Lydia
Garcia
Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery
Copper, rust, coffee filter (not the eco-friendly kind)
2020, Copper, rust, coffee filter, 24 x 12 in
Lydia
Garcia
Crit Group 22
The Contemporary Austin Crit Group 22
Copper studio arrangement October 4
2020, Copper, canvas, paper, mortar, and pestle
Michael
Stephen
Crit Group 22
The Contemporary Austin Crit Group 22
Untitled (Cosmos), from the Purple "Trash Magick" series
2020, Slip-cast and hand-altered earthenware and acrylic paint, 7 x 4 x 1.5 in
Rakhee
Jain Desai
Crit Group 22
The Contemporary Austin Crit Group 22
Untitled (detail)
2020, Beeswax, turmeric, dye, mother's chiffon sari, grandmother's organza sari, fitted bedsheet, linen, and wire cable, 96 x 72 x 60 in
Saul Jerome E.
San Juan
Crit Group 22
The Contemporary Austin Crit Group 22
Ferrell I
2018, Oil on canvas, 14 x 11 in
Sean
Ripple
Crit Group 22
The Contemporary Austin Crit Group 22
terminated by an empty line�(still)
2020, Screenshot from an emergent digital film streaming online
The Contemporary Austin's Crit Group 2020 Artist Talk Videos
The Crit Group exhibition features new work by eight talented local artists who participated in the museum's eight-month-long program that supports artistic growth through monthly critiques and professional development workshops. Hear exhibiting Crit Group artists speak about their work: Annie Arnold, Rakhee Jain Desai, Lydia Garcia, Sean Ripple, Alexandra Robinson, Saul Jerome E. San Juan, Michael Stephen, and Cheyenne Weaver
About the Artist
Crit Group 2020 Group Exhibition features work by eight artists who completed The Contemporary Austin's program that combines group critique with professional development to support the holistic artistic practice of local artists.
Artist Statement
During a challenging year, the Crit Group program aspired to build a supportive community of Austin artists and to sustain and strengthen their practices with input from each other and established professionals in the field. The culminating exhibition is on view at grayDUCK Gallery November 14 through December 13, 2020, free and open to the public by appointment. Dynamic and relevant, it features new work in diverse media by these eight talented Austin-based artists: Annie Arnold, Rakhee Jain Desai, Lydia Garcia, Sean Ripple, Alexandra Robinson, Saul Jerome E. San Juan, Michael Stephen and Cheyenne Weaver.
The Austin Studio Tour is a program of Big Medium.
