Exhibition Announcement: COLD+HOT 2010

Greetings!,

MICAËLA GALLERY presents COLD+HOT 2010, an annual showcase of the work of selected national and international glass sculptors in a single exhibition. Featured artists are Peter Bremers, Kathleen Elliot, Michael Janis, Michelle Knox, Weston Lambert, Carol Lawton, Silvia Levenson, JP Long, Susan Longini, Thomas Scoon, Carmen Spera, and Kristiina Uslar, who collectively demonstrate the expansive versatility of glass as a sculpture medium in terms of material, color, and form, alongside video work by Tim Tate and photography by Mark Leibowitz.

The exhibition title, "COLD+HOT 2010," derives from the distinct processes used by glass artists for millennia - sculpting its form, or cold-working it while cold (actually, at room temperature), very hard and brittle; and working hot glass, shaping it while molten, using blowing and/or kiln forming techniques at temperatures ranging from 1700 to over 3000 degrees.

Visually rich, "COLD+HOT 2010" introduces the work of new artists to Micaëla Gallery, Kathleen Elliot, Michael Janis, Tim Tate, and Mark Leibowitz.

KATHLEEN ELLIOT, a multi-awarded artist (Juror's Award, Bay Area Glass Institute 2010), works with botanical sculpture - natural and imaginary - which have earned recognition for her work on a national level throughout the U.S.

MICHAEL JANIS received the 2010 Saxe Fellowship at the Bay Area Glass Institute's recent "Great Glass Auction," in San Jose, California. "COLD+HOT 2010" features selections from Janis' Tarot Series.

San Francisco Bay area native MARK LEIBOWITZ graduated from Stanford University and lived in Spain

and Brazil prior to moving to Los Angeles. His work blends lifestyle, fashion, travel and portraiture. Recent projects include backstage coverage of the fashion shows in New York, Milan and Paris and philanthropy.

Ken Trapp, former Curator-in-Charge of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, states that TIM TATE "takes on the clichés of our culture, and lays

down a challenge for himself." By blending traditional sculpture with new media technology, Tate builds the framework to fit his artistic narrative.

You are cordially invited to join us for a welcoming reception for the artists on Thursday, 1 July 2010, from 5 to 7.30 pm.

For inquiries or a preview of these works, please contact info@micaela.com.

Kindest regards,
MICAËLA GALLERY

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