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This Thursday evening I’ll be giving a talk at the California Academy of Sciences as part of their weekly NightLife event. My presentation will focus on the Long View Project, my work-in-progress supported by an Antarctic Artists and Writers Program grant from the National Science Foundation. Please join me for a look at Antarctic exploration, sustainability, and creativity at the crossroads of art and environmental science.

When: Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 P.M.
Where: California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco CA 94118

Learn more about the lively NightLife program here and obtain advance tickets here. Hope you can attend!

The CUTTERS exhibition at Cinders Gallery in Brooklyn is under way. Curator James Gallagher sends these pictures of a really dynamic looking salon-style show.

From James’s press release:

CUTTERS showcases a variety of contemporary collage from North America and Europe. The selected artists range from young google-image searchers to collage veterans with roots in the 70s punk scene. Each one has a unique vision and exciting visual vocabulary that includes collections of images sorted and stacked, layered and glued, cut to pieces and ripped apart.

With over 40 artists contributing close to 150 works of various sizes, shapes, and colors, the gallery will be transformed into one giant assemblage, glue stains and all.

Participating artists are Andreas Banderas (Norway), Michael Bartalos (USA), Melinda Beck (USA), Brian Belott (USA), Jorge Chamorro / La Cáscara Amarga (Spain), Brian Chippendale (USA), Ophelia Chong (USA), Saiman Chow (USA), Cless (Spain), Rebecca Conroy (USA), Cristiana Couceiro (Portugal), Valero Doval (UK), Andy Ducett (USA), Carl Dunn (USA), Lisa Eisenbrey (USA), Elroy (Germany), James Gallagher (USA), Jason Glasser (France), Hort (Germany), Jordin Isip (USA), Lidy Jacobs (Netherlands), Sophie Kern (UK), Eva Lake (USA), Vanessa Lamounier (Netherlands), Matt Lipps (USA), Sean Mackaoui (Spain), Max-o-matic (Spain), Taylor McKimens (USA), Cameron Windish Michel (USA), Agnes Montgom-ery (USA), Justin Mortimer (UK), Pedro Oliveira (Brazil), Julien Pacaud (France), David Plunkert (USA), Kareem Rizk (Australia), Matthew Rose (France), Brion Nuda Rosch (USA), Joe Ryckebosch (USA), Katherine Streeter (USA), Mario Wagner (Germany), Oliver Wiegner (Germany), Johanna Wilhelm (Germany), Jessica Williams (USA), Bill Zindel (USA).

CUTTERS: An Exhibition of International Collage runs from October 16 through November 15 at Cinders Gallery, 103 Havemeyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 1-7 P.M.
Tel. 718-388-2311 | cindersgallery.com

This diptych celebrates Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David, renowned geologist and direc-tor of scientific staff on Shackleton’s 1907-09 Nimrod Expedition. He led the first parties ever to reach the South Magnetic Pole and the summit of Mt. Erebus, the world’s southernmost active volcano.

Read more about David’s exploits on my Long View project blog hosted by the California Academy of Sciences, and see the original artwork in the CUTTERS show at Cinders Gallery in Brooklyn from October 16 through November 15.

This recent study for my ongoing Long View Project re-imagines some of the undiscovered species that call Antarctica home.

The piece was created in graphite and cut paper (using mostly found and recycled stock
in keeping with the project’s theme) mounted on a gessoed 8″ x 8″ x 2″ wood panel.

I’m happy to announce its inclusion in CUTTERS: An Exhibition of International Collage curated by James Gallagher, opening Friday October 16 at Cinders Gallery in Brooklyn.