Handpainted Watering Can for Charity

A few weeks ago I was asked (along with about 40 other artists) by a friend at Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network in Denver to custom paint a garden watering can for their upcoming fundraiser. I was honored to be a part of this project, and I hope they rake in tons of cash to help people in need.

The luncheon and auction will be held on May 11, 2012.

To find out more about the project and to register for the luncheon, click here.

Autocomplete / Collaboration

Autocomplete: Untitled. A drawing by Kevin White and Danielle Foushée.

7.5 x 9.5 inches. Crayon, ink, and twine on matte board.

My friend from our days at Cranbrook, Maya Drozdz, invited me to be a part of a new exhibition she’s curating, called Autocomplete: A Collaborative Coloring Book Exhibition at Visionaries + Voices Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. The exhibition will be on view from May 10 to June 29, 2012.

The Visionaries + Voices Gallery provides artistic and cultural opportunities for artists with disabilities, and builds an inclusive environment where all artists feel valued. They value a world in which artists with disabilities not only create and share their works of art, but also are able to learn, work, collaborate, exhibit, teach, and celebrate with other community members.

I was given the black and white drawing you see above, created by artist Kevin White, and was asked to “complete” the piece. I added the color and the twine to finish it. I always love these kinds of works. What two artists create together is completely different from what each of them would’ve done alone.

Special thanks to Maya for including me in this project. It has been really fun to be a part of it!

North Carolina Museum of Art: Art of the Auction 2011

 Tangential Thinking (03)

The North Carolina Museum of Art just posted online all the available works in their upcoming Art of the Auction event that will benefit the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation. I’m honored that one of my paintings was chosen for inclusion in the auction.

The work will be on display at the museum from May 6–20, and the live auction will be held on May 21.

Go check it out!

North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation: Art of the Auction 2011

Tangential Thinking (03), 2010

Ink and gouache on paper on panel

A few weeks ago, I submitted some of my work to be considered for the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation’s inaugural Art of the Auction event. I just found out that my painting, Tangential Thinking (03), was chosen by the jury for inclusion in the auction!

There’s a special sentimental feeling I have about this opportunity, because I spent a lot of time at the North Carolina Museum of Art as a young art lover. As a design student at NC State University I would often go to the museum, choose a painting, and just sit in the gallery staring at it until I felt I understood something about it’s essence... And now one of my own pieces is going to be a part of the life of the institution. Perhaps, if I’m fortunate, one of my works will someday make it into the museum’s permanent collection.

My piece will be on view at the Auction Preview on May 6 and remain on display for two weeks leading up to the Art of the Auction event on May 21 at 7pm.