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2009
Fashion Forward Through January 25, 2009 Reception: December 7, 2008 A holiday exhibition features artists who look to the world of fashion for inspiration. Karen Shaw is the curator of an exhibition that is strictly tongue-in-chic! view color catalogue (PDF) read New York Times' review Idea Lab: Women's Studio Workspace February 11 - April 19, 2009 Reception: February 22, 2009 This exhibit highlights the growing field of artists' workspaces in New York State and features work by alumnae of Women's Studio Workspace in Rosendale. WSW supports artists who create work on paper. The Challenge of Collecting April 27 - May 31, 2009 Pre-modern...modern...post-modern...Curator Janet Goleas explores the ways in which the Islip Art Museum's growing Permanent Collection mirrors more than fifty years of shifting trends in the contemporary art world. My Long Island June 24 - September 6, 2009 Reception: July 26, 2009 In Part Two of a tribute to landscape, the Islip Art Museum's annual Open Call and Invitational considers Long Island's unique terrain. Guest curator Carole Jay, a Long Island artist and curator, is particularly interested in work that portrays motifs that define the suburbs and surroundings. All artists are invited to submit a single work in any medium for consideration. Call 224-5402 for a prospectus. Weather Channel September 16 - November 15, 2009 Reception: October 4, 2009 Curated by Karen Shaw, this exhibition features works that are informed by the debate about global warming and changing weather patterns. Glass Art Now November 25, 2009 - January 24, 2010 Reception: Dec.6 This holiday exhibition features glass artists who stretch the boundaries between glass as craft and glass as art. Curated by Karen Shaw. 
2008Wit on Wry through January 27, 2008 Laughter may well be the best medicine. Curator Karen Shaw features artists who create works with humerous messages that comment on our human foibles. Be prepared to smile. read Janet M. Goleas' review view color catalogue (PDF) I Dream of Genomes February 6 - March 22, 2008 Guest Curator Janet Goleas looks at issues arising from the discovery of DNA. Artists in this exhibition create works that consider how notions of life and individuality are being redefined thanks to genetic research. read NYTimes review Couples April 2 - June 1, 2008 Karen Shaw presents an exhibition of work by artists who share their lives—and sometime their studios—in order to examine the way love, commitment and cohabitation affect the creative process. view color catalogue (PDF) read Newsday review A Passion for Pixels June 18 - September 7, 2008 The Islip Art Museum's annual Open Call considers digital art in its many incarnations. Guest curator Bruce Deitrick Price, an author and artist who has extensively investigated the digital art world, will select work from entries. All artists are invited to submit a single work in any medium for consideration. Call 224-5402 for a prospectus. Text Messaging September 17 - November 16, 2008 Curated by Karen Shaw, this exhibition presents artists who use words as an integral part of their paintings, sculpture, photography and installations. view color catalogue (PDF) read New York Times' review Fashion Forward November 26, 2008 - January 25, 2009 Reception: December 7, 2008 This Holiday exhibition features artists who look to the world of fashion for inspiration. Karen Shaw is the curator of an exhibition that is strictly tongue-in-chic! view color catalogue (PDF) read New York Times' review
2007Animal House Through January 28, 2007 Curator Karen Shaw highlights artists who portray animals in order to make sometimes comic, sometimes critical observations about contemporary society. read Janet M. Goleas' review Landescapism February 7 - March 25, 2007 Assaulted by population growth and urban sprawl, pristine landscapes throughout the world are fast disappearing. Guest curator Joe Wolin presents artists who have created alternative vistas and make-believe environments in order to explore our diminishing resources. read Benjamin Genocchio's review read Cary Maya's review read Janet M. Goleas' review Surface Impressions April 4 - June 3, 2007 This exhibition explores the multiple, inventive ways contemporary artists treat the surfaces of their canvases, sculptures and mixed-media works. Curated by Karen Shaw. view color catalogue (PDF) read Ariella Budick's review Free Play June 20 - September 9, 2007 The Islip Art Museum's annual Open Call explores the realms of fantasy, enchantment and dreams. Guest curator Judith Page, an artist, independent curator and critic, is especially interested in mythological worlds, improbable imagery, hallucinations and apparitions. All artists are invited to submit a work in any medium for consideration. Works must be delivered in-person.Call (631) 224-5402 for information. read Janet M. Goleas' review Making the Most of It September 19 - November 18, 2007 Curator Karen Shaw presents artists who critique our consumer culture and wasteful ways by turning mundane throw-away materials into fantastic treasures. view color catalogue (PDF) Also on view September 17–November 18, 2007 in the Permanent Collection Gallery: Collection Insights: Jane Martin Force Majeure Reception October 14, 2007 1:00 - 4:00pm Wit on Wry November 20, 2007 - January 27, 2008 Laughter may well be the best medicine. Curator Karen Shaw features artists who create works with humerous messages that comment on our human foibles. Be prepared to smile. read Janet M. Goleas' review view color catalogue (PDF) |