• SAUNDERS FARM PROJECT 2009

Collaborative Concepts, Garrison NY September 5 - October 31st. 2009

I am honored again to be included in this site specific exhibition that celebrates Nature, Farming, Cows and the Arts is such a lovely bucolic place. My piece "Overhead" is #31 in field IV.

Please go to Collaborative Concepts blogsite for photos and a full description of everyones work, directons and info for mid run and ending receptions.

http://collaborativeconcepts2009.blogspot.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20spotwe.html?ref=nyregion

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• "WORLD VIEWS" August 27-September 26, 2009

Park Row Gallery

CHATHAM, NY -- "World • Views", a two-person exhibition of sculptural work by Laura Cannamela and Lisa Breznak, opens August 27 and runs through September 26 at Park Row Gallery, 2 Park Row, Chatham, N.Y. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, August 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. Paper relief works by Laura Cannamela and miniature ceramic sculptures byLisa Breznak will be on view.

--Cannamela's architectural reliefs are composed entirely of papers fromaround the world. They are informed by art historical sources that include Persian miniatures and Tibetan paintings, as well as Japaneseillustrations of "The Tale of Genji." These works reveal Cannamela's interest in texture, color, space, and pattern, and how these design elements are interwoven to create a balance between representationalspace and abstract form, between implied space and actual depth.

--Breznak's sculptures, made of clay and gold leaf, suggest a variety of imagery from ancestral totems to modern abstraction, from natural sources to geometric forms. These palm-sized objects are intimate portrayals of texture, light, and form, reflecting a wealth of worldly influence, and playing with the power of scale to refute the idea and prejudice of size.

--Cannamela and Breznak both participated in the New York Foundation for the Arts MARK Hudson Valley 2008 program. They found a common interest in cross-cultural imagery, textural forms, and diminutive scale.

--Park Row Gallery is celebrating 20 years of providing service andsupport to clients from Manhattan to the Upper Hudson Valley andneighboring Berkshires region, satisfying all of their fine art needs and promoting the exceptional works of regional artists. This exhibit has been supported in part by a Strategic Opportunity Stipend, a grant program of the New York State Foundation for the Arts and The Arts Center of the Capital Region.

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• June 6 , 2009 Opening reception 12-2pm for the innaugural exhibition of the Garden Gallery of the Hudson River Health Center featuring sculpture by Sarah Haviland, curated by Lisa Breznak and sponsored by the Beanrunner Cafe and Gallery. The Garden Gallery is located on the corner of Main and Bank Streets, Peekskill, NY

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• "MARKING TIME" February 21-March 28, 2009

Hudson Opera House

Hudson NY From their Website:

Hudson Opera House and the Columbia County Council on the Arts present a group exhibition of Hudson Valley artist. WOrking in a wide range of media and styles, the 12 artists reflect on the idea of TIME and how its passage manifests itself in their work. An opening reception with the artists will be on Sunday, February 21 6-8pm. A gallery talk by each artist on this topic, will be on SaturdayMarch 7th at 4 pm.

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• On view in Garrison NY at the SAUNDERS FARM PROJECT by Collaborative Concepts. Summer and Fall 2008

" Tree Spirits: Sacrifice" A new site specific work by Lisa Breznak

About the piece: During an artist’s residency in Japan in 2000 I was struck by the Shinto references to trees as living entities and as dwellings for the revered nature gods (Kami). Such trees are marked in ways that designate them as sacred. After repeatedly encountering these sometimes majestic, sometimes humble, often ancient specimens, I began to be aware of my relationship with specific trees, with the myriad gifts from trees, with the protection and inspiration they provide us with personally, intellectually and ecologically. Tree imagery became an ongoing part of my work.

Another aspect that struck me was how the shrines and temples symbolically defined a sacred space with objects that transformed the experience of an environment physically and emotionally as one moved in and out of the area. The gilded tree forms make reference to the gods within and to the gifts of utility (the fence posts) that are given in many forms by trees. Tiny side sproutings refer to renewal. The entire piece also serves to demarcate the sacred space of the living woods behind as a place to contemplate our interaction and use of nature.

Exhibition Description

For its third season, Collaborative Concepts at Saunders Farm invited local, national, and international artists to place sculptures throughout 100 acres of an historic farm in Garrison, NY. Located across the Hudson River from West Point, the rolling hills and wooded glens of Saunders Farm culminate in panoramic views of the Hudson Highlands. Black Angus cattle can be seen grazing peacefully in stone-walled pastures. More than 50 site-specific artworks were chosen to complement the farm's spectacular vistas. All the sculpture installations are temporary, and many works are for sale. The exhibition is free and can be viewed from 10 am to dusk, August 30th until Oct. 31st. Visitors should dress appropriately for a walk in the country. Collaborative Concepts thanks Mr. Saunders for his support and for hosting this third exhibition featuring more than 40 artists.

http://collaborativeconcepts2008.blogspot.com

Events:

Opening: Saturday August 30th, 2008 2pm - 6pm.

Rain Date: Sunday August 31th

Close of Exhibition

Friday, October 31

How to get there:

Collaborative Concepts at Saunders Farm

853 Old Albany Post Road,

Garrison NY 10524

1.845.528.1797

By Car:

From north or south on Route 9 turn east on Travis Corners Road, opposite Garrison Gulf Club, take to end, Turn left on Old Albany Post Road, approx. 1/2 mile to parking.

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• "PLAYING WITH FIRE" 12 Approaches to the Ceramic Process

Upper Gallery, Paramount Center for the Arts

Saturday, October 4th - Saturday, November 22, 2008

Reception:  Saturday, October 4th  2-4 pm

"Playing With Fire" showcases the wide range of work in clay made expressly for the wall, from tiles, to tableaus, to sculptural installations. The exhibition highlights the unique working methods of twelve artists—which are central to their creative visions. Curators Lisa Breznak and Sarah Haviland chose multiple pieces by each artist to give visitors an in-depth view of the varied aesthetics, approaches and versatility to the medium of fired clay.

"Playing With Fire" is part of All Fired Up! a county wide, 60 venue, celebration of the ceramic arts. Museums, multi-art centers, libraries, schools, universities, parks and alternative sites will present parallel exhibitions that explore the breadth and depth of ceramic expression- from folk arts to fine arts, historical to contemporary.

All Fired Up! is a consortium project led by the Westchester Arts Council, the Clay Arts Center, the Westchester County Office of Tourism, and a steering committee made up of arts patrons and leaders from our county’s major arts organizations; made possible by support from Chase, Entergy, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Department of Economic Development, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Arts & Business Council of NY and Westchester County Government.

List of Participating Artists:

Tomoko Abe, NY Roger Baumann, NY Liz Biddle, NY Dina Bursztyn, NY

Ada Pilar Cruz, NY Jessica Dubin, NY Luanne Morse, NY Barbara Rittenberg, NY

Debbie Sigel, PA Cheryl Tall, CA Novie Trump, VA Jackie Welsh, CT

Paramount Center For the Arts

1008 Brown Street

Peekskill, NY 10566

914-739-2333

www.paramountcenter.org

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Exit Art Gallery, NYC

June 7, 2008 at 6pm

Hudson Valley Artists to Present Work at Major New York City Art Venue

Twelve Hudson Valley Artists have been invited to present their work at Exit Art (www.exitart.org) for the inaugural New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) MARK Artists’ Talks on Saturday, June 7th. The NYFA MARK (www.nyfa.org) program helps to develop the professional careers of working artists. Part of sixty-six artists selected from across New York State, the Hudson Valley Artists have been meeting on a regular basis during the six-month NYFA program. The conclusion of these efforts is a weekend of networking, public presentations, and gallery visits taking place in New York City.

Covering a broad range of disciplines, the Hudson Valley Artists are a unique group. They continue to develop an understanding of the arts that has long engaged this area of New York, a conversation with historic roots, now energized by the present. The twelve individuals, all accomplished artists in their own right, have come together as a group to expand the impact that the arts have in the Hudson Valley, creating an energy that will grow far beyond the program.

The Hudson Valley NYFA workshops have been hosted and supported by the Columbia County Council on the Arts in Hudson, NY. The New York City events mark the first time that all sixty-six artists will meet after having received NYFA staff guidance in such areas as writing artist statements, project descriptions and proposals, letter and grant writing, fine tuning portfolios, goal setting, and public presentation.

Hudson Valley MARK Artists Talks will take place at Exit Art in Chelsea, 475 Tenth Avenue, NY, NY on Saturday, June 7 at 6pm. All presentations are free and open to the public.

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