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Art Never Tasted So Good: Women and Their Work Presents "Sugarcoated"
Tomorrow night, Women and Their Work will debut their latest gallery exhibit -- entitled "Sugarcoated," the installation of works with candy-coated exteriors features eight artists from Austin, Houston, New York, Los Angeles and Germantown, NY (which one of the three, we're not sure), and was painstakingly assembled over the past few months by Lisa Choinacky, one of this year's 5x7 participating artists at Arthouse, and Katherine McQueen, the Program/Education Coordinator for Women and Their Work.
Participating artists include: Alika Cooper (Los Angeles, CA), Bonnie Gammill (Austin, TX), Donna Huanca (Houston, TX), Aimee Jones (Houston, TX), Lisa Krivacka (Germantown, NY), Sarah Lasley (New York, NY), Lisa Ludwig (Houston, TX), and Theresa Vargas (Austin, TX).
Read the transcript of our brief chat with Katherine, after the jump!
Women & Their Work presents
"Sugarcoated"
May 11 – June 17, 2006
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 11, 6-8pm
Tell us the concept behind the project, in one sentence.
Sugarcoated is fun and whimsical at first glance but a look deeper reveals more.
How did you select these eight artists?
We had been trolling the internet finding great artists and bouncing them off of each other when an opportunity to curate a show came up. After looking at all of the artists we decided on the theme and asked for images from the artists that would work with the theme. We had to weed some of [them] out and ended up with 8 wonderful artists.
How long did it take to assemble the project?
The idea was had in December, we started working hard in January. We started installation on Monday and have until Thursday to make it great. This is really when most of the work happens. Up until now it’s all been in our head.
Is this the first exhibit you've curated for WaTW, and/or what other projects have you worked on the past?
Yes, this is the first exhibit me and Lisa have curated. I have been picking the artists for some small satellite spaces Women & Their Work has, but this is the first time I've got to put artists together.
And how is this one different/better than those?
It's much better than the satellite space because there are more artists and a greater opportunity to work with the installation. Lisa and I are having fun with the gallery space!
