Alisa Dworsky and Bill Ferehawk: Job Site – Gallery Guide

G A L L E RY G U I D E

JUNE 21 – OCTOBER 6, 2019

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Snap Line (video still)

Job Site is a collaborative, multimedia installation created by Alisa Dworsky and Bill Ferehawk that explores the drawing and choreography inherent in architecture. The artists initially met in the Yale School of Architecture graduate program, where they had the opportunity to design and build a structure as part of their education. Years later this formative experience informed their first artistic collaboration, Job Site.

Combining wood-framed construction with paper, graphite, and film projection, the artists explore the ephemeral and visceral process of building.

From stray hammer marks to snapped chalk lines, Dworsky and Ferehawk represent the embedded and overlooked moments that animate a structure’s creation. Engaging our senses and imagination, Job Site reveals the mystery within the everyday architecture that surrounds and shelters us.

Heather Ferrell Curator and Director of Exhibitions

CHECKLIST SOUTH WALL Nails, 2019 frottage drawing 21.5" x 21.5" $400/$500 (framed) Sawzall, 2019 frottage drawing 29.5" x 41.5" $600/$700 (framed) Hammer, Chisel, Utility Knife, Wrench, Screwdriver, 2019 frottage drawing 23.5" x 29.5" $500/$600 (framed)

Sledge, Catspaw, 2019 frottage drawing 29.5" x 23.5" $500/$600 (framed) Power Cord, 2019 frottage drawing 29.5" x 41.5" $600/$700 (framed)

NORTH WALL Stud Finder, 2019 Graphite on paper 8' x 18.5' NFS

Speed Square, 2019 frottage drawing 21.5" x 21.5" $400/$500 (framed)

WEST WALL

2 Saws, 2019 frottage drawing 29.5" x 23.5" $500/$600 (framed)

Time and Motion, 2019 wood studs, gypsum board, plywood, metal lath, ladder, video 8' x 16' x 4" each NFS

String, Level, Measuring Tape, 2019 frottage drawing 23.5" x 29.5" $500/$600 (framed)

Snap Line, 42" x 77" video, 15 minute loop NFS

2 Brushes, Paint Can, 2019 frottage drawing 23.5" x 29.5" $500/$600 (framed) Saw, Saw Blade, Wrench, 2019 frottage drawing 41.5" x 29.5" $600/$700 (framed) Drill, 2019 frottage drawing 21.5" x 21.5" $400/$500 (framed)

Plumb Bob, 45" x 15" video, 22 minute loop NFS

EAST ENTRY With the Grain, 2019 Rip Stop Nylon, graphite 97" x 76" NFS

Stud Finder

BIOGRAPHY ALISA DWORSKY b. 1965, Boston, MA Alisa Dworsky has been working in the fields of architecture, installation, painting, and printmaking for over twenty-five years. She creates site-specific installations that transform or respond to their environment. Dworsky earned a BA in both Studio Art and International Relations from Stanford University, and a Masters in Architecture from Yale University. Her recent exhibitions include Cynthia Reeves Gallery at MASS MoCA, Massachussets; the Art Miami Fair, Florida; and the Palm Beach: Modern + Contemporary Art Fair. Dworsky has exhibited nationally in Kentucky, New Mexico, New York, and Connecticut; and regionally at the Bennington Museum and Brattleboro Museum, Vermont; Fleming Museum, University of Vermont; and a solo exhibit at Burlington City Arts in 2011. In 2015, Dworsky was awarded a Yaddo residency followed by a Ragdale residency in 2016. She has received multiple grants from the Vermont Arts Council and the Vermont Community Foundation, as well as grants from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation and the Sustainable Arts Foundation.

She currently resides in Montpelier, Vermont.

BILL FEREHAWK b. 1960, Sacramento, CA Bill Ferehawk is a multimedia artist recognized for creating innovative digital and analog-based installations. Working collaboratively, he creates visceral, story driven experiences drawing from his background in architecture, digital media, and film. He received a BA in Art History from the University of California, Berkeley and a Masters in Architecture from Yale University. A co-founder of Radiant Features production studio, Ferehawk has served as executive producer, director, writer, and editor for films and television series since 2004. His most recent television series was Project Impossible (2017-2018), a documentary series that follows a new generation of epic engineering projects that were considered unthinkable just a few years ago. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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GALLERY

PUBLIC PROGRAMS FAMILY ART SATURDAYS Saturday, June 22, July 27, August 24, 2019, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

BCA Center, 135 Church Street ART & CONVERSATION Thursday, July 10, 2019, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

BCA Center, 135 Church Street NAILS AND DREAMS, NEW WORK BY COMPOSER ERIK NIELSEN, ARTIST TALK WITH ALISA DWORSKY Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 6-7:30 pm BCA Center, 135 Church Street Made possible in part by the Eli and Frimi Sagan Charitable Gift Fund

Editorial assistance: Colin Storrs, Curatorial Assistant and Gallery Coordinator Barrie Knapp, Curatorial Intern

Job Site: Alisa Dworsky and Bill Ferehawk is generously supported by the Spencer Kielman Family BCA Exhibitions are funded in part by a grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and Vermont Arts Council.

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