Contemporaries' Artist of the Year

The Contemporaries

Our mission is to provide an opportunity to support the Museum through: promoting the Museum and its programs, diversifying the Museum's membership, and leading the next generation of Museum supporters. A portion of the proceeds from the Artist of the Year SoirĂŠe goes toward the Contemporaries' Art Acquisition Fund, designed to acquire a significant piece of art for the Museum.

Columbia Museum of Art Thursday, May 5, 2011 7:00-10:00 p.m. www.ColumbiaComtemporaries.com www.ColumbiaMuseum.org

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Robert Lange is a graduate of RISD and gallerist of Robert Lange Studios, in Charleston SC. He first specialized in realist painting, particularly of people, emphasizing narrative moments. In 2010 he opened his second gallery, RLS Gallery and his work became more surreal, following into the category of hyper-realism or surrealism. His most notable bodies of work Measure (2009) and Go (2010) were nationally recognized and internationally collected. Lange has been featured in numerous magazines, including the cover of American Art Collector and Art Magazine, and in New American Paintings.

Contemporaries ’ Artist of the Year (With Partnership From Anne And Alex Postic) $2,000

Karen Ann Myers is an artist, educator and curator. She received her MFA from Boston University and her BFA from Michigan State University.

She is currently serving as the Executive Director at Redux Contemporary Art Center in Charleston, SC. In addition, Myers is an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston in the arts management department.

She was instrumental in coordinating the Boston Young Contemporaries Exhibition, which has continued to be an annual exhibition at the 808 Gallery in Boston, MA. Myers has exhibited her work extensively throughout the country. Her paintings and prints exist nationally in private collections. Upcoming exhibitions include Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA.

People ’s Choice Award $300 Undefined Magazine Award Magazine Spread in Undefined Magazine

JJ Ohlinger lives and works in Taylors, SC with his wife and fellow artist Darlene Fuhst. A graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Scientific Illustration, JJ is best known for his portrait work and exhibits on a regular basis throughout South Carolina and the Southeast. He is one of the founding members of CAFfeine: contemporary art forum and is active in the promotion of the visual arts throughout the state.

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1 Alicia Leeke Misty Morning

Acrylic on Canvas, 22" x 22"

Wim Roefs is the owner of if ART Gallery in Columbia, S.C., an independent curator, art consultant and exhibition designer. He is the chairman of the board of Columbia ’s 701 Center for Contemporary Art and the organization ’s volunteer executive director. Roefs is a member of the Art in Transit Advisory Committee (ATAC) of the Charlotte (N.C.) Area Transit System (CATS), supervising the implementation of the light rail system ’s public art component. He teaches courses in contemporary art and African American art at the University of South Carolina Honors College. Roefs was the organizer of Columbia Open Studios 2007 & 2008. He has curated exhibits throughout South Carolina. Through his gallery, Roefs has published some 20 exhibition catalogues. As a free-lance writer, he has written articles about visual arts and artists for publications in the U.S.A. and Europe. Among his book chapters are “Remembering Herbert Gentry ” in: Herbert Gentry: The Man – The Master – The Magic (Chicago/New York City: G.R. N ’Namdi Gallery Inc., 2008) and a chapter in a forthcoming book about South Carolina artist Leo Twiggs.

Starting bid $300

2 Amanda Ladymon Meditating on Nature Acrylic, Ink, and Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 24" x 48"

Starting bid $300

3 Amanda Ladymon Self Reflections

Brian J. Lang serves as Curator of Decorative Arts at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC. In this capacity, Mr. Lang is responsible for the museum ’s collection of furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, and related objects. His particular area of specialty is early American decorative arts of the Federal period (1790-1830), with an emphasis on Chinese export porcelain.

During his three year tenure at the museum, Mr. Lang has coordinated the reinstallation of the permanent collection galleries at the Columbia Museum of Art and has curated several critically acclaimed exhibitions, including Carolina Collects (2008), The Last Frontier of the Cotton Farmer: The Works of Merritt Mauzey (2008), “Found Heaven ”: The Lowcountry of Alfred Heber Hutty (2008), SC6: Six South Carolina Innovators in Clay (2010), and Taylor Made: The Art of Anna Heyward Taylor (2010). He is currently organizing an exhibition of the works of the Charleston-born, 19th century landscape artist, Louis Rémy Mignot.

Ink, Collage, and Micron on Mulberry Paper, 5" x 12"

Starting bid $175

4 Amber Quattrini-Keitt The Past Acrylic on Canvas, 32" x 24"

Starting bid $175

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5 Anne Cimballa Blue Crabs

9 Catherine Baker Blue Rust

Acrylic and Fabric on Canvas, 12" x 12"

Mixed Media, 12" X 24"

Starting Bid $85

Starting bid $225

6 Anne Cimballa The Three Graces

10 Chad Cole

Crayon on Paper, 14" x 11"

A House Divided

Starting bid $100

Oil, 25" X 31"

Starting Bid $200

7 Bill Sander Much Ado

11 Chad Cole

Cut-Paper Collage, 18" X 24"

Saluda Smash

Starting bid $300

Mixed Media, 24" X 31"

Starting Bid $200

8 Catherine Baker

Between Tomorrow and Yesterday

12 Colin Dodd

Mixed Media, 18" x 36"

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Starting bid $130

Oil, 28"x 22"

Starting Bid $300

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13 Conrad Guevara

17 Dorothy Netherland

Wading For You

Inside Out 3

Cut Mylar, Cut Paper, Fringe, and Postcard on Panel, 24"x 30"

Glass, 8"x10"

Starting Bid $300

Starting Bid $260

14 Darlene Fuhst

18 Dre Lopez

Remnant

Because I Love You.

Oil, 48" x 36"

Mixed Media, 69" x 32"

Starting Bid $200

Staring Bid $300

15 Darlene Fuhst

19 Dre Lopez

Wake Up Electrified

One Day One

Oil, 30" x 24"

Starting Bid $175

Mixed Media, 27.5" x 21.5"

Starting Bid $300

16 Dorothy Netherland Inside Out 2

20 Emily Clarke

Glass, 8"x10"

1932

Starting Bid $300

Oil, 24 ”x24 ”

Starting Bid $225

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21 Emily Clarke

25 Gennifer Carragher

She Wore Blue

Refuge

Oil, 24 ”x24 ”

Photograph, 12" x 12"

Starting Bid $225

Starting Bid $100

26 Ginny Maki

22 Fred Townsend

City Block

Castre

Felt and Thread, 18" x 18"

Oil, 18 ”x24 ”

Starting Bid $100

Starting Bid $300

23 Fred Townsend

27 Grace Rockafellow

The Friend

Good and Evil

Oil, 30 ”x24 ”

Copperplate Etching, 14" x 24"

Starting Bid $300

Starting Bid $120

24 Gennifer Carragher

28 Grace Rockafellow

Kylie

Kafka

Photograph, 11" x 17"

Copperplate Etching, 16 ” x 20 ”

Starting Bid $100

Starting Bid $100

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29 Howard Hunt

33 Joshua Drews!

Good Morning

No Regrets

Oil, 18" x 48"

Monotype with India Ink, 18" x 24"

Starting Bid $300

Starting Bid $300

34 Joshua Drews!

Promise You Won't Feel a Thing

30 Jim Bradshaw

Monotype with India Ink,13" x 19"

Nagara River Fishing Boat

Starting Bid $200

Photograph, 12" x 8"

Starting Bid $95

35 Karin Olah

31 Jimmy Higgs

Peachy Day 1

ROADSHOW # 1720 “Sunrise"

Fabric, Gouache, Acrylic, Graphite on Canvas, 36" x 12"

Starting Bid $250

Photograph, 39" x 27"

Starting Bid $300

32 Jimmy Higgs

ROADSHOW # 1078 "Tandem Witches"

36 Karin Olah

Tying the Knot

Color Photography, 39" x 27"

Fabric, Gouache, Graphite on Paper, 13" x 10"

Starting Bid $300

Starting Bid $200

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37 Kathy Casey

41 Kenton James

Serra # 1

Trade Papers

Gouache & Acrylic on Cradled Panel, 12" x 12"

Oil, 24" x 18"

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $125

38 Kathy Casey

42 Kirill Simin

Serra # 2

Taurus

Gouache & Acrylic on Cradled Panel, 12" x 12"

Ink, 11" x 14"

Starting Bid $125

Starting Bid $125

43 Kirill Simin

39 Katie Pfrommer

Virgo

I'm beginning to show my age. . .

Ink, 11" x 14"

Starting Bid $125

Digital Photograph, 8" x 10"

Starting Bid $75

40 Kenton James

44 Kirsten Moran

Cinnamonworld

Nisa and Sama

Oil, 24" x 18"

Oil, 20" X 20"

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $100

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45 Lauren Maurer

49 Libby Bussinah

Scarlet Aurelia Rising

Resting Place

Watercolor, 8" X 10"

Tinfix French Dyes on Habotai Silk, 38" x 50"

Starting Bid $100

Starting Bid $275

46 LeAnn Cannon

50 Lila Shull

Tiny Dancer

Alright

Photograph, 8" x 12"

Plaster and House Paint, 24" x 24"

Starting Bid $100

Starting Bid $175

47 Leslie Pierce

51 Lila Shull

Candide

Space for a 100

Puzzle Collage of 1950's Male Porn with Ink Stamped Lettering, 4" x 8"

Mixed Media, 21" x 24"

Starting Bid $100

Starting Bid $50

48 Leslie Pierce

52 Lisa Puryear

The Last Tycoon

Congaree Reflections 2

Puzzle Collage of 1950's Male Porn with Ink Stamped Lettering, 5" x 8"

Oil, 20" x 20"

Starting Bid $175

Starting Bid $50

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53 Lisa Puryear

57 Michael Brodeur

Congaree Reflections 5

A Visit with Gerri (from the series Of Cubic Proportions)

Oil, 24" x 48"

Starting Bid $300

Alkyd on Wood Panel, 5" x 7.5"

Starting Bid $250

54 Margaret Demarest

58 Michael Brodeur

Torso

Deseo (from the series Of Cubic Proportions)

Recycled plastic, 42" x 14" x 12.5"

Starting Bid $165

Alkyd on Wood Panel, 4.75" x .25"

Starting Bid $250

55 Marius Valdes

59 Michaela Pilar Brown

No context. I Despise.

Pugilist

Mixed Media, 16 ” x 20 ”

Pigment Print on Paper, 24" x 36"

Starting Bid $100

Starting Bid $300

56 Marius Valdes

60 Michaela Pilar Brown

No context. Sassy Monkey.

Troopers Charging the Johnson

Mixed Media, 16 ” x 20 ”

Starting Bid $100

Pigment Print on Paper, 24" x 36"

Starting Bid $300

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61 Miranda Mims Sawyer

65 Neil Cowley

Jim

Mind As Water Composite #2

Screenprint on Paper, 15" x 22"

Photograph, 16" x 24"

Starting Bid $125

Starting Bid $240

62 Miranda Mims Sawyer

66 Pat Wright

She Who Sees Through the EyesShe was Given

Long Lines

Digital Photograph, 11" x 17"

Screenprint on Paper, 11" x 15"

Starting Bid $85

Starting Bid $75

63 Myrna Spurrier

Fine Feathered Friends Linoleum Block Print, 9 ” x 12 ”

67 Pat Wright

Starting Bid $200

Waterboys

Digital Photograph, 11" x 17"

Starting Bid $125

64 Neil Cowley

Mind As Water Composite #1

68 Peggy Nunn

Photograph, 16" x 24"

On Butterfly Wings

Starting Bid $240

Watercolor on Arches Paper, 20" x 24"

Starting Bid $225

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69 Rachel Thomason

73 Ryan McClendon

Saint Agnes

Geisha

Gold Leaf on Canvas with Acrylic, 24" x 48"

Oil ,9" x 12"

Starting Bid $75

Starting Bid $300

74 Sammy Lopez

70 Renea Eshleman

Keep it Together

Swamped

Mixed Media, 30" x 11.5"

Watercolor on Yupo, 21" x 26"

Starting Bid $275

Starting Bid $250

75 Sarah Boyts Yoder Estrellita

Mixed Media, 17" x 13"

Starting Bid $75

71 Richard M. Glover

Doughnuts, Parking Lot, Southern Snow Photograph, 8.5" x 13"

Starting Bid $150

76 Sarah Boyts Yoder

Heart Valves,Wings and Dashes Mixed Media, 23" x 17"

72 Richard M. Glover

Starting Bid $125

Steps in Snow

Photograph, 10" x 11"

Starting Bid $150

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77 Susan C Gregory

81 Whitney LeJeune

Broad Street Grating Two Encaustic, Oil and Carbon fer On Wood, 22" x 10"

Girl in Chair

Trans-

Oil, 24" x 36"

Starting Bid $300

Starting Bid $100

78 Susan C Gregory Optimism

Encaustic, Oil and Carbon fer On Wood, 11" x 14"

Trans-

82 Whitney LeJeune

Starting Bid $100

Tacet Charm Oil, 32" x 40"

Starting Bid $300

79 Susan Haynsworth California Dreaming

83 Xiao Xin Lu

Digital Collage on Cotton Rag Paper, 16" x 20"

Float On (1)

Staring Bid $200

Monoprint, 10" x 8"

Starting Bid $250

80 Susan Haynsworth Surfer Girl

84 Xiao Xin Lu

Digital Collage on Cotton Rag Paper, 16" x 20"

Float On (2)

Starting Bid $200

Monoprint, 13" x 11"

Starting Bid $250

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89 Lucy Bailey

85 Yisha Wang

At the Damascas Wall

The Intermission-New

Earthenware clay, Glaze, Paints, 18" x 13" x 7"

Ink, 6.85" x 7.1"

Starting Bid $150

Starting Bid $200

86 Zachary Breitengross

90 Marshall Thomas

Her

Untitled

Photograph, 16" x 9"

Screen Print and acrylic paint on wood panels, 16" x 12"

Starting Bid $125

Starting Bid $75

87 Zachary Breitengross Swing

91 Marshall Thomas

Photograph, 14" x 14"

Untitled

Starting Bid $150

CMYK Screen Print on Glass Panels, 16" x 14.25" x 6"

Starting Bid $100

88 Lucy Bailey

Before the Garden Gate

92 Tom Supensky

Earthenware clay, Stains, Paint, 18" x 13" x 6"

Pinecone Dreaming

Starting Bid $150

Clay, 9" x 11" x 10"

Starting Bid $295

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93 Tom Supensky

97 Harry Uchin

Aiken Memories

Hot Planet

Clay, 6" x 15" x 9"

Glass, 11.5 dia x 2"

Starting bid $295

Starting Bid $100

94 Kara Gunter

Salted With Fire

98 Diana Farfan

Singed Paper, Salt, Wood, 72" x 19"x 30"

Starting Bid $200

Desirable Body

Ceramic Stoneware, Glaze, Steel, Mixed Media, 18" x 7" x 7"

Starting Bid $300

95 Kara Gunter Purified

Charcoal, Wood, Paper, Plaster, Rock Salt, 72" x 19"x 30"

Starting Bid $300

99 Bryan S. Burgin Wounded

Glass, 12" x 17"

Starting Bid $200

96 Harry Uchin

Yellow Untitled #1 Glass,, 11" x 11" x 1"

Starting Bid $100

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A Special Thanks to: 100 Ben Grant Untitled

Wood Turned Hollow Form with Milk Paint Finish, 5 3/4'' x 3''

Starting Bid $100

Alicia Barnes- Mistress of Ceremony ABC Columbia News WOLO-TV & Scott Hall Catering

101 Ben Grant Untitled

Wood Turned Hollow Form with Milk Paint Finish, 6'' x 3''

Starting Bid $100

Your Bid Number is: Thank You to Cohn Construction for the design, construction and financial support for our permanent display panels.

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