The Crow Show '21 Exhibition Catalog by The Studio Door

THE CROW SHOW 2021

EXHIBITION CATALOG

April 3 - 24, 2021

Seventh Annual

Visual Arts Tradition

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THE CROW SHOW 2021 Seventh Annual • A Visual Arts Tradition EXHIBITION CATALOG April 3 - 24, 2021

National Exhibition produced by THE STUDIO DOOR April 3 - 24, 2021

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday Noon - 7 PM or by appointment

Curated by Andrew Ütt Executive Director Lux Art Institute The Studio Door 3867 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92103-3113 The Studio Door www.TheStudioDoor.com

THE CROW SHOW 2021 The visual arts tradition continues at The Studio Door with the seventh edition of The Crow Show. The exhibition has become the gallery’s most enduring exhibition. Artists from across the globe competitively submit artworks. Art Patrons and Crow enthusiasts ask about the works all year long. Having taken on mythological importance, Crows appear in all parts of the world. In folklore, they may foreshadow tragedy or usher in good news. The reality is a highly intelligent bird capable of social interactions. In recent years, the crow has become a muse to many artists. This annual visual art exhibition seeks to represent the many faces of the Crow in reality and fantasy. This exhibition catalog showcases the works selected for 2021.

Andrew Ütt

Executive Director Lux Art Institute Andrew Ütt, Executive Director, Lux Art Institute, is a curator, arts administrator, and educator with a bachelor’s degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts and a master’s degree in Museum Studies from Harvard University. For the past 20 years, he has worked in the arts with museums and galleries based in California, Argentina, and Colombia. He has managed and developed art educational programs, exhibitions, fundraisers, marketing initiatives, and digital advances in different languages and cultures throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa, and New Zealand. In San Diego, he has worked with the Mingei International Museum, the San Diego Art Institute, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, while in the Bay Area, he has worked with the Museum of Craft & Design, the Natural World Museum, and Art Works for Change. In 2009, he co-curated VIBA Festival, an international video art festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina along with an installation at the Eva Peron Museum. In 2010, he co-founded and directed Galería MÜ in Bogotá, the first gallery dedicated solely to fine-art photography in Colombia. Andrew’s artistic interest areas focus on alternative photographic processes, video art, and contemporary art from the Americas. He currently lives in San Diego with his wife and daughter. Since 1988, Lux Art Institute has been redefining the museum experience to make art more accessible and personally meaningful. Later this year, Lux Art Institute and the San Diego Art Institute will merge to create the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego. Andrew will become the director of the new entity.