Schaefer Portrait Challenge - Maui Arts and Cultural Center

I am very fortunate to be included in this Group Show at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. If you are on Maui anytime between January and March please stop in and check it out.

Exhibition Dates: January 11 – March 11





Here is my piece (kept under wraps till just now!) that I am am very lucky to have included in the show. (I'm sorry the photo isn't as good as it could be, check out the detail for a better idea).



"Stone Diamond"

Pencil on Paper
26" x 18" 2011



"Stone Diamond" Detail

This statewide, juried triennial exhibition features artists from the islands of O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i along with portrait subjects who live and work in the state and have a significant connection to the artist. The 2012 Challenge comprises 59 works from 57 individual artists. Those familiar with the history of this exhibition look forward to each new incarnation, anticipating a group of new faces who represent the remarkable people of Hawai‘i.

The artists whose works were selected for the 2012 Challenge are bonded by the desire to transpose the human likeness and interpret each sitter through paint, pastel, graphite, watercolor, stone, clay, wood or mixed media into the final result of a finished portrait.

Participating artists are:
Rose Adare, Dion 'Boyett' Aguilar, Gabrielle Anderman, Daniel Bilmes, Nitya Brighenti, Chris Campbell, Emily Carder, Mike Carroll, Hung Kwai Chan, Ken Charon, Jonathan Yukio Clark, Peter Shepard Cole, Hoaka Delos Reyes, Brentton Demello, Margaret Ezekiel, Stephen Freedman, Ingrid Frégeau, Janice Gail, Stephen Garnin, Lynne Garzino, Bob Getzen, Robert Glick, Tijana Graham, Roberta Griffith, Vince Hazen, Marlene Honma, Robb Jones, Linda Kane, Kathleen Kastles, Ken Kennell, Verdine Kong, Kirk Kurokawa, Howard Lapp, Dennis William Leatherman, Wilton Leauanae, Robert Lober, Susanne Long, Charlie Lyon, Michele Manning, Jacob Arthur Medina, Karen Mortensen, Gerald Murai, Pamela Neswald, Penny Nichols, Patrick Daniel Sarsfield, Boz Schurr, Kirsten Rae Simonsen, Anna Skaradzinska, Nancy Skrimstad, Roger B. Stephens, Wayne Takazono, Steve Vandervort, Albert Weight, Robert Weiss, Billy Welker, Natasha Young, and Patricia Yu.

Exit, Winter

New Show Folks!

Sorry I am always so slow to announce things (now that the opening has come and gone) but you can still stop by and check out this show I am in. Exit, Winter is showing at Gallery 114 (1100 Northwest Glisan Street) in Portland Oregon. So if you are around please stop in a check it out.

<3 <3 <3 Boz

Exit, Winter January is the blanket we wrap around us in the midst of winter, when we mark time, reflect, and anticipate light/spring. With a nod to the coldest months, Gallery 114 invited artists to submit their contemporary interpretations of winter as we move toward longer days and sunshine.

Gallery 114 is pleased to announce its juried exhibit, Exit Winter, featuring 22 artists working in a variety of mediums.

Featured Artists Derrek E. Becker, Maya Britan, Tara L. Burkhardt, Myra Clark, Leslie Ebert, Mary Edwards, Mark Eifert, Dwight Evalt, James Harkins, Judith Heim, Julie Jetton, Mari Navarro, Michael O’Brien, Teri Payton, Richard Rosenfeld, Paul Rutz, Willa Schneberg, Boz Schurr, Barbi Touron. Liz Taylor, Kelly Williams, Rana Nicole Young

Exhibition Dates: January 5 - 28

Works include oil, acrylic, encaustic and watercolor paintings, photography, 3-D stereo pair photographs, drawing, sound compositions, installation, ceramic sculpture, fabric/mixed media, and fiber art sculpture.

These are the two pieces I have in the show:

"And Suddenly Everything Changes Again"

Pencil on Paper

22" x 15"
2011

"Cloud of Smoke, Breath of Air"

Pencil on Paper
25" x 19" 2011

A Man Without a Head, A Head Without a Home

I feel there is a piece missing. I feel like I'm not fully myself.




"Exquisite Corpse II" Graphite on Paper, 25" x 19" 2011




"Exquisite Corpse I" Graphite on Paper, 25" x 19" 2011

Perpetual Reflections: Identity in Contemporary Art (Group Exhibition)

Aloha everyone,

If you happen to be in the Honolulu are from now till December, please swing by the GoHA (Gallery of Hawaii Artists). I have 12 pieces in this group show.

The Gallery of Hawaii Artists (GoHA) is an alternative exhibition space dedicated to the contemporary arts in Hawaii.

GALLERY OF HAWAII ARTISTS (GoHA)
At The Waikiki Landmark
1888 Kalakaua Ave. Ste #C312
Honolulu, HI 96815

Most of the artists also got interviewed for FLUX Magazine. Link: http://fluxhawaii.com/archives/perpetual-reflections-upcoming-exhibition-at-goha/

Here is the work I have on display:


"Diamond Stones" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011


"Mercury and Jupiter" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011


"Mused" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011


"Mused II" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011


"Fog, Fire and Fury" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011

"I'm Only As Good As This One Liner" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011 "Mental Clarity" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011 "When I'm Nervous I Have This Thing Yeah I Talk Too Much" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011 "The Stranger" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011 "See Sea Rider" 12" x 9" Pencil on Paper, 2011

"Cloud of Smoke, Breath of Air"

"Cloud of Smoke, Breath of Air"
Pencil on Paper, 2011
25" x 19"
For Sale

My latest piece. Even though all my work is pretty personal I am trying to be even more honest. To really put how I feel out there. I am feeling a little vulnerable lately and it's been difficult for me to embrace the idea of not being in control. It is humbling. I also am liking the white hair/night sky textured shawl. Since I am back in Oregon I am hoping to do some new work that is a little more Oregon themed. Night sky, trees, pines, deer, clouds, etc. We'll just have to see where I go from here.

Thanks for looking.
<3 Boz

Boz Schurr Artist in Residence At Salem Art Association Oct/Nov 2011

Aloha Everyone!

If you happen to be in the Salem Oregon area please swing by Bush Barn Art Center and check out my new digs! I am currently the winter 2011 Salem Art Association Artist in Residence and have my own little space all to myself. (Scroll down for some photos of the space).

I am working on a new collection of drawings and paintings and will have an open house at the end of November. My official open studio hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 11:30 to 4:30

Hope to see you there!

Here is what the SAA Website has to say about it:

"Boz Schurr, SAA’s October/November Artist-in-Residence, will be on-site and avail­able to the pub­lic in SAA’s Stu­dio Annex on Tues­days and Wednes­days from 11:30 am-4 pm through the end of Novem­ber. Please feel free to drop by dur­ing her open hours and expe­ri­ence the Artist-in-Residence pro­gram in action! Salem Art Association’s (SAA) Artists Ser­vices Pro­gram has revi­tal­ized its Artists-in-Residence Pro­gram. This pro­gram aims to serve pro­fes­sional artists by pro­vid­ing a flex­i­ble space for artis­tic devel­op­ment. There are three Artists in Res­i­dence (AIR) ses­sions per year which last six weeks. All artists includ­ing lit­er­ary, visual, and per­form­ing artists may apply. The goals of the AIR pro­gram are to pro­vide a pos­i­tive and sup­port­ive envi­ron­ment for artists, as well as space for exper­i­men­ta­tion in order to fur­ther the devel­op­ment of an artist’s work. If you are inter­ested in learn­ing more about the Stu­dio Annex Artist in Res­i­dence Pro­gram, please con­tact Kath­leen Dinges at Click HERE to send email or visit our web­site at www.SalemArt.org."