Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 42

Rosalyn Schwartz, V Series I (detail)

Phyllis Bramson, The Secret Life of People Who Care (detail)

Gary Simmons, Midnight Matinee (detail)

June 11 - 15

June 18 - 22

June 18 - 22

The Power of Paint 
Rosalyn Schwartz
Skill Level:  III
Concept: Try as we might, good ideas do not
automatically translate into good paintings.
This mode of working can often turn out to be
a problem rather than a solution. In this workshop students increase their technical knowledge and conceptual understanding of how
formal painting choices fundamentally contribute to the success of a painting. Learn to rely
less on words to explain the content of a work
and more on the paint’s ability to physically
represent an idea. Ideally, the work becomes
more visually compelling in the process.
Media & Techniques: Oil painting (preferably)
or acrylic on canvas, sketchbook drawing, charcoal, pencils, pens, collected visual resources.
Activities: We begin with a brief overview of
modern and contemporary painting. We discuss form and content as it applies to painting
and various working methodologies. Studies
develop into completed paintings by the end
of the week. There are daily group and individual critiques.
Faculty: Rosalyn Schwartz taught painting and
drawing for 20 years at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign. She has also taught at
West Virginia University, Morgantown, University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She received
a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship,
a Bush Foundation Fellowship and a McKnight
Foundation Fellowship. In 2013 Rosalyn will
have a show at the McNay Museum of Art in
San Antonio.

www.rosalynschwartz.com

Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: D0204 Enrollment Limit 10

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Drawing as Installation:

standing in a drawing
Phyllis Bramson
Skill Level:  III
Concept:  Expand drawing into the threedimensional realm during this multimedia
workshop. This course addresses the sensory
exchange between space, touch, media, play
and improvisation. We engage in a conversation between conceptual thinking and the sensory, by employing drawing and the intersection of media and subject matter.
Media & Techniques:  Found materials, projections, stenciling and collage, found photographs, xeroxes, drawing and painting.
Activities: This is an intensive workshop; students are expected to work at night as well
as during class. The instructor provides daily
feedback.
Faculty: Phyllis Bramson teaches in the graduate department of painting and drawing at the
Art Institute of Chicago. She is a recipient of
many honors and awards, including three NEA
grants. She has exhibited at the New Museum
of Contemporary Art, Cultural Center of Chicago, Boulder Art Museum and Renaissance
Society at the University of Chicago. Group
exhibitions include: the Seattle Art Museum,
Art Institute of Chicago, Contemporary
Museum of Art/Chicago, Smart Museum and
New Museum of Contemporary Art at the Corcoran Museum’s 43rd Biennial.

www.phyllisbramson.com

Tuition: $920 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1120
Studio Fee: $75 Code: D0305 Enrollment Limit 10

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Contemporary Studio Critique 
Gary Simmons
Skill Level:  IV, portfolio review required
Concept:  This workshop is for advanced artists seeking critical feedback on their work
from one of contemporary art’s most exciting
painters. Students are asked to bring original
work and documented images for discussion
as well as materials needed to work in the
studio. There is considerable focused time to
tackle key elements of each participant’s work
and vision.
Media & Techniques:  Studio work, individual
critiques and group discussion.
Activities:  Participants engage in their artistic practice in a collegial atmosphere of other
working artists and receive one-on-one and
group feedback on their work. Faculty studio
visits and/or group discussions take place each
day, but students are expected to work the
entire class time.
Faculty: Gary Simmons received his MFA from
CalArts. His paintings, drawings and sculptures
have been exhibited through the United States
and internationally at Metro Pictures Gallery,
New York, Simon Lee Gallery, London, Margo
Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, Anthony Meier
Fine Arts, San Francisco, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Francisco, SITE, Sa