I haven’t done a studio update in a while, so here’s an excerpt from a recent interview at Studio Critical, a new painting blog based […]
Tag: studio update
Performing "The Ivory Tower" at #class
The Ivory Tower discussion. Images via live video stream / Hrag Vartanian (UPDATED: March 19, 2010) Stop by #class, either in person or via video […]
What I’m working on
I spoke to the University of Connecticut senior painting majors last night during a CAA-style presentation (notes, images, podium, and so forth). The talk covered […]
The Promotion Project
The Promotion Project is underway. Putting together a successful application for academic promotion is an unapologetically narcissistic undertaking. The process involves sifting through years of […]
@ The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit
My spot is on the NW corner of University and 8th, right outside the new CVS. After writing the article about the WSOAE for The […]
So long Pocket Utopia
Today is my last day of the residency, and Pocket Utopia’s last day at 1037 Flushing Avenue, too. When Austin Thomas opened the space in […]
Pocket Utopia Residency
In this new sketchbook I’m recycling the leftover stack of June Wagmag If you’re interested in following photo updates during my Pocket Utopia residency this […]
Studio Update: 246 Editions released my print today
Here’s the press release from 246 Editions, where director Matthew Langley’s goal is to make high-quality prints that everyone can afford. “246 Editions is pleased […]
Studio Update: 246 Editions selection committee
When Matthew Langley asked me if he could publish my work in the first round of affordable digital prints at 246 Editions, I quickly agreed. […]
Big Love: My notes from the panel discussion at “Status Update” exhibition in New Haven
Read more about the panel and exhibition, and see pictures, in the New Haven Independent. Related post:“Status Update” in New Haven
Big Love: Artists and Social Networking Technology
“Big Love,” a conversation I’m organizing via the FaceBook Event Invitation feature, is part of the “Status Update” show at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven. […]
Studio update: January Residency at Pocket Utopia
Contributed by Sharon Butler / I spent the week-long residency creating circle charts, which represent the point in my work where words and images intersect. […]
Studio Update: So long, little shack
When I recently vacated my summer studio shack at Habitat For Artists, Simon Draper, creator/curator of the unusual HFA residency project in Beacon, NY, asked […]
Studio Update: Summer progress
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Summer is usually a productive season for those of us who teach, but inevitably some things remain unfinished because gauging […]
Studio update: Studio visits, exhibitions, new work
In preparation for a studio visit from collectors (and friends) over Fourth of July weekend, I manically re-organized the warren of attic rooms I’ve adopted […]
Studio update: Unplugged in Beacon
Contributed by Sharon Butler / In the July/August issue of The Atlantic Nicholas Carr wonders how the Internet is affecting our brains. “What the Net […]
The importance of resourcefulness
In the June issue of Chronogram Beth Wilson writes about the artists’ shantytown where I’ll be working this summer. “Down in Beacon, and running through […]
Lost in Space: Art Post-Studio
This essay, which examines the evolving studio needs and expectations among contemporary artists, originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of The Brooklyn Rail.——- Contributed […]
Studio update: Itinerant painter
Contributed by SHaron Butler / Every professor has a wildly optimistic, first-day-of-summer-vacation “List of Things To Do.” Here’s mine. The most significant decision has been […]
Studio update: Habitat For Artists
Simon Draper has recently invited me to participate in “Habitat for Artists,” a site-specific, collaborative exhibition project in Beacon, NY. Draper, who is interested in […]

































