Ron English
Opening Reception
June 8, 7-9 pm
Through August 3
Prairie will show a selection of pastel drawings on cardboard and canvas as well as a site specific mural by Cincinnati artist Ron English. A well-known street artist seen showing his work on doorsteps and street corners in Cincinnati's inner city, English produces cubist pastel drawings "inspired by the lord."
Upcoming
J. Michael Skaggs
August 10 -
October 5, 2013.
Skaggs will present a recent series of images exploring the experience with chronic pain.
Past/Archive
Seeing with Photography Collective
April, 2013
Blind and visually impaired artists from New York produce allegorical photographs using "light painting" techniques.
After the Fall: Women Representing Women
February, 2013
Seven female artists represent themselves and other women in a varity of media.
Chocolat Biennial 2012
A Celebration of Brian Joiner's Curatorial Vision
November, 2012
Brian Joiners' Chocolat returned to Prairie as a Biennial event with 15 artists joining in to celebrate Brian's vision in a variety of media.
Fotofocus: Project Obscura
A Community Photography Project for Fotofocus
September, 2012
Project Obscura was the end result of ten community organizations in Cincinnati working with a mobile camera obscura during the summer of 2012.
More is Always More
Work by Kenton Brett and Lelsey Ash
July, 2012
This installation consists of an elaborate charcoal wall drawing overlaid with scores of paper cut outs and Brett’s trademark paper dolls. This large and playful installation follows a loose narrative which is set initially in an enchanted forest which transforms into an entangled industrial complex, a quaint country village and finally a post- apocalyptic landscape surrounded by industrial effluvium.
Panjereh: New Work by Sheida Soleimani
June, 2012
Soleimani created a series of large scale photographs of a three dimensional diarama over the course of a full year, reinterpreting stories and events from her childhood as a second generation immigrant of Iranian descent.
Mission Curate: New Work by Bunk News
May, 2012
Bunk News created a site specific installation consisting of a corporate waiting area and "Office of the Supreme Executive", exploring the aesthetics of institutional power.
Airstream: New Work by Peter Haberkorn
May, 2012
Airstream included mixed media works cmposed of salvaged Airstream trailer windowsacting as framing devices for photographs. Other work included cast off and found objects assembled into three dimensional wall pieces. Haberkorn’s images represent adventure, luxury, possibility and optimism; the American dream.
Forms of Authority
January, 2012
Forms of Authority included work from two veteran Cincinnati artists, Stewart Goldman and Joseph Winterhalter as well as Toronto artist Henry Navarro. These three artists together explored the tension between natural forms and processes and the increasing complexity and power of contemporary social institutions.
Hetero-Types Science in Contemporary Art Making
November, 2011
Cincinnati artist Kimberly Burleigh, San Francisco artist Caren Alpert and Arizone artist David Tinapple explore the use of scientific methodology in creating their paintings, photographs and videos.
Daybooks: Artists' Daily Reflections.
September, 2011
Cincinnati artist Amy Hildebrand, Atlanta artist Ester Wilson and New Haven's Susan McCaslin maintain a practice of producing daily reflections in various forms including photography and mixed media works on postcards and small panels. This show presents their work as it appeared in their daily journals and blogs with varying degrees of finishing as gallery objects.
Body of Art: The Body in Contemporary Art Making
July, 2011
Body of Art, which featured work by Boston based photographer Karl Baden and Brooklyn video artist Kate Gilmore, closed on September 3, 2011. This group exhibit featured seven artists who together explored how the human figure is represented and used in the making of contemporary art.
Little Kings, Photographs by Chris Bucher
May, 2011
Large scale photographs created at the Jireh Sports Ministry boxing gym between February and July, 2008.
House: New Work by Tony Becker
February, 2011
A community project centered on the meaning of the word house.
Chocolat: Curated by Brian Joiner
December, 2010
Mixed media inspired by chocolate.
Jeremy Johnson: Meddling with Nature
October, 2010
Taxidermy/sculpture.
Memory Theatres: The Photography and Books of Bea Nettles
September, 2010
Photo-collage. Handmade artist books.
Arthole's Realhot Toy Show
July, 2010
Interactive installation, performance, sculpture and prints.
New Work, Katie Parker in collaboration with Guy Michael Davis
May, 2010
Porcelain and cut paper wall installations based on baroque Europoean designs with a dark undertone.
Things I Burned in the Fire I Started
May, 2010
Photography and mixed media by Advanced and Graduate Students at the University of Cincinnati School of Art.
Cold Comfort, Phil Spangler
March, 2010
Kinetic and living sculptures which explore man's intersection with nature.
I CANNOT REMEMBER ALL THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN, Peiter Griga
January, 2010
Peiter Griga presents his unique interpretation of human memory in performance documentary, sculpture, video and photography.
Idyll, Celene Hawkins
November, 2009
Celene Hawkins presents new photography and sculpture exploring natural forms.
Kid's View: The Mill Creek Expedition
September, 2009
Eight middle school students from Cincinnati explore the restoration of the Mill Creek with pinhole photography.
Camera Obscura
June, 2009
Artists Andrea Milette, Josh Pfeifer, Phil Spangler, Aaron Walker and Peiter Griga interpret a room sized camera obscura installed in the gallery through video, performance, photography and mixed media.
Not in My Wedding Album
March, 2009
What happens to all of those amazing wedding photos that tell amazing stories, but not necessarily the ones the bride and groom want to tell in their wedding album? Professional wedding photographers show their best "never seen" images.
Happy Valley or Helltown
January, 2009
Featuring the site specific installations of Voss Finn and Samantha Johnson
