J. M. Culver

For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong-and how we can fix it.

Newsweek link:
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html

I’m happy to announce that Giclee Prints (limited edition and open edition) are now available of my artwork in a variety of sizes. I will be posting some in my Etsy Shop. Other prints and sizes available.

If you are interested in purchasing a print, please contact me at info@jmculver.com

Cult Sisters 5
5 Emerging female artists – J. M. Culver, Erin Sayer, Kara Hendershot, Gina Louise, and Louisa Greenstock exhibit work that makes a strong statement through portraiture, narration, and abstraction.

Women, Art, and Wine. Couldn’t get any better.

Preview Opening
Thursday, June 10th from 7 – Midnight
free and open to the public

Opening Reception & Party
Saturday, June 12th from 7 – Midnight
free and open to the public

Live music by The Great Confinement

Cult Status Gallery
2913 Harriet Ave S
Minneapolis, MN

*exhibition runs from June 10th – July 7th (by appointment)

Sneak Peak of one of my new drawings in the exhibition:

Dislocation (Euphoric Romanticism)
charcoal, acrylic & oil on paper
41″ w x 69″ h

Detail

For more information visit the gallery’s website
cultstatusgallery.com

Interviews & Reviews
MN Daily – Feminist Art Enter Cult Status

City Pages – Cult Sisters 5

CONJURED MEMORIES
New Narrative Drawings
by Emerging Artist J. M. Culver

Opening Reception
Saturday, March 6 from 7:00 to 11:00pm

Featuring live music by Aby Wolf with Josh Granowski
Free and open to the public

SSCA Gallery hosts this special solo exhibition from March 6 – April 4

J. M. Culver’s first solo exhibition Conjured Memories is a series of narrative work that depicts childhood memories integrating universal themes of the human condition; a celebration of life at its darkest and brightest points. J. M. Culver narrates her experience of growing up with a schizophrenic grandfather and the impact of this relationship.

Conjured Memories is a series of life size drawings that provokes the senses with memorable imagery and inspires the mind inviting the viewer to an unforgettable emotional and thoughtful experience.

Each drawing is a story in itself, assembled in expressive layers of charcoal and acrylic and rich details, capturing human expression and the moment of memory with sweetness and distress. Built into the narrative are familiar characters, such as Pinocchio, that represent the duality of the real and artificial self and the innocence of childhood.

With Conjured Memories, J. M. Culver achieves with great skill the immediate and intimate experience of childhood and the tangible expression of memory, sharing an honest and dignified human experience that we all can relate to.

Originally from North Carolina, J. M. Culver relocated to Minneapolis a decade ago to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since attaining her BFA in Painting, she works full time in her studio and plans attending graduate school and opening her own gallery to exclusively feature figurative artwork.

SSCA Gallery (Stevens Square Center for the Arts) is privileged to host this important solo exhibition of life size drawings by emerging figurative artist J. M. Culver. A special live performance by ambient vocalist Aby Wolf (named 2009 Best Female Vocalist by City Pages) with upright bassist Josh Granowski compliments the opening reception March 6.

J. M. Culver can be contacted directly at info@jmculver.com and 612-360-3644.

A free opening night reception for Conjured Memories, featuring music by Aby Wolf and Josh Granowski, will be held on March 6, 2010, at SSCA Gallery, from 7-11 pm.

SSCA Gallery (Stevens Square Center for the Arts)
1905 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN, 55404
www.stevensarts.org

Art is a kind of illness. ~Giacomo Puccini

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. ~Stella Adler

When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time. ~Alice Neel

I’m having a Last Minute Holiday Commission Sale on paintings, collage paintings, and drawings. Order a commission by Dec. 15th and I can have it completed and shipped to you before Christmas. Free Shipping on items over $200 (including commissions and my Etsy Shop). 15% off when purchasing two or more items (including commissions and my Etsy Shop).

Please contact me for details of pricing discounts and/or you can visit jmculver.etsy.com for some commission listings and original artwork.

Artwork available in my Etsy Shop must be purchased and paid for by Dec. 19th to arrive before Christmas.

Here are some of my most recent commissions. I’m still available for commissions and if you contact me right away, I can still have your painting or drawing completed and shipped to you before Christmas.

“Hazel”, oil on canvas, 16 x 20″

“Coda”, oil on canvas, 24 x 36″

“Family Portrait”, oil on canvas, 24 x 36″

“Family Portrait, collage painting, 24 x 24″

I was elected Vice Chair on the Board of Directors and Exhibition Committee Chair at SSCA Gallery (Stevens Square Center for the Arts) in Minneapolis. I’m also serving on the Marketing Committee. We have a full schedule of group and solo exhibitions for 2010, including my solo exhibition in March. More updates to come…