Art
Art education projects
Awards
Bio/statement
Blog
Contact
Education
Exhibitions
Press
Social websites (Facebook, etc)
Resume



Home
__________________
© marcy sperry 2008

News & Announcements

8/4/08: Moving to New York
After trying to make a go of things in Chicago for the past decade, Chris and I decided to move on to New York. We found a place in Brooklyn, and are taking off in early September.

8/1/08: National Fiber Art Show, Sixth Street Gallery, August 1-30, 2008
www.sixthstreetgallery.com

4/4/07: "Domestic Sunshine" exhibition at Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University
Dittmar Memorial Gallery, Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
April 4 - May 11, 2008
Opening reception: April 10, 6 pm - 8 pm
Info: http://www.norris.northwestern.edu/dittmar.php

12/1/07: Installation at Art on Armitage
4125 W. Armitage Ave. (just west of Pulaski) Chicago IL 60639 tel. (773) 235-8583
See my work at Art on Armitage from December 1-30, 2007. Any questions about sales, etc. should be directed to marcy 710 (at) earthlink dot net, or call Art on Amitage (773) 235-8583.
More: http://www.artonarmitage.com/index.php/now_showing/marcy_sperry/

8/15/07: Bridge Art Fair Miami
This represents a first for me, doing an international art expo, the Bridge Art Fair. A satellite of Art Basel, Bridge Art Fair Miami will be held at the Catalina Hotel December 6-9 2007. I'll have 3-5 works with other artists from Art on Armitage.

8/10/07: "Fiber Focus 2007"
I had two pieces selected by juror Jane Sauer for "Fiber Focus 2007" which will be at Art Saint Louis, September 10-October 18, 2007.

8/1/07: “New Frontiers” fiber art exhibition
I was selected to exhibit a piece in the “New Frontiers” exhibition at Art House, McAllen, TX , Sept. 7-29, 2007. The exhibit "...will feature fiber artists from across the United States and one from Australia. The artwork selected represents the current state of the art in fiberart as well as the breadth of materials and techniques utilized in the medium."

5/30/07: Accepted to Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
UIUC offers the #1 library program in the US. (What better time to transition into the library profession--no less of a source than the New York Times Style Section has decreed that librarians are officially "hip.") ;) Ha.

4/27/07: Awarded CAAP grant
I was awarded a Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) grant from the City of Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs. This was my first grant from the City of Chicago.