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M.J. Anderson has received the 2011 Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology The annual Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency occurs each October, with two invited artists working with printer Julia D'Amario, formerly of Pace Editions (New York) in Sitka's printmaking studio. Support for this residency is provided in part by Jordan Schnitzer and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Julia D'Amario is a professional etching printer who printed at Pace Editions in New York City for 17 years. She first came to Sitka as a resident artist in the spring of 1997. In 2002, a print residency was established to provide artists the opportunity to come to Sitka and collaborate on etching projects with Julia D'Amario. Jordan Schnitzer, one of Portland's most prominent print collectors, generously pledged his support for the project and has been funding it since its inception. Each fall, two artists are invited for a period of two weeks to work intensively in the print studio with Julia D'Amario. The artists learn how to translate their work into a new medium. At the end of the artists' residency, Julia editions the prints, which are then divided equally between the artist and the Sitka Center. Copies are also given to the Gordon Gilkey Print Center at the Portland Art Museum and Jordan Schnitzer's print collection. Every other year the guest artists' prints are exhibited in January at Prints Arts Northwest in Portland.
May 2, 2011 The Oregon Arts Commission announced $19,907 Career Opportunity Grants to 15 artists in the spring 2011 round of funding. Four of the 15 artists will receive an additional $19,050 in the first round of grant-making in collaboration with the Ford Family Foundation, that is providing additional resources to Oregon mid-career visual artists for significant career advancement opportunities. Among those receiving grants were M. J. Anderson of Nehalem, a sculptor, who received a $1,500 Career Opportunity Grant, and an additional $7,500 from the Ford Family Foundation, to support the first solo exhibition of Anderson 700's sculpture in Carrarra, Italy, as well as the documentation and production of an 18-page bilingual catalog with essay. Grant funds will support travel, shipping from Italy and publication of the catalog. The Ford Family Foundation 700's Opportunity Grants are one of seven program facets launched in 2010 as part of a $3.5 million, five-year visual arts program established in recognition of the interests in and support to the visual arts by the late Hallie Ford, a co-founder of the foundation.
She Found Her Wings Italian Statuario Marble Sculpture, Artist M.J. Anderson M.J. Anderson's sculpture is now included in the permanent collection of the Hallie Ford Museum, part of the Bill Rhoades Collection.
M.J. Anderson The Probability of Resemblance
In this exhibition of new work, M.J. Anderson continues working in collaboration with stone, marble and travertine. Anderson travels annually between the Northwest and the quarries of Italy to select her materials and to rough out her sculptures which are later completed in her coastal Oregon studio. Her contemporary use of marble and stone acknowledges classical sculpture while presenting a unique vision of womanhood. Her work explores the imperfections of the human figure and seeks to represent beauty beyond image. "These works continue my fascination with the torso as essence of human spirit. Each straightforward frontal pose, without drama or contortion, acts as vessel of distillation for the honesty of emotion within each figure." M.J. Anderson has received numerous grants and awards including a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Her work has been the subject of numerous one-person museum exhibitions. She has exhibited with Davidson since 1993. View previous work by Anderson at http://www.davidsongalleries.com/artists/anderson/anderson.php Please email sam@davidsongalleries.com or call 206 624-7684 for more information. Painting, Sculpture & Multimedia • Director: Sam Davidson • sam@davidsongalleries.com • 206 624-7684 Cara Marie Forrler Davidson Galleries
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