Fritz Janschka’s Portrait Museum and Self-Portraits by NC Artists
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Curatorial Statement:
This dual exhibition explores contemporary approaches to self-representation in painting, sculpture, photography, video and installation. Greenhill will exhibit “Fritz Janschka’s Portrait Museum” a suite of fifty recent paintings created as “homages to the masters (and mistresses}” who have influenced Janschka, who is now in his ninth decade throughout his long career. A selection of the artist’s drawings and works on paper will also be on view.
“Self-Portraits by NC Artists” presents works by 33 NC artists who explore self-perception in traditional self-portraits as well as conceptual works. These artists include: Dean Allison, Michael Ananian, Hagit Barkai, Saba Barnard, James Barnhill, Katherine Bernstein, William Bernstein, Denee Black, Steven M. Cozart, Maia Dery, Alia El-Bermani, Rebecca Fagg, Richard Fennell, Darren Douglas Floyd, Tim Ford, Tony Griffin, Michael Klauke, Elizabeth Matheson, Darlene Mcclinton, Don Morgan, Michael Northuis, Mark Nystrom, Maureen O’Keefe, Eric Olsen, Alla Parsons, Juie Rattley III, Barbara Schreiber, Leah Sobsey, Brad Spencer, Jack Stratton, Richard Stenhouse, Michael Van Hout, and Betty Watson.
The self-portrait holds a special position within an artist’s practice. Whether as a first affirmation of artistic intention and self-realization, a mirror image registering physical traits or an investigation of intellectual constructions of self; a reflection on the passage of time or the projection of invented personas; the self-portrait continues to intrigue.
In the News
Self-Portraits: Art World's First 'Selfies' on Display at Greenhill -News-Record GoTraid, February 2015
Greenhill in Greensboro, NC, Offers Two Portrait Exhibitions -Carolina Arts, January 2015
Additional Resources
To view our press release, click HERE.
To check out more artwork in this exhibition, click HERE to view our Flickr album.