JEFF ZILM: A LECTURE ON A MINOR PLATFORM

Join us in the gallery for a talk by former Chinati Foundation artist-in-residence and University of North Texas alumn, Jeff Zilm. The artist will discuss the possibilities and variations open to painting as it relates to his current solo exhibition.

Jeff Zilm's second solo exhibition at Marty Walker Gallery “A Social Acid (leaked), A Terminal Edit (4), the Saps at Sea and Additional Research (Bernadine Dohrn)” includes 7 new paintings; four film paintings, plus new work from the Password Series and Arrow Heads. Click here to read the reviews at The Huffington Post & Artlies.

A Lecture on a Minor Platform - Saturday, February 12th, 5pm // Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 5pm & by appt. // For additional info please contact gallery // pictured: installation view of Zilm's work

WAYNE WHITE TALKS

Wayne White is touring America to lecture on his life as an award-winning artist, titled, "You're Supposed to Act All Impressed." Presented to students of Middle Tennessee State University, Savannah College of Art and Design, and Watkins College thus far, his lecture is scheduled to take the Hollywood stage as a live performance at the Los Angeles Film School on November 9th, 2010. The event is expected to be filled with high energy, laughter, and music featuring images, video clips, and puppets from the artist's life and 30-year career, including his Emmy awarded design for Pee-Wee's Playhouse (recently revived as for Broadway!).

http://www.waynewhiteart.com/waynewhitetalk/

FRANCES BAGLEY & TOM ORR, TALKS @ DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART

Mark your calendar for these upcoming events at The Dallas Museum of Art with Marty Walker Gallery artists Frances Bagley and Tom Orr:

12:15 pm, Wednesday, January 20, 2010: GALLERY TALK with Frances Bagley and Tom Orr. The Performance/Art artists discuss their work in the exhibition.

7:00 pm, Thursday, January 28, 2010: STATE OF THE ARTS with Frances Bagley and Tom Orr, artists featured in the exhibition Performance/Art at the DMA; and Kim J. Campbell, Founder and Executive Director of the Dallas Wind Symphony.

TOM ORR & FRANCES BAGLEY
Performance/Art installation at The Dallas Museum of Art

Dallas-based artists Frances Bagley and Tom Orr were commissioned by the Dallas Opera to create the sets and costumes for the Dallas premiere of Verdi’s Nabucco in 2006 (scroll through this link for info and to view images from the blog). Bagley and Orr created a gallery-scaled installation based on that production for the Museum’s current special exhibition Performance/Art, on view through March 21, 2010. Frances Bagley received her M.F.A. from the University of North Texas and an M.A. and B.F.A from Arizona State University. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions and is included in the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., among many other private, public and corporate collections. A native of Dallas, Tom Orr holds a B.F.A in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design. Orr has been commissioned for a number of public art projects, including Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal D and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Plano Station. His work is included in private collections throughout Texas, the U.S. and abroad.

Join Dallas Museum of Art Director Bonnie Pitman and KERA host and producer Jeff Whittington for an innovative new series exploring the creative process and the nature of performance. Hear Dallas’s key artistic leaders discuss the future of the city’s cultural landscape and what lies ahead for the nation’s largest urban arts district.On Thursday evenings, join us before the talks to enjoy live jazz, a casual dinner, and cocktails in the Atrium Cafe. Lectures take place in the Horchow Auditorium.

Reserve your seat online -online reservations will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on the day of each event. To reserve seats by phone or for more information, call 214-922-1826 or e-mail publicprograms@DallasMuseumofArt.org

Dallas Museum of Art [MAP]
1717 North Harwood
Dallas, Texas 75201
P : 214-922-1200

Hours: Tuesday* and Wednesday: 11:00 pm–5:00 pm, Thursday: 11:00 am–9:00 pm,Friday**, Saturday, and Sunday: 11:00 pm–5:00 pm, Closed Mondays. *FREE First Tuesday of each month **Late Night Fridays (third Friday of the month) the Museum is open until midnight.

TOM ORR & FRANCES BAGLEY
Performance/Art installation at The Dallas Museum of Art

Visit The Dallas Opera's blog for more photos from the performance of Nabucco in 2006, with the designs of Frances Bagley and Tom Orr.

WILLIAM LAMSON, TALK @ FORT WORTH MODERN

Tuesday Evenings @ the Modern: WILLIAM LAMSON
-Tuesday, October 20, 7pm @ Fort Worth Modern Art Museum-

William Lamson is a Brooklyn-based artist recognized for an inventive body of work that, as described on National Public Radio, uses “inexpensive materials and simple structures” to create “visuals that are mesmerizing and, in a word, playful.” Addressing issues of masculinity, amateurism, science, play, and the quixotic quest for personal heroism, Lamson speaks to the spirit of ingenuity in sculptures, photographs, and performances that broaden horizons and entertain the imagination. For Tuesday Evenings, Lamson presents what he describes as his “arduous endeavors that offer the perpetual hope of transcendence, however flawed the undertaking may be.”

Tuesday Evenings at the Modern begin at 7 pm in the auditorium. The series brings artists, scholars, and critics to discuss their work each week at the Modern. Admission is free and open to the public. Free admission tickets can be picked up at the Modern’s admission desk beginning at 5 pm on the day of the lecture. Seating begins at 6:30 pm and is limited to the first 250 ticketholders. A live broadcast of the lecture will be shown in Café Modern for any additional guests. During the series the Museum galleries and Café Modern remain open until 7.

William Lamson's solo exhibition 'Automatic' at Marty Walker Gallery opens Saturday, October 17, 6-8pm.






(pictured, WILLIAM LAMSON's, Sea Drawing, and Sea Drawing Apparatus, 2009 - photograph, drawing, video still)

WAYNE WHITE, talk @ THE FORT WORTH MODERN

Tuesday Evenings at the Modern : WAYNE WHITE
-Tuesday, September 8, 7pm @ Fort Worth Modern Art Museum-

Los Angeles-based artist Wayne White begun his career as a production designer for Pee-Wee’s Playhouse ( for which he received three Emmys), White is now recognized for his clever and beautifully rendered text paintings. As a wordsmith and draftsman extraordinaire, White juxtaposes irreverent and humorous phrases over “sofa art” lithographs of landscapes mass-produced in the 1960s and ‘70s to create something all together new and always compelling. Tuesday Evenings focuses on the work featured in the recently published monograph, Maybe Now I’ll Get The Respect I So Richly Deserve, which is a comprehensive view of White’s 30-plus-year career. And mark your calendars for February 2010 -when Marty Walker Gallery presents Wayne White in a new solo exhibition. Opening reception Saturday, Febraury 20; exhibition runs through March 20, 2010.

Tuesday Evenings at the Modern begin at 7 pm in the auditorium. The series brings artists, scholars, and critics to discuss their work each week at the Modern. Admission is free and open to the public. Free admission tickets can be picked up at the Modern’s admission desk beginning at 5 pm on the day of the lecture. Seating begins at 6:30 pm and is limited to the first 250 ticketholders. A live broadcast of the lecture will be shown in Café Modern for any additional guests. During the series the Museum galleries and Café Modern remain open until 7.

(pictured above, WAYNE WHITE's, Tinted Lard, 2009, acrylic on offset lithograph, framed, 18 3/4 x 25 inches)