March 4 - 19, 2011

Exhibition Hours: 11am - 5pm (Tues - Sat)


What’s New + What’s Next in Contemporary Art + Design

Featuring works by:
Silas Breaux
Adreon Henry
Jennifer Jeannelle
Katrina Lasko
Rosie Leventon
Michael McMann
Dato Mio
Amanda Small

Click Here to view the exhibition online

Closing Reception: Friday, March 18, 2011 from 5pm-8pm: BECA - 312 Rosemont Ave, NE, ABQ


The purpose of ‘NEXT’ is to discover and highlight the best in the next wave of contemporary art + design.  For this exhibition, the BECA Foundation enlisted the input of art + design enthusiasts from around the world via online public vote.  Two artists or designers from each of the following four categories have been selected by public vote to be featured in the physical group exhibition, ‘NEXT’ presented by BECA: Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art in Albuquerque, NM:  

1.    Film/Video/Sound/3D Animation
2.    Design (graphic design, interactive design, furniture + related accessories, lighting, haute couture, body adornments, architecture, etc.)
3.    Two Dimensional Works (drawings, paintings, prints, photography, illustration, digital art)
4.    Three Dimensional Works (installation, sculpture, textiles or any combination of these or the above)

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February 4 - 18, 2011

 

The BECA Foundation is pleased to present the 2nd Annual non-juried, open registration, International Exhibition of New Art + New Design

The following 20 out of 60 participating Lab AD artists, architects and designers have been selected to have their Lab AD works featured in the following exhibition online component:



Josh Atlas - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
‘Untitled’
Acrylic on Canvas


Maria de la Vega – Buenos Aires, Argentina
‘Silente’ from the ‘Internal Landscapes’ series
Video (2:00)
Limited Edition of 2 copies


Stuart Gibson – Tucson, Arizona, USA
‘This Is My Disappointed Smile’
Digital Inkjet Print of Drawing
Open Edition


Monique Given – Huntsville, Alabama, USA
‘(re)form’       
Recyled Painting, Alpaca Fur and Hand-Sewn Muslin with Wire


Zach Hines + Oliver Dibrova (H+D Studio) - New York, New York, USA
‘VOVA Lamp’
Polyamide Laser Sintered Shade on Metal Base with Halogen Bulb


Henry Hsu – Taipei, Taiwan
‘TAINA – Between the Gods and Men’
Oil on Canvas


Sandee Johnson – Asheville, North Carolina, USA
‘Chaos 33’
Mixed-Media, Photo-based on Photo-Paper


Jack King – Austin, Texas, USA
‘Eiffel Tower’
Digital Print on Paper of Hand-painted Photograph
Limited Edition #1/5


Kim Kissinger Marino – Champaign, Illinois, USA
‘The Family: Bright Ones’
Oil & Pigmented Glue on Un-stretched Canvas


Mai Labo – Birkerod, Denmark
‘Japanese Flower Tree’
Japanese Yuzen Paper Collage


Janne Larsen – Los Angeles, California, USA
‘The Failure of a Human Made Bird’
Walnut Veneer, Paper, Fiberglass Resin, Monofilament


Ruth Ann Lyons – Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
‘Pussywillow’
Oil on Canvas


Ray Maseman – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
‘St. Gabriel’
Multiple Plate Etching on Paper
Limited Edition #12/25


Tara Najd Ahmadi - Norman, Oklahoma, USA
‘Which one becomes disappointed faster?’
Video (2:30)


Richard Palanuk – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
‘Moving With Autumn II’
Pigmented Ink Print on Rag Paper
Artist Proof


Yasmin Sabur – San Diego, California, USA
‘Wave Two’
Repurposed Linens, Hand-dyed, Hand-woven and Hand-stitched mounted on Chipboard


David K. Thompson – New Haven, Connecticut, USA
‘Rubaiyat: (Production Still)’
Metallic Chromogenic Print


Maureen Ann Walrath – Tinley Park, Illinois, USA
‘Confluence’
Gouache, Watercolor and Graphite on Paper


Andy D. Willett – Warwickshire, United Kingdom
‘Don’t Believe A Word I Say’
Vinyl Lettering on Vinyl Sheet




Janet Yagoda Shagam – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
‘Hidden Beauty – 2’
4-Plate Collograph on Paper
Limited Edition #4/6



The purpose of this non-juried experimental, group exhibition is to broaden exhibition opportunities and to discover and highlight new approaches by emerging contemporary artists, architects + designers as well as those who are more established but are stretching their work into unfamiliar territory.  This exhibition provides an open opportunity in which to experiment freely. Through Lab AD, the BECA Foundation is bringing together works by artists, architects + designers from around the world. Many artists + designers participating in Lab AD will be exhibiting their works of art + design here within the United States for the very first time.

Participating artists, architects + designers follow:

Tara Najd Ahmadi – Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Josh Atlas – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Laird Bindrim – Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA

Heather Bizon – New Haven, Connecticut, USA

K.C. Collins – Austin, Texas, USA

David D'Agostino – Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Jessica Davenport – Brooklyn, New York, USA

David de Lara – Austin, Texas, USA

Maria de la Vega – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Lindsey Afton Dufoe – Lakeland, Florida, USA

Karl Eschenbach – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Arlene Finger – Brooklyn, New York, USA

Lauren Folkerts – Eugene, Oregon, USA

Patricia Forbes – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Rose Garcia – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Morgan Gehris – Los Angeles, California, USA

Stuart Gibson – Tucson, Arizona, USA

Judy Gilmer - Edgewater, FL, USA

Monique Given – Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Nahid Hagigat – Brooklyn, New York, USA

Christian Hali – Modesto, California, USA

Hines-Dibrova-Studio - New York, New York, USA

Henry Hsu – Taipei, Taiwan

Houston Jimenez – College Station, Texas, USA

Sandee Johnson – Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Jill Kambs – Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Jack King – Austin, Texas, USA

Mai Labo – Birkerod, Denmark

Janne Larsen – Los Angeles, California, USA

Katrina Lasko – Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA

Barbara Lemiare – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Donna Holford Lovell – Angus, United Kingdom

Ruth Lyons – Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Kim Kissinger Marino – Champaign, Illinois, USA

James Marks – Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Ray Maseman – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Nance McManus – Tijeras, New Mexico, USA

Molly Morin – South Bend, Indiana, USA

Ida Musemic – New York, New York, USA

Mary Nelson – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Mariska Ondrich – Tamil Nadu, India

Richard Palanuk – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Bijal Patel – Pasadena, California, USA

Shin-Hye Park – Kyunggi-do, South Korea

Thomas Provost – Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Samuel Rolfes – Plano, Texas, USA

Sandra Rude – Atascadero, California, USA

Yasmin Sabur – San Diego, California, USA

Erika Schmidt – Pawlet, Vermont, USA

Paula Scott – Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA

Lis Gundlach Sell – Frederiksberg, Denmark

Janet Yagoda Shagam – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Roberto Silva – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jan Strizek – Chicago, Illinois, USA

Anthony Stefan – Sarasota, Florida, USA

Jan Swan – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Joanna Szulda – London, United Kingdom

Matt Teismann – Washington, Missouri, USA

David Thompson – New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Jamie Valdez – Corona, California, USA

Maureen Walrath – Tinley Park, Illinois, USA

Jackie Weisberg – Brooklyn, New York, USA

Andrew Willett – Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Zaslow Argyle Group – Tucson, Arizona, USA

 

The Lab AD exhibition is modeled after last year’s BECA Foundation first non-juried, experimental, open exhibition titled, 12x12x122.  It was one of BECA’s most successful exhibitions to date in terms of attendance and online viewing.  For Lab AD, the BECA Foundation has made a concerted effort to broaden the variety of acceptable works, including 2-D, 3-D and video.  There will be 20 artists, architects and/or designers selected from those exhibiting to have their works featured here online at www.BECAICAD.org. Works were not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept. 

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December 1 - 14, 2010



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November 2 - 16, 2010
                                                                                                                                                                   

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September 1 - 14, 2010


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May 1 - 29, 2010


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You may also view additional BECA projects at www.CurateThis.org and www.WEARART.org. The precursor to The BECA Foundation was BECA gallery which existed from January 2008 - July 2009.  An online archive of those past exhibitions may be viewed at www.BECAgallery.com





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