The Clatsop Community College Royal Nebeker Art Gallery will open its 2020/2021 exhibition season with a solo show entitled Rediscovering Silence, featuring Seattle-based artist Chris Sheridan. This show is an award show, the premier prize awarded during the 2020 annual international competition Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century. A special selection of a number of paintings in the show may be seen at the following link: Rediscovering Silence (show preview) – 3D virtual exhibition by Chris Sheridan Art. The show will run from October 5th through November 12th. The gallery exhibit is free and open to the public during the limited hours of 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Guests must wear face coverings and practice social distancing. No more than 6 guests may enter the gallery at a time.
Chris Sheridan has spent nearly a quarter-century living as an artist. He completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in illustration at The Ringling College of Art and Design in 1999, followed by a Master’s degree in painting at the Academy of Art University in 2003.
Sheridan is an award-winning artist who has shown his work both nationally and internationally in Finland and Morocco. He is currently represented by the Seattle Art Museum Gallery. In 2014, he participated in his first artist’s residency in Vienna, Austria, a one-month endeavor that culminated in a solo show at Mo.e. He has recently returned from a two-month residency at AARK in Korpo, Finland.
When Sheridan is not painting, he assists with the KOH Atelier at Gage Academy of Art, giving demonstrations and in-depth critiques to the students in the program. He also does installation and art handling for the Frye Art Museum and the MOHAI.
In his artist statement, Sheridan provides a beautifully articulated synopsis about this show:
In the fall of 2019, I left home to spend two months at the Archipelago Art Residency in Korpo (AARK), on a tiny island in Finland. Before leaving home, I methodically planned every detail for every situation that I could foresee. I was ready for anything…or so I thought. I set out with the intent to find adventure, and to search out the wonder and phenomena that inspire the area’s legend and lore. But once I was within the forest, I came to recognize that the commanding embrace of solitude and silence possessed far greater designs than my own, and the direction of my exploration profoundly changed. Rediscovering Silence is about the unexpected: the unexpected internal journey that I experienced while on an art residency in the vast Finnish Archipelago, and the equally unexpected experience of creating an entire body of work from the confines of isolation brought on by COVID-19.
The show may also be accessed online after October 6th via the Clatsop Community College Royal Nebeker Gallery webpage. The CCC Royal Nebeker Gallery and the Drawing/Painting Studio are ADA accessible. Both are located at 1799 Lexington Avenue in Astoria. The gallery hours are from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and on weekends and holidays by appointment only. For more information, please contact Kristin Shauck at 503-338-2472.
Non-Discrimination Declaration- It is the policy of Clatsop Community College that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, gender, marital status, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or disability in any educational programs, activities, or employment. Questions or complaints should be directed to Desiree Noah, Affirmative Action/Gender Equity (Title IX) Officer, Lower Library, Suite 103, dnoah@clatsopcc.edu 503-338- 2450; TDD 503-338-2468. The Director of Student Access Services, Mallory Vollner, is in Columbia Hall, Suite 111, mvollner@clatsopcc.edu 503-338-2474.
Accommodations- Persons having questions about or a request for special needs and accommodation should contact JoAnn Zahn, Vice President of Finance and Operations, at Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, Oregon 97103, Lower Library Suite 110, jzahn@clatsopcc.edu Phone (503) 338-2421 or TDD (503) 338-2468. Please send special needs and accommodations requests here. Contact should be made at least two business days in advance of the event.
Declaración de no-discriminación- Es la política de Clatsop Community College que no habrá ningún tipo de discriminación o acoso por razón de raza, color, sexo, género, estado civil, religión, origen nacional, edad, orientación sexual, identidad de género o expresióno discapacidad en los programas educativos, actividades o en la contratación. Preguntas o quejas deben ser dirigidas al Desiree Noah, Oficial de Acción Afirmativa / Título IX localizado en Library número 103 dnoah@clatsopcc.edu número de teléfono 503-338-2450, TDD (discapacidad auditiva) 503-338-2468. Director de Servicios de acceso para estudiantes, Mallory Vollner, se encuentra en Columbia Hall, numero 111, mvollner@clatsopcc.edu número de teléfono 503-338-2474. Para ADA y otras peticiones de servicios llame al 503-338-2474 o para TDD (discapacidad auditiva) 503-338-2468.
Ayuda a personas discapacitadas- En cuanto a las personas discapacitadas, se les pide que se comuniquen con JoAnn Zahn, la Vice Presidente de Finanzas y Operaciones en Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, Oregon 97103, Library Suite 110, jzahn@clatsopcc.edu número teléfonico (503) 338-2421 o a TDD (503) 338-2468. Haga el favor de notificar a la oficina para que se le pueda proporcionar apoyo. La comunicación debe tomar lugar por lo menos dos días de trabajo antes del evento por el cual se requiera tal ayuda. Para más información, vea la página Web de Clatsop Community College bajo Información en Español.
