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An artist who is constantly paying attention to his surroundings with an idea toward capturing the richness of a place and the people who inhabit it. ....
Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art opens an exhibition of Shari Urquhart s tapestries Shari Urquhart, Its 10 o Clock Do You Know?, 1982. 71 x 107 inches. MILWAUKEE, WI .-Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art is presenting this major exhibition in conjunction with The Warehouse. Forty years of Shari Urquharts fiber art tapestries are being presented in two Milwaukee venues. This is the first time this extraordinary group of more than 30 monumental, figurative textiles from the artists estate has been shown together. In addition, Portrait Society presents a related show featuring the work of Chicago artist Phyllis Bramson, who attended graduate school with Urquhart. ....
December 31, 2020 11:30 am Shari Urquhart, Wedding Portrait (J. Van Eyck), 1998, Persian wool, mohair, metallic acrylic & silk fibers, 79.5 x 67.75 inches Lamentable deaths occur every year, but in 2020 Covid-19 has made for an especially grim atmosphere of loss. In the art world, painter Jackie Saccoccio and art historian Barbara Rose are the most recent to be mourned across social media and in thoughtful obituaries in the New York Times . Artnet has compiled a list of other notable art figures who have passed away, including Beverly Pepper, Emily Mason, William Bailey, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Susan Rothenberg, Ron Gorchov, and Luchita Hurtado. ArtForum ‘s list includes Ulay, John Baldessari, Christo, Suh Se-ok, and May Stevens. At artcritical ....