Previous Exhibitions

Hampton Roads Student Gallery 2012

February 10-26, 2012

February 10-26, 2012 Hampton Roads Student Gallery 2012 is organized by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, d'ART Center, the Chrysler Museum, and Norfolk Cultural Affairs. For over 35 years Student Gallery has celebrated the artistic accomplishments of high school students from across Hampton Roads. …

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jared lindsay clark

january 26-april 29, 2012

Watch Jared Clark's "Bleed from the Face" video on YouTube . Jared Clark takes an experimental approach to the objects he creates. Cultivating from Modernist and Minimalist tenants, the artist uses everyday objects, such as cutting boards, found paintings, soap, Styrofoam and ceramic figurines in his artworks. By repurposing common objects, Clark produces sculptures that address contemporary social issues that bring about ideas of renewal and reparation as well as recycling. In addition to his sculptures and re-envisioned paintings, Clark will create a site-specific work for his exhibition. Clark received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the recipi…

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Jared Lindsay Clark at MOCA.

adam parker

january 26 - april 29, 2012

Adam Parker dreams in rich, warm color. In his animated short film, “Fall,” deep shades of gold, orange and russet flood the landscape. In the midst of this autumnal glory we are introduced to a man wearing a broad-brimmed hat. He has just chased his horse into a glorious field of flowers. As the winded man recovers, he spots a lone tower. In less than seven minutes, Parker tells a poignant tale and invites our own imaginations to play a role. Parker created this film using funds from www.kickstarter.com To learn more about the artist, visit Parker's web site. …

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robert sites

january 26-march 11, 2012

Robert Sites paintings are barely contained by the canvases that hold them. When the artist combines stylized motifs with realistic imagery, the results are both sensual and dynamic. Animals like deer or small dogs gambol among decorative flourishes. A haggard clown stares with vacant eyes. He seems lost among the ornamental decoration and patterns that act as architectural planes in his constrained world. With their dazzling colors, elegant lines and pebbled surfaces, Sites' paintings are a visual feast. Robert Sites is a Norfolk-based painter and a full professor in the Fine Arts Department of Norfolk State University. Site began his education at the University of Kansas where he graduated…

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Robert Sites at MOCA.

Salem Academy Visual Arts Senior Exhibition 2012

january 10-31, 2012

January 10 to 31, 2012 View works created by seniors in the Visual Arts Program at Salem Academy in Virginia Beach. These talented and dedicated high school students explore concepts and imaginative exploration in a wide variety of media and techniques including drawing, painting, digital graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, digital imaging, metalsmithing, architecture, product design and production and animation. …

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