On Saturday, January 31st, Stephen hosted Peter and Geffen Rothe in the printmaking studio for the 'christening' of the etching press, tools, and materials that they donated in honor of Peter's mother, G. H. Rothe, a renowned mezzotint artist. Former Oxbow Board member, Bonnie Levinson, was in attendance as she was the link in getting the Rothe's to Oxbow.

On learning that Peter and Geffen were looking to find a good home for his mother's studio equipment, Bonnie put the Rothe's in contact with us and the result is a really great addition to the printmaking studio. To celebrate the donation, Peter installed a plaque in honor of his mother, and Stephen printed the last plate that Peter's mother was working on at the time of her death. The donation also included many of the artist's printmaking tools and a large amount of very high
quality printmaking paper.

Underwater, cut amberlith and digital print 2004

Craig Frazier, San Francisco Bay Area illustrator and alumni parent of two Oxbow students has an exhibition Drawing It Out from Sept 8 - Nov 1, 2014 in the Gutstein Gallery at Savannah College of Art and Design. The opening reception is Sept 25 from 6-7:30pm. Craig has donated his design expertise to Oxbow for many years; so if you are in the Savannah, Georgia area!

"Over the course of his 36-year career as a designer and illustrator, Frazier has developed one of the most recognized illustration styles in the world. His works are known for their graphic simplicity and razor-sharp wit. Frazier embeds a story in every piece inviting the audience to step inside."

The Third Dimension at University Art Gallery

Painting faculty Chris Thorson's artwork is included in two fall exhibitions! The Third Dimension: Four Sculptors at the University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA through October 12. Look for more information on her upcoming show at the Francesca Anderson Gallery in Lexington, MA in the October issue of Oxtales.

Click here to see the complete 2014 Alumni Art Exhibition and Sale photo album. If you have photos to share please email to alumnishow@oxbowschool.org.

Izzy Pezzulo an OS28 alum and senior at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, FL has won the YoungArts 2014 US Presidential Scholar in the Arts Award and a Pathfinder Award Arts Scholarship.

YoungArts congratulates the 50th class of US Presidential Scholars. The 20 Scholars in the Arts, all 2014 YoungArts Winners, were nominated to The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars by YoungArts, and selected based on academic, civic and artistic achievement. The award, presented on behalf of the President of the United States, is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an artistically talented graduating high school senior. These talented young artists will showcase their work at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and at The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. on Monday, June 23, 2014.Read the full announcement and event details.

Pezzulo spent much of her Dreyfoos career studying at other schools through various programs such as the Oxbow School in Napa, CA and Cow House Studio in Ireland. - Jason Schultz, The Palm Beach Post - read full article.

Boxed in, 2012

The exhibition Managing Object Expectations opened April 14 at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and is curated by Sabrina Blaichman. The group exhibition includes artists Nairy Baghramian, Zilla Leutenegger, Seth Price, Michael St. John, Chris Thorson, and Rosemarie Trocker. The show runs through May 25. "Managing Object Expectations proposes an intersection of artistic craft and the influence of everyday objects. The artists represented have chosen to create everyday objects rather than nominate them from non-artistic fields of production. By employing strategies of re-contextualization or unexpected uses of form and material, the works open spaces for new thought processes and realities."

The exhibition As Night Strolled Over to See What's Up opens May 6 at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Program at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts and is curated by Oxbow's own OS13 Nora Rodriguez. The opening reception is May 9 and the show runs through May 28. "As Night features the work of five artists - Glen Baldridge, Robin Cameron, Michael Drueger, Phyllis Ma and Chris Thorson - who engage with the print's potential for infinite reproduction. Exisiting as singular objects or limited editions, these works invoke the technology and texture of commercial printing."

Frazier's Implied Water, 2013

Daniele Frazier was interviewed by Don Undeen of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The article is titled "Creative Technologist Interview: Daniel Frazier's Implied Water."

"I like the idea that objects in the Met's collection can be used as inspiration and raw material for new works. For that reason, when I recognized a model of a Met object 3D Notion, a recent exhibition of 3D-printed works at the Bruce High Quality Foundation University, I was immediately intrigued. The artist, Daniele Frazier, had incorporated a 3-D model of Jean Antoine Houdon's Bather (from a fountain group), a sculpture in the Met's collection." - Don Undeen, Senior Manager of the Media Lab, Digital Media at the Met

Read the full interview published January 8, 2014.

Nora Rodriguez Oxbow's former Math teacher and OS13 alum is curating "The Tools" exhibition at Root Division in San Francisco.

Jeana Poindexter Oxbow's former Teaching Assistant has a piece in the show!

"The Tools is a look through the wrong end of the telescope, examining art as apparatus and instrument."

Opening reception: January 11, 2014, 7 - 10pm
Exhibition dates: January 8 - 21, 2014
Location: 3175 17th Street (at South Van Ness), San Francisco, CA 94110

Savernack Street Gallery

Jo Babcock Oxbow's OS8 Visiting Artist Lecturer has an exhibit at the Savernack Street Gallery, 2411-24th Street in San Francisco from December 13, 2013-January 8, 2014. The exhibit is titled "Jo Babcock: The Dark Room" and can be viewed at the gallery "24/7" through a peephole in a door. Parking is located at 24th Street & Vermont.

"My work merges aspects of photography, sculpture, and conceptual art. I am best know for my VWVan Camera and book, The Invented Camera." — JO BABCOCK