Collage Montage: A New Whole View

Happy Hour Closing Reception: 5pm-7pm

DJ Arcade: Hosted by DJ Paper Sleeves (Danny Sigelman), 6pm-10pm

Sound/Video/Film Collage Performance:  With Phil Harder: 8pm

Join artists Andrea Jenkins (visual), Colin Leo (visual), Danny Sigelman (visual, sound and video installation), Jacqui Juvland (visual), Jodi Beatrix (visual), and Philip Harder (film montage) for the closing reception of Art-a-Whirl's 2018 experience: Collage Montage | A New Whole View, the assemblage of collage, sound and film art and where YOU are a part of the collage of collages.  Meta!

 

About the Artists

ANDREA JENKINS is an American policy aide, politician, writer, performance artist, poet, and transgender activist. She is known for being the first African-American openly transgender woman elected to public office in the United States, serving since January 2018 on the Minneapolis City Council. Inspired by the work of Carl Wesley, a graphic artist who is currently serving time in Stillwater Prison and creates portraits of musical icons like Billie Holiday, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and many others, Jenkins reaches back into history to tell a story, often with words appearing to explore the connection between language and imagery. "Ultimately, I'm influenced by the work of Kara Walker and Frida Kahlo (you will see them both appearing in the work in some form or fashion), two women artists who took, or in the case of Walker, continues to take risks."

COLIN LEO is an artist of many mediums including painting, photography, collage and audio landscapes. Surreal yet surprisingly authentic scenescapes, Leo often portrays himself as an icon surrounded by hip-hop imagery, scantily clad women, cryptic messages, and even his mother. Leo, from Richfield, MN, has made thousands of paintings and collages, and the collection of pieces in this exhibit are a combination of colorful abstract acrylic visions and the collages represent the fantastical, stylistic imagery that aims to both satisfy and shock at the same time. "I believe in supernatural influence from universal love energy that connects us all." Contact: towelbreather@yahoo.com | 651-707-5024

DANNY SIGELMAN is a freelance journalist, DJ, writer, musician, and artist who has worked for and been published at Radio K, KFAI, 89.3 The Current, China Radio International, City Pages, Star Tribune, VitaMN, Electric Fetus, Secret Stash Records, Rhapsody, and the Dakota Jazz Club. His fascination with music and pop culture forges inspiration into his art and music. www.twitter.com/paper_sleeves

JACQUI JUVLAND is a Minneapolis-based collage artist who uses dreamy blends of images inspired by the post-hippie art of the 70's, enticing the viewer with serene scenes and a sense of peace. "Collage has always been my go-to. I use it as a way of meditation. My favorite is 60’s psychedelic. Wes Wilson the father of psychedelic concert posters is a big inspiration of mine. The color exploding creating vibrating images with bold patterns and melting shapes build for a deep experience."  www.inkpadnotepad.com

JODI BEE is a Minneapolis based collage artist, illustrator, and teacher. Bee's collage is decoratively embellished, highly refined and meticulously arranged to create harmony, balance, and a feeling of wholeness. She incorporates complex mixed media techniques through rendering, outlining, metallic leafing, iridescent papers, as well as textural surface treatments that evolve the artwork beyond the collage base to a more embellished aesthetic. "I draw inspiration from many sources, most of those I draw from visually are patterns found in nature, however, the surreal, symbolic language of dreams play a big role in how I build a collage, connecting disparate ideas together, linking them in a new narrative or enriching the expression of an idea."  www.jodibee.com

PHIL HARDER is a music video director, film-maker, musician and commercial director based in Minneapolis, New York, and Los Angles. Harder's filmography spans decades and includes the music videos of Prince, Foo Fighters, Polica, Liz Phair, Babes in Toyland, Trampled By Turtles, Har Mar Superstar, Pulp, The Cranberries, Barenaked Ladies, Matchbox Twenty, Afghan Whigs and many others. Harder was the cinematographer on the Japanese feature film "Yoko, The Cherry Blossom" shot in Tokyo and most recently was the director of the critically acclaimed "A Work in Progress (Al Milgrom's Cinema Journey)" featured at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival.  www.phil-harder.com