Art Talk: Susan Brearey, Duane Slick, and DJ Hellerman

ADMISSION: Free
Registration recommended; walk-ins welcome.
To register, click here, or call 802-257-0124 x101.

LOCATION: In person at BMAC, 10 Vernon Street, Brattleboro VT 05301

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Curated by DJ Hellerman, The In Between features work by longtime artists and friends Susan Brearey and Duane Slick, each of whom draws upon a connection to, and identification and observation of, animals and landscapes. In this in-person conversation, the artists and curator will discuss the exhibition, approaches to myth-making, and ways of connecting with the non-human world.

A native of rural New England and graduate of Evergreen State College, Brearey is known for her unique, iconic depiction of animals. She earned an MFA in painting and printmaking from RISD and has taught art at the Putney School, among other institutions.

Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Slick is a Meskwaki painter and storyteller who earned a BFA in painting from the University of Northern Iowa and an MFA in painting from the University of California, Davis. He began teaching painting and printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1995.

DJ Hellerman is chief curator & director of Curatorial Affairs at The Fabric Workshop & Museum in Philadelphia, where he leads the research and implementation of artist-centered projects, exhibitions, and programming. He focuses on helping ideas find material form through collaboration, experimentation, and process over product. Working with artists across context-sensitive, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary projects, Hellerman focuses on the creative process; the relationship between art, technology, and spirituality; place-based art making; early use of video as an artform; and the development of alternative cultural institutions.