tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22460093441208497272024-03-14T02:02:20.624-07:00Mano Negra Press Stephanie Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285326920339621361noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246009344120849727.post-40122340708961262002019-05-15T21:28:00.000-07:002020-01-01T11:39:15.577-08:00HIT/AVTRYKK Festival (Haugesund Internasjonale Tresnittfestival) – Haugesund Billedgalleri, Haugesund, Norway, May 10 – August 4, 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Haugesund Internasjonale Tresnitt (Haugesund International </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Woodcut) curated by <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal;">Grethe Lunde Øvrebø</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">an international </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">The exhibition will be held </span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">at </span><a href="http://www.haugesund-billedgalleri.no/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1c1c1; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0.1px; transition: all 0.14s ease-out 0s;">Haugesund Billedgalleri,</a><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Norway </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">May 10 – August 4, 2019. </span><br />
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</section>Stephanie Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285326920339621361noreply@blogger.com0Norway60.47202399999999 8.4689459999999646.052252499999994 -32.83965050000004 74.891795499999986 49.77754249999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246009344120849727.post-25449933708453472142019-05-01T21:45:00.000-07:002020-01-01T11:40:00.880-08:00Group Exhibition – California Centered Printmaking Exhibition, Merced Multicultural Arts Center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Merced County Arts Council presents the 13th Annual California Centered: Printmaking Exhibition, to be displayed in the Merced Multicultural Arts Center main gallery from April 16th – June 1st, 2019.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The exhibition highlights the best in recent California Printmaking, including work by a diverse cohort of artists across the state. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">The Merced Multicultural Arts Center is a modern, 28,000 square-foot facility providing space and support for arts education, training, world-class performances, tours, and five galleries showcasing arts and cultural exhibits of local, regional and national importance. Since its completion in 1996 as a downtown redevelopment anchor, the Merced Multicultural Arts Center has been honored with an American Institute of Architecture award. It was awarded the League of California Cities’ 2001 “Helen Putnam Award for Excellence” Grand Prize for Arts and Quality of Life, and chosen as one of only four California cities to feature in the televised documentary “2001:Year of the Arts”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The exhibition was curated by Joseph Tipay, printmaking instructor at Merced College. Joseph teaches at Madera Community College Center, West Hills College, Valley State Prison and Avenal Prison. He received an MFA from Academy of Arts University, SF in Printmaking. His work deals with the struggles of his family and the beauty that comes with adversity. They are a reflection of the economic, cultural, political and social climate. He is an award winning artist and had been exhibited nationally.</span></div>
<br />Stephanie Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285326920339621361noreply@blogger.com0Merced, CA, USA37.3021632 -120.4829677000000237.1000627 -120.80569120000001 37.5042637 -120.16024420000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246009344120849727.post-51076316171268790712019-04-01T21:35:00.000-07:002020-01-01T11:40:38.874-08:00NUESTRA REALIDAD – OUR REALITY, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; font-weight: bolder;">Continuing its 50<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> anniversary celebration, Hooks-Epstein Galleries proudly presents a group exhibition featuring the work of our Latino artists. The exhibition, entitled <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nuestra Realidad – Our Reality</em>, will open on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 11:00 A.M., with a reception for the artists from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nuestra Realidad – Our Reality</em></span> will feature work by Hooks Epstein Gallery’s Latino artists working in various media. Artists will include:<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"> Jose Chardiet, Desira Garcia, Marcos Hernandez, James Matheson, Stephanie Mercado, Lorena Morales, and Lauren Salazar.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Hooks-Epstein Galleries</span> is a participating space for the <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">6th Biennial Latino Art Now! (LAN!) Conference</span>. LAN! is a signature event of the Inter-University for Latino Research (IUPLR) consortium and hosted by the University of Houston Center for Mexican-American Studies (UH-CMAS), explores and celebrates Latino/a/x and Latin American visual artists in the United States while advancing awareness, education, scholarship and knowledge. Houston is the fifth US city to host the <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">LAN! Conference: Sight Lines & Time Frames</span>, which brings together artists, art historians, art professionals, curators, collectors, educators, scholars, critics, art dealers, and the public. The LAN! Conference is from April 4-6, 2019 at the University of Houston.</span></div>
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<span class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">Founded in 1969, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., is one of the Houston’s longest running art galleries. Representing established, mid-career and emerging artists, the gallery pioneered the museum area while remaining in the forefront as specialists in late 19th, 20th and 21st century representational American, European, and Latin works of art. Along with a particular emphasis on sculpture and works on paper, the gallery is also Houston’s premier resource for works in the secondary market. Many of Houston’s most prominent art collections include works acquired through Hooks-Epstein Galleries. </span></div>
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<span class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">Celebrating its 50th year of existence, the gallery has mounted many exhibitions which received national and international acclaim. The gallery has published catalogs which continue to be used as a source of information and has produced exhibitions which have traveled from the gallery to museums and other venues. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nuestra Realidad – Our Reality</em></span> will continue through May 11, 2019.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gallery hours are <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Tuesdays</span> through <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Saturdays </span>from <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">11:00AM</span> to <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">5:00PM </span>and by appointment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For further information, please contact <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Geri Hooks,</span> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Yvonne M. Garcia</span>, or <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Jayni Karsan.</span></span></div>
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Stephanie Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285326920339621361noreply@blogger.com09045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA33.9563229 -118.41740567.5726294000000038 -159.7260021 60.3400164 -77.1088091tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246009344120849727.post-53454505284446148312018-08-21T21:52:00.000-07:002020-01-01T11:41:10.190-08:00The Sewing Circle, Group Exhibition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Join us Saturday, September 22nd for the opening reception of <i>The Sewing Circle </i>at Seaver Gallery, from 5 - 8 pm. The exhibition features new work by ten artists in Los Angeles. The artists included in the show are Lavialle Campbell, Rebecca Campbell, Phung Huynh, Laura Krifka, Tidawhitney Lek, Siobhan McClure, Stephanie Mercado, Andrea Patrie and Kate Savage. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stephanie Mercado will have three new monoprints included in the exhibition. The monoprints are constructed using relief and linocut prints, hand-cut and collaged together to create innovative narratives. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stephanie Mercado’s paintings and prints examine and interpret how history is </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">recorded. She merges historical imagery with contemporary pop-culture, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">transforming the narrative by introducing gaudy gold chains and cartoonish dollar </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bills. These contemporary elements reveal how the power of images has </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">influenced American culture, fostering the proverbial “American Dream”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mercado’s recent portraits of maids tell a story about power, class, and human </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relationships. They explore themes of subjugation and the nuances by which </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">people try to maintain their identity, dignity, and independence. Their black and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">white uniforms define a role that depersonalizes them but elements in their </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">environment reflect individuality and an exploration of identity. Each figure is </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">caught in a place between reality and a world that is deformed and shaped by the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">people who control their environment and their livelihood.</span></span></div>
<br />Stephanie Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285326920339621361noreply@blogger.com0250 S Rossmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004, USA34.0699098 -118.32683497.6862417999999977 -159.6354314 60.4535778 -77.0182384tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246009344120849727.post-65115909276371660872018-04-08T23:02:00.002-07:002020-01-01T11:41:37.290-08:00Family Portrait - Commission <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Painting a family portrait is an intimate and challenging subject, especially if one is not a photo-realist painter. It requires care and attention to paint portraits that resemble one's image while balancing the characteristic's of one's style of painting. I just finished a commission for a family of eight (plus). The painting has more than eight figures, it has each family member depicted more than once, extended family members, and a dog. The piece has thirty-eight figures total. Some of them are depicted as portraits in the background, a reference to fond memories hovering over what resembles a family tree. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wanted to stay away from painting a traditional family portrait. I was not interested in replicating a photo that could be easily captured in a photo booth. The piece has been a journey and the process included breakfast with the family, viewing and collecting family photos, listening to some of their favorite memories and becoming enamored with the sense of humor of the youngest set of twins. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I started off with simple line drawings from their photos. I scanned them on to my computer, moved them around, and scaled them up and down. I instinctively new that their home was the ideal environment in which to place them. Their home was welcoming, and the eldest twin girls mentioned one of their favorite things to do is to sing and dance in the kitchen. The sentiment was perfect. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I made several digital sketches, dropping in accent colors here and there. Once I had an idea about composition and color palette, I began to draw the image to the canvas. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Transferring the image to the canvas is different from working digitally. I had to change my approach to the piece and ditch the digital sketch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The perspective changes within the picture plane, creating opportunities for inventiveness. From left to right, the family dines in their dining room, watching themselves perform for a camera where their parents capture memories on film. In the foreground, the youngest twins draw their own version of their family portrait, while their dog Frida keeps them company. The painting is full of symbolism, subtly referencing the memories they shared with me when they welcomed me to their home. Painting this family's portrait has been an experience that I will never forget. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may see an image of the painting here: <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://stephaniemercado.com/portfolio/portrait-of-a-family/" target="_blank">Portrait of a Family</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I've been continuing a body of work about maids that tell a story about power, class and
human relationships. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">They explore themes of subjugation and the nuances by
which people try to maintain their identity, dignity, and independence. Their
black and white uniforms define a role that depersonalizes them but elements in their environment reflect a rich psychological existence. Each character is
caught in a place between reality and a world that is deformed and shaped by
the people who control their environment. The image above is mixed media relief print. This series of mono prints combine traditional printing methods with collage, c<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">hine</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">-</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">collé</span>, powdered pigments and hand-printed paper flowers. Additional images of select prints to follow in 2018. </span></span></div>
<br />Stephanie Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285326920339621361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246009344120849727.post-22507282234545499062017-09-04T21:10:00.000-07:002020-01-01T11:43:16.905-08:00Just a Title, 2017 Exhibition, Houston, TX<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stephanie Mercado’s <span style="background-color: white;">works present a new kind of history painting r</span>eminiscent of imagery found in historical European art, she examines and
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The exhibition opens Saturday, September 9th and is on view through October 14, 2017. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hooks Epstein Galleries, <span style="background-color: white;">2631 Colquitt, Houston, TX 77098 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Art Center’s national, juried biennial is an opportunity to showcase emerging and established artists from all nooks and crannies of the country. This year’s juror is Gabriela Martinez, Curator of Education at the Museum of Latin American Art in Los Angeles, California. Out of 212 entries she chose 44, making Retellings our most competitive juried show to date. Her selection represents artists from 23 cities and 12 states. The exhibition will also feature work by Martinez and invited artists Sheila Rodriguez (Long Beach, CA), Silvya Manquero (Los Angeles, CA), Stephanie Mercado (Los Angeles, CA), Raúl Gonzalez (Boston, MA), and Rogelio Gutierrez (Tempe, AZ).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Reminiscent of imagery found in historical European art, Mercado examines and interprets how history is recorded by changing the narrative. Her figures live in a world where contrasting elements like 18<span class="s1"><sup>th </sup></span>century wigs, vintage petticoats stamped with Louis Vuitton’s monogram or textile patterns designed by the artist, Air Jordan sneakers, and contemporary American celebrities coexist. The narrative is constructed with a visual language that references historical paintings, contemporary art, fashion, video games and cartoons to create images that question the origins and the transformation of our values.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Houston, TX is hosting “Print Matters” a city-wide exhibition focusing on promoting printmaking. Hooks-Epstein Galleries’ exhibition “Print Perspectives” features one of my hand colored dry point prints. For more information, visit their site: http://www.hooksepsteingalleries.com/exhibitions/2014/printmatters/</span><br />Stephanie Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285326920339621361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246009344120849727.post-22420157568349678422013-03-23T18:49:00.002-07:002020-01-01T11:47:04.766-08:00Photo of me in Texas, by Scott David Gordon <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />Scott David Gordon, a great photographer living and working in Austin, TX compiled this panoramic photo of me during my artist's residency with the Serie Print Project, hosted by Coronado Studio. The project has been made possible through the generosity of a community of artists in Texas and founder Sam Coronado, a pioneering voice in the arts community in Austin. Please visit Scott's website to see additional photographs and to get a glimpse of his Panorama 365 project: <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.panorama365.com/photo.php?day=172"></a><a href="http://www.panorama365.com/photo.php?day=172">http://www.panorama365.com/photo.php?day=172</a></span>Stephanie Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285326920339621361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246009344120849727.post-49492839872280178552013-03-22T13:57:00.000-07:002013-03-22T13:57:01.536-07:00Serie Print Project, Artist's Residency, Austin, TX<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been on an artist's residency in Texas making a new limited edition </div>
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serigraph through the generosity of the Serie Print Project, in Austin. </div>
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<br />Stephanie Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285326920339621361noreply@blogger.com0Austin, TX, USA30.267153 -97.74306079999996729.828484500000002 -98.388507799999971 30.7058215 -97.097613799999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246009344120849727.post-53737150329962411062012-10-30T10:19:00.000-07:002020-01-01T11:47:45.620-08:00Seeing With My Mind's Eye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first time I painted a house floating at Sea, I found it absurd. Although it was poetic, I thought to myself, "what are the odds that this could be possible, it would sink before anyone could have a moment to capture this image on camera or witness it first hand". Apparently, I was wrong. When I saw the photo online, of a house floating at sea after the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami" target="_blank">tsunami </a>hit<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank"> Japan</a> in 2011 I was not only amazed, but I was also in disbelief. By then, I had made several works of objects floating in the ocean. The ocean series I was working on at the time had come from a body of work in which I was working with maps. Cartography became an important element in the work because for me, it personified real-estate, imperialism and man's long-lasting pursuit of new horizons or a better life somewhere abroad. In other words, it was another element of the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_dream" target="_blank">American Dream</a></i> theme that has been a consistent part of my work. The ocean and objects floating at sea became symbolic of our relationship to the Earth and questioned the significance of our materialistic pursuits. Suddenly everything I ever wanted could be thrown in the ocean and the desire to pursue those things became absurd. I began to re-evaluate our relationship to nature and to question the importance of the things that we seek. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I saw the image of<i><a href="http://janescarousel.com/" target="_blank"> Jane's Carousel </a></i>surrounded by water, I was speechless. I was positive when I had made the piece that the image I had created could never become a reality. Again, I was wrong. Although it is exciting to see that my work is not as surreal as people have claimed, it is also rather frightening. I promise not to make any work foreseeing an apocalypse. </span></div>
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