Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Donovan will create a series of batik paintings using natural dyes, to explore the journey of birds in Minnesota. She will exhibit at her studio in the Northrup King Building during Art Attack 2019 and at a nature center.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Guillermo Guardia: Sculptor; works in collections in North Dakota and Peru; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Mary Beth Magyar: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Roderick Massey: Artist; Melanie Pankau: Artist and arts administrator; Arts Board grantee; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Reed White: Painter and instructor; Arts Board grantee
ACHF Arts Access
The new body of work will explore seasonal change through migratory bird patterns in Minnesota and expand on the use of natural materials in art. My interests in natural cycles and the environment will be further explored and my repertoire of plant-based color, expanded on with the creation of a series of paintings through direct observations of bird migration. 2: Migration and Motion invites the community to further explore nature, seasonal change and Minnesota bird migration, enhancing outdoor experiences. My use of plant-based color, observations of bird migration and locations will be documented online on my blog allowing the audience to respond to my process and research with a final exhibit at a nature center and at my studio for Art Attack.
Emily Donovan created a series of paintings that explores the relationships in migratory birds, seasonal change and the use natural materials in art. Donovan expanded her knowledge and use of natural dyes and incorporated these techniques in a series of paintings that captured ideas of natural cycles in bird migration and plant growth. 2: Migration and Motion shared ideas about the use of natural materials in art and new ways to see seasonal change and bird migration. Donovan published her experiences online and exhibited her project at Art Attack and at the Minnesota River Valley Wildlife Refuge, allowing for many to learn and explore natural colors and migration in art.