The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) and the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation are pleased to announce that artist Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez, who is based between Lincoln, Nebraska and New York, has been awarded the 2019 Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting. In addition to a $15,000 unrestricted cash award, UMOCA, the permanent steward for the Doctorow Prize, will host a solo exhibition of Nancy’s artwork from September 20, 2019 through January 11, 2020. The powerful large-scale paintings and drawings of Nancy Friedemann- Sánchez allude to Minimalism and the Pattern and Decoration Movement while using the aesthetics of Spanish Moorish tiles found on buildings in her native Colombia, and lace patterns from colonial portraits and colonial botanical drawings to explore notions of identity, memory, hybridity, and appropriation. Friedemann- Sánchez describes her most recent body of work, called Casta Paintings, as part of a “multi-narrative novel about memory, migration, and the pursuit of the American dream.” The title is taken from a racist and colonial 18th-century painting tradition used to create a system of hierarchical classifications of racial stereotypes that assigned specific names to mixed-race individuals. The goals of such paintings were to warn against racial mixing. Names such as Mestizo, Castizo, and Mulatto emerge out of this problematic practice. A complicated heritage, Friedemann-Sánchez series borrows the cultural framework and naming conventions of these 18th paintings to comment on current climates regarding how ranking and vilification continue to exist especially in areas of race, migration, marginalization, and movement. In each painting, a figure, named after casta classifications, is placed in a stance held while passing through TSA airport security machine. For Friedemann-Sánchez, these machines, and the extended Homeland Security and border politics they represent, are a current-day form of categorization, one that has been called into question for singling out people of color. Additionally, each painting is adorned with a mask meant to represent a characterization of the mixed-race classifications topped with a Spanish comb. Jared Steffensen, Curator of Exhibitions, states: “UMOCA is thrilled for the opportunity to bring Nancy’s work to Utah. Her ability to mine art and history to critique current political and social issues is essential in this time of interrogating existing power structures.” Suzanne Larson, daughter of Catherine Doctorow, remarked: “Since the inception of the Catherine Doctorow Prize, we have worked hard to select artists who challenge and enhance the concept of painting. To that end, The Doctorow Family Foundation is delighted to continue that practice by awarding Nancy with the prize this year.” The process that led to the selection of Friedemann-Sanchez’s work was a rigorous one. UMOCA received nominations from leading curators, critics, gallerists, historians, and artists from around the country. The nominations were then submitted for review by a set of jurors including: Leeza Meksin – Artist, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Director of New Genre at Columbia University, Co-founder of Ortega y Gasset Projects in Brooklyn, NY Jade Walker – Artist and former Director of the Visual Arts Center at the University of Texas at Austin Suzanne Larson – Artist and Executive Director of the Jarvis & Constance Doctorow Family Foundation Laura Hurtado – Independent Curator based in Salt Lake City, UT Peter Everett – Artist and Professor of Art at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT About the Artist Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez studied at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia, earned a B.F.A. from Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, and an M.F.A. from NYU in 1997. Recent Individual exhibitions include: Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, Collette Blanchard Gallery, New York, Frost Museum, Miami, Galeria Diners, Bogotá, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, Sheldon Memorial Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska, Queens Museum of Art, New York, and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Panamá. Friedemann has been awarded a Smithsonian Artist Fellowship; a Puffin Foundation grant, a Pollock Krasner grant, a National Association of Latino Arts and Culture grant. She has also been nominated for the Rema Hort Mann, and the Anonymous was a Woman Foundation grant. Her work is in the collections of Jose Mugrabi, El Museo del Barrio, The Cleveland Museum, The Museum University of New Mexico, El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá, El Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Colombia, and El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Bogotá, Colombia. About The Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting The Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting is an unrestricted cash prize awarded every two years to an innovative painter practicing in the United States. Created by The Jarvis & Constance Doctorow Family Foundation (JCDFF), the prize is in its fifth iteration having first been awarded to artist Kim Schoenstadt in 2011, Tala Madani in 2013, Firelei Báez in 2015, Anna Betbeze in 2017, and now Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez.

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ART ELEVATED opens to the public Friday November 22, 2019 in the Special Exhibitions Gallery on the second floor of the museum.

The Art Elevated exhibition features established and emerging artists from Utah. The exhibition includes an array of paintings, drawings and sculptures. Many artists celebrate the special features of this state; from its star filled night skies, iconic landscapes and wildlife, to wonderful abstract works of art. Also on display, will be the artwork from the 2019 Jurassic National Monument Artist in Residence, Terry Willis. Please bring family and friends this winter to enjoy Utah’s diverse art community. Sale of art work helps support the Special Exhibits Gallery each year. The Prehistoric Museum, is located at 155 East Main Street, Price, Utah. The museum features fossils and artifacts from Utah. The museum is open Monday through Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. General admission rates apply.   For questions please contact:Head of Exhibits - Sandra Budd Office: 435.613.5760 Email: [email protected]

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A 15 week course on oil painting for both beginning and intermediate painters.

 Join us in this fun and social class! We will delve deep into this traditional medium and have a blast painting landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. Beginning and intermediate painters are welcome.

Instructor: Shelley Young. Materials not included see materials list.

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A 15 week course on oil painting for both beginning and intermediate painters.

 Join us in this fun and social class! We will delve deep into this traditional medium and have a blast painting landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. Beginning and intermediate painters are welcome.

Instructor: Shelley Young. Materials not included (see materials list on our website)

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Learn to exaggerate a person's features and capture their likeness in this fun 15 week drawing course!

A caricature is a portrait where the proportions are changed to highlight what makes a person different from everyone else (or the average). This 15 week semester will introduce the concept of exaggerating distinctive features of a person and bring more attention to them through the art of CARICATURE. It will start with "caricature fundamentals" which will anchor in the average and relative proportions of head and face, and include an abstract chart of facial rhythms. We will do drills and exercises to quickly assess features that are different than the average, (like Jay Leno's chin) and then practice how to exaggerate them while maintaining a likeness. There will be lots of drawing in this class so a sketch book will be required to record ideas and several different versions of interesting faces. Come have FUN while studying hard to interpret and make intentional changes to a person's likeness!!

Instructor: Shelley Young. Materials not included, see materials list on our website

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A 15 week beginner's course teaching watercolor techniques to anyone looking to learn the medium.

Have you ever wanted to paint with watercolors but thought the medium was too difficult? Are you looking for tricks to help you paint more creatively? Do you wish you could just make time to play with paint? If you have said “yes” to any of these questions, this class is for you. We will focus on both traditional and non-traditional ways to help you develop your artistic voice. Each class will explore a specific technique. Instructor: Barbara Kidd. Materials not included (see materials list on our website)

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A 15 week course exploring new watercolor techniques in each session.

Have you ever wanted to paint with watercolors but thought the medium was too difficult? Are you looking for tricks to help you paint more creatively? Do you wish you could just make time to play with paint? If you have said “yes” to any of these questions, this class is for you. We will focus on both traditional and non-traditional ways to help you develop your artistic voice. Each class will explore a specific technique.   Instructor: Barbara Kidd. Materials not included (see materials list on our website)

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Bring your knitting, crocheting, sewing or just yourself to this laid back weekly gathering of crafters.

Bring your knitting, crocheting, sewing or just yourself to this laid back weekly gathering of crafters. Join us for free beginning crochet lessons: just bring your own yarn and crochet hook (size G or H). Located in Orem Public Library in the Book Discussion Room.

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Welcome to students at any skill level, this class is open to anyone wanting to improve their drawing abilities.

Come improve your drawing skill set, regardless of your current ability, beginner to advanced. Develop your ability to render through observation, understanding light and shadow, principles of design, and the basics of perspective. The course will include weekly sketchbook assignments. First day of class 9/9/19.

Instructor: Bruce Robertson. Materials not included, see materials list under the class listing on our website.

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In this 15 week workshop class for teens and adults, students will learn basic techniques and skills needed to create glass projects.

This class is intended to familiarize beginning students with the techniques and skills required to produce glass projects. Starting with a history of glass art from ancient times to present, students will learn how to cut glass, using copper foil and lead came techniques to assemble glass. No experience required.

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