Bender-Vogel show set to open

“Married Couple in a Box”, mixed media and clay, 1-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 1-1/2” (closed), by Marjorie Bender, 2012.
“Married Couple in a Box”, mixed media and clay, 1-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 1-1/2” (closed), by Marjorie Bender, 2012.

 

The exhibition, Marjorie Bender and Barbara Vogel: Family and Friends of photos, collage, acrylic, mixed media and clay will be on view in the Dublin Arts Council gallery at 7125 Riverside Drive in Dublin, Ohio from Tuesday, April 7 through May 16. A reception for the artists will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

 

     The show brings together earlier and more recent works by both artists and will feature a new collaborative project that pays homage to a number of their mutual friends and mentors. It also offers a moving and amusing look at the pivotal relationships of our lives: those with our families and friends. The artists excel in conveying the many dimensions of our closest relationships and in utilizing humor, sometimes whimsical, sometimes dark, to undercut sentimentality.

 

“Parents at OU”, photo on wood, carved and painted in oil, 9 x 8”, by Barbara Vogel, 2015.
“Parents at OU”, photo on wood, carved and painted in oil, 9 x 8”, by Barbara Vogel, 2015.

 

     Artist Bender of Potomac, Maryland and is best known for her clay sculptures, but also produces drawings and paintings. Vogel, of Columbus, Ohio has a background in photography. Many of Vogel’s artworks continue to connect to photographic images, often in unexpected ways. Both artists have Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the Ohio State University.

     For more information, see: www.dublinarts.org or by call 614.889.7444.

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Dublin Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported in part by an annual endowment from the City of Dublin’s hotel/motel tax and the Ohio Arts Council, which helps fund Dublin Arts Council and its programs with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. DAC is further supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations, fundraising events, membership, classes, gallery and gift shop sales and in-kind contributions. DAC engages the community, cultivates creativity and fosters life-long learning through the arts.