X.iii Tenth Anniversary Exhibition

X.iii Tenth Anniversary Exhibition
Michael Warren Contemporary
760 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204

Opening hours: Tues - Sat: 11-5
tel: 303.635.6255
michaelwarrencontemporary.com
info@michaelwarrencontemporary.com
@michalewarrencontemporary

"Freedom of Beauty," Autumn issue of TargetGlobal

"Freedom of Beauty," Autumn issue of TargetGlobal
Target Global Magazine - BRU Team
13 Bd Général Jacques1050 Brussels - Belgium

contact@tgmag.art
tgmag.art


Radical Beauty, 2019-2021

Radical Beauty, 2019-2021
Radical Beauty – Pamela Joseph
With concurrent exhibit, In Hi-Fidelity – new work by Deb Adams-Welles September 21 – October 23, 2021

Receptions:
Opening Reception, Friday, September 24 (5-8 p.m.)
 
Michael Warren Contemporary (MWC) is pleased to present Radical Beauty – Masks, Veils and Headgear, an exhibit of sculptural reliefs by Pamela Joseph. There will be an opening reception with Pam on Friday, September 24th, 5-8 p.m. We will have concurrent exhibit, In Hi-Fidelity, with new work by Deb Adams-Welles in the Project Space.

Over the last 3 years Pamela Joseph has been creating sculptures of masks and headdresses painted on layers of plexiglass with acrylics and mixed media transfers. The work explores the positive power and celebration of the carnival in our lives:
 
Masks and headdresses are powerful symbols in a wide variety of cultures and groups. By putting on a mask and becoming someone else, the participant enters a sphere that investigates power, identity, and oftentimes gender. Originally inspired by strong women personalities, I began to realize that these “disguises” have a larger significance. As I continued exploring into 2020, and every detail of our lives was overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the masks in turn projected an alternate meaning of protection and resilience. The sculptures became an exploration of beauty as radical thought. Although some of the pieces contain images of shields and helmets, it is the flower elements, those fragile essences that manifest as the resilient warriors on the metaphorical battlefield.
 
This body of work takes cues from fashion design and features metonyms for cultural resistance to create a celebratory iconography—looking both to the diversity of human cultures and to our shared futures. Drag queens, with their over-the-top make-up and costumes, create masquerades of gender identity that consistently challenge what being feminine means. African artists and tribes have long used masks and apparel to commemorate birth and death in their relationship to the cosmos and to the environment. For the Maya Indians, masks and headdresses were symbols of their gods and a physical way of representing spirits and intimidating their enemies. Mardi Gras Indians create colorfully designed suits and headgear that reflect both their vital musical history and the systemic inequalities that remain prevalent in society. These examples are a few of the inspirations that I drew on to construct the sculptures in “Radical Beauty.” There is no one isolated culture but a blend of spirits that exists
in all of us. ~ Pamela Joseph
 
Pamela Joseph lives and works in Aspen, CO. Joseph is a multi-media artist who addresses ideas of feminist critique and socio- political issues with a sense of humor and incisiveness.

Joseph has exhibited nationally and internationally in locations including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Barcelona, and Beijing. Her work is in the collections of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana; University of Colorado Art Museum, Boulder; the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; the National Art Museum of China, Beijing; the School of Art and Design at Alfred University, Alfred, New York; and Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut; among others. Pamela Joseph is represented by Harvey Preston Gallery in Aspen and Michael Warren Contemporary in Denver.

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MWC presents contemporary artwork with emphasis on materials and process. The gallery also showcases artists in the additional viewing rooms of the gallery. MWC consigns an extensive collection of fine art prints from career artists practicing all over the world.

Michael Warren Contemporary
760 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204


Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat: 11-5
tel: 303.635.6255
michaelwarrencontemporary.com
info@michaelwarrencontemporary.com
@michalewarrencontemporary

*Gallery is following protocols required for covid-19

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Radical Beauty: Mask, Veils & Headgear:
Pamela Joseph @ Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver
Michael Warren Contemporary 
September 21, 2021 - October 23, 2021


Lifetime Artists

Lifetime Artists
Lifetime Artists: Michael Warren Contemporary
October 16 - December 19, 2021

Opening Reception, Friday, October 15, 5 pm

McNichols Civic Center Building, 3rd Floor
144 W. Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80204

Gallery Hours: Daily 8 am - 5 pm
tel: 720.865.4220

michaelwarrencontemporary.com
info@michaelwarrencontemporary.com
@michalewarrencontemporary

*Gallery is following protocols required for covid-19


Harvey Preston Gallery

Harvey Preston Gallery
Strelitzia Reginae (Bird of Paradise), 2021
Acrylic, gold leaf and mixed media on plexiglass, 26.5 x 19 x 1 in.

"You should see this show. The knives are short and sharp. See how they shine. She shows she is not afraid."
~ Vintage children's coloring book

Masks, Veils and Headgear
GALLERY NIGHT
PAMELA JOSEPH & KEVIN SNIPES

July 13 - August 1, 2021
Opening Reception: Friday 23, 5 - 8 pm

Harvey Preston Gallery
517 E. Hopkins Ave.
Aspen, CO 81611

Gallery Hours:
MON: CLOSED
TUE - FRI: 11 am - 5 pm
SAT: 10 am - 5 pm
SUN: 12 - 5 pm

tel:   970.920.7721
harveypreston.com
info@harveypreston.com

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg "Tribute"
March 15, 1933 - September 18, 2020
Acrylic and mixed media on plexiglass, 29 x 36 x 2 in.

"One cannot legislate love, but what one can do is legislate fairness and justice."
~ Maya Angelou

Into the Rearview Mirror: A look Back at 2020

Into the Rearview Mirror: A look Back at 2020
"Our house is on fire."*
2020
Archival print on hahnemuhle museum etching paper, 24 x 22 in.

*Statement by Greta Thunberg

Commissioners' Choice Spring 2021 Exhibit:
Into the Rearview Mirror: A look Back at 2020.
Curator: Colleen Fanning

Lone Tree Arts Center
10075 Commons Street
Lone Tree, CO 80124

March 3 - May 23, 2021
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri: 10 am - 2 pm

tel: 720.509.1000
lonetreeartscenter.org

Masks/Headdresses, 2019-2021

Masks/Headdresses, 2019-2021
Mask/Headdress inspired by the great RBG on the current cover of Aspen Gallery Guide courtesy of Harvey Preston Gallery.

"One cannot legislate love, but what one can do is legislate fairness and justice."*
2019
Acrylic and mixed media on plexiglass
41 x 46 x 3 in.
 
*from poem by Maya Angelou

The Aspen Times

The Aspen Times
Wall of Shame
social response work by gallery artists
October 20 - November 21, 2020

Michael Warren Contemporary
760 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204

Opening hours: Tues - Sat: 11-5
tel: 303.635.6255
michaelwarrencontemporary.com
info@michaelwarrencontemporary.com
@michalewarrencontemporary

*Gallery is following protocols required for covid-19

Wall of Shame, 2017-2018

Wall of Shame, 2017-2018
Wall of Shame
social response work by gallery artists
October 20 - November 21, 2020

Michael Warren Contemporary
760 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204

Opening hours: Tues - Sat: 11-5
tel: 303.635.6255
michaelwarrencontemporary.com
info@michaelwarrencontemporary.com
@michalewarrencontemporary

*Gallery is following protocols required for covid-19

Wall of Shame, 2017-2018

Wall of Shame, 2017-2018
Wall of Shame
social response work by gallery artists
October 20 - November 21, 2020

Michael Warren Contemporary
760 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204

Opening hours: Tues - Sat: 11-5
tel: 303.635.6255
michaelwarrencontemporary.com
info@michaelwarrencontemporary.com
@michalewarrencontemporary

*Gallery is following protocols required for covid-19


Prints, 1996-2019

Prints, 1996-2019
Evil Behemoth, 2019
Lithograph, 19 1/2" x 19 1/2"
Edition 50

Fort Wayne Museum of Art acquired Evil Behemoth through Landfall Press' subscription portfolio.

Landfall Press
1143 Siler Park Lane, Suite #107
Santa Fe, NM 87507

tel: 505.982.6625
landfallpress.com

White Hot Magazine

White Hot Magazine
La Belle Haleine, 2019
Acrylic, oil and mixed media on plexiglass, 34 x 22 inches.

Depicting Duchamp: Portraits of Marcel Duchamp and/or Rrose Sélavy
January 10 - February 28, 2020
Opening Reception,
January 10, 6 - 8 PM

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

Open: Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 6 pm

tel: 212.582.3201
francisnaumann.com

The New York Times

The New York Times
Depicting Duchamp:
Portraits of Marcel Duchamp and/or Rrose Sélavy,"

January 10 - February 28, 2020
Opening Reception,
January 10, 6 - 8 PM

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

Open: Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 6 pm

tel: 212.582.3201
francisnaumann.com

The New Criterion

The New Criterion
"Depicting Duchamp:
 Portraits of Marcel Duchamp and/or Rrose Sélavy,"

January 10 - February 28, 2020
Opening Reception,
January 10, 6 - 8 PM

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

Open: Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 6 pm

tel: 212.582.3201
francisnaumann.com


Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, NY

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, NY
La Belle Haleine, 2019
Acrylic, oil and mixed media on plexiglass, 34 x 22 inches.

"Depicting Duchamp:
 Portraits of Marcel Duchamp and/or Rrose Sélavy,"

January 10 - February 28, 2020
Opening Reception,
January 10, 6 - 8 PM

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

Open: Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 6 pm

tel: 212.582.3201
francisnaumann.com

Harvey Preston Gallery

Harvey Preston Gallery
Cosmic Woman, Aquila, 2019
Acrylic and mixed media on linen and plexiglass, 28 x 22 x 2 in.

Cosmic Woman, Andromeda, 2019
Acrylic and mixed media on linen and plexiglass, 27 x 23 x 2 in.

Winter Salon

December 18, 2019 - January 5, 2020

Harvey Preston Gallery
517 E. Hopkins Ave.
Aspen, CO 81611

tel: 970.920.7721
harveypreston.com

Postcard Paintings, 2005-2010

Postcard Paintings, 2005-2010
Sex Machine, after Duchamp's Bride, 2008
Oil and collage on linen, 40 x 24 in.

JUNE 2019
Open: Tuesday - Friday 11 am - 6 pm

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

tel: 212.582.3201
francisnaumann.com

AC Gallery, Beijing, China

AC Gallery, Beijing, China
Surfing the Great Wave, after Hokusai, 2017
Archival print on cloud dragon paper mounted on silk, 70 x 38 in.

Fractured Habitats

May 25 - June 25, 2019

Opening Reception,
May 25th, 4 PM

AC Gallery
Main 2nd Street
798 Art District
No.2 Jiuxianqiao Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing, China

 


HYBRIDS Installation views

HYBRIDS Installation views

HYBRIDS JOSEPH/BRINKER

March 22 - May 17, 2019

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

tel: 212.582.3201
www.francisnaumann.com

www.artdaily.com

www.artdaily.com
tête à tête, 2019
Acrylic, oil and mixed media on linen and plexiglass, 30 x 33 x 2 in.

Hybrids Pamela Joseph and Robert Brinker

March 22 - May 17, 2019

Opening Reception,
March 22, 6 - 8 pm

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

tel: 212.582.3201
www.francisnaumann.com

The Evil Behemoth, 2018

The Evil Behemoth, 2018
The Evil Behemoth

Print Project
December, 2018

Landfall Press
1143 Siler Park Lane, Suite #107
Santa Fe, NM 87507

tel: 505.982.6625
http://www.landfallpress.com

Chao Art Center

Chao Art Center
Surfing the Great Wave, after Hokusai, 2017
Archival print on cloud dragon paper mounted on silk, 70 x 38 in.


Chao International Fine Art Print Fair
November 18, 2017 - present

Chao Art Center
No. 4 Gongti East Road
Beijing, China

 


Spring 2018

Spring 2018



Alfred University Press Releases

Alfred University Press Releases
The Model of the World,
International Exhibition 

August 25 - October 25, 2017

Zhangzhou International Art Museum,
Zhangzhou
China

Harvey/Meadows Gallery

Harvey/Meadows Gallery
The Evil Behemoth, 2017
Mixed media on plexiglass, 45 x 46 in.

New Work

August 3 - September 15, 2017

Opening Reception,
Thursday August 3rd, 5-8 PM

Harvey/Meadows Gallery
517 E. Hopkins Ave.
Aspen, CO 81611

tel: 970.920.7721
http://www.harveymeadows.com

New Work

New Work


Anderson Ranch Arts Center

Anderson Ranch Arts Center




Francis M. Naumann Fine Art

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art
Censored Small Fountain by Duchamp (Tan), 2014
Oil on linen, 19 x 21 in.

Marcel Duchamp, Fountain: An Homage

April 10 - May 26, 2017

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

tel: 212.582.3201
www.francisnaumann.com

Zhangzhou International Art Museum

Zhangzhou International Art Museum
The Model of The World

August 25 - October 25, 2017

Zhangzhou International Art Museum
ZhangZhou, China

 





Aspen Shortsfest, 2015

Aspen Shortsfest, 2015
   PAMELA JOSEPH'S SIDESHOW OF THE ABSURD
                       a documentary short by
           Tina DiFeliciantonio + Jane C. Wagner
                      –WORLD PREMIERE–

              Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, CO
             Saturday April 11th, 2015 at 8.45 pm

Having won the Grand Jury Prize in 1997 for their film,
TWO OR THREE THINGS BUT NOTHING FOR SURE,
PAMELA JOSEPH'S SIDESHOW OF THE ABSURD marks
the return of filmmakers Tina DiFeliciantonio + Jane C. Wagner to Aspen Shortsfest.

Logline: Inspired by nostalgia for early 20th-century freak shows, PAMELA JOSEPH'S SIDESHOW OF THE ABSURD is a cinematic exploration of a fantastical exhibition by this internationally recognized artist, who embraces 'difference' with irreverence, humor, and respect for the dignity of 'the other'.

Description: Inspired by nostalgia for early 20th-century carnivals and freak shows, PAMELA JOSEPH'S SIDESHOW OF THE ABSURD is a cinematic exploration of a whimsical and fantastical exhibition by this internationally recognized artist. While the notion of spectacle-driven sideshows typically invoke a repugnant rejection of 'the other', Joseph celebrates 'difference' as a source of strength.

The female, in particular, is provocatively presented as multi-faceted curiosity: idolized mother/lover, vilified sexual predator/prey, and giver/recipient of pleasure and pain. These seemingly incongruous roles are embraced with irreverence, humor and respect for the dignity of 'the other', regardless of gender.

With Joseph's countenance and alter ego enigmatically woven into many of the pieces, audiences are invited to challenge convention, (re)define our role in the world and question our investment in the perception of identity.

SIDESHOW was shot entirely in Colorado (Colorado Springs, Aspen and Carbondale).

DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS
Tina DiFeliciantonio + Jane C. Wagner

EDITOR
Jane C. Wagner
CINEMATOGRAPHER/WRITER
Tina DiFeliciantonio
SPECIAL THANKS
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
PRESS CONTACT
Tina DiFeliciantonio
Naked Eye Productions
130 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
212.414.4304/o  917.774.9177/c
Tina@NakedEyeProductions.com
www.NakedEyeProductions.com


                                     

The Art of Collecting

The Art of Collecting
The Art of Collecting

November 27, 2015 - January 3, 2016

The Flint Institute of Arts
Hodge Gallery
1120 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503-1915
tel: 810.234.1695
www.flintarts.org
info@flintarts.org
 

Typology Morphology

Typology Morphology

Small is Beautiful

Small is Beautiful
Small is Beautiful

December 9, 2015 - January 9, 2016

Opening Reception,
Thursday November 19th, 6-8 PM
Flowers Gallery
529 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011

tel: 212.439.1700
http://www.flowersgallery.com

Typology Morphology

Typology Morphology


Censored Series

Censored Series
Censored Fountain by Duchamp, 2014
Oil on linen, 48 x 54 in.
PAMELA JOSEPH

Censored Series, 2012-2015
April 2 - May 22, 2015
Opening Reception: 6-8 pm

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

tel: 212.582.3201
www.francisnaumann.com

Side Show, 2015

Side Show, 2015
Selected works from
The Hundred Headless Women Cutting Board Wall, 2001-2013.
Pyrography on wood, 92 x 76 in.

Side Show, 2015
January 13 - March 20, 2015
Opening Reception: 6.30 - 8.30 pm

Edgewood Gallery
Yale School of Art
1156 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06520

tel:203.432.2600
http://www.art.yale.edu

Flowers Gallery

Flowers Gallery


Mini Iranian Censored Large Reclining Nude by Matisse, 2014
Oil on linen, 6.5 x 9 in.
Mini Iranian Censored Les Demoiselles by Picasso, 2014
Oil on linen, 7.5 x 7 in.

Small is Beautiful

November 20, 2014 - January 10, 2015

Flowers Gallery
529 West 20th Street
NewYork, NY 10011

tel: 212.439.1700
http://www.flowersgallery.com

Skylake Gallery

Skylake Gallery


F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship 50th Anniversary Exhibition

October 10 - November 10, 2014

Skylake Gallery
Route 407
Fleetville, PA 18420

Tel: 570.945.7000
www.skylakegallery.com

Venus Transit Series, 2009-2012

Venus Transit Series, 2009-2012
The Café of Vagrant Souls, 2010
Oil on linen, 36 x 36 in.

MAC@20 Part 1,

May 10 - June 28, 2014

The McKinney Avenue Contemporary
3120 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX 75204

tel:214.953.1212
http://www.the-mac.org


 

The Hundred Headless Women Cutting Board Wall

The Hundred Headless Women Cutting Board Wall
The ways of the world, 2013
Pyrography on wood, 17 x 17 x 1 in.
"The Hundred Headless Women Cutting Board Wall," featured in the "Torture Room" of the "Sideshow of the Absurd" was exhibited at the Harvey/Meadows Gallery in Aspen, CO February 1 - March 6, 2014. Joseph was exhibited with internationally renowned artists James Surls and Richard Shaw.

Opening Reception,
February 1, 4-8 pm

Harvey/Meadows Gallery
517 East Hopkins
Aspen, CO 81611

tel:970.920.7721
http://www.harveymeadows.com

The Sideshow of the Absurd

The Sideshow of the Absurd
Pussy Marshmallow as the Strongwoman Catgirl

THE SIDESHOW OF THE ABSURD

October 12 - January 12, 2013-14

OPENING RECEPTION,
OCTOBER 11TH, 5-7 PM
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
30 West Dale Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

tel:719.634.5583
http://www.csfineartscenter.org/museum.asp



Censored Series, 2012-2015

Censored Series, 2012-2015
Censored Nude Descending a Staircase, 2013
Oil on linen,
50 x 30 in.

MARCEL DUCHAMP'S
Nude Descending a Staircase:
An Homage
February 15 - March 29, 2013

OPENING RECEPTION,
FEBRUARY 15TH, 6-8 PM

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019

tel: 212.582.3201
www.francisnaumann.com

CU Art Museum

CU Art Museum

Art Basel Miami Beach 2010

Art Basel Miami Beach 2010

Art Basel Miami Beach 2008

Art Basel Miami Beach 2008