SELECTED CURRENT AND UPCOMING NEWS AND EVENTS:
	BETH LIPMAN and JUDITH SCHAECHTER Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY "Glastress New York: New Glass from the Venice Biennales" February 14 - June 10, 2012 Innovation and experimentation anchor this exhibition of both independent and collaborative work by international artists, architects, and designers creating sculptures at varying stages of experience with the challenging medium of glass.
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER  The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA "Past is Present: Contemporary Approaches to Historical Decorative Arts and Design"  May 5 - July 22, 2012 This exhibition, to be accompanied by a 16-page publication, celebrates the contemporary artists who breathe new life into centuries-old American decorative arts and design techniques. Schaechter's work is among the prominently featured reinterpretations of textile work, cewramics, portraiture, furniture-making, stained glass, and other traditional American decorative arts forms.
	ANDREW ERDOS and JUDITH SCHAECHTER Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH "Color Ignited: Glass 1962-2012"   June 13 - September 9, 2012 This exhibition features nearly 100 objects from public and private collections that highlight the role of color--from the conceptual to the metaphoric--in the art of those who choose glass as their medium. Co-curated by Toldeo Museum curator of glass and decorative arts Jutta-Annette Page as well as director emeritus of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY, Peter Morrin.  Read the article in ArtDaily
	ANDREW ERDOS, BETH LIPMAN, JUDITH SCHAECHTER Oklahoma City Museum, Oklahoma City, OK "FUSION [A New Century of Glass]" June 14 - September 9, 2012 Co-curated by the Oklahoma City Museum's Curator for Collections Alison Amick and Associate Curator Jennifer Klos, FUSION features glass sculptures and installations from the twenty-first century that embrace the diversity and depth of the human experience. The works included will illuminate artists' introspective and personal approaches to the medium.
	BETH LIPMAN Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL "Beth Lipman: A Still Life Installation" January 18 - May 27, 2012 This exhibition features a large-scale glass commission by Lipman installed in the center of the Museum's European Galleries to create an explicit dialogue between the Artist's extravagant, blown glass assemblages and the Old Master still life paintings to which they respond.
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA May - November 2012 The historic prison site's vaulted, sky-lit cells will exhibit fourteen of Schaechter's stained glass windows. View images of the works to-date, the installation, and the proposal Read the press release
	BETH CAVENER STICHTER National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA 2012 NCECA Invitational: "Push Play" January 19 - June 17, 2012 In conjunction with the 46th Annual NCECA Conference, "On the Edge," the 2012 NCECA Invitational focuses on the importance of play as related to art and life.
	SELECTED PREVIOUS NEWS AND EVENTS:
	ANDREW ERDOS 20/21 Gallery, Process Space, Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS "Conversation XII: Crafting Continuities"  October 1, 2011 - January 15, 2012  Juxtaposing contemporary objects from the collection with their historic counterparts and with remnants of the process, Crafting Continuties aims to inspire conversations about materiality, process, and their implications, exploring the ways that contemporary artworks made from venerable media can forge connections to the past, while the creative process itself looks to the future and expressive potential of those materials.
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER and BERNARDI ROIG Venice Biennale: Collateral event: "Glasstress" June 4 – November 27, 2011 Over 50 internationally acclaimed artists explore the possibilities of glass at the Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti.
	BERNARDI ROIG Venice Biennale: Collateral event: "TRA - Edge of Becoming" June 4 - November 27, 2011 Daniela Feretti, Rosa Martínez, Francesco Poli, and Axel Vervoordt curate this group show of over one hundred artists at the Palazzo Fortuni. Themes cover the threshold of consciousness and the state of becoming.
	LORI FIELD and JUDITH SCHAECHTER Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL  "Cute and Creepy" October 14 - November 20, 2011; Opening reception Friday, October 14, 7-9 PM  Curated by Carrie Ann Baade, this group show brings together various artists who explore "beauty in the carnivalesque or macabre."
	BETH CAVENER STICHTER The Hyde Gallery at the Nesin Graduate Center, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN "Adrift: A New Visions Series Exhibition"    September 18 - November 13, 2011; Opening reception Friday, September 30   Nine artists selected for this group show encourage viewers to find strength, beauty, and certainty amidst images of vulnerability and mortality. The group show includes work by Janine Antoni, Petah Coyne, Jason Dodge, Nils Ericson, Markus Hansen, Erin Harmon, Damien Hirst, Miranda Lichtenstein, and Claire Oliver's own Beth Cavener Stichter.
	BETH CAVENER STICHTER  Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA Jean Griffith Fellowship Fifth Anniversary Exhibition October 8-28, 2011; Opening reception Saturday, October 8, 6-8 PM  This show of ceramic artists brings together the work of five recipients of the Jean Griffith Fellowship Award, an honor that brings artists of national stature to Pottery Northwest to pursue their art work.
	BETH CAVENER STICHTER Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI  Expansion Inaugural Exhibitions  Opening reception October 22 and 23, 12-5 PM  The Chazen Museum's recent expansion doubles the size of the museum and increases access to collections and public programs. Along with three featured exhibitions, the inaugural event will permit access to recent acquisitions like Ms. Stichter's A Rush of Blood to the Head.
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER  Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL  FSU Department of Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series Thursday, October 13, 2011, 7PM, FAB 249 In conjunction with "Cute and Creepy," Schaechter joins the roster for FSU's fall lecture series.
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER 2011 Page Hazlegrove Lecture in Glass Art: "Surviving Your Creativity"  MIT Glass Lab, Cambridge, MA    October 5, 2011, 6:30 PM  Judith Schaechter covers topics of inspitation, perspiration (developing ideas into pieces), practice (work habits, motivation), audience and beliefs.  Watch a video of the lecture
	NEZAKET EKICI Third Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art Performance Festival September 19-25, 2011 Curated and coordinated by Eirini Papakonstantinou, this festival serves as a meeting place and interactive platform for Greek and international artists who engage the socio-political dimension of this radical and unconventional expression of art.  Watch a video of the performance
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER Renwick Craft Invitational, Smithsonian Museum of Art, Washington, D.C.  March 25 – July 31, 2011 Silversmith Ubaldo Vitali, ceramic artist Cliff Lee, glass artist Judith Schaechter and furnituremaker Matthias Pliessnig combine historical techniques with contemporary forms in this group exhibition.   Watch the Talk on YouTube
	HERB JACKSON Davidson College, Davidson, NC   March 10 - April 20, 2011 Historical overview commemorating Jackson's years of teaching. Nineteen paintings span 50 years.
	SELECTED PRESS:
	JENNIFER POON The Fanzine January 10, 2012 Review of Jennifer Poon's solo exhibition "Strange Blooms" at Claire Oliver Gallery.
	ANDY DENZLER  Cheap and Plastique Magazine   January 9, 2012 In this recent interview with the Artist, Denzler discusses his recent solo exhibition at Claire Oliver Gallery, his progression as an artist, his influences, and studio practice. His work appears on the cover of Cheap and Plastique Issue No. 9.   See the magazine here
	JENNIFER POON According to G   January 6, 2012 Critic Geoffrey Dicker says that, with Jennifer Poon's new solo exhibition "Strange Blooms" at Claire Oliver Gallery, "Art is back!"
	BETH LIPMAN Thirdcoast Digest December 20, 2011 Review of Lipman's work in The Tool at Hand at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
	ANDREW ERDOS The GLASS Quarterly   December 19, 2011 Acclaim for Erdos's installation "The Texture of a Ghost" at the Claire Oliver booth at Art Miami.
	BETH LIPMAN The GLASS Quarterly  December 9, 2011 The GLASS Quarterly commends Lipman for being one of just 50 artists to secure the United States Artist Fellowship.
	MATTHEW SLEETH  According to G  December 9, 2011 Review of "The Rise and Fall of Western Civilization (And Other Obvious Metaphors)" at Claire Oliver Gallery
	CLAIRE OLIVER GALLERY, ANDREW ERDOS, and ANDY DENZLER  Huffington Post December 6, 2011 Claire Oliver Gallery called the "best booth at Art Miami," highlighting the work of Andrew Erdos and Andy Denzler
	BETH LIPMAN Go Local Prov November 18, 2011 Review of "Yours Always" at Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, RI
	ANDY DENZLER NearSay September 19, 2011 Review of "Dissonance and Contemplation" at Claire Oliver Gallery
	ANDY DENZLER According to G September 13, 2011 Review of "Dissonance and Contemplation" at Claire Oliver Gallery
	ANDY DENZLER Wired.co.uk August 16, 2011 Preview of Andy Denzler's work and upcoming show at Claire Oliver Gallery
	ANDY DENZLER Dvice  August 16, 2011 Discussion of Denzler's technique and influences
	BETH LIPMAN Washington Post August 5, 2011 The Washington Post names Beth Lipman's "Bancketje (Banquet)" one of their "Ten Objects That Will Amaze You."
	ANDY DENZLER  Animal NY June 28, 2011 Animal NY praises Denzler's female subjects and "Surface" at Claire Oliver Gallery.
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER Smithsonian American Art Museum: Eye Level May 19, 2011 Feature of Schaechter's work as "the contrast of the gritty and sublime;" review of the Renwick Craft Invitational
	STEPHANIE LEMPERT The Bare Square May 12, 2011 Interview with Claire Oliver and Stephanie Lempert at opening of "Reconstructed Reliquaries"
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER  Smithsonian Blog: Around the Mall April 13, 2011 Interview with Ms. Schaechter discussing her process and her relationship to the medium
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER Washington Post April 7, 2011 Review of Renwick Craft Invitational
	JESSE MCCLOSKEY Flash Art March/April 2011 Discussion of McCloskey's studio practice and the inspiration for his imagery
	HERB JACKSON  Charlotte Observer March 6, 2011 Review of Jackson's 50-year Retrospective; historical overview of his career
	SELECTED ARTIST VIDEO INTERVIEWS:
	JUDITH SCHAECHTER  Filmed in the studio offering an introspective look at the artist Judith Schaechter discusses her obsession with beauty and her theory on the recurrence of beauty in contemporary art. Schaechter's work draws on a wide span of influences ranging from Gothic, Post-Impressionist and the history of Decorative Arts to contemporary product advertising.
	JESSE MCCLOSKEY  Filmed in the studio offering an introspective look at the artist McCloskey reflects on the role education played on his early development and current studio practices. The artist explains the continued influence of his childhood in New England on the development of his paintings' characters and imagery. The interview ends with a demonstration of the unique process adopted by the artist for his current body of work.
	LORI FIELD  Filmed in the studio offering an introspective look at the artist Opening with an explanation of her decision to work with encaustic, Lori Field discusses her beginnings with the medium. She elaborates on her incorporation of both drawing and encaustic painting into a complex process unique to her studio practice. Field's self-made mythology and cast of characters inspired by today's current events serve as a foundation for the artist's work.
	NORBERT BRUNNER  Filmed in the gallery discussing his exhibition "Fuck Luck" Norbert Brunner defines his title "Fuck Luck" as a call for self-empowered change, rejecting a reliance upon luck to aid our lives. He explores the role of the viewer in the mirror- and photo-objects exhibited in his solo show at the gallery in March and April of 2010. Acknowledging that only through the intimate interactions of the viewer with the piece will the artwork's hidden text reveal itself, Brunner elaborates on the essential role of the beholder in bringing his work into existence.