You may remember Craig Norton, a self-taught artist whose drawings and collages dealt with themes of social justice and racism, both current and historical. Norton’s solo exhibition at White Flag Projects in 2007 presented many of the same works currently on view at his most recent show at the Jim Kempner gallery in Chelsea, which was recognized in a New York Times review by art critic Roberta Smith.
Bill Smith, whose solo show at White Flag in September 2006 inaugurated the space, creates sculptural work that marries science and art. One of Smith’s kinetic sculptures featured in Pulse, an annual art fair held in New York City and Miami, was written up in The Huffington Post (and accompanied by a photograph! And video!) as a new media work that artist Erik Sanner would “remember for sure.”
Ian Weaver, who received his MFA from Washington University in 2008, recreates records of his family’s past by painting starkly realistic images of birth certificates and the like. His solo exhibition, Document, at the Saint Louis Art Museum contained the 10 paintings included in White Flag’s May 2008 show FastX2.
We’re pleased about the accomplishments of these local WFP veterans, and we’d like to wish continued success to all of our past artists.
For more details on past exhibitions, upcoming events, or our current exhibition Newtonland, visit www.white-flag-projects.org.