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Everyday Perversions, A Group Exhibition By The Five15 Collective

About This Event

EVERYDAY PERVERSIONS A Five15Arts Group Exhibition March 1–30, 2024 Reception: Friday, March 11, 6pm-9pm Artists’ Talk: Friday, March 15, 7pm Five15Arts @ Chartreuse 1301 NW Grand Ave Phoenix, AZ 85007 Gallery Hours: Fridays, 6–9pm, Saturdays 10:30am–5:30pm, Sundays 11am–2pm Or by appointment: richardscottpom@gmail.com, 610-984-3483 Five15Arts presents EVERYDAY PERVERSIONS, a new group show by members of the collective. “Everyday Perversions is a thought-provoking art exhibit that challenges assumptions,” says Dan Prendergast, the curator of the collective. Working in a variety of media, the 12 member artists invite viewers to “reflect on unconventional aspects in public and private daily life and expanding their understanding of what may be considered ordinary, deviant or both at once.” The exhibition, coordinated with Artlink’s Art Detour Month, will showcase artworks from the collective artists including paintings by Bob Allen, Sheri Ashton, and Yunie LeNoue; fiber art by Wendy Raisanen; photographs by Richard Pomraning and Dan Prendergast; ceramic sculpture by Susan Risi; photographic mixed media by Dan Friedman; monoprints by Harold Lohner and Marissa Vidrio; mixed media drawing by Deborah Hodder; and mixed media by Marlys Kubicek. During the Third Friday reception on March 15th at 7pm, all participating members will engage in a brisk discussion about the theme and their exhibited artworks.

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Featured Artists

Sheri Ashton

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A third-generation Arizona native, I’ve lived in the valley of the sun most of my life. Traditionally educated as an interior designer, I cultivated organic, contemporary living spaces and commercial venues for over 20 years. While raising my two children, I took a rewarding hiatus from design and opened a book-making art store. There I taught customers how to alternatively record and express themselves. In 2022, I graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a BFA in painting and am currently a member of the Five15Arts@Chartreuse artist collective. My art, although abstract, is centered on humanity and all the "nuts and bolts" that go with it.

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Harold Lohner

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Harold Lohner is an artist and font designer. He is Professor Emeritus of Art at Russell Sage College and holds an MFA in printmaking from the University at Albany. Harold has been making and exhibiting his prints and other artworks regionally and nationally for over 30 years, including solo exhibitions at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ, and Five15Arts@Chartreuse, Phoenix. He is also the proprietor of Harold’s Fonts, a digital type foundry. Harold lives in Phoenix with his husband, Al Martino.

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Richard Pomraning

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Richard Pomraning, known by the moniker Chard, is a Phoenix-based photographer whose work primarily centers on self-portraiture. He approaches his photographic works like performances, meticulously crafted vignettes that convey narratives or conceptual ideas. Throughout history, every photograph has been an expression of a point in time. Chard prefers to manipulate that narrative, offering viewers an alternative reality. In his work, elements of iconography, digital manipulation, art history, and parody come together to create unique visuals and inspire disbelief.