Archive with Table of Contents

Art Focus Oklahoma is a bimonthly publication of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition dedicated to stimulating insight into and providing current information about the visual arts in Oklahoma.

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Profiles Paul Mays, Eleanor Davy Carmack
Reviews/Previews Object Project, Nathan Lee & Tunde Darvay, Russian Art, Holiday Open Studios
Features OVAC History: Donors, On the Map: Eucha
Business of Art The Gift of Art, Ask a Creativity Coach
November/December 2008 (7.7 MB PDF)

 
 

Profiles Michael Joy Wilson, Marc Barker
Reviews/Previews Katherine Liontas-Warren, Contemporary Craft, BOK Center Architecture, BOK Center Art, Adkins Collection
Features OVAC History: 12x12, OVAC Fellowships 2008, On the Map: The Plaza District
Business of Art Artist Statements, Ask a Creativity Coach
September/October 2008 (3.11MB PDF)

 
 

Profiles OVAC Award Recipients: A Brief Update
OVAC Turns 20 In the Beginning: The History of OVAC, The Interns, OVAC Stories, OVAC Timeline
July/August 2008 (7.27MB PDF)

 
 

Profiles Regina Murphy, Michelle Martin
Reviews/Previews Italian Landscapes, Elia Woods, Momentum Tulsa, Tulsa Events, Helen O'Leary, Paul Medina
Features Art 365: Live4This, History of OVAC Grants
Business of Art Contracts
May/June 2008 (2.36MB PDF)

 
 

Profiles Dean Wyatt, Laurie Spencer
Reviews/Previews Roots & Ties, Art Underground, Tulsa Art Studio Tour, Bare Bones Film Festival, Anna von Mertens
Features OVAC Exhibits History, Art 365: Joe Daun, On the Map: Urban Art
Business of Art Ask a Creativity Coach
March/April 2008 (5.13MB PDF)

 
 

Profiles Christian Pitt, Sue Clancy
Reviews/Previews Seven State Biennial, ArtReach, Mazen Abufadil, Jack Dowd
Features Art 365: Ashley Griffith, Momentum, Tulsa Public Art
Business of Art Rejected? Don't Feel Dejected
January/February 2008 (3.02MB PDF)

 
 

Profiles Tunde Darvay, Jean Richardson
Reviews/Previews Brunel Faris, Focus 4 at Philbrook, Art Furniture, Oklahoma State Art Collection, Zane Yost
Features Art 365: Betsy Barnum, On the Map, OVAC Fellowship
Business of Art Mentors in Art, Time Management, Ask a Creativity Coach
November/December 2007 (4.7MB PDF)

 
 

Profiles Michi Susan, Samantha Lamb
Reviews/Previews Pierson Gallery, Yousef Khanfar, Nathan Opp, Visiting Artist Program
Features On the Map, OklaDada, ART 365: Sarah Atlee
Business of Art How I did my Homework, Artists PR, Creativity Coach
September/October 2007 (5.7MB PDF)

 
 

Profiles DJ Lafon, Mel Cornshucker
Reviews/Previews Landscape Paintings at Firehouse, Partnering up for the Arts, Fiber Art at Artsplace Ponca City, Pop Surrealism and Super Realism
Features Art 365: Liz Roth, On the Map: Art-O-Mat
Business of Art Summer Reading, Ask a Creativity Coach
July/August 2007 (2.7MB PDF)

 

  Profiles Debby Kaspari, Burt Harbison
Reviews/Previews deadCENTER Film Festival, Out of Oklahoma, Virginia Scotchie, New Genre Festival, 100 Paintings in 100 Days, Don Thompson
Features On the Map: Guthrie, The World Inside
Business of Art The Deciding Factor, Ask a Creativity Coach
May/June 2007 (3.6MB PDF)
 

  Profiles Kevin Stark, Alexandra Alaupovic
Reviews/Previews Art From Indian Territory, 2007 Arts Festivals, The Taste of Metal, OVAC Biennial, Paseo Box Show, Fresh Show at Untitled
Features On the Map: Pauls Valley
Business of Art Are you Ready for a Show?, Ask a Creativity Coach, Developing Creative Mental Muscles
March/April 2007 (4.4MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Edgar Heap of Birds, Mary Nickell Reviews/Previews Ten Since Statehood, Bean Finneran, Harold Stevenson, Governor’s Arts Awards, William Bouguereau Features On the Map: Rob Smith in Cushing, Oklahoma Centenarians, Black Arts Festival Business of Art The Question of Prints, Ask a Creativity Coach
January/February 2007 (4.7MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Bob Bartholic, Jim Powers
Reviews/Previews The Gift of Art, Sarah Williams-Hearn & Mateo Galvano, Heroes & Outlaws, Connie Seabourn, Hardin Photo Exhibit
Features On the Map: Tahlequah, Artist & Patron
Business of Art Does Art Matter?, Artist in Residence, Ask a Creativity Coach
November/December 2006 (3.2MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Anita Fields, OVAC Awards of Excellence
Reviews/Previews Momentum: Tulsa, TAC: Quite a Collection, 12x12, Street Photography, Karim Rashid
Features Art & Permaculture, On the Map: Artist in Residence
Business of Art Working the Room, The eBay Alternative, Ask a Creativity Coach
September/October 2006 (3.3MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Stephanie Ruggles Winter, Ruth Ann Borum
Reviews/Previews Humor You Can Hang, Nelson Shanks, deadCENTER Film Festival, Amado Pena, N. Scott Momaday
Features DeLoss McGraw, The State of Public Art in Oklahoma, On the Map: Sculpture by the Sea
Business of Art Website Time?, Ask a Creativity Coach
May/June 2006 (2.2MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Cathy Deuschle, Tom Lee
Reviews/Previews Money, Unshowable, Public Art, South Hudson
Features Studio Tour, Beacon of Hope, On the Map: Pawhuska
Business of Art Procrastination and Perfectionism, The Portfolio
March/April 2006 (2.8MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Ed Ruscha, Brooks Tower
Reviews/Previews Deus Ex Machina, Women Who Eat Leaves, Marfa TX, Kim Beck, Cut: Film as Found Object
Features Outrageous Art Empire, On the Map: Cordell
Business of Art The Art of Picking Art Jurors, Disaster Preparations
January/February 2006 (2.4MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Sallie McCorkle, Richard Copeland
Reviews/Previews Holocaust Exhibition, Clowns of Cicus Flora, Visions in the Flesh, American Indian Heritage Month, Day of the Dead
Features Prairie Skyscraper, Creativity Coaching, On the Map: Cobblestone Galleries
Business of Art Organized Artist
November/December 2005 (1.1MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Jonathan Hils, Jennifer Barron
Reviews/Previews 2005 Painting and Drawing Biennial, Momentum Tulsa 2005, Elizabeth Downing, Guido Buson, 12x12
Features Carlisle Food Service, Robert Bubp and Ponca City: Geo Logic
Business of Art Organized Artist
September/October 2005 (960k PDF)
     
  Profiles Guymon: Closer to Taos, Glass Art: Jeff Gullett, Trent Lawson
Reviews/Previews Fiberwords, Margaret Bourke-White, The Levant, Tulsa MFA
Features On the Map: Metcalfe Museum, LANDed,
Business of Art Organized Artist
July/August 2005 (1.1MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Tulsa Artists Studio Tour, Artists Out of Their Element
Reviews/Previews 24 Works on Paper, 24 Hours from Tulsa, Sacred Hybrids, Back to Basics Photography, Contemporary Fiber Art
Features Oklahoma: Centerfold
March/April 2005 (1.1MB PDF)
     
  Profiles Stanley Hess, Fred Jones Jr Museum, Stuart Asprey
Reviews/Previews IAO Review, Radiant Simplicity: Feininger, George Wilson, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Untitled Artspace
Features Promoting Art, Eat your Peas and Carrots: Art Marketing 101
January/February 2005 (3.8MB PDF)