May Yang Romy Owens Trent Lawson Scott JohnsonCynthia Marcoux Bryan Cook

24 Works on Paper

A collaboration between Individual Artists of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition

Exhibition Touring Schedule
July 15-August 5, 2011: Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, Oklahoma City
September 2011: Northern Oklahoma College, Eleanor Hays Art Gallery, Tonkawa
October-November 2011: Rose State College, Midwest City
January 2012: East Central University, Shirley Pogue Art Gallery, Ada
April 2012: Tulsa Artists’ Coalition, Tulsa
May-June 2012: Leslie Powell Foundation and Gallery, Lawton
July-August 2012: Oklahoma State University, Gardiner Art Gallery, Stillwater
August-September 2012: Redlands Community College, El Reno



24 Works on Paper, a travelling exhibition of work by living Oklahoma artists, will open to the public on July 15 from 6-9 pm at the Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) Gallery, 706 W. Sheridan Ave. in Oklahoma City. Produced as a collaboration between Individual Artists of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC), the exhibition will then travel the state for a full year, bringing original, contemporary Oklahoman artwork to viewers in communities large and small.

The 24 Works on Paper exhibition features 24 artists from 8 Oklahoma cities. All artworks are created on paper and include media such as printmaking, drawing, painting and photography. The 2011 guest juror is Louise Siddons. Siddons is an Assistant Professor of American, Modern and Contemporary Art at Oklahoma State University. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University. She was formerly a visiting professor and adjunct curator at Michigan State University and assistant curator of works on paper at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.

The exhibition will continue at Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) Gallery through August 5. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, Noon-6 pm. It will then travel to venues across Oklahoma such as the Eleanor Hays Gallery in Tonkawa, Rose State College in Midwest City, East Central University in Ada, Tulsa Artists Coalition in Tulsa, and Leslie Powell Foundation and Gallery in Lawton. More information is available at 405-232-6060.

24 Works on Paper is sponsored in part by The Kerr Foundation, Allied Arts, Oklahoma Arts Council, Istvan Gallery, Red River Photo Services, Toothbrusher's Dental, and Shannon Clair & Clint Stone. In-kind services provided by Horny Toad Fine Art Services.

Curriculum guides are available at no cost. Contact office@ovac-ok.org or 405-879-2400 for a printed copy or download the PDF here.

List of Participating Artists
MJ Alexander, Oklahoma City
Narciso Argüelles, Edmond
Marilyn Artus, Oklahoma City
Sarah Atlee, Oklahoma City
Kjelshus Collins, Oklahoma City
Bryan Cook, Mustang
Sarah Day-Short, Edmond
Yiren Gallagher, Tulsa
Scott Johnson, Holdenville
Michelle Junkin, Edmond
Trent Lawson, Oklahoma City
Monika Linehan, Lawton
Katherine Liontas-Warren, Lawton
Jean Longo, Oklahoma City
Rebecca Lowber-Collins, Oklahoma City
Cynthia Marcoux, Tulsa
Tiffany McKnight, Norman
Chad Mount, Oklahoma City
Romy Owens, Oklahoma City
Laurel Reynolds, Oklahoma City
Paul Walsh, Roff
Tom Wester, Oklahoma City
Betty Wood, Norman
May Yang, Tulsa