Press Room

The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition is an active organization, with events, awards and workshops happening year-round. Here, you will find the latest OVAC news in an easily accessible format.

For more information regarding OVAC news, please contact Kelsey Karper at publications@ovac-ok.org or 405-879-2400.

Current Press Releases

(August 13, 2010) Momentum Tulsa
MOMENTUM TULSA HIGHLIGHTS OKLAHOMA'S YOUNG ARTISTS
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May Yang, Longitude 4
May Yang, Tulsa, Longitude 4, Seventeen color screenprint, 20”x26”

May Yang, Great Wall
May Yang, Tulsa, Great Wall, Ten color screenprint with chine colle, 22”x15”

May Yang in studio
May Yang in her studio with the beginnings of one her multi-layered pieces for her Momentum Spotlight project.

May Yang printing
May Yang screenprinting in her studio.

Sherwin Tibayan test shot
A test shot in the studio of one of Sherwin Tibayan’s scenes created with found color slides.

Sherwin Tibayan test shot
A test shot in the studio of one of Sherwin Tibayan’s scenes created with found color slides.

Sherwin Tibayan
Sherwin Tibayan in his studio during a visit with the Momentum Spotlight curators.

Tara Najd Ahmadi Still
Still from Tara Najd Ahmadi's stop motion film for Momentum Spotlight 2010.

Tara Najd Ahmadi Still
Still from Tara Najd Ahmadi's stop motion film for Momentum Spotlight 2010.

Tara Ahmadi's puppets
Tara Najd Ahmadi’s handmade puppets in her studio. These puppets become the characters in her stop motion animations.

Tara Ahmadi in studio
Tara Najd Ahmadi discusses the storyboards for her animations during a studio visit with the Momentum Spotlight curators.

Momentum Tulsa 2009 Video
Momentum Tulsa 2009 Video


(July 22, 2010) 12x12 Art Show & Sale
HIP TO BE SQUARE: 150 OKLAHOMA ARTISTS CREATE SQUARE ART TO SUPPORT OKLAHOMA VISUAL ARTS COALITION
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Fact Sheet: Word of PDF
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Carol Beesley
Carol Beesley, Norman, Ridge, Echo Canyon, NM, Oil on Canvas

Doris Bewley
Doris Bewley, Oklahoma City, Midnight Run, Oil

Sue Clancy
Sue Clancy, Norman, Pugger Face, Hand Dyed Paper

Michael Jones
Michael Jones, Broken Arrow, Wash Day, Acrylic

Kay Moore
Kay Moore, Oklahoma City, Best Friends, Oil

David Phelps
David Phelps, Oklahoma City, Warren Watch, Bronze, steel, stone

Sara Scribner
Sara Scribner, Enid, Prosperity, Oil on birch panel

Diana Smith
Diana Smith, Oklahoma City, Moscow II, Acrylic and Mixed Media

Michi Susan
Michi Susan, Oklahoma City, Poem 102-10, Mixed Media


(December 8, 2009) Oklahoma Art Writing and Curatorial Fellowship
TWELVE FELLOWS CHOSEN FOR NEW REGIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART PROGRAM
Press Release for Oklahoma Media: Word Doc or PDF
Press Release for Media Outside Oklahoma: Word Doc or PDF

(May 4, 2009)
"24 WORKS ON PAPER" EXHIBITION TRAVELS ACROSS OKLAHOMA
Press Release: 70k Word Doc or 55k PDF
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MJ Alexander
MJ Alexander, Oklahoma City, Unbroken, Photography, 16"x24"

Narciso Arguelles
Narciso Arguelles, Edmond, El Santo Chicano, Digital Print, 13"x15"

Sarah Atlee
Sarah Atlee, Oklahoma City, Romy, Ink on Paper, 22"x28"

Nick Bayer
Nick Bayer, Oklahoma City, No Escape, Oil and Collage, 20"x24"

Eleanor Davy Carmack
Eleanor Davy Carmack,Tulsa, Fragments, Mixed Media, 14.25"x8"

Marty Coleman
Marty Coleman, Glenpool, Truths & Things I made up about these women #20, Digital Photograph, 14"x11.25"

Bryan Dahlvang
Bryan Dahlvang, Tuttle, Beaver, Mixed Media, 16"x12"

Leslie Dallam
Leslie Waugh Dallam, Norman, Cocoon, Collage, 27.5"x19.75"

Don Emrick
Don Emrick, Claremore, Mannequin, Pinhole Photograph, 9"x12.5"

Dixie Erickson
Dixie Erickson, Norman, Path Ways, Acrylic, Cards, Ink, 15"x16"

Michelle Himes-McCrory
Michelle Himes-McCrory, Stillwater, Carnival de los Muertos, Intaglio and Graphite, 22"x28"

Bradley Jessop
Bradley Jessop, Sulphur, Kody Converso, Mixed Media, 14.25"x8"

Trent Lawson
Trent Lawson, Oklahoma City, Twister, Mixed Media, 6"x8"

Katherine Liontas-Warren
Katherine Liontas-Warren, Lawton, Toy Pigs II , Dry paint & a la poupe, 18"x24"

Regina Murphy
Regina Murphy, Oklahoma City, Portal, Acrylic & Collage, 22"x28"

Christopher Owens
Christopher Owens, Tulsa, Tangerine Tangles, Mixed Media, 15"x22"

Romy Owens
Romy Owens, Oklahoma City, Stopy Copying Off My Homework, Mixed Media, 8"x12"

Cindy Pauchey
Cindy Pauchey, Walters, Peppers Quilt, Monotype, 27.5"x20"

Liz Roth
Liz Roth, Stillwater, Low Visibility Montana, Ultrachrome Pigment Inkjet Print, 19"x15"

Clarissa Sharp
Clarissa Sharp, Oklahoma City, Multicultural, Collage, 11"x15"

Rob Smith
Rob Smith, Cushing, Ale Mary, Screenprint, 22"x28"

Tom Wester
Tom Wester, Oklahoma City, Meditation IV, Graphite, 18"x24"

George Wilson
George Wilson, Oklahoma City, The Odd Flow of Short Shadows, Acrylic, 18"x24"

Betty Wood
Betty Wood, Norman, Gingko Fantasy Garden, Monotype, 15"x20"