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, Tulsa, Longitude 4, Seventeen color screenprint, 20”x26”


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


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


May Yang screenprinting in her studio.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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, Norman, Ridge, Echo Canyon, NM, Oil on Canvas


Doris Bewley, Oklahoma City, Midnight Run, Oil


Sue Clancy, Norman, Pugger Face, Hand Dyed Paper


Michael Jones, Broken Arrow, Wash Day, Acrylic


Kay Moore, Oklahoma City, Best Friends, Oil


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


Sara Scribner, Enid, Prosperity, Oil on birch panel


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


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
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MJ Alexander, Oklahoma City, Unbroken, Photography, 16"x24"


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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