Sitter - Shannon Benine's Visual Art Portfolio

Sitter

January 23 – March 25 / 2015
Co-curatored by Shannon Benine and Michael Goodson
CCAD Canzani Center Gallery / Columbus / Ohio

Twenty-seven artists explore the idea of the portrait as it exists in contemporary photography in “Sitter.”The convergence of conceptual artists and social documentarians in the exhibition yields work that carefully balances aesthetics, political ideas, and the essence of identity to frame important social issues in a contemporary manner.

Exhibiting artists include Robert Beck, Dawoud Bey, Doug Biggert, Matthew Brant, Mike Brodie, Kelli Connell, John Coplans, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Rineke Dijkstra, Craig Doty, Gustavo Germano, Nan Goldin, Katy Grannan, Doug Ischar, Nina Katchadourin, Natalie Krick, Leigh Ledare, Catherine Opie, Suzanne Opton, JR, Hrair Sarkissian, Celia Shapiro, Daniel Shea, Anna Shteynshleyger, Arne Svenson, Brian Ulrich and Michael Wolf.

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“Go see the show, bound to be one of the best of the year…Goodson and Benine’s curatorial skills are just as important to the show as the images. They sought a range of artists, from newer voices to the internationally established — such as street-art icon JR and beloved social documentarian Catherine Opie, whose portraits include deliciously composed images of actress Elizabeth Taylor’s clothing.” – The Columbus Dispatch, Portraits in photos a first-rate exhibition at Canzani Center Gallery

“Sitter, the current exhibition in CCAD’s Canzani Center Gallery, is an astounding display of portraiture. If you haven’t seen “Sitter,” I recommend it with the utmost urgency as it closes March 25. One of the best elements of the exhibit is the discussions CCAD has held in conjunction with “Sitter,” bringing in luminaries like Dawoud Bey (who took President Barack Obama’s official portrait in 2008), along with groundbreaking contemporaries like Anna Shteynshleyger and Brian Ulrich.

The most recent event, “In Conversation with Kelli Connell and Doug Ischar,” took place on Monday, March 9, when the visiting artists were on-hand to discuss queer-identity politics in contemporary photography…Where the evening was most riveting was actually in the first question Shannon Benine, co-curator of “Sitter” and professor at CCAD, asked. How did they perceive “queer identity” in their work?” – Columbus Alive, Studio Proof: The magnificent “Sitter” only gets better with discussions

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In Conversation with Kelli Connell and Doug Ischar
Monday / March 9 / 2015
5:30-6:30 pm: Screening 3 of Doug Ischar’s films
6:30 pm: Artist talk with Kelli Connell and Doug Ischar
Canzani Auditorium

Artist Talk and Potluck with Daniel Shea
Monday / March 2 / 2015 / 6:30 pm
3rd Floor MFA Space / Design Studios on Broad

Visiting Scholar: Dawoud Bey
Friday / February 27th / 6:30 pm
Canzani Auditorium

Place and Identity in Contemporary Photography:
In Conversation with Anna Shteynshleyger and Brian Ulrich
Thursday / February 19th / 6:30 pm
Canzani Auditorium

Sitter Curators’ Talk + Gallery Walk-through
Wednesday / February 18 / 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Curators’ Talk / Canzani Auditorium / 11:00 am
Gallery Walk-through with Q+A / Canzani Center Gallery / 11:20 am
Lunch / Canzani Atrium / 11:45 am

Suzanne Opton (left) and Dawoud Bey (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Dawoud Bey, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Dawoud Bey (left) and Arne Svenson (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Celia Shapiro, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

John Coplans, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Mike Brodie, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Mike Brodie (left) and Philip-Lorca diCorcia (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Philip-Lorca diCorcia (left) and Daniel Shea (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Daniel Shea (left) and Hrair Sarkissian (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

John Coplans (left) and Hrair Sarkissian (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Doug Ischar, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

John Coplans (left) and Robert Beck (Buck) (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Robert Beck (Buck) (left) and Michael Wolf (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Michael Wolf, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Rineke Dijkstra (left) and Nina Katchadourian (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Nina Katchadourian, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Nina Katchadourian (left), Matthew Brant (center) and Catherine Opie (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Catherine Opie, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Anna Shteynshleyger (left), Doug Ischar (center) and Kelli Connell (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Kelli Connell, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Kelli Connell (left) and Katy Grannan (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Katy Grannan, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Nan Goldin, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Nan Goldin (left) and Anna Shteynshleyger (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Anna Shteynshleyger, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Leigh Ledare (left) and Craig Doty (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Catherine Opie, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Natalie Krick (left) and Catherine Opie (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Natalie Krick (left), Catherine Opie (center) and Rineke Dijkstra (right), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Brian Ulrich, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Doug Biggert, Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015

Doug Biggert (left + right) and JR (center), Sitter, Columbus College of Art & Design, Spring 2015