PRESENTING THE 2012 - 2013 SELBY GALLERY EXHIBITION SEASON   Every year, Ringling College of Art and Design's Selby Gallery creates a rich and diverse series of exhibitions for its student body and the community at large.

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Caribbean Hilltop Residence, Dutch Antilles, Carl Abbott

IN / FORMED BY THE LAND - The Architecture of Carl Abbott

June 29-August 3, 2012

Selby Galleries I & II: Featuring selections from architect Carl Abbottʼs award-winning work—who, as the youngest and last remaining member of the Sarasota School of Architecture, has carried on its traditions while also incorporating his own unique design concepts. For more information go to: www.carlabbott.com.

Opening reception: Fri., June 29, 5 - 7 p.m. 

Directorʼs Tour: Mon., July 9, 11:30 a.m. 

Bus tour and Exhibition reception: Sat., July 14, 1-5 p.m., $15/person; limited seating, please register by July 10.

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Julie Chen, Personal Paradigms

Rare Finds: Selections from the Ringling College of Art and Design’s Library Collection

Aug. 10-Sept. 19, 2012

Selby Galleries I & II: Includes photographs from the Daniel Hoffe Collection by Russian photographers during the final days of WWII and unique artist books chosen from nearly the 400 in the Kimbrough Library Special Collections.  

Opening Reception: Fri., Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m.

Director’s Tour: Monday, Sept. 10, 11:30 a.m.

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2012 Ringling College Annual Staff and CSSP, Englewood Art Center & Longboat Center for the Arts Instructors Exhibition

September 28- October 20, 2012

Annual Ringling College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition

Selby Galleries I & II and Basch Gallery: Digital Film, Illustration, Graphic and Interactive Communication, Photography and Digital Imaging and the Liberal Arts Program faculty work.

Opening: Fri., Sept. 28, 5-7 p.m.

Annual Ringling College Staff & CSSP Faculty Exhibition & Art Center Faculty Exhibitions

Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. Galleries: Work by Ringling College staff and the faculty of the Continuing Studies and Special Programs; and faculty of Englewood and Longboat Key Art Centers.

Receiving in Willis Smith Construction Inc. Galleries:  Fri., Sept. 21, 10 am-4 pm & Mon., Sept. 24, 10 am-4 pm

Opening reception: Fri., Sept. 28, 5-7 pm

Pick-up: Mon., Oct. 22, 10 am-4 pm

2009 - 2010 Annual Staff Exhibition submission loan form

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Little Nemo in Slumberland, Winsor McCay, Publication: New York Herald Tribune, 1907-02-24, ink, paper, comic strip tear sheet, 54.6 x 39.6 cm, courtesy of OSUCGA - The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

Little Nemo: The Exhibition

Oct. 26-Dec. 12, 2012

Selby Galleries I & II: Drawing on the ground-breaking work of “first animator” Winsor McCay and his well-known comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland, created for the New York Herald and New York American from 1905 to 1913, the Sarasota Opera has commissioned composer Daron Aric Hagen and poet/librettist J.D. McClatchy to mount a production sourced from Little Nemo for its Youth Opera, to be performed in the Fall of 2012. Selby Gallery at Ringling College will feature our exhibition concurrently with the opera performances with Winsor McCay’s original drawings and comic strips along with sketches from the Sarasota Opera production, McCay’s films, and other related materials to showcase his work in a totally new context for the public.

Opening Reception: Fri., Oct. 26, 5-7 p.m.

Reception & Sarasota Youth Opera Panel with Designers, Composer and Librettist: Sat., Oct. 27, 3:30 p.m.

Director’s Tour: Mon., Oct. 29, 11:30 a.m.

Presentation by John Canemaker followed by panel discussion including Chip Kidd: Thurs., Nov. 15, 7 p.m.

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Detail of Carol Mickett/Robert Stackhouse, Breath Of Water, 2012, Florida Cypress and Paper, 35’ L x 18’ W x 8’ H

Phases of Identity 

Jan. 7-Feb. 13, 2013

Selby Galleries I & II: Robert Stackhouse, a major figure in the contemporary art scene since the 1980s, has been collaborating since 2007 with Carol Mickett, who has a background in philosophy, literature and poetry, to create large-scale, site specific sculptures along with related paintings and prints. They will be working together on a new piece to be premiered in the Selby Gallery for this exhibition that begins the discussion on the concept of “abstraction” in art. For more information go to: www.mickettstackhouse.com. 

Artists Talk and Preview: Thurs., Jan. 10, 7 p.m.

Opening Reception: Fri., Jan. 11, 5-7 p.m.

Director’s Tour: Mon., Jan. 14, 11:30 a.m.

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Peter Plagens, Get In There Fast, 2010, mixed media on canvas, 54” x 52”

Contemporary Abstract Painting

Feb. 22-April 3, 2013

Selby Galleries I & II: The resurgence of Abstract Painting in contemporary art provides this opportunity to explore current trends in relation to the historic movement through the exhibition of eight working painters ranging in age from their thirties’ to their eighties’ who are inspired by nature, music, mathematics, the spiritual and new media.

Artists Talk and Preview: Thurs., Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

Opening Reception & Performances: Fri., Feb. 22, 5-7 p.m.

Director’s Tour: Mon., Feb. 25, 11:30 a.m.

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2013 Annual Best of Ringling Juried Student Exhibitions

April 12 – 20, 2013

Selby Galleries I & II, Crossley Gallery, Roskamp Exhibit Hall, Academic Center Galleries: Juried Ringling College of Art and Design student work.

Award Ceremony: Fri., April 12, at 5 p.m. at Scott Plaza followed by reception on Selby Gallery patio until 8 p.m. 

April 26 – May 3, 2013

Annual Ringling College Senior Thesis Exhibitions

Selby Galleries I & II, Crossley Gallery, Roskamp Exhibit Hall, Academic Center Galleries: Senior thesis work will be on display from each of the majors.

Opening Reception: Friday, April 26, 5-8 p.m.

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Barbara L. Jendrysik, Sunshine, 2011, oil on canvas, 16”x 20”

Annual Community Exhibitions

May 10 - 31, 2013

Selby Galleries I & II: Juried work by The National League of American Pen Women, Inc.  Sarasota members. 

Opening reception: Fri., May 10, 5-7 p.m.

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