SALANN MAGAZINE 2nd Edition publication PAGE (Water's Art chosen)

The next post will show the published pages of Water's sculptures in this fantastic ART Magazine.

I was selected among 300 International artists for this "years-end" EXHIBIT from prior Biafarin International exhibits.

GRATEFUL to everyone around the globe who submitted a review on both of my artworks in the IMMIX Juried INT'L Art Exhibit. Thank you for your applauding & insightful comments! EVERYONE gave both "Dust in the Wind" and "Transformation Felt" a rating of 5 stars out of 5!
Encouraging to say the least - and possibly contributed to being selected with 299 other International Artists for the YEAR-END 2021 International Biafarin Awards Exhibit.

Very professional job Biafarin! Love that they included QR codes for ease of sale for all the artworks in this International Juried "IMMIX 2021" Exhibit.

Already I have received over fifty "5 out-of-5 STARS" ratings/comments during this online International Exhibit. This exhibit urges viewers to rate their favorite artworks for Collectors and Curators. So please "VOTE" for one (or both) of my artworks selected for this exhibit!
URL links:

https://www.exhibizone.com/immix2021?AW=AW127773532

https://www.exhibizone.com/immix2021?AW=AW127442880

The SKOWHEGAN School of Painting and Sculpture TURNS 75yrs old!
Offering one of the best ART educational experiences in the United States, Skowhegan is located in the lush woodlands of Maine. Many of the most notable American artists have attended the intensive program hosted by estabished "BLUE CHIP" artists. The campus offers housing, studio space, a library, media lab and sculpture shop for both the professional artists/mentors and the selected 65 art students each year. Water Kerner received her SKOWHEGAN scholarship in 1983 and continues to credit this experience as one of the most impactful in her artistic career.

Fortunate to have my artwork exhibited with such talented artists as Banksy, John Baldessari, Fr. Bill Moore and Shepard Fairey.

PRESS articles or interviews:
for "Vallery Girl Redefined Exhibit" @ BRAND ART CENTER:
Hyperallergic
The New Yorker
Daily News
Art&Cake
Los Angeles Magazine
Spectrum News
KPCC
Artillery
LAist

Water Kerner "One of 19 Artists Selected from 900 applicants for Bothell, Washington City Hall Gallery". 2018

Water Kerner artwork shown @ TUBAC Center for the Arts, Arizona
YEAR: 2018

Water Kerner's art in Nature Inspired Anthologies "Spring 2016" issue.

Entrance to the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG).

Barnsdall Art Park had its beginning in the early 1900s when Aline Barnsdall came West with plans to develop a theatre company. When Aline Barnsdall donated the park and its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structures to the City of Los Angeles in 1927, she wished to provide an accessible arts center, incorporating and preserving the famous Hollyhock House as a vital component. The spirit of Barnsdall's intention was to maintain an active arts center for the community and to assure longevity. Programs and exhibits became a part of the mission of Barnsdall Art Park, which is used by thousands of Los Angeles community members as well as visitors from throughout the world.

Barnsdall Exhibit
Both WATER KERNER sculptures accepted; "Illuminated Triptych No.2" and "Blue Danube Family Portrait" Hollywood, CA.

Barnsdall Art Park had its beginning in the early 1900s when Aline Barnsdall came West with plans to develop a theatre company. When Aline Barnsdall donated the park and its Frank Lloyd Wright designed structures to the City of Los Angeles in 1927, she wished to provide an accessible arts center, incorporating and preserving the famous Hollyhock House as a vital component. The spirit of Barnsdall's intention was to maintain an active arts center for the community and to assure longevity. Programs and exhibits became a part of the mission of Barnsdall Art Park, which is used by thousands of Los Angeles community members as well as visitors from throughout the world.

Water Kerner's "Blue Danube Family Portrait" at LAMAG Exhibit Hollywood, California

Show Title: "Smaller Footprints: Women respond to Climate Change"
MOAH Exhibit dates: January 28 - March 27, 2016

Water Kerner ARTIST of the WEEK Garnet News in New York, NY 2015

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Water Kerner "Illuminated Triptych" chosen for AMOA's National Annual Competition.

Water Kerner's "Illuminated Triptych at AMOA (Alexandria Museum of Art).

“Multiple Tell-A-Visions”
Distressed wood, oil paint, thunder sound effect tube, HD digital player, LCD flat screen, textured glass, seed pod, red yarn, metal regulator parts, 3 USB thumb drives, 3 looping HD animations. 48”w x 33”h x 14’d.
While the vast majority of art lovers and gallery visitors are accustomed to an occasional interaction with “a work of art”, it is rare to see art hanging on a wall that changes at all. With “Multiple Tell-A-Visions” Water Kerner invites us to essentially change the face of her art. Taking the idea of ‘physical interaction’ a step further, she provides the means for an ongoing involvement in the artwork, beyond the imagination or control of the creator.
“Creating or editing our own video content has become a way of life for most of us. We use brilliant motion graphics or stock footage from the web, compile family photos, and capture video with our cell phones.”
The title “Multiple Tell-A-Visions” appropriately describes the sculpture’s seemingly endless ability to “upgrade” or update its subject matter depending upon the involvement of the viewer. The word-play of the title also calls into mind the profusion of old and new devices we now rely upon for information 24 hours a day. Hidden inside the wall hanging sculpture is a high-definition monitor behind a façade of varying degrees of rippled or distorted glass, which produce a painterly effect on the footage. Three original digital animations created by the artist are are supplied on 16 GB USB “thumb drives”. Any one of these tiny drives can be swapped out for another or replaced with whatever content the buyer chooses to save on their own USB drive – thus becoming an integral part of the sculpture. “Whether the owner of the sculpture uses my motion content or their own, it will convey creative, historical and personal values…or the soul of Art, which is essentially what it means to be alive on planet Earth”. You can see more of Water Kerner’s art at www.waterkerner.com.
D. Bizarro, Garnet News

London; England Curator C. Eastwood reviews Water Kerner's Art in Los Angeles

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London's Sweet'Art Curator Reviews Water Kerner

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“Mummified trees wrapped with the “Financial Times” from newspapers, rusted cans, extinct bird illustrations, glutinous tar, and old 35mm slides are some of the materials utilized and manipulated in Water Kerner’s installation.

Objects from the past or those soon to disappear into the Earth’s crust, are abundant in both her large and small scale Assemblage sculptures. They direct us to a principal environmental theme besides the artist’s obvious attraction to “obsolete” and distressed materials. In addition to the nostalgia of remembrance (particularly elicited by wind up music boxes on small wall-mounted sculptures), it seems impossible to avoid the uncomfortable fact we are all slated to join the neglected and forgotten cultural driftwood of time.
And yet there are contrasting sparks of modernity in the artist’s endeavors. “Multiple Tell-a-Visions” has an initial discarded appearance yet employs high resolution animations for its manifestation of color and movement. The LED circuits Water solders together to “flash for 6 years until you replace the battery” coexist alongside intimate spaces displaying a deliberate conscious simplicity and/or propensity to construct and compose with a clear focus or purpose.
Each “Tableau” or wall floating small sculpture involves a careful consideration of each object’s placement and overall composition. There is nothing flippant about these small studies. A careful balancing trick derived from many years of creative practice is obtrusively apparent.
Overall, her work demonstrates a dramatically different direction than the vast majority of multifarious Assemblage work we see today. Whether Ms. Kerner’s art is influenced by her age, extensive travel abroad, or environmental concerns, there is an irrefutable reductive aspect of Modernism in her captivating creations.”

VCReporter News/Culture/Art & Opinion "Pick of the Week": Water Kerner "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" Gallery Installation:
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Ventura County Reporter Newspaper. Page 36 of November 21, 2013
"HAPPENINGS": Water Kerner Art Installation. Using a variety of materials such as wood, paint, and found objects, Kerner incorporates music and computer motion graphics. 1783 East Main Street, Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5pm. Highlights section; COLOR photo of "Multiple Tell-A-Visions" artwork. www.VCReporter.com