New York, NY—Award-winning NY artist and sculptor Robin Antar, will participate in the first International Juried Show at Rogue Space Chelsea, January 14-30, 2010 in Manhattan. Ms. Antar was chosen from among more than 300 entries from eleven countries. She is one of 47 winning artists who will demonstrate their diversity, style and artistry at the two-week show, offering an extraordinary collection of talent from all over the globe. The gallery is located at 526 West 26th Street in NYC.
Art critic David Cohen is among the distinguished guest judges. Mr. Cohen is Gallery Director at the New York Studio School and editor and publisher of artcritical.com. In addition, he also served as an art critic and contributing editor at the New York Sun from 2003 to 2008. He currently moderates the Review Panel, the popular monthly forum at the National Academy Museum.
Sculpting since she was 14 and a student at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, Robin Antar typically works at all hours of the day and night. Her studio houses more than 20,000 pounds of stone, with works such as a cowboy hat and larger-than-life sized Heinz® ketchup bottle, and the unusual tools of her trade (including heavy drills that seem far too bulky for the slight Antar to lift, much less sculpt with).
Antar’s works have appeared in exhibitions at museums, galleries, corporate offices and universities, ranging from the City Museum in St. Louis, to the Nabisco Corporation Gallery, to New York University. She appeared on HGTV’s That’s Clever, where she transformed a block of stone into a life-like boot. She has also been featured in countless print and broadcast media, and sells her original pieces for upwards of $25,000.
The winner of ‘Best in Show’ will receive the ‘Artist Package’ prize, which includes a premiere showing of their artwork in our Chelsea gallery in the heart of New York City’s art scene. The winner will also receive a promotional film about their work produced by our sister company FilmsOnArtists.com, which will premiere at the winning artist’s opening reception. A slideshow of selected works can be found at: https://www.chelseagalleryspace.com/JanuaryJuriedShow/Finalists.html
A complete list of participating artists are listed below:
OPHIR AGASSI MIEKO ANEKAWA ROBIN ANTAR BYRON ANWAY
MALADO BALDWIN TIRTZAH BASSEL DAVID BENDER CARLA BERGER
BRITTANY BINLER JENNIFER COLLINS STEPHEN EAKIN
STEPHANIE FRANKS ANDREW GEISSLER ALLAN GORMAN HAIM ELISHA
SARAH HAVEN TAMAR HIRSCHL CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN HANA JOO
MIRYUNG KANG CHRISTINA KEE ULF KOENIG LESLEY KRANE
JOOAHN KWON HYUN-A LEE LISA LILLIBRIDGE
CHRISTOPHER LOWTHER KURT MARKGRAF NORMAN PERLMUTTER SHRAVAN RAJAGOPAL HYOUNG-KWAN ROH JANET ROSSI
BARBARA RUBENSOHN ESTY SADE ROBERT SERVO
AUDREY SHACHNOW GEOFFREY STEIN SUZANNE STROEBE
TAKEFUMI HORI LESLIE TUCKER ANNA VRANCKX ERIC WHITE
JEFF & SABRINA WILLIAMS VICKI WILSON SUSAN WOLFE
YUTA BORIS ZAKIC
Note to Media: Media are invited to the opening reception January 14th by advance arrangements. Photos and interviews are also available. Contact: Robin Antar at Robin@rantar.com
