Conduit Gallery -- Dallas, TX

December 1 - December 30, 2006

C. Meng
New Paintings

opening reception for the artists:
Friday, December 1, 2006 6 to 8 PM

C. Meng is a fusion of eastern and western artistic ideals. The soft calligraphic gestures placed atop broad, abstract brushstrokes display his mastery of both worlds.

Meng has exhibited his paintings internationally as well as in the U.S., including: 420 W. Broadway Art Space, New York, NY; The Monster Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL; Fairfield University, Fairfield, CN and the Osaka Triennial, Public Exhibit Space, Osaka, Japan.

After receiving a B.A. in Art from the Shanghai Teacher University, Shanghai, China he earned an M.F.A. in Painting from Miami University, Oxford, OH. He currently teaches at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA and resides in Boston and New York.

Matthew Bourbon
Crass, Cruel and Uncouth

Each painting is an isolated moment, not one connected to the other but similarly distilled from an illusive interaction. These interactions are collected by the artist from photographs, movies, magazine advertising and comic books.
Matthew Bourbon transforms the inherent messages of these sources in order to redefine or enhance their pictorial meaning. The end result is an array of techni-colored visual dreams that evoke a multitude of meanings and voyeuristic intrigue.

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Matthew Bourbon earned separate undergraduate degrees in Studio Art and Art History from the University of California at Davis. He earned a M.F.A. degree from the School of Visual Arts, NY, NY.
In 2000 he moved to Texas and is a Professor of Art at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX.
Along with exhibiting art, he also contributes periodic articles and reviews to Flash Art International, New York Arts Magazine and Artlies. He has continued to show both in New York and California since relocating to Texas.
Exhibitions since 2004 include; The Bowery Gallery, NY, NY; The Artcar Museum, Houston, TX; Trunk Space, Phoenix, AZ; International Art Expo 2005, Salone de Arte Contemporanea, Trieste, Italy; Shajah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Brent Sikkema Gallery, NY, NY; Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA and Gallery 32, London, England.

PROJECT ROOM

Linda Pace
Mirror, Mirror

Known mostly as contributor and champion of the contemporary art scene in San Antonio, Linda Pace will exhibit sculpture and drawings in the Conduit Gallery Project Room.

Mirror Mirror is a fabricated nine-foot mirrored igloo in which visitors are welcome to enter and sit amid the thousands of mosaic mirrored acrylic tiles.

Linda Pace has shown throughout the state since 1976 most recently at the Book Company in Marfa, TX, Blue Star Art Center in San Antonio and Rudolph Projects in Houston.



			December 1 - December 30, 2006 C. Meng New Paintings opening reception for the artists: Friday, December 1, 2006 6 to 8 PM C. Meng is a fusion of eastern and western artistic ideals. The soft calligraphic gestures placed atop broad, abstract brushstrokes display his mastery of both worlds. Meng has exhibited his paintings internationally as well as in the U.S., including: 420 W. Broadway Art Space, New York, NY; The Monster Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL; Fairfield University, Fairfield, CN and the Osaka Triennial, Public Exhibit Space, Osaka, Japan. After receiving a B.A. in Art from the Shanghai Teacher University, Shanghai, China he earned an M.F.A. in Painting from Miami University, Oxford, OH. He currently teaches at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA and resides in Boston and New York. Matthew Bourbon Crass, Cruel and Uncouth Each painting is an isolated moment, not one connected to the other but similarly distilled from an illusive interaction. These interactions are collected by the artist from photographs, movies, magazine advertising and comic books. Matthew Bourbon transforms the inherent messages of these sources in order to redefine or enhance their pictorial meaning. The end result is an array of techni-colored visual dreams that evoke a multitude of meanings and voyeuristic intrigue. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Matthew Bourbon earned separate undergraduate degrees in Studio Art and Art History from the University of California at Davis. He earned a M.F.A. degree from the School of Visual Arts, NY, NY. In 2000 he moved to Texas and is a Professor of Art at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX. Along with exhibiting art, he also contributes periodic articles and reviews to Flash Art International, New York Arts Magazine and Artlies. He has continued to show both in New York and California since relocating to Texas. Exhibitions since 2004 include; The Bowery Gallery, NY, NY; The Artcar Museum, Houston, TX; Trunk Space, Phoenix, AZ; International Art Expo 2005, Salone de Arte Contemporanea, Trieste, Italy; Shajah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Brent Sikkema Gallery, NY, NY; Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA and Gallery 32, London, England. PROJECT ROOM Linda Pace Mirror, Mirror Known mostly as contributor and champion of the contemporary art scene in San Antonio, Linda Pace will exhibit sculpture and drawings in the Conduit Gallery Project Room. Mirror Mirror is a fabricated nine-foot mirrored igloo in which visitors are welcome to enter and sit amid the thousands of mosaic mirrored acrylic tiles. Linda Pace has shown throughout the state since 1976 most recently at the Book Company in Marfa, TX, Blue Star Art Center in San Antonio and Rudolph Projects in Houston.