Claudio Dicochea, De Madonna y OJ El Alien, 2009
Arizona Biennial '09
Open to all Arizona artists over 18 years of age working in any media, the exhibition is a much-anticipated opportunity for artists in the region to gain broad exposure for their work. Arizona Biennial ’09 focuses on the current aesthetic and conceptual concerns addressed by artists both regionally and globally.
Selected artists for Arizona Biennial ’09
This exhibition is structured to prompt dialogue about Arizona’s artistic strengths, trends, and the potential of Arizona art and artists. Not only does this exhibition highlight some of the most innovative art created in this state, but it showcases the subtle shifts in imagery, stylistic impulses, and conceptual foundations to reveal how Arizona’s artistic community participates in the broad dialogue of contemporary art.
This year, the distinguished juror who selected the works for the exhibition wasTim Rodgers, Chief Curator at the New Mexico Museum of Art.
Rodgers received a Ph.D. from Brown University and a B.A. degree from Arizona State University. Upon completion of his Ph.D., he accepted a combined position at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, where he served as the Curator of the Wriston Art Center Galleries and Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art. In 1999 Rodgers served as the Director of Lawrence University London Study Centre, in London, England. In 2004, he became the chief curator at the New Mexico Museum of Art.
