Footprint

Footprint September 25-October 21, 2021

 Please join Art Saint Louis for Footprint, our Fall 2021 juried exhibition featuring new artworks by St. Louis regional artists. Mask required as mandated by the City of St. Louis.

PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS
Art Saint Louis is located at 1223 Pine Street in downtown St. Louis. There are parking meters on Pine Street and and all nearby streets. Parking meters run 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Fines are steep ($20), so don't let your meter expire. Visit Downtown St. Louis.org's website for additional parking suggestions. You might also download the handy Parkmobile app, whereby you can pay for and monitor parking meter via your mobile phone.

On weekdays, hourly parking is usually available in the nearby Park Pacific Garage located on Olive just West of Tucker (entrance is on the South side of Olive). Parking is at your own expense and payable by credit card upon exiting the garage. For info: 888-614-7426. Be sure to take your parking receipt/ticket with you when you exit your car to visit the Gallery or you won't be able to get back in to the garage to get to your garage. Your parking ticket is your key to get back in to the garage. Art Saint Louis cannot validate parking.

The Gallery is easily accessible by Public Transportation with MetroLink and MetroBus with MetroBus stops nearby.
If you are uncomfortable driving downtown, you might want to consider a carpool or rideshare to our location.

 The 38 featured artists in Footprint are:

Footprint
Jurors' Statements

“What a pleasure it was to see the wide array of artwork entered for the exhibition, Footprint. Always set on the process of looking, these artists seemed to me to represent three significant insights. Some artists looked outside of themselves at the world around us. They responded to the beauty and phenomena of nature or on our collective impact on our own species or on the planet and animals we share it with. Another group I could identify with considered the physical space of their art itself, focusing on the act of mark making and process through a more formal approach. Evidence of the artist’s hand provides a record of leaving one’s mark on the world. A third group I identified seemingly sought a connection to the theme through their introspective and highly personal approach to the idea presented in the theme through which they explored a highly emotive evocation. Lastly, some of these artists did all of these things in a single work of art.

When evaluating work, whether as a juror, or an educator, two factors are of utmost importance to me: craftsmanship and design (or composition). Whether completely formal, created with levels of content and meaning, or work that is completely conceptual, all should address this issue. If it does not, it must be intentionally rejected by the artist and clear to the viewer. Visual art and culture demands this as an indicator of aesthetic quality. Of course, rules and standards are not always prescribed to, or followed.

I very much enjoyed seeing the wide array of materials, and the personal reflection of so many talented artists. I want to thank each of those who submitted work to this exhibit. I am grateful for the opportunity to see your work. For those who were not chosen, know that many factors played into the decisions and you should not feel discouraged. Continue to work on your art. Leave your mark; or footprint, if you will, on the world in a way that is both creative and kind. As artists, that is our obligation to the world.

Thank you."

— Deborah Douglas, artist, Professor, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

“In this role as Juror, it’s always a challenge to select works for a themed group exhibition, especially viewing original artworks online, compared to selecting the work in-person. Taking time and consideration to select these works for exhibition, excerpted from a large number of 138 artworks submitted, is task that is rewarding but also truly difficult.

By addressing the broader theme of ‘marks and impressions that we leave on this planet physically, emotionally, in society; our footprint as we walk through our lives,’ began to carry me to a greater interpretation that resonated with me. As a viewer, I kept an open mind working to take in all of the imagery, the materials employed, and the many different mediums submitted, and I selected the works that best presented a broad viewpoint for this exhibition.

Having experienced and made it through an extremely tumultuous time, we continue living and so importantly continue to making Art. Through this global Pandemic, ongoing natural disasters and political turbulence, I felt a strong connection with the works I selected that gave me solace. These images that touched on the spectrum of emotions; joy, sorrow, hope, contemplation and wonder.  

Upon reflection of these selected works, I observed common threads that spoke to me. I began to notice a similar correlation with color palettes, mark making, some symbolic surrealism mixed with pop-iconic imagery. I regret not being able to see this wonderful exhibition in-person, especially knowing the impact that the current events of the past few years have made on everyone.

I truly enjoyed selecting works and participating as Juror for Footprint, all unique portrayals of individual personal journeys, captured emotions and fantastical visions.”

— Matthew Isaacson, artist, Associate Professor of Ceramics, Austin Community College, Austin, TX

Some of the 44 featured artworks in Footprint:

Danni Foreman, De Soto, MO. “Damage that we cause.” 2020. Photograph on Paper, 30”x24”. $200.	Hugh Vincent, St. Louis, MO. “Void.” 2021. Oil, Charcoal on Canvas, 48”x24”. $3,000.	Jane Rieso, Freeburg, IL. “Transforming Deer.” 2021. Basswood, Pecan, Deer Antler, 30”x13”x9”. $700.
Award of Excellece recipient Byron Sletten, St. Louis, MO. “Shoes.” 2019. Digital Print on Archival Paper, 38”x60”. $1,200.	Todd Thomas, St. Louis, MO. “Rabbit in the Morning.” 2021. Photograph, Archival Digital Ink Jet Print on Acid Free Baryta Paper, 18”x24”. $400.	Jane Hoeltzel, Clayton, MO. “A Matter of Degrees.” 2021. Porcelain, Fiber Modeling Paste, Dead Coral, 5.5”x14”x7”. $130.
Kenzie Holzinger, Highland, IL. “Up is Down.” 2021. Charcoal, Oil on Toned Paper, 48”x42”. $2,000.	Nicole Cooper, Richmond Heights, MO. “Coral Bleaching Mask.” 2020. Plastics, View Master, Slide with Pristine Ocean Life Scenes, 16”x16”x9.5”. $710.	Michelle J. Streiff, Wildwood, MO. “Sharp Dressed Man #1.” 2021. Oil on Canvas, 11”x14”. $275.
Terry Lay, St. Louis, MO. “The End of All Things.” 2020. Watercolor on Paper, 12”x16”. $1,000.	Award of Excellece recipient Jenna Muscarella, Alton, IL. “Memory Box of Bullshit.” 2021. Acrylic, Ink, 48”x72”. $3,500.	Barbara Zucker, Clayton, MO. “Antelope, Canyon de Chelly.” 2021. Digital Photograph on Paper, 14”x18”. $300.