June Ahrens presents “Rewind, A Career Reflection”
June Ahrens presents “Rewind, A Career Reflection”
June Ahrens, an internationally recognized and collected artist both locally and internally will be presenting “Rewind, A Career Reflection”, at her Stamford, Connecticut studio. Her studio exhibition is available for viewing on September 21st, 22nd, 28th and 29th from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Ms. Ahrens studio is located in the Glenbrook Industrial Park, 652 Glenbrook Road 2nd floor, Stamford CT. Parking available on site, follow the signs to the studio. No elevator access.
Ms. Ahrens creates sculptures and site-dependent installations that incorporate everyday materials such as cement board, repurposed glass, powdered chalk, filters and mirrors. She isolates these materials to encourage the viewer to consider the open-endedness of the work reminding us of the need for social ritual and political discourse. The work continues to mine the materials of mass culture, creating an alternative world and an environment that transcends boundaries. She wants to create a map of awareness, bringing the past into the present.
June Ahrens was born in New York City, NY in 1939. She received her degree from SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY, Summa Cum Laude and also attended the Advanced Seminar Programs at Yale, New Haven, CT. Her work has been shown in 15 solo shows, and 62 group shows. The works have been exhibited in 15 states in the United States, as well as Greece, Italy and Scotland. Selected awards include Connecticut Commission on the Arts Individual Grant, Connecticut Commission on the Arts for Distinguished Advocates for the Arts, Polaroid Foundation Grant, Duracell International Grant, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She was also a finalist for the Joan Mitchell Award.
Internationally her work has been featured at, among others, the Edinburgh College of Art (Edinburgh, Scotland), Sculpart gallery, (Matera, Italy), the Capelousous Family Art Museum (Athens, Greece), and the Supermarket Gallery, (Stockholm, Sweden).
She has also been shown and collected nationally by the Kemper Museum, (Kansas City, Mo), the Museum of Outdoor Art (Denver, Co) the National Museum of Health and Medicine (part of the Smithsonian, Washington, DC) Attena Gallery (New Orleans, LA) and the Garage Gallery (Honolulu, Kawaii.)
In New York she has shown at Exit Art, Kips Bay Showcase, Soho 20, the Green Street Windows (also Soho 20), Governors Island,
Washington Square Park, the Wagner Park at Battery Park City, and ABC NO RIO 5th Biannual. Her work has also been included in shows at the Neuberger Museum (Harrison, NY), the Katonah Museum (Katonah, NY), the Plaxall gallery (Long Island City, NY), and the Pelham Arts Center (Pelham, NY).
In New England venues have included: the Mead Museum (Amherst, MA), Holy Cross College (Worcester,MA), the Chesterwood Sculpture Park (Stockbridge, MA), the Berkshire Museum (Pittsfield,MA), the Trustman Gallery (Boston,.MA), the Hera Gallery (Kingstown, RI) and the Newport Gallery under Cynthia Revees (Newport, NH).
In Connecticut her many shows have included the Aldrich Museum (Ridgefield), the Housatonic Museum (Bridgeport) Eastern Connecticut State University (Willamantic), Silvermine Arts Center (New Canaan), Sacred Heart University gallery (Fairfield) and Westport Art Center, and the Crown Gallery (Bridgeport).
Her work is represented by Chroma Gallery, Katonnah, NY.
For more information email june.ahrens@yahoo.com or visit www.juneahrens.com