Center on Contemporary Art presents...

The 2006 CoCA Annual

November 18 - December 30, 2006

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ARTISTS CHOSEN FOR
THE 2006 CoCA ANNUAL:

Lucas Blalock, Carrboro, NC
Sylvie Matt Buchler, New York, NY
Susanna Bluhm, Seattle, WA
Margarida Correia, Brooklyn, NY
Tim Cross, Seattle, WA
Melia Donovan, Beaverton, OR
Alicia Eggert, Portland, OR
Scott Foldesi, Seattle, WA
Christine Gatti, New York, NY
Sean Healy, Portland, OR
Stephanie Robison, Portland, OR
Elise Richman, Tacoma, WA
Ross Sawyers, Seattle, WA
Shen Wei, New York, NY
Jennie Thwing, Philadelphia, PA
Robert Yoder, Seattle, WA

Opening reception Saturday, November 18th, 8pm - midnight.

Juror: Jennifer Gately, Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art, Portland Art Museum.

These artists were chosen out of roughly 400 submissions from the US and Canada.

For press inquires please contact Michael Sweney at mike@cocaseattle.org or 917.312.4514.

Invited artists please contact CoCA at 206.728.1980 or email mike@cocaseattle.org for details.

Dates to remember:
Fri., November 10th -- deadline for artwork to arrive at CoCA
Mon., November 13th -- install begins
Sat., November 18th -- opening reception
Sat., December 30th -- exhibition closes


Jennifer Gately, Guest Juror

Earlier in 2006, Jennifer Gately was named The Portland Art Museum's Arlene & Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art. Gately is responsible for the care, research, exhibition, and growth of the Arlene & Harold Schnitzer Center for Northwest Art collection and the development of special exhibitions of Northwest art. She will work with art and artists of the Northwest region comprising Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Vancouver B.C., in the areas of acquisitions, exhibitions, publications, and donors. Gately coordinated the selection of the 2006 Oregon Biennial, on view July 29 through October 8, 2006.

Gately's recent exhibitions include: A Great Mania: The Influence of Delftware with Tony de los Reyes and Roger Anderson; Everyday Objects with John Bisbee, Lisa Hoke, Cindy Tower, Amanda Wojick, and Victoria Haven; and Confluence with Ghada Amer, Shirin Neshat, and Shahzia Sikander.