2009 CoCA Annual

Artist's Reception, Thursday, November 19, 6-9pm
CoCA Ballard, 6413 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107
On View Weekdays 10 am - 5 pm, November 19, 2009 - January 9, 2010
AND
CoCA Belltown, 2721 First Ave. (at Clay), Seattle, WA 98121

On View 24 hours every day, November 19, 2009 - January 9, 2010

From November 19, 2009 - January 9, 2010, CoCA presents the 2009 Annual, a juried exhibition exhibiting work from emerging as well as established artists in a wide variety of visual media. Artists in any region and any country were welcome to submit, and entries were received from 7 countries and 35 states. The exhibit showcases the ways in which contemporary artists, regardless of their location, share similar aesthetic concerns and conceptual approaches in a world of increasingly dramatic flux.

CoCA has presented the Annual since 1989, each time inviting an independent juror to select the work from among the entries received. For this year's 20th anniversary of the show, CoCA is proud to have Jess Van Nostrand as juror.

Jess Van Nostrand is Exhibitions Curator at Cornish College of the Arts and author of numerous essays and articles about the arts including the popular "Artists' Guide to Seattle" published by the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau. She holds a BA in Art History from The George Washington University and an MA in Art History from Richmond University, London. Van Nostrand is a portfolio instructor for the Artist Trust EDGE program, and founder of the art program at Joe Bar for emerging artists. She currently serves as Chair of the Seattle alliance of ArtTable, the national organization for women leaders. Curating in Seattle since 2003, she has developed an emphasis on dialogue between artists from the Northwest and other cities.

First Place: Thea Augustina Eck, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania


"It is Never Tomorrow #1", digital C-print, 20" x 30", 2008


"It Is Never Tomorrow #2", digital C-print, 20" x 30", 2008

Second Place: Sally Finch, Portland, Oregon


"2003", acrylic ink on gampi, 20" x 28", 2008


"2003" (detail), acrylic ink on gampi, 20" x 28", 2008

Honorable Mention: Kim Hennessey, Arlington, Massachusetts


"BANG!" series, cardboard pipes, paper fringe ans strips, cardboard boxes, drawings, ropes, banners, other ephemera, 2009
(installation in CoCA Belltown Gallery)

Honorable Mention: Yvonne Petkus, Bowling Green, Kentucky


"Sentry", oil on canvas, 32" x 32", 2009

Anne-Marie Cosgrove, Toronto, Ontario


"Curtains for Love", acrylic and oil pastel on paper, 22" x 30", 2009


"Love Backwards", acrylic on canvas, 77" x 98", 2007-2008

Derek Coté, Nashville Tennessee




"Knowledge of The World is Limited to Appearances: Landscape", mixed media with CCTV camera, 2008
(installation in CoCA Belltown Gallery)


"Oh, The Places I'd Go With A Swimming Pool Full of Whiskey", painted wood, child-size suitcase, 17"w x 22" l x 4" h (opened), 2005

Klaus Knoll and Cella, Manoa, Hawai'i


"On Oahu #102" and "On Oahu # 103" (diptych), project in process, silver gelatin contact print on aluminum, 8" x 10" (each), 2009

Leigh Merrill, Denton, Texas


"Convergance", archival inkjet print, 20" x 23", 2009

Mario Marzan, Carrboro, North Carolina


"Sinster Method: Dive and Reappear No. 2", acrylic, graphite, and ink on panel, 48" x 24" x 3", 2009

Nate Larson, Baltimore, Maryland and
Marni Shindelman, Rochester, New York


"Geolocation (Leave Work Early)", archival inkjet print on rag paper, 24" x 20" (frame), 2009


"Geolocation (Swine Flu)", archival inkjet print on rag paper, 24" x 20" (frame), 2009

Nelson Bradley, Buffalo, New York


"Friendly Fire", poster (Kinko's print on lightweight paper stock), dimensions variable, 2004


"The Studio Visit", inkjet print, 6.5" x 10", 2004


"Williamsburg Love Letter", souvenir pencil, letters, glue, fabric, in plexi case, 6.5" x 14" x 4.5", 2005

Patrick Moser, St. Augustine, Florida


"Matador", oil, 30" x 30", 2009


"Unicow", oil, 30" x 40", 2009

Robyn Base, Melbourne, Australia


"Fortress", oil on linen, 102cm x 87cm, 2007


"Monument", oil on linen, 122cm x 102cm, 2007

Valerie George, San Francisco, California


left: "Watch us Go!", video installation, 4 min 6 sec, 2008
right: "Environmental Sound Experiment No. 3", composition with fireworks, video, 3 min 51 sec, 2008

Zane Lancaster, Midvale, Utah

"It's Absolutely Exquisite", egg tempera, gold leaf, on panel, 16" x 16", 2009