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The Artist Studio at One Colorado Announces Jennifer Vanderpool as First Artist-in-Residence

Armory Center for the Arts and One Colorado are pleased to present Jennifer Vanderpool as the first Artist-in-Residence in an innovative program that unites commerce and culture at One Colorado. Curated in partnership with the Armory Center for the Arts, Vanderpool will be working and interacting with the general public from a dedicated space, The Artist Studio, which has been converted into a workspace and exhibition gallery at 24 Smith Alley.  The program is intended to bring artistic talent into the mainstream of this outdoor retail destination.  Located in the pedestrian walkway that runs behind Il Fornaio and next to J. Crew, The Artist Studio is open to the public Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon–8 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Vanderpool will be working on her art project, “A Pocketful of Posies,” during workshop hours. A true art-in-the-marketplace concept, the public is invited to drop by to talk with the artist while she is creating her work.  The public is also encouraged to become involved in the creative process.  It’s a rare opportunity for the community to both witness and share in the lifestyle of a contemporary artist -- an experience that will be reflected in her installation.  At the end of Vanderpool’s three month residency, the public will be invited to view the completed work at a closing reception.

“A Pocketful of Posies” is a fantastical urban redevelopment garden consisting of flowering vegetation created from a bricolage of bejeweled recycled materials accompanied by audio and animation. Visitors are invited to create a flower from the selection of available recycled materials. Flowers may be planted in the community section of the garden or taken home as a remembrance. Visitors are also welcome to purchase ornately decorated and bejeweled terrarium and dish gardens to take home as a memento of paradise, a posey from their visit to the park.

“A Pocketful of Posies” will be on view through October 15, 2009.

Jennifer Vanderpool is a Los Angeles-based artist who works with experimental film, video, animation, and sound in her large-scale indoor and outdoor installations. She has exhibited at museums and galleries in the U.S., Mexico, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. In 2007, Vanderpool was awarded the Danish Arts Council International Artist Grant and in 2006 she received project funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Her work has been written about in The New York Times, Art Papers, Artweek, Art ltd., Angeleno, Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Houston Chronicle, Kansas City Star, Tulsa World, Dagens Nyheter, Politiken, and El Universal as well as numerous other national and international newspapers and magazines. Currently, Vanderpool is exhibiting Blomster at the Virserums Konsthall, Virserum, Sweden.

Documentation of Jennifer’s work is available at www.jennifervanderpool.com

To schedule a tour of the space, please contact Sinead Finnerty-Pyne at 626-792-5101 x 116.

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