Colors & Chords at Turner Hall in Milwaukee

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016Leave a comment

I have exciting news to share.

I have been invited to participate in the 2nd annual Color & Chords art event to be held on November 22 from 6-10pm at Turner Hall in Milwaukee. I have been paired with the Midwest Death Rattle. As they perform I will be painting.

This event is a fundraiser for the Islands of Brilliance.

Colors & Chords merges music and live art onstage, creating a truly multi-sensory experience filled with unexpected and memorable collaborations. Proceeds benefit Islands of Brilliance, a Milwaukee nonprofit that runs creative and technology workshops for children, teens and young adults on the autism spectrum.

Tickets: $25

Host: Dori Zori, 88NINE Radio Milwaukee and Nick Pipitone, BVK

Bands: Rusty Pelicans, Lex Allen, Midwest Death Rattle, NINETEEN THIRTEEN, The Lovelies, C.M.P. (featuring Montreal Cain), Hello Death, Keith Pulvermacher Band, Dryhouse Ruins

Artists: Pfister Hotel Artist in Residence Pamela M Anderson, dwellephant, Jeff Redmon, Melissa Dorn Richards, Frank Juarez, David Mark Zimmerman, Tia Richardson, Cynthia Thomas Short, Betty Blexrud-Strigens, Kim Henry

To purchase your ticket click here.

Thelma Members Show 2016 Reception

August 18, 2016August 19, 2016Leave a comment

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts

51 Sheboygan Street

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

www.thelmaarts.org

Congratulations to all of the artists! This annual exhibition features works from Friends of THELMA, members of Fond du Lac Visual Arts, Fond du Lac Artists Association, and the Sheboygan Visual Artists. This show runs until November 12, 2016.

Artists in the Artery: Frank Juarez at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center

May 26, 2016May 27, 2016Leave a comment

This evening I presented on “The Life of an Abstract Painter”. This presentation was part of the Artists In The Artery Series at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan. During this presentation I talked about how my work developed at a pivotal point in my life (2005) and how my environment impacted my view on the world around me.

Through the process of creating I was able to reflect on life experience, use art as a way to make sense of the world and my thoughts, and use it as a vehicle to bring order back into my life.

Photo credit: Lauren Smith

Knaak + Juarez Studio Sale, June 11, 6-10pm

May 15, 2016May 17, 2016Leave a comment

Join Dale, Rudy, and I on Friday, June 11 from 6-10pm for our studio sale at the Knaak + Juarez Studio, 1310 Wisconsin Avenue, 2nd flr in Sheboygan. We will have paintings, drawings, and photographs available for purchase.

Here is a sample gallery of paintings I will have available. I will also have drawings and photography available as well.

Simply contact me with the name of the painting you would like to purchase.

Blister Bubble, oil on canvas, 36″x60″, 2016, POR

Close, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016, $100

Cold Inside, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016, $100

Emergence II, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016, $125

Emergence III, oil on canvas, 36″x40″, 2016, POR

Emergence IV, oil on canvas, 15″x15″, 2016, $225

Emergence V, oil on canvas, 15″x15″, 2016, $200

Emergence VI, oil on canvas, 15″x15″, 2016, $225

End Days, oil on canvas, 16″x20″, 2013, $200

Falling Apart, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016, $100

First Time, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016, $100

Hold On, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016, $100

Never Leave, oil on canvas, 8″x10″, 2016, $100

Nightfall, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016, $100

Sooner Later, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016, $100

Structured Chaos, oil on canvas, 16″x20″, 2014, $200

This Way, oil on canvas, 16″x20″, 2016, $200

Frank Juarez solo show at Project Space 314 – Ripon, Wisconsin

April 5, 2016April 6, 2016Leave a comment

Mark your calendars:

Join me at Project Space 314 for my solo show. Project Space 314 is a new multi-use venue in the downtown area of the City of Ripon, with support from the Kemper Foundation. The space is located at 314 Watson Street in a reclaimed building beautifully restored by downtown manager and owner, Craig Tebon, after a devastating fire in December of 2013 that destroyed one building, severely damaged two others, and displaced many residents.

Exhibition runs from April 8 – May 15, 2016 with a reception scheduled for April 8 from 7-9pm.

Here are some paintings that will be on exhibit.

Blister and Bubble, oil on canvas, 60″x36″, 2016

Certainty, oil on canvas, 36″x36″, 2016

Doubt, oil on canvas, 36″x36″, 2016

This Way, oil on canvas, 16″x20″, 2016

Emergence IV, oil on canvas, 15″x15″, 2016

Playing in the Dark Solo Exhibition at Prak-sis Gallery

January 14, 2016January 14, 2016Leave a comment

Playing in the Dark

Frank Juarez Solo Exhibition

at Prak-sis Gallery

Emergence II, oil on canvas, 10x10", 2016

Frank Juarez, Emergence II, oil on canvas, 10×10″, 2016

Mark your calendars, ya’ll.

I am having a solo show in Chicago.

Location:

Prak-sis Gallery

16 West Ontario Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Private viewing: January 30 from 3-6pm.

Opening reception takes place during first Fridays, February 5, 5-8pm.

Click here to learn more about me.

About Playing in the Dark

The theme of Playing in the Dark is symbolic for not knowing what to expect as an outcome during my painting sessions. This past summer I visited the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh, PA and saw my first James Turrell Exhibition. At first I did not know what to think about his work, but as I began to think about it it made sense. It is about the experience. The experience of not knowing what is real and what is implied. The installation I keep thinking about is called Pleiades where the room was completely dark. You could not see in front of you. All you could do was to use your other senses such as touch and hearing to navigate the room.

With the closing of my gallery the opportunity to refocus on my studio practice was presented. Playing in the Dark is my personal inquiry on exploring ideas that have been swimming in my mind for months. I am an intuitive painter and the vulnerability of my actions is influenced by my thoughts, emotions, and feelings.

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Membership Exhibition, September 10, 5-8pm

August 25, 2015August 26, 2015Leave a comment

I was recently accepted to participate in the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts‘s upcoming membership exhibition. This exhibition will feature works from local art organizations such as the Fond du Lac Visual Artists and the Sheboygan Visual Artists.

This year’s exhibition was juried by UW-Ripon art professor and artist, Rafael Francisco Salas.

Location: 51 Sheboygan Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935

Reception: September 10, 2015, 5-8pm

Exhibition dates: September 10 – October 31, 2015

Frank Juarez, Curtain, oil on canvas, 16×20″, 2013

frank juarez paintings

sheboygan, wisconsin

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