Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Jeffry Chiplis: Neon Works in the 21st Century.


Jeff Chiplis exhibition opens at the Butler Institute of American Art -March 21st thru May 9th 2010
Jeffry Chiplis: Neon Works in the 21st Century
Jeffry Chiplis was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He earned a B.F.A. in Sculpture at Indiana University after which he moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He has presented his neon sculpture to critical acclaim at the White Box Gallery in New York City, and has shown in the Cleveland Museum of Art's NEO show. Mr.Chiplis was an artist in residence at the Dilna Symposium in Mikulov, Czech Republic.

Meet the artist March 21st from 1pm to 3pm

Location: Beecher Center - Youngstown

The Beecher Center, housed in the south wing of the Butler's Youngstown location, is the first museum addition dedicated solely to new media and electronic art. The facility regularly displays works of art that utilize computers, holography, lasers and other digital media. The Beecher Center houses the Zona Auditorium, a digital media theater designed for performance art and high-definition film presentations.

Visit the Butler The Butler Institute of American Art
The Beecher Center
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, Ohio 44502
Phone 330.743.1107

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