Rainbow High

March 21 - May 1, 2024
  • High School has always been the most transformative period of maturation and the most influential in the unfolding of one's own identity. As young adults, we are caught in a period of conflicting perspectives, when the requirements of the adult world move into the foreground, coming up against the frustrations of dependency. When the first instances of love, jealousy, and passion flood the senses and the heart. When peer stressors, like alienation, romantic breakups, or bullying are experienced. When our capacity to endure the dangers of risk and experimentation are first put to the test. When the future is unknown but teaming with possibility. 

     

    The 25 works in Rainbow High touch on all of these subjects in a variety of different conceptual and formal approaches. Artists like Jeremy Jaspers and Jennifer Sullivan tenderly observe this age from the tradition of portraiture with a mix of apprehensiveness and melancholy, while artists like Andrew Artman, Catherine Haggarty and Nora Riggs touch on the emerging adult's reliance on social status and perceptions of belonging. Emotional intensities are also subjects of consideration, like the ecstasy of one's first love, as in Susan Carr's sculpture Being Rainbows, or in John Duff's artwork, Gaboosh, where righteous outrage is directed at the society at large. Social withdrawal via video games, fantasy, or experimentation with drugs and alcohol are regarded with both pathos and humor.

     

    The experiences we encounter from childhood to the independence of adulthood can be negative, while others are advantageous, bolstering -- friendships and impressions that create lifelong meaning and value. Rainbow High aims to distill the exuberance, obsessions, amorousness and anxieties felt during adolescence in a way that only art can do.

     

     

    • Dylan Jones Untitled, 2022 colored pencil on paper 11 x 8 1/2 in 27.9 x 21.6 cm
      Dylan Jones
      Untitled, 2022
      colored pencil on paper
      11 x 8 1/2 in
      27.9 x 21.6 cm
    • Natia Sapanadze One More Wish, 2023 oil on canvas 19 3/4 x 17 3/4 in 50 x 45 cm
      Natia Sapanadze
      One More Wish, 2023
      oil on canvas
      19 3/4 x 17 3/4 in
      50 x 45 cm
    • Andrew Artman Smoke Screens, Window Dressings, and Ruses, 2020 graphite, ink and marker on copy paper; verso lined with Scotch tape 8 1/2 x 11 in 21.6 x 27.9 cm
      Andrew Artman
      Smoke Screens, Window Dressings, and Ruses, 2020
      graphite, ink and marker on copy paper; verso lined with Scotch tape
      8 1/2 x 11 in
      21.6 x 27.9 cm
    • Catherine Haggarty Air Kitten, 2022 acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in 50.8 x 40.6 cm
      Catherine Haggarty
      Air Kitten, 2022
      acrylic on canvas
      20 x 16 in
      50.8 x 40.6 cm
    • Susan Carr Being Rainbow, 2022 oil on ceramic 10 x 5 x 3 in 25.4 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm
      Susan Carr
      Being Rainbow, 2022
      oil on ceramic
      10 x 5 x 3 in
      25.4 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm
    • Austin Joseph Gregory Somber Mystification, 2022 pen and ink on Bristol board 14 x 11 in 35.6 x 27.9 cm
      Austin Joseph Gregory
      Somber Mystification, 2022
      pen and ink on Bristol board
      14 x 11 in
      35.6 x 27.9 cm
    • Robert Kraiss Untitled, 2022 pen and watercolor on paper 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 in 35 x 26 cm
      Robert Kraiss
      Untitled, 2022
      pen and watercolor on paper
      13 3/4 x 10 1/4 in
      35 x 26 cm
    • Hannah Epstein Go Wash Off That Facepaint, 2020 hand hooked rug, wool, acrylic, jute, cotton 19 x 19 in 48.3 x 48.3 cm
      Hannah Epstein
      Go Wash Off That Facepaint, 2020
      hand hooked rug, wool, acrylic, jute, cotton
      19 x 19 in
      48.3 x 48.3 cm
    • Paul Waak Lunchtime, 2022 oil and acrylic on canvas 33 1/2 x 25 1/2 in 85 x 65 cm
      Paul Waak
      Lunchtime, 2022
      oil and acrylic on canvas
      33 1/2 x 25 1/2 in
      85 x 65 cm
    • Jon Duff Gaboosh, 2022 acrylic on paper 30 x 22 in 76.2 x 55.9 cm
      Jon Duff
      Gaboosh, 2022
      acrylic on paper
      30 x 22 in
      76.2 x 55.9 cm
    • Kaylie Kaitschuck D.A.R.E T-Shirt, 2024 yarn embroidery on felt-stretched panel 29 x 35 in 73.7 x 88.9 cm
      Kaylie Kaitschuck
      D.A.R.E T-Shirt, 2024
      yarn embroidery on felt-stretched panel
      29 x 35 in
      73.7 x 88.9 cm
    • Nora Riggs On The Steps, 2024 crayon and ink on paper 17 x 14 in 43.2 x 35.6 cm
      Nora Riggs
      On The Steps, 2024
      crayon and ink on paper
      17 x 14 in
      43.2 x 35.6 cm
    • Jeremy Jaspers Untitled, 2023 ink and watercolor on paper 29 3/4 x 22 1/4 in 75.6 x 56.5 cm
      Jeremy Jaspers
      Untitled, 2023
      ink and watercolor on paper
      29 3/4 x 22 1/4 in
      75.6 x 56.5 cm
    • Jason Herr Accepting Clumsiness Gracefully, 2024 graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, and paper collage on paper mounted to wood panel 18 x 14 in 45.7 x 35.6 cm
      Jason Herr
      Accepting Clumsiness Gracefully, 2024
      graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, and paper collage on paper mounted to wood panel
      18 x 14 in
      45.7 x 35.6 cm
    • Thomas Mazzarella Untitled, 2023 oil on canvas 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in 20 x 20 cm
      Thomas Mazzarella
      Untitled, 2023
      oil on canvas
      7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in
      20 x 20 cm
    • Sam Keller Can (Orange Gatorade), 2024 found can and Swarovski crystals 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in 13 x 9.2 cm
      Sam Keller
      Can (Orange Gatorade), 2024
      found can and Swarovski crystals
      5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in
      13 x 9.2 cm
    • Jennifer Sullivan Couldn’t Stop the Way I Was Feelin’, 2023 oil and oil stick on canvas 14 x 11 in 35.6 x 27.9 cm
      Jennifer Sullivan
      Couldn’t Stop the Way I Was Feelin’, 2023
      oil and oil stick on canvas
      14 x 11 in
      35.6 x 27.9 cm
    • Matt Lock A Fatal Ruckus, 2023 ink, marker, pencil, on paper 11 x 8 1/2 in 27.9 x 21.6 cm
      Matt Lock
      A Fatal Ruckus, 2023
      ink, marker, pencil, on paper
      11 x 8 1/2 in
      27.9 x 21.6 cm
    • Mike Chattem DARK ARTS, 2021 acrylic on polystyrene mounted to panel 12 x 9 x 2 in 30.5 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm
      Mike Chattem
      DARK ARTS, 2021
      acrylic on polystyrene mounted to panel
      12 x 9 x 2 in
      30.5 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm
    • Darien Bird Virgin, 2021 oil on panel 24 x 20 in 61 x 50.8 cm
      Darien Bird
      Virgin, 2021
      oil on panel
      24 x 20 in
      61 x 50.8 cm
    • Oliver Hegyi HOOLEY21, 2024 digital print 7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in 19 x 20 cm
      Oliver Hegyi
      HOOLEY21, 2024
      digital print
      7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in
      19 x 20 cm
    • Polly Shindler Room with Sneakers and Open Window, 2020 acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in 50.8 x 40.6 cm
      Polly Shindler
      Room with Sneakers and Open Window, 2020
      acrylic on canvas
      20 x 16 in
      50.8 x 40.6 cm
    • Daniel Green Dee Jkay Super Street Fighter, 2014 mixed media on wood 9 x 14 1/2 x 3/4 in 22.9 x 36.8 x 1.9 cm 100% of proceeds from the sale of this artwork benefit the artist and Creativity Explored, San Francisco.
      Daniel Green
      Dee Jkay Super Street Fighter, 2014
      mixed media on wood
      9 x 14 1/2 x 3/4 in
      22.9 x 36.8 x 1.9 cm

      100% of proceeds from the sale of this artwork benefit the artist and Creativity Explored, San Francisco.
    • Sarah Bereza David Bowie, 2023 glazed stoneware diameter: 8 in; depth 1 in (20.3 x 2.5 cm)
      Sarah Bereza
      David Bowie, 2023
      glazed stoneware
      diameter: 8 in; depth 1 in (20.3 x 2.5 cm)
  • Joey Veltkamp, Life is a Cat Parade, 2023

    Joey Veltkamp

    Life is a Cat Parade, 2023
    fabric
    37 x 73 1/2 in
    94 x 186.7 cm