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SOLO in Denver

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The Art of Matt Sesow, Animal Farm at VSA Arts Colorado

Sesow at VSA Arts Colorado

"Animal Farm" solo show

Denver, Colorado: August - Sept 2007

3 Paintings completed during live painting sessions in Denver the week of the opening reception:

"t cup panda"

approx 18" x 20"

acrylic on stretched canvas

"free range sesow"

approx 20" x 24"

acrylic on stretched canvas

"untitled bull"

approx 20" x 18"

acrylic on stretched canvas

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DENVER'S ARTDISTRICT ON SANTA FE EXHIBITION REVIEWS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2007

Matt Sesow “Animal Farm”

‘Access Gallery — VSA Arts of Colorado. 909 Santa Fe. www.vsaco.org

‘August 16-September 8

909 Santa Fe. Self taught artist Matt Sesow fills the Access Gallery at VSA Arts of Colorado. It would be easy to walk in and think the work is reminiscent of Basquait. However, even Basquait had a lineage. The work is also flavored with nuances of anxious chaotic energy and social critique of the Nueva Figuracion painters such as Luis Felipe Noa and Romulo Maccio. Throw in a bit of De Kooning and Dr. Seuss’ dark side. Squeeze it out through the filter ‘of now and what you have are Matt Sesow's paintings. A quick walk through the gallery is visually amusing. However spend a litle time ‘examining his characters and a clevemess pervades. Works such as ‘Pandas and Paparazzi’ remind me that we live in a world where we may celebrate the endangered baby animals we manage to breed in a box while we continue to destroy their habitat. Like a good Bugs

Bunny cartoon, the paintings will make a child smile while the altemate narrative eludes them. The inside joke is there for the rest of us who wish to see it. Matt Sesow will be painting live at the gallery August 17th & 18th and the show runs through September 8. The gallery is ‘open Wed — Fri 10am-6pm and Sat 10am-2pm. For more info on Matt Sesow, visit www.sesow.com

written by "Fauvette"

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Artist Reception: Friday, August 17, 2007 6-9pm Family Art Day: Saturday, August 18, 11am - 1pm. Free and open to public. First Friday Reception: Friday, September 7, 6 -9pm

Matt Sesow is a seff taught artist living in the Adams Morgan area of Washington D.C. In this his first show in Colorado Matt has chosen to focus on the themes, concepts and impressions on the human condition based loosely on the George Orwell classic Animal Farm. Matt will be in the gallery the afternoons of August 16 and 17 from 2 5pm painting and hanging out, and the 18th from 11am - 1pm at the Family Art Day, stop by and say hello. For more information about Animal Farm please visit www.vsaco.org or for more information about Matt visit www.sesow.com.

Special Thanks to Our Supporters: La Gardinia Bistro, Kitchen's Ink Tattoo Parlor

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& Promoting the creative power of people with disabilities FF Please RSVP for an interpreter em Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri. 10am-6pm; Sat.10am-2pm

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GALLERY + STUDIO.

access gallery presents

animal farm, matt sesow » Nationally renowned setf-taught artist Matt Sesow will share his latest collection of colorful paintings titled Animal Farm, his first show in Colorado, from Thursday, August 16, 2007 through September 8, 2007 at Access Gallery + Studio, 909 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. This show focuses on the themes, concepts and impressions on the human condition based loosely on the George Orwell classic Animal Farm.

Mr. Sesow will be in the Gallery: » 2— 5pm August 16 and 17, at the Artist Reception on Friday, August 17, 6 - 9pm » Family Art Day on Saturday, August 18, 11am - 1pm All events are free and open to the public.

For more information on Matts work visit his website at www.sesow.com

calendar

[in the gallery ] Closing Reception: An Awakening Long Overdue Rob Loveless. First Friday: August 3, 6 - 9pm Animal Farm, Matt Sesow Artist Reception: Friday, August 17, 6pm - 9pm

[in the studio ] Giving Voice: A collaborative project of VSA arts of Colorado, AIGA and the Colorado Gross Disability Coalition

[ family art day ]

Matt Sesow. Saturday, August 18, 11am— 1pm. Free and open to the public.

need a space?

We'd like to help. VSA arts of Colorado/Access Gallery welcomes groups and organizations to our gallery, we have a 1500 sq. foot space, 30 chairs and a full kitchen. Our rental fees are negotiable. All rooms are wheelchair-accessible and available for community use. We are an ever-expanding resource for the community! Contact us today!

Located at 909 Santa Fe Drive, Denver 80204 Gallery Hours: ri 1Oam-5pm; Sat 1am-2om tt

art happens here

AUGUST 2007

‘Snowball Did It, Matt Sesow

last chance

in the main gallery » An Awakening Long

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Overdue Works by Rob Loveless. This show has been a

great addition to this summers line up and

will come down on ‘August 11. Rob's work focuses on

the long overdue response to the environmental crisis.

in the studio » Giving Voice — Eight youth with and without disabilities partnered with local graphic designers to develop an expressive visual concept that ‘was developed into an educational poster. This, collaborative of VSA arts of Colorado, Colorado Cross Disability Coalition and AIGA Colorado. ‘These posters are very moving and powerful.

Release, Elysia Syriac

vsaco@earthlink.net www.vsaco.org

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