JODY SERVON DEPICTS EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER WITH INSTALLATION AT ARTCENTER
Hanging On and Holding Out is an installation comprising painted walls, drawings, photographs, sculptures and video. Born of the self-described emotional rollercoaster that redefined artist Jody Servon’s life, this exhibit responds to human nature and its inconspicuous moments in a candid manner. Hanging On and Holding Out is about creating a visceral experience for viewers to explore, interpret and adopt for themselves.
This project has been part of both solo and group exhibitions at Contemporary Artist Center, MA; Graceland University, IA and University of Tulsa, OK. Hailing from New Jersey, Servon currently resides and works in Blowing Rock and Greensboro, NC. She received her Master’s in Fine Arts in New Genre from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Visual Art from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Servon is currently an assistant professor and director of the Catherine J. Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University in Boone, and has been heralded for her work by The New York Times, New American Paintings and Tulsa World, to name a few.
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Established in 1984, ArtCenter/South Florida (located at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach) is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization that provides subsidized studio and exhibition space as well as teaching opportunities for emerging and career artists in their facilities at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. The mission of the ArtCenter is to advance the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts and culture in South Florida while providing affordable programming and work-space for professional artists. ArtCenter/South Florida is open Monday through Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. For further information please call 305.674.8278 or visit the website at www.artcentersf.org
Exhibitions and programs at ArtCenter/South Florida are made possible through grants from the Miami-Dade county Department of cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs council, the Miami-Dade mayor and Board of County Commissioners; The Children's Trust; the City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council; the City of Miami Beach Community Development Block Grant Program; the Miami Beach Mayor and City Commissioners; the State of Florida, Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Arts Council; the Dade Community Foundation and the Chestler Family Fund at Dade Community Foundation; ArtéCity; Target and Walgreens.
