'John Hull & Barbara Duval: Works'

Halsey institute to host faculty exhibition

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston is currently hosting the exhibit "John Hull & Barbara Duval: Works," beginning Friday and running through the beginning of December.

There will be an opening reception 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Halsey Gallery within the Simons Center for the Arts at 54 St. Philips St.

In November, each of the artists will give artist talks. John Hull will discuss his work at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 and Barbara Duval will speak about her works at 6 p.m. Nov. 8. All events are free, with the public encouraged to attend.

Hull is a new member of the studio art faculty at the College. He is professor of painting and chair of the studio art department. Duval, is professor of printmaking, and has been teaching at the College for over 20 years now. The Halsey Institute has been hosting a number of exhibitions showcasing the works of the College's studio art faculty.

"These exhibitions give both the public and the College communities an opportunity to see the diversity of approach, technique, and talent of these professors.

"This exhibition enables students to view their professors' works, often for the first time, while also serving as a teaching tool for studio art professors," says Katie Lee, the Halsey's assistant director and curator.

Hull was born in New Haven, Conn. He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1977 and an master of fine arts degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana — Champaign in 1981.

He has been exhibiting nationally since 1981 with solo exhibitions at Tatischeff Gallery, the New Museum of Contemporary Art and Grace Borgenicht Gallery all in New York City, among others. His group exhibitions include "The 1980's: A New Generation" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; "The Artist at Ringside" at The Butler Museum of American Art; "Romance and Irony" at the National Gallery of New Zealand; "The Figure: Another Side of Modernism" at the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art; and the 179th annual "Invitational Exhibition of American, Art" at the National Academy of Design.

His works can be found in public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Israel Museum, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Greenville County Art Museum, the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum and the Yale University Art Gallery. Hull has received numerous awards, including four National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowships, a Maryland Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowship, the Thomas Benedict Clarke Prize for Painting in 2004 from the National Academy of Design and the Achievement Award in 1995 from American Artist Magazine for Acrylic Painting.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Duval received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Pratt Institute and a master of fine arts degree from Yale University. In 1982, after completing her studies at Yale, she came to the College of Charleston, where she has developed a rigorous printmaking curriculum and state of the art facility. Duval was the recipient of a Belgian American Educational Foundation Fellowship 1985-86 to study painting and graphic art in Belgium, and a Fulbright Fellowship to Berlin Germany in 1987-88. Other awards that she has received include a MacDowell Colony Fellowship, two South Carolina Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships, a DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Grant to Germany. In 2001 she received the College of Charleston's Distinguished Research Award, recounts Lee.

Duval's work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries nationally and abroad, and is part of numerous public and private collections, including The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Fogg Art Museum, and the Contemporary Art Center in Osaka, Japan. At the College of Charleston, Duval teaches all forms of printmaking, and sometimes painting and drawing.

For more information, visit www.halsey.cofc.edu or call 953-5680.

Charleston Artist Guild

The Charleston Artist Guild will hold its major fundraiser 6-9 p.m. tonight at the beautiful McCleod Plantation at the corner of Folly Road and Maybank Highway on James Island.

The Hunt for Charleston's Treasures will benefit "local artists and community outreach programs aimed at bringing art to our young people, the elderly and the disadvantaged," says Director of Publicity Elaine Hruska.

Come and help the local art community by participating in this event, graced by the ambiance of McCleod Plantation's historic grounds. There will be food provided by Granville's Restaurant and live music by the Chamber Music Charleston and the Simon Harding Jazz Trio. The event will have great food catered by Granville's Restaurant and live entertainment, in the ambiance of the historic plantation.

For more information, contact Charleston Artist Guild Executive Director Robert Ingram at 722-2454 or visit www.charlestonartistguild.com.

Costumes for a Cause

Join the Lowcountry Environmental Education Program for the organization's first Halloween Ball 7 p.m.-midnight Saturday at 10 Storehouse Row at the Navy Yard in North Charleston.

This zero-waste event will feature the works of Jarod Charzewski, a renowned artist and visiting professor at the College of Charleston. Charzewski will custom design art made entirely out of found, recycled and natural objects, specifically for this event.

Costumes for a Cause will also feature a celebrity-judged costume contest, a silent auction, and refreshments.

Tickets are $65 per person, or $110 per couple, and can be purchased online at www.scleep.org or by calling 1-800-7DAY-OAK.