ABCo Artspace is thrilled to present Expressions of Constraint, a group exhibition showcasing visual and performance artwork by artists from the Bay Area and beyond. Through installation, movement, painting, and more, artists exhibit self-expression within constraints. As creatures of habit, we can become locked into expressing ourselves through a series of patterns and languages. We become familiar with ourselves. Within a creative process, guest curators Erin Johnson and Danielle Emmet invited artists to impose an unfamiliar constraint or express a pre-existing limitation through their work. Such constraints include but are not limited to geography, color, size, and pitch. In addition to the constraint that artists chose to explore, they were given only one month to develop a concept and create a piece.

The show includes work from both established and emerging artists including Miriam Dym, Gwen Diehn, Oscar Trujillo, Bette Bates, Erin Johnson, Danielle Emmet, Jake Salt, Savana Snow, Edna Emmet, Dustin Olsen, Travis Eiden, Kristi Holohan, & Brent Buckman.

PUBLIC PROGRAMMING:

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, April 2, 2010 6-9 pm

PERFORMANCES & DANCE PARTY
9-2 am