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TOYM IMAO Reversed, Expanded, Exploded- POPped! 2012, installation, dimensions variable.

TOYM IMAO
Reversed, Expanded, Exploded- POPped!
2012, installation, dimensions variable.

HEATHER STRATTON Getting Ready to Walk Into the Storm 2012, archival inkjet print, 16 x 24 inches

HEATHER STRATTON
Getting Ready to Walk Into the Storm
2012, archival inkjet print, 16 x 24 inches.

ALEXANDER PEACE Jan Brueghel Flower Painting 2012, oil on linen, 60 x 48 inches

ALEXANDER PEACE
Jan Brueghel Flower Painting
2012, oil on linen, 60 x 48 inches.

AARON CANIPE J.V. Ozmint’s Confederate Calvary Saber, near Iva, South Carolina 2011, archival inkjet print with hand-applied text, 11 x 14 inches

AARON CANIPE
J.V. Ozmint’s Confederate Calvary Saber, near Iva, South Carolina
2011, archival inkjet print with hand-applied text, 11 x 14 inches.

NARA PARK It Was Written On the Wall 2012, paper boxes, vinyl flooring, synthetic plant, vent, 113 x 108 x 71 inches

NARA PARK
It Was Written On the Wall
2012, paper boxes, vinyl flooring, synthetic plant, vent, 113 x 108 x 71 inches.

PABLO GARCIA LOPEZ Where the Wild Tulips Grow (video still) 2012, three-channel video installation, run time: 4:25

PABLO GARCIA LOPEZ
Where the Wild Tulips Grow (video still)
2012, three-channel video installation, run time: 4:25.

SELIN BALCI Contamination 2012, microbial growth on boards, dimensions variable

SELIN BALCI
Contamination
2012, microbial growth on boards, dimensions variable.

JOSH CHANCE Emerge 2012, graphite on Fabriano, 12.5 x 9.5 inches.

JOSH CHANCE
Emerge
2012, graphite on Fabriano, 12.5 x 9.5 inches.

WESELY CLARK Altered 2012, oil paint, shellac, lumber, plywood, masonry nails, spraypaint, 90 x 91 x 35 inches

WESELY CLARK
Altered
2012, oil paint, shellac, lumber, plywood, masonry nails, spraypaint, 90 x 91 x 35 inches.

JENNIFER JEANNE COSTER I Don't Understand Infinity 2012, handmade flip book, 3 x 5 x 2.5 inches

JENNIFER JEANNE COSTER
I Don't Understand Infinity
2012, handmade flip book, 3 x 5 x 2.5 inches.

ALI MILLER Closure 2011, oil on panel, 48 x 60 inches

ALI MILLER
Closure
2011, oil on panel, 48 x 60 inches.

BRITT LAW Distinct Anatomies 2012, ink and graphite on paper, 22 x 29 inches

BRITT LAW
Distinct Anatomies
2012, ink and graphite on paper, 22 x 29 inches.

ZACHARY GOLDMAN The Kissing Glass 2012, wood, screws, glass, Windex, squeegees, shop towels, 72 x 47 x 18.5 inches

ZACHARY GOLDMAN
The Kissing Glass
2012, wood, screws, glass, Windex, squeegees, shop towels, 72 x 47 x 18.5 inches.

MISHA CAPECHHI System I: A to B to A (video still) 2011, single-channel video, run time: 6:15

MISHA CAPECHHI
System I: A to B to A (video still)
2011, single-channel video, run time: 6:15.

ADAM NELSON Alluvion 2012, PETG plastic, screen printed imagery, steel, light, 78 x 78 x 20 inches

ADAM NELSON
Alluvion
2012, PETG plastic, screen printed imagery, steel, light, 78 x 78 x 20 inches.

SAMUEL SCHARF + RYAN CARR JOHNSON Frankenthaler A.D. 2012, paint on plywood with bullet holes, 37 x 25 x 2.5 inches.

SAMUEL SCHARF + RYAN CARR JOHNSON
Frankenthaler A.D.
2012, paint on plywood with bullet holes, 37 x 25 x 2.5 inches.

BEN TOLMAN Suburbs 2012, ink on paper, 78 x 50 inches

BEN TOLMAN
Suburbs
2012, ink on paper, 78 x 50 inches.

JASON RESSLER Solace in the Hyper-Sphere 2011-12, oil on canvas, 75 inches (diameter)

JASON RESSLER
Solace in the Hyper-Sphere
2011-12, oil on canvas, 75 inches (diameter).

ELLIOT BRYANT The Curse of the Pop Mirage! 2011-12, installation, dimensions variable.

ELLIOT BRYANT
The Curse of the Pop Mirage!
2011-12, installation, dimensions variable.

CAMDEN PLACE Its the World That Seems to have a Problem with Me (video still) 2011, single channel video, run time: 8:19

CAMDEN PLACE
Its the World That Seems to have a Problem with Me (video still)
2011, single channel video, run time: 8:19, ed: 5.

Press Release

ACADEMY 2012
July 7 - August 18, 2012 

Opening reception: Saturday, July 7th: 6 to 8pm

Conner Contemporary Art is pleased to announce ACADEMY 2012, our 12th annual invitational survey of outstanding work by MFA / BFA students in the Washington/Baltimore area.

Exhibition founder and curator, Jamie Smith, Ph.D. invited the following artists to participate:

> Artists: Selin Balci, Elliot Bryant, Aaron Canipe, Misha Capecchi, Josh Chance, Wesley Clark, Jennifer Jeanne Coster, Zachary Goldman, Toym Imao, Brittany Law, Pablo Garcia Lopez, Ali Miller, Adam Nelson, Nara Park, Alexander Peace, Camden Place, Jason Ressler, Samuel Scharf, Ryan Carr Johnson, Heather Stratton, Ben Tolman

> Representing institutions: American University, Corcoran College of Art and Design, George Washington University, Maryland Institute College of Art, and University of Maryland

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There will be an opening night reception at Conner Contemporary Art, Saturday, July 7th from 6 to 8pm.
Artists in attendance. 

For further information or images, please contact the gallery at 202-588-8750 / info@connercontemporary.com