Rethink Topeka Grand Finale

Rethink Topeka

It is that time of year again: Rethink Topeka!! It is such a great day of art, entertainment, fun, and music..plus community all for only $2. This Saturday, April 14th, is the big day. So come on out to downtown Topeka to experience all the greatness.

Check out this link for details: http://rethinktopeka.com/

Below is my cyanotype, which was selected by Rethink jurors to be in the exhibition:

Women’s Suffrage will be at Nexlynx, 123 SW 6th Ave.

Deedra Baker 2012

Concealed/Revealed Art Auction

On Wednesday I dropped off my artwork for the Concealed/Revealed Art Auction. The preview of the artwork was last night during the Topeka First Friday Artwalk.

The event is Friday, April 27th, beginning at 6:30 pm at Serendipity in the NOTO Arts District, 820 N. Kansas Ave.

Below is the piece or art I chose to donate:

Deedra Baker 2010

New Business Cards

Next time you see me out and about, ask me for one of my new business cards! I chose to use an image from my An Invitation series. I am always eager to get new cards and/or postcards to promote my work – and to give them out!!

Deedra Baker 2012

Cyanotype Chosen for Rethink Topeka

One of my new cyanotypes, Women’s Suffrage, was chosen by jurors for the Rethink Topeka art event in April.

http://rethinktopeka.com/

Deedra Baker 2012

Select Image from “An Invitation” Series in National Juried Art Exhibition

The image Invitation #30, from the series “An Invitation,” was selected for the National Juried Art Exhibition 2012, at Chowan University in North Carolina. Stephanie Doty was the special guest juror. A reception will be held on Thursday, March 1st from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Herron School of Art & Design in the Green Hall Art Galleries, where the exhibition is hanging. The exhibition will be on display from February 27th – March 29th.

Deedra Baker 2010

“Voyeur: Repositioning the Gaze” Documented

I had the pleasure of attending the Curator’s Talk, Opening Reception, and Artists’ Panel for the exhibition, “Voyeur: Repositioning the Gaze.” The exhibit was held in the Truman State University Art Gallery at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO. It was an extraordinary gallery space. My fellow artists in the show presented creative and interesting voyeuristic work. Voyeurism in contemporary society is expressed in a variety of ways – with a variety of meanings. Brandelyn Dillaway, curator for the show, illustrated this idea through the bodies of work selected. One artist photographed images of residents in a retirement home as she peeped through the window. While another artist explored self-objectification through a voyeuristic approach.

The artists who exhibited work were Deedra Baker, Wafaa Bilal, Daniel Coburn, Robert Ladislas Derr, Gina Genis, Nate Larson & Marni Shindelman (who collaborated on a project), Freja Mitchell, and Thinh Nguyen. The mediums included photography and videography.

Deedra Baker 2012