• January 2018
FC9 Gallery Announces Jeannie Bogue, “Into the Depths of Epic” as January Featured Artist
October 29th, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce Jeannie Bogue, and her show, “Into the Depths of Epic” as the featured artist for the January First Friday Art Tour, on Friday 5th, January, 2018. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
“’Epic’ is about overcoming adversity and struggle and finding hope and beauty in the landscapes of unknown territory,” said Bogue, who uses music to set the mood for each work. “In my own healing journey of self-growth, I have found much beauty within unfamiliar territories and the challenges I have had to face.” Her work depicts journeys these concepts as fantasy landscapes while conveying hope and triumph in the light that illuminates the shadows of each piece.
About Jeannie Bogue
Jeannie Bogue credits her ingrained resiliency and tenacity from an adverse and underprivileged childhood with the fire and passion behind her self-taught art, supplementing her natural talent with lessons from books and a correspondence art course.
“Life was very challenging during this time, and eventually my creativity expanded into other forms of self-expression, such as music,” said Bogue. “Due to the debilitating effects of Complex Trauma and PTSD, I returned to painting as a form of therapy and self-care.”
Her work acts as a meditative process for Bogue, while honoring the dichotomy between light and darkness. Bogue’s epic abstracts find hope and healing even amidst the ominous and sometimes painful landscapes of life.
“I hope patrons leave feeling empowered, and to be able to connect to their own story of triumph by observing my work, that they leave with the feeling of fortitude and determination to face any difficulty they may be facing with power and grace and hope,” said Bogue.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• December 2017
Andrea Light to Premiere at the Full Circle Nine Gallery
November 30, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce Andrea Light has joined the artist cooperative and will premiere her work during the December First Friday Art Tour, December 1st, 6-9pm. Admission is free.
Originally from Fort Wayne, Light earned a Bachelor of Art degree in Computer art and a Masters in Art in Studio Art from the University of Saint Francis and now brings her “weird art” to the walls of Full Circle Nine. “I wanted more than just a place to display my work,” said Light. “I was looking to join a collaborative and supportive community of artists that see the value in non-traditional and contemporary art forms.”
About Andrea Light
“My body of work is deeply driven by emotion,” said Light. “I find joy in the process of deconstruction the images of forced commercialism and injecting multiple layers of abstraction, to create an entirely new narrative.” She crafts digital collages, exploring the tension between anger, suppression, and domination, using vivid colors, high contrast, and repetition. “I aim to create compositions that embody a sense of uneasiness.”
Andrea Light’s work can currently also be seen on a billboard as part of the Arts Council of Indianapolis’s High Art initiative and was selected to be part of the #itsmycity project for Indy Do Day. Light crafted a 70 sq. ft. mural using sidewalk chalk, with the help of volunteers, to date the largest piece she’s ever worked on.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
FC9 Gallery Announces “Simple Gifts” as December Featured Group Show
October 29th, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce a holiday-themed group show, “Simple Gifts” for December’s First Friday, on Friday, December 1st. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free. Artwork will either show a minimalist take on the artists’ current styles, or relate to the song “Simple Gifts.” All pieces will be priced $50 and under to help present art as a great choice for holiday gift-giving.
“People love to support local art,” said Joy Hernandez, president of FC9. “But they also worry about giving art as gifts. It can be such an expensive investment and, sometimes, you have to guess the recipient’s tastes. ‘Simple Gifts’ will provide that opportunity to give the gift of art without feeling overwhelmed, by either the price or subject matter. We want art gift giving to be fun!”
About Simple Gifts
“Who does not find the simplest gifts the most meaningful?” asked assemblage artist Robin Toulouse. “When all the wrappings have been thrown away, the food eaten, some toys broken, what we have left are those gifts that don’t have a lot of bells and whistles, but are there to remind us of the giver, and memories of our times together.”
“Simple Gifts” will be open throughout the month until December 17th, while many of the artists will have preview pieces available during Small Business Saturday on November 25th. Full Circle Nine Gallery is open beyond First Fridays, with artists staffing each Saturday and Sunday, 12-4p. The gallery will be closed for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Circle City Industrial Complex offers free parking, and several artists and artisans will have work available throughout the building, each offering up the potential perfect gift for the holiday season.
“Minimalism as a practice is the deconstruction of art to its framework—it’s the practice of saying a variety of things with the fewest additions—in that that way, it’s exceptionally complex,” said FC9 vice president Andrew Koeling. “Art as a gift is personal. It’s something real and tangible that meant something to whomever purchased it, and is like a shared secret between the new owner, the gift giver, and the artist.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• November 2017
FC9 Gallery Hosts “McCrary’s Majestical Abstracts” as November Featured Artist
October 8th, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) will host “McCrary’s Majestical Abstracts,” a posthumous collection of Thomas McCrary’s work, facilitated by his daughter, Ranna Johnson, as the feature for the November IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, November 3rd. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
Thomas McCrary died suddenly in 1973, at the age of 43, while pursuing an Art Education degree at the Herron School of Art. He had been an architect and interior designer by trade, but had recently returned to school. Johnson has been collecting McCrary’s work, over the years, through family and friends, and describes her father’s work as modern art with a personal twist.
About Thomas McCrary
Ranna Johnson was eight years old when her father passed away. She remembers Thomas McCrary being fun-loving, even buying stilts for her birthday in 1972. She says that spirit is reflected in his work.
“He used a lot of color,” said Johnson. “I remember this print that was done, with paint and wax paper. He asked me what I thought it was, and I said a clown face, so he made it into a side view of a clown face. He could make something out of nothing.”
As an architect, Johnson said her father designed buildings around Indianapolis, including a round bank at 65th Street and Keystone Avenue (which has been demolished for a CVS) and a still-standing veterinary office at 56th Street and Guion Road. He met her mother, Hjordis, while they were at interior design school, and were profiled in a 1968 issue of the Indianapolis Star.
“We always had a really cool home and lots of artwork everywhere,” said Johnson. “I don’t know how far he could’ve gone as an art teacher. I would be interested to see what he could’ve done had he lived. I’m happy to let others experience this.”
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• October 2017
FC9 Gallery Announces Terrence Loftus, “A Touch of Color” as October Featured Artist
August 26th, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce Terrence Loftus, and his show, “A Touch of Color” as the featured artist for the October IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, October 6th. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
“The art is knowing when to stop,” says Loftus. “What I’ve learned is to apply the focus towards the proper application, the results creating a depth to the chemical reaction. Every drop is different; every drop can be controlled.” Loftus often uses materials at hand, such as perfumes, colognes, or rubbing alcohol to achieve reactions in various paints.
About Terrence Loftus
Terrence Loftus has been on his artistic journey for 15 years, and has explored pastels, watercolors, inks, acrylics, and oils, before evolving to his current mixed media work. During his exploration, he worked with his hands instead of brushes, and wanted to return to that form, to see what his new work would be like when approached with an older style.
“It was an exhausting process that I definitely don’t see taking over as my dominate style, it certainly turned in to some interesting art though,” says Loftus. “The name, ‘A Touch of Color’, refers to graphic subtle hints of color in the pieces done primarily by the movements of my hands.”
Loftus’ work has focused on swirling patterns, reminiscent of Tim Burton’s “A Nightmare Before Christmas,” and that edge has not been lost in his current work. “I felt this was the perfect time to debut this exhibit, setting the scene for the season with Halloween being right around the corner,” says Loftus.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• October 2017
Teresa Vazquez to Premiere at the Full Circle Nine Gallery
September 20th
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce Teresa Vazquez has joined the artist cooperative and will premiere her work during the October IDADA First Friday Art Tour, October 6th, 6-9pm. Admission is free.
Originally from Chicago, Vazquez lived for a time in Fort Wayne before making Indianapolis her home. “My current body of work re-envisions the imagery brought forth by the Symbolists and Surrealists through a multi-dimensional, Afro-Futurist lens,” said Vazquez. “The works take the form of luminous, modern-day illuminations on black backgrounds, numinous ink, watercolor, and mixed media mash-ups, paintings in encaustics and acrylics, and more. My dream work goes hand-in-hand with my artistic practice.”
About Teresa Vazquez
Teresa Vazquez is a Teaching Artist and Community Programs Manager at the Indianapolis Art Center, and Adjunct Faculty in Humanities at Ivy Tech Community College. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from Oberlin College and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate and MFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. She is also a mother and grandmother, writer, dreamer, and nature lover.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• September 2017
FC9 Gallery Announces Robin Toulouse, “Vignettes” as September Featured Artist
July 30th
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce Robin Toulouse, and her show, “Vignettes” as the featured artist for the September IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, September 1st. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
“With ‘Vignettes,’ I have moved away from the deeply personal subject matter of family and friends to explore my original and most important influences: Victorian memorial photography, classical music, and artists and writers of significance to me,” says Toulouse, a visual storyteller. “I’ve also included pieces where the objects are the story, told with photographs. I hope, when viewers look at my work, they come up with their own stories about the pieces.”
About Robin Toulouse
Robin Toulouse graduated the Herron School of Art with a BFA in painting and printmaking. Since then, she’s turned her attention to assemblage, three-dimensional elements combined to create a composition, similar to collage, and generally including found objects. “I chose assemblage—more accurately, it chose me—as my primary means of expression because I love telling stories with objects, and because I love the endless combination of materials and techniques it allows,” says Toulouse.
Toulouse works in memories and nostalgia and aims to bring to life the stories they hold. “My work is fun, and moving, and thought-provoking,” says Toulouse. “I love to talk about it and plan to include the stories of the pieces with the pieces so that viewers will be able to take a peek inside my creative brain.”
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• August 2017
Jeannie Bogue to Premiere at the Full Circle Nine Gallery
August 6th
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce Jeannie Bogue has joined the artist cooperative and will premiere her work during the September IDADA First Friday Art Tour, September 1st, 6-9pm. Admission is free.
Residing in Cambridge City, about an hour east of Indianapolis, Bogue is excited to bring her talents to Indy and its vibrant art scene. Bogue works in acrylic and watercolors, painting abstract imagery in large scale. “In my creative process, I’m a very intuitive painter,” said Bogue. “I not only express my emotions and thoughts into my work, but I also use music to help cultivate the mood and energy in my pieces.”
About Jeannie Bogue
Jeannie Bogue is an outspoken survivor of trauma and C-PTSD who found painting to be a coping mechanism for healing, and the creative process to be very consistent throughout her life. “Applying paint to canvas is like shining a light on the obscure parts of myself that remained hidden among the shadows,” said Bogue.
Bogue works in series, such as “Epic,” with fantastical abstracts of a landscape nature, and “Meditative Calm,” which flows across the canvas. Her series are inspired by composers that she listens to while she create, and the mood set by the music informs the color, strength, and drama of each piece. She also enjoys when others draw an emotion connection to her work. “It is an honor to witness when a person connects to a piece of my work,” said Bogue. “When a viewer experiences a stir of deep emotions and meaningful connection to their inner spirit from just looking at one of my pieces? I’m always humbled. This is one of the most rewarding privileges as an artist and I am grateful for these meaningful engaging experiences.”
Bogue also works in video and editing, as well as creative hobbies such as composting music and writing. She lives with her husband, four children, several cats and a beloved chocolate Labrador dog.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• August 2017
FC9 Gallery Gallery Announces Nathan Winship Smith, “Social Constructions: Set In Stone,” as August Featured Artist
July 5th, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce that clay artist Nathan Winship Smith, and his show, “Social Constructions: Set In Stone will be the featured for the August IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, August 4th. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
“My pieces come off as Lithic Stones, or Building Blocks, and represent modes of social construction by way of form and imagery,” said Smith, who is an Artist-in-Residence at the Beech Grove Clay Works, which partners with FC9. “Rules and Laws have been around for a long time and use to be ‘set in stone.’ I use this metaphor to pass on contemporary ideas related to social issues including politics, gender, and religion, to name a few. The pieces are meant to look solid, however, they are not always constructed that way, which speaks to the emptiness or hollowness within a social convention.”
About Nathan Winship Smith
Nathan Winship Smith pursues his passionate sensibility for creativity and art making through clay and the ceramic process. He has earned a BFA from the Herron School of Art, and an MFA from the University of Notre Dame. In 2016, he was offered an opportunity to teach and help manage the Beech Grove Clay Works as an Artist-in-Residence, which provides reasonable and affordable classes and work space for all experience levels.
“People that enjoy imagery and ceramics, coupled with social issues and humor, would probably very much enjoy this show,” said Smith. “The work speaks to our future by using an anachronistic context through imagery inlaid and inscribed into stone slabs that appear to have been pulled from the ancient past.”
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• July 2017
FC9 Gallery Announces Joy Hernandez, “TL;DR,” as July Featured Artist
June 4th, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce that aerosol and acrylic painter Joy Hernandez, and her show, “TL;DR” will be the featured for the June IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, July 7th. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
“Fifteen years ago, I drew political cartoons,” says Hernandez. “And, now, we want our news immediate and succinct. With all that’s going on right now, I wanted to return to place, that delivery of message in just one image. ‘TL;DR’ means ‘Too Long; Didn’t Read.’ No one wants to read long-form and get all the information they could out of such an article, so I’m trying to pack what I want to say into each piece, while still leaving it open for viewers to add their own story.”
About Joy Hernandez
Joy Hernandez is the founder of Full Circle Nine Gallery, and has been showing her art around Indianapolis and Muncie since 2010. Originally from Kewanee, Illinois, she attended the Institute of Art in Chicago, studying animation, before transferring to the University of Indianapolis to major in Communication, especially news photography and electronic media. While there, she was the Editor-In-Chief and Photo Editor of the newspaper, The Reflector, and often contributed award-winning political cartoons. She has spent the past decade working in her media career in Indianapolis while being involved in the local arts community, and is currently serving as the president of IDADA, the Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association.
“When I was a kid, I wanted to work for Disney,” Hernandez said, “and that cartoon feel never really left me. It’s in that form that I feel most comfortable creating—coming up with characters to help express the point of each piece. It adds a fun appearance to my work, even if the topic may be a little heavy, and it even helps to bring to life even the most mundane moments, those little things that make us nervous, that we can relate to.” Hernandez creates her work by mixing aerosol and acrylic paint with a stenciling technique, using fades of bright colors and thick black lines, with sometimes simple compositions, to touch on trends or topics that interest her, such as robots and science fiction or television and broadcasting.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• June 2017
FC9 Gallery Announces Andrew Koeling as June Featured Artist
May 7th, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce that mixed media artist Andrew Koeling, and his show, “Quixotic Moments” will be the featured artist for the June IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, June 2nd. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
“My art is centered around the juxtaposition of both the cerebral and the instinctual—by creating abstract work within epoxy resin, it allows for a piece to appear to have movement, but also to appear as if it is a moment eternally frozen in time,” said Koeling. “This show is an assorted body of my work from the past few years (as well as new work), that jumps around from concept to concept, exploring thoughts, feelings, and ideas, but remaining malleable at the same time.”
About Andrew Koeling
Andrew Koeling creates his work by layering mixed media, such as inks, glitter, and metals, through epoxy, bringing depth to the journey of his art. Each piece helps the viewer travel through Koeling’s emotions or reactions while still allowing the viewer to apply their own feelings to the story of the piece.
“I create this work in order to express my thoughts on various concepts I care to explore—these might be something referencing what might happen once we pass the event horizon of a black hole, or how the mind retains and process memories, or simply to express a feeling,” said Koeling. “Each piece tries to capture that moment and strives to retain and express the thought process I go through. I hope that everyone who views my work takes the time to explore their own pondering and thoughts, and are inspired by the show to pursue further exploration.”
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• May 2017
FC9 Gallery Premieres Beech Grove Clay Works
May 5th, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce that artists from the Beech Grove Clay Works will begin showing their work during the May IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, May 5th 6-9pm, admission is free. Their work will also be viewable and available for purchase during regular gallery hours each Saturday, 12-4pm.
“I felt it was an opportunity to the many talented studio artists (at the Beech Grove Clay Works) at an up-and-coming art gallery,” said Michael DiNapoli, owner and studio coordinator of Beech Grove Clay Works, who looks forward to networking with other artists. “I’m driven to work in clay by the Creator, really, since we were first formed from the earth, then, in essence, we are creating a part of our self from ourselves.” DiNapoli and the rest of the clay artists bring that natural touch to the cooperative of eight other artists.
About the Beech Grove Clay Works
The Beech Grove Clay Works is a pottery studio in Beech Grove, offering classes and work space to all artist levels. Many of the expert-level artists utilize the studio as a work space, but also for fellowship and inspiration, adding to the creative energy and innovation during their studio time, with many having worked in the facility for a decade. The work displayed at FC9 ranges from functional pottery, to bowls and vases, to sculptures inspired by nature.
“I started my ‘style’ simply by doodling and sketching simple designs and lines,” said artist Doug Schock, who has been a studio tech at the Beech Grove Clay Works for ten years. “This turned into interest into making those designs into a three-dimensional structure. Clay seemed to be the best medium.” Schock hopes to continue to explore clay as a medium, as well as to explore his own artistic voice, drawing on architecture and the early arts and crafts movement. He works under the mantra of, “Make what you love, what feels natural. Don’t try to recreate other styles. You have to enjoy what you are seeing.”
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
FC9 Gallery Announces Jeanne Dill as May Featured Artist
April 2nd, 2017
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce that painter Jeanne Dill, and her show, “INKED UP! Expressions for Hailey” will be the featured artist for the May IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, May 5th. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
“My show is dedicated to my granddaughter, Hailey, who is on the autism spectrum,” said Dill. “Like Autism, alcohol and ink paintings show that emotions and expressions can be all jumbled up inside. But once released, we see a beautiful soul.”
About Jeanne Dill
Jeanne Dill is a self-taught artist who has worked in many media, but now prefers to work in alcohol and ink on non-porous surfaces, as allows her to express herself most accurately. “Alcohol and ink are like watercolors with more personality,” said Dill. “They allow a true look at expression because they are harder to control when working with them.”
Creating art had always held her interest, but it became a passion and an outlet and a proving ground. “There was always this feeling inside that I would try to get out, but was never able to. That feeling of not knowing if you’re good enough to do or be something,” said Dill. “I’m the youngest and my siblings were always good at something, and I didn’t feel like I was. I was kind of shy, but my artwork has helped me be a bit more open, and not such an introvert.”
Dill also helped her granddaughter find her voice through other means of reinforcing expression, such as tapping Hailey’s hand while teaching her the alphabet. She realized that children on the autism spectrum learn a little differently than she might have, but are no less intelligent. She just needed to find different ways to help Hailey to open up more.
“For as long as I can remember, color has always been front and center for me. Color expresses feelings, moods and emotions. Color is what tells the art pieces story,” said Dill. “I want people to see my work as those beautiful souls, like my granddaughter, expressing their feelings. INKED UP! will offer a colorful release of emotions.”
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• April 2017
FC9 Gallery Announces Kimberly Ewing as April Featured Artist
March 11th
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce that photographer Kimberly Ewing, and her show, “Paradise at Last” will be the featured artist for the April IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, April 7th. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
Ewing is dedicating her show to her supervisor, the late Bob Kizer, President and CEO of the Starfish Initiative. Kizer passed away from cancer in February, and raising awareness toward cancer research has long been an inspiration in Ewing’s art, as well as a personal cause. “Bob was a true visionary and committed to changing the lives of economically disadvantaged high school students by preparing them for college and career success,” said Ewing. “He was a true example of a great mentor and walked his talk.”
Kizer had recently returned from a favorite vacation spot in Hawaii, and Ewing’s work will center on tropical vistas. “I wanted to personalize this show, just for him, because one of the last pictures he posted, he was in Hawaii,” said Ewing, noting that Kizer’s caption read, “Worshiping God in his Paradise.”
About Kimberly Ewing
Kimberly Ewing lost her mother, Burma Ewing, to breast cancer in 2009. Since then, she’s been an active supporter of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, as well as other aspects of breast cancer research support, through her fundraising team, “Burma’s Dream Team.” This year, Ewing will direct those donations to the Starfish Initiative, in honor of Bob Kizer. Donations will also be collected for this cause, before, during, and after the premiere of “Paradise at Last.”
Along with her work as a photography artist, Ewing is the Chief Operating Officer and Program Officer at Starfish Initiative, a mentoring program for 21st Century Scholars. Additionally, she’s a certified Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainer, certified Diversity Trainer, Leadership Trainer, and a motivational speaker through her company KDE Motivates, LLC.
Donations to the Starfish Initiative, in memory of Bob Kizer, can be made through their website, www.starfishinitiative.org, via their “Donate” option in the About section. Ewing asks that donations made during the show have “Paradise at Last” written in the comment section.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• March 2017
FC9 Gallery Announces Robin Toulouse as March Featured Artist
February 4th
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce Robin Toulouse, and her show, “The Right to Peaceful Assemblage” as the featured artist for the March IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, March 3rd. The show will premiere 6-9pm, and admission is free.
“I want to convey the idea that objects tell stories,” says Toulouse. “The most important lesson I learned working in the artifact collects department at the Children’s Museum for 20 years was the power of objects in our lives. I want to convey that power to my audience.”
About Robin Toulouse
Robin Toulouse graduated the Herron School of Art with a BFA in painting and printmaking. Since then, she’s turned her attention to assemblage, three-dimensional elements combined to create a composition, similar to collage, and generally including found objects. “I chose assemblage—more accurately, it chose me—as my primary means of expression because I love telling stories with objects, and because I love the endless combination of materials and techniques it allows,” says Toulouse.
Toulouse works in memories and nostalgia and aims to bring to life the stories they hold. “I hope that patrons, seeing the stories I tell in my pieces, will leave thinking of their own important stories, and will be compelled to share those stories with their loved ones and friends—in whatever medium they choose,” says Toulouse.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
• February 2017
Full Circle Nine Gallery Announces Grand Opening
January 11th
Indianapolis, IN—The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) is proud to announce its grand opening as part of the IDADA First Friday Art Tour, on Friday, February 3rd. The grand opening will commence at 6pm, lasting until approximately 9pm, and admission is free. The new gallery is located within the Circle City Industrial Complex, specifically Suite B23, in the South Studios. Patrons may enter through the South Studios door.
The FC9 grand opening will premiere with the work of 8 artists: Jeanne Dill, Kimberly Ewing, Dan Haynes, Joy Hernandez, Rachel Illingworth, Andrew Koeling, Terrence Loftus, and Robin Toulouse. The artists offer a diverse collection of their work, from abstract to pop to traditional, created using a variety of media such as paint, aerosol, photography, assemblage, metalwork and mixed media.
About the Artists
The Full Circle Nine Gallery aims to provide a space and a gallery home for artists of various styles and media, brought together by good will and common art goals.
“We are a fantastic ragtag mix of artists who take our work seriously,” said mixed media artist Rachel Illingworth. “And yet, we still work to boost each other up, to be more professional and even more creative. We are different because we support each other while still providing a platform for us each to do better in our own personal art business.”
“They aren’t as much a crew as they are a family, with everything that entails,” said artist and gallery secretary Andrew Koeling. “We come from different backgrounds, but came together for a shared purpose: to support one another and to collectively make something greater than any of the independent parts.”
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. It is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com