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Course Description
This is a special opportunity to work with Kirsten Deirup - limited space available!
Artists in the Group Critique course will meet via Zoom and present their work to the group and faculty member, Kirsten Deirup. This intimate class offers each artist the opportunity to present artworks twice to the group. The first opportunity to present is time for artists to answer curated questions promoted by faculty - Kirsten Deirup. Each artist receives two 30 minute critiques with faculty and class. They are offered a prompt and a suggestion to follow up with on their second critique which is spaced 3 weeks apart. Each class will be recorded for artists to review artist talks and presentations; in addition the chat will always be saved for those wanting to review notes from their critique.
The dialogue around the critiques is research and peer driven. All artists in the group play a valuable role in giving feedback and suggestions that will respectively help each artist presenting. Artists are expected to come prepared for their critique / presentation with essential questions about their work and thinking to help frame the dialogue for them. Artists are welcome to show works in progress, finished work, painting, drawing, video stills, textiles, mixed media, sculpture and video.
Artists in this course will:
Participate in a class size of 8 artists max.
Receive opportunities for critiques & feedback: two critiques at 30 minutes.
Collaborate with artist peers in Zoom or in-person studio visits outside of class.
Receive written feedback from peers and faculty every presentation.
Get weekly prompts + challenges to reinvigorate each artist’s approach and artistic practice.
Receive an artist talk by Sophie Larimore
Learn about new artists, suggested films, readings and exhibitions to see.
End class with an open forum to discuss art world questions with Kirsten Deirup.
End the class with a final brief presentation of one new piece ideally made during the class’s run responding to feedback and thoughts from peers and critics.
Kirsten Deirup, HOLD, 2025, Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in
Kirsten Deirup
Kirsten Deirup (b. 1980), Berkeley, CA) attended The Cooper Union, New York, NY. She has had solo exhibitions at Hesse Flatow, New York, NY; Nichelle Beauchene Gallery, New York, NY; Guild and Greyschul, New York, NY; Rare, New York, NY and de boer, Los Angeles, CA. Group exhibitions include; Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY; Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY; Marc Wolf Contemporary Art, San Fransisco, CA; Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA; and Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA.