Opening Reception: June 28th, 2008 6:00-11:00 pm
On View: June 28th – July 26th, 2008

The Gallery @ Fox Tax is proud to present a show by guest curator Emma Berg of mplsart.com, entitled:

Order, Happiness and Other Fictional Perceptions

Exploring set perceptions, this group exhibition challenges the viewer to look beyond the first layers of assumptions and into those that are born from looking into the obscured details. As humans we often skim over the details either filling in the blanks with candy and roses or creating monsters out of dark shadows with our perceptions rarely lining up with reality. With each of the four artists on display perceptions are contoured and tweaked, at times bringing the viewer closer to reality and at times spiraling them further into the fictional.

Featuring artists Conor King (photography), Jaron Childs (collage), Pam Valfer (drawings) and Amy Pierce (film).

Photographer Conor King is originally from St. Paul, Minnesota and currently calls Brooklyn, New York home. Conor received his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2003 and more recently received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute in 2007. Conor has exhibited in New York , Oregon, Illinois and Colorado. On exhibit will be select photos from his “Mergence” series. This will be Conor’s first gallery exhibit in Minnesota.

Jaron Childs was born in Waseca, Minneasota and currently lives and works in Minneapolis. Jaron received “Best Single Artist Show” from City Pages in 2006 for his solo exhibit Ruptures at SOO VAC. Jaron’s recent work focuses on collages created with Picasso imagery, fashion icons, restrained brush strokes and archival glue.

Having received her BFA from MCAD and MFA from UofM, Pamela Valfer currently teaches painting and drawing as an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art & Design ,the College of Visual Arts and the Metropolitan State University. In 2005 Pamela received a Bush Education Grant and attended the Vermont Studio Artist Residency. The drawings included in this exhibit are part of a larger series where she explores the layering of traditional landscapes and road-kill.

Amy Pierce is a full time photographer living in Brooklyn, New York. Amy has taken photos for the likes of Village Voice, TRACE Magazine, Japanese Playboy and Minneapolis based L’etoile magazine. Amy’s short film “Maypole”, was an official selection of IFP’s buszzcuts short film screening series. This is the first screening of this short film in Minnesota.

images: Conor King – Spotter, Jaron Childs – Untitled, Pam Valfer – Untitled & Amy Pierce – Film Still from Maypole