By using hands-on processes of coiling, fraying, twisting, wrapping, glueing and knotting, I transform industrial screening, wire, silicone and monofilament into organic constructions. My desire is to create works that appear to have grown into being. I love the natural world and am constantly inspired by its beauty and infinite varieties of form. This, in combination with my fears, quirks and joys, results in works that celebrate the wonder of it all.
U P C O M I N G A N D C U R R E N T E X H I B I T I O N S
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier
Chicago, IL
Snyderman-Works Galleries
November 5-7, 2010
Collections Selections/One
Whatcom Museum
Bellingham, WA
Aug 28, 2010 - January 9, 2011
Lecture: 2:00 pm, November 14, 2010
13th International Triennial of Tapestry
Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland
May 10 - October 31, 2010
Museum of Arts and Design
New York, NY
"Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the
Sara and David Lieberman Collection"
March 16 - September 12, 2010
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
"Interplay: Art-Audience-Architecture"
September 16, 2009 - 2012
Loomis Hall Art Gallery, Blaine, WA
"Olympic Small and Large Art Exhibition"
288 Martin Street, Blaine, WA
Barbara Wean, Director, 350-603-4121
R E C E N T A R T I C L E S
The Pennsylvania Gazette,
Nov/Dec 2009,
The Art of Healing
http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/1109/arts01.html
U P C O M I N G W O R K S H O P S
Columbia Basin Basketry Guild 2010 Tidal Twinnings RetreatOctober 20-24, 2010 http://www.basketryguild.org/ Workshop: “Meshing: Biomorphic Patchwork Baskets”
Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild
Gourd & Basket Weekend at San Diego Botanic Garden
April 30 & May 1, 2011 http://www.baskets-gourds.com/ Workshop/Lecture: 2011 International Surface Design Association
“Confluence” Conference, Minneapolis, WI
Workshop, June 13-16, lecture, June 11, 2011 http://dev.surfacedesign.org/2011-SDAConference.php Lanny Bergner conducts wire mesh sculptural basketry workshops. For information regarding workshop proposals, fees and availability please contact Lanny at: lbergner@wavecable.com
G A L L E R Y R E P R E S E N T A T I O N
Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.snyderman-works.com/index.html
Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA
http://www.pacinilubel.com/artists/bergner.html
Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
http://www.mobilia-gallery.com/
Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.cervinihaas.com
Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples, FL
http://www.trudylabellfineart.com/v2/bios/bergner.html
W I R E M E S H S U P P L I E R
Edward J. Darby, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.darbywiremesh.com/
