Dan Tulk: Lines and Shadows
January 13 - February 3, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, January 13, 6-8pm
at 2023 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Exhibition Hours: Monday - Friday, 10am-6pm

Washington Project for the Arts presents Dan Tulk: Lines and Shadows, a memorial exhibition and Coup d'Espace project honoring local artist Dan Tulk. A talented emerging artist and WPA member, Tulk was tragically killed in a traffic accident near his Virginia home in November of 2011. At the time of his death, he was preparing to present a January Coup d'Espace exhibition of new work created specifically for WPA's project space. In lieu of that unfinished project and in honor of his life and artistic practice, WPA presents a select overview of his work, including documentation of large-scale installations and several smaller sculptural pieces.

Working with everyday objects and inexpensive materials, Tulk created sculptural installations and small sculptures that project a visual simplicity and ephemeral nature that belies their exacting and often elaborate construction. Engaged in constant experimentation, the artist created works that were often temporary, constructed from delicate materials, everyday objects, or the play of light at a particular moment in time. This physical transformation, of familiar materials into something fantastical or even sublime, is a hallmark of the artist's practice.

Lines and Shadows celebrates an artist of prodigious energy, whose commitment to experimentation and exploration can be viewed throughout his work, from the largest installation to the simplest sculpture. The loss of such an enthusiastic and talented emerging artist is a blow to DC's art community and a tragedy for Dan's family and friends. WPA hopes that Lines and Shadows will make a small contribution to remembrance of the artist's life and work. Donations will be accepted at the opening reception for the Tulk Family Education and Assistance Fund, a fund set up for the benefit of Dan's three children.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dan Tulk was an up-and-coming artist whose presence was just beginning to be felt throughout the DC area's art scene. After studying art at George Mason University, he spent several years starting a family and beginning a career before returning to his artistic practice in 2009. Since that time, his work has been exhibited at Arlington Arts Center, DC Arts Center, Artomatic@Frederick, But Is It Art Fair, George Mason University, and the Cade Fine Arts Center Gallery. Lines and Shadows is his first solo exhibition. He is survived by his wife and their three children.

Special thanks to the George Mason University School of Art and School of Art Print Studio for their assistance

Above image: Dan Tulk, Untitled, from the series Up in the Air, 2010

Artist Patrick McDonough presents
Awning Studies: SOCRATES
September 10, 2011 - March 4, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 10, 2 - 6pm (rain or shine)
at Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway, Long Island City, (Queens), NY

2011 Public Artist Residency Program Artist Patrick McDonough presents Awning Studies: SOCRATES, an outdoor installation at Socrates Sculpture Park. The Public Art Residency (PAR) Program, established by WPA in 2010, offers a paid residency at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, NY to a Washington, DC-based artist for the purpose of instruction and information about practical and conceptual issues related to the creation of public art. The Public Art Residency program is made possible with support from the Bernstein Family Foundation and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.