Project 4 Exhibition featuring Foon Sham

College of Arts and Humanities Saturday, May 12 - Saturday, June 16, 2012 1353 U Street NW, Washington DC 20009

This exhibition brings together man-made byproducts of nature sawdust, salt, and tea, with mountainous cones, canyon like vessels, and cast organic forms to explore themes of diligence and survival.

For Sham, sawdust is the evidence of his hard work, relics from the creation of numerous sculptures. These cherished remnants inspired the concept for a site-specific installation that will fill the first floor of the gallery and spill outside to the courtyard.

Foon Sham (b. 1953, Macao, China) received a BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts, and a MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. His work has been featured in exhibitions across the United States, Europe, and China including group shows at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. His work is included in numerous public collections including the Nayatad Sculpture Park in Hungary, the Sculpture Park at OMI International Arts Center in Ghent, New York, the Museum of Contemporary Arts of Yucatan, Merida, Mexico, the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail Station in Washington DC and the Hong Kong Museum of Art.

He has received many awards including a Residency Grant from the National Endowment of the Arts and most recently a Creative and Performing Arts award from the University of Maryland as a visiting artist to China in Fall 2012. Sham is professor of Art at the University of Maryland, College Park and currently lives in Virginia.

Part of this exhibition was made possible by a Franz and Virginia Bader Fund grant awarded to Foon Sham in 2010.

There will be an opening reception Saturday, May 12 from 6:00-8:30pm with the artist in attendance. For more information or images please contact the gallery at info@project4gallery.com or 202-232-4340.

Add to Calendar 05/12/12 12:00 AM 06/16/12 3:45 PM America/New_York Project 4 Exhibition featuring Foon Sham This exhibition brings together man-made byproducts of nature sawdust, salt, and tea, with mountainous cones, canyon like vessels, and cast organic forms to explore themes of diligence and survival.

For Sham, sawdust is the evidence of his hard work, relics from the creation of numerous sculptures. These cherished remnants inspired the concept for a site-specific installation that will fill the first floor of the gallery and spill outside to the courtyard.

Foon Sham (b. 1953, Macao, China) received a BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts, and a MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. His work has been featured in exhibitions across the United States, Europe, and China including group shows at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. His work is included in numerous public collections including the Nayatad Sculpture Park in Hungary, the Sculpture Park at OMI International Arts Center in Ghent, New York, the Museum of Contemporary Arts of Yucatan, Merida, Mexico, the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail Station in Washington DC and the Hong Kong Museum of Art.

He has received many awards including a Residency Grant from the National Endowment of the Arts and most recently a Creative and Performing Arts award from the University of Maryland as a visiting artist to China in Fall 2012. Sham is professor of Art at the University of Maryland, College Park and currently lives in Virginia.

Part of this exhibition was made possible by a Franz and Virginia Bader Fund grant awarded to Foon Sham in 2010.

There will be an opening reception Saturday, May 12 from 6:00-8:30pm with the artist in attendance. For more information or images please contact the gallery at info@project4gallery.com or 202-232-4340.