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AUCTION 2011 To benefit the Global Fairness Initiative ART OF THE AMERICAS
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AUCTION 2011 To benefit the Global Fairness Initiative

ART OF THE AMERICAS

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All proceeds will be donated to GFI's work in Africa,

Asia, and Latin America.

ART

AUCTION

2011

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WELCOME

Dear Friend:

We are very pleased to have you join us at the 2011 Art of the

Americas Auction in support of the work of the Global Fairness

Initiative (GFI). We would like to thank the Organization of

American States (OAS) for hosting this special event and all of our

sponsors for their generous support. Tonight's auction is possible

thanks to the strong commitment of many friends of GFI, and we

would especially like to thank the exceptional artists and collectors

who have generously shared their art to benefit GFI's programs

around the world. Thanks to them, we have gathered an exceptional

range of work that we are delighted to present to you.

Through this auction we want not only to raise awareness of the

positive impact GFI has achieved throughout the Americas but also

to celebrate with you what is possible when we work together for a

common goal.

Many hands play a part in creating a more inclusive environment

for the world‟s working poor, and we are grateful to have you as

part of our GFI family and for your support.

Most sincerely,

Karen A. Tramontano Caleb R. Shreve

President and Founder Executive Director

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PARTICIPATING

ARTISTS

TALEEN BATALIAN

VIDAL BEDOYA

RAGNA BRUNO

LAURENCIA EVANS

ALEJANDRO FLORES

JAN GILBERT

JUDITH LEIGHTON

SABINO SPRINGETT

LYNN WESSEL

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ART OF AMERICAS AUCTION 2011 SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011 5:30–7:30 P.M.

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES 17TH ST & CONSTITUTION AVENUE 5:30p.m. Reception Champagne and hors d'oeuvres

Exclusive opportunity to preview the art

and consult with selected artists

6:30 p.m. Live auction

Opening Remarks Ambassador Hugo De Zela, Permanent

Representative of Peru to the

Organization of American. States

Auctioneer Sherry Truhlar | Red Apple Auctions

Auction Preview Contact Nora Mara at [email protected]

or call GFI at 202 898 9022.

Thanks to the generous supporters of the Art of Americas Auction 2011

Individuals: Taleen Batalian

Ragna Bruno

Jan Gilbert

Robert Higdon

Sarah Larson

Maritza Orlic

Carla Rosenzweig

Lynn Wessel

Ambassador Hugo de Zela

Anonymous Donors

Organizations:

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FEATURED

ARTISTS

TALEEN BATALIAN

VIDAL BEDOYA

KRISTINA BILONICK

RAGNA BRUNO

LOUISE BOURNE

LAURENCIA EVANS

ALEJANDRO FLORES

JAN GILBERT

CARLA ROSENZWEIG

SABINO SPRINGETT

LYNN WESSEL

OTHER SELECTED ARTISTS

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PARTICIPATING

ARTISTS

TALEEN BATALIAN

VIDAL BEDOYA

RAGNA BRUNO

ESCUELA CUSQUENA

LAURENCIA EVANS

ALEJANDRO FLORES

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TALEEN

BATALIAN Internal Landscape 2,

2010 Encaustic oil on panel

16" x 16" x 1"

Courtesy of the Artist

Value: $975

Buy it now price: $1,950

“I love the translucency of

wax. It enables me to create

not only a depth to the piece,

but a history of where I‟ve

been – in my head, and with

my hand. With encaustic, the

demand created by that short

window of time between when

the beeswax is molten and

when it hardens, is intense

and exciting. I must be clear

on the mark I will make

before I make it. If I‟m off, the

result is not what I

envisioned. The wax hardens,

and I miss my chance.”

With over twenty exhibitions

throughout the United States,

Taleen Batalian has been

involved in the fine arts for

over fifteen years.

www.taleenbatalian.com

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VIDAL

BEDOYA Dioses de Estio II, 2009

Colors: Yellow & Black

60 x 65 cm

Courtesy of Maritza Orlic

Value: $3,000 Buy it now price: $6,000

"I only paint. I work, I believe

in what I do. Even as a child, I

have always had a quiet

predisposition for drawing

and painting (…) I am

inspired by ancestral

Peruvian culture, I express it

in my paintings without

intellectualizing it. (…) Each

painting has its own birth and

even a different process -

paintings are enriched by our

fears and doubts and our pain

enlightens them.”

In the realm of Peruvian

artistry, Vidal Bedoya is a

„rebel defeated by art‟ and in

so being, his themes are

charged with a mysterious

magnetism that is both

attractive and confusing.

Vidal has participated in

numerous individual and

collective exhibitions in Peru,

Chile, Cuba and the United

States.

www.vidal-bedoya.artelista.com

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KRISTINA

BILONICK Liz Taylor Series

27x20"

Silkscreen print & mixed

media

Courtesy of Robert Higdon

Value: $250 Buy it now price: $500

“My work is about family,

personal experiences, and

growing up in the DC suburb of

Chevy Chase”

“A lot of ideas come from

journal entries I‟d written when

I was in grade school.”

Kristina Bilonick is a native

Washingtonian who uses screen

printing, found objects and

other media to create art

installations that are often

interactive. In addition to these

installations, Bilonick designs a

line of screen-printed apparel

and accessories. She is also

involved in other areas of the

arts community in DC.

Bilonick has shown her work at

local art spaces and has also

been recognized in several

newspapers as a creative young

artist. She currently works as

Program Director for the

Washington Project for the

Arts.

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RAGNA

BRUNO

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RAGNA

BRUNO At the Seaside

Casein on board

21x19"

Courtesy of the Artist

Value: $800 Buy it now price: $1,600

“Growing up with two different

languages and two sets of

cultures and values was

enriching. Two opposites that

were easily assimilated but had

to sometimes be reconciled -

the rich, powerful culture of

Spain and what was, for me, the

mysterious culture of the

North. This duality has been at

the root of my art.”

Listed as one of the most

collectible artists in New

England, Ragna Bruno was

born in Spain to a home filled

with music, art, and artists.

Ragna studied art and art

history in Switzerland and

London and traveled to India,

Mexico, South America, and

throughout Europe - finding

inspiration and fine-tuning her

talent as a painter and sculptor.

Her work can be found

internationally in public and

private collections and Maine

art galleries.

www.ragnabruno.com

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LOUISE

BOURNE Tea Time III Oil on Panel

12 x 12"

Courtesy of the Artist

Value: $600 Buy it now price: $1,200

"When I work, I respond to color

patterns, placement, complexion

and light. A narrative enters

once the figure or certain objects appear. I enjoy the tension

between this narrative, working

from direct observation, memory, and the formal needs of the

painting. I feel I am in service to, and seeking, an overall structure

that holds the chaos. "

The Tea Time III painting is one

of four paintings based on the tea

tray from which Bourne serves

students in her studio. It is part of

an ongoing series of the delicious

haphazard arrangements of daily

life, and it celebrates the grays in

between yellow and blue.

Louise Bourne has been painting

and exhibiting her work since the

1980‟s. Her paintings are in

public and private collections throughout the U.S. and the U.K.

She holds a BFA from the

Portland School of Art (now

Maine College of Art) and an

MFA from the University of

Michigan.

www.louisebourne.com

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LAURENCIA

EVANS Secret of the Lizard, 2007

60 x 65 cm

Anonymous Donor

Value: $550 Buy it now price: $1,100

“I grew up in a house in

which ghosts were part of the

family. For us it was not

strange to see, from time to

time, a shadow disappear on

the wall, or hear footsteps on

the staircase even if no one

was there. The magicians

that appear in my paintings

are characters that „travel in

time. . . without belonging to

it.‟ They are travelers,

psychonauts that can be here

and there at the same time,

like the Tibetan Lamas that

cross time thresholds to

bring the maps of these

mysterious and faraway

lands, in the blink of an eye.”

The energetic work by

Laurencia Evans is

exquisite in its use of color

and symmetry. With her

skillful use of depth, subjects

appear to jump from the

canvas.

www. jmcart.com

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GILBERT

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ALEJANDRO

FLORES “Los Gigantes” Series

60 x 65 cm

Anonymous Donor

Value: $250 Buy it now price: $500

“While [my artwork] is

roughly figurative, its goal

is to sum the delicate

energy of our human and

urban shapes without

making it about something

but instead about its own

existence together with my

artistic vernacular (…) It

strives to make its viewer

think outside the box

beyond our preconceived

constraints and conceptual

conventions.”

Enamellist Alejandro

Flores was born in Mexico

City, completing his art

studies at the city‟s oldest

art academy, the San

Carlos Academy.

Alejandro has participated

in several individual and

collective exhibitions. He

exhibits his works

continuously throughout

Mexico, frequently accepts

commissions, and has

works in collections

worldwide.

www.alejandroflores.net

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JAN

GILBERT French

Landscape/Dump

Photo transfer on acrylic

9x99"

Courtesy of the Artist

Value : $8,000 Buy it now price: 16,000

“Witnessing my home

community and landscape

being decimated only

deepens my resolve and

commitment to aid in our

recovery utilizing art as a

ritual and methodology

(…) My hope is that I am

blurring boundaries of all

sorts: ritual, activism,

community, archive,

preservation, etc., as well

as those of the disciplines

of photography, sculpture,

painting, performance,

and theater.”

The nationally-recognized

interdisciplinary artwork

of Jan Gilbert mines

memory, loss, and

transition through the

combination of painting,

printmaking, photography,

and installation. Gilbert‟s

works have been shown

widely in galleries,

museums, and cultural

centers across the United

States and abroad. www.jangilbertart.com

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CARLA

ROSENZWEIG Adobe Red

12 x 12”

Adobe clay dyes

Acrylic on industrial felt

mounted on board

Courtesy of the Artist

Value: $500 Buy it now price: $1,000

“In designing this piece I am

reminded of Barbara

Kingsolver's words „Everything

I am comes from Dirt.‟ My

works are developed from the

earth and its products. This

particular piece completed in

2009 is made from clay from a

farm in Prince George's

County, Maryland, and the

felt was leftover product found

in an abandoned paper mill.”

Carla Rosenzweig‟s childhood

experience growing up on a

farm in Prince George's

County continues to influence

her work. She received a BS

from University of Maryland in

1952 and in 1973 a BFA from

the Maryland Institute of Arts.

In the early 1970's she founded

the Washington Women's Art

Center.

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

ATLAS OF THE WORLD-

PLATINUM EDITION Material: Leather bound book.

SABINO

SPRINGETT Material: Oil on canvas

Original Dimensions:

Courtesy of Maritza

Orlic

Value: $5,000 Buy it now price: $10,000

“One has to be a painter

above all. But a painter at

the service of mankind. I do

not believe in aesthetics

removed from humanity.”

Sabino Springett is one of

the most prominent

Peruvian painters of the

21st Century. His artistic

path is an integral part of

the history of the country‟s

art. Sabino has won

multiple prizes throughout

the region, and his

paintings have been

exhibited at the Petit Palais

in Paris, Dallas Museum of

Fine Arts, Saleta D‟il Orso,

Biella Italia, and elsewhere

throughout the world.

www.arslatino.com

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LYNN

WESSEL

For the Love of Red

Mixed media (acrylic and

found papers)

30x40 inches

Value: $2,500 Buy it now price: $5,000

“Currently, my artistic focus is

mixed media non-objective

work. When I started as an

artist, I painted realistic and

landscape work, as well as

portraits. With that work, I was

limited to the realistic display of

things and people. Particularly

with portrait painting, I was

focused on "getting it right. I

then discovered the freedom of

expressing what I want to

express. This piece is an

example of that freedom of

expression.”

This particular painting is a bit

of a happy medium--a mix of

both my realism work and my

non-objective work. It evolved

from a series of bold hued non-

objective work.

Lynn Wessel lives in New

Orleans and Castine. In her

mixed media abstractions on

canvas Lynn works with color,

texture and hidden imagery to

“elicit an emotional and

substantive response from the

viewer.”

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ARTIST

UNKNOWN La Sagrad Familia

Hand-carved wood frame and

oil-on-canvas painting

Anonymous Donor

Value: $500 Buy it now price: $1,000

The celebrated Cuzco School

(Escuela Cuzqueña) is

characterized by its originality,

resulting from indigenous artists

and mestizos, wanting to express

their reality and cosmovision

while using the artistic western

tradition of the Colony. The

tradition originated after the

1534 Spanish conquest of the

Incas and is considered the first

artistic center that systematically

taught European artistic

techniques in the Americas. The

Cusqueña paintings were a form

of religious art whose main

purpose was didactic.

The painting features the Lord

conveying his blessings to Mary,

Joseph, and Jesus. An ornate

hand carved wood frame carries

the painting.

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WIN A LIMITED EDITION-NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

ATLAS OF THE WORLD

Thanks to a generous donation by Sarah Larson of Distinctive

Bookbinding you can take home this unique leather-bound Atlas to

be raffled off that evening.

Tickets will be available at the door

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The National Geographic Atlas of the World, Platinum Edition, is

bound with an elegant Italian leather cover with complimentary

moiré patterned cloth end-sheets and embroidered headbands. The

spine is hand-stamped with decorative silver foil. Inside is an

elegant parchment page printed with an official Statement of

Authenticity. Each edge of the Atlas is meticulously gilded in

silver, and a luxurious ribbon marker is sewn in. Distinctive

Bookbinding will personalize the cover with silver foil stamping.

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WHAT WE DO

Since 2002, GFI has improved hundreds of thousands of lives in Latin

America, Africa, and Asia. We have developed innovative programs to

preserve and create jobs, empowered women by removing barriers to

economic success, implemented fair wages and increased revenues, and

attracted domestic and foreign direct investment. GFI programs achieve

success in 5 core areas:

Engage Governments – build capacity of local institutions to assume

their responsibilities and provide services for their constituent

communities.

Invest in Women Producers – empower women by building local

capacity, connecting them to supply chains, and providing technical

assistance to increase productivity.

Build Workforce Capacity – promote labor rights, fair wages, and “best

practices” of workforce standards and government commitment to social

services and economic development in order to attract international

investment.

Improve Access to Markets – connect economic actors as well as

decision-making bodies and mechanisms that control the trade and market

environment where small-producers work.

Bring Fairness to Free Trade – attract meaningful and secure foreign

investment by helping establish high standards of social services,

protections, and environmentally sustainable practices.

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PARTICIPATING

ARTISTS

TALEEN BATALIAN

VIDAL BEDOYA

RAGNA BRUNO

LAURENCIA EVANS

ALEJANDRO FLORES

JAN GILBERT

JUDITH LEIGHTON

SABINO SPRINGETT

LYNN WESSEL

TALEEN BATALIAN

VIDAL BEDOYA

RAGNA BRUNO

LAURENCIA EVANS

ALEJANDRO FLORES

JAN GILBERT

JUDITH LEIGHTON

SABINO SPRINGETT

LYNN WESSEL

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Global Fairness Initiative

1800 Wyoming Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20009

202.898.9022

[email protected]

www.globalfairness.org

GFI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions to GFI are tax-

deductible to the extent allowed. GFI Tax ID: 350000054192


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