VC PROJECTS

IN REFLECTION OF 2023

In contemplating the year that was, I am reminded of our collective strength, the dance with uncertainty, and the beauty found in vulnerability. Before we step into the embrace of 2024, I want to take a moment to share what we accomplished together in the past year.

Sincerely,

Victoria Chapman

Founder/Curator

El Nido by VC Projects

2023 IN REVIEW

EXHIBITIONS

Shane Guffogg: Xingu, solo exhibition of ink and pastel drawings

Piano performance by Anthony Cardella February 18, 2023 - The Blue Room at  El Nido

In Collaboration with Parasol, Rita House and VC Projects

Shane Guffogg: Xingu, ink and pastel drawings | Anthony Cardella, piano performance - The Life of the Artist and the Creative Process - Curatorial Talk with VC Projects (Victoria Chapman) March 10, 2023, Rita House, Los Angeles

Steven Dayvid McKellar: Nooit ge Dacht, paintings, works on paper, objects and sound, April 12, 2023, El Nido | Curatorial Talk, May 11, 2023, Closing mixed-media installation in the courtyard at El Nido, May 27, 2023

Homage to Sam Francis - In recognition of Slow Art Day, April 15, 2023

Invitational online group exhibition. Featuring L. Mikelle Standbridge, AKAT, Stevie Kincheloe, Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson, Mark Van Drunick, Shane Guffogg, and Victoria Chapman

The Written Word project, invitational online group exhibition of selected writings. Featuring, Amber Maida, Stevie Kincheloe, Steven Dayvid McKellar, Annabella Pritchard, Alice Sheppard-Fidler, Richard Speer, Anastasia Kirages, Suvi Hänninen, Ipshia Maitra, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Lisa Tomczeszyn, Shane Guffogg, Richard Paske, Susanna Schulten, Julio Panisello-Huquet, Suan Santipreecha, Victoria Chapman, Francesca Virginia Coppola, and Sam Francis, July 5 - October 21, 2023

The Spoken Word project, co-curators: Victoria Chapman and Stevie Kincheloe. An invitational online group exhibition of selected audio/video/text pieces. Featuring, Francesa Virginia Coppola, Victoria Chapman, Shane Guffogg, Stevie Kincheloe, and Ipshita Maitra, December 15, 2023-February 15, 2024

SOUND INSTALLATION

Karnej/gestura 1- sound installation, February 16,  2023 El Nido

Karnej/gestura 2- sound installation, March 18, 2023 El Nido

Steven Dayvid McKellar: sound installation, April 21, 2023 El Nido

MUSIC PERFORMANCES | ART EXHIBITION | ART LECTURE

Anthony Cardella: Maximalism/Minimalism at USC with paintings by Shane Guffogg, April 22, 2023 at Schoenfeld Recital Hall, USC

Anthony Cardella: The Music Within the Patterns w/ paintings by Shane Guffogg, Performance, lecture and art exhibition on Minimalism, June 8, 2023, El Nido

RECORD LISTENING PARTY

Steven Dayvid McKellar - record listening party, (selected original works by SDM) May 5, 2023 - El Nido

PORTFOLIO REVIEWER

LACP Exposure Weekend February 1 - 5, 2023. Victoria Chapman was one of the featured online portfolio reviewers for Los Angeles Center of Photography

FEATURED CURATOR - LECTURER

Small Talks, featured curator (Victoria Chapman) lecture on collaboration with artist Shane Guffogg. Published online via Zoom by The Hide, England, April 2023

FEATURED PRESS

Homage to Sam Francis - group exhibition, Slow Art Day Report, December 18, 2023

PUBLISHED BOOK WITH SHANE GUFFOGG

Seven Conversations on Color, Victoria Chapman, and Shane Guffogg April 4, 2023 - Blurb

LITERARY ESSAYS

Shane Guffogg: Conversations Through Time, November 3, 2023

Shane Guffogg: Part 5, The Life of the Artist and the Creative Process

(essay in conversation with Shane Guffogg) July 29, 2023

PODCASTS - VC PROJECTS “CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ART” Spotify

A Talk with Ipshita Maitra: At Home, In Exile - Lens artist, November 20, 2023

A Talk with Shane Guffogg: Paintings for Scala Contarini del Bovolo Museum, Venice, Italy, November 10, 2023

Shane Guffogg on Sam Francis- Recollections on the studio and creative process, June 25, 2023

Shane Guffogg: The Ranch, Interview with the artists about his art and lifestyle, May 23, 2023

Stevie Kincheloe: The Living Artist Workshop Series, May 21, 2023

Steven Dayvid McKellar: Nooit ge Dacht - and exhibition of paintings and more, May 19, 2023

Interview with Karnej, and Stevie Kincheloe, Gestura 1 & 1.2 sound installation, May 13, 2023

Aya Metwalli, Egyptian Sound Composer: Conjuring Spirits, March 8, 2023

Karnej/gestura - an introduction (sound installation ensemble) February 12, 2023

Shane Guffogg: Xingu - the exhibition overview/insight, February 9, 2023

Interview with Valentina Magaletti, Drummer, Composer and Multi-Instrumentalist: Permanent Draft, January 30, 2023

OTHER PROJECTS

In collaborations with Roofless Painters

Drawing and paintings in conjunction with Steven Dayvid McKellar: Nooit ge Dacht exhibition, May 8, 2023 El Nido

Living Artist Workshop Series Lecture, presented by Stevie Kincheloe, June 2023 El Nido

In collaborations with Roofless Painters - pop up- art exhibition

Paintings from Villa Emma artist residency, August 21, 2023 El Nido