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Janet Cooper                                                                       
Dublin Arts Council
cooper@dublinarts.org                                                
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Michael Hoza: Verdant Drama, Sky over Earth in central Ohio
On view at Dublin Arts Council June 19 through Aug. 4, 2012
 

DUBLIN, Ohio – (May 29, 2012) Michael Hoza: Verdant Drama, Sky over Earth in central Ohio, an exhibition of landscape paintings, will be on view in the Dublin Arts Council gallery, 7125 Riverside Dr., in Dublin, June 19 through Aug. 4. The exhibition opens with a reception with the artist at Dublin Arts Council on June 19 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The drama existing within the forces of nature, illustrated through the land and sky of central Ohio, is the foundation for Hoza’s landscapes. He explains that although the environment is stable, it contains powerful and opposing forces that are “part of great and unending conflict and change.”

Hoza’s paintings revel in the complexity of understanding a single moment and place. His career began in filmmaking, through which Hoza began to explore illustrations of single moments in time. Hoza explains, “As good writing or movie making can condense time … a painting can expand time and enrich the experience of a single moment.”

Hoza is a self-taught artist who graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Philosophy. Hoza also received a Master of Arts from the Ohio State University in Sociology.

Hoza’s paintings have been commissioned for private and corporate collections. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries throughout Ohio and he co-created a site-specific video installation/sculpture titled Cathode Ray Landscape with his brother William Hoza in 1991 for the Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University.

Exhibition hours for Michael Hoza: Verdant Drama, Sky over Earth in central Ohio are Tuesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The exhibition and opening reception, which is catered by Bleu & Fig, are free of charge.

For more information about any of Dublin Arts Council’s programs, exhibitions and events call 614.889.7444 or visit www.dublinarts.org. Dublin Arts Council (DAC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported in part by an annual endowment from the City of Dublin’s hotel/motel tax and the Ohio Arts Council, which helps fund Dublin Arts Council and its programs with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. DAC is further supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations, fundraising events, membership, classes, gift shop sales and in-kind contributions. DAC engages the community, cultivates creativity and fosters life-long learning through the arts. 
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Image attached:  Sigh of Evening_lowres.jpg
(high resolution images available.)
 
Caption information:
The Sigh of Evening
Oil on canvas. 10 x 8”, 2012
by Michael Hoza