Projects – Art Exchanges – A Change of Perspective (2005)
Exchange with Cincinnati and Munich, Germany

Selected Drawings and Redrawings

This unique drawing exchange concept grew out of discussions between Jan and Munich partner artists Gabi Stolz and Traude Linhardt. The process included 18 artists – 9 from Munich, 9 from Cincinnati – each artist creating an original drawing, 8.5” x 11”. These drawings were scanned and sent as a high resolution file to the other city for distribution. All participants received the full set of the original drawings from the other city complete with artist statements, which participants could choose to read, or not, before creating a new work of art from each copied original – the “re-drawings.” The result was 180 original drawings, which were prepared for exhibition. All artists were invited to travel to the other country for exhibition openings, and for homestays and local cultural visits with their partner artists.

Exhibitions in 2006: Munich, Germany at Amerikahaus, and Cincinnati, Ohio at UC Galleries on Sycamore
Exhibitions in 2007: Freiburg, Germany and Tubingen, Germany

The Artists:
Munich
• Lead Artist: Traude Lindhardt
• Sonja Weber
• Gabriele Huber-Thoma
• Hertha Miessner
• Karin Soika
• Reinhild Gerum
• Karin Bergdolt
• Angela Broehan
• Gabriele Stoltz

Cincinnati
• Lead Artist: Jan Brown Checco
• Saad Ghosn
• Kurt Nicaise
• Suzanne Fisher
• Katie Swartz
• Halena Cline
• Gary Gaffney
• Terri Kern
• Matt Reed

  • Halena Cline’s original image, which was offered to the 9 Munich artists for making a new image. The following 3 images shows three different variations on Halena’s original.

  • Halena Cline redrawn by Gabriele Stolz

  • Halena Cline redrawn by Karen Soika

  • Halena Cline redrawn by Reinhild Gerum

  • Gabriele Stolz original with 9 Cincinnati ReDraws. The organization of the exhibition in Cincinnati grouped all redrawn versions of the original image with the original. Also included with the images were the name of the artist and statement to the left side of the board above and beneath the original. The gallery was laid out with complete integration, an alternance of Munich and Cincinnati artists around the walls.

  • Katie Swartz original with 9 Munich ReDraws. The organization of the exhibition in Cincinnati grouped all redrawn versions of the original image with the original. Also included with the images were the name of the artist and statement to the left side of the board above and beneath the original.

  • All of Gary Gaffney’s redraws of Munich originals. In Munich the artists decided to present each participant’s work on one board. The original images were displayed together in a separate area of the gallery.

  • 9 Munich ReDraws of Jan Brown Checco’s original. The organization of the exhibition in Cincinnati grouped all redrawn versions of the original image with the original. Also included with the images were the name of the artist and statement to the left side of the board above and beneath the original.

  • All of Terri Kern’s redraws of Munich originals. In Munich the artists decided to present each participant’s work on one board. The original images were displayed together in a separate area of the gallery.

  • All of Traude Linhardt’s redraws of Cincinnati originals. In Munich the artists decided to present each participant’s work on one board. The original images were displayed together in a separate area of the gallery.