Thursday, October 9, 2008

Volkswagen Green Light Exhibition Features Daniel McFarlane


MFA Candidate (painting) Daniel McFarlane's work was selected by the Very Special Arts Organization and Volkswagon as part of the "Green Light" Exhibition. Daniel received an Award of Excellence was flown up for the reception which was held at the Rayburn Building on Capital Hill. Two of his pieces are in exhibitions in Washington, DC at the Smithsonian Institution's S. Dillon Ripley Center from September 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009 and the John F. Kennedy Center's Hall of States from September 1 - November 7, 2008. Then one of the pieces (the painting of the shape on a shape) will tour to college and university galleries for two years as a part of the Smithsonian exhibition. His artist narrative and personal statement were published in the show catalog and he was featured in a documentary about the show.