MFA Now 2012 at Root Division opens this Saturday

Have been absorbed in my first few weeks of teaching this semester that I am finally stepping back to focus back on my own work....
If you are in the Mission on Saturday, feel free to stop by this group show at Root Division from 7-10!

MFA Now 2012 Juried Exhibition and Archive Project
OPENING RECEPTION & ARCHIVE RELEASE PARTY: Saturday, February 11, 7-10 pm
3175 17th Street (at South Van Ness)
San Francisco, CA 94110

Exhibition Dates: February 8 - 25, 2012
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 2-6 pm (or by appointment)

Concept / Organizers: Kari Marboe & Claire Colette
Exhibition Juror: Kevin B. Chen, Intersection for the Arts

Artists:
Fatema Abdoolcarim
Ben Bigelow
Susanna Corcoran
Lise Currie
Christine Elfman
Arash Fayez
Sarah Frazier
Robert Gomez
Erin Johnson
Michael Koehle
Kate Nartker
billy ocallaghan
Kari Orvik
Simon Pyle
Michelle Ramin
Neil Rivas
Kent Rodriguez Segura
Dawn Weleski
Margo Wolowiec



http://www.rootdivision.org/021112.html

Combat Paper

About a year ago I saw a video about Combat Paper and thought it was an amazing project, so I was excited this fall when they came to Berkeley.

-Combat Paper conducts papermaking workshops where veterans can use their uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into a pulp and formed into sheets of paper. Veterans use the transformative process of papermaking to reclaim their uniform as art and begin to embrace their experiences in the military.-

At Berkeley they opened up their workshop to anyone who wanted to participate - the vibe was meditative, communal and damn if paper-making isn't a lovely organic process compared to the chemicals used to make tintypes....Here are a few from my photo shoot with Drew.

Graduation

Last Friday I did a special portrait session for the graduates at MNRC, then we all headed out to breakfast. The plates were for them to keep - only one wanted to keep their photo, the others gave their tintype to someone important to them. A lovely morning....

Cousin Al

Alena and I met each other in Guelph, Ontario when we were both 3 years old. I believe I peed on her floor around that time, (actually I know I did...it was an accident already, and a long time ago, and we were having fun, and the bathroom was so far away!) and somehow after numerous moves to faraway places we have still kept in touch and got to be together this past weekend in San Francisco.....

more New College Hill

Mario makes a mean turkey sandwich at the New College Hill deli....

40 seconds on my corner...

Artist Talk at Somarts - Tuesday August 30th

I'll be giving a brief talk (and missing class!) at the Lesser But Vital Practices happy hour and public lecture accompanying Frontrunners: The San Francisco Foundation 2011 Murphy and Cadogan Fellowship Awards Exhibition about seemingly non-arts based practices. Seven exhibiting artists will lecture briefly on a topic that may initially seem only tangentially related to their artwork:
Michelle Ramin, Kari Orvik, Sofia Sharpe, James Coquia, Maya Pasternak, Rachel Mica Weiss, Elia Vargas

Tuesday, August 30th, 5:30-7pm (lectures begin at 6pm)
Somarts Gallery, 934 Brannan St. (next to Trader Joe's) btw 8th and 9th Sts.

http://www.somarts.org/lesser-but-vital/

Rest in Peace Eric Quezada

Photo taken for Eric's 2008 campaign for SF District 9 Supervisor.
You and your family live in our hearts. Read the article here in the sfweekly.

Love for Capp Street

summer news

I'm having so much fun with both work and play this summer....many projects in the works right now....Thank you UC Berkeley Dept. of Scandinavian Studies for my research trip to Norway, and thank you SF Foundation for the Murphy and Cadogan Award! Honored to be exhibiting with these other Bay Area MFA students....more info here:
http://www.somarts.org/frontrunners/

Ladies' Night 7-year anniversary

Alison

Part of my ongoing project on my corner....

1st Year MFA Exhibition at UC Berkeley Jan. 26th

Worth Ryder Gallery presents

1st Year MFA Exhibition - UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice

Opening Reception:Wednesday, January 26, 4-8 PM

Participating artists:

Kari Marboe

Frank Marquez-Leonard

Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck

Kari Orvik

Amy Rathbone

Jennie Palmer Smith

Brett Walker

January 26 - February 12, 2011

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12-5 PM

116 Kroeber Hall (corner of Bancroft Way and College Ave) Berkeley, CA

http://www.worthrydergallery.org

Angela

My fine, furry friend...

Christian and Natalija

I'm finally getting around to some photos I took during the fall. I miss these guys!

new year, new semester

my girls...

Tree

How I spend my Fridays now that I am no longer at the LightHouse for the Blind.....Leon took me to the tree he had planted in Golden Gate Park. More on this later...

Aftermath of San Bruno gas explosion, September 2010

Look Ma, I'm back in school!

And already doing what I can to avoid hitting the books... Here I am in my protective gear for working in the metalshop....Is it the viking in me that feels more complete when I am using power tools? Anyway, having a blast using the facilities at UC Berkeley...

New Photos at Vessel SF opening August 13th!

Hello everyone.....I am back from a 7-day silent meditation retreat, and excited for what's coming up....

Join me on Friday, August 13th, from 7-9:30 pm to celebrate all this:

• the last day of my job of 8 years at the LightHouse for the Blind
• the opening for my photo show at Vessel SF
• my starting the MFA program at UC Berkeley this fall.....

Between serene and ridiculous: new photos by Kari Orvik
August 13th - October 9th, 2010

Opening Reception
Friday, August 13th, 2010
7-9:30 p.m.
at Vessel SF - 85 Campton Place, SF (off Union Square)
DJ Richie Panic
Drink Specials!
Free Cupcakes!

Look forward to seeing you!

Also, speaking of leaving my job....I will be set up for tintype portrait commissions beginning in September. Email kariorvik@gmail.com if you are interested - here is an example: