In 2014, shareholders were offered the options of a half share, with 3 works of art, or a full share with 6 works. Jurors for 2014 were Kim Beck, 2013 CSA PGH artist, Amanda Donnan, former Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at CMOA, and Janera Solomon, former Executive Director of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater.
Artists:
Edith Abeyta
Jennifer Meridian
JIM RUGG & JASEN LEX COLLABORATION
Lucia Nhamo
Alexis Gideon
Screenprint
ALEXIS GIDEON’s small screenprint shows a link to a fantastical stop motion animated video, accompanied by a sound track performed by the artist. Created for the CSA 2014 full share.
Alisha Wormsley
Found objects
ALISHA WORMSLEY created a series of afrofuturist creations and sculptures in the form of found object talismans for the 2014 Half Share.
Barbara Weissberger
Photographic print
BARBARA WEISSBERGER made an editioned photographic print of a collage formation created from everyday materials. Created for the CSA 2014 full share.
Cara Erskine
Screenprint
CARA ERSKINE’s silkscreen print uses text to explore the role of queer and transgender women in the history of sports. These were created for the CSA 2014 full share using the names as they appear in search engines, the text shows our culture's perception of these athletes.
Jennifer Meridian
Photographic print
JENNIFER MERIDIAN, formerly NAGLE MYERS, has created a series of photographic prints detailing the transformation of a sculptural object. Each photograph in the series is unique; a short video documenting the transformation of the piece is available to see here.
David Montano
Paintings
DAVID MONTANO created a series of paintings on discarded book covers, inspired by sign painting and the lyrics of Leonard Cohen for the 2014 Half Share. Each painting in the edition is different.
Jim Rugg & Jason Lex
Comic Book
JIM RUGG and JASEN LEX collaborated, for the 2014 Half Share, to create a die cut cover comic book with sampled silhouettes from the history of the medium. Each comic comes with a unique silhouette drawing by Jim Rugg.
Edith Abeyta
Fabric garland
IEDITH ABEYTA enlisted the help of the public for her edition for the 2014 full share. She commissioned biographical sentences from the public via Craigslist, Each piece in the edition is a different sentence, as a fabric garland, along with the name of the writer.
Lucia Nhamo
Sculpture
LUCIA NHAMO‘s chocolate pieces represent the 50 richest countries in Africa and the legacy of colonialism. Each package, inspired by commercial chocolatiers, includes a different country. Pieces are not edible and were created for the 2014 CSA.