Capital City Arts Initiative—Samuel Osheroff: Plastic Musings

Exhibition Dates: June 1 – September 28, 2023
Artist’s Reception: Wednesday, June 7, 5 – 6:30 pm; artist’s introduction 5:30 pm
Exhibition Venue: Carson City Courthouse, 885 E Musser Street, Carson City, Nevada

The Capital City Arts Initiative’s exhibition, Plastic Musings, presents Samuel Osheroff’s mixed media compositions. This exhibition, artistically inspired by the chaos and beauty of the manufactured world, brings a variety of media together to express his ideas. While studying at the University of Nevada, Reno, Osheroff developed his appreciation and fascination with non-representational art. His work tends to focus on the inner workings of a painting, rather than the painting’s traditional symbolism and visual context. In his compositions, Osheroff strives to highlight and investigate features of the work of which he describes as, “…fundamental parts and pieces that make a painting successful.” Aspects such as line, texture, pattern, material, color, and composition. 

Osheroff grew up in Carson City. He spent his formative adult years in Seattle, WA, then returned in to Carson City in 2018. He completed his BFA at the University of Nevada, Reno, with a focus in Painting, and a minor in Museum Studies. Alongside his continued art practice, Osheroff also owns and operates Osh’s Fine Arts & Services, an art installation company working out of the greater Reno/Tahoe area. He lives in Carson City with his family.

Learn more at: https://www.ccainv.org/osheroff-plastic-musings/. 

This event is supported in part by Nevada Humanities.

Samuel Osheroff, A Calculated Risk; 36″ x 48″; acrylic, pastel, sewn fabric on canvas; 2020.