Not Just Another Pretty Face

Not Just Another Pretty Face, presented by Salt Lake Art Center, encourages new and existing collectors of contemporary art to commission work from a select group of emerging and established artists. This process strengthens Utah’s artistic community by building personal relationships between artists and patrons, while also supporting the Art Center’s mission to exhibit engaging contemporary art and provide dynamic educational programming for our community.

Through a series of salons, the Not Just Another Pretty Face program will present potential patrons with information about a group of selected artists, then invite those patrons to collaborate with specific artists on commissioned works. Although the commissioned works may take the form of traditional portraiture, the program title, Not Just Another Pretty Face, is meant to encourage a broad interpretation of a personally commissioned work of art. Commissions can include any art form or content that a paired artist and patron decide to create.

When a patron commissions an artwork, half of the proceeds will support an innovative artist and half will support the Art Center’s growing exhibition and educational programming. The process of creating engaging and personal works through the Not Just Another Pretty Face program will culminate in a grand unveiling of the artwork at our annual gala on June 11, 2011, followed by an exhibition of the commissioned works at Salt Lake Art Center open until August 13, 2011.

Participating Artists

Jen Harmon Allen
Valerie Atkisson
Christine Baczek
Joey Behrens
Erin Berrett
Connie Borup
Aaron Bushnell
Royden Card
Brian Christensen
Blue Critchfield
Justin Diggle
Angela Ellsworth
Daniel Everett
Edwin Firmage
Nate Florence
Robert Fontenot
Brady Gunnell
Dave Hall
Davey Hawkins
Erica Houston
Levi Jackson
Sarinda Jones
Amy Jorgensen
Patricia Kimball
Mark Knudsen
Zane Lancaster
Steven Larson
Jared Latimer
Willy Littig
Rob Mellor
Loggins Merrill
Cat Palmer
Melissa Pinney
Jorge Rojas
David Ruhlman
Gary Smith
Travis Tanner
Justin Taylor
Roland Thompson
Brian Usher
Josh Winegar

Salt Lake Art Center would like to thank the following supporters of the 2011 Not Just Another Pretty Face program:

Helen Bero VanWagoner, Rick VanWagoner, Catherine & Josh Kanter, Tiffini & Hal Widlansky, James & Juli Blanch, Laura & Cal Boardman, Liz & Steve Burgess, Carol & John Firmage, Judy Moreton, Christine & Brian Seethaler, & Katie & James Roberts