New York, NY -- Jan 3, 2008 -- Barebrush.com announces that its seventeenth N*des-of-the-Month Calendar, (January 2008) is released to the public at the website, barebrush.com, dedicated to the art of the nude. The calendar was curated by Alexander Katlan, conservator, author and collector in NYC. The 31 artworks (one for each day of the month) were selected from over 400 works submitted by 39 artists worldwide.

About Alex Katlan, the Selection and the Artists:
Alexander Katlan, MA, MFA, founder of Alexander Katlan Conservator, Inc. provides in-depth museum quality conservation, documentation of fine paintings and research.

Alex has Master of Fine Arts degree in painting conservation (Florence, Italy) and a Master of Art in art history (Queens College, NY). Professional Associate status has been awarded by the American Institute of Conservation. He has been a recipient of numerous grants and awards from the Smithsonian Institution, the New York State Council on the Arts, and The Institute of Museum Services. He is a founding organizer of the New York Conservation Association. He has lectured at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the West Point Museum and numerous historical societies and universities. Mr. Katlan has taught appraisal studes at NYU and has published articles in many conservation journals. He is the author of The Black and White Exhibitions of the Salmagundi Sketch Club 1878-1887: A Guide to Etchings, Engravings, Drawings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Oils and Monotypes (2007).

"In keeping with our policy to select barebrush curators from a variety of art backgrounds, I am very pleased that Alex Katlan agreed to curate the January 2008 show for barebrush," said CEO, Ilene Skeen. "Alex is unflagging in his enthusiasm for art, his attention to detail and his commitment to preserving both art and art-related history. He comes to barebrush with a lifetime of experience in preserving, appreciating and collecting fine art."

Alex painstakingly reviewed each of the 400+ artworks submitted for the January show. When it was over, he said, "I was looking for competence in the execution of the work, not so much the style." The January calendar selection is evidence of his flexibility and interest in a variety of media and approaches. Alex was especially interested in the oil paintings, but also chose work which crossed over between two art forms, mentioning specifically, Chanit Roston's Uplifted, (painting and sculpture), and Dan McCormack's Annelise... (photography and digital). Alex selected Marc Kehoe's oil, Above Ancona, for the important first Saturday of the month. He admired Jean Marcellino's, graphite portrait, Bellisima, which, perhaps with a tribute to its title, starts the New Year. Jacqui Morgan's Darlinda & Pinky celebrating Christmas made him laugh out loud. He also liked Ephraim Natkins solid pen and wash drawing of a seated man, which has the honor of ending January.

New at barebrush beginning this month, all of the artists selected for the calendar receive two (2) complimentary 60-day listings. Also the Curator's Choice Award nominees announcement moves to the 10th of the month (when voting begins). Each of the Curator's Choice Award nominees receive a total of ten (10) complimentary 60-day listings at that time (8 additional) and are eligible for Curator's Choice Award cash prizes as well.

The artists represented for January 2008 are: Roger Cummiskey (3), Donelli J. DiMaria (25), Cassandra Einstein (21), Isabela Gabrielson (14), Kasper Holten (7), Leon Nicholas Kalas (11), Marc Kehoe (5), Francien Krieg (15), Tony Lee (12), Lucinda Luvaas (22), Jean Marcellino (1, 6, 30), Dan McCormack (16), Mercadoocasio (2), Jacqui Morgan (19), Ephraim Natkins (23, 31), Frank Olesen (17), Jon Rettich (24), Emily Rich (4), Jennie Rosenbaum (18), Chanit Roston (8, 9), William Rothstein (27), Ilene Skeen (20), Suhas Tavkar (28), Randy Thurman (29), Haydee Torres (13), Escha van den Bogerd (10), and Yukako (26).

About barebrush.com
barebrush.com is an international marketplace dedicated exclusively to the art of the nude. Membership on the site is free, and listing art on the site for 60 days is a nominal cost of $1 per artwork. There is a $10 minimum for 10 listings which can be used all at once or over time at the artist’s option. There is no pre-set monthly charge. The N*des-of-the-Month is a virtual juried exhibition of the art selected from the “Art Log” by a different guest art professional each month. The exhibition is presented on the web in a unique calendar format and for each day of the month, the nude of the day is featured on the barebrush home page. Free printable versions of all calendars are available at the website in both one-page-per-month and weekly planner (seven-days-per-page) formats. In addition, barebrush logo gear is available for sale. Optional extras include the newly introduced Artist’s Virtual Lightbox, Extended Listings (for entry into multiple contests), the Personal Page Template and the Featured Artist’s Brag Page. Information about optional extras can be found at the Barebrush>Promote Your Art. N*des-of-the-Month January 2008 is the seventeenth in the barebrush series.

The N*des-of-the-Month exhibition series began in September 2006 with an exhibition curated by Brigitte Saint-Ouen, founder and director of Gramercy 32 Fine Arts. All the calendars and the details of the art represented are available in the archives of barebrush.com.

Art can be uploaded to barebrush at any time. Art uploaded now will be in consideration for the N*des-of-the-Month February and March 2008 contest. The official “Call for Entries” along with the announcement of the February guest curator is released at the website on January 3rd.

Contact information:
Ilene Skeen
372 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7D
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 917-806-7992    
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