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"Benenden Girls"
New Work by Mark Gilbert
December 19th through January 12th

Mark Gilbert had spent the last two years as Artist in Residence at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The exhibition of the resultant work will run concurrently with this exhibition for three months at The Bemis Center of Contemporary Art, Omaha.

On returning to the UK in August of this year, Gilbert took up the post of Artist in Residence at Benenden School, England. “Benenden Girls” consists of over 100 drawings of girls attending one of the UKs’ most elite, all girl boarding schools. The drawings were executed from life over the past 2 months.

Gilbert attended the Glasgow School of Art and he has shown his work internationally in solo exhibitions at such venues as the Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh), the National Portrait Gallery (London), the Museum of Modern Art (Wales), Medicinhistoriska Museet (Stockholm) and Yale University. His work has been reviewed in publications such as The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Il Messagerro Dominica, the South China Morning Post, Der Spiegel, New York Times, the Sddeutsche Zeitung and the International Herald Tribune.

Please join us for an Artist's Reception on Friday, December 19th from 7pm to 10pm -- and for a discussion about the exhibit with Mark Gilbert in the gallery on Saturday, December 20th at 1pm.

shop scoop
December 15th will mark the one year anniversary of Pulp's opening..... and what a year it's been! When I opened the doors of the shop a year ago, I had no idea how much love and support I would receive from this city --- it has constantly overwhelmed me, and I am more grateful to all of you than I have the words to express. Thank you so much for believing in me and the vision I had for the space, thank you for loving the things I stock here as much as I do -- and thank you, from the very bottom of my heart, for coming out to the openings in the gallery and supporting the artists and arts in Omaha. Thank you!

This has truly been one of the best years ever -- and I couldn't have made it happen without your constant friendship and support. I am so looking forward to what 2009 holds for Pulp and I --- and would just like to wish you and your families the most wonderful of holidays and all the best for the New Year.

That said ---- December is pretty much just going to be one great big month of celebrating every little thing over here at the shop. This Saturday, December 6th -- please stop by from 12pm to 6pm for our Second Annual Holiday Open House. Grab a cupcake and some cider -- stock up on some holiday goodies, or just stop by to say hello! All the holiday cards and wrap are on the shelves as well as great gifts galore. The new wallets and hip holsters from Queen Bee Creations are in stock, as well as a new favorite that I'm proud to have at the shop -- handcrafted wood pens from local artist Sam Pane. I will also be getting a new shipment of paper cuckoo clocks from KC-based Decoylabs -- and have a great new selection of 2009 calendars and datebooks.