For the first time since its opening, Jochen Ziems, founder
and owner of Nuwandart Gallery located at 258 A St., Ashland,
will present a show of his own works titled My Life in a Show
or What is Art. When asked why it took him so long Ziems replied
"Running a gallery is a lot of work, and being so busy maintaining
the gallery has kept me away from my true passion, art." Ziems
went on to explain that his work is very controversial and has
been rejected by most of the other venues in town. As a response
to this he felt he must create his own venue in order to feel
free and un-judged when showing his work.
What
he soon realized was that there were many artists in Ashland
who had similar experiences and also needed a place to show
without the judgement of whether or not it could be sold to
the tourists. Since that time, almost 4 years ago, Jochen has
been swamped by artists trying to show their work. Over the
last few years Nuwandart has grown to be one of the most talked
about and visited galleries in Ashland. It has been voted favorite
First Friday Gallery 3 years straight by Sneak Previews Best
of Ashland and always draws huge crowds for the First Friday
Artwalk.
Ziems
show has over 30 pieces of what Ziems calls byproducts of his
life, growing up to an adult. It's kind of a journey through
the years of an artist. Many mediums have been utilized for
Ziems to express his outlook, on love and struggle within a
simple life.
