May Calendar: 31 Artists, Painting, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Mixed Media

For Immediate Release

NEW YORK/EWORLDWIRE/April 30, 2009 --- INTENSE DIVERSIONS -- Sarah Hardesty is a young, energetic artist, the assistant director of a well-established Chelsea art gallery and independent curator. She approached the N*des-of-the-Month curation task iteratively - sweeping through, taking notes, and sweeping through again and again, taking more notes, crossing out, adding. It was a silent, intense process. When she was finished, she read her choices and said that she enjoyed it.

Some of her choices push the genre: is it nude? is it figure? Maybe, maybe not, but is it fun? Definitely! Emotive power and skill were keys to her selection.

The 31 artists represented in May 2009 (with day of month) are: Grant Besley (4), Kelly Borsheim (25), Ruth Butler (15), Donna Cleary* (1), Janet Cook (16), Kelly Croisdale (7), Donelli DiMaria (22), Harald Grote (17), David Hollander (8), Kasper Holten (31), Leon Kalas (2), Guenter Knop (20), Szn Kraft (3), Francien Krieg (23), Gerard Lartique (13), Lucinda Luvaas (4), Jean Marcellino (9), Will Maller (28), Joe Mays (21), Dan McCormack (14), Angelique Price (10), Chanit Roston* (12), Irina Sarnetskaya* (27), Michael Seif* (11), Ilene Skeen (24), Christopher Smith (30), Bill Teitsworth, NWS (29), William Thierfelder (18), Randy Thurman (19), C. Charles Wang (6), Kathryn Wasserman (26).

The May 2009 N*des-of-the-Month calendar is in previews now at barebrush.com (for members only). Public release May 1 for the May calendar and winners of the April Curators' Choice awards.

About BAREBRUSH, N*des-of-the Month and the Curators' Choice

Barebrush is working to increase the awareness, appreciation and acceptance of the art of the nude. The nude is underrepresented in galleries, and some Americans equate the art of the nude with pornography. The mission of barebrush is to show that "it's okay, it's fun to enjoy" the art of the nude.

Each month a different guest art professional selects art for the online calendar exhibition called, "N*des-of-the-Month." The number of artworks selected equals the number of the days in the given month. Of the artists selected for each calendar, five are nominated for the Curators' Choice awards.

All barebrush curators have an opportunity to rank the Curators' Choice. Winners determined by a statistical combination of the curators' and popular vote. Results announced monthly.

BAREBRUSH.com is dedicated to the art of the nude giving artists recognition for their work in this controversial art genre and helping them to connect with interested dealers and collectors worldwide. Online since 2006.

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