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The gallery was founded by Hudson, who managed the gallery for almost 30 years. Hudson had graduated with an MFA in painting from the
University of Cincinnati in 1977 and also worked as a dancer and performance artist, before becoming an arts organizer. After working for a few years in the non-profit
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Although it was an independent commercial gallery, Feature was frequently confused for a non-profit because of its eclectic programming and mix of diverse artists. When asked about this, Hudson once said, "Nearly 10 years of working in the plurality consciousness of artist-run spaces had established
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The gallery always had two or more exhibition spaces, to present multiple exhibitions simultaneously. Hudson (an artist known by his last name only), the director of the gallery, said this was to move "against stardom and a push for pluralism and multiplicity."
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Feature often had poetically titled group shows, including "Godhead", "Sparkalepsy", "Hairy
Forearm's Self-Referral", "Running in Flip-Flops", "Mighty Graphitey", and "ITSY BITSY SPIDER".
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is a collection of 35 interviews with friends, artists, collectors and colleagues edited by Steve
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rephotographs. The gallery then moved to New York in 1988.
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