Adam Lister Gallery Private Arts Group Exhibition May 21 - June 5 Art Directors Club of DC members show their work
Addison Ripley Network Group Show May 4 - June 11 A show about interconnectedness, the underlying and overlaid systems that link us socially, digitally, intellectually, physically and aesthetically. With references to social media, broadcast stations, transportation and personal relationships, Network, as its name suggests, provides a framework and linkage for the disparate works presented in this exhibition. From new prints by Suzanne Caporael, and Laura Owens, to a suite of prints by Chris Martin, whose comprehensive exhibition opens this Summer at the Corcoran Gallery, from challenging larger scaled multiples by Donald Baechler and Ray Charles White to recently completed prints by Dan Treado, this exhibition provides a visually complex array of two dimensional media. Included works by Carol Goldberg Brown, Kevin Kepple and Amy Lin suggest sophisticated artist imagined systems. Photographer Frank Hallam Day offers a literal interpretation of the Network theme. Kay Jackson, Julie Wolfe and Jeffrey Smith use nature as the stepping off point for their paintings. And the white backgrounds of works by Isabel Manalo and Jackie Battenfield are the lattice whereon each builds their art.
Franchise, Suzanne Caporael
American Painting Fine Art Indoors and Outdoors Barbara Nuss April 30 - June 11 Still life and landscape paintings
Enlightened Gala, Barbara Nuss
Applegate Gallery Fine Art Mosaics: A Dimensional Debut Maverick Mosaics Students and Instructors May 14 - June 8 An exhibition showcasing a broad variety of mosaic styles and materials.
Arlington Arts Center Spring Solos Jennifer Coster Leigh Davis Mindy Hirt Mariah Anne Johnson Joshua Wade Smith Alisa Staub April 15 - June 5 Six cutting-edge emerging artists from Washington DC and Baltimore MD, selected by DC collector and curator Michael Pollack and independent international curator Melissa Keys.
Joshua Wade Smith
Art League Gallery Baa-merica! Icons Revisited Leslie Blackmon May 5 - June 6 Multi-media fiber artist Leslie Blackmon has created intricate crochet sculptures of sheep posing as American popular culture icons. Ranging from Andy Warhol to Dolly Parton, these unusual creations combine classic signifiers of their human counterparts with a unique spin on a well-loved fiber art. The Gravitational Pull of Memory Ann Zahn June 9 - July 5 Prints and collages
Jackson Pollock, Leslie Blackmon
Art Whino Don't Get Caught Charlie Owens May 14 - June 14 Work inspired by the skate and street art culture that has influenced the artist and has carried through in his life to present day. The show features several very large scale installation pieces layered with texture resembling weathered art found on outdoor canvases and a variety of smaller works from multiple techniques, all adorned with his iconic and highly recognizable female forms
Shadows, Persona, and Trickery Chris Sheridan June 17 - July 12 The exhibition takes an in-depth look at magic and religion, their symbolism and ritual, how they played a role in building our early societies, and the disconnect between these theories and beliefs and contemporary modes of thinking.
Charlie Owens
Athenaeum Seen and Unseen Joanna Knox April 14 - May 29 A show that is part of an ongoing exploration
of the effects of time on places. Since 2003, Knox has explored the connections
between people and spaces through her large format color photographs of
abandoned spaces. Motivated by the element of new discovery and fear of the
unknown, this series is the result of endless searching on the back roads to
find places long forgotten.
Mister Roger's Three Hats, Claxton, GA, Joanna Knox
Brentwood Arts Exchange Big Ideas Sondra Arkin Susan Finsen Ellyn Weiss April 26 - June 11 Sondra Arkin and Susan Finsen both exhibit recent paintings made specifically for this exhibition. Ellyn Weiss is creating a large-scale mixed media drawing in the gallery throughout the duration of the exhibition, giving visitors a chance to ask questions and watch her creative process at work. Big Ideas also features a large interactive installation - a collaboration of all three artists that gallery visitors are invited to interact with and even contribute to
Carroll Square Gallery Mapping Carol Barton Dahlia Elsayed Joyce Kozloff Siobhan Rigg Juan Tejedor Renee van der Stelt April 7 - June 3
Cross Mackenzie Gallery Farewell David Hicks April 15 - May 30 A new sculpture exhibition by the ceramic artist, David Hicks. The title of the show reflects the artist's recent move from his native California to North Carolina and the sculpture by that name was the last he made in his west coast studio. This exhibition will also be the last in the Canal Square gallery before Cross Mackenzie moves to a new location in Dupont Circle.
David Hicks
Edison Place Gallery The Illuminated Landscape Washington Society of Landscape Painters April 19 - May 27 Thirty members of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters present oil, pastel, acrylic and watercolor paintings
Golden Light Over the Dune, Jack Pardue
Gallery 50 Annual Collaboration Exhibition with Delaware by Hand Lee Wayne Mills Michael Krausz May 13 - June 9 Exhibition by two members of Delaware by Hand, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness of the talented, energetic artists and artisans who live and work in Delaware.
2011 Photo Month Juried Advanced and Amateur Level Photography Competition Submission due June 15
Couture 1, Lee Wayne Mills
Flashpoint Gallery Old Fashioned New Media Group Exhibition May 13 - June 11 Featuring the work of Andy Holtin, Chandi Kelley, Jamie O'Shea and Christine Buckton Tillman
Gallery Four You and Me Living Today (anatomically modern explorers) Volume I Milana Braslavsky Jason Ferguson Karsten Krejcarek Julia Oldham May 14 - June 19 New sculpture, installation, photography and video works by four artists from Idaho, New York and Baltimore. The exhibition examines the ever-baffling material culture as an adaptation to ironic biological confines.
Milana Braslavsky
Glenview Mansion Juried Members Show Rockville Art League May 1 - June 1 Mixed Media
Hamiltonian Gallery New Work Ryan Hoover Jessica van Brakle Lina Vargas De La Hoz May 14 - June 18 Three concurrent exhibitions by Hamiltonian Fellows
Lina Vargas De La Hoz
Hemphill Fine Arts Anne Rowland April 9 - June 4 Anne Rowland's current method of production utilizes the GigaPan, a programmable robotic camera mount, similar to the device attached to the Mars Lunar Rover. The GigaPan allows Rowland to snap hundreds of shots in a short period of time. The pictures are then digitally stitched together to produce landscape images with immense detail. Her intentional misuse of the GigaPan allows for optical "mistakes" which interrupt the predictability of her images. Evidence of movement, distortions of space, and inconsistencies in continuity, focus and depth all enhance the overall effect of the end product.
Workingman Collective: Prospects and Provisions June 18 - August 20 "We are a collaborative group of artists and other professionals whose membership, goals and missions change with each project. We are basic. We are curious. We are pedestrians. We are interested in process, invention, chance, and the public." - Workingman Collective
Tree at Sunset, Anne Rowland
Hillyer Art Space Still Waking Up Brent Crothers Know Place Khanh Le May 6 - May 27 Brent Crothers' sculptures are his way of wrestling with many of the interconnected issues facing humanity today. Khanh Le uses real images from Vietnam, but reconfigures them to represent an unreal place.
Khanh Le
International Visions New Paintings Betty Murchison April 27 - June 4 Annapolis-based artist Betty Murchison's figurative renderings on canvas project a quiet intensity in their explorations of intimate moments and relationships, particularly the dynamic between women and girls
On Which She Gazes
Irvine Contemporary Dataklysmos (dNASAb) April 30 - June 4 An exhibition of new multimedia sculptures by this Brooklyn-based artist.
Irvine Contemporary Dataklysmos (dNASAb) April 30 - June 4 An exhibition of new multimedia sculptures by this Brooklyn-based artist.
Long View Gallery Washington Glass School 10 Year Anniversary Show May 19 - June 19 Featured artists include: Tim Tate, Michael Janis, Erwin Timmers, Elizabeth Mears, Robert Kincheloe, Lea Topping and others.
The Three, Elizabeth Ryland Mears and William Forrest
McLean Project for the Arts Parallels to Terminus Fiona Ross April 14 - June 4 Richmond artist Fiona Ross creates complex images through intricate line work, focusing primarily on stylized depictions of landscape and figure. These drawings, often created from a single, uninterrupted meandering line, possess a directness of purpose that translates to a sense of sureness and serenity.
Unseen Extracts: McLean Project Bill Prosser April 14 - June 4 McLean based photographer Bill Prosser exhibits a series of finely composed black and white images taken primarily in and around McLean, Virginia.
Point of Origin Kristin Reiber Harris April 14 - June 4 Large-scale kaleidoscopic drawings and woodcut prints.
Bill Prosser
Mezz Gallery @ Artisphere Carrier Alberto Gaitan with Elliot Williams May 3 - June 18 A site specific interactive sound installation.
Morton Fine Art The Sweet Turning of the Page Hadieh Shafie May 6 - June 3 Exhibition of new scroll artworks and drawings.
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National Gallery of Art Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals February 20 - May 30 Venice
inspired a school of competitive view painters whose achievements are
among the most brilliant in 18th-century art. The exhibition celebrates
the rich variety of these Venetian views, known as vedute, through some
20 masterworks by Canaletto and more than 30 by his rivals, including
Michele Marieschi, Francesco Guardi, and Bernardo Bellotto. Responding
to an art market fueled largely by the Grand Tour, these gifted painters
depicted the famous monuments and vistas of Venice in different moods
and seasons.
Collections Frozen in Time Selections from the National Gallery of Art Library January 29 - July 24 Gauguin: Maker of Myth February 27 - June 5 Paul Gauguin's sumptuous, colorful images of Brittany and the islands of the South Seas are some of the most appealing paintings in modern art. They will be represented among nearly 120 works by Gauguin in the first major look at the artist's oeuvre in the United States since the blockbuster National Gallery of Art retrospective of 1988-1989, The Art of Paul Gauguin. In the Tower: Nam June Paik March 13 - October 2 Lewis Baltz: Prototypes/Ronde de Nuit March 20 - July 31
Italian Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection: 1525-1835 May 8 - November 27
The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms May 8 - November 27
Standing Buddha with Outstretched Hand, Nam June Paik
Project 4 Gallery Liminal Light Matt Ballard Mayme Donsker Christine Gray Loie Hollowell Anker Mikalson Curated by Christine Gray April 30 - June 4 Using graphite, India ink, smoke and photo collage, the artists explore various means of representing reality and the boundaries beyond
Avalanche, Mayme Donsker
Space 7:10 Botanic Illustration Molly Coxson Gill Curated by Greg Coxson April 26 - June 3
Space 7:10 Botanic Illustration Molly Coxson Gill Curated by Greg Coxson April 26 - June 3
Studio Gallery Finding the Pulse Carol Rubin Wish You Were Here Andrew Acquadro Hidden Meaning Freda Lee-McCann May 25 - June 18
Studio H Mannequin Pablo Cavides April 2 - May 29 New work that explores the dichotomy between the natural and artificial. The symbolic imagery used in his paintings and sculptures refer to what he Cavides calls "fakeness" - often humorous commentary on societal fascination and obsession with virtual, artificial life that mimics natural human forms.
Soul Mates
Touchstone Gallery Life is Too Serious Marcia Coppel May 4 - May 29 Paintings of people conversing in cafes and in the park reflect a fanciful paradise inspired by Mexico Infrared The Invisible Light Harvey Kupferberg May 4 - May 29 Digital and film photographs
Marcia Coppel
Vivid Solutions Destino Michelle Frankfurter April 15 - June 3 A collection of photographs taken in Mexico along the migrant trail.
Studio Gallery Finding the Pulse Carol Rubin Wish You Were Here Andrew Acquadro Hidden Meaning Freda Lee-McCann May 25 - June 18
Washington Printmakers Gallery New Prints Jenny Freestone April 27 - May 29 New lithographs, etchings, and gravures. The juxtaposition of natural elements and architectural objects raises these prints from simple botanicals to commentary on current issues including human rights violations, environmental stewardship, and religious (in)tolerance.
Washington Project for the Arts The Infinite Reduced to 2968 Megan Mueller and Christine Varela May 6 - May 27 Created with simple materials, this installation attempts to combine the organic geometry found in nature with the rigid lines of architectural space. The Final Girl Video Store Organized by Adam Dwight June 3 - June 24 An exhibition meditating on the conventions of the horror and psychedelic film with in the context of a video store installation
Waverly Street Gallery Paintings and Drawings Eunhee Park Dickerson & New Work Gallery Artists May 10 - June 4 Eunhee Park Dickerson's works are mainly abstract oil paintings on canvas, but the show also includes her drawings and prints on paper. She uses a very limited palette and repetitive brush strokes portraying quiet movement in stillness. Whether the subject matter is a musical concept, a philosophical idea, or an object in nature, her works are intuitive and reflect her sensitive spirit.
Embers Liz Lescault New Work Gallery Artists June 7 - July 2 Embers will be the final exhibition featuring Liz Lescault's red vessels. After working for 15 years with her iconic red and tangerine glazes an essential glaze ingredient is no longer available and so ends a chapter.
