AHM Gallery Architectural Landscapes Maria Morga September 26 - October 30 Watercolors
Arlington Arts Center Fall Solos Christian Benefiel Jenn Figg Cynthia Hron David Page Roxana Perez-Mendez Pamela Phatsimo-Sunstrum September 11 - November 7
Art League Gallery Summer Island Merri Nelson October 8 - November 2 Exhibit of delicate, detailed drawings, portrays the diverse environments of a small Maine island
Conner Contemporary Art Conversations in Lyrical Abstraction 1958-2009 Morris Louis Alma Thomas Howard Mehring Jeremy Blake Leo Villareal September 17 - October 31 An exhibition that elicits visual conversations among work by Morris Louis, Alma Thomas, Howard Mehring Jeremy Blake, and Leo Villareal. Breathing luminous color and varying in media from stain paintings to digitally controlled light emitting diodes, this select gathering of abstract images showcases Lyrical Abstraction as a vital impetus in American art. This is the first time a Morris Louis painting has been exhibited in a privately-owned gallery in Washington since the 1950s.
Plenitude, Morris Louis
Convergence Gallery Reflections of the Feminine Divine Vera Vandendries October 1 - October 29 This exhibition shows cross-cultural currents as well as a fluid exchange between language and visual forms. In working with the principle of the Feminine Divine, Vera looked to different cultures - both past and present.
Prasaadini, Vera Vandendries
Duality Gallery Heavenly Dialogue: Photographs of Natural Occurrences Lucy Herman November 12 - December 20 "This show is about the relationship I have with the natural world: my appreciation of and gratitude for the earth we live on and its power and grandeur. Line, color and light, and the integration of nature and natural forms, are the key elements in my work. My decision to show some of the photographs which have inspired my work reflects the admiration I have for my subject and the veneration it deserves." - Lucy Herrman
Lucy Herrman
Embassy of Haiti Back to Back / Face to Face The Art of Haiti and the Dominican Republic October 23 - November 6 This art event is a showcase of contemporary Caribbean art for a great cause--to help the children of Haiti through art. Participating artists of Haitian and Dominican heritage are: Turgo Bastien from Florida; Nadine Lafond from New Jersey; Blondel Joseph from Haiti; Iliana and Sherezade Garcia, from New York where both sisters live; Claes Gabriel from Pennsylvania; and local Maryland artists Christinne Maryse Colimon and Yvon Fleurival.
Dinamica-Unknown Islands, Iliana Garcia
Fraser Gallery Abra Cadaver Andrew Wodzianski October 9 - November 14 Dark and irreverent mixed media work by DC based artist.
9 Lives of Catriona Fraser, Andrew Wodzianski
Foundry Gallery Feminine Essence Luba Sterlikova October 1 - November 1 Features symbolism of time in a woman' s life and a woman as a symbol of time and nature, as well as sensuality and feminine beauty. October is a breast cancer awareness month and the exhibit is dedicated to breast cancer survivors. Proceeds of the art sold will go in part toward efforts of a local DC team walking in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Peter London, publisher of 'Art in London' magazine writes: "A sensual energy pervades all her compositions, demanding attention and holding the viewer in thrall. The theme of sensuality and feminine beauty is manifested in Luba's works of female nudes. The voluptuous images floating through the lush surroundings portray the evolving essence of life. "
Gallery 50 Here and Not Here Constance Costigan October 9 - November 5 "My works often suggest ritual sites and spiritual presences. The works are about matter, from the cosmic to the atom. They are meditative attempts to create a visual metaphor for the constant transformation of form and energy in time" - Constance Costigan Constance Costigan is a Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus at George Washington University. Her works are in such major collections as the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and The Phillips Collection, in Washington D.C.
Inscape: Spirit Field, Constance Costigan
The Gallery @ Todd Christofaro Facsimile Natalie Cheung September - October Show consists of 7 chemigrams. These are made using only basic black and white darkroom paper, chemistry and light. The image is produced by pouring the chemistry directly onto photographic paper and reacting with light. The titles of the works make reference to details of art historically important works by artists such as J.M.W. Turner and Gerhard Richter. The concept explores the relationship between physical events and reactions that happen in the past but are noted and appreciated in the present.
Hamiltonian Gallery This Land is Your Land James Rieck Chad Yencer September 19 - October 31
Beacon Puritanus Jon Bobby Benjamin September 19 - October 31
Hillyer Art Space Multiplying the Body: Gender Performance Remembered and Reconstructed Susan Serafin September 4 - October 31
Colossus Nekisha Durrett September 4 - October 31
Nekisha Durrett
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection October 8 - January 3 Organized by Hirshhorn associate curator Kristen Hileman. The exhibition features more than 35 two-dimensional works alongside 49 examples of the radically reduced and evocatively painted sculptures that were the hallmark of the artist's 40-year career. Accompanied by the by the most comprehensive monograph on the artist to date , the exhibition explores Truitt's under-recognized role in the development of geometric abstraction during the second half of the 20th century.
Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection December, 2008 - November 15 Strange Bodies brings together some of the most praised and popular examples from the collection. Works on paper can only be on view for several months at a time in order to maintain their best condition. Exhibition curator Kristen Hileman has taken this opportunity to introduce different pieces into the mix. Works that have not been on view for awhile; new acquisitions, such as Yinka Shonibare's The Age of Enlightenment - Antoine Lavoisier, 2008, a recent purchase featured in the spring issue of this publication; and a few surprises have switched out some of the more delicate works.
Anne Truitt in her Twining Court studio, Washington, DC, 1962.
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center No Dream Beyond Reach Andrew Reach YoungHyun Chung September 10 - October 31 The Digital Works of Andrew Reach - Living with the insidious pain of a spinal disease and unable to continue as a professional architect, Andrew Reach took a life-altering turn away from a successful career towards art as a way of dealing with his disease. The result was an inward journey that revealed a wealth of creativity within his subconscious. His computer-generated works of art express hope and perseverance and tell a story that he hopes will inspire others in difficult circumstances to overcome great obstacles. Digital Wheel Art Technology by YoungHyun Chung - Digital Wheel Art is an interactive system that transforms any wheelchair from a practical tool into a vehicle for self-expression and art-making. This assistive technology enables those with physical disabilities to express themselves, and moreover, provides an opportunity to be an artist. It also gives general audiences an opportunity to explore and rethink disabilities through art.
Marsha Mateyka Gallery Trust us for just us William T. Wiley October 2 - November 14 An exhibition of new watercolors and constructions
Just Us Native Alien, William T. Wiley
McLean Project for The Arts To Tell the Tale Allegra Marquart Michael Janis Tom Baker September 17 - November 7 Glass and various print media Chaos/Order Marise Riddell September 17 - November 7 Paintings Uncharted Sky Novie Trump September 17 - November 7 Sculpture
The Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings, Allegra Marquart
National Gallery of Art Judith Leyster, 1609 - 1660 June 21 - November 29 In celebration of Judith Leyster's (1609 - 1660) 400th birthday, the Gallery will showcase her expressive Self-Portrait (c. 1630) as the focal point of a small exhibition that will include ten of Leyster's finest works from American and European collections. The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain June 28 - November 1
An Antiquity of Imagination: Tullio Lombardo and Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture July 4 - November 1 Led by Tullio Lombardo (c. 1455 - 1532), the great Venetian sculptors of the High Renaissance created new ideals of beauty, shaped by a poetic and nostalgic approach to classical antiquity. This exhibition, the first in America dedicated to Tullio, features his sensuous and dramatic double-portraits in high relief: A Couple (c. 1490/1495) from the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro in Venice and the "Bacchus and Ariadne" (c. 1505) from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Ten other carefully selected works exemplify the creative approach and influence of Tullio and his closest followers, including his brother Antonio Lombardo, Simone Bianco, Antonio Minello, and Giammaria Mosca.
Recent Acquisitions: The Grega and Leo A. Daly III Fund for Architectural Books May 16 - November 15
Designing the Lincoln Memorial: Daniel Chester French and Henry Bacon February 12 - February 12, 2010 The 6-foot-high plaster working model of the celebrated seated Lincoln statue by American sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931), designed for the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, will be on view in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. The plaster - used for the carving of the final 19-foot-high figure from 28 blocks of Georgia marble - is being lent to a museum for the first time by Chesterwood Estate and Museum, French's country home and studio in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a national and Massachusetts historic landmark The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850 - 1900 October 1 - January 18 Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500 - 1800 October 1 - January 31 For the first time the Gallery will present a selection of approximately 120 of the most significant, beautiful, and representative drawings made over a period of three centuries by the best French artists working at home and abroad and by foreign artists working in France.
The Robert and Jane Meyeroff Collection: Selected Works October 1 - May 2 Through remarkable acuity, exhaustive study, and close relationships with the artists, the Meyerhoffs amassed one of the most outstanding collections of modern art, with an emphasis on six American masters: Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Brice Marden, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella, in addition to important works by leading abstract expressionists and younger artists. Some 126 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints include several acquisitions made after the collection was last highlighted in a major exhibition at the Gallery in 1996.
Robert Bergman: Portraits, 1986 - 1995 October 11 - January 10
Editions with Additions: Working Proofs by Jasper Johns October 11 - April 4 The exhibition includes approximately 45 proofs for lithographs, etchings, and screenprints that the artist expanded in a range of media, including pastel, ink, and paint. In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes October 25 - March 14
The Phillips Collection Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens October 10 - January 10, 2010 Man Ray translated the 20th-century modernist taste for African art into photographs that reached a popular audience. About 60 of his photographs, many never before exhibited, along with more than 40 photographs by his contemporaries, including Cecil Beaton, Walker Evans, and Alfred Stieglitz, will appear side-by-side with 20 of the African objects featured in the images.
Intersections In this new contemporary art series, artists respond to artwork and spaces in The Phillips Collection with projects of their own, revealing connections and contrasts between art of the past and present.
Brain Storm - Jennifer Wen Ma October 15 - January 3, 2010 In this video projection with sound, a man and horse move through a stormy landscape, suggesting an inner journey. The piece is displayed near Jacob Lawrence's The Migration Series, and in conversation with landscapes by Paul Cezanne, Arthur Dove, and Vassily Kandinsky. Brain Storm was originally created for Guggenheim Bilbao in 2009. Part of Intersections
Icarus - Barbara Liotta October 22 - January 31, 2010 Conceived as a portrait of human energy and inner strength, and as a symbol of flight and aspiration, this large-scale sculpture is paired with portraits from the museum's permanent collection, including Eugene Delacroix's Paganini, Amedeo Modigliani's Elena Povolozky, and Chaim Soutine's Woman in Profile.
Pulse - Tayo Heuser November 19 - October 31, 2010 Tayo Heuser translates the luminosity of Mark Rothko's paintings into three dimensions with a large-scale wall-mounted sculpture installed in the museum's stairwell. These glowing, colored forms, created from handmade paper and drawn in ink, seem to float against the walls.
Studio Gallery Madonnas Assembled Elena Stamberg October 28 - November 21
Abstractions of Earth's Forces Steve Fleming October 28 - November 21
Bulerias Fulvia Musti Ciarla October 28 - November 21
Steve Fleming
Studio H Portraits and Landscapes in Oil Sarah Griffin Thibodeaux October 17 - November 14 Recent oil paintings, painted from life, including portraits, nudes, still life and landscapes
Vivid Solutions Gallery A Certain Longing Curated by Jared Ragland September 18 - October 24 A group photography exhibit featuring recent alumni and current students from Corcoran College of Art + Design. Curator Jared Ragland brings together fifteen artists whose photographic work journeys through defined and undefined moments, struggles with personal identity and purpose, and comments on contemporary conditions of isolation and alienation - all parts of the existential Search described by Walker Percy in the 1962 novel, The Moviegoer. Photographers Aimee Anthony, Christopher Cunningham, Nick Kirkpatrick, Caitlin Lennon, Colin Loughlin, Paul Jeffreys, William Knipscher, Nic Persinger, Eric Gregory Powell, Megan Rall, Collin Sundt, Kelly Teeling, Francis Michael Terzano, Kristoffer Tripplaar and Michelle Yo.
Washington Project for the Arts The Miraculous Artist Carolina Mayorga October 2 - October 30 A performance and video installation
Washington Project for the Arts Options Curated by Anne Collins Goodyear September 17 - October 31 Presented at Conner Contemporary Art, WPA's biennial exhibition highlights the best and brightest emerging visual artists in the DC, MD and VA regions. Featuring: Leah Beeferman (VA), Jessica Braiterman (MD), Graham Coreil-Allen (MD), Younseal Eum (VA), Andy Holtin (DC), Sue Johnson (MD), Kim Manfredi (MD), Patrick McDonough (DC), Jenny Mullins (MD), Ding Ren (DC), Matthew Smith (DC), Polly Townsend (DC), and Matthew Wead (MD)
West Annapolis Art Works Among Wild Horses Ron Bieberich October 20 - November 1 A collection of fine photography
