The Art League, Inc., founded in 1954, is a multifaceted, nonprofit visual arts organization that seeks to stimulate and encourage artists by operating a gallery with many opportunities for members, including monthly juried shows of members work, other chances for exhibition of work and many educational possibilities. The Art League currently has approximately 1000 members.
Art League Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sunday, 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm. Open every Thursday evening until 9:00 pm.
105 North Union Street Alexandria, VA 22314 703-683-1780
Art League Gallery Presence Edward J. Reed September 5 - October 6 Already a consummate portrait painter, Edward J. Reed now strives to capture people in the context of a greater narrative. He is increasingly drawn to individuals and compositions that exhibit a contemplative feel and a broader range of emotions and sense of experiences. “Presence,” Reed’s solo exhibit at The Art League Gallery, features new works that capture individuals and emotions within a deeper narrative context.
“I strive to find and create divergent themes rather than repeating the same motif in each canvas,” states Reed. “I feel compelled to explore a range of emotional stages and struggles. People with character or dignity capture me, people who inherently project strong emotions, unexpected emotions.” Reed develops a diverse range of impacts with his new works, taking his paintings beyond portraiture.
Reed paints from life, where “their true personalities emerge. I rarely ask subjects to stay still. I want them to move, talk, and relax. This lets me infuse my work with a sense of movement, more accurately revealing the whole person,” he states.
Reed studied intensively with Danni Dawson, Robert Liberace, and Diane Tesler at The Art League School. He has won numerous other national and international accolades for his painting. Among these, American Artist Magazine awarded him its 70th Annual Reader’s Choice Award for Best Oil in 2007. In its International Portrait Competitions, the Portrait Society of America awarded him the Best Portfolio Award in 2007 and an Honors Award in 2006. The Portrait Society of Canada awarded him Second Place in its 2006 International Portrait Competition. Artist’s Magazine ranked him a finalist in both the Still Life and Portrait and Figure Categories of its 23rd Annual Art Competition. His work has been exhibited extensively throughout the regions and is held widely in private collections. Reed currently teaches painting at The Art League School. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his A.B. from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
Failing Light, Edward J. Reed
'Scapes - The Art League's Annual International Landscape Show Juror: Walter Bartman August 6 - September 1 Artwork inspired by all environments is a part of this show – urban and rural, industrialized and primitive, coastal and arid, and the beauty and destruction created by Mother Nature. Works of all media are featured. Artists are encouraged to explore unique perspectives, literally and figuratively, as well as varying moods and color.
‘Scapes will be juried by Walter Bartman, noted national landscape painter and instructor. As a student, he received his BA in Art Education from the University of Maryland and his MFA from American University. In 1978 he received a Fulbright Grant to study art in Belgium and the Netherlands. Bartman is the Director and Founder of the Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery at Glen Echo Park in Maryland. He is listed in the Art and Artist Files in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library Collections. He also exhibits his work at the Marin-Price Galleries in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
