Good Citizen Gallery: Saturday, 25 February 2012

Good Citizen invites you to the Closing Reception and Catalog Release for The Indeterminate Length, an expansive sculptural installation and billboard project by Mike Calway-Fagen,
Saturday February 25, 6-10 PM.

For The Indeterminate Length, Mike Calway-Fagen has incorporated a shifting sculptural installation with photography to explore the nature of time experienced and actual: the incomprehensible indefiniteness of change. Discarded bits of furniture, chairs, tables, shelves, stools, bricks, rocks, and other provocative objects pulled from alleys and lots around St. Louis have been stacked, arranged, and re-arranged atop a similarly collected carpeting. Further exploring the sense of time, Calway-Fagen has designed the show cards for the exhibition as a small work of art. Visitors are encouraged to take away the card and see it as something fleeting but specific, freezing a moment in time but maintaining a sense of preciousness. Catalog featuring essays by Rujeko Hockley, Ivy Cooper, and Itza Vilaboy.

Gallery Hours Fri., Sat. Noon - 5 PM and by appointment

Good Citizen Gallery
2247 Gravois Ave,
St. Louis MO, 63104-2852
314-348-4587

White Flag Projects: Thursday, 1 March 2012

Upcoming Exhibition
Ned Vena

Opening reception Thursday March 1, 6-8 PM
March 1 - April 7

White Flag Projects will present an installation by New York-based painter Ned Vena. Vena will produce a series of his signature cut vinyl paintings, for the first time using steel fire doors as his substrate, the same kind that are ubiquitous throughout New York City artists' studios. Visit the exhibition page here.

6612 Chamberlain Ave UC: Saturday, 18 February 2012

"Transitional: Sculptures and Installations in Domestic Space"
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 6:00-9:00pm

This exhibition features new work by John Early, Luke Herron, Marie Bannerot McInerney, Tuan Nguyen, and Carlie Trosclair that responds to the architecture of an empty home. Working with familiar objects -- such as car parts, mirrors, furniture, wallpaper, and trophies -- the artists explore the permeability of boundaries and the possibilities of transformation, reflecting in turn the history and possible futures of the space. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, February 18, 2012, from 6:00-9:00pm.

Arched Art Now preview http://archedartnow.com/2012/02/11/preview-transitional-at-sixty-six-twelve-art-space/

6612 Chamberlain Ave
University City, MO

Mad Art Gallery: Friday, 2 March 2012

RENAISSANCE II: REVOLUTION OF THE MIND

At Mad Art Gallery on March 2, 2012 from 7pm-11pm-Renaissance II: Revolution of the Mind will be the second installment of the Renaissance series.

Renaissance I: Rebirth of the Soul was a celebration of that spark of creativity that inspires artists, bringing them a wave of inspiration that allows them to create something new. Renaissance II: Revolution of the Mind is about that next level of the artist's evolution as they push themselves beyond their artistic boundaries to create something new. Something that reinvents the way people perceive their own personal and collective realities- something the world has never seen before.

The show is an exploration of the creative inspiration and spark that allows artists to continue pushing onward, beyond the limitations of each individual’s artistic field sets. It is a celebration of the breaking down of those boundaries between the infinite visionary worlds, within the artist's mind, and the realities that we are able to create in the wider world around us.

Mad Art Gallery
2727 S. 12th Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
314.771.8230
Info@madart.com

Pulitzer Foundation: Thursday, 5 April 2012

THE PULITZER FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS IN THE STILL EPIPHANY

The opening public reception is on April 5 from 5 – 9 PM.

In celebration of its 10th-anniversary year, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts presents the exhibition In the Still Epiphany, on view from April 5 to October 27, 2012. Artist Gedi Sibony is creating a large-scale, temporary work of art comprised of approximately forty objects from the collection of Emily and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr.­including works by John Singer Sargent, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Paul Klee, Lucia Moholy, and Lucio Fontana.

Sibony is arranging these predominately figurative works within the spaces of Tadao Ando’s building to create a flow of experience that is involving, meditative, and surprising. Modern and contemporary European and American paintings, sculptures, and works on paper­many of them chosen for their depiction of domestic interiors and the figures that inhabit them­are combined with African, Asian, and Pre-Columbian ritual and decorative objects. These groupings resonate within the galleries of the Pulitzer building to impart a distinct character to each space and to offer the visitor a journey through the activity of life as depicted in the frozen moments captured by the works themselves.

In the Still Epiphany unfolds in stages, beginning in the small space of the Pulitzer’s Entrance Gallery, which functions like a crowded foyer with a high density of portraits and busts including Vuillard’s Self Portrait (1892) and Auguste Rodin’s Bust of Joseph Pulitzer (1907). Then Picasso’s The Fireplace (1916-17) draws the visitor into the large Main Gallery, where different types of conversations between the works take place. Objects arranged as a mise-en-scène, includes Chinese terracotta vessels from the 6th century CE, an Alberto Giacometti sculpture, and a group of Pre-Columbian objects including tribal pots and a headdress ornament made of copper and gold. Nearby are Bonnard’s vibrant, almost electric, painting Still Life with Ham (1940), as well as Matisse’s The Conservatory (1938) and Vuillard’s Woman in Green (1909), both of which depict reclining women lost in thought.

A narrow passageway leads into the Cube Gallery, where Fontana’s painting Black Landscape (1966), acts as night-sky theater box in front of which an armature holding two ancient sculptures­a terracotta from Pakistan entitled Figurine of Mother-Goddess (c. 3000-2500 BCE) and a standing figure made of stone from Africa (c. 4500-7000 BCE)­serve as a formulation of the mystery of life.

Bruno David Gallery: Friday, 9 March 2012

CHRIS KAHLER: RECENT PAINTINGS
Opening Reception Friday, March 9, 2012, from 5 to 8 pm
March 9 – May 5, 2012

Front Room: Buzz Spector: Malevich: with eight red rectangles
Project Room: Katharine Kuharic: Working in the Lou
Media Room: Van McElwee: Supernatural

Public Hours: Wednesday through Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Bruno David Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition, “Recent Paintings,” by Chris Kahler. Carmine Iannaccone writes of Kahler’s work that “it unhinges the function of representation, loosens the joints of correspondence, makes the presumed determinacy of representation indeterminate.” Kahler’s paintings are this but they are simultaneously that. Iannaccone goes on to note: “Kahler’s style of abstraction loosens the laws that govern representation, it puts another question into play: what kind of meaning does this species of vision produce?” The meaning, like the work itself, is multi-layered, and invites viewers to connect their own histories with the experience of looking. A fully illustrated catalogue, with an essay by Carmine Iannaccone, accompanies the exhibit.

"Kahler's paintings are very much about physical process, but they are also about the processes by which images come into being. They activate the mental mechanisms that search for analogies between what we're looking at and what we've seen elsewhere, between what we're seeing on the canvas, and what we know about the world. To look at one of these paintings is to engage in just such a searching, a feeling around for meaning, as though the painting were a transparent screen which we hold up to the things around us and look for matches, places where the image lines up with reality or with multiple realities." Kahler asks us construct meaning out of what we already know in conjunction with the work that is in front of us. In our search for meaning, Kahler pulls us further into his work, immersing us completely in the abstract environment he has created. These abstract environments become representational of a world—our world—and it is this play between abstract and representation that makes Kahler’s work so successful.

In the Front Room, the gallery presents Buzz Spector’s groundbreaking 1992 installation, Malevich: with eight red rectangles.

In the Project Room, the gallery presents an exhibition, titled “Working in the Lou” by Katharine Kuharic. Kuharic’s work is, in a word, alive. Birthed from “unsolicited images,” Kuharic manipulates and reconfigures images that our culture has been desensitized to, shocking the viewer and asking the audience to reconsider what they think they know. Taking stock pictures from junk mail, newspapers, magazines and other sources, Kuharic meticulously paints images to create reconfigured histories. Her works highlight investigations into American celebrity, pop and suburban culture, and personal identity politics. A fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by Kara Gordon accompanies the exhibit.

In the Media Room, the gallery presents a video work titled “Supernatural” by Van McElwee. Just shy of six minutes, this single-channel video is waves of variation that reveal the contours of impossible form. It is as if the process of decay were reversed, causing delicate structures to emerge from the grain of chaos.

3721 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
SAINT LOUIS MO 63108
314.531.3030
INFO@BRUNODAVIDGALLERY.COM
WWW.BRUNODAVIDGALLERY.COM

Old Orchard Gallery: Friday, 17 February 2012

Please join us for the opening reception of "33February" on Friday, February 17, from 5:30pm to 10pm. The 33February exhibit opening features new work by 33 artists, live music, food and drink. Admission is .free and open to the public at 37 South Old Orchard in Webster Groves.

For a list of all 33 participating artists and a Google map showing our gallery location, visit http://www.myslart.org/events/33february on the Internet.

MOCRA: Sunday, 26 February 2012

Archie Granot: The Papercut Haggadah
Free public opening reception Sunday, February 26, 2 to 4 pm. Exhibition continues through May 20

“Haggadah” signifies a book that contains the ritual guide to the Passover Seder, along with scripture passages, commentary, prayers and songs. In each generation artists continue the tradition of reinterpreting these texts for contemporary believers. Israeli artist Archie Granot was commissioned to present the Haggadah in the traditional medium of papercutting. The resulting 55 pages employ intricate geometric and abstract shapes and calligraphic text to create an exquisite, unique version of the Haggadah.

Regular museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is free, though there is a suggested donation of $5, or $1 for students and children.

Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA)
on the campus of Saint Louis University
mocra.slu.edu
314.977.7170

Framations Art Gallery: Friday, 24 February 2012

Opening Reception and Wine Tasting
Two new exhibits feature watercolor group and Contemporary Acrylics.

Framations Art Gallery invites the public to join them for two new exhibits and to sample new wines from their wine sponsor, bakkheia at an Opening Reception on February 24 from 6-8pm.

In the Main Gallery, visitors will find "Joy of Painting", a group of watercolorists brought together by an instructor, Jean McMuller. The group started out as “students” but through time and their interest in painting, have become friends. The students work range from beginners to advanced. A total of two dozen artists will share the space, just as they have shared the learning experience.

In Gallery Two, the exhibit "Beyond Imagination: The Contemporary Artwork of Jessica Dreyer" will invite the viewer in to explore the abstract designs invented by Dreyer. In her Acrylic Abstracts, Dreyer often uses heavily textured and layered compositions. Her use of repetition, movement, and contrast inspire abstract designs that invite the viewer to both explore the textures close up and to step back and get the full impact of the piece.

Hours: Tues - Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5, Closed Mondays,

218 North Main Street
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-724-8313
framations@earthlink.net
http://www.framations.com

Atrium Gallery: Friday, 17 February 2012

KAREN KUNC,At the Shoreline, 2010, woodcut, mixed media on artist made paper of pigmented linen & kozo

Please join us for a mid-winter exhibition, "RED." This group exhibition will explore the emotive power of the color red, used in a collection of works either as a dominant feature, or accent. Red has been proven to illicit a depth of emotional response that is often immediate and intense. Included will be works by Willem DeLooper, Karen Kunc, Fredrick Nelson, Kirk Pederson, Jeanine Coup Ryding, Doug Salveson, Steven Sorman, and Katy Stone.

Opening reception Friday February 17th 6-8 p.m.

Atrium Gallery
in the Central West End at 4728 McPherson Ave.
atrium@earthlink.net
314 367-1076
www.atriumgallery.net

Regular hours:
Wednesday - Saturday: 10 - 6
Tuesday by appointment

Duane Reed Gallery: Friday,17 February 2012

"Cut da Mustard", 2011

Kevin Snipes combines his love of making unconventional pottery with an obsessive need to draw on everything that he produces, creating a uniquely dynamic body of work.

Duane Reed Gallery
4729 McPherson Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63108

Duane Reed Gallery: Friday,17 February 2012

"Horseshoe Lake 3", 2011 by Matthew O'Shea

Barclay Hughes and Matthew O’Shea share a working method and a theme in their new photographic works. Both are photographers, fully embracing mainstream technologies to mold photographic information to their unique visual vocabularies. Freed from the constraints of chemical based photography, Hughes and O’Shea’s work take the digital information of their images into their own hands. Both artists stitch, shape, rearrange, scale and blend what is normally thought of as “truthful” photographic imagery of the real world into imagined scenes that reflect more specific and personal narratives. The themes of dislocation and disconnection are the shared stories in Hughes and O’Shea’s work. Made more “real” by being photographic, both artists’ work depicts moments of transient isolation in plaintively beautiful locations. Although the two artists, theme is similar, their works look very different, highlighting the individual visual language each has invented.

“Where Are You Now?” is the product of two St. Louis artists collaborating in the brave, new world of fine art digital photography. By leaving behind the sentimental attachments of film emulsion and silver halide chemistry, Hughes and O’Shea demonstrate the power of new technologies to birth new forms of expression.

This exhibition in collaboration with Schmidt Contemporary Art.

Duane Reed Gallery
4729 McPherson Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63108

Drew Henry Salon & Sallery: Saturday, 11 February 2012

We will be celebrating on 2.11.12 from 6-10pm
bites.drinks.ART.music by DVDN.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Marcis Curtis
“I draw the epiphanies my mind creates in an effort to bring them more clarity and resonance. The spaces I create are thought-experiments of cultural norms and currents, interacting with the omnipresent force of nature. I enjoy the absurd, the irrational, and the intuitive, while trying to maintain a grounded, skeptical perspective.”

Evan Michael
Evan Michael Honerkamp spent his adolescence surrounded by mentally, physically, and socially handicapped individuals, with whom interactions have led to key insights into innumerable worlds of obsession, idiosyncratic communication, and vivid sensation. Continuing these relationships has melded his artwork into the fantastical and stylized forms of current. Earning additional certification in art therapy, he has begun extending his creative practice to benefit the autistic community before broadening to include the incarcerated population and victims of trauma and addiction.

Tom Cline
Tom’s prints explore the idea of human burdens, represented by depictions of heavily-layered, amorphous forms. Drawn from his own experiences, these forms become stand-ins for the feeling of being borne down under the weight of responsibility. Though massive, these weights are supported tenaciously by representations of the frail, yet unfailing, body. The prints resonate with the shared experience of all humanity’s burdens, and the continuous struggle against them

Drew Henry Salon & Sallery
2309 Cherokee Street
St.Louis, MO 63118
314-865-5147

Gallery 501: Friday, 10 February 2012

Gregory Dierlam's solo exhibition of oil paintings and glasswork will be on exhibit at Gallery 501 at Art Glass Array. 501 N Kingshighway, St. Charles, MO 63301. Join us for the opening reception Friday Feb 10th from 7-9pm. For more information or to view some of Gregory's work, visit www.artglassarray.com

Craft Alliance in the Delmar Loop: Friday, 9 March 2012

HOT TEA: 13th BIENNIAL TEAPOT EXHIBITION
March 9, 2012 – April 26, 2012

FREE Opening Reception on Friday, March 9, 2012, 6 – 8pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 10am – 5pm / Friday – Saturday 10am – 6 pm / Sunday 11am – 5pm

The opening reception is on Friday, March 9, 2012, from 6 – 8pm in CA’s gallery in the Delmar Loop. Throughout the world, the drinking of tea is an integral part of the social fabric, from the everyday sharing of tea amongst friends to the traditional tea ceremony in Japan. The common thread linking all of these tea-time traditions is the dynamic of sharing; for this exhibition, artists from all media (clay, fiber, glass, metal and wood) share their appreciation and interpretation of the teapot with CA.

Yet again, the roster of participating artists is an impressive one; this year’s exhibit includes fifty artists, twenty of whom are local or regional. CA is proud to announce Richard Notkin as one of the featured artists. His work is influenced by the tradition of Yixing pottery. Kevin Snipes uses skillfully designed vessels and quirky figures as vehicles for storytelling. Other well-known clay artists, such as Joe Bova, Sam Chung, Eric Serritella, and Blair Meerfield, add their unique perspectives to the show.

We will also present the glass and metal work of Robert Ebendorf. Jo Stealey will display her teapots created out of leaves and paper, while Ed Bing Lee showcases his intricately knotted pieces. To complement CA’s increasing interest in wood, this year’s exhibition features more wooden teapots than in previous shows. Woodturners John Jordan and Dixie Biggs will both feature their work, as well as internationally known pioneer woodturner David Ellsworth, to name a few.

From March 9 - April 1, 2012, a High School Teapot exhibition is featured concurrently in the David & Jacqueline Charak gallery. The 14 participating schools include Chaminade College Prep, Crossroads College Preparatory School, Hazelwood Central High School, John Burroughs School, Kirkwood High School, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, cCluer High School, MICDS, St. Louis University High School, Villa Duchesne, Webster Groves High School, Whitfield School, McCluer North, Parkway West High School.

Craft Alliance
6640 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
314.725.1177
www.craftalliance.org

Gya Art Gallery: Friday, 24 February 2012

Friday, February 24, 2012, 8 pm until 1200 am

STL Stand Up. Do For Self/ Gya Art Gallery presents “MAD GRAPHIC.” Come enjoy the gallery, Free Freaky Muscato, and art exhibits from Cbabi Bayoc, BROOKLYN, and Lenard Blai, along with guest DJ’s and emcees.

Gya Art Gallery
2700 Locust Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63103

Craft Alliance in the Kranzberg Arts Center: Friday, 10 February 2012

OPENING RECEPTION ~ STUDIO DESIGN: CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE
Friday, February 10, 2012, 6-8pm

The exhibition, which runs through April 8, explores the art of contemporary furniture design. The works of Kimberly Winkle, Brian Ferrell, and Matt Keim feature abstract forms, colorful surfaces, and combined materials while maintaining their functionality as interior objects.

An element of play is evident in the subtly colored furniture designs of Kimberly Winkle. Hand drawn patterns in graphite and paint complement her gently rounded and smooth wooden forms. Kimberly transitions from complex swirls of lines and dots to the simplicity of bare wood in order to highlight the natural beauty of woods such as cherry or mahogany, while enhancing the surface quality of poplar with her mark making.

Brian Ferrell emphasizes clean lines and tapered angles to create compositions in wood and metal. His sculptures employ a repetition of shape and line to guide the viewer’s eye in and around an interplay of domestic and exotic woods such as paduak and walnut, steel cables, and pewter surfaces.

Craft Alliance in the Kranzberg Arts Center
501 N. Grand
St. Louis, MO 63103
314.534.7528
www.craftalliance.org

Bonsack Gallery: Friday, 10 February 2012

Untitled 7 mixed media on paper board, 32.5" x 40"

	JONATHAN DAVID LANGE Adaptation

February 10 through April 12
Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm

Opening Reception
Friday, February 10, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

My art is concerned with multiple subjects, but only two primary themes. The first is that of ideas, before any word of description or physical action to make tangible has been attached to it. The second is memory: how we often unconsciously distort and fill in our personal history to bridge gaps and try to reconcile a peace or continuum within us. I try to place this all in the contemporary context of our frenetically paced society - the age of the internet.

Duane Reed Gallery: Friday, 6 April 2012

Duane Reed Gallery presents the latest work of Grif Williams. Exhibition opens Friday, April 6th with a reception that evening 5 – 8 pm. The exhibition will run through May 12th.

Duane Reed Gallery presents the latest work of Jan Huling. Exhibition opens Friday, April 6th with a reception that evening 5 – 8pm. The exhibition will run through May 12th.

Grif Williams’ methodology involves an elaborate paint by number process he reinvented. Each segmented area of the composition is assigned to a specific color, a palette professionally mixed to replicate the distinctive colors in a 1950’s Color Craft paint by numbers set. The hand-made application involves repeated layers of poured transparent resin and stenciled enamel shapes. Intially, this meticulous process is belied by the graphic flatness and slick surfaces of the work, which may seem manufactured or digital.

Neither sketched nor planned, Huling‘s three-dimensional works draw inspiration from her travels to India and Mexico, as well as imagined, playful scenes reminiscent of childhood fairy tales and fantasies. Her work is approachable yet evocative, incorporating spiritual iconography alongside humorous artifacts of contemporary popular culture.

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10-5 pm.

DUANE REED GALLERY
4729 McPHERSON AVE.
ST. LOUIS, MO 63108
info@duanereedgallery.com
314.361.4100
WWW.DUANEREEDGALLERY.COM

Crossroads Hospice: Friday, 3 February 2012

You are cordially invited to an artist reception at Crossroads Hospice
“The Art of Living”
Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 6:00-9:00pm

Artists showing: Jan Groenemann, Donald and Carol Sue Horstman, Christine Ilewki, Mary Bournstein, Rich Brooks, Sandy Illian, Nancy “Zoda” Przygoda, David Kolmer, Kathy Rickermann

The “Art of Living” shows are dedicated to the patients, families and friends of Crossroads Hospice. Enjoy light refreshments, music, artist demo, and poetry. Everyone who attends the reception will have a chance to win a $200 original painting.

Show runs through March 18th, 2012, By appointment only.

Crossroads Hospice
2380 Schuetz Rd
St. Louis, MO 63146
314-801-6960
www.Crossroadshospice.com

RAC Gallery: Thursday, 16 February 2012

The Gallery at The Regional Arts Commission Presents
"If a Print is Shown, Will Someone See It?"
Curated by Stephen Da Lay

GALLERY TALK on Thursday, February 16
5:30pm Reception 6:00pm Talk

Exhibition continues through March 3

Stephen Da Lay, Bob Hartzell, Jeff Sippel, and Rudy Zapf are four printmakers whose techniques include serigraphy, intaglio, woodcut, and waterless lithography. Themes in the exhibition range from an interest in mathematics and problem-solving to love, hope, and childhood memories. The title of the show asks the viewer to engage in the process of scrutinizing the art and to question the artists' points of view.

Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Saturday, noon - 5 p.m., Sunday, CLOSED

The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission
6128 Delmar Boulevard on The Loop
St. Louis, MO 63112
(Free parking in the lot behind The Pageant; metered street parking)

Gallery Visio: Thursday, 23 February 2012

Pop Manifesto Part 2
Made Monarch
Work/Play

Featuring Kevin McCoy [Work/Play], Jermaine Clark, Skip Jones [Made Monarchs], Erika Brown

February 23 – March 22, 2012
Opening Reception Feb 23, 4 – 7pm

Featuring emerging artists from the St. Louis community and UMSL, this second coming of Pop Manifesto depicts a visual interpretation of pop culture.

Co-sponsored by Made Monarchs. The show will feature varying disciplines in illustration, design, painting, and sculptural media. This exhibition will be a public declaration on what pop culture and pop art means to these artists. The exhibition will be used as a visual dialogue between the artist and viewer utilizing a multitude of perspectives, and inspiration. It will either define or blur the lines of pop culture and pop art depending on the viewer’s perception.

Gallery Visio (at the University of Missouri – St. Louis)
170 Millennium Student Center
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400
www.umsl.edu/~galvisio

Good Citizen Gallery: Friday, 2 March 2012

Good Citizen invites you to Equivalents, an exhibition of photography by Jamie Kreher.
March 2- April 7, 2012
Opening Reception Friday, March 2, 6-10 PM

For Equivalents, Jamie Kreher will present hundreds of small photographs for the audience to peruse. The nature of these photographs will examine an overwhelming cultural and personal photographic accumulation. The work will explore the ubiquitous nature of hand held photographic devices, the dérive, the snap shot, and the photograph as art object. Viewers will be encouraged to physically handle the photographs to investigate their existence as everyday objects and raise questions about preciousness, rarity, meaning, and monumentality.

Gallery Hours Fri., Sat. Noon - 5 PM and by appointment

Good Citizen Gallery
2247 Gravois Ave,
St. Louis MO, 63104-2852
314-348-4587

SLU Museum of Art: Friday,10 February 2012

Friday, Feb. 10; 5 - 7 p.m.

Drawn from the Saint Louis University Museum of Art's permanent print collection, the exhibition examines dissent expressed by artists of various periods and cultural backgrounds. Selected artworks include prints by Francisco Goya, Roberto Matta, Richard Hamilton, Ed Paschke and other artists who deal with strife through art.

Using the common marker of visual art, each artist offers his or her own perspective of dissent; some are subtle, while others are more obvious, and range from simple discord, to indifference, to rebellion. Paschke takes iconic figures and recasts them to dismantle the glamorous façade of America, and instead, highlights the trappings of fame, money, and power. Though Francisco Goya and Richard Hamilton are separated by language, culture, and time, they share an artistic commentary on the violence that comes from tumultuous social and political climates. Roberto Matta expresses the human struggle with modern machinery. He uses vibrant color and even clay in his paintings to add dimension and emphasize distortions that help to convey his artistic commentary.

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art
http://sluma.slu.edu
314.977.2666.

Meramec Contemporary Art Gallery: Thursday, 2 February 2012

Opening reception today 4:30-6:30pm.
Tim Eberhardt: A Life in Ceramics.

An encyclopedic display of ceramic self-portrait figures as metaphors for the complex intertwinning of self-identity and the process of making art. Provoking. Bonus: fifty exploratory and extraordinary ceramic vessels, also by the artist.

Through February 23. M-Th. 10-6:30, F. 10-4, Sat. 11-4, Closed Sun. and holidays

Meramec Contemporary Art Gallery
St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Humanities East room 133
11333 Big Bend Blvd.
St. Louis, MO
314.984.7632

Pig Slop Studios: Friday, 3 February 2012

DOUBLE SOLO: WHERE EVERYTHING IS MUSIC
the one night only exhibition by Pagano Pagano

including: sculpture, drawing, photography, video installation, and audio installation

6 - 10 pm, Friday, February 3rd (that's this Friday)

2700 Cherokee Street
upstairs, doors under the blue awning

Hunt Gallery: Friday, 10 February 2012

"An Afternoon Without Gravity" an Exhibit by Nadija Mustapic
at Webster University's Hunt Gallery

"An Afternoon Without Gravity" is an exhibit by Croatian Artist Nadija Mustapic. As one of the founding members of The Moving Crew, Nadija Mustapic continues to work collaboratively with the Iowa City-based art collective. It is dedicated to cultural animation and engaging the public in interactive art activities that surround ideas of community, movement and transformation.

Friday, Feb. 10 - March 10
Opening reception: Friday, Feb. 10 from 6-8 p.m.
Lecture by Ms. Mustapic on Fri., Feb. 10, Noon to 1 p.m., Room 123, Sverdrup Building,
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. or by appointment

Cecille R. Hunt Gallery
Visual Arts Studio, Webster University
8342 Big Bend Blvd.

U City Library Gallery: Monday, 5 March 2012

“A Beautiful Mistake III,” 30” x 40”, oil on canvas, 2011

The March exhibit in THE GALLERY of the University City Public Library (6701 Delmar Blvd, 63130) entitled “A Tale of Love” features new oil paintings by Teresa Wang. A reception will be held on Monday, March 5, 2012, 6 – 8 pm in THE GALLERY. The work is on display March 2 - 31 and may be viewed during normal library hours, Monday – Friday, 9 am – 9 pm; Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm; and Sunday, 1 -5 pm.

St. Charles Community College: Wedensday, 1 February 2012

St. Charles Community College is pleased to announce "Placement" a Photography Invitational shown in conjunction with the "UMSL Student Photography Exhibition" located in the gallery of the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building on campus. The participating invitational artists include Robert Boettcher, Richard Glass, Beth Goyer, Hillary Hitchcock, Donald J. McKenna, and Bob Rickert. This exhibition runs from Jan. 30-March 4, 2012 with an opening reception on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Concrete Ocean Art Gallery: Friday, 24 February 2012

Opening Reception Friday, Feb. 24th 2012 7:00PM - 11:00 PM

Bryan Pease, owner of Concrete Ocean Contemporary Gallery, approached Colin Shaw and Dale Wilke about creating a show combining their very different styles. To better unify the two artists, Shaw’s emotionally charged, narrative works were abandoned in favor of the non-objective vernacular Wilke employs in his palette-focused, mood pieces. Additionally, Wilke’s preferred larger format was downsized to compliment Shaw’s typically smaller working scale.

The challenge of how to merge the two artist’s distinct approaches into a show that would not jolt the eye turned into a conversation on perception and the individual. From there it evolved into the exploration of multiple realities created in the individual experience, unique from one another, yet coexisting in real time with or without depending on one another.

The artists decided upon the unique approach of assembling a list of titles before any work began, assigning each title to a predetermined size. Each artist then created his own rendering of that title separately, free of any influence of the other’s work. Upon completion, the resulting
pieces shown side by side. A unique experience will be achieved both as a group and singularly on several levels, from each artist’s initial reaction to the given title , in addition to each artist’s first experience with the other’s corresponding pieces. The show attendees will then complete the process with their perception of the collaborative presentation.

Concrete Ocean Art Gallery
2257 S. Jefferson Avenue, at Shenandoah
Saint Louis, MO 63104
concreteoceanart.com
(314) 448-1796
(314)497-0199

Sheldon Art Galleries: Friday, 17 February 2012

On Friday, February 17 from 5 – 7 p.m.
The Sheldon Art Galleries
Cordially Invite You to the Opening of Six New Exhibitions:

Bellwether Gallery of St. Louis Artists
Liquid Terrain: 20 Years of Works on Paper by Eva Lundsager

History of Jazz Gallery
The Beat Goes On: Instruments from
the Hartenberger World Music Collection

Gallery of Photography
Edge of Darkness: Photographs by Steve Giovinco and Tim Simmons

Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture
Made in the Shade: Paul Rudolph's Florida Houses Revisited

AT&T Gallery of Children’s Art
Art by Children of Artists

Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery
Northern Haiti: Human Landscape- Photographs by Patti Gabriel

The Sheldon Art Galleries
3648 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108
314.533.9900
www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary: Friday, 27 January 2012

7 years in the making...Artist Peat Wollaeger (stenSOUL.com) transformed this
white walls gallery into an urban landscape. Including tagged brick walls, a phone booth, salvaged doors, a roof, telephone pole, beer cans, and many items salvaged from an North St. Louis Tire factory prior to demolition.

Be sure to pick up original Spray-painted art on a electrical panel, street sign, spray can, rusty door knob and more...ALL WORKS RECLAIMED..get yours before they are gone!

FRIDAY, JAN. 27 • 7PM - 10PM

HOFFMAN LaCHANCE CONTEMPORARY
2713 Sutton Blvd. (next to Saratoga Lanes)
hoffmanlachancefineart.com

Contemporary Art Museum: Friday, 27 January 2012

Opening Friday, January 27
Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days
Figure Studies: Recent Representational Works on Paper

Opening Night of CAM's Spring 2012 Exhibitions / Friday, January 27
Public Reception 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The first solo American museum exhibition of the work of Cypriot artist Christodoulos Panayiotou and Figure Studies: Recent Representational Works on Paper, a thematic exhibition of recent works on paper that reconsider traditional approaches to figuration and representation. We also kick off a new season of the Front Room with the presentation of two 1957 films by American artist Robert Breer – Jamestown Baloos and A Man and His Dog Out for Air.

Throughout the evening, a free shuttle will run between the spring openings at the Kemper Art Museum at Washington University and CAM in Grand Center. There will also be events at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and Bruno David Gallery. Shuttles will run approximately every 15 minutes starting at 6:00 pm, and the last shuttle will depart each location at 9:00 pm.

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
3750 Washington Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 535-4660
info@camstl.org

10denza: Friday, 27 January 2012

10denza, the Central West End's new "retail lounge" is proud to present a special exhibit: Empty City, Posters by Potter, featuring the work of Jason Potter, known for his hand-screen printed rock show posters for various national and local bands and as the drummer in St. Louis bands Left Arm and Bruiser Queen.

The exhibit kicks off with an opening reception on Friday, January 27 from 7-10 p.m. at 10denza, located at 44 Maryland Plaza. Guests will enjoy hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine, music by DJ Ryan Snowden and Bruiser Queen and poster signings by the artist. This event is free and open to the public.

Des Lee Gallery: Friday, 3 February 2012

Two Sides of a 45: Lisha Bai, J. Michael Deane, and Jane Fox Hipple

February 3 - March 9, 2012
Opening reception: Friday, February 3, 2012 from 6-9pm

The Des Lee Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition Two Sides of a 45: Lisha Bai, J. Michael Deane, and Jane Fox Hipple. The works of the three artists featured in this exhibition are tethered to each other loosely through geometry and a straightforward manipulation of materials and images. They are based across the country and are all alumni of Washington University in St. Louis.

Two Sides of a 45 is a misleading title, as there are more than two different perspectives represented within the exhibition. The viewpoints vary in combinations between the artists and within their individual work. An interesting dialogue is created when the work of one artist is placed within proximity of another artist's work, especially when the artists are not expressively explicit in their content. Lisha's work in comparison with Mike's can prompt a different "read" to his work than Jane's does in comparison, and so-on. The title poetically references a 45 rpm vinyl record, a 45° degree angle and a .45 caliber pistol.

Gallery hours for this exhibition will be Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 1-6 and by appointment.

Des Lee Gallery
1627 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63103
314.621.8735
www.desleegallery.com

Aisle 1 Gallery: Friday 27 January 2012

Cayetano Valenzuela
Night Breathing - A Solo Exhibition
Opening Reception at Aisle 1 Gallery
January 27, 2011, 7-11pm

Join Aisle 1 Gallery on Cherokee Street Friday Jan 27th for the opening reception of Night Breathing. Cayetano's illustrations focus somewhere in between real life and the underside of the subconscious. Join us to celebrate his new body of work from 7 – 11 pm.

“My paintings are a sort of documentation and exploration of memory, personal relationships and the underbelly of the American cultural landscape. By using a range of mark making and line work I build the image within a few layers. In the paintings I allow imagery from one instance to blend into another like a seamless collage.

"The logic of memory works very much like the logic of dreaming and that idea has been one of the underpinnings of my work and something that I am just really fascinated by. I try to combine the fluidity of memory with a delicate line and modulated color washes that cast a poetic resonance to capture the character of a memory caught midstream.”

Aisle 1 Gallery
2627 Cherokee St.
St. Louis, Missouri 63118

The Transients: Friday, 27 January 2012

The Transients present their first group exhibition: For Rent
Opening this Friday, January 27th, from 8 pm-1 am
Open hours Saturday from 4 - 6 p.m.

For the exhibition For Rent, Travis Howser and Gina Grafos have transformed their soon-to-be former apartment into a temporary gallery space. There is a time when domestic and commercial spaces sit vacant in anticipation of their future occupants. Spatial vacancy is an ephemeral period of time potentially ranging from hours to days to years. This exhibition is a result of planned choices manifesting an opportunity to consciously inhabit this space during a time of vacancy.

For Rent includes works by Jessi Cerutti, Jake Cruzen, Bryan Eaton, Dani Kantrowitz, Kelda Martensen, Dan Solberg, B.j. Vogt, and letters to Mick Jagger (collected by Travis Howser). In addition, J. Taylor Wallace will host a Tea Parody and Sarah Palin will be cooking up more phallacies (sic).

3224 Indiana Ave
2nd Floor
St. Louis MO
To gain access to 3224 Indiana Ave 2nd Floor,
please follow the posted 'for rent' signs through gate to the rear of the building.

Syndicate Building: Saturday, 4 February 2012

Join us Saturday, February 4, 2012, 6-9 pm for the opening reception of Freshly Brewed. Enjoy artistic expressions by a selection of St. Louis area artists. Paul Williams, Rebecca Myers, Devin Rojas, Jenny Guss, Patrick Gordon, John Blair, Terry Pierson, Diane DeVaughn, Luella Perry, Zack Drier, Jeanna Szuch, Meghan White, Louise Marler, Justin Bailey and Paul and Connie LaFlam.

Exhibit continues thru March 10 by appointment.

Syndicate Building
915 Olive St.
4th and 5th floor galleries
St. Louis, Mo 63101

Gallery Visio: Thursday, 26 January 2012

Fractured Realities by Donna Childree Gotlib
January 26 to February 16, 2012
Opening Reception January 26, 2012 4-7pm

Gallery Visio is excited to be hosting the opening of Fractured Realities by Donna Childree Gotlib. This exhibition will feature Michigan based artist, Donna Childree Gotlib. Donna will showcase a series of hand-made collage work inspired by Renaissance imagery. There will be light refreshments and music will be provided by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia’s Matt Wiseman. This exhibition is free and open to the public.

Gallery Visio (at the University of Missouri-St. Louis)
170 Millennium Student Center
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400
www.umsl.edu/~galvisio

May Gallery: Friday, 27 January 2012

Annual Photography Faculty Exhibition

© Jennifer Silverberg

David Angell, Francesco Arese Visconti, Robin Assner, Tom Barkman, Bill Barrett, Dan Dreyfus, Christine Giancola, Philip Grey, David Johnson, Greg Landrum, Holger Lang, Robert LaRouche, Dominique Macaire, Donald J. McKenna, David Moore, Jack Rinehart, Jennifer Silverberg, Kristian Skeie, Susan Hacker Stang, Roland Stelter, T. Ann Tolin, Curt von Diest, Jarrod Wehmeier

(Mr. Arese Visconti and Mr. Skeie teach at Webster University Geneva; Mr. Grey teaches at Regents College, London; Mr. Lang teaches at Webster University Vienna; Mr. Stelter teaches at Webster University Leiden.)

27 January - 24 February 2012
Opening reception Friday, 27 January 2012, 5-7 pm

Isolation Room/Gallery Kit: Saturday, 4 February 2012

Martin Brief: Success
February 4 - February 24, 2012

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 4, 6pm-8pm

Martin Brief is an artist whose recent work, long-term, absurd, drawing based tasks, explores the way that language, thought, and information relate to contemporary culture and the creation of self. In his most recent work titled Success, Brief has taken his process to another level. Defining success is an inherently subjective process. Romantic love, loads of money, eternal glory, worldly powers are each obvious markers of success. Conversely humble things like keeping a family together through thick and thin, or finishing high school can be considered as true success. Abstract moral qualities like perseverance, honor, self-sacrifice can be added to that list. But how do you define success at a more atomic level? The linguistic nuts and bolts? The etymological ne plus ultra of success? Well Martin Brief has done so... the overall effect will leave you numbed and shocked but also in awe.

Metropolitan Gallery: Friday, 20 January 2012

The Nu-Art Series proudly presents Joy Wade, with an opening reception on Friday, January 20, 2012, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., as part of our ongoing Jazz and the Visual Arts Series at the Nu-Art Series' Metropolitan Gallery, 2936 Locust Street, St. Louis MO 63103. The show continues through March 2, 2012.

Through Joy’s chosen signature mix media style of acrylic paint and paper, she can enchant immediately. Her work immerses a viewer with serenity, a mood that’s elegantly orchestrated with strength, beauty, dignity and gentility of the complexities of the human form.

Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday by appointment only.

The Nu-Art Series
Metropolitan Gallery
2936 Locust St. St. Louis, MO 63103
314.535.6500
http://www.thenu-artseries.org

Gallery 210: Thursday, 26 January 2012

Harry Bertoia: 40 Years of Drawing

Gallery 210 is pleased to present Harry Bertoia, Forty Years of Drawing, a collection featuring over 30 rarely seen monoprints from the Harry Bertoia estate. Also featured in the exhibition will be examples of Bertoia's furniture design and sculpture. On loan from Knoll will be Bertoia's Diamond, Chair Child Diamond Chair, Bird Chair & Ottoman, and Outdoor Chair. These pieces are made available through Knoll. As well as the drawings and furniture the exhibition will include one of his well know 'sound' sculptures.

This exhibition organized by the Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with assistance from Knoll. It will be held from January 26th to March 17th, 2012. A public reception for the exhibition will be held January 26th, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. During the reception Celia Bertoia, the artist's daughter, will present a slide lecture describing her father's life and work. Her lecture begins at 6:15 PM and will be held in the Gallery 210 auditorium.

PHD Gallery: Saturda, 21 January 2011

MACEDONIAN INSPIRATIONS: MODERN ARTIFACTS

Photography by David R. Hanlon
Ceramic Vessels by James Ibur

January 21 - March 3, 20012

Please join us for the opening reception tomorrow Saturday, January 21, 2012, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

During two recent summers, photographer David R. Hanlon joined an archaeological team excavating a medieval castle in Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Photographing the ruins and its artifacts piqued his interest in discovering more about the older culture associated with this structure, as well as the contemporary urban spaces of the country. Twenty of his Macedonian photographs, which integrate past and present iconography, are on view at PHD Gallery. Complementing the photographic images are ten Macedonian inspired, ceramic vessels created by James Ibur. Ibur’s work resembles artifacts that might be found in an archeological dig with surfaces and illustrative motifs that are drawn out of natural environments and often reflect specific cultures. The pieces on view meld images of spirals, labyrinths and other bridges with iconic vessel imagery inspired from Mediterranean Amphoras, Middle Eastern minarets and elements of African Architecture.

Noon to 4:00 pm, Thursday - Sunday or by appointment

PHD Gallery
2300 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO 63118
(314) 664-6644
http://www.phdstl.com

Bonsack Gallery: Friday, 10 February 2012

“Adaptation,” an exhibit of paintings by Jonathan David Lange, will be on display in the Bonsack Gallery at John Burroughs School from February 10 through April 10, 2012.

Lange describes his paintings as being concerned with multiple subjects with two primary themes. He says that the first theme has to do with ideas, before any word of description or physical action has been attached to the idea. The second theme has to do with memory, how we often unconsciously distort and fill in our personal history to bridge gaps and try to reconcile a peace or continuum within us. Lange places these themes in the contemporary context of our frenetically paced society — the age of the Internet.

All are invited to a public reception hosted by the artist from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, on Friday, February 10. Regular gallery hours are 8 am to 6:30 pm, weekdays. The exhibit is free to the public. For more information, contact Donya Allison (Fine Arts) at 314-993-4040, ext. 229 or dallison@jburroughs.org

Schmidt Art Center: Thursday, 19 January 2012

Please join us tomorrow evening, January 19th, from 6-8 p.m., for the opening reception of our first exhibitions of the year.

Domestic Musings from Above
Painter Brigham Dimick and photographer Benjamin Stern portray landscapes from a bird's eye view to reflect on family and memory.

Welcome to My World
Recycled, forged metals become botanical shapes and wall collages in the hands of blacksmith Roberta Elliott.

Paper Mosaics
St. Louis artist Benji Rowan "paints" with tiny pieces of paper.

Exhibitions open January 19th - February 24th.

William and Florence Schmidt Art Center
618.222.5278
Schmidtart.swic.edu

Mad Art Gallery: Friday,3 February 2012

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Socially Awkward; the delightfully subversive works of Jert and Ron Buechele. This exhibit opens on Friday, February 3, 2012, with a free reception from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. and continues through February 28, 2012.

Jert is artist Jeremy Townsend. Jert spent a decade traveling from theme park to theme park drawing caricatures for a living. Once released from that purgatory, Jert focused his work on the nature of crass, absurdist pop culture. Jert's work has jokingly been described by Hate Comics creator Peter Bagge as "... like Mort Walker('s) only weirder, like Mort Walker for hippies". Sebastian Kruger once declared that "Jert is his own church". Using a mixture of watercolors, acrylics, and inks on board and paper, Jert’s work is the perfect comrade-in-arms for the paintings of Mad Art Gallery owner, Ron Buechele. Buechele's new paintings, his first new work in over four years, explore the seven deadly sins. He creates a convenient guide to eternal damnation. The seven deadly sins are those transgressions which are fatal to spiritual progress.

Mad Art Gallery
2727 South 12th St.
Saint Louis, MO 63118
314-771-8230
www.madart.com

Los Caminos: Saturday, 28 January 2012

NIKKI AND JAN
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 28th, 7-10pm
January 28th - February 18th, 2012

Los Caminos is pleased to present NIKKI AND JAN, the first solo exhibition of Jake
Cruzen’s work in St. Louis. As Cruzen explains, the exhibition will achieve the following:

• The artist will purchase monochrome consumer shoe designs from Reebok’s online shoe gallery.
• The artist will participate in the design process by choosing the shoe size (10.5) and title.
• The paintings for this exhibition will look like Robert Ryman Paintings.
• The paintings will match the wall of the exhibition space and will be made on-site.
• If the exhibition space were purple they would look less like Robert Ryman paintings.
• The artist will participate in editing the exhibition photos.
• Extra gallery lights with color filters will be brought in to the exhibition space along with the work. The lights will act as primers for the digital editing process.
  

2649 Cherokee Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63118
www.loscaminosart.com

Los Caminos: Friday, 20 January 2012

Image: Julien Denoyer

The Children of the End of the World present: Are We There Yet?
Friday, January 20th, 7-10pm
A One-Night Event

On Friday, January 20th Los Caminos will present Are We There Yet?, a group exhibition featuring The Children of the End of the World. This eleven-member student collective from Washington University came together to reach audiences outside of the university and forge connections with St. Louis’ alternative art organizations. Artists include: Jakob Brugge, Anna
Hegarty, Rebecca Naegele, Lisa Niemiec, Godiva Reisenbichler, Matthew Rosenfeld, Netta Sadovsky, Annie Sarachen, Madison Sembler, Jessica Star, and Adam Wand.

Are We There Yet? will be the second show organized by The Children of the End of the World, following Primordial Ooze last October. Plans for additional exhibitions this spring are in process. In the advent of both 2012 and their senior year, the Children will explore notions of impending doom throughout their upcoming exhibition season.

2649 Cherokee Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63118
www.loscaminosart.com
los.caminos.art@gmail.com

Drew Henry Salon and Gallery: Saturday, 4 February 2012

Closing reception at Drew Henry Salon and Gallery.

Drew Henry Salon and Gallery located on 2309 Cherokee Street (part of Antique Row) has been hosting a solo show by Naomi Susan Schwartz Jacobs. Visitors to Jacobs’ booth at the Taste of Saint Louis last September were wowed by the vibrant colors and the sense of happiness conveyed in her work. Few could believe that she creates her work using the computer, as she uses the same techniques found in traditional painting. The artwork is printed on special stretched canvas thus achieving a rich shimmering effect and includes seven paintings never previously exhibited before.

The Closing Night will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 7-10 pm and will include live music, drinks, and tasty edibles.

RAC Gallery: Friday, 20 January 2012

Crows Shadow by Jeff Sippel

"If a Print is Shown, Will Someone See It?"
Curated by Stephen Da Lay

Gallery Opening: Friday, January 20 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Gallery Talk: Thursday, February 16 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm (Reception 5:30 pm, Talk 6 pm.)
Exhibition continues through March 3

Stephen Da Lay, Bob Hartzell, Jeff Sippel, and Rudy Zapf are four printmakers whose techniques include serigraphy, intaglio, woodcut, and waterless lithography. Themes in the exhibition range from an interest in mathematics and problem-solving to love, hope, and childhood memories. The title of the show asks the viewer to engage in the process of scrutinizing the art and to question the artists’ points of view.

Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am-5 pm, Saturday, noon-5 pm, Sunday closed.

The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission
6128 Delmar Boulevard on The Loop
St. Louis, MO 63112
(Free parking in the lot behind The Pageant; metered street parking)

Gateway Gallery: Friday, 20 January 2012

Grand Opening Reception
Friday, January 20, 2012 6 -9

Welcome to our new home. We've settled into our new gallery space and worked through the inevitable moving pains - now it's time to celebrate!

Please join us on Friday, January 20, 6 till 9 PM, for our Grand Opening reception. You'l find fine art, fine wine, fine food and fine fellowship and live music, too, among the guests and artists of the Gateway Gallery family. Share the happy occasion of our new home at 21 North Bemiston, in Clayton, with us for a little while and take advantage of this opportunity to talk with the artists who have created the art you'll see around you. We would love to tell you the stories of the work we create.

Resident arists: Karen Antrim, Vic Barr, John Barhydt, Dawn Gano, Sheldon Johnson, Vic Mastis, Meg Matson, Greg Matchick, Sandy Moriarty, Janice Schoultz Mudd, Annie Smith Piffel, Jerry Schmutz, Michele Wells, D. A. Williams , Joyce Yarbrough.

Our Featured Guest Artists: Sujata Timbrewala, Lisa Crisman, Joseph Eultgen.

Gallery Hours: Wednesday 11-6, Thursday 11-6, Friday 11-7, Saturday 11-6 · Sunday 10-5, Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Gateway Gallery
21 North Bemiston
Clayton, Missouri 63105

Jacoby Arts Center: riday, 20 January 2012

Jacoby Arts Center is pleased to present the Awards of Excellence 2012 Exhibition. Award winners of last year’s annual juried exhibit are invited back to display their talents in Awards of Excellence 2012. This year’s juror, Noah Kirby, selected the work of local artists Jason Bly, Dennis DeToye, Toni Mack, Andrew Van Der Tuin and Jeff Vaughn to present this January.

The opening for this exhibition is January 20, and Jacoby Arts Center is hosting a Gallery Talk on February 8 to grant local art enthusiasts a chance to meet the artists and hear about their processes, motivations and future projects.

This year each artist’s work is unique and provocative. Painter Jason Bly’s realistically rendered objects are an investigation into the daily barrage of digital images and how we process the information. He meticulously paints chosen digital images in a traditional painting method of thin layers of oil paint — juxtaposing realistic rendered images with flat graphic surfaces and comparing the deliverance of the image. Sculptor Andrew Van Der Tuin also uses resources from our current technology, sourcing materials from Home Depot to make deceptively simple, light weight, flexible pieces that reduce the sculptural elements to “kits of parts” wood, zip ties and steel. The constructed parts multiply, describing form, movement and concepts.

In comparison, Jeff Vaughn masterly paints lush landscapes giving us a sense of divine beauty. He records the earth’s glory so completely that you receive the same joy and inspiration as a day in the woods. Dennis DeToye really can’t say why he likes to paint faces. He finds painting people with glasses, dark skin tones and wrinkles interesting and challenging. He paints on a large scale, encompassing the picture plane, bringing you up close and personal to the subject, confronted by the individual humanity. Fibers artist Toni Mack’s whimsical hooked rug piece, Tolle Lane, is a walk through childhood memories, a placed loved and captured in her heart and soul.

Noah Kirby, a professional sculptor and Senior Lecturer of Sculpture at Washington University in St. Louis, co-founded Six Mile Sculpture Works, a non-profit institution dedicated to preserving, promoting and expanding our sculptural and industrial heritage.

Located at 627 East Broadway in Alton, Illinois, Jacoby Arts Center is open Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m., and closed on Mondays. For more information, visit www.jacobyartscenter.org or call 618.462.5222.