Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts: Friday, 27 February 2009

Friday Feb. 27th, 5-7:30PM

Tara McCarthy combines pop images with color so delicious you'll want to eat her paintings.

Brian Conner starts with photography and then gets all computerized and then adds words in the form of poetry (lots of comments on his work)

Jeff combines his knowledge if woodworking with his lack of knowledge about clay to create small scale sculpture. Jeff is also going to perform at about 6:45 PM

He's trying to raise $ for a trip to Pakistan- he's been invited to Lahore to exhibit, but wants to branch out and work with kids and refugees and IDP's while there. If you can help out- that would be sweet- so bring a buck or two for the collection bucket if you want to help Jeff help others.

Fort Gondo
3151 Cherokee St.

Craft Alliance: 6 March 2009

Form and Content: Beyond the Empty Vessel
Michael Bauermeister, Curator
Public Opening Reception - Friday, March 6, 6:00-8:00pm
When: March 6 – April 19, 2009

Craft Alliance presents Form and Content: Beyond the Empty Vessel, an exhibition that explores the transformation from turned wood vessels to sculptural statements. Curator and local artist, Michael Bauermeister, brings together five contemporary wood artists from across the country. Form and Content will be on display March 6 – April 19, 2009. The public opening reception is Friday, March 6, 6:00-8:00 pm in the National Exhibition Gallery at Craft Alliance in the Delmar Loop, a nonprofit art center.

“The works chosen for Form and Content: Beyond the Empty Vessel are intended to help illustrate the recent progression of my work from lathe based vessel or bowl forms to more sculptural work done off the lathe, primarily with a chainsaw,” states artist Mark Gardner. “I’ve always felt the way I create effects the content of the work and with the recent discovery of working ‘off the lathe’ I’ve opened a new door for myself to say something new.”

Artists include Michael Bauermeister, Augusta, MO; Dixie Biggs, Gainesville, FL; David Ellsworth, Allenspark, CO; Mark Gardner, Saluda, NC; George Peterson, Lake Toxaway, NC.

Opening concurrently in the David and Jacqueline Charak Gallery, Craft Alliance presents New Work by Randy Carlson. Randy Carlson’s work represents his specific approach to surface development within the ceramic process. Carlson currently teaches at ceramics at Bradley University in Peoria, IL.

Craft Alliance in the Delmar Loop
6640 Delmar
University City
(314)725-1177
www.craftalliance.org

Jacoby Arts Center: Friday, 6 March 2009

JAC MEMBER EXHIBIT
March 6 - April 11, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION - Friday March 6th, 5-8 pm

JACOBY ARTS CENTER
627 E. Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
www.jacobyartscenter.org

Mad Art Gallery: Friday, 6 March 2009

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents the Mad March Show featuring work by Michael Baird and Jeff Brawn. This exhibit opens on Friday, March 6, 2009, and runs through March 30, 2009. Please join us for a free opening reception on Friday, March 6, 2009, from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

Michael Baird's work alludes to a story without specifying that story. He wants the viewers to be free to follow their imagination and create their own explanations for what they are seeing. What the viewer is seeing is one of Baird's flesh dolls, odd and alluring, these little creatures are creepy balls of flesh with eyes that imply their moods. Baird's flesh dolls are constructed in a fashion similar to that of a traditional teddy bear, but Baird uses sheep skin, black string, polyester fiber fill, and taxidermy eyes to create his creatures. Though Baird's work is typically about the aesthetic, the aesthetics of advertising and mass marketing, he gravitates to themes of science fiction. "Since I was a child I have been fascinated with monsters and fantastic creatures."

Jeff Brawn is a storyteller. Brawn's story picks the medium. Sometimes the medium is a novel. Other times it is a painting, watercolor on paper, acrylic, weathered copper and rusted metal on wood. According to Brawn, "Paintings can be more like poetry, full of metaphors and mood, or they can be a glimpse into a larger story." Despite this wide range of mediums, Brawn's work exhibits reoccurring themes, characters, and techniques. Brawn's paintings feature a warm palette and give the viewer a feeling of movement. Often Brawn's subject is a young woman or girl who is strong and ethereal. Brawn wants the audience to finish his stories. "Storytelling begins with the storyteller's imagination and ends with the someone else's. That communion is what it's all about."

Urban Eats: Saturday, 28 February 2009

Opening reception this Saturday, the 28th from 7pm - 9pm at Urban Eats.

3301 Meramec Avenue 63118
http://www.urbaneatscafe.com/

Cranky Yellow: Friday, 13 March 2009

on Cherokee Street, Friday March 13, 7-11pm

2847 Cherokee Street
St Louis, MO 63118

Turner Center for the Arts: Friday, 20 March 2009

March 20th, 2009, 5.00 - 8.00 pm

Come see recent work from Turner Center artists. We are an alternative art studio for people with disabilities. As well as providing the space, materials, and encouragement needed to do art, we also hold quarterly exhibitions to present our artists' work to the public. With hors d' oeuvres, refreshments, and a live harpist you are sure to enjoy yourself more than you expected. The event will be held in our multi-use studio/gallery space in Maplewood's special business district.

Turner Center for the Arts
3109 Sutton Blvd
Maplewood, MO 63143
314-781-4440
turnercenterforthearts@gmail.com

THE GALLERY of the University City Public Library: Friday, 6 March 2009

WORK BY MELONNIE MURPHY & BARBARA ST. JOHN

The March exhibit in THE GALLERY of the University City Public Library (6701 Delmar Blvd., 63130) entitled “Natural Emotions,” features landscape oils on canvas by Melonnie Murphy and Barbara St. John. An opening reception will be held Friday, March 6, 2009, 6 – 8 pm in THE GALLERY. The work is on display March 3 – 30 and may be viewed during normal library hours Monday – Friday, 9 am – 9 pm; Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm; and Sunday, 1 – 5 pm.

Weitman Gallery: Friday, 20 February 2009

Weitman Gallery presents "Knowing the Self" and "Life's a Gas"
Photography by Shannon Randol and Christian Storm
Opening reception is tonight, Friday the 20th, from 6-8:30pm

The Weitman Gallery is located on the east end of the Washington University campus in Steinberg Hall, which is directly south of the Kemper Museum.

White Flag Projects: Sunday, 28 February 2009

White Flag Projects | 4568 Manchester Avenue | St. Louis | MO | 63110

Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts: Friday, 13 March 2009

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Opening reception: Friday March 13th 7-10pm
Through 3/29

Local photographers Alan Palmer and Brett Beckemeyer continue to explore derelict and forsaken leftover urban forms in 'Strung' at Fort Gondo. Their latest collaboration features abstracts, geometrics, and moody light that reflect well on the unease, forboding and, yes, even hope of our recent times.

Florissant Valley Contemporary Art Gallery: Thursday, 5 March 2009

Women and Environment
A juried exhibition featuring work by the St. Louis and Philadelphia Chapters of the Womenʼs Caucus for Art and featuring the Rubia and WCA collaborative quilt project

'Women Helping Women: Stitch by Stitch'
March 2 - April 2, 2009
Gallery hours M-F 10-4pm. Sat 10-3pm
Reception: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, March 5, Gallery

Features 40 works by 27 artists: Leslie Hume, Olga Murray, Dail Chambers, Marsha Heck, Christine Ilewski, Dayle Barrett, Marie Samuel, Evie Shucart, Pat Owoc, Carol Horstman, Jennifer Weigel, Alison Altergott, Cynthia Back, Molly Crowley, Marie Elcin, Michelle Wilson, Virginia Maksymowicz, Roxanne Phillips, Janice Nesser, Christine Warner, Anukrite Sud Hittle, Angela Young, Christina Giancola, Beth Lakamp, Jennica Abrams, Julie Stritzel, Diana Riukas

Panel -Noon, Thursday, March 5, H112
Voices: Contemporary Women Artists Panel. Moderated by Lisa Becker, president of the St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art. Featuring artists Dail Chambers, Pat Owoc, Roxanne Phillips & Jennifer Weigel.

About the Juror: Brenda Oelbaum, although a classically trained painter, currently works in mixed media.

Florissant Valley Contemporary Art Gallery
STLCC-FV campus, IR building
3400 Pershall Road
St. Louis, MO 63135-1408

Marbles Gallery: Saturday, 7 March 2009

Marbles Gallery exhibits pieces, mosaics and paintings by Benji Rowan through March 31st. Also, exhibiting "'third eye" by abstract painter Timothy E. Wagner.

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 7 from 6-9 p.m.
Meet the artist and enjoy a glass of wine
Free and open to the public

Mosaicist and painter Benji Rowan tells stories through visual cues in the images he makes. Shapes, colors, and figures come together to produce two dimensional narratives. His mosaics are decorated stories…stoories that leave plenty of room for interpretation. Even when the only information is color and shape, he gives clues through the titles of a work to explain the situations. His paintings, while more representational, allow each viewer to draw their own conclusions. His work can be thought of as stills from a motion picture – what came before, or will come afteer, is for you to decide.

Abstract painter Timothy E. Wagner illuminates the world of our natural and urban surroundings inspired by form, atmospheric space and color. Wagner develops a specific visual language that defines subject matter and content. The paintings evolve in layers that vary from thin transparencies to thick gestural forms to combine in an expression of his thought process and experience. Every layer of paint, every mark on the picture-plane becomes a crucial meaning of its history and the eventual resolution of the statement.

Open Mondays 1-3 p.m. Call 314.621.4744 to confirm additional hours or for an appointment.

Marbles Yoga Studio and Gallery
Art Director, Marbles Gallery
1905 Park Avenue, Lafayette Square
St. Louis, MO 63105
314.791.6466
www.marblesyoga.com

Art Trends Gallery: FRiday, 20 February 2009

ART TRENDS GALLERY
7- 11 pm

ART, FOOD, FUN

703 Long Road Crossing Dr, #1
Chesterfield MO 63005

Gallerie M: Friday, 27 February 2009

Jennifer Wiggs, Red Dog, gouache on paper, 9 x 16"

Missouri Artists
featuring Russell Irwin and Jennifer Wiggs

Please join us for a reception on Friday, February 27 from 5 -8pm at Gallerie M, 2240 Mason Ln, Manchester , MO . The gallery is 1Mile West of 270 and South of Manchester Rd. The show runs through April 1. For more info contact Susan at 314-822-8050.

An eclectic mix of fine painting, photography, and sculpture.

Bruno David Gallery:

Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, from 6 to 9 pm
MARCH 6 – APRIL 4, 2009
Wed – Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

“Damon Freed: Calm, Cool , Coherent” Damon Freed’s work investigates the relationship between soft and hard edges, and an ordered way of seeing shape and form. Taoists referred to this way of thinking as “perception of the nature of things; soft and weak overcoming hard and strong.” Those who concentrate on the hard edges are attracted to strength. Those who concentrate on the soft centers are attracted to weakness. To perceive the soft, one must overcome the hard. The hard edge functions as an obstacle and the soft brushwork a void.

In the Project Room, photographer Larry Torno is presenting a new series of photographs titled “When is a Doll not a Doll?” The series began during the summer of 2007 when Torno was offered the opportunity to photograph an extensive collection of a vintage American toy: the renowned Barbie Doll. By experimenting with composition and light, the artist infuses “personalities” into otherwise lifeless plastic, and the photos of the famous figure evolve from simple documentation to a kind of portraiture. His photographs are enhanced by Barbie’s breadth of genre and depth of style, as there is always another posh model waiting for her close-up. Through these vivid images of the timeless figure, Torno liberates Barbie from her box and places her again into the realm of the imagination. The exhibition corresponds with the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Barbie Doll. Barbie, created by Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler, was unveiled at the American Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959.

In the Front Room, Mario Trejo is presenting a new series of works, titled “Catharsis”, which visually explore macro and microcosmic struggle through manic mark-making. The hundreds of thousands of marks create illusion of an emerging form, exhibiting the artist’s conscious and sensitive attention to both detail and entirety. The drawings begin to expose small universes, each a relic of the arduous performance of repeated gestures.

In the Media Room, celebrated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain presents an 18-minutes short film
titled “The Tribe.” This unorthodox film, an unauthorized history of the Jewish people, and the Barbie Doll all focus on a fact about Barbie – that she was the creation of Ruth Handel, a Jewish-American woman – and turns it into a powerful metaphor about assimilation and Jewish identity in the 21st Century – both in America and abroad.

Bruno David Gallery
3721 Washington Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
314 531 3030
info@brunodavidgallery.com
brunodavidgallery.com

Duane Reed Gallery: Friday, 20 February 2009

Friday, February 20th from 5-8pm

Jed Jackson - New Work: Paintings
Jed Jackson's beautifully rendered landscapes and figurative oil paintings embody realism with a distinctive twist. Gleaning inspiration from fashion magazines, movies, literature and a plethora of other twentieth century cultural sources, Jackson incorporates these images and ideas with a keen sense of color to create paintings that are simultaneously rich in content and aesthetically dynamic.

Mark Douglas: Photography
Mark Douglas' current body of work explores form using books as subject matter. Photography does several things by default. The first of which, is the presentation of evidence or the creation of documents. Through this documentary nature, photography carries a weight of truth for the viewer, much as the written word. The books are presented on edge, recorded in a contorted state, in an ambiguous space. Thus the 'truth', the evidence that Douglas creates, is left open to interpretation by the viewer. These abstracted tomes are not intended to be narrative; rather they are, "about photography presenting an absolute, evidentiary truth, and simultaneously no truth at all. They are about levels of interpretation and understanding and about information revealed, and information concealed."


Deb Douglas: Painting, Works on Paper
Deb Douglas' paintings explore pattern and color relationships through imagery from pop culture, ads, art history, landscape and various flora and fauna. Using a common vocabulary of images from society's collective past, her unique juxtapositions of pop images with various marks or patterns transform the iconography into reflections of the present. "Combining these elements with various stylistic tendencies creates a personal narrative that allows me to explore my own experiences on a conceptual basis while working within the construct of formalism. This dichotomy is at the heart of all the art I make. Images are derived from high and low art, from my knowledge of art history, from popular culture and from objects and ideas close to me."

Duane Reed Gallery
7513 Forsyth Blvd
St. Louis MO 63105
314.862.2333

White Flag Projects: Sunday, 15 February 2009

PSTL Gallery: Friday, 6 March 2009

Please join us for the first exhibit at our new location!
OPENING RECEPTION, Friday, March 6, 6pm-9pm (Exhibit on view through March 28)
Funhouse: Selected Photographs by Byron Kerman

Shopping in the grocery store is about as normal as it gets. But if you place a gallon jug of cheap vodka, a box of diapers, a copy of “Lowrider” magazine, and a pineapple into your cart, shopping becomes a funny and somewhat frightening photo op.

It’s not hard to see what’s normal as funny and frightening. Sometimes it’s looking right at you, begging to have its picture taken, like a blue toilet left by the side of the road, dignified and embarrassing all at once. Sometimes it needs a little help, like a Minnie Mouse doll who’s so sweet and innocent she clearly wants to be defiled and photographed. Other times it’s not what it appears to be, like the forgotten bleachers behind the high school, which say more in the haunt of neglect than they ever could in use.

Creepy and funny, funny and creepy. You see, they were there all along.

PSTL Gallery @ Pace Framing
3842 Washington Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63108
1/2 block west of the Contemporary Art Museum, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts,
Sheldon Art Galleries and the Bruno David Gallery
314-531-4304
paceframing.com

Third Degree East Gallery: Friday, 20 February 2009

Third Degree East Gallery: February 20 - March 17.

St. Louis University Department of Fine and Performing Arts: Selected Faculty Artwork. Exhibit features work in a variety of media - painting, photography, fibers, digital art, ceramics and more - reflecting the rich offerings in studio art at SLU. Featured Artists: Amy Bautz, Martin Brief, Erin Vigneau Dimick, Becky Grass, Nila Petty, Sharron Pollack, Brian Purlee, Terri Shay, and Theodore Wood.

Third Fridays at Third Degree are free, family-friendly events. For more info: www.stlglass.com or 314-367-4527.

Edwardsville Arts Center: Friday, 20 February 2009

Opening Reception: February 20, 2009, 7-9 pm

An exhibition of the original work and personal collections of seven St. Louis area cartoonists. Mary Engelbreit, Gary McCoy, Glenn McCoy, Dan Martin, R. J. Matson, Chris Sharp, R. J. Shay

These nationally recognized cartoonists will also share their personal collection of original art from Popeye, Snoopy, Beetle Bailey, Mad Magazine, Garfield, Eno, The Archie's, Opus, The Lone Ranger, Mother Goose & Grimm, Steve Canyon, Blondie & Dagwood, Johnny Stardust, Joe Palooka, and more!

The Edwardsville Arts Center
301 Hillsboro Avenue
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Google Map
618-655-0337
edwartscenter@att.net

Good Citizen Gallery: Friday, 27 February 2009

Hunt Clark: Soft
February 27 – March 28, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday February 27, 2009 6pm – 10pm

Good Citizen Gallery would like to invite you to experience “Soft”, a new Installation by Tennessee artist Hunt Clark. "Soft" will be on view from Feb. 27 to March 28, with an Opening Reception on Friday Feb. 27 from 6-10 pm.

Hunt Clark is a multi-media artist focusing primarily with sculpture and video installation. In “Soft”, Clark will mix video and sculptural elements to explore our understanding of image and how our perceptions can be manipulated.

Gallery Hours Wed., Fri., Sat. Noon – 5pm Or by appointment

Good Citizen Gallery
2247 Gravois Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63104
314.348.4587
www.goodcitizenstl.com

Koken Art Factory: Saturday, 14 February 2009

Sat. Feb 14th 7pm to 1pm

2009 St. Louis Naughtigras Show on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14th. (that's a Saturday for those who are calendar-challenged). The show will contain art from all different mediums - photography (of course) painting, drawing, sculpture, performance art. There will be belly-dancing and an old-tyme burlesque show, live music, and a full bar. Yes...it will be risque, but not at all crass. So come one come all! It's a great way to kick off the Mardi-gras season.

Koken Art Factory
2500 Ohio Street
St. Louis MO 63104

Cecille R. Hunt Gallery: Friday, 20 February 2009

FI JAE LEE
FEBRUARY 20 ­ MARCH 20, 2009
Opening Reception: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009, 6pm-8pm
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am ­ 4pm or by appointment.

The Cecille R. Hunt Gallery presents recent work by South Korean based artist Fi Jae Lee. Lee uses sculpture to give physical incarnation to what she describes as “the unbreakable and fundamental energy, which established and maintains the world -- ­our selfish desires.” Using soft materials, collage, performance and installation, Lee enters a strange realm that references both religion and mysticism. Through stuffed grotesque, surrealistic creatures perched on office furniture and pools of red wine as centerpiece to mad celebration, she actively invites the viewer inside her world of strange ritual and an embodiment of her personal belief systems.

Webster University ­ Visual Art Studios
8342 Big Bend Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri, 63119
314.968.7171
www.websterhuntgallery.blogspot.com

Urban Arts Collective: Friday, 20 February 2009

Timothy E. Wagner Small Work Opens
AT THE URBAN ARTS COLLECTIVE, CELEBRATING ART IN THE CITY

An Opening Reception will be held on Friday, February 20, 2009 in the Arts Collective space adjacent to the Urban Eats Cafe, at 3301 Meramec Street, St Louis Mo 63118.

Doors to the exhibit will open at 4p.m., with complimentary wine, appetizers and new small work. Friday's show will run til 7 PM. Form, atmospheric space and color are the catalyst for my imagery illuminating the world of our natural and urban surroundings, says the artist.

More information and directions to the Urban Arts Collective can be found at www.urbaneatscafe.com.

Fort Gondo: Friday, 13 February 2009

Art, silly
Brian Conner, Tara McCarthy, Jeff Miller

Friday, Feb 13th, 6-10 PM
Because death and destruction is SOOOO last year's model.

Fort Gondo
3151 Cherokee St.

Carolyn Hewes Toft Gallery: Thursday, 12 February 2009

Point of View: Lewis Place

February 2 through March 1, 2009 at the Carolyn Hewes Toft Gallery at Architecture St. Louis, 911 Washington Avenue, Suite 170. There will be a reception on Thursday February 12 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. with remarks by Pamela Tally (President , Lewis Place Historic Preservation, Inc.) at 7:00 p.m.

Landmarks Association and Architecture St. Louis are proud to host Point-of-View: Lewis Place Historic Preservation Inc. Sponsored by the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, this photography exhibit documents the people and places of the oldest African American private street in St. Louis.

Each year, the Public Policy Research Center's Photography Project teaches volunteer community groups how to photograph the work they do to improve the quality of life in St. Louis. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Lewis Place is significant for its role in the reversal of restrictive real estate covenants in St. Louis and across the nation (as well as its stunning entrance gates, designed by Barnett, Haynes & Barnett in 1895, and its unique collection of Craftsman style bungalows).

The Gallery is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

www.landmarks-stl.org
314-421-6474

ArtDimensions 3rd Floor Gallery: Thursday, 13 November 2008

ArtDimensions presents 3 NEW Exhibits
Show of Love, Bad Housekeeping & New Works by Brittany Lueken

Opening Reception February 13, 2009 ­ 7:00pm-11:00pm
Exhibits continue through March 28th during gallery hours, Thurs-Sat, noon-4pm

The opening reception will feature music, live art, culinary delights from local restaurants including Joanie’s and live poetry readings. Sponsored in part by the Regional Arts Commission and Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Main Gallery: “Show of Love” Gallery Director: Gina Weaver Curator: Justin Tolentino. Work in this exhibit features multi-media works of art by more than 20 St. Louis region artists which reflects the theme of love or an interpretation thereof.

Flax Gallery, accelerating women in the arts: “Bad Housekeeping” Flax Gallery Director/Juror: Jenn Carter. Bad Housekeeping is an all media, juried exhibition of artwork, created by female artists. All work contains a household them, or incorporates found objects from around the home. The show is fun, bright, unexpected, intriguing, and often times hilarious.

Gallery 2­Solo Series: “New Works by Brittany Lueken” Brittany Lueken's exhibition includes an impressive diversity in style for a body of work completed so recently, although it is obvious these are works of one mind. The lush colors coupled with intricate detail or drawing often suggest otherworldly settings. Her artworks include large, lively-colored canvases, delicate black and white drawings, and small collages using gauche, and the remnants of an Indian calendar. Especially interesting is a set of small black canvases that appear to be a collection of images from another universe. Quiet all around but massive and complex at or above the surface, Lueken's planets are even more mysterious than those beyond.

ArtDimensions’ 3rd Floor Gallery
1214 Washington Ave.
(enter through Mossa Contemporary Furniture Store and go to the 3rd floor)

Museum of Contemporary Religious Art: Sunday, 15 February 2009

Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) continues its celebration of its fifteenth anniversary with a new exhibition titled "Good Friday." Drawing primarily on the MOCRA collection, "Good Friday" considers the ways in which artists from diverse backgrounds have explored the events of the day of Jesus' death in their work.

Please join us for a free public reception on Sunday, February 15, 2009 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The exhibition continues through April 26, 2009. Regular museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Information about the exhibition is available by calling 314-977-7170 or visiting mocra.slu.edu

Metropolitan Gallery: Friday, 20 February 2009

The Metropolitan Gallery's next exhibition, Installations by Alex Lopez, will open Friday, February 20. 2009. The opening is from 6-9 PM, and the exhibition will be available for viewing until March 20, 2009.

The sculptural installations of Alex Lopez are comprised of a collection of true stories based upon personal historic identity, personal experiences and social events. His installations pose questions about the human condition, particularly regarding compromise, conformity, loss and hope.

City Art Supply: Friday, 6 February 2008

Eric Gray @ City Art Supply
Fri Feb 6, 7pm-9pm
on display until Feb 28

123 Money - I heard there was something else
Artwork by Eric Gray
Presented by City Art Supply

City Art Supply's new show, 1 2 3 Money - I heard there was something else, brings together paintings, works on paper, and site specific work from Eric Gray. The title of the show refers to both the writing on one of the paintings and is a gesture toward "something else". What is the "something else" according to Gray? It could be family, a peaceful landscape, or it could be looking at the faces of businessmen from Wall Street as though they are human. The "something else" is taking a closer look. Maybe it's in the texture and the thick paint. It quite possibly is just art, as Gray's work seems very much a celebration of the act of painting, of the smudge of charcoal, of marks made and marks erased, and of the process. Half art supply store and half gallery, City Art Supply presents Gray's art in an appropriate setting with its opening Friday, February 6th. Eric His work can be viewed online at http://www.ericgray.net

City Art Supply
3215 Cherokee St
St. Louis, MO 63118
314-771-5375
http://www.cityartsupply.org

Craft Alliance Gallery: Friday, 6 February 2009

Valentine's Jewelry Trunk Show featuring Jaime Jo Fisher, Roger Rimel & Laura Jackson
Feb 3-15th

Visit us Friday Feb 6th from 4-8pm for a Valentine's Reception!
an evening of Champagne & Chocolate!

On Saturday Feb 7th meet Artist Roger Rimel from 12-3pm.

6640 Delmar Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63130
on the Delmar Loop!
314.725.1177 ext322
www.craftalliance.org

Hoffman LaChance: Friday, 13 February 2009

Join us the night before Valentines Day to celebrate the first opening in our new space on 2713 Sutton Boulevard. The event is 6pm to 10pm and will be catered by Sashas Wine Bar.

Artists featured are Jon Cournoyer, Brian Kuhlmann/Joslyn Beta Lawrence, Jerald Ieans, Gina Alvarez, Jim Daniels, Jeremy Rabus, Sarah Giannobile, William LaChance, Alicia LaChance and Michael Hoffman.

http://www.hoffmanlachancefineart.com

Soulard Art Market & Contemporary Gallery: Wednesday-Friday, 11 & 13 March 2009

Rock Paint Scissors Art Exhibition features the work of three of Saint Louis' talented Artists including Bob Reuter exhibiting his Rock'n'Roll themed photography, Julie Malone exhibiting her abstract paintings and David Langley exhibiting his collage work.

Opening Reception (public invited) Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 7 to 10 pm
Encore Viewing Party (public invited) Friday, March 13, 2009 - 7 to 10 pm
Exhibition: Through Sunday, April 5, 2009
Admission is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided, featuring Schlafly beer.
Regular Business Hours Thurs/Fri 6 pm to 10 pm, Sat/Sun 12 pm to 6 pm

Soulard Art Market & Contemporary Gallery
2028 S. 12th Street, Saint Louis, MO 63104
(Corner of 12th and Russell, across from McGurk's Pub)

Gateway Gallery: Friday, 13 February 2009

Oil Painting by Dawn Gano, Winter Reflections

Gateway Gallery exhibit Change of Luck opening Friday, Feb.13, 2009. Reception from 6-9 pm, which will include silent auction items from local donors. Preview work and auction items online at www.dgano.com starting February 6, 2009.

Exhibit runs thru Feb 21, 2009. Free and open to public. Hours: Wed. 11-6, Thurs. 11-6, Fri. 11-7, Sat. 11-6, Sun 10-5

ART WITH HEART: Benefit offers original oil paintings
Dawn Gano hosts an art sale to benefit St. Louis Children’s Hospital art therapy and horticulture programs. Her works are modern impressionistic oil landscapes. Half of all art sales will benefit the St. Louis Children’s Hospital in order to promote healing and support for patients and their families.

Gateway Gallery
7921 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO 63105
www.Gatewaygalleryonline.com
(314) 402-195
Parking available on Forsyth and in the public parking lot on N. Meramec Ave

Fort Gondo: Friday, 13 January 2009

Feb. 13th 6-10 P

We are pleased to invite you to an exhibition of recent work. Brian Conner is a local designer
who will be exhibiting digital C-prints that combine resilient images of youth with
spontaneous poetry. Also someone working with ceramic and lead and beeswax and
laminated wood.

FORT GONDO
3151 Cherokee St. 63118

The Gallery at Marbles: Friday, 6 February 2009

Artist Reception
Friday February 6th 6pm-9pm
exhibits You are Where... paintings by Jeremy Rabus

Jeremy Rabus uses a purely improvised visual call-and-response process as he works. Dribbled paint, translucent glazes, and organic flourishes oppose, embrace, and traverse one another, often against geometric structures. The imagery, ultimately orchestrated from layered visual elements, generates what amounts to a collective, purely psychic landscape described as muted chromatic, conceptual, and emotional extremes.

Marbles Yoga Studio
1905 Park Ave.
St. Louis, MO
314-621-4744
www.marblesyoga.com