Structure and Imagery

Hamlett Dobbins @ David Lusk Gallery

2010-09-09T22:52:00.000-04:00

Hamlett Dobbins

The River Beneath Us

@ The David Lusk Gallery

Memphis, TN

Opening Reception: Friday Sept. 10

6-8 PM

Steven Baris @ The Abington Art Center

2010-09-02T08:07:00.000-04:00

Steven Baris, 2010

Solo Series @ the Abington

September 11- November 28

Opening reception: September 12, 3- 5 PM

Abington Art Center

515 Meetinghouse Road

Jenkintown, PA 19046

check out more of Steven's work here.

Steven Baris is represented by Pentimenti Gallery in Philadelphia.

112th Fleisher Faculty Exhibition

2010-09-01T14:07:00.001-04:00

Karen Baumeister, Many Blues (detail), acrylic on canvas, 64 x 68 inches

112th Fleisher Faculty Exhibition
August 9th - September 19th, 2010
Reception, September 19th, 5pm-7pm
Dene M. Louchheim Gallery, Fleisher Art Memorial
Monday through Friday
10am to 4pm

more information here
Fleisher Art Memorial
719 Catherine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147-2811

Philadelphia Flight @ Area 405

2010-08-28T12:30:00.000-04:00

My friend Tim McFarlane will exhibit six new paintings in this group show opening this Saturday from 7-9 PM.

Other artists showing work...

Joy Mariama Smith- Curator ● Pablo Virgo ● Megan Mcmanus ● Lauren Zalut ● Juliet Lee ● Brian Payne ● Jessica Greenawalt ● George Alley ● Becca "Girl" Jennings ● Amze Emmons ● Nina Makhija ● Justin Dula ● Elizabeth Weisman

For more information follow the link...Philadelphia Flight

*you can also see more of Tim's work here...Bridget Mayer Gallery

Kevin Finklea @ Pentimenti Gallery

2010-08-28T12:13:00.002-04:00

Go check out, my pal Kevin Finklea's, work at Pentimenti Gallery this Friday Sept. 3rd with an artists' reception scheduled for Saturday September, 11th.

Other artists exhibiting in this group effort are:

Cecilia Biagini, Matthew Cox, Michelle Forsyth, Haden Shafie, and Yu-Wen Wu.

See more of Kevin's work here and here.

David Foss @ LG Tripp Gallery

2010-08-26T21:50:00.000-04:00

Jonny Detiger @ Blank Space

2010-08-15T12:10:00.000-04:00

Kaleidoscopic Adventures

Jonny Detiger

Blank Space

Glad I had a chance to see this installation before it closed.

More information on art and artist here.

Studio Visit w/ Vincent Romaniello

2010-08-13T22:57:00.002-04:00

(detail)

All images © Vincent Romaniello, VOC house paint on canvas

Above are a few images of new work by Vincent Romaniello.

Vince is an artist-in-residence @ Chashama's 57th Street location in Manhattan and I visited him there today.

More images and information here.

Chelsea Today

2010-08-13T22:35:00.001-04:00

Kimber Smith, Friday the Fourteenth, 1979

Richard Aldrich, Untitled(Grey Corner Painting),2006

Claude Viallat, Untitled Number 318, 2006

Miquel Mont, Pore XXXIV, 2007

David LaChapelle, American Jesus: Archangel Michael: And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer

Saw a couple of good shows in Chelsea today...A lot of spaces were closed for the month of August but I was very glad I didn't miss Le Tableau @ Cheim and Read. It was great to see this group show curated byJoe Fyfe. The premise was French abstraction and gallery artists who show affinities with it.

Including work by: Milton Resnick, Louise Fishman, Juan Usle, Jean Fautrier, Richard Aldrich, and Joan Mitchell among others.
Also at Paul Kasmin Gallery: David LaChapelle's American Jesus. Striking images w/ roots in the Renaissance.

Studio Visit w/ Tim McFarlane

2010-08-09T12:32:00.000-04:00

Field's Edge, 2010
Acrylic on Panel, 36 x 36"

image courtesy of Bridgette Mayer Gallery

Last week I had a great studio visit and conservation with Tim McFarlane at his studio in Old City Philadelphia.

Unfortunately, I forgot my camera. Tim is working on an exciting, new body of work that is expanding on his high key color abstraction and developing his personal visual language with the introduction of powerful obfuscating forms.

Tim is represented in Philadelphia by the Bridgette Mayer Gallery. Please visit the gallery's website for more images. Also, check out Tim's blog here.

Dwayne Butcher, Memphis' Own, is Famous

2010-08-09T11:51:00.000-04:00

Dwayne Butcher, still from 'It's Got a Hemi', 2009

Digital Video

4:54 duration

Check out this review of Dwayne Butcher's work by Saatchi Online critic Adrian Duran.

For more of Butcher's work visit his website and blog.

Photos From Painting Center Show

2010-07-17T23:05:00.000-04:00

The Painting Center

W 27th Street, NYC

l to r : James Erikson, Paul Behnke, Vincent Romaniello

Work by Jon Manteau (on left)

Painters Jon Manteau and Jim Erikson

Me w/ The Argonauts

My work, on the left, alongside work by Vincent Romaniello

Crowd shot

Britney Manteau and Vincent Romaniello

Robin in Times Square

Times Square

Studio Views

2010-07-17T22:44:00.000-04:00

Watching Paint Dry

2010-07-16T22:47:00.001-04:00

Philadelphia Painters @ The Painting Center

2010-06-30T14:29:00.000-04:00

I'm happy to be included in this show curated by Matthew Farina at the Painting Center in NYC.

The exhibit opens on July 6th with a opening reception scheduled for July 8th from 6-8 PM.

Twenty-three emerging and established painters will present a wide variety of work.

see above for more details...

James Erikson @ Second Space Arts @ OCMC

2010-05-29T10:13:00.001-04:00

Look for info on Upcoming exhibitions here.

For more of James' work go to jameserikson.com.

Vincent Romaniello @ Campfire in Brooklyn

2010-05-29T10:04:00.000-04:00

Winkel & Balktick Present...
CAMPFIRE
A Warehouse Wilderness Adventure
Saturday, June 19, 2010

THE CAMPGROUNDS
We will bivouac in a 21,000 square foot encampment, perched upon Sunset Park's western shores. It is an endless single-story cabin with three-story ceilings that reach to the heavens. For those of you who joined in at Transmutation or Stranded, be warned that this is a new conquest, not our familiar haunt.

THE MUSIC
Campfire crackles, warm bass, and beats from the wild by...
DOK + PETER PRINCIPLE
EZEKIEL HONIG (Anticipate Recordings, Microcosm Music)
SHIGETO (Ghostly International Records)
ZEMI17 (Gamelatron / Space Haus)
Finger-pickin', fiddle-fiddlin' wade-in-the-water bluegrass to be announced soon.
All performers will be playing live sets on a unique octochannel surround sound multipoint system, allowing you to travel back through time and revisit idealized childhood camping and outdoor experiences.

THE ART, PERFORMANCE AND ENCAMPMENTS
Wade in the waters with imaginations of...
Albert Hwang + Matt Parker
Amanda Silaski
The Amazing Amy
Animus
Audrey + Chassy
Betty Taopat Kaos + Chris Riggs
Brooklyn Aerodrome
Charlie Roberts
Christina+Fritz from HiChristina!
Crap Artists
Gavin Heck
Greg Skolozdra
ImageNode
James J. Fenton
Jason Eppink Jeanne Angel
The Jellie Collective
John Fitzpatrick
Josh Friedman
Judy Sky
Jurassic Park Slope
Kahori Kamiya
Logan + Louis
Matthieu Boardman
Megan Hornaday + Seanna Sharpe
Raylene Gorum
Stephanie Hope
Tanya Tanovic
Terri Ferrari
Troy Frantz
Vincent Romaniello
Will Danger

For more details that include photos from past events visit the website.

Artistic direction by Eva Lansberry
Flyer design by Justin Aubuchon

Saturday, June 19th, 2010 • 10pm-sunrise • At a vast warehouse in Brooklyn (place TBA) • Free PBR from 10pm-11pm • 21+ w/ ID • $15 advance (on sale June 1) • $20 door

A-Lab Forum: Repetition @ Crossing Art Gallery

2010-05-14T18:57:00.001-04:00

Image: Megan Bisbee-Durlam

Participating Artists:
Paul Behnke
Megan Bisbee-Durlam
Helen Dennis
Oasa Du Verney
Kathleen Mallaney

QMAD, Queens Media Arts Development is pleased to announce the second installment of the A-Lab Forum, a series of monthly discussions designed as an opportunity for artists, working in various media, to present their previous works or works in progress, share their visions and ideas in relation to selected topics and concepts in the field of art production, collaboration, and critical thinking. Each forum consists of presentations by five artists, followed by a discussion period with the curator and attending audiences. Participating artists are identified and selected by the curator / facilitator from a pull of entries for that month. The forums are open to the general public, and presenting artists are selected by invitation and through an open call.

A-Lab's second Forum focused on the idea of “REPETITION”. Repeating oneself has been used as a concept in many forms of intellectual and humorous endeavors, from the start of mass production circa 1920 to South Park circa now. The arts have been no less fascinated with repetition as seen in Sol Lewitt’s drawings and Tara Donavan’s sculptures. The reasons behind repeating an object, shape, material, or yourself is what we are looking to discover in this series of works. All artists who submit works should consider why they are repeating themselves in art, or how they are repeating traditional formulation of art practice, and/or if art itself tends to be cyclical and repetitive. Facilitated by Juan Hinojosa.

Participating Artists:
Paul Behnke
Megan Bisbee-Durlam
Helen Dennis
Oasa Du Verney
Kathleen Mallaney

Location & Directions:
Crossing Art Gallery, 136-17 39th Avenue at Main Street, Flushing, NY.
7 train to Main Street Flushing. Walk one block on Main Street to 39th Ave (Opposite direction of the LIRR Overpass). Turn Right on 39th Ave & enter Queens Crossing (Large Glass Façade with Blue & Pink Flowers). Take the stairs or elevator to the Ground Floor. Phone: 212-359-4333.

About A-Lab:
A-Lab is an artists’ collective initiated by New-media artist, Hector Canonge. From its inception in 2009, A-Lab's mission has been to promote and forge stronger collaborative projects for artists working and/or living in NYC. A-Lab is an independent initiative whose mission is to inform and assist artists in various aspects of their development. A-Lab's monthly meetings have been designed as a collaborative effort among artists to share resources, know-how, and experience to compete in the market place. In addition, A-Lab highly encourages and supports social activities to take place in local businesses and institutions in New York City. The convergence of the Arts and Community Building is another important component of the A-Lab as members can propose performances, shows, music gatherings, poetry readings, projections, public interventions, and more, in and around the various boroughs.

For more information contact: alab.forum@gmail.com

Escape From New York

2010-05-04T11:25:00.001-04:00

Above, Julie Lohnes, Tug of War, 2009, video still

Check out my friend Julie Lohnes' work in this upcoming group exhibition...

Press Release: Escape From New York

Follow this link to view more of Julie Lohnes' work.

Drawing on Drawing @ Deep Space New York

2010-04-29T15:22:00.000-04:00

Heidi Pollard, Heaven #13, 2008, ink on paper, 30 x 30 in.

images copyright Heidi Pollard

Drawing on Drawing: A Show in Two Parts

Opening Part I: Friday, May 7th 7-9 PM

Opening Part II: Friday, May 21st 7-9 PM

Then by appointment only...

deepspacenewyork@me.com

Deep Space New York
220 East 17th Street, 1G (btw. 2nd and 3rd Ave.)
New York, NY

Studio View

2010-04-26T17:13:00.000-04:00

Creative Correspondence by OASIS

2010-04-26T07:37:00.000-04:00

I have two collaborative pieces in this show.

Please go and check out everyone's work if you get the chance.

New Paintings

2010-04-10T00:58:00.000-04:00

Poets' Mouths, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 in.

Poet's Mouths (detail), 2010

New Paintings

2010-04-03T11:23:00.002-04:00

A Life of Anna Akhmatova, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 in.

A Life of Anna Akhmatova (detail), 2010, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 in.

Like the Night, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 in.

Ashlynn Browning @ Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, NC

2010-04-01T16:58:00.001-04:00

Gridlock, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches. © Ashlynn Browning

Hexagons, Grids and Webs

The Horace Williams House

610 E. Rosemary Street

Chapel Hill, NC

April 4- May 2, 2010

Opening Reception: Sunday April 4th, 2 - 4 PM

To view more of Ashlynn's work visit her website here.

Studio Views: Works in Progress

2010-03-31T18:35:00.000-04:00

All works shown in progress...30x30 inches, acrylic on canvas. And last but not least: enough bars for six 5' x 6' stretchers and a 30 yard roll of canvas. Can't wait to see what happens to them!

Plans for Large Work

2010-03-25T14:22:00.000-04:00

Half Day in the City

2010-03-23T18:28:00.001-04:00

The other day Robin and I went into NY for the day. After Rob's appt we had lunch in Chinatown then stopped off at an Irish bar in the East Village for a drink!

LG Tripp Gallery: Premiere Exhibition

2010-03-22T21:42:00.002-04:00

Jon Manteau, Jeff Brubaker, 2006, house paint on plywood, 8' x 12'

LG Tripp Gallery

Reception: Saturday March 27, 4-6 pm

Exhibiting artists:
Jung Wha Ahn
Stephen Blackburn
Seonglan Kim Boyce
Paul Fabozzi
Fuentes Ferin
David Foss
Rebecca Jacoby
Jon Manteau
Michelle Marcuse
Catherine O’Connell
Alex Queral
Miriam Singer
Donna Usher
Plamen Veltchev

Vincent Romaniello @ Repurposes

2010-03-22T21:20:00.001-04:00

Image courtesy of Vincent Romaniello

Repurposes
March 20 - April 25
Reception - March 20, 7pm
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia

Steven Baris @ The Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts

2010-03-17T17:25:00.001-04:00

www.stevenbaris.com

Nic Coviello @ The Penn Center

2010-03-09T18:14:00.001-05:00

Nic Coviello, Through the Spruce, acrylic on aluminum mounted on panel 24 x 28"

Impressions: Exploring Printmaking in the 21st Century

March 12-24

William Penn Charter School, Biennial Gallery, Main Building, 3000 West School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pa. 19144

Opening: March 12th, 7-10 PM

Douglas Witmer @ Blank Space

2010-03-04T08:13:00.000-05:00

Douglas Witmer, Green Gloves, 2009

Douglas Witmer is opening tonight at Blank Space.
The opening is from 6-8 PM
511 W 25th Street, NYC
March 4-27

Mia Feuer Article @ Brightest Young Things

2010-03-03T11:41:00.001-05:00

Feuer in her studio. Photo by Mark Silva.

Great article and interview with Washington D.C. based sculptor, Mia Feuer.
I had the good fortune to share a residency with Mia at the Vermont Studio Center last October.
Check out the interview and article here at Brightest Young Things: Inside the Artist Studio.
To view more of Feuer's work take a look at her website.
For more information on Friday's opening at Transformer in D.C. check the post below.

Mia Feuer: Suspended Landscape @ Transformer in D.C.

2010-02-23T10:03:00.000-05:00

Opening: March 5, 6 PM

Transformer

1404 P Street NW

Washington D.C.

Exhibition Dates: March 5- April 17, 2010

From the Press Release:

Transformer is pleased to present new work by DC-based artist Mia Feuer, who engages Transformer’s project space from floor to ceiling in the creation of a large-scale, site-specific installation of construction cranes and pulley systems. Fabricated from foam and aircraft cable, Mia's brightly colored, intersecting sculptural elements form a “landscape” of impressions that the Canadian-born artist encountered during frequent travels up and down the US East Coast.

Originally from Winnipeg, and most recently a graduate of VCU’s Sculpture MA program, Feuer has been traveling extensively between Richmond, DC, and Vermont, where she just completed a residency that inspired this work. Feuer currently lives in Washington, DC.

Vincent Romaniello @ Brucennial

2010-02-22T21:15:00.002-05:00

ON VIEW AT 350 W BROADWAY FEB 26 THROUGH APR 12

OPENING: FEB 25, 6PM – 2AM (MUSIC STARTS AT 9)
More info on Roman Blog II.

Kevin Finklea @ Margaret Thatcher Projects

2010-02-22T21:11:00.001-05:00

John Yau in the Brooklyn Rail

2010-02-22T09:31:00.000-05:00

John Yau sticks it Jerry Saltz in this opinion piece in the Blooklyn Rail...
Read it here...

Christopher Manzione

2010-02-15T22:58:00.000-05:00

See more of Manzione's sculpture and installation work here.

New York Trip Over Valentine's Day Weekend

2010-02-14T22:55:00.000-05:00

Robin interacting with the Olafur Eliasson installation, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery.

Robert Grosvenor @ Paula Cooper

Christian Hellmich @ Lehman Maupin

Inka Essenhigh 303 Gallery

Jack Tworkow @ Mitchell-Innes &Nash

Spontaneous Generation @ Zach Feuer Gallery

middle image: Painting by Alistair Frost

New York based Sculptor and Installation Artist: Ariele Alasko

2010-02-14T22:28:00.002-05:00

Ariele Alasko, 2009, Eucalyptus leaves and car horn, 18 x 18.5 in. © 2010 Ariele Alasko

Another friend, I met @ the Vermont Studio Center, doing great work...

See more work @ www.arielealasko.com

3-D Work

2010-02-09T14:29:00.006-05:00

Untitled, 2009, mixed media, 36 x 11 x 11 inches.

Hinojosa Website

2010-02-07T01:38:00.001-05:00

Check out the new website of my friend, New York based artist, Juan Hinojosa...
www.juanhinojosa.com

New Studio In Philadelphia

2010-02-02T08:44:00.002-05:00

I'm happy to be working back in Philly and Robin's glad to have our master bedroom back!

Paper Works @ Janet Kurnatowski Gallery w/ Work By Heidi Pollard

2010-01-20T13:23:00.000-05:00

Chicken, 2007, Casein on paper, 30 x 30 inches. Image copyright Heidi Pollard.

Opening: Friday, January 22, 2010
7-9 PM
205 Norman Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

To view more of Heidi's work check out her website here...

Vincent Romaniello @ Maloney Art Gallery

2010-01-17T11:38:00.003-05:00

Romaniello's work is to be included in the group show: New Classicism @ The Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery located at the College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ.
The opening reception will be held on Thursday, January 21 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
The show will run from January 21- March 5.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 1 to 7 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Monday, 1 to 5 p.m., and closed Sunday.

Woodmere's Contemporary Voices: including work by Harold Venable

2010-01-12T15:50:00.003-05:00

Borogove, 2009, acrylic, 36 x 36 inches. (Image property of the artist.)
One of the artists featured in the Contemporary Voices survey is my friend Harold Venable.

Contemporary Voices: 70th Annual Juried Exhibition
January 23-March 14
Reception: January 23, 5-7pm

From its founding in 1940, Woodmere Art Museum has been a showcase for new talent in the visual arts in the Philadelphia region. The result each year is a rich overview of current trends in art, encompassing the traditional and the avant-garde in all media. This year’s juror is Michael Schantz, Director and CEO of Woodmere Art Museum.

9201 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road in Chestnut Hill

New Painting

2009-12-21T22:06:00.002-05:00

Untitled, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.

Hey...

2009-11-18T19:35:00.002-05:00

...go watch an Andy Hardy movie!

VSC Residency Artists: Juan Hinojosa

2009-10-29T15:33:00.006-04:00

*Photos by Dana Hargrove.
Studio views and the artist. Check out more of Juan Hinojosa's work here.

New Work: Vermont Studio Center

2009-10-29T14:51:00.003-04:00

Untitled, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.

VSC Residency Artists:Ki-Jin Park

2009-10-26T15:08:00.004-04:00

Above: Installation images courtesy of the artist.

VSC Residency Artists: Julie Lohnes

2009-10-26T15:01:00.003-04:00

Above: Studio views courtesy of the artist. Check out more work here...Julie Lohnes.

VSC Residency Artists: Kate McGraw

2009-10-26T14:53:00.004-04:00

Above: Studio shots of Kate McGraw's space at VSC.

New Work: Vermont Studio Center

2009-10-26T14:40:00.004-04:00

All the above: Untitled, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.

VSC Residency Artists: Jessica Pezalla

2009-10-26T11:28:00.005-04:00

Above: Views of Jessica Pezalla's studio @ the Vermont Studio Center.

VSC Residency Artists: Megan Bisbee- Durlam

2009-10-25T19:41:00.007-04:00

Above: Studio view: Megan Bisbee-Durlam @ Vermont Studio Center
Below: Details of istallation @ The Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts in Burlington, VT.

VSC Residency Artists: Joe Brittain

2009-10-25T19:31:00.004-04:00

Views of Joe Brittain's studio @ the Vermont Studio Center.

New Work: Vermont Studio Center

2009-10-25T19:27:00.002-04:00

Untitled, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.

New Work: Vermont Studio Center

2009-10-16T16:52:00.001-04:00

Untitled, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.

New Work: Vermont Studio Center

2009-10-06T17:33:00.007-04:00

Untitled, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.

New Day

2009-09-29T11:38:00.001-04:00

Painting...suffering.....drinking coca-cola...painting some more.

Trip to Vermont

2009-09-27T20:29:00.002-04:00

I left home yesterday morning and arrived at the Pond House in Jeffersonville, VT around 5:30.
If your going to the Vermont Studio Center and you have the time, spend at least one night at the Pond House!
They have a beautiful Studio apt above the garage that incl. a kitchen dinning table, cable, and most importantly windos on one wall that open to a great view of the mountains.

So after a good night's sleep I got up around 10 am had breakfast (a frozen pizza in the fridge left by a previous guest), got cleaned up and watched tv and read until 12:30 when I headed to Johnson, VT and the residency.

Did a quick tour of the campus---got my room and studio set up and had a great dinner...
The only downside so far is the steady rain!!! which is supposed to stick around all week. Oh well, as long as the studio doesn't leak I'm fine.

Tomorrow I plan to go to a meditation session then get to work. Chris martin is here to give his lecture and do studio visits on the 5th and 6th and I want to have some work for him to look at!

Opening Reception @ SAGE Projects

2009-09-12T07:44:00.006-04:00

Above: Installation images, Vincent Romaniello.
Below: Installation images, Don Kaiser.

DON KAISER
OBJECTS and STORMS
Lower Level Project Space

VINCENT ROMANIELLO
New Work: BLUE COLLAR
Upper Level

Reception Sunday, September 13, 6-8pm
Show dates September 6 -27

Gallery is Open and Free to the Public
Weds, Thurs 12-6pm, Fri thru Sun 2-8pm
Validated parking available (check website)

Installation shots courtesy of Vincent Romaniello

On Vacation

2009-09-02T23:29:00.001-04:00

Off to India!
Back soon...

New Work

2009-08-30T15:18:00.003-04:00

Black Bomb, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 42 x 44 inches.

House in Eureka Springs, AR

2009-08-22T10:56:00.005-04:00

Here are a few pictures of the house we're buying in Eureka Springs, AR.
It's a Victorian summer cottage built around the turn of the century.
Hopefully we'll close before the next century rolls around!
We are buying it from my parents who are selling to move back to Memphis.
Robin and I were married in the front yard so we are very sentimentally attached to the place.
It's going to make a great painting/writing retreat for us!

Biscuit

2009-08-22T10:45:00.003-04:00

Vince Romaniello and Don Kaiser @ S.A.G.E. Projects in September

2009-08-21T21:58:00.004-04:00

Vincent Romaniello,Wide Load, 2009, R-3.0 insulation panel, spray paint, 48 x 96 x 1 inches.
Don Kaiser, 2008-09, 6 ink drawings on paper, each 8.5 x 11 inches.
VINCENT ROMANIELLO
New Work: BLUE COLLAR
Upper Level

DON KAISER
OBJECTS and STORMS
Lower Level Project Space

Reception Sunday, September 13, 6-8pm
Show dates September 6 -27
Gallery is Open and Free to the Public
Weds, Thurs 12-6pm, Fri thru Sun 2-8pm
Validated parking available (check website)

S.A.G.E. Projects (check website for more information and to download press release)

New Websites: Two Philadelphia Artists

2009-08-21T21:43:00.004-04:00

Michael Young, Minnow, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 inches.
Harold Venable, Birthday, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches.
My friends Harold Venable and Michael Young have just launched new websites.
Stop by and check out their work...
Harold Venable
Michael Young

New Work

2009-08-17T11:21:00.005-04:00

The Argonauts, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 42 x 44 inches.
Silver Ray, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 42 x 44 inches.

Kevin Finklea @ Margaret Thatcher Projects

2009-07-31T09:47:00.004-04:00

Image: Kevin Finklea, Free Falling Division #5, 2008, acrylic on plywood, 23.25" x 22.175" x 3.75"

Sunny Side Up

a group exhibition

through August 28

Open by appointment after August 14

Frank Badur William Betts Gary Carsley

Omar Chacon Steve DeFrank Rory Donaldson

Kevin Finklea Jus Juchtmans Shane McAdams

Richard Thatcher Bill Thompson William Steiger Venske & Spänle
Gallery Hours:
Tue-Fri 11-6 pm and by appointment
After August 14th please call in advance
Margaret Thatcher Projects
511 W. 25th street
Suite 404
New York, New York 10001

Margaret Thatcher Projects is located at 511 West 25th Street, Suite 404 (between 10th and 11th Avenues).

Dragnet @ S.A.G.E. Projects

2009-07-29T22:40:00.004-04:00

Stop by S.A.G.E. Projects @ 333 South Street in Philly to check out all the artists' work that was rounded up in the Dragnet!
For "just the facts" on gallery hours and show dates click here.

Emily Walls and Carolyn Bomar @ Jack Robinson Gallery

2009-07-28T14:58:00.003-04:00

Image by Emily Walls.

Where the World Are You?

Carolyn Bomar and Emily Walls

Opening Reception:

	Friday, July 31, 2009
	6:00pm - 9:00pm
	Jack Robinson Gallery
	44 Huling Ave
	Memphis, TN

901.649.4478

Images From New Talent Opening @ The Rosenfeld Gallery

2009-07-13T08:23:00.006-04:00

Talking with Vincent Romaniello.
Discussing work with Tremain Smith.
Installation view.
Installation view.
The New Talent show will be on view through August 2nd.
The Rosenfeld Gallery
113 Arch Street
Phila, PA 19106
215.922.1376

Opening @ The Rosenfeld Gallery

2009-07-12T00:37:00.004-04:00

Where A Field Would Be, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 42 x 42 inches.
If you're in the Philadelphia area tomorrow, stop by the Rosenfeld Gallery @ 113 Arch Street between 12-5 PM. I'll be showing five paintings in the group exhibition: New Talent.
More info here.

Closing Reception @ SAGE Projects

2009-07-09T10:00:00.002-04:00

A closing reception will be held at SAGE Projects for the Personal Boundries show on Sunday July 12th beginning at 5 PM. Please check the SAGE blog (here) for more details.

SAGE Projects
333 South Street
Phila, PA

Power House Memphis: Presents...

2009-07-04T22:44:00.004-04:00

Image: Dwayne Butcher, It Is What It Is #5.
Power House Memphis presents: Everywhere, Nowhere, Somewhere…
A Power House Director’s Choice Group Exhibition
July 3-August 10, 2009

Everywhere, Nowhere, Somewhere looks at the oddity of humanity with pieces that border on the bizarre, compulsive and the beautiful. Works question labels of race, gender and cultural identity, highlighting the concept of otherness and how it affects our perception of reality. The sense of wandering implied by Everywhere, Nowhere, Somewhere is embodied by installations that lie on the fringes of categories like sculpture and painting, but do not quite find a home within these classifications. Much of the work deals with the negotiation of identity in a world that is complex, mysterious and anything but black and white.The 2009 Power House Director's Choice Artists are: Keith O. Anderson (NYC), Dwayne Butcher (Memphis), Brendan Fernandes (NYC), Marie Irmgard (Denmark), Charles Huntley Nelson (Atlanta), Kambui Olujimi (NYC), Joel Parsons (Memphis), Jonathan and Mary Postal (Memphis), Jackson Dingo Ryan (Eugene, OR) and Tam Tran (Memphis).

Opening reception from 6-8pm July 3rd
Director's Choice talk about Everywhere, Nowhere, Somewhere on July 16th at 6:30pm

CALL TO ARTISTS: Dragnet, The Art Show

2009-06-30T22:59:00.003-04:00

SAGE Projects, at 333 South Street, Phila, is looking for the not so usual suspects!
For more info on this opportunity to exhibit visit sageset.blogspot.com.

New Work

2009-06-30T13:30:00.002-04:00

Like That I Uttered, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 42x44 inches.

Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2009

2009-06-23T07:50:00.003-04:00

Paul Behnke, Flowering Now, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 42x42 inches.

The State Museum of Pennsylvania

300 North Street

Harrisburg, PA 17120

June 28-September 20, 2009

Gala Reception on the evening of Saturday, June 27

7:30-9:30 PM

More info here.

Kevin Finklea @ Conny Dietzschold Gallery

2009-06-23T07:46:00.002-04:00

CONNY DIETZSCHOLD GALLERY | SYDNEY | COLOGNE |

cordially invites you and your friends to the opening of the exhibition

MINIMAL VARIETY FORMS

CHRISTOPH DALHAUSEN GER	KEVIN FINKLEA USA
DANIEL GÖTTIN SWISS	ROSA M HESSLING GER
SHERNA TEPERSON AUS	MARK TITMARSH AUS
HEINER THIEL GER	BILL THOMPSON USA
PETER WEBER GER

OPENING	SATURDAY 20 JUNE, 4 – 6 PM
EXHIBITION DATES	20 JUNE – 5 AUGUST 2009

CONNY DIETZSCHOLD GALLERY | SYDNEY | COLOGNE |

2 Danks Street | Sydney Waterloo NSW 2017 | Tel: +61 2 9690 0215 | Fax: +61 2 9690 0216

Email: info@connydietzscholdgallery.com | www.connydietzscholdgallery.com

Opening hours: Tue - Sat 11 am - 5 pm & Sun 11 am - 3 pm

Melissa Dunn

2009-06-22T22:27:00.008-04:00

Melissa Dunn, No Man's Land, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 28x20 inches.
A friend and one of my favorite painters, from my hometown, Memphis.
See more of Melissa's work here...www.melissadunn.net.

Vincent Romaniello @ Surface Library Gallery

2009-06-21T16:43:00.002-04:00

If you get the chance, stop by and see Vincent Romaniello's work @ the Surface Library gallery in East Hampton. More info here.

New Talent @ The Rosenfeld Gallery

2009-06-20T16:57:00.008-04:00

Paul Behnke, Stranger Gardens, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 42x42 inches.

Jon Manteau in "Back On My Feet" Benefit

2009-05-29T01:53:00.004-04:00

Above image © by Jon Manteau
Check out this post from Roman Blog II (link to the right under Philly Art Scene)

http://romanblog2.blogspot.com/2009/05/manteau-back-on-my-feet.html

New Ptg.

2009-05-25T18:55:00.002-04:00

White Ray, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 42x42 inches.

New Work

2009-05-24T21:46:00.002-04:00

Movie Night

2009-05-19T10:26:00.004-04:00

Biscuit enjoys The Essentials onTCM. Here she's watching The Devil and Daniel Webster!

Last night was The Penthouse w/ Myrna Loy and Warner Baxter.

Harold Venable and Michael G. Young @ the Cheltenham Art Center

2009-05-12T21:30:00.006-04:00

Harold Venable, Windward, acrylic on canvas, 30x30 in.
The Show runs until June 26th.
Cheltenham Art Center
439 Ashbourne Rd.
Cheltenham, PA 19012
215-379-4660

Tenuous Magic Parts @ SAGE Projects

2009-05-11T08:57:00.005-04:00

Works on paper and canvas by Paul Rodriguez. Photo by Jon Manteau.
The opening at SAGE Projects for Tenuous Magic Parts was a great success!
The show includes work by:
Dustin Metz (painting)
Heather Phillips (photography)
Ricardo Rivera (feedback projections)
Paul Rodriguez (painting)
Karen Stone (sculpture/installation)
Ben Will (sculpture/painting)
Jon Manteau, curator
...and will be on view until May 31st.

Meikle Gardner @ Material

2009-05-05T15:59:00.004-04:00

Image by Meikle Gardner
Material is excited to announce its forty-fourth exhibition: Breathing Spaces.

Breathing Spaces is organized by Michel Allen and will feature work by Stephanie King as well as work by Sally Bennett, Meikle Gardner, and Jim Napierala. As an added bonus, furniture designer, Will McGowen, will provide benches for the exhibition.

Breathing Spaces will run for two days only with a reception on Friday, May 8th from 6-8 pm. Additionally, the gallery will be open on Saturday, May 9th from 2-3:30 pm. Material Art Space is located at 2553 Broad Avenue
Memphis, TN 38112

The exhibition is organized by Southern native, Michel Allen. Allen is a curator currently living in New York. More information on her projects can be found at www.allenprojectsonline.com. Stephanie King’s clever, process based work was the inspiration for the title of the show. She has been featured in a number of The Price is Right shows at David Lusk Gallery. Meikle Gardner is probably the most well known to the Memphis community. He has shown locally at the MAX show at AMUM, Perry Nicole Fine Art, as well as Delta Axis @ Marshall Arts. He moved to New York several years ago and maintains his studio practice while working at Gagosian Gallery. He was featured in a one person show at Michel Allen’s space in Chelsea last fall. Another Memphis native, Sally Bennett currently lives in Connecticut. Jim Napierala has been showing with Allen Gallery for three years. He has shown extensively in New York. His work has been reviewed in Art In America and was featured in an exhibition at the Whitney Musuem's annex space in 1990. Local furniture designer, Will McGowen, will provide benches in the show. His work is meticulous and successfully combines the old with the new.

New American Paintings #81: The Mid-Atlantic Edition

2009-04-30T14:14:00.003-04:00

Check out the current issue of New American Paintings.
Issue #81 includes my work and 39 other painters from the Mid-Atlantic region.
Available @ Borders, Barnes and Noble, and bookstores and news stands everywhere.

Dwayne Butcher @ David Lusk Gallery

2009-04-30T09:08:00.005-04:00

Dwayne Butcher, Unspecified Location in Suspicious Numbers, 2009, ink and acrylic on canvas, 30x40 in.

If your in the Memphis area on Friday night, stop by and help Dwayne Butcher celebrate his opening at the David Lusk Gallery.

Dwayne Butcher: the genius hasn't killed me yet
paintings, videos & lists
28 apr-30 may 2009
opening fri 1 may, 6-8
4540 poplar, memphis, tn 38117

Also, check out Dwayne @ ArtsMemphisTV

Next @ SAGE Projects

2009-04-27T20:02:00.003-04:00

The current show COLORevolution runs trough Sunday, May 3.

Next up is Tenuous Magic Parts which opens Sunday, May 10, with the reception from 5-7. More details on the Sage Projects site .

New Work: Assemblages

2009-04-27T19:10:00.010-04:00

Pink Cage (mm), 2009, painted metal and styrofoam, 18x24 inches.
Pink Cage (mm), 2009, detail.
Two Together, 2009, wood, pillows, bungee cords, trash bag, 20x 72 inches.
Two Together, 2009, detail.

COLORevolution: Extended-Open for First Friday!

2009-04-26T11:02:00.005-04:00

This image: Black Grid , 2009 and Green Grade, 2009 by Paul Behnke
Our exhibit has been extended until May 2nd!

COLOREVOLUTION : A Matter of Light
is defined by the use of color and light as seen through a physical progression, in real time, as one moves slowly through this exhibition of 5 painters’ works.

This is the second art exhibition by SAGE PROJECTS at 333 South Street that will bring together five Philadelphia painters: Karen Baumeister, Paul Behnke, Nic Coviello, James Erikson, and Michelle Marcuse.

The upper level gallery will feature works by all the artists from the SAGE artist collective: Henry Bermudez, David Foss, Jon Manteau, Vincent Romaniello, Rob Solomon.

Art This Weekend

2009-04-03T04:54:00.004-04:00

There's a lot going on artwise this weekend.
SAGE Projects presents it's second show.
In the downstairs project space:
COLORevolution will include paintings by Karen Baumeister, Paul Behnke, Nic Coviello, James Erikson, and Michelle Marcuse.
The upstairs gallery will feature work by Henry Bermudez, David Foss, Jon Manteau, Vincent Romaniello, and Rob Solomon.
Where:
SAGE Projects 333 South Street Philadelphia, PA When: Sunday, April 5th, 5-7 PM
also...
Be sure to stop by the closing reception for Nic Coviello's show at Nexus...
Spotting Raptors and Cadmium Landscapes
Where:
NEXUS 1400 North American Street Philadelphia, PA When: Friday, April 3rd, 6-9 PM

and last but not least...
Right Now
Tim McFarlane @ Bridgette Mayer Gallery
Where:
Bridgette Mayer Gallery 709 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA When: Friday, April 3rd, 6-8:30 PM

Studio View

2009-04-03T04:52:00.001-04:00

New work for the upcoming show @ SAGE Projects.

New Work

2009-04-01T20:50:00.003-04:00

Gold Grid, 2009, acrylic on canvas on board, 8x10 inches (aprox.)