Archway Gallery
Upcoming Exhibition Calendar
Upcoming Exhibition Calendar
Opening receptions are usually the first Saturday of each month, with some possible exceptions due to holidays. All receptions are from 5 to 8 p.m.
February 1 - March 5, 2020
There Is Another Garden
Featuring New Work by Sherry Tseng Hill & Mosaics by Nathan Hill
Opening Reception
DATE: Saturday, February 1, 2020
TIME: 5 - 8 p.m. with Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX 77006
Complimentary Valet Parking & Light Refreshments
DATE: Saturday, February 1, 2020
TIME: 5 - 8 p.m. with Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX 77006
Complimentary Valet Parking & Light Refreshments
Observing that the plant world is much like the human world, embodying the duality of both opposition and contradiction, as well as balance and harmony, artists Sherry Tseng Hill and Nathan Hill investigate the nature of this duality in their works for this exhibition.
Using mosaic tile, as well as paper, paint, and other materials, each artist explores the possibilities of realism versus abstraction, of the cells that make up the whole, and of the underlying mathematical patterns. The result is a revelation that There is Another Garden, one that can seem both beautiful and strange.
Sherry Tseng Hill, an architect, also studied art history in college and has continually created art throughout her life. Her art resides in both private and public collections. Finding both spiritual renewal and creative inspirations in her garden, she is often seen wrestling weeds from her certified wildlife habitat backyard.
Nathan Hill, a teacher of English, also writes poetry, composes music, and creates mosaic artwork. Passionate about history, he especially loves studying the Byzantine empire, including its art and architecture. He is avidly fashioning his own garden into a place of solace and contemplation.
Using mosaic tile, as well as paper, paint, and other materials, each artist explores the possibilities of realism versus abstraction, of the cells that make up the whole, and of the underlying mathematical patterns. The result is a revelation that There is Another Garden, one that can seem both beautiful and strange.
Sherry Tseng Hill, an architect, also studied art history in college and has continually created art throughout her life. Her art resides in both private and public collections. Finding both spiritual renewal and creative inspirations in her garden, she is often seen wrestling weeds from her certified wildlife habitat backyard.
Nathan Hill, a teacher of English, also writes poetry, composes music, and creates mosaic artwork. Passionate about history, he especially loves studying the Byzantine empire, including its art and architecture. He is avidly fashioning his own garden into a place of solace and contemplation.
March 7 - April 2, 2020
Mostly Water, Some Rock
Featuring Photography by Artist Larry Garmezy
In Participation with FotoFest 2020
Opening Reception
DATE: Saturday, March 7, 2020
TIME: 5 - 8 p.m. with Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX 77006
Complimentary Valet Parking & Light Refreshments
DATE: Saturday, March 7, 2020
TIME: 5 - 8 p.m. with Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX 77006
Complimentary Valet Parking & Light Refreshments
This exhibition, like Garmezy’s previous solo shows, is shaped by his early adventures as a geologist. Through this filter he observes and captures the unique and subtle patterns and textures hidden in the details of nature’s recesses. Mostly Water, Some Rock chronicles what he finds visually and intellectually intriguing in the natural world. Understanding the physical processes that create patterns in nature allows Garmezy to capture unusual impressions and abstractions of the visual landscape.
This exhibition focuses on two realms: water and rock. Photographing the same natural springs over many years, Garmezy finds that, like snowflakes, no two images are the same. The constant is the incredible interplay of light with surface ripples and the extraordinary palette of colors from plants beneath the surface. Varying the time of exposure creates a further abstraction of the scene. This fluid environment is ideal for the photographic art form. While the human eye can see the motion created by the upwelling of water, it takes a mechanical shutter to “freeze” the scene, revealing the composition’s unique beauty. Likewise, a close-up of a rock cliff face brings the intricate interplay of fracture patterns to life. Their growth leaves a subtle and beautiful record. The common thread between these two realms is the patterns created by the distortion of light, shape, and color formed either by ripples in a spring or the convoluted fracturing of a cliff face.
Although raised in the flat plains of Minnesota, Garmezy’s fondest childhood memories began in the mountain states of the west. “To this day, I can close my eyes and return to every mountain range, valley, stream, or snowfield I have traversed over the past 50 years,” he says. Garmezy attended Amherst College, in the mountains of central Massachusetts and graduate school in geology at Penn State, in the mountains of central Pennsylvania. He retired from Shell Oil after a 32-year career traveling the globe.
A life-long photographer, Garmezy’s art career began in earnest in 2007. His work has been in several juried shows across the U.S. and Europe, in addition to the work hanging in homes, offices and public spaces across the U.S and Great Britain. Two pieces from this show have been published in Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine. Garmezy is a member of the Houston Center for Photography and the Houston Visual Arts Alliance. This is his fourth solo show since becoming an Archway Gallery resident artist in 2011.
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This exhibition focuses on two realms: water and rock. Photographing the same natural springs over many years, Garmezy finds that, like snowflakes, no two images are the same. The constant is the incredible interplay of light with surface ripples and the extraordinary palette of colors from plants beneath the surface. Varying the time of exposure creates a further abstraction of the scene. This fluid environment is ideal for the photographic art form. While the human eye can see the motion created by the upwelling of water, it takes a mechanical shutter to “freeze” the scene, revealing the composition’s unique beauty. Likewise, a close-up of a rock cliff face brings the intricate interplay of fracture patterns to life. Their growth leaves a subtle and beautiful record. The common thread between these two realms is the patterns created by the distortion of light, shape, and color formed either by ripples in a spring or the convoluted fracturing of a cliff face.
Although raised in the flat plains of Minnesota, Garmezy’s fondest childhood memories began in the mountain states of the west. “To this day, I can close my eyes and return to every mountain range, valley, stream, or snowfield I have traversed over the past 50 years,” he says. Garmezy attended Amherst College, in the mountains of central Massachusetts and graduate school in geology at Penn State, in the mountains of central Pennsylvania. He retired from Shell Oil after a 32-year career traveling the globe.
A life-long photographer, Garmezy’s art career began in earnest in 2007. His work has been in several juried shows across the U.S. and Europe, in addition to the work hanging in homes, offices and public spaces across the U.S and Great Britain. Two pieces from this show have been published in Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine. Garmezy is a member of the Houston Center for Photography and the Houston Visual Arts Alliance. This is his fourth solo show since becoming an Archway Gallery resident artist in 2011.
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Upcoming March Events
April 4 - 30, 2020
Diverse-City: An Ode to Houston
Featuring New Photographs by Isabelle Perreau
In Participation with FotoFest 2020
Opening Reception
DATE: Saturday, April 4
TIME: 5 - 8 p.m. with Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX 77006
Complimentary Valet Parking & Light Refreshments
DATE: Saturday, April 4
TIME: 5 - 8 p.m. with Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX 77006
Complimentary Valet Parking & Light Refreshments
Upcoming April Events
Shoso Duo in Concert
DATES: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 7 p.m.
Shoso Duo in Concert
DATES: Sunday, April 26 at 6 p.m.