Archway Gallery Exhibitions - 2013
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Bird is the Word
Christie Coker and Andrea Wilkinson
December 7 - January 2, 2014
Foraging by Christie Coker
Coker and Wilkinson are frequent collaborators, with complimentary art works in the Bird is the Word exhibition that focus on Texas birds. The artists both are inspired by birds, from their colorful array of feathers to their melodic voices, the artists can’t help but stop, look, listen in sheer awe and peaceful contentment.
“Birds are the perfect muse,” Wilkinson said. “They are a wonder and a fascination. Whether it’s a tiny little titmouse flitting to and fro or a pre-historic looking pelican gliding through the sky, there is a sense of amazement that these winged creatures are able to do what most humans only wish they could do…fly!”
While Wilkinson’s sculptures capture the personality of our feathered friends, Coker’s paintings evoke the mood of their environs. “It is often the unplanned paintings that are my favorite,” said Coker. “These works just unfold, creating an atmosphere which allows the viewer to become more involved.” With the viewer’s involvement, a work of art can take on new meaning by representing the visions of each person who connects with the work. The artists both believe it is this interactive quality that is the key component linking them with the viewer.
In a departure from her usual bronze castings, Wilkinson has created lightweight and colorful birds using paper and wire. The texture she usually creates in clay is replaced by color and pattern. Her goal is twofold - to create birds that, from a distance, are easily identifiable by their color, size and attitude and to draw the viewer in for a closer examination, which reveals unexpected patterns, words and images.
“Birds are the perfect muse,” Wilkinson said. “They are a wonder and a fascination. Whether it’s a tiny little titmouse flitting to and fro or a pre-historic looking pelican gliding through the sky, there is a sense of amazement that these winged creatures are able to do what most humans only wish they could do…fly!”
While Wilkinson’s sculptures capture the personality of our feathered friends, Coker’s paintings evoke the mood of their environs. “It is often the unplanned paintings that are my favorite,” said Coker. “These works just unfold, creating an atmosphere which allows the viewer to become more involved.” With the viewer’s involvement, a work of art can take on new meaning by representing the visions of each person who connects with the work. The artists both believe it is this interactive quality that is the key component linking them with the viewer.
In a departure from her usual bronze castings, Wilkinson has created lightweight and colorful birds using paper and wire. The texture she usually creates in clay is replaced by color and pattern. Her goal is twofold - to create birds that, from a distance, are easily identifiable by their color, size and attitude and to draw the viewer in for a closer examination, which reveals unexpected patterns, words and images.
Black Necked Stilt by Andrea Wilkinson
Wilkinson has always loved animals and spent many hours drawing them as a child, which ultimately led her to study science in college, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Oklahoma State University. When she returned to her art as a sculptor, naturally her subject matter was animals. She has attended numerous workshops at the Scottsdale Artists School and the Fechin Institute and classes at the Glassell School of Art and is represented by Archway Gallery in Houston and The Hayden Hays Gallery at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her work is in private collections in many states and on public display in Georgia, Illinois, Colorado, Montana and Texas including at the Houston Zoo.
Coker received a Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in Art from Lamar University. In addition to post-graduate hours in the field of art, she has also studied at the Glassell School in Houston and has participated in numerousartistic workshops. After a successful career as a classroom art teacher for 17 years, Coker worked as Curriculum Director for a local non-profit organization providing art enrichment for children in the greater Houston area. Currently, she is a full-time artist. Coker has been represented by Archway Gallery since 2001 and has had affiliations with various art organizations in Houston since moving to the Houston area from Beaumont in 1995. Her work is included in private collections both nationally and internationally.
Coker received a Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in Art from Lamar University. In addition to post-graduate hours in the field of art, she has also studied at the Glassell School in Houston and has participated in numerousartistic workshops. After a successful career as a classroom art teacher for 17 years, Coker worked as Curriculum Director for a local non-profit organization providing art enrichment for children in the greater Houston area. Currently, she is a full-time artist. Coker has been represented by Archway Gallery since 2001 and has had affiliations with various art organizations in Houston since moving to the Houston area from Beaumont in 1995. Her work is included in private collections both nationally and internationally.
Dreams, Conversations and Separate Thoughts
Anita & Mark Nelson
November 2 - December 5, 2013
In the Garden by Anita Nelson
The Nelsons, who have been married 37 years, are inspired by nature but interpret their subject matter in their own distinct styles.
Anita depicts animals and natural elements in a realistic manner with a touch of whimsy and fantasy, while Mark is inspired by a fantastical approach to nature.
A majority of Anita’s works in this exhibition feature contemplative monkeys or other anthropomorphic creatures in natural settings surrounded by #2 pencils. She drew her inspiration from a conversation she and Mark had many years ago on the beauty and value of the Eagle Mirado #2 pencil, a conversation that has influenced her work in many ways for a number of years.
In contrast, Mark’s interpretation of nature takes on fantastical qualities. He is inspired by myths
and folklore and he fills his artwork with otherworldly creatures, plant life and humans. While the subject matter and artistic nature of the pieces in their exhibition are diametrically opposed, the
collection of their work ignites as visual conversation into their very separate, yet united thought processes. Both artists have a multitude of symbols and themes buried in their work, all of which they hope viewers will enjoy exploring and discovering.
Anita began art lessons as a child at the Cleveland Museum of Art, after her parents and the nuns at the Catholic school she attended recognized and encouraged her talent at a very young age.
She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Cleveland and her master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University. She started her career as a high school art teacher and then served as a longtime freelance illustrator for publications and children’s books.
Anita depicts animals and natural elements in a realistic manner with a touch of whimsy and fantasy, while Mark is inspired by a fantastical approach to nature.
A majority of Anita’s works in this exhibition feature contemplative monkeys or other anthropomorphic creatures in natural settings surrounded by #2 pencils. She drew her inspiration from a conversation she and Mark had many years ago on the beauty and value of the Eagle Mirado #2 pencil, a conversation that has influenced her work in many ways for a number of years.
In contrast, Mark’s interpretation of nature takes on fantastical qualities. He is inspired by myths
and folklore and he fills his artwork with otherworldly creatures, plant life and humans. While the subject matter and artistic nature of the pieces in their exhibition are diametrically opposed, the
collection of their work ignites as visual conversation into their very separate, yet united thought processes. Both artists have a multitude of symbols and themes buried in their work, all of which they hope viewers will enjoy exploring and discovering.
Anita began art lessons as a child at the Cleveland Museum of Art, after her parents and the nuns at the Catholic school she attended recognized and encouraged her talent at a very young age.
She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Cleveland and her master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University. She started her career as a high school art teacher and then served as a longtime freelance illustrator for publications and children’s books.
AG Temptation by Mark Nelson
“This exhibit has been very liberating for me,” Anita said. “For many years my art had to have a reason and a function. Over the past few years, however, Mark has encouraged me to let go of that thought process and instead be more free in my art making. I’m finally able to do that and I hope my work inspires others to do what they love."
Mark was born in rural North Dakota into a family of artists. His father was an art professor at the University of North Dakota and both parents encouraged Mark’s artistic side at an early age. Since the closest art museum to Mark was more than 50 miles away, his access
to the arts was limited. However, one of his resources was the comic book. At a young age his parents encouraged his exploration of this art form, never making a distinction for Mark between fine art and illustration.
Instead, the family embraced and encouraged all art forms, all of which had a great influence on Mark’s artistic appreciation and development.
Mark received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art and his master’s degree from University of Michigan. He began his career as an art professor at Northern Illinois University and Madison Area Technical College and then applied his expertise for visual fantasy in the video game industry for several years. He has been an in-demand visual freelancer in the comic book and fantasy world for more than 30 years developing characters for TSR Wizards of the Coast, Marvel, DC and Dark Horse Comics. Mark is currently working on Thunder Hunters, a collection of visual stories and images based on J.V. Holbrook’s journals.
Mark was born in rural North Dakota into a family of artists. His father was an art professor at the University of North Dakota and both parents encouraged Mark’s artistic side at an early age. Since the closest art museum to Mark was more than 50 miles away, his access
to the arts was limited. However, one of his resources was the comic book. At a young age his parents encouraged his exploration of this art form, never making a distinction for Mark between fine art and illustration.
Instead, the family embraced and encouraged all art forms, all of which had a great influence on Mark’s artistic appreciation and development.
Mark received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art and his master’s degree from University of Michigan. He began his career as an art professor at Northern Illinois University and Madison Area Technical College and then applied his expertise for visual fantasy in the video game industry for several years. He has been an in-demand visual freelancer in the comic book and fantasy world for more than 30 years developing characters for TSR Wizards of the Coast, Marvel, DC and Dark Horse Comics. Mark is currently working on Thunder Hunters, a collection of visual stories and images based on J.V. Holbrook’s journals.
Woven Spaces - Lines & Layers
Sherry Tseng Hill
October 5 - 31, 2013
The artist will be on hand to visit with guests during the exhibition opening reception on Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 4 – 8 pm at the gallery and will talk about her work at 6:30 pm. To kick off the reception at 4 pm, guest artist Tali Morgulis will perform selections from “Archipelago of Light” on the piano, followed by a CD signing immediately afterwards.
This new collection of Hill’s work focuses on her fascination with the study of the universe, specifically the stories and narratives that have been written and told through human history, as opposed to simply the academic theories of science, which illuminate physical reality. “These narratives seek to help us understand our relationship to the infinite space of stars, our place in the cosmos,” Hill said. “As an architect, I naturally think in terms of these spaces and how to define them. These tales of wondrous imagination create a unique and very real experience of being human in the universe and I seek to translate that in my artwork and attempt to name these spaces.”
Hill experiments with the use of layers and washes of paint to create a sense of the formless void and then to use crisply delineated line work or more-defined layers of paint to suggest spaces that can then be named and known. The line work and defined paint layers can be used to project senses into the space, draw viewers through the space and often thoroughly enfold one within the space and weave them into its fabric. This sense of movement through space and envelopment within space personally engages viewers to participate in these explorations. The paintings in Hill’s Woven Spaces series characterize her concept of art as space…a modulation in artistic exploration of the means for expressing architectural space.
Hill was born in Taiwan and lived there until she was a young teenager. She picked up her first paint brush at the age of seven and has been exploring art in a variety of media since then, from calligraphy and oil pastels to pencils, pastels and oils to acrylics, mixed media and 3-D paper constructions. Hill earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Architecture in 1980 and a Bachelor
of Architecture in 1982 from Rice University. She currently practices architecture and works on art in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood. Hill is a member of the Visual Arts Alliance, Art League Houston and the National Watercolor Society. She has won numerous awards for her work.
Israeli-American pianist Tali Morgulis, a "pianistic firecracker" hailed for performances "full of power and emotion," delivers vivid, imaginative programs to an ever-growing international audience. Her love of the standard repertoire and passion for chamber music and contemporary works have led to a variety of engagements with many of the world's leading orchestras, ensembles and soloists in the finest concert halls.
In conjunction with Hills’ “Woven Spaces,” Morgulis will be presenting selections from her recently released piano solo CD “Archipelago of Light,” consisting of works by South American composers. The album was released by Delos in 2013 and was inspired by Morgulis’ recent trips to Brazil and her continuing interest in Argentinean music. Good-natured, colorful pieces of Brazil’s Villa-Lobos and Prado are juxtaposed to passionate, explosive and at times violent works by Ginastera and Piazzolla from Argentina.
Morgulis has appeared as soloist with the Thüringen Philharmonic (Germany), Malaga Symphony Orchestra (Spain), Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Croatia), Kaoshung Symphony Orchestra(Taiwan), Haifa Symphony Orchestra (Israel) and the Orquestra da Camera Theatro Sao Pedro (Brazil).
Her collaborative performances have seen her paired with such brilliant violinists as Schlomo Mintz, Uri Pianka, and Vadim Gluzman, and with numerous chamber ensembles, including the Jupiter Chamber Players, the Firebird Contemporary Ensemble and the Borromeo String Quartet. A regular performer with Houston's composer-led contemporary music group, Musiqa, her advocacy of new music has including commissions and premieres of works by composers such as Marcus Karl Maroney, Lei Liang and Lior Navok.
Morgulis graduated with a Master’s Degree from the Rubin Academy of Music, Tel Aviv, and completed her Doctorate at the New England Conservatory, Boston. She has studied with Michael Boguslawsky, Wha Kyung Byun, and Lev Natochenny. Morgulis has joined the Moores School of Music, University of Houston, TX faculty in the fall of 2008, after serving on the faculty of Fort Hays
State University in Kansas.
This new collection of Hill’s work focuses on her fascination with the study of the universe, specifically the stories and narratives that have been written and told through human history, as opposed to simply the academic theories of science, which illuminate physical reality. “These narratives seek to help us understand our relationship to the infinite space of stars, our place in the cosmos,” Hill said. “As an architect, I naturally think in terms of these spaces and how to define them. These tales of wondrous imagination create a unique and very real experience of being human in the universe and I seek to translate that in my artwork and attempt to name these spaces.”
Hill experiments with the use of layers and washes of paint to create a sense of the formless void and then to use crisply delineated line work or more-defined layers of paint to suggest spaces that can then be named and known. The line work and defined paint layers can be used to project senses into the space, draw viewers through the space and often thoroughly enfold one within the space and weave them into its fabric. This sense of movement through space and envelopment within space personally engages viewers to participate in these explorations. The paintings in Hill’s Woven Spaces series characterize her concept of art as space…a modulation in artistic exploration of the means for expressing architectural space.
Hill was born in Taiwan and lived there until she was a young teenager. She picked up her first paint brush at the age of seven and has been exploring art in a variety of media since then, from calligraphy and oil pastels to pencils, pastels and oils to acrylics, mixed media and 3-D paper constructions. Hill earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Architecture in 1980 and a Bachelor
of Architecture in 1982 from Rice University. She currently practices architecture and works on art in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood. Hill is a member of the Visual Arts Alliance, Art League Houston and the National Watercolor Society. She has won numerous awards for her work.
Israeli-American pianist Tali Morgulis, a "pianistic firecracker" hailed for performances "full of power and emotion," delivers vivid, imaginative programs to an ever-growing international audience. Her love of the standard repertoire and passion for chamber music and contemporary works have led to a variety of engagements with many of the world's leading orchestras, ensembles and soloists in the finest concert halls.
In conjunction with Hills’ “Woven Spaces,” Morgulis will be presenting selections from her recently released piano solo CD “Archipelago of Light,” consisting of works by South American composers. The album was released by Delos in 2013 and was inspired by Morgulis’ recent trips to Brazil and her continuing interest in Argentinean music. Good-natured, colorful pieces of Brazil’s Villa-Lobos and Prado are juxtaposed to passionate, explosive and at times violent works by Ginastera and Piazzolla from Argentina.
Morgulis has appeared as soloist with the Thüringen Philharmonic (Germany), Malaga Symphony Orchestra (Spain), Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Croatia), Kaoshung Symphony Orchestra(Taiwan), Haifa Symphony Orchestra (Israel) and the Orquestra da Camera Theatro Sao Pedro (Brazil).
Her collaborative performances have seen her paired with such brilliant violinists as Schlomo Mintz, Uri Pianka, and Vadim Gluzman, and with numerous chamber ensembles, including the Jupiter Chamber Players, the Firebird Contemporary Ensemble and the Borromeo String Quartet. A regular performer with Houston's composer-led contemporary music group, Musiqa, her advocacy of new music has including commissions and premieres of works by composers such as Marcus Karl Maroney, Lei Liang and Lior Navok.
Morgulis graduated with a Master’s Degree from the Rubin Academy of Music, Tel Aviv, and completed her Doctorate at the New England Conservatory, Boston. She has studied with Michael Boguslawsky, Wha Kyung Byun, and Lev Natochenny. Morgulis has joined the Moores School of Music, University of Houston, TX faculty in the fall of 2008, after serving on the faculty of Fort Hays
State University in Kansas.
Coming Undone
Donna E. Perkins
September 7 - October 3, 2013
Donna E. Perkins
September 7 - October 3, 2013
Why the title, Coming Undone? It's been a year of
exploring new realities as nothing has gone as
planned.
The structural lines of Perkins' paintings have
been drawn from dancers dancing. These works become abstractions, not of the dancers, but of the dance. Perkins views dance as primal, primitive and beyond reason, a ritualized form of expressing desire and animal need. The painting process is, for Perkins, a passionate, wordless dance with the tactile sensuality of paint.
Perkins' photographs are derived from of her fascination with the beauty which can be found in the non-precious objects of the ordinary. These photographs are of papers and tape, common detritus of an artist's studio. After capturing a basic image, Perkins plays with the image in a totally abstract manner.
Perkins and Stronks have been collaborating since 2008. Stronks created a performance in
conjunction with Perkins' 2009 Entanglements show at Archway Gallery. Perkins' interest in photography was energized when photographing installations of paper sculptures she created for Stronk's Big Range Dance Festivals of 2011 and 2012.
Jhon R. Stronks often presents his audiences with seemingly disobedient work that behaves according to its own sanity. Stronks' passion for giving address to the gaps between what is perceived and what is present, lands his work somewhere between a cry for personal nconsciousness and a plea for social justice. Jhon’s choreography combines the fundamental elements of composition and choreography, with a convergence of movement styles and techniques drawn from his personal movement foundation. From this place, Stronks dives into alternative dance making systems. The result is the creation of an open space for the dancing to inhabit, where the context is clear; the eye has choices, and the viewer gets to decide.
Kristen Frankiewicz has performed and choreographed throughout the states, as well as internationally on stages in Austria, Germany, Italy, Greece, Ecuador, Ireland, and Mexico. In
2006, Kristen earned a nomination for Dance Magazine's award of Most Outstanding Performer whichafforded her the opportunity to perform at the Kennedy Center. Kristen's work has been presented in several dance festivals, including Choreographers X6 most recently, as well as presented new choreography on Rice Dance Theater Company, McCallum High School Dance Company, and Dance Repertory Theatre of The University of Texas at Austin. Kristen also dances
freelance on projects with different artists and contemporary dance companies including zoe|juniper Dance (Seattle), American Repertory Ensemble (Austin), Recked Productions, Suchu Dance, Chapman Dance, Frame Dance Productions, and VauLt Dance.
exploring new realities as nothing has gone as
planned.
The structural lines of Perkins' paintings have
been drawn from dancers dancing. These works become abstractions, not of the dancers, but of the dance. Perkins views dance as primal, primitive and beyond reason, a ritualized form of expressing desire and animal need. The painting process is, for Perkins, a passionate, wordless dance with the tactile sensuality of paint.
Perkins' photographs are derived from of her fascination with the beauty which can be found in the non-precious objects of the ordinary. These photographs are of papers and tape, common detritus of an artist's studio. After capturing a basic image, Perkins plays with the image in a totally abstract manner.
Perkins and Stronks have been collaborating since 2008. Stronks created a performance in
conjunction with Perkins' 2009 Entanglements show at Archway Gallery. Perkins' interest in photography was energized when photographing installations of paper sculptures she created for Stronk's Big Range Dance Festivals of 2011 and 2012.
Jhon R. Stronks often presents his audiences with seemingly disobedient work that behaves according to its own sanity. Stronks' passion for giving address to the gaps between what is perceived and what is present, lands his work somewhere between a cry for personal nconsciousness and a plea for social justice. Jhon’s choreography combines the fundamental elements of composition and choreography, with a convergence of movement styles and techniques drawn from his personal movement foundation. From this place, Stronks dives into alternative dance making systems. The result is the creation of an open space for the dancing to inhabit, where the context is clear; the eye has choices, and the viewer gets to decide.
Kristen Frankiewicz has performed and choreographed throughout the states, as well as internationally on stages in Austria, Germany, Italy, Greece, Ecuador, Ireland, and Mexico. In
2006, Kristen earned a nomination for Dance Magazine's award of Most Outstanding Performer whichafforded her the opportunity to perform at the Kennedy Center. Kristen's work has been presented in several dance festivals, including Choreographers X6 most recently, as well as presented new choreography on Rice Dance Theater Company, McCallum High School Dance Company, and Dance Repertory Theatre of The University of Texas at Austin. Kristen also dances
freelance on projects with different artists and contemporary dance companies including zoe|juniper Dance (Seattle), American Repertory Ensemble (Austin), Recked Productions, Suchu Dance, Chapman Dance, Frame Dance Productions, and VauLt Dance.
Wood You Believe It
Paula Haymond
August 3 - September 5, 2013
August 3 - September 5, 2013
Haymond’s creative vision takes form in the trees she cuts down, turns on the lathe, hand carves, delicately burns, textures, pierces with lace patterns and airbrushes with acrylics. She creates works which are rich with stories,
imagination and complex imagery. Her large vases often suggest other materials are being used such as metal and ceramics, while her small intimate carvings are suggestive ancient ocean forms. Haymond seeks to engage the viewer with her pieces by pulling them closer to each piece to investigate the images and movements across each form. It is there that viewers often encounter surprises that delight and amuse for years to come.
Haymond grew up in Indiana and attended Butler University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. She completed her Doctor of Education Degree in 1982 at Indiana University, Bloomington. She has worked as a in private practice as a Licensed Psychologist for the last 30 years. In addition to her full time job, she has been a woodturning artist since 2010. In 2011, she was accepted and served as an Artist in Residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in 2011. In 2012, two of her works, “Dawn in the Garden of Eden” and “Indra’s Dream,” were selected for the 29th Juried Visual Arts Alliance exhibition. In April of this year, Paula was honored by international Woodturning Design Magazine as the Designer Showcase featured artist; her piece, “Blue Heron,” was featured on the cover. She is a member of Gulf Coast Woodturners Association, American Association of Woodturners and Collectors of Wood Art. Her works are on display at Archway Gallery and Copper Shade Tree Gallery of Round Top, Texas.
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imagination and complex imagery. Her large vases often suggest other materials are being used such as metal and ceramics, while her small intimate carvings are suggestive ancient ocean forms. Haymond seeks to engage the viewer with her pieces by pulling them closer to each piece to investigate the images and movements across each form. It is there that viewers often encounter surprises that delight and amuse for years to come.
Haymond grew up in Indiana and attended Butler University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. She completed her Doctor of Education Degree in 1982 at Indiana University, Bloomington. She has worked as a in private practice as a Licensed Psychologist for the last 30 years. In addition to her full time job, she has been a woodturning artist since 2010. In 2011, she was accepted and served as an Artist in Residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in 2011. In 2012, two of her works, “Dawn in the Garden of Eden” and “Indra’s Dream,” were selected for the 29th Juried Visual Arts Alliance exhibition. In April of this year, Paula was honored by international Woodturning Design Magazine as the Designer Showcase featured artist; her piece, “Blue Heron,” was featured on the cover. She is a member of Gulf Coast Woodturners Association, American Association of Woodturners and Collectors of Wood Art. Her works are on display at Archway Gallery and Copper Shade Tree Gallery of Round Top, Texas.
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5th Annual Juried Exhibition
Features Guest Juror
Patrick M. Palmer
July 13 - July 31, 3013
Patrick M. Palmer
July 13 - July 31, 3013
JUROR: Open themed show juried by Patrick M. Palmer who is dean of The Glassell School of Art of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, as well as Faculty Chair of its Studio School and Department Head of Art History. He earned a BA from the University of California/Santa Barbara in 1977 and an MFA from Arizona State University in 1979. Palmer has had a long teaching career with The Glassell School, the University of St. Thomas, the Art League of Houston, Mississippi State University, UC Berkeley, the City College of San Francisco and Arizona State University. He has curated and judged a number of gallery and competitive exhibitions, and he has received two Houston Cultural
Arts Council Artist Project Awards. Throughout his painting career, Palmer placed works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and many other prestigious museum and university collections. His work has been selected for numerous competitive and collective exhibitions, and he has had numerous one-person shows. Palmer’s current paintings revisit an often examined theme of shadowed memories within his abstracted figures/heads.
PRIZES: Three awards will be announced at the opening reception: Best of Show will grant the winner a $500 cash award and guest artist privileges for one month at Archway Gallery. Cash awards will be granted to the artists selected as the second and third place
winners.
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Arts Council Artist Project Awards. Throughout his painting career, Palmer placed works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and many other prestigious museum and university collections. His work has been selected for numerous competitive and collective exhibitions, and he has had numerous one-person shows. Palmer’s current paintings revisit an often examined theme of shadowed memories within his abstracted figures/heads.
PRIZES: Three awards will be announced at the opening reception: Best of Show will grant the winner a $500 cash award and guest artist privileges for one month at Archway Gallery. Cash awards will be granted to the artists selected as the second and third place
winners.
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Orogenesis
Larry Garmezy
June 1 - July 12, 2013
Orogenesis refers to the immense forces within the
Earth that create remarkable yet ephemeral mountains. Garmezy has always been captivated by mountain landscapes and the elemental forces that both build them and subsequently carve them into the shapes, patterns, and textures surrounding us. Mountains, once formed, are constantly modified by ice and snow, wind and rain. A fusion of forces, weathering, and time, uniquely marks each landscape.
Orogenesis is his first solo exhibition and is significant to the artist because it marks the 30 year anniversary of his career as a geologist with Shell Oil.
"In the mountains I truly come alive and endeavor to translate this feeling and the calm it brings directly into my work," Garmezy said. Through digital deconstruction of details in original photographic images, the fundamental form and texture, color and light emerge in Garmezy’s work. Seeing patterns in the natural world is an offshoot of Garmezy’s geologic background and much of his work captures the unusual and subtle patterns he finds at every scale of observation from the microscopic to the grand panorama.
Although raised in the flat plains of Minnesota, Garmezy’s fondest memorie 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 said. Garmezy attended undergraduate school in the mountains of central Massachusetts and graduate school in the mountains of central Pennsylvania. He discovered a love for geology and photography along the way. Since 1983 he has enjoyed a rewarding career, living in the coastal plains of Texas as a geologist with Shell Oil. "This work has given me the opportunity to travel around the world, solving complex problems and gaining a deeper understanding of the complex interactions that create the earth we live on," Garmezy said.
Garmezy’s art career began in earnest in 2007. His work has been exhibited in juried shows in Seattle and Houston and numerous venues in the Houston area, including a public commission
in Bellaire. He has been a member of Archway Gallery since November 2011.
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Earth that create remarkable yet ephemeral mountains. Garmezy has always been captivated by mountain landscapes and the elemental forces that both build them and subsequently carve them into the shapes, patterns, and textures surrounding us. Mountains, once formed, are constantly modified by ice and snow, wind and rain. A fusion of forces, weathering, and time, uniquely marks each landscape.
Orogenesis is his first solo exhibition and is significant to the artist because it marks the 30 year anniversary of his career as a geologist with Shell Oil.
"In the mountains I truly come alive and endeavor to translate this feeling and the calm it brings directly into my work," Garmezy said. Through digital deconstruction of details in original photographic images, the fundamental form and texture, color and light emerge in Garmezy’s work. Seeing patterns in the natural world is an offshoot of Garmezy’s geologic background and much of his work captures the unusual and subtle patterns he finds at every scale of observation from the microscopic to the grand panorama.
Although raised in the flat plains of Minnesota, Garmezy’s fondest memorie 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 said. Garmezy attended undergraduate school in the mountains of central Massachusetts and graduate school in the mountains of central Pennsylvania. He discovered a love for geology and photography along the way. Since 1983 he has enjoyed a rewarding career, living in the coastal plains of Texas as a geologist with Shell Oil. "This work has given me the opportunity to travel around the world, solving complex problems and gaining a deeper understanding of the complex interactions that create the earth we live on," Garmezy said.
Garmezy’s art career began in earnest in 2007. His work has been exhibited in juried shows in Seattle and Houston and numerous venues in the Houston area, including a public commission
in Bellaire. He has been a member of Archway Gallery since November 2011.
http://youtu.be/9jJ1Tx588ds
Diversity
Margaret Scott Bock
May 3 - May 31, 2013
The exhibit, which includes all new works, features a story telling theme, expressed through the diversity of both her traditional and experimental styles of painting. Bock’s traditional style is more impressionistic rather than photo realism and the subject matter, although not her intention when she began preparing for this exhibit, is varied, yet still tells a compelling story, featuring city related scenes from her travels.
“I am stretching and experimenting with a new surface on which to paint,” Bock said. The surface she uses is a paper named Yupo, which is very slick and can often be challenging to work with because it is difficult to make the paint stay where you want it. Bock covers the surface with a colorful mix of paint and lets it blend and react with itself. She then looks for interesting happenings and tries to make something of significance, a process which naturally lends itself to interesting interpretations that to the artist make a montage that tells a story. “I am always seeking and learning ways to express in water media my responses to space, movement, music and nature, ever hoping to strike a chord in the soul of the viewer,” she said.
Bock was raised in a musical family which played all types of musical instruments including the violin, cello, piano, and saxophone. She chose movement as her expressive medium and she studied and eventually taught ballet in high school and college. During those years she took time out to study ballet in Chicago and New York, which led to a brief stint in musical theatre and a The United States Organizations, Inc. (USO) tour.
Bock’s painting education started in 1969 when she moved to Houston and discovered the Watercolor Art Society-Houston (WAS-H) where she took advantage of the many talented instructors. Three years later she became President of WAS-H. In 1981 she joined Archway Gallery and is now the gallery’s longest standing member. She has served as President/Director and on the Board(s) of Directors for both Archway and WAS-H over the years. Bock has achieved acclaim through exhibiting in many shows nationally. Her paintings are in numerous private collections and can been seen regularly at WAS-H and Archway Gallery.
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“I am stretching and experimenting with a new surface on which to paint,” Bock said. The surface she uses is a paper named Yupo, which is very slick and can often be challenging to work with because it is difficult to make the paint stay where you want it. Bock covers the surface with a colorful mix of paint and lets it blend and react with itself. She then looks for interesting happenings and tries to make something of significance, a process which naturally lends itself to interesting interpretations that to the artist make a montage that tells a story. “I am always seeking and learning ways to express in water media my responses to space, movement, music and nature, ever hoping to strike a chord in the soul of the viewer,” she said.
Bock was raised in a musical family which played all types of musical instruments including the violin, cello, piano, and saxophone. She chose movement as her expressive medium and she studied and eventually taught ballet in high school and college. During those years she took time out to study ballet in Chicago and New York, which led to a brief stint in musical theatre and a The United States Organizations, Inc. (USO) tour.
Bock’s painting education started in 1969 when she moved to Houston and discovered the Watercolor Art Society-Houston (WAS-H) where she took advantage of the many talented instructors. Three years later she became President of WAS-H. In 1981 she joined Archway Gallery and is now the gallery’s longest standing member. She has served as President/Director and on the Board(s) of Directors for both Archway and WAS-H over the years. Bock has achieved acclaim through exhibiting in many shows nationally. Her paintings are in numerous private collections and can been seen regularly at WAS-H and Archway Gallery.
http://youtu.be/
An Element of Space
Veronica Dyer
April 6 May 2, 2013
Dyer has included in this exhibit established as well as a new series of abstract portraits. She describes her art as spontaneous. “In each of my pieces anything is possible and each work is wrought with risk. Yet in spite of this, many times I consciously leave empty spaces – blank, untouched canvas – which leaves the viewer to traverse the blank areas in the process, feeling the integration of the whole,” she said.
Working primarily with acrylics, she builds her artwork in consecutive layers. It is the constant progression of a piece that excites her - the changes, the challenges and the accidents, too. From that comes her enjoyment and fulfillment, seeing and feeling the canvas acquire its own life, an expression of the intangible coming from all realms of her experiences.
Dyer was born in Venezuela and has resided in the United States for the last 12 years. Her love of art and special capacity for painting are natural extensions of her family gifts. She took her first art classes at age 13 with her grandfather, Italian artist Nerino de Panfilis, who painted in the style of the figurative movement, which ultimately lead Dyer to the self-discovery at an early age that her “style” was one that offered more freedom, one that represents a combination of different cultures, blending an Old World sensibility with the new.
Dyer's paintings can be found in private collections in Venezuela, Canada, the United States, Mexico and Switzerland. Her work is currently represented by Affaire D’Arte in Galveston, TX, Galeria Regina, Mixed Emotions Fine Art and Archway Gallery in Houston, TX.
http://youtu.be/xVqd1Zr7y58
Working primarily with acrylics, she builds her artwork in consecutive layers. It is the constant progression of a piece that excites her - the changes, the challenges and the accidents, too. From that comes her enjoyment and fulfillment, seeing and feeling the canvas acquire its own life, an expression of the intangible coming from all realms of her experiences.
Dyer was born in Venezuela and has resided in the United States for the last 12 years. Her love of art and special capacity for painting are natural extensions of her family gifts. She took her first art classes at age 13 with her grandfather, Italian artist Nerino de Panfilis, who painted in the style of the figurative movement, which ultimately lead Dyer to the self-discovery at an early age that her “style” was one that offered more freedom, one that represents a combination of different cultures, blending an Old World sensibility with the new.
Dyer's paintings can be found in private collections in Venezuela, Canada, the United States, Mexico and Switzerland. Her work is currently represented by Affaire D’Arte in Galveston, TX, Galeria Regina, Mixed Emotions Fine Art and Archway Gallery in Houston, TX.
http://youtu.be/xVqd1Zr7y58
Relocation to Another Country
in Collaboration with 2013 NCECA Conference
V. Chin, Albert Goldreich, Kay Nguyen and Shikha Joshi
March 2, 2013 - April 5, 2013
This exhibit is being held in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 2013 Conference in Houston from March 18 - March 24, 2013.
The four award-winning ceramic artists featured in the exhibition come to the world of ceramics with diverse backgrounds and training. They each possess the shared mutual experience of relocating to the United States, which served as the inspiration for the exhibition theme. Relocation to another country presents many challenges including learning a new language, establishing new contacts, and adapting to a new culture, yet they have each taken these obstacles and turned them into motivating factors in their work. They have each found ways to blend influences from their native countries with form and surfaces popular in modern American ceramics.
Vorakit Chinookoswong, known widely as V. Chin, was born in Bangkok and grew up in Japan. He gained an appreciation for balance working under Japanese potters. Chin moved to the U.S. in 1980 and established his studio in Seabrook, Texas. His distinctive style emerged and many of his works began to feature a signature small frog. Other works are reminiscent of ancient, museum quality, fine porcelain with delicate designs. Striving for a balance between aesthetics and function, Chin's subtle glazing adds an extraordinary level of elegance to his pottery.
http://youtu.be/9MW-N0Wk-wI
Albert Goldreich, born in South Africa, moved to the U.S. in 1981 and works out of his studio in Houston. While still in South Africa, Goldreich studied under the instruction of well-known South African potter, Digby Hoets. He continued his "hobby" until 2005 when it turned into his full time profession. Whether creating by hand or using the potter's wheel, his unique designs reflect not only his South African heritage, but also have universal appeal, being both functional and decorative. After more than 30 years, Albert still finds pottery to be a never-ending challenge , constantly attempting new ideas, driven by his passion toward his work.
Kay Nguyen, born in Vietnam, came to the U.S. in 1975 at the age of eight as the war ended in Vietnam. She began working with clay at the age of 19.
"Even though, most of my life has been here in America," Nguyen said, "the duality of being Vietnamese and growing up in a western environment inherently informs my work." The bottle shapes found in her work are reminiscent of traditional Asian pots, but Nguyen considers the surface of the forms as her canvas allowing her to be free and painterly. Leaves, pods, flowers and other natural shapes give inspiration to simple, feminine and strong forms.
Shikha Joshi was born in New Delhi, India and moved to the U.S. in 1998. She now works out of her home studio in Round Rock, TX. She views the pot as a canvas waiting to be decorated in hopes it can add an element of beauty and joy to one's everyday life. Even though decoration holds a strong appeal for her, she has more recently focused on the form itself, exploring the relationship between form and surface and experimenting with them in ways that she has not done before. Exposed to clay while in New Delhi as a child, she was hooked on the craft. She later honed her skills at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
The four award-winning ceramic artists featured in the exhibition come to the world of ceramics with diverse backgrounds and training. They each possess the shared mutual experience of relocating to the United States, which served as the inspiration for the exhibition theme. Relocation to another country presents many challenges including learning a new language, establishing new contacts, and adapting to a new culture, yet they have each taken these obstacles and turned them into motivating factors in their work. They have each found ways to blend influences from their native countries with form and surfaces popular in modern American ceramics.
Vorakit Chinookoswong, known widely as V. Chin, was born in Bangkok and grew up in Japan. He gained an appreciation for balance working under Japanese potters. Chin moved to the U.S. in 1980 and established his studio in Seabrook, Texas. His distinctive style emerged and many of his works began to feature a signature small frog. Other works are reminiscent of ancient, museum quality, fine porcelain with delicate designs. Striving for a balance between aesthetics and function, Chin's subtle glazing adds an extraordinary level of elegance to his pottery.
http://youtu.be/9MW-N0Wk-wI
Albert Goldreich, born in South Africa, moved to the U.S. in 1981 and works out of his studio in Houston. While still in South Africa, Goldreich studied under the instruction of well-known South African potter, Digby Hoets. He continued his "hobby" until 2005 when it turned into his full time profession. Whether creating by hand or using the potter's wheel, his unique designs reflect not only his South African heritage, but also have universal appeal, being both functional and decorative. After more than 30 years, Albert still finds pottery to be a never-ending challenge , constantly attempting new ideas, driven by his passion toward his work.
Kay Nguyen, born in Vietnam, came to the U.S. in 1975 at the age of eight as the war ended in Vietnam. She began working with clay at the age of 19.
"Even though, most of my life has been here in America," Nguyen said, "the duality of being Vietnamese and growing up in a western environment inherently informs my work." The bottle shapes found in her work are reminiscent of traditional Asian pots, but Nguyen considers the surface of the forms as her canvas allowing her to be free and painterly. Leaves, pods, flowers and other natural shapes give inspiration to simple, feminine and strong forms.
Shikha Joshi was born in New Delhi, India and moved to the U.S. in 1998. She now works out of her home studio in Round Rock, TX. She views the pot as a canvas waiting to be decorated in hopes it can add an element of beauty and joy to one's everyday life. Even though decoration holds a strong appeal for her, she has more recently focused on the form itself, exploring the relationship between form and surface and experimenting with them in ways that she has not done before. Exposed to clay while in New Delhi as a child, she was hooked on the craft. She later honed her skills at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Signs, Symbols & Sentinels
Becky Soria
February 2, 2013 - March 1, 2013
Archway Gallery presents Signs, Symbols and Sentinels featuring representative work by member artist Becky Soria. The exhibit will be on view February 2 through February 28, 2013.
The artist will be on hand to visit with guests during the exhibition opening reception on Saturday, February 2 from 5 – 8 pm at the gallery and will talk about her work at 6:30 pm.
The works featured in the exhibition are done with the intention of exploring the physicality of animals, in particular as it relates to the bodies of a specific group of animals - the bison, the bull and the horse; the animals of the Paleolithic past.
“My intentions are to connect with our primitive and archetypical ancestry by re- articulating within our contemporary context those pre-historic images, their human bodies and their animals,” Soria said. “Thus, I hope these old protagonists acquire new meaning by bringing forth the mood and emotional tone of our contemporary world, while at the same time re-collecting, to whatever extent possible, their ancestral meaning.”
Her language is, appropriately, minimally representational. Often reduce to just simple outlines and body shapes. These acquire however their due substance thanks to the heavy impasto paint used to render them. Soria further explains that these works are the result of hard but joyful and emotional work over the last year and a half.
Soria was born in Bolivia, South America and grew up in an art conducive environment, where from an early age she was exposed to classical music, visual arts, and ballet. She studied painting in South America under Fernando Casas, an internationally known painter. Later she continued studies at the Glassell School of Art in Houston. Her longtime career as a nurse and background in biology and the sciences, as well as her interest in archeology, has influenced the subject matter of her paintings. Soria has been showing her works in the US, Europe and South America. Her works have been collected by corporate and private collections worldwide.
Great article about Becky's show by Virginia Billieaud Anderson, The Great God Pan Is Dead!
The artist will be on hand to visit with guests during the exhibition opening reception on Saturday, February 2 from 5 – 8 pm at the gallery and will talk about her work at 6:30 pm.
The works featured in the exhibition are done with the intention of exploring the physicality of animals, in particular as it relates to the bodies of a specific group of animals - the bison, the bull and the horse; the animals of the Paleolithic past.
“My intentions are to connect with our primitive and archetypical ancestry by re- articulating within our contemporary context those pre-historic images, their human bodies and their animals,” Soria said. “Thus, I hope these old protagonists acquire new meaning by bringing forth the mood and emotional tone of our contemporary world, while at the same time re-collecting, to whatever extent possible, their ancestral meaning.”
Her language is, appropriately, minimally representational. Often reduce to just simple outlines and body shapes. These acquire however their due substance thanks to the heavy impasto paint used to render them. Soria further explains that these works are the result of hard but joyful and emotional work over the last year and a half.
Soria was born in Bolivia, South America and grew up in an art conducive environment, where from an early age she was exposed to classical music, visual arts, and ballet. She studied painting in South America under Fernando Casas, an internationally known painter. Later she continued studies at the Glassell School of Art in Houston. Her longtime career as a nurse and background in biology and the sciences, as well as her interest in archeology, has influenced the subject matter of her paintings. Soria has been showing her works in the US, Europe and South America. Her works have been collected by corporate and private collections worldwide.
Great article about Becky's show by Virginia Billieaud Anderson, The Great God Pan Is Dead!
A Visual Dialogue
Sue Burke Harrington & Rosanne Hudson
Jan. 5 through Jan. 31
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Houston, Texas (November 1, 2012) – Archway Gallery presents A Visual Dialogue, featuring new paintings by artists Sue Burke Harrington and Rosanne J. Hudson. The exhibition will be on view January 5 – January 31, 2013.
The artists will be on hand to visit with guests during the exhibition opening reception on Saturday, January 5, 2013 from 5 – 8 pm at the gallery, which will include an artist talk by Harrington at 6:30 pm.
Harrington and Hudson’s paintings are a true collaboration, as the artists meet with each other regularly to share their work, ideas and thoughts in an intimate visual conversation, which helps each to see their art from a different viewpoint. Often times they paint together, gathering in Harrington’s garage studio which was specially developed for large-scale painting. As an individual, each "creates" her own work of art, but at the same time they share the common love of the process. In this vein, their works meld and shape the body of the artwork in this joint exhibition.
They communicate their dialogue to viewers through the use of strong color, shapes, line and under painting of multiple layers of acrylic paint or glazes, which add depth to each of their paintings. These elements harmonize and complement one another, producing a unique viewing experience for their audiences.
Harrington is an award winning artist known for her bold colors and strong compositions in acrylic paintings on canvas. Her love of nature is often felt in her art, as she balances forms, lines and texture and allows the work to grow intuitively.
Harrington honed her passion for art during her childhood, often drawing and painting the rolling landscapes and lakes of the Midwest. This influence is still seen in her organic shapes and colors. She is an energetic painter, often pouring the paint or throwing it at the canvas, developing textures and shapes. The layers of paint and brush strokes create a depth that entices the viewer to journey into the painting with the artist.
She received her B.A. in Studio Art at Michigan State University, where her artwork evolved from realistic to abstract work. She continued her art education on the graduate level. Believing in the benefits of artist communities, Sue is a member many groups including Visual Arts Alliance, SLMM, Lawndale and the Art league of Houston. She enjoys sharing her love of art and has taught people of all ages.
Hudson’s artistic process is her inspiration, drawing her joy from creating. Her work always begins with the application of multiple layers of acrylic glazes onto the canvas; then the painted canvas might be embellished with paper to make a collage or it stands independently with paint, gel mediums and texture. When the color has been established by the glazes and the shapes reveal themselves, she either emphasizes them or diminishes them, according to the developing design. It is at this point that she captures the idea that determines the final outcome of the piece.
Hudson developed her abilities by participating in continuous art education. She has studied at the University of Arizona, Glassell School of Art, North Harris County Junior College and London University. Hudson has taken private and group lessons and has studied with many renowned Houston and nationally known artists through attendance at art workshops and seminars. She’s affiliated with numerous arts organizations including, National Collage Society, Inc; International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA); Watercolor Art Society-Houston; Art League, Houston, First Frontier Collage Society; Visual Arts Alliance; Society of Layerists in Multi Media (SLMM); and more.
The artists will be on hand to visit with guests during the exhibition opening reception on Saturday, January 5, 2013 from 5 – 8 pm at the gallery, which will include an artist talk by Harrington at 6:30 pm.
Harrington and Hudson’s paintings are a true collaboration, as the artists meet with each other regularly to share their work, ideas and thoughts in an intimate visual conversation, which helps each to see their art from a different viewpoint. Often times they paint together, gathering in Harrington’s garage studio which was specially developed for large-scale painting. As an individual, each "creates" her own work of art, but at the same time they share the common love of the process. In this vein, their works meld and shape the body of the artwork in this joint exhibition.
They communicate their dialogue to viewers through the use of strong color, shapes, line and under painting of multiple layers of acrylic paint or glazes, which add depth to each of their paintings. These elements harmonize and complement one another, producing a unique viewing experience for their audiences.
Harrington is an award winning artist known for her bold colors and strong compositions in acrylic paintings on canvas. Her love of nature is often felt in her art, as she balances forms, lines and texture and allows the work to grow intuitively.
Harrington honed her passion for art during her childhood, often drawing and painting the rolling landscapes and lakes of the Midwest. This influence is still seen in her organic shapes and colors. She is an energetic painter, often pouring the paint or throwing it at the canvas, developing textures and shapes. The layers of paint and brush strokes create a depth that entices the viewer to journey into the painting with the artist.
She received her B.A. in Studio Art at Michigan State University, where her artwork evolved from realistic to abstract work. She continued her art education on the graduate level. Believing in the benefits of artist communities, Sue is a member many groups including Visual Arts Alliance, SLMM, Lawndale and the Art league of Houston. She enjoys sharing her love of art and has taught people of all ages.
Hudson’s artistic process is her inspiration, drawing her joy from creating. Her work always begins with the application of multiple layers of acrylic glazes onto the canvas; then the painted canvas might be embellished with paper to make a collage or it stands independently with paint, gel mediums and texture. When the color has been established by the glazes and the shapes reveal themselves, she either emphasizes them or diminishes them, according to the developing design. It is at this point that she captures the idea that determines the final outcome of the piece.
Hudson developed her abilities by participating in continuous art education. She has studied at the University of Arizona, Glassell School of Art, North Harris County Junior College and London University. Hudson has taken private and group lessons and has studied with many renowned Houston and nationally known artists through attendance at art workshops and seminars. She’s affiliated with numerous arts organizations including, National Collage Society, Inc; International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA); Watercolor Art Society-Houston; Art League, Houston, First Frontier Collage Society; Visual Arts Alliance; Society of Layerists in Multi Media (SLMM); and more.