2010 Exhibition Schedule
Previous exhibitions
Exhibition Preview - January 9, 2009 – February 27, 2009
Five artists that will be featured in exhibitions for 2009 will be showing together: Lisabel Filiatrault, Anita Lewis, SA Schimmel Gold, Maximo Laura, and James Koehler. Artists work in various mediums including painting, mixed media, and weaving.
Anita Lewis - Abstract Paintings: March 6 – April 17, 2009
In 1979, Anita Lewis moved to Southern Germany. While living in Europe for almost 20 years, she learned about European Modernism in art and architecture which is reflected in her interior design work. Her goal as an artist is to create a symbiotic relationship between modern architecture and her art. Lewis' art offers the necessary balance to the chaos, a haven of serenity and thought, simplistic modernism for simplistic modern environments, or contrasting eclectic classicism.
SA Schimmel Gold - Pop Art mosaic portraits: May 1 – June 5, 2009
The power of the portrait lives in SA Schimmel Gold’s pop art mosaic portraits made from recycled materials. Her style can be compared to that of Andy Warhol and Peter Max, but her technique is reflective on contemporary culture. She is a rabid recycler, collecting everything from business mail postcards to art gallery cards to old greeting cards. The artist studied mosaic tiles in Turkey and glass in Venice and applied this experience and knowledge to her current body of work. Her portraits reveal the artist’s idea of beauty as it is represented in contemporary society.
Maximo Laura - Contemporary Peruvian weavings: June 11 – July 24, 2009
Maximo Laura’s work is the rediscovery of the rich, unique and millennial historical textile source of the Andes combined with the innovations in the international field of tapestry. Working in 100% Andean alpaca, llama, wool and cotton, Maestro Laura weaves a world that reflects his personal as well as cultural views. His works are three-dimensional representations of Andean mythological themes drawn from Peru's rich history of pre-Columbian cultures such as the Incas and their modern day descendants the Quechua Indians.
Ruth Borgenicht - Stoneware & Porcelain Sculpture: June 11 – July 24, 2009
Worn under Medieval armor, chain mail is made of tiny interlocking metal rings designed to protect a body in motion. Ruth Borgenicht uses the chain mail pattern and other woven patterns to create ceramic works that conjure up a sense of permanence and defensive concealment. Like the ancient armor, her pieces are made of a fabric of movable interlocking rings. Using clay to make a protective mesh is contradictory; for how can it defend anything, much less itself? Visually stone-like, the pieces appear strong and impenetrable, belying their inherent fragility. The exhibition features the artists’ circular and architectural forms and baskets.
New Artists I - Mark Bowles & Rachel Darnell: July 28 – August 18, 2009
- Mark Bowles: Abstract California Landscapes
Mark Bowles’ paintings are subjective, simple and filled with light and color, a harmonious balance between the Western landscape and his passion for abstraction. His landscapes are individual statements that have emerged from a rich tradition of California landscape painting. The large scale results in a vast visual picture plane with bold areas of color intermingled with subtle painterly areas. The reward for the viewer is resonating landscapes whose color and expressive brushwork evoke a vibrant sense of place.
- Rachel Darnell :mixed media
Rachel Darnell developed the technique of woven canvas to represent and emphasize the interconnectedness and interdependence of all things. It is a simple structure, yet profound in its strength combining the immediacy and expressiveness of painting with the primitive structure of weaving. Her travels into some of the most ancient cities of the world have inspired her use of gold and silver leafing, like that which has been used to convey divinity. In her work, she attempts to revive ancient, spiritual themes and find expression for them in our modern world.
New Artists II - James Dormer & Paul Flippen: August 20 – September 15, 2009
-James Dormer :lithographs
The essence of James Dormer’s creative work is found in nature, though it is not an attempt to portray the local landscape. Rather, his work becomes more an abstraction of his experiences; much of it is arrived at through memory, automatism and the subconscious. The imagery also reflects his interpretation of literature written by Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, William Carlos Williams, Robert Frost, Jean Dubuffet, and Friedrich Nietzshe. James Dormer is a Professor of Art at Colorado State University where he heads the printmaking program and has taught for the past thirty-nine years.
-Paul Flippen :mixed media
Paul Flippen creates visual puzzles. His works are autobiographical, functioning as metaphorical self-portraits that communicate through the layering of associative meaning. Objects, emblems or patterns act as citations, references to aspects of his artistic and personal relationships. The series featured in this exhibition reflects on the process of art-making. Objects that relate to the act of looking at objects are depicted in front of a background of scientific coding.
James Koehler - Contemporary Weavings: September 17 – October 30, 2009
James Koehler is one of the most sought after weavers in the southwest. His vibrant tapestries with abstract shapes and superb craftsmanship attract the attention of important collectors and museums around the world. His work can be found in The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., the Denver Art Museum and the U.S. Embassy in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was also named “American Artist Abroad” for 2007. James finds inspiration for his work in the extraordinary landscape and the unique cultures of New Mexico. His tapestries often include pan-cultural motifs and evocative symbolism which stem from his monastic background and work in anthropology. He dyes his own wool to achieve vibrant colors, does all of the weaving himself and produces his tapestries in limited editions much as printmakers and sculptors always have done.
Anne Bossert - Contemporary Furniture: September 17 – October 30, 2009
Anne Bossert works in the form of furniture as the means to communicate her solid belief in the profound beauty of the handmade. Utilizing the methodical pace her artworks require to be constructed, she is making a statement against mass-production and insensitivity to the small details of daily life. Each piece of furniture features hand-dyed, hand-woven cloth as a design element.
Bruce Marion - Abstract Paintings: November 4 – December 1, 2009
Artist Bruce Marion’s paintings explore the landscapes of personal growth, capturing the emotional content of private journeys and the triumph of arrivals. The circle as metaphor has been present in Marion’s paintings for many years, representing life’s journeys. Every point on the path is an equally important part of the journey. Expressing this intricacy and depth on canvas involves creating multiple layers of images. To this end, Marion begins each piece with a very vivid and energetic palette knife composition, with thick swirls and streaks of saturated color slashed across the canvas.
Rob Williams - Nature in Mixed Media: December 4, 2009 – January 2, 2010
Rob Williams is a mixed media artist who depicts and elevates flora and organic forms to reveal nature’s infinite possibilities. The whimsical imagery appears almost surreal as the flora and grass are shown without any intervening elements. Unusual shapes and colors add to the dreamlike tone of his work. The titles are meant as an entrance points to evoke thought in the viewer about different ways of seeing the world.