New 2010 Exhibition Schedule

Janet Bothne - Long Division: January 6th – February 2nd, 2010

Santa Monica, California artist Janet Bothne gives attention to color and texture within her work to create a relationship between the harmonious hums and violent discords of viewer, art and nature. It is this relationship that charges the "Long Division" series with an energy that is undeniably sumptuous. In the "Long Division" series, she divides the canvas in half horizontally to create a visual metaphor for the constant interruptions of daily modern life. Bothne references horizon lines and reflections in water in her abstracted landscapes through her expert layering of color and texture. The style of abstraction used in her work also highlights the important relationship of her art to music and its soothing effect. Janet Bothne's "Long Division" series includes divided abstract landscapes in acrylic-on-canvas and acrylic-on-paper.

Art for 2010: Work by Various Translations Gallery artists: February 5th – March 2nd, 2010

Art for 2010 is a group show with work by 18 emerging and established Translations Gallery artists who work in mixed media, painting, printmaking, sculpture and tapestry. The exhibition displays the eclectic mix of contemporary art that is shown at Translations Gallery.

Lisabel Filiatrault: March 5th – March 30th, 2010

Canadian artist Lisabel Filiatrault has a unique artistic approach to her painting which incorporates her passion for faces, figures, music, and animals. With her background of working with composite materials such as polymers, she has acquired the knowledge and skills that allow her to create and master the explosive textures and colors which are so much a part of her work. Various methods of applying the paint including using a spatula to swirl and mix colors directly on the canvas and splattering the paint in slices across the canvas result in dynamic compositions.

James Koehler: April 2nd – May 1st, 2010

James Koehler’s work is boldly contemporary and thoroughly rooted in the cultural traditions of the American southwest, making him one of the most sought out weavers in the southwest. Koehler’s saturated colors and simple designs are reminiscent of work by color field painters such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman who often related colors to human emotions. He continues to be influenced by the extraordinary landscape and unique cultures of New Mexico and by certain aspects of the monastic aesthetic--simplicity, purity, seeking and portraying only what is essential. James Koehler has work in the permanent collections all over the world including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, the Denver Art Museum, the United States Embassies in Reykjavik, Iceland and La Paz, Bolivia, and the Ritz Carlton in Lake Tahoe.

Anita Lewis: May 5th – June 1st, 2010

California artist Anita Lewis is inspired by elements of nature. This exhibition will feature paintings that are inspired by water, forests and natural elements. Her work moves every viewer differently as her portrayal of abstract nature reminds the viewer of past experiences. Whether it is a night on a lake, or a journey through a mystical forest, Anita Lewis is skilled in painting the essence of any experience with nature.

Kevin Greer: May 5th – June 1st, 2010

This exhibition of work by Austin, Texas artist Kevin Greer will concentrate on works that reveal his interpretation of water in his signature color palette of blues and yellows. Kevin Greer is inspired by textures, mark-making, the rhythm of cursive, and the gradients of colors in the sky. Many of his pieces are abstract landscapes, combining geometric with organic forms.

Small works – Paul Flippen, Jim Dormer, Stan Scott, Janet Bothne, Ruth Borgenicht, Donna McNulty: June 4th – June 29th, 2010

This exhibition includes small works on paper and small sculpture by six Translations Gallery artists. The works on small paper are acrylic on paper, printmaking techniques including lithographs and monoprints, drawing, and mixed media. The small sculptures are ceramic and metal.

Bruce Marion – Landscapes: June 4th - June 29th, 2010

Bruce Marion’s landscapes are characterized by lyrical coloration and dramatic use of light and shadow, with a distinctive “inner glow” illuminating his subjects. Long a student of the Martial Arts, Marion believes in the chi of inanimate objects, and seeks to discover the form and energy of his subjects from within his canvas. Thus, each piece begins not from a blank canvas, but from a frenetic and wildly colorful abstract under-painting. Then, like a sculptor chipping away at a stone, Marion seeks his subject by selectively subtracting information from the canvas before him. Marion studied under world-renowned artist Pat Nagel, and Lorser Feitelson, the father of Post-Surrealism.

Rob Williams: Aspens & Siri Hollander: Horses July 2nd - July 31st, 2010

Rob Williams is a mixed media artist who gives aspen trees new life with whimsical imagery and unnatural color palettes. The titles of his pieces are meant as entrance points to evoke thought about different ways of seeing the world. His use of mixed media and layering techniques gives the work a multi-dimensional feel as the delicately-executed aspens tend to invade the viewer's space and the background appears to recede far in the distance. His addition of unusual shapes and colors adds to the dreamlike tone of his work.

Siri Hollander creates mixed media horses using recycled steel, hemp and cement. Her current work combines realism and abstraction, and emphasizes the rough, ravaged quality of the horses. Each horse has a different stance and character, and they are often placed in pairs. She paints the horses using iron oxide for red, manganese for black, or a brown cement paint similar to the one used on adobe. Her experience of growing up on a ranch in Spain led her to a love of horses, which she strives to reveal in her work.

Sandhi Schimmel Gold - Mosaic Portraits: August 4th - August 31st, 2010

Sandhi Schimmel Gold’s vision is to respond to the muse through the disciplines of painting and mosaic by creating a connected collection of representational or abstract images in segments of color utilizing resources that would otherwise go to waste. It is an organic communion of thought and inspiration. She portrays images as she imagines they should be and is motivated by external stimuli - art and beauty, fashion and design. She is a rabid recycler, compelled to upcycle unusual resources to create her art and give others’ images and words a new life. Sandhi Schimmel Gold studied mosaics in Turkey and glass in Venice and applied this knowledge and experience into her current body of work.

Mark Bowles: September 3rd - September 28th, 2010

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. Mark Bowles has work in many permanent collections including the Denver Art Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, and Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe.

Various Translations Gallery Artists: October 1st – October 31st

Robert Bell: November 3rd – November 30th, 2010

Robert Bell’s work is about balance between structure and chaos. The compositions that attain this balance are those that come from a frantic emotional state, in which colors and feelings push themselves outward, yet are tamed by the structure and organization of a grid pattern. As a result, each work is a single, sometimes violent or outrageous emotional outburst portrayed in an abstract visual form that reaches the balance of a perfect cathartic moment. He often repeats the same shape in his work, but leaves its meaning open to interpretation.

Stanley Scott: December 3rd – January 1st

Stanley Scott’s work is inspired by the darker facets of human nature. The figures in his prints and drawings are real depictions of, and responses to, internal conflict. These figures offer the viewer a deeper level of understanding of the human condition as present both within the artist and society as a whole. These unexpressed emotions are the source of the tension in the images. Some of his other works also reveal this tension, but in studies of knots rather than in figures. His mediums of choice, printmaking and drawing, allow him to create complex color arrangements and use fine detailing to reveal the expressions in his figures and the precise directions of twisting and pulling in his studies of knots.