On The Road

Had to visit BronxArtSpace this weekend to pick up some work that was in a recent show, so I decided to hit a couple of thrift stores in the area. I'm in search of much needed materials for a new circle piece I just started working on in the studio.

The first stop was at the Catholic Charities Community Thrift Store on E. 152nd St. The actual block the store was on turned out to be closed, for what appeared to be a block party, so parking was a challenge. After circling the area for a while with my partner in tow, I was finally able to park the car, in front of this beautiful building that turned out to be the Bronx Documentary Center.

BDC was founded in 2011 as a non-profit gallery and educational space devoted to documentary projects from around the globe! Coincidentally, the founder Michael Kamber will have 30 portraits on display at BronxArtSpace in a upcoming show titled Portraits of Survival.

Had a sneak peek at some of his work when we stopped in at BronxArtsSpace and these intimate photographs from conflict zones around the world were breathtaking! It opens on Wednesday, August 14th and he's also showing the photographic landscapes he made in the South Bronx during the 1980's.

When I finally did make it over to where the thrift store was located I found out it was no longer in business. Not a total loss though because being able to discover this new section of the Bronx and the BDC was well worth the trip.

After getting back in the car the next stop was the Salvation Army Thrift Store on 3rd Avenue. Have been there before, on one other occasion, and discovered it to be a gem for finding old record album covers for my work. Was not disappointed during this visit either and walked out with two large bags full of records!

Sold a piece from the show at the BronxArtSpace, discovered the Bronx Documentary Center and found some much needed collage materials... overall I would say it was a pretty good trip!

RE-MADE at BronxArtSpace

New work to be included in a group show at the BronxArtSpace in the Bronx, NY. The opening reception of RE-MADE is on Wednesday, May 9th from 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

From the Press Release: BronxArtSpace is pleased to present RE-MADE, an exhibition of imaginative conversations of objects and materials beautifully realized re-formed. The unusual media, juxtapositions and refined technique distinguish the work of these five artists from the Bronx.

Artists in RE-MADE include:

Cary Clark
Glenn Fischer
Michelle Frick
Sean Paul Gallegos
Susan Hoeltzel

Worth Taking A Look

The Jack Fischer Gallery, one of my favorite west coast galleries, has an exhibition called "The Collage Show" that recently opened. Works by John Hudt, David King and Val Britton all stand out as favorites!

Full Circle at Sara Nightingale Gallery

New work to be included in a group show at Sara Nightingale Gallery in Water Mill, NY (The Hamptons).

The opening reception of Full Circle is on Saturday, June 4th from 6 - 8 p.m.

The exhibition is both a roundup and a reunion, and will emphasize the geometric form whose locus of points is equidistant from a given point. Among the highlights and new to the gallery is Barry Underwood, from Cleveland, Ohio, whose photograph, Parade Field is a documentation of an installation he created in the Headlands Center for the Arts during a residency there. Barry recently won a Focus Project award as well as the Cleveland Arts Prize. Alicia Lachance, also new to the gallery from St. Louis, will be appearing in the upcoming Midwest Edition of New American Paintings. The jurors were Julie Rodrigues Widhom and Pamela Alper, curators from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Glenn Fischer of NYC uses paper from vintage books and magazines that he finds in thrift stores to construct his collages.

Artists in Full Circle include:

Malin Abrahamsson
Bill Armstrong
Peter Buchman
Perry Burns
Michael Chiarello
Eric Dever
Cara Enteles
Glenn Fischer
Grant Haffner
Yong Jo Ji and Anna Anatasova
James Jennedy
Alicia Lachance
Christian Little
Christa Maiwald
Karyn Mannix
Alexis Martino
Steve Miller
Lindsay Morris
Vlad Po
Maggie Simonelli
Joseph Stabilito
Barry Underwood
Jeremy Wagner
Gus Yero

Adam Lister Gallery – Group Show

I have two pieces of work included in a group show titled "Unfamiliar Territories" at the Adam Lister Gallery, Jan 14, 2011 - Feb 21, 2011.

Press Release:

Adam Lister Gallery is pleased to present our first exhibition of 2011, a group show featuring 15 artists, titled “Unfamiliar Territories”.

This exhibit brings together a group of artists that have a common ground of questioning our perceptions of the world within their work. Through modifying, investigating, and engaging in exploration for the purpose of discovery, each artist has formulated their own unique system of communication. The work in this show treads a fine line on the border of reality and imagination, incorporating elements and attributes from both sides. Visual language for these artists is not only a transmission of personal culture, but also a window into alternative views of the universe.

The artists exhibiting in “Unfamiliar Territories”, view the world through a combination of comparisons, calculations, schemes, concepts and recipes. They take the familiar and the obvious, and through a process of reformulation, present it as curious and unfamiliar. This reinterpretation defines itself as a pure, non-functional object introduced into the world through the mind and eyes of the artist.

Artists: Anna Jane Kocon, Bobby Coleman, Chris Duerk, Craig Hill, Eric Bos, Gail Vollrath, Geoff Ault, Glenn Fischer, Gwynneth VanLaven, Michelle Valenton, Phillip Scarpone, Sabine Carlson, Stephanie Rond, Steve Wanna, Travis Childers

For questions:
Email - adamlistergallery@gmail.com
T#- 646.263.7305

Adam Lister Gallery
3950 University Drive
*entrance on North St between University Dr. and Rt.123
Fairfax VA 22030

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