Exhibitions

Woman as Color Light and Form

Diapotheque Series, 2010 by Edwin RemsburgDiapotheque Series, 2010 by Edwin Remsburg

Woman as Color, Light and Form

July 18, 2013 – August 31, 2013

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In challenging the notion of the feminine archetype, artists embrace and reach beyond the boundaries of the female form to express the essence of a woman, figuratively, conceptually and metaphorically.

As Color, alluring imagery stretches the imagination and explores a woman’s sexual and intellectual power through aggressive gestures and symbolic references to the feminine life-giving force.

As Light, provocative photographs portray a woman’s physical strength and ubiquitous presence in nature.

As Form, moving two and three dimensional objects, emblematic of the ethereal qualities of a woman, reveal the complexities, convictions and intuitiveness of the feminine expressed as the divine; a ritualistic-based video serves as testimony to one woman’s personal journey of renewal, and others speak to healing, identity, memory and transformation in tableaus that embody a woman’s unbridled spirit.

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Participating artists: Sondra Arkin, Maya Freelon Asante, David Carlson, Oletha Devane, Phylicia Ghee, Michael Gross, Nora Howell, Ada Pinkston, Edwin Remsburg, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Rachel Rotenberg, Amy Sherald, Sigrid Vollerthun and Mary Walker. Along with Sondheim Semi-finalists: A. Moon and Adejoke Tugbiyele

Artscape Gallery Network Exhibit curated by Myrtis Bedolla and co-curator Jessica Stafford-Davis
 

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Artscape Gallery Network
Galerie Myrtis was part of the 2013 Artscape Gallery Network presented by M&T Bank

The Artscape Gallery Network connects two dozen Baltimore galleries to a wider audience through a promotional campaign sponsored by M&T Bank and provides art lovers with an extended opportunity to enjoy Baltimore’s talented artists before, during and after the festival weekend. The Artscape Gallery Network exhibitions highlight 2013 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize applicants, along with artists working throughout the region.

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Rose Harper Collection of South African Art

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Rose Harper Collection of South African Art

The Rose Harper Collection of South African Art is a survey of works created during the apartheid era (1987–1994), by black artists, who today are recognized as the preeminent artists of South Africa. Within the rich diversity of their creative expressions are references – both direct and metaphorical – to barriers and transcendence. Often referred to as propaganda or protest art, the imagery reflects the consciousness of a people. The art became the weapon of empowerment; the voice for those who were not allowed to speak without fear of prosecution.

These brilliant and powerful works of art serve as historic documentation of the black experience. Artwork created during the apartheid era is becoming increasing rare as many of the artists died young, as they were subjected to the cruelties of apartheid. So much of their art was ephemeral, but their legacy lives on. The body of work they left behind possess an emotional force and vision for equality, freedom and democracy, yet to be fully realized by the indigenous people of South Africa.

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The Rose Harper Collection is recognized as one of the leading, privately held collections of South African art in the United States. An art connoisseur for over thirty years, Ms. Harper has cultivated a collection of extraordinary beauty and exceptional value.

Ms. Harper is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, lecturer, adjunct professor, author, global events planner, and contributing writer to golf publications; and has received countless awards for her lifetime achievements in the field of sports and business development.

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Joaneath Spicer Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe

Joaneath Spicer: Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe

Presentation: The painted portrait as a subject for art first came to prominence in the Renaissance. Thinking about qualities pertaining to the portrayal of blacks in the Renaissance can serve to reconsider qualities in portraiture today that we might otherwise take for granted.

Dr. Joaneath Spicer, Curator of Renaissance and Baroque Art at the Walters Art Museum.

related exhibition: Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe: The Contemporary Response
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Diala Toure Portrait of Louise Marie-Therese

Dr. Diala Touré: Portrait of Louise Marie-Therese

Presentation: The 17th century portrait of Louise Marie-Therese. Louise Marie-Therese also known as The Negroid Nun of Moret, was a French nun and the object of a gossip story in the 18th century where she is pointed out as the illegitimate daughter of the Queen of France, Maria Theresa of Spain.

Dr. Diala Touré is Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the James E. Lewis Museum of Art

related exhibition: Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe: The Contemporary Response
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Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe – Artist…

Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe: The Contemporary Response

Artists’ Talk: Eight artists influenced by works featured in the Walters Art Museums’ exhibition Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe collate modern culture to interpret the role of Africans serving as diplomats, merchants, slaves, and rulers through an aesthetic rooted in black cultural history.

Featured Artist: Jules Arthur, Maya Freelon Asante, Nathaniel Donnett, Victor Ekpuk, Jeffrey Kent, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Mario Andres Robinson and Amy Sherald.

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Family Day 2013

Family Day 2013

 
Family Day Drawing Activity: Children created paintings and drawings in response to the gallery’s exhibition Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe: The Contemporary Response. Artists participating in the exhibition will be on hand to assist children with their art project. Related exhibition: Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe: The Contemporary Response

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Charly Palmer

Charly Palmer

Charly_PalmerCharly Palmer was born in 1960 in Fayette, Alabama and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A successful graphic designer and illustrator with his own design studio and Fortune 500 clientele, Palmer devotes much of his life to pursuing his fine art dreams, and is establishing himself as a fine artist of note.

Palmer has brought to his complex pictorial compositions a technique and style that are distinctive and readily identifiable. He has in the recent past created work under the assumed name “Carlos,” his alter ego. This allowed him, he says, the freedom to experiment, be spontaneous and have fun with his art. The result is a body of work that is less controlled and more abstract and primal. Constantly evolving and growing as an artist, Palmer has over time fused the two artistic styles to the degree that he found the perfect stylistic voice with which to express himself in the powerful “Civil Rights” series.

Charly Palmer studied art and design at the American Academy of Art, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and the School of the Art Institute, both in Chicago, and has taught design and illustration at the college level. His work is in private and public collections, which include Atlanta Life Insurance, McDonald’s Corporation, Miller Brewing Company, the Coca Cola Company and Vanderbilt University. He has had a number of one man shows in galleries in the United States. The artist has been the recipient of significant commissions including an official poster for the 1996 Olympics and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. He currently lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Exhibitions

Ancient Rhythms

Breaking Open (detail), 2010 by Lynda Smith-BuggeBreaking Open (detail), 2010 by Lynda Smith-Bugge

Ancient Rhythms: The Grandeur and Intimacy of Nature

February 4 – April 15, 2013

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The tensions in this exhibition concern the scale between large and small and the juxtaposition between organic vs geometric. Both are clearly evident in the works of Lynda Smith-Bugge and Janet Wheeler in their spiritual explorations of nature’s ancient rhythms. In Smith-Bugge’s large scale works she unveils the tree’s innermost being, revealing burled patterns, insect ravaged wood and the striation of the grain. Wheeler’s intimate boxes are both containers for sacramental objects and ritual platforms for offerings or altars.

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Photography credit: Mark Finkenstaedt