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.
Artwork
Sondra Arkin
Permutations Toward Infinity Series
Wax/Shellac: dibond
No: 47
Year: 2012
16” x 16”
Sondra Arkin
Permutations Toward Infinity Series
Wax/Shellac: dibond
No: 68
Year: 2012
16” x 16”
Sondra Arkin
Permutations Toward Infinity Series
Wax/Shellac: dibond
No: 76
Year: 2012
16” x 16”
Sondra Arkin
Permutations Toward Infinity Series
Wax/Shellac: dibond
No: 73
Year: 2012
16” x 16”
Sigrid Vollerthun
Hibiscus Candle
Photograph
Year: 2010
Framed: 26 ½ x 20”
Mary Walker
Eternal Life
Acrylic and canvas on wood panel
Year: 2010
12” x 12” x 4 ½”
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
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.
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
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.
Artwork
Lynda Smith-Bugge
Breaking Open
2010
Walnut and Maple
16in x 16in x 18in
Lynda Smith-Bugge Beckoning, 2010, Walnut and Dogwood, 32in x 26in x 11in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Exuberance, 2007 Apple and Burled Maple, 12in x 12in x 15in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Liminal Space, 2009 Boxwood and Walnut, 74in x 22in x 22in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Epiphany, 2000, Walnut and Dogwood, 32in x 32in x 5in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Gnosis, 2013, Walnut and Boxwood, 64in x 14in x 14in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Proud Silence, 2011, Burled Maple, Oak and copper paint 51in x 9in x 13in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Open Book 1 , 2009, Burled Maple, 14in x 14in x 9in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Mending, 1998, Cherry, Walnut and copper, 34in x 16in x 16in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Rain Catcher, 2010, Walnut, Apple, copper, 55in x 32in x 16in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Spiraling Up #2, 2012, Oak and Poplar, 76in x 17in x 17in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Thunderstruck, 1999, Cherry, 57in x 15in x 19in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Birch Haven, 2013, Birch and Walnut, 44in x 22in x 4in
Title: Beacon
Dimension: 75"x48"x16"
Material: Burled Maple, Black Walnut, Lights
Origin: Falls Church, Virginia
Artist: Lynda Smith-Bugge
Title: Cloud
Dimension: 12"x52"x4"
Material: Burled Maple
Origin: Falls Church, Virginia
Artist: Lynda Smith-Bugge
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Burled Maple 2, 2013, Maple, 36in x 10in x 1in
Lynda Smith-Bugge, Open Book 2, 2012, Burled Maple 34in x 16in x 20in
Janet Wheeler, Nest XI, 2009, wooden box, acrylic on Hosho paper, bones, found wood, twigs, 13.5in x 11in x 2.5in
Janet Wheeler, Nest XII 2009, wooden box, bird wing, bones, imitation eggs, hemp twine, acrylic on Hosho paper, 16in x 5in x 8.5in
Janet Wheeler, Nest XVII, 2010, wooden box, feathers, imitation eggs, oil stick and acrylic on Hosho paper, twig, grapevine, 15in x 10in x 5in
Janet Wheeler, Nest XV, 2010, wooden box, feathers, wooden egg and square, acrylic, 15in x 13.5in x 12in
Janet Wheeler, Nest, 2011, grass wreath, bamboo, acrylic, grapevine, 8' x 4.5' x 3'
Janet Wheeler, Nest XXII, 2011, wooden boxes, wood, acrylic, Kozo paper, imitation egg, twigs, 16in x 10in x 7in
Janet Wheeler, Nest XXXIII, 2012, wooden box, ink on Hosho paper, imitation eggs, acrylic and grape vine, 6in x 6.5in x 7in
Janet Wheeler, Nest XXXVI, 2012, wooden box, vine lattice, imitation egg, acrylic on Kozo paper, wood, 18in x 8.5in x 4in
Janet Wheeler, Nest XXXVII, 2010 wooden box, feathers, bird wings, twigs, grapevine, imitation eggs, acrylic, ink on Kozo paper, bass wood, glass jar, 32.5in x 11in x 5.5in
In this special weekend solo exhibition, Beautiful But Flawed, Jamea Richmond-Edwards examines the complex lives of women in her family. Through paintings and drawings, this emerging artist grapples with issues faced by those she describes as “beautiful but flawed, praised but hated, and stern but fragile.”
Detroit-bred Jamea Richmond-Edwards studied painting and drawing at Jackson State University, and began illustrating for The Jackson Free Press and a children’s book titled ”Grandma’s Biscuits” by Robert Little while in college. Since graduating, Jamea has moved on to teach art to elementary, middle, and high school students while developing her own unique style of mixed media portraiture.
artwork
Orange Flower, ink, acrylic, conte and mixed media collage on paper, 12in x 12in, unframed Request viewing, 2010
Pink Hat, ink, acrylic, conte and mixed media collage on paper, 12in x 12in, unframed Request viewing, 2010
Baby Owl, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2010
Color Me, ink, acrylic, watercolor, and conte on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2011
Window #4, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on paper, 12in x 12in, framed, 2010
Lost in the Woods, ink, acrylic and watercolor on mylar, 25in x 12in, unframed, 2012
Yellow Hat, ink, acrylic, conte and mixed media collage on paper, 12in x 16in, unframed, 2010
Nothing But the Truth, ink, acrylic, rhinestones, and mixed media collage on mylar, 40in x 50in, unframed, 2011
Red Roses, ink, acrylic, glitter, and mixed media collage on mylar, 16.5in x 13.5in, framed, 2011
Emerge from the Darkness, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2011
Full Moon, ink, rhinestones, watercolor and mixed media collage on paper, 48.5in x 41in, unframed, 2012
Mouth of Pearls, ink, acrylic, glitter, and mixed media collage on mylar, 16.5in x 13.5in, framed, 2011
Wings Not Meant to Fly, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2012
Untitled ink, glitter, acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media collage on mylar, 82in x 36in, 2012
Awaiting, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2010
Praise Me, Ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2011
Red Flower, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 24in x 28in, unframed, 2010
It Could Be a Sad Story, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on mylar, 89in x 36in, unframed, 2011
Ain’t Nothing Raggedy About This, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on mylar, 36in x 91in, unframed, 2011
All the Pretty Roses, ink, acrylic, rhinestones, and mixed, media collage on mylar, 50in x 40in, 2011
Untitled 2, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 3, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 4, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 1, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 5, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 6, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
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
Chief Curator: Myrtis Bedolla, Founding Director, Galerie Myrtis; Co-Curator: Amy Morton, Owner, Morton Fine Art, and Exhibition Advisor: Joaneath Spicer, Ph.D., Curator of Renaissance and Baroque Art, Walters Art Museum.
Artwork
Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Wings Not Meant to Fly, 2012, mixed media collage, oil on canvas, 36in x 36in
Jamea Richmond-Edwards, The Venus: As I Stand, 2012, ink, acrylic, mixed media collage on mylar, 25in x 40in
Jamea Richmond-Edwards, It Could be a Sad Story,
2011, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on mylar, 89in x 36in
Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Venus: If it Don’t Make Dollars, It Don’t Make Cents, 2012, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on mylar, 40in x 25in
Artists’ Talk: Artists assert their creative voices through textured canvases rich with vibrant hues, and sculptures which free the inherent beauty of the natural stone. Drawing from their intuitions and imaginations, the artists form rhythmic patterns employing light and color to explore social issues, and the metaphysical and spiritual realm.
Featured Artists: David Carlson, Calvin Coleman, Elsa Gebreyesus, Michael Gross, M. Scott Johnson and Jeffrey Kent.
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Abstraction Artist Talk
Abstraction: The Syncopation of Light, Color and Form
works by painter Ephrem Kouakou and Shona Sculptors of Zimbabwe
March 24 – April 22, 2012
In ”Exploring Myth, Power and Spirit” the fables and beliefs of the peoples of Cote d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe are explored through mythical figures woven around powerful imagery which captures the spirit of each culture.
Ivorian painter, Ephrem Kouakou and Zimbabwean sculptors, Richard Mteki, Tutani Mugavzi and Lazarus Takawira create works inspired by deities, family, the strength of women, their passion for life, and the understanding of sacrifice, reflection, and inward journeys.
Accompanying the exhibit are two art salons hosted by Tea with Myrtis:
Preserving your Visual Legacy – watch video
Finding your Passion and Enriching your Life – watch video
Art of the Collectors 3 explores the role of the collector in preserving our visual heritage through works which connect us to our past and serve as a bridge to our future. The exhibition features important works of art by prominent African American artists as well as african art objects. The exhibit offers collectors the opportunity to sell works and acquire new ones, and to view rare pieces held in private hands for generations.
Featured artists: Charles Alston, Romare Bearden, Anne Bouie, Elizabeth Catlett, Dr. Albert Carter, William Carter, Richard Dempsey, Joeseph Holton, Sam Gilliam, Sargent Johnson, Lois Mailou Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Al Loving, E.J. Montgomery, Godfrey Ndaba, Charles Sebree, Ellen Powell Tiberino and James Wells. Also featured will be African masks and statues.
The “Hidden Masters: Artists Rising Above Anonymity” series explores the artwork and examines the lives of artists whose careers were eclipsed by their contemporaries.
Delilah W. Pierce, a prolific painter, captured the essence of her subjects with elegance and force. A 40 year survey offers a trajectory of her work and places her in context with her peers.