One Hundred and Ten Degrees Opens at TractorBeam Gallery
Last Saturday night was burning HOT with the One Hundred and Ten Degrees opening at TractorBeam Gallery downtown. There are 10 artists showcasing their hottest work.
RISING Gallery Opens I Am Women to a Packed Venue
RISING Gallery was pulsing like a crowded downtown nightclub for a full three hours on July 15, 2010, for the I Am Woman art opening. The FGIII Art & McKane organization who put on the exhibition packed the venue with great art, a DJ, string musicians, a beautiful crowd, and eighteen local smoking hot female artists. The show features a group of artists’ works benefiting Alley’s House, a non-profit for teen mothers and their children. The artwork is on 24 x 24 inch canvases all priced at $300 and based on the theme “feminity, love, beauty, passion and power”.
Southern Methodist University Features Works from the Stanley Marcus Collection and DeGolyer Library
In celebration of the centennial of the Mexican Revolution in 2010, the Mildred Hawn Gallery in SMU’s Hamon Arts Library is featuring an exhibit of historic books and portfolios from Mexico, on view through August 29. The items are part of the Stanley Marcus Collection at SMU’s DeGolyer Library. Marcus, from the family of the founders of the exclusive Neiman Marcus store, was a passionate book collector who assembled a truly remarkable private library, numbering about 8,000 volumes and ranging across the centuries.
Famed Dallas Artist/Sculptor, Renato Mazza, to be Featured at Mary Tomás Studio Gallery
Renato (René) Mazza will be featured at the Mary Tomás Studio Gallery July 31, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The preview will be July 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Mary Tomás Studio Gallery is located in the Design District in building 1080 at 1110 Dragon St., Dallas, Texas 75207.
I am Woman: Group Exhibition to Benefit Alley’s House
RISING Gallery is proud to host a two week art exhibition here at the gallery titled I AM WOMAN. All proceeds from this exhibition will benefit Alley’s House, a wonderful non-profit Dallas organization. The mission of Alley’s House is to empower teen mothers and their children to achieve independence through support services, education and mentoring. Alley’s House strives to break the generational, economic, and social impact of teen pregnancy within the community. Please visit www.alleyshouse.org for more information.
Victor Thall, Abstract Expressionist, at Gold Leaf Gallery in Tyler
On July 28, 2010, from 5 to 8 p.m., Gold Leaf Gallery of Tyler, Texas will present a gallery talk and exhibition of the paintings of Victor Thall, an Abstract Expressionist and member of the original New York school.
Memories of the Swimming Days at White Rock Lake are Kept Alive in Photography Exhibition
The Bath House Cultural Center and the White Rock Lake Museum present We Used to Swim Here, an exhibition of historical photographs dating to the time when swimming was allowed at Dallas’ White Rock Lake. The exhibition will be on display at the White Rock Lake Museum (housed inside the Bath House Cultural Center) from July 10 to November 20, 2010.
What Texas Means to Me: 2nd Annual Art Awards Show Selects 40 Diverse Works from Inside and Outside Texas
Austin Art Space announced the selection of artwork to be featured in its second annual juried awards show and exhibit focused on everything Texas, entitled ‘What Texas Means to Me’ running July 2 – August 28, 2010. The show’s theme is built entirely upon artists’ impressions of any aspect of Texas’ past, present or future. And, those inspirations proved to be wide-ranging from abstract and contemporary to representational and traditional. Pastel, oil, watercolor, acrylic, collage, mixed media, photography and sculpture are among the media included.
Dallas Art Dealers Association Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) celebrates its 25th anniversary year with Fall Gallery Walk, an Edith Baker Art Scholarship exhibition, panel discussions for artists and the public, and an After Gallery Walk Party the weekend of Sept. 24, 2010. In honor of the 5th anniversary of the Edith Baker Art Scholarship, the film 25 Years of Dallas Visual Art premieres Sunday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Horchow Auditorium at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St.
Sometimes by Lisa Lindholm at Kettle Art Gallery
Local artist Lisa Lindholm recently exhibited her series Sometimes at Kettle Art Gallery. I attended the opening and enjoyed her pixelated works. She included in this show her Lost + Found series; these are painted messages on various maps. I found these very clever. On her works of painted figures, it seems she shows her process a bit with leaving blocks of colors that appear pixalated images on one side and the other side painted in. One of my favorites is ‘The Courage of Gravity’. If you look closely you can see the blocks of color in most of her works. I love this touch.
Paintings by Kasten Searles and Video by Eddie Ruiz at Mokah Art Gallery
Kasten’s paintings are an exploration of the social snapshot. She uses photos found on the Internet to explore the duality of the image. A posed social snapshot not only reflects the reality of the subjects but the illusion of their desired identity. Kasten takes these contrasting ideas of reality and illusion and develops them into the painted portrait. Kasten is a painter with a background in design, music and photography.
Joey Seeman’s Rock n’Roll Fantasy is Vivid and Edgy
If you missed Joey Seeman’s Rock n’ Roll Fantasy opening at Dear Clark Studios on June 10, 2010, you missed a real rockstar experience. Joey Seeman’s art is vivid, edgy, and grabs your attention. It isn’t just his art that reaches for you and begs you to come closer, it is the man himself.
Trigger Happy: Art by Cathey Miller on View at the Magnolia Gallery
If you take the escalator of the Magnolia Theatre right now, you find yourself on the second floor captivated by Cathey Miller’s series, Trigger Happy. They are like candy on the walls with their pleasing color palettes and saucy actresses holding guns. Each painting has a message, or rather a command, like ‘Shut It’,'Come Here’, and ‘Bring It’.
Joey Seeman’s Rock n’ Roll Fantasy Exhibit at Dear Clark Studios
Dear Clark Hair Studios on McKinney Avenue presents Rock n’ Roll Fantasy, an exhibition of new work from nationally recognized artist, Joey Seeman. The opening of the exhibit will take place on Thursday, June 10 from 7-10 p.m., with the artist in attendance. “Rock n’ Roll Fantasy” will be on display through September 9.
The North Texas Food Bank Invites Dallas to Meet the Real Faces of Hunger
The face of hunger is often unseen in North Texas and so often we lose touch with the stories of individuals and families who are unsure where they’ll find their next meal. To bring those faces to light, internationally acclaimed photographer and San Antonio-native Michael Nye documented the voices, stories and portraits of the food insecure for an exhibition entitled Table of Contents: Stories of Hunger and Resilience.
Favorite Sites
Michael Roman — Painter, printer and photographers.
www.michaelroman.com
Futurowoman Fotographie — Photographer Nancy Stockdale produces wonderful images with vintage and toy cameras, especially Polaroids.
futurowoman.etsy.com
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