YEAR OF THE WOMAN Group Show

I have three new pieces in an exciting group show opening this weekend in Philadelphia:

"Painting Girl"  oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches  2013

"Hijab Me"  oil on canvas on board 16 x 12 inches  2013

"Young painter" oil on canvas on board  11 x 14 inches  2013

YEAR OF THE WOMAN Paintings and Sculpture of Women by Women     April 2013 at Artists' House Gallery April 3 to 28, 2013  First Friday: April 5, 5 to 8:30 PM Sunday Reception: April 7, 1 to 4 PM     The year 2013 seems to be the pinnacle of events in recent years that have culminated in special recognition of the contributions of women in many activities:  politics ,science and medicine, management, visual arts, theater and film, sports, etc.     We three women managers of Artists' House Gallery have designated 2013 as a special year to recognize the "Year of the Woman" in the visual arts.  We present an exhibit of twenty extraordinary women artists, each exhibiting paintings or sculptures of women.   Please join us at Artists' House for our two receptions: First Friday, April 5, from 5 to 8:30 PM and our Sunday reception on April 7, from 1 to 4 PM.     The following artists are exhibiting in "The Year of the Woman" exhibit. Works by these artists are displayed below.  Julie Bell  Kate Brockman Rachel Constantine Saskia Ozols Eubanks Diane Feissel Renee Foulks Katherine Fraser Frances Galante  Leigh Gustafson Hilarie Hawley Rita Klinger Julia Levitina  Amber Lia-Kloppel Jafang Lu Sydney McGinley Nancy Bea Miller   Elena Peteva Carolyn Pyfrom Lauren Tilden  Lea Colie Wight ABOUT ARTISTS' HOUSE GALLERY Artists' House Gallery, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, features the work of outstanding emerging and established artists, frequently from the greater Philadelphia area. Artists' House offers art lovers and collectors the opportunity to purchase excellent affordable works of art.  Artists' House Gallery   57 N. Second Street   Philadelphia, PA 19106 (215) 923-8440  Email: artistshouse@aol.com Gallery hours:  Wednesday to Sunday 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM, or by appointment.      Click to visit the Artists' House website

Lotsa Art Openings!

Wow, there were a lot of art openings last weekend! This is typical for Philadelphia which has a tradition of "First Fridays", the first Friday of every month being when most galleries tend to open their exhibitions. It can be a lot of fun, and it's a handy way to take in a lot of openings in one evening, but First Friday is not really the best day for the serious viewing of art. There's an almost carnivale flavor to FF, crowds of good times or bust people swarming in and out of the galleries and up and down the streets...it's more  party than arty. Fortunately some galleries, including my own, have an additional reception on that first Sunday which is still festive but less frenetic. You can actually see the art instead of peering around clumps of determined celebrators, and talk with the artists instead of shouting banal congratulations to them over the roar of the crowd. Anyway...

Me in front of my four pieces in the Still Life Invitational at Artists' House Gallery

I ran into a whole bunch of other artists also showing

Yet more artist friends hanging out in the great art-filled atmosphere

Richard Rosenfeld stopped by, and he gave my work the thumbs up..woo hoo!

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Actually at The Rosenfeld Gallery around the corner my friend Tremain Smith was showing her work

More friends in a gallery clinch

My young friend Hazel was inspired by all the art she was seeing

Ken Hamilton and Fred Danziger are showing together at Rodger LaPelle Galleries

I also went to a thought-provoking  multi-media exhibit called It's Your Funeral at Pterodactyl

                                          
                         
     This is artist and co-curator Dr. K. Malcolm Richards introducing the work at the reception on Saturday. There's something for every taste in Philly, from the mundane to the macabre!

Group Show Opening this weekend

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The End of Days

...of my current show at Artists' House Gallery! Exhibition dates May 6-29, 2011, and I can't believe that we are nearing the close of this run. It feels like only yesterday that I was hamming it up at the opening reception:

(Thanks to Elaine Lisle for this strange but interesting photograph!)

Here's a few images of some pieces in the show:

Arrangement for Ukulele, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 inches

Coconut Cupcake, oil on linen, 7 x 5 inches

Duck in a Box, oil on cardboard, 6 x 6 inches

Green and Yellow, oil on Cardboard, 8 x 10 inches

Joined, oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches

Little Crocus (Blue Pearl), oil on canvas, 6 x 4 inches

Open Hand, oil on linen, 9 x 12 inches

Amber Dreaming, oil on canvas, 28 x 24 inches

Mill Pond (Somesville Library), oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches

I'm grateful to the many friends, neighbors, collectors and family members who came to see the work in person! To read a sweet write-up on the show click here. More information, if desired, can be found on the Artists' House website. Any exhibit, even a one-person exhibit, is always a group effort, and my grateful thanks to all involved: gallerists, framers, bloggers, writers, buyers, viewers, visitors, commissioners, encouragers and well-wishers.