DUPONT: April Openings at Studio Gallery - Start March 29th

APRIL EXHIBITION INFORMATION

Show Title: brainstorm
Artists: Chris Chernow & Abigail Maxey
Dates: Exhibition runs March 29 through April 22
Artist’s Reception: April 1, 4 – 6pm
First Friday: April 7, 6 – 8pm
Closing Reception: April 22, 4 – 6pm

Individual figures from brainstorm, by Chris Chernow and Abigail Maxey. Resin, aluminum, tablets, and plastic. Dimensions variable. 2017.

Show Information: brainstorm examines the delicate nature of the brain. Stark white sculptures in prescription vials stand behind medicine cabinet doors. Emerging brain imaging techniques offer source material for larger scale drawings.
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Show Title: Little Worlds: Skopelos Dreamings
Artist: Elizabeth Curren
Dates: Exhibition runs March 29 through April 22
Artist’s Reception: April 1, 4 – 6pm
First Friday: April 7, 6 – 8pm
Closing Reception: April 22, 4 – 6pm

Asterope, by Elizabeth Curren. Watercolor on Fabrianio. 22” x 15”. 2016.

Show Information: These works are about space. The opportunity to paint on the island of Skopelos, off the coast of Greece, opened my eyes to the brilliant blues, greens, corals and umbers that occupy the space between earth, sea and sky. Squinting in the intense sunlight, one can imagine the curve of the far horizon. The studio is high on the side of a steep hill overlooking a cove: the translucent water holds coral reefs, submerged rocks, a teeming ecosystem, all below the sun-baked landscape that sits in between. At night I dreamed about these spaces and each day I recreated them.

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Show Title: Red Dot
Artist: Harriet Lesser
Dates: Exhibition runs March 29 through April 22
Artist’s Reception: April 1, 4 – 6pm
First Friday: April 7, 6 – 8pm
Closing Reception: April 22, 4 – 6pm

Heartwood, by Harriet Lesser. Mixed Media on paper. 36”x24”. 2017.

Show Information: Just before an exhibition with the Royal Academy in 1832, artist JMW Turner walked up to his featured painting Helvoetsluys and added a small dot of vermillion. It was later said that this act showed that “…real artistry lies in restraint and understanding.” The single red dot became a recurring feature in many of Turner’s works. Turner’s red dot, and what it stands for, has influenced Harriet Lesser’s new series of works, which are compositions of both intensity and restraint.
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Point of contact for all shows:

Svetlana Shaindlin, director@studiogallerydc.com, 202-232-8734.

Studio Gallery is located at
2108 R Street NW, Washington DC 20008.

For more, see www.studiogallerydc.com