It's the Capitol Hill Art Walk tonight! The weather is
perfect, and the art abounds! Because there are so many participating art
spaces, It's always a challenge to take in the entire Hill in an evening. It's
an excellent problem for an art walk to have!
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| Joseph Brooks @ Retrofit Home
Knowing in advance that I probably wouldn't be able to see much
of the south end, I sneaked a peek at Joseph Brooks' new exhibit at RetrofitHome when I picked up the remaining pieces from my show a couple days ago. He
has some gorgeous new large scale works including intricate colourful owls and
light bulbs with a resin coating that makes them look totally lickable. (Don't
lick light bulbs at home, kids.)
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| Dendroica Gallery
My first stop on art walk night is the grand opening of
Dendroica Gallery. Director Martha Dunham picked up in the space Blindfold
Gallery left off with a fun & eclectic mix of local and national artists! I
had a wonderful time chatting with Jeff about his layered paint in egg shell
creations and Russell about his monochrome mixed media collages. Reilly's
holographic installation is definitely best viewed in person. Featuring: Jeff
Mihalyo, Jon Lewis, Joseph Gray-Smith, Lisaann Cohn, Michael Magrath, Reilly
Donovan, Russell C. Smith, Shari Mendelson, Shelley Higman, Tracy Lang, Ulrich
Pakker & William Vaegemast.
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| "Shadow Box" @ Ghost Gallery
Ghost Gallery is next with the "Shadow Box" show.
Featuring nearly three dozen artists from all over the country, "Shadow
Box" continues Ghost's 8-month series of exhibits celebrating female &
female identifying artists in the main gallery. The rotating gallery of
miniatures art is always a pleasure to see as well.
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| Morbid Anatomy @ Broadcast Coffee
After Ghost, I head to Broadcast Coffee, featuring Anita
Arora of Morbid Anatomy's newest series of delicate assemblage shadow boxes.
This is my first time visiting Broadcast, and Anita's pieces have turned the
space into a fascinating expedition through the eerie and nostalgic.
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| "Las Favinistas" @ True Love Gallery
My last stop of the evening is "Las Fauvinistas"
at True Love Gallery, featuring Cindy Small, Jessica Dodge & Nancy Kiefer.
Channelling the bold colours and textural brush strokes of Matisse & Derain
(the original Fauves), the pieces in this exhibit are a vibrant mix of
eccentric portraiture, surreal landscapes, and tiny strange worlds captured in
wood & clockwork. I had a fun time discussing with Jessica her
reverse-painting process on glass!
It's been a wonderful night, and I'm thrilled I was able to
take at least a partial evening off before the final weekend of the Renaissance
Faire to view some inspiring art!
For all of the spaces I wasn't able to see, and for all of
you who weren't able to make it out, the exhibits are up through the end of the
month! Support your local art scene, and go see some art!
~ BCDuncan
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