Exhibition News - Family Ties Brooklyn l Dallas

I am very pleased  to be a participant in this exhibition curated by Bonny Leibowitz and Julie Torres this April.  Hope to see you there. 

Family Ties

Brooklyn | Dallas

mostly Brooklyn Artists Commune with mostly Dallas Artists 

curated by

Bonny Leibowitz | Julie Torres

500X Gallery

opening reception

Saturday, April 11th 7:00pm - 10:00pm

exhibition continues through May 3rd

On view Saturdays & Sundays, Noon to 5 p.m. Weekdays by appointment

Brooklyn-based painter Julie Torres and artist Bonny Leibowitz of Dallas, TX have partnered to co-curate a unique exhibition of 80+ artists from Brooklyn, 40+ local Dallas artists and several like-minded artists from around the country, in "Family Ties." Torres' recent "Family Style" exhibitions in NYC are the inspiration for this community-expanding project. Leibowitz and Torres share an affinity for the participating artists' exciting work and for collaboratively organized exhibits.

"Family Ties" celebrates the limitless potential of artists supporting artists. 

Julie Torres is a painter and arts organizer in NYC and will be in attendance for the opening. 

Bonny Leibowitz is an artist and "Family Ties" co-curator living in Dallas

Family Ties artists

Albert Weaver, Alex Paik, Alexis Granwell, Ann Glazer, Anne Russinof, Ashley Garrett, Austin Thomas, Bailey K Chapman, Barbara Laube, Becky Yazdan, Ben Pritchard, Ben Terry, Bonny Leibowitz, Brett Dyer, Brian Edmonds, Caetlynn Booth, Cande Aguilar, Cecilia Salama, Chance Dunlap, Christina Tenaglia, Christopher Moss, Christopher Rose, Claudia Tienan, Daniel John Gadd, David Michael Connolly, David T Miller, Deanna Wood, Douglas Florian, Elizabeth Gourlay, Elizabeth Riley, Ellen Letcher, Emily Berger, Enrico Gomez, Eric Mavko, Erica Stephens, Fran Holstrom, Fran O’Neill, Fred Gutzeit, Georgia Elrod, Ginny Casey, Giovanni Valderas, Gwendolyn Plunkett, Helen O'Leary, Inna Babaeva, James Prez, Jamie Powell, Jason Rohlf, Jay Henderson, Jeanne Neal, Jeff Parrott, Jennifer Shepard, Jenny Leigh Jones, Jill Vasileff, Joan Mellon, John Kesling, Jonathan Cowan, Julia L Trinh, Julia Schwartz, Julie Alexander, Julie S. Graham, Julon Pinkston, Justine Frischmann, Karen Schifano, Karl Bielik, Karla Areli, Katherine Mojzsis, Kevin Andrew Curran, Kristen Biles, Ky Anderson, Kyle Gallup, Lael Marshall, Lauren Collings, Leeza Meksin, Leslie Kerby, Levi Haske Liz Ainslie, Liz Atzberger, MaDora Frey, Maria Britton, Marian Brunn Smith, Mary Judge, Matthew Neil Gehring, Maxwell Stevens, Mayra Barraza, Meg Atkinson, Melissa Capasso, Melissa Staiger, Michael Frank Blair, Nancy Ferro, Paul Behnke, Peggy Epner, Phillip J. Mellen, Polly Shindler, Rachael Gorchov, RE Cox, Rebecca Litt, Rebecca Murtaugh, Roberto Munguia, Ryan Goolsby, Ryan Michael Ford, Sally Warren, Sean Montgomery, Seth Mulvey, Stephen B. MacInnis, Suhee Wooh, Susan Carr, Susan Cheal, Teresa Ekasala, Todd Camplin, Vicki Owen, Vicki Sher, Wendy Klemperer, Will Hutnick, William Crump, William Eckhardt Kohler, William Lawler, Zak Vreeland 

500X Gallery

500 Exposition Ave.

Dallas TX. 75226

www.500x.org 

On Exhibition until March 10

The exhibition Surface Tension at Hunter Gather Project in Houston is up through March 10. Artists are Lydia Bodner Balahutrak, Jon Lee and myself. Hope you can come by the gallery for a visit before the exhibition closes.

Under My Skin I, Encaustic and oil bar on panel, 16 x 16 inches

January Exhibition Announcements- Houston and Chicago

In Houston: 

I am very pleased to announce my inclusion in the second featured exhibition SURFACE TENSION  at Hunter Gather Project here in Houston this month. The two other artists are Houston artist Lydia Bodner Balahutrak and San Antonio artist/master printmaker Jon Lee.  The reception is this Thursday evening (Jan 16) from 6-8 p.m. I hope you can come by.

 

Hunter Gather’s second featured exhibit, entitled Surface Tension, will showcase a variety of works by three different artists who each investigate layers – both visual and conceptual. Multimedia painter and collage artist LydiaBodnar-Balahutrak composes politically charged newspaper clippings on canvas, only to obscure them underneath layers of poignant acrylic imagery. Master printer Jon Lee creates subtle interactions between color, form, and surface using a traditional woodblock method on his own handmade paper.  Finally, contemporary artist Gwendolyn Plunkett investigates the depth of encaustic, working in tones and marks that are suspended in various opacities within thick slabs of wax.

The opening reception in Thursday evening, January 16, from 6 – 8 p.m. at Hunter Gather Project, 5320 Gulfton, Suite 15, Houston, TX 77081. 

Jon Lee

Lydia Bodner-Balahutrak  

Gwendolyn Plunkett

In Chicago:
My painting Silence was is included in Equilibrium: Art for the Changing World, an  exhibition hosted by the Women's Caucus for Art at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. Exhibition runs January 17 through February 27. Reception: Friday, Jan. 17 from 6-9 p.m. and WCA Artist Reception: Friday, February 14, 6-9 p.m.

Silence, encaustic on panel, 12 x 12 inches

About the exhibition: (Information below is taken from Woman Made Gallery announcement on their website.)

“Equilibrium: Art for the Changing World"  hosted by the Women’s Caucus for Art, explores the tensions, demands and challenges inherent in living in a rapidly changing world. Included are works in all genres and media to express the multiple expressions of balance or its absence, ranging from abstract to representational, psychological to social, whimsical and poetic to political commentary. Entries were juried by Mary Stoppert and Beate Minkovski, WMG’s Co-founder and Executive Director. commentary. 

Exhibiting Artists: Click HERE to see artist's work in the exhibition and read their statements regarding their entries.  

Lynn Arnold, Carol Brookes, Cat Del Buono, Rene Culler, Lynn Dau, Sherri Denault, Hope Esser, Jean Fernandes, Helen Geglio, Laurie Hall, Beth Holmes, Martha Markline Hopkins, Hilla Hueber, Lisa Knoop, Beth Lakamp, Judy Langston, Lee Lee, Chandrika Marla, Hildy Maze, Penny McElroy, Sandra Mueller, Jennifer Murray, Brenda Oelbaum, Joann Perry, Corinne D. Peterson, Laura Petrovich-Cheney, Gwendolyn Plunkett, Margee Bright Ragland, Laura Phelps Rogers, Ann Rowles, Ellen Schillace, Carol Scott, Gail Stouffer, Patricia Terrell-O'Neal, Cynthia Tom, Jeane Vogel. Janet Frazee Wade, Elizabeth Wallace, Nancy Youdelman.