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Brian Malnassy: Accretion

April 28, 2018 through June 13, 2018

Artists’ Opening Reception April 28, 2018 1:00pm-3:00pm Free and open to the public Ceramic Sculpture by Brian Malnassy Reflecting on life and loss, this clay artist adds unusual ingredients to his clay- spices, baking ingredients, and ground cork that then burn away in the kiln. The ceramic forms and structures are left with voids imprinted with the organic matter- […]

Tim Rietenbach: Trillionaire

April 28, 2018 through June 13, 2018

Artists’ Opening Reception April 28, 2018 1:00pm-3:00pm Free and open to the public Site Specific Installation by Tim Rietenbach Sounds absurd, but at the writing of this statement there are 16,500,000 millionaires, 2,043 billionaires and it is speculated that by 2040 we will have our first Trillionaire. A word that sounds like a child’s boast […]

James Mellick’s Wounded Warrior Dogs and Faithful Companions

February 10, 2018 through April 14, 2018

Meet the Artist Reception Saturday, Feb. 17th, 12:00pm–3:00pm Gallery talks start at 1:00pm This solo exhibition showcases Ohio artist James Mellick’s signature wood forms and includes the installation of his recent “Wounded Warrior Dogs Project.” Each dog represents a different military campaign, as well as the injuries that their human counterparts endure. Mellick created the […]

April Sunami: Waiting For Transcendence

December 7, 2017 through April 14, 2018

Meet the Artist Reception Saturday, Feb. 17th, 12:00pm–3:00pm Gallery talks start at 1:00pm April Sunami is an award winning artist focusing on figural mixed media painting.  Her subjects revolve around women and the female form with fanciful hair and/or body coverings-burka, hijab, veil, coupling the abstract with the figurative, while addressing the dichotomies of representational/abstract, light/dark, […]

River Currents 3.0

December 7, 2017 through January 25, 2018

Mike Bowen, April Deacon, and Will Reader

Artists working in the River Region demonstrate a distinctive perspective reflective of this unique area. Each year we select three regional artists to examine, in depth, their vision, process, and methods. [supsystic-slider id=11 ]

Ed Charney: The Cloud Atlas

September 22–November 25, 2017

Iconic clouds, blue skies, water towers, and roof tops: do we ever take time to look up anymore? Charney is a regional landscape painter in the purest sense – we can all but smell the fresh air. [supsystic-slider id=9 ]

Bruce New: The Night is Only A Dream

September 22–November 25th, 2017

The work of this self-taught visionary has received national acclaim. His compelling, symbolic visual language is both personal and universal, eloquent and complex. [supsystic-slider id=8 ]

Relaciones Extendidas, Extended Relationships…

April 21, 2017 to June 23, 2017

Elsie Sanchez, Barbara Vogel, Leah Wong
An exhibition that crosses borders and celebrates diversity

This exhibition that illustrates creativity has no boundaries. Three artists, all women, born in different countries, each with her own mother tongue, find themselves in Columbus, Ohio. Working in three different media- oil paint, cut paper, and photography mixed media, they find common ground in creativity, art making, and processes. While their work is easily […]

Cabinets of Curiosity: The Work of Amy Kollar Anderson, Carrie Longley, and Laine Bachman

February 3, 2017 to April 7, 2017

ARTIST RECEPTION February 19, 2017 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Gallery Talk at 1:30pm with the featured gallery artists Acoustic guitar music by Andy Russell GALLERY TALK March 2, 2017 at 7:00 pm In an in depth gallery tour, Artistic Director Charlotte Gordon discusses the history of curiosity cabinets and the work of the gallery artists Amy Kollar […]

River Currents 2.0: Works by Carole Estepp, Charlie Haskins, and Kevin Lyles

November 18, 2016 to January 14, 2017

This annual exhibition brings together artists that are currently living and working in the Ohio River region. The unique landscape, Appalachian influences, climate, and pace of life contribute to the forming of the creative voices of the region. These three artists, working in diverse media, have developed their own distinct, creative response to the Appalachian […]

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