Art Perspectives
Russ Wilson
oct 22 – jan 6, 2016 Quiet, introspective images of side streets and empty windows dominate Russ Wilson’s world. “My earliest experiences of the world were through the side windows of an old Pontiac, as our family made endless trips throughout the South and beyond. Traveling through town after town, I began to envision the life that went on behind those faded facades and beyond the rolling hills. My job becomes part artist, part director, as I script the narrative of an image.” Wilson’s work has a timeless quality, a play of light and shadow...
read moreChristina Hope
nov 13 – jan 21, 2016 J. Johnson Gallery presents a survey of the celebrated underwater photographs of Christina Hope. An original member of Southlight, a collective of young Jacksonville photographers that held its first formal show in 1982, Hope was a formative presence in the Jacksonville creative community. Her exquisite studies in natural light, shadow, and the human form offer glimpses into dream-like realms inhabited by water angels. Free reception Friday, November 13, 6-8 p.m., J. Johnson Gallery, 177 4th Ave. N. in Jacksonville...
read moreThe Living River
thru nov 30 A solo exhibition of paintings of the St. Johns River, this exhibit is a collection of recent pieces by landscape artist, art teacher, and environmentalist Allison Watson and is sponsored by Art Fusion as part of the Year of the River. Watson is well known for her landscapes of the wetlands, upland forests, springs, rivers and dunes of the Southeast. She has work in major collections nationally and maintains a studio in the CoRK art district. Reception November 4 from 6–8 p.m. at The Museum of Science and History, 1025 Museum...
read moreThree Landscape Painters: Realism to Abstraction
nov 13 – dec Henry Von Genk III, born and raised in Jacksonville, is a self-taught artist who has mastered a realistic style of landscape painting. Ellen Diamond is an artist whose harmonious interconnection of shape, color and light led her to a style that has been heralded by critics and art collectors alike. John Schuyler works in a process of layering, pouring, scraping off, and scratching into the surface of the canvas which asks that the viewer’s attention continually adjusts in order to consider the various perceptual possibilities...
read moreSnapshot St. Augustine
thru oct 22 The St. Johns Cultural Council presents photographs by Kenneth M. Barrett, Jr. Raised in St. Augustine, and a University of Florida graduate in photojournalism, he is currently photographing what he refers to as ‘old Florida.’ Photographs selected for this exhibit cover the removal of historic and everyday structures. Long lost signage, historic reenactments, views of the shorelines and landscapes are captured using black and white films, color slide and print film and, finally, digital imaging. The snapshot idea is a...
read moreSusan Michal: Flowers in Transition
oct 29 – jan 9, 2016 Susan Michal has spent over twenty years as a working photographer and is a respected leader and lecturer in the photography industry. She first picked up a camera while touring as a musician and knew she had found a new passion. She opened her photograhy studio twenty years ago, focusing her photography on families and children in the North Florida community. (current Arbus cover artist) Michal’s love for nature led to her unparalleled ability to capture the beauty of the flower. When you look at a flower through the...
read moreSmoke and Mirrors: Sculpture and the Imaginary
sept 19 – jan 24, 2016 What happens in the mind when we perceive a work of art? Is it a literal representation or a false, artificial reality of something familiar? What techniques are artists employing to alter our perception? Is it all just smoke and mirrors? Often striking and ambiguous, at times both alluring and strange, the complex sculptures in Smoke and Mirrors: Sculpture and the Imaginary explore the art of illusion. Blurring the line between reality and fiction, the six national and international sculptors – Chul Hyun Ahn, James...
read moreSymphony of Color
thru oct 20 Anthony Whiting was born in Mexico and has lived in Latin America, North Africa, Asia, Italy, Sweden, England and the U.S., which has helped him develop empathy and sensitivity to people, places and the natural world. Whiting is inspired by local art and craft forms, by the textures and colors of the desert, aquatic scenes, and forests, as well as the cultures of the peoples in the Mediterranean and elsewhere. His designs come from nature in all its forms – mineral, wood, floral, animal and aquatic. He uses the design principles...
read moreFace Forward
sept. 24 oct 1 – dec 28 In a bold endeavor, the Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission has asked thirty artists to each create a self-portrait for an exhibition in the airport’s Haskell Gallery. Thirty of the region’s most talented and diverse artists have agreed to participate, exposing themselves in a huge range of mediums and styles. Those participating include photographers, sculptors, painters and mixed media artists. Each self-portrait will be accompanied by an actual photo of the artist, along with a brief statement giving...
read moreTacos for Tatas
monday, oct 5 This 4th annual charity event is coming to Downtown’s urban core. A hidden gem on W. Beaver St. and N. Myrtle Ave, Engine 15 Brewery will be hosting the Monday night party celebrating a community inspired by a mission to cure breast cancer. Indulge in good eats by the iconic beach staple, TacoLu Baja Mexicana, featuring Engine 15’s specially crafted beer, 26pointBrew, along with house-made Maestro Dobel cocktails and delightful confectionery creations by our favorite sweet spot, AlleyCakes Bakery Co. Proceeds support 26.2 w/...
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