Now Showing
Jenny Wilson
Nature as Architect
Jenny Wilson is a professional musician and artist with a background in visual and performing arts, having studied at the High School of Art and Design in NYC and the Alvin Ailey/Pearl Lang School. She holds a Flute Performance degree from the University of Maine and studied at the Winterthur Konservatorium in Switzerland. Jenny has taught art and music at several institutions and currently offers private lessons and workshops. Her paintings, focusing on the natural world, are contemporary landscapes or abstracts. The exhibit runs at the Jane Sandelin Gallery until January 18, 2025.
Paula Wachsstock
The Color Around Us
As the world moves, light and times change—Paula Wachsstock responds as she immerses herself in the process of painting. A spontaneous dialogue and reaction takes place. Unsure of the end result, she allows the painting to resolve itself using her instincts and experience to bring the painting to a happy conclusion. The challenge is to be aware and listen to understand when it’s complete.
Glenda Creamer
Busting Out
Glenda Creamer’s abstract paintings feature forms reminiscent of what you might see under a microscope or through a telescope. The shapes sometimes race, sometimes float, creating imaginary worlds. Creamer starts with shapes and spots of flat color, then “cuts in” with the ground color, adding new marks until a balance is achieved. Viewers often imagine different scenes in her paintings, like daydreaming while looking at clouds.
Fine Crafts Exhibit
The Fine Crafts Exhibit features thoughtful, original, skilled, one-of-a-kind contemporary sculpture and fine crafts in glass, ceramics, wood, metal, textiles, and mixed media. This is a juried exhibit with cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. These fine crafts by Virginia artists make unique and thoughtful holiday gifts.
1st Place – Nathaniel Newcomb, Monolith Chair ,Wood, Oak and Mahogany, 32x14x18, $1000
2nd Place – Wendy Nelson, Vintage Rose Quilt, Quilting. Queen Size, $1450
3rd Place – James Wilkin, Swirl Sculpture, 14 x 35 x 10, $450
Honorable Mention – Mel Gardner, Full Moon Pillow, Mixed Media, 12×12, $325
Honorable Mention – Mel Gardner, Red Stripe Pillow, Mixed Media, 12×12, $250
Coming Soon
Simply Photography
Photographers get an opportunity to showcase their signature photographs in this juried show. You will see photography of all types including traditional, digital, manipulated, and photographic mixed media. This is a juried exhibit with cash prizes.
Justin Sellers
Relinquished
Relinquished is a hauntingly beautiful series that captures the raw vulnerability of the human form against the backdrop of desolate, forgotten spaces. Abandoned buildings, once bustling with activity, now serve as silent monuments to the inexorable march of time. The photographs in this series are a poignant exploration of loneliness, with each image depicting an individual in stark isolation, their presence magnified by the empty spaces that surround them.
The exhibit will be Centre Gallery at Art Works from January 24, 2025 – February 22, 2025.
Mandy Powell
Golden Alchemy
Mandy Powell delves into the magic of abstraction, blending color, texture, and form to craft something greater than the sum of its parts. Inspired by their mother’s advice to paint what she sees and feels, this series embodies this journey. Gold isn’t just a color in the artwork, it’s a symbol of transformation and beauty. By weaving gold into every piece, Mandy brings depth, warmth, and a luminous glow to their creations
This exhibit will be in the Corner Gallery at Art Works from January 25, 2025 – February 22, 2025.
All Media Exhibit
Each month Art Works invites artists to submit their work in an open call-for-entries. These exhibits are a focal point of all Art Works’ openings. There is no theme for this exhibit—so anything goes, any topic and any medium. This is a juried show with cash prizes. The exhibit will be in the Skylight Gallery at Art Works from January 24, 2025 – February 21, 2025.
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