On March 6 downtown galleries hosted their monthly First Thursday openings. Some of the highlights included Jordan Eagles: New Blood Paintings at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art:

Also on display at the gallery were Colleen Quen and Jude Gabbard's fantastic couture creations.

Sighted were artists Aaron Hegert and Joshzilla:

Fraenkel Gallery hosting an impressive collection of Lee Friedlander's photos, America By Car:

Tami Demaree and Matt Borruso at Steven Wolf Fine Arts is just as shocking and colorful as expected:

Across the street at Gallery Paule Anglim are Enrique Chagoya's paintings. Be sure to watch the video works of Hung-Chih Peng in the back room.

At Marx and Zavattero the show Bear Hunting by James Gobel features decadent felt paintings and an amusing narrative:

--Natalie Stanchfield

(*Images courtesy of Natalie Stanchfield.)