CURRENT EXHIBITS [56]

James Kelly is pleased to present Back and Forth: New Paintings by Robert Kelly. This will be Robert Kelly’s first exhibition after joining the gallery in 2011. Back and Forth: New Paintings by Robert Kelly will open with a reception for the artist on Friday, August 10, 2012, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. The exhibition will continue through October 13, 2012. The exhibition will consist of approximately eig...   [more]

Opening: August 10th, 2012   5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

JANE SAUER GALLERY is proud to present “HARBINGERS”by Adrian Arleo. She is a star in the world of sculpture without reaching for fame. Her attention comes strictly from talent, passion and an enormous awareness of the world around her. Her home and studio are in rural Montana located at the base of the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness with Lolo Creek running through. Arleo states, “Having lived and...   [more]

Opening: September 14th, 2012   5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

A unique exhibition featuring original illustrations from children’s literature.   [more]

Opening: September 21st, 2012   9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

"Artist/Illustrator" features the work of three local artists. The illustration and fine art works of Gaspar Enriquez, Gloria Osuna Perez, and Antonio Castro L. will be on display through Saturday, November 24. Each of the artists has had a successful career in the fine arts as well as a career in the field of illustration.   [more]

Home includes new work by emerging mixed-media artist Jesse Blanchard. Depictions of dwellings and landscapes share space with more abstracted forms and geometric grids, superimposed over lushly colored backgrounds. JESSE BLANCHARD For mixed media artist Jesse Blanchard, the slow cadence of island living is pictorially transformed into contemplative compositions that utilize a variety of collage techn...   [more]

A new generation of Palestinian activists stands out from their society in the most distinct way: they are women. These women are on the front lines of West Bank protest. They are beaten and face arrest and sexual harassment for their bold role. Starting with the March 15, 2011 Palestinian unity rallies, they began to take on key organizational positions and lead street protests, standing on the li...   [more]

With nature as inspiration, Los Angeles-based artist Heather Lembcke paints abstract landscapes using techniques borrowed from ink drawing to render a consistent palette of line, form, and color. Her paintings recall nature's inexorable chaos, however beautiful in its simplicity, through dense patterns and brush strokes that reflect a sense of controlled disorganization.      [more]

Opening: September 21st, 2012   6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Phoenix-based artist Jen Urso uses the landscape to question boundaries, both physical and sociological, in order to understand presumptions about safety, "flock" mentality, and complacency in regard to authority. Urso's multidisciplinary installations explore places of demarcation using photography, text, video, and documentation to construct dialogues between art and viewer. Artist Statement: I�...   [more]

Opening: September 21st, 2012   6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The triumphs and tragedies of the 1960s provided photographer Bob Gomel and his LIFE magazine colleagues extraordinary opportunities to advance American photojournalism. "LIFE was the world's best forum for photojournalists. We were encouraged to push creative and technical boundaries. There was no better place to work in that extraordinary decade." Bob Gomel was born (1933) and raised in New Yor...   [more]

Opening: October 5th, 2012   5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Over 50 works of art from 50 artists out of Museum of Contemporary Native Arts’ collection looks at five decades of IAIA (1962-2012).  A digital installation from the IAIA New Media Arts department representing the next generation of IAIA artists along with digital audio recordings of IAIA creative writing over the past fifty years will be heard throughout the galleries. 50/50 Artists:  Tony Abey...   [more]

Opening: August 17th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Romero’s exhibition is loosely based on the late philosopher and author Vine Deloria’s idea of neo-tribalism, using existing Indigenous ideologies with new symbols that replace pre-existing ones to create new meanings.  The exhibit incorporates a series of historic Pueblo ideologies, primarily Pueblo dancer figures, juxtaposed with pop like imagery of a post-modern mainstream society.  It is Rom...   [more]

Opening: August 17th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

In VERNACULAR, artist Jeff Kahm explores geometric structures like stripes as an effective vehicle for exploring compositional variations.  Kahm culls examples from all cultures to show that these forms played a major role in the geometric styles and development of aesthetics of early history and it is precisely in their use as symbols that geometric configurations persist.  Various Indigenous cu...   [more]

Opening: August 17th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This exhibition focuses on Debra Yepa-Pappan’s reflective group of works that explore her dual identities. Yepa-Pappan is of Jemez Pueblo and Korean heritage and currently resides in the Windy City (Chicago). Through this multilayered collection of work, Yepa-Pappan layers instances of history, pop culture, stereotypes, authenticity, family, her identity, and the urban environment together. Thr...   [more]

Opening: August 17th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Grab is an intimate portrait of the little-documented Grab Day in the villages of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, who annually throw water and food items from the rooftop of a home to people standing below. A community-wide prayer of abundance, thanks, and renewal, Grab Day exists at the intersection of traditional Native and contemporary Western cultures. Luther’s film follows three families as they prepare for...   [more]

Opening: August 17th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The complete collection of limited edition bronzes produced from 1970 through 2010 by Native American artist Michael Naranjo will be featured. Created without the use of his sight (from injuries sustained in Viet Nam), Naranjo’s work presents a stylized narrative of his heritage and life experience in deeply hued and tactile bronze work. His decades-long career offers a repertoire of sculpture that...   [more]

Opening: September 15th, 2012   2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The passing of Karl Koenig this January left a huge gap in the world of photography. He wrote the definite book on gumoil photography and was primarily known for his work in this medium although he practiced a variety of photographic and printmaking techniques. However, it was his imagery that he was most well known for: Striking shots of concentration camps, majestic trees, lonely grain elevators, re...   [more]

Opening: September 21st, 2012   5:00 PM - 8:00 PM