Gallery Beat

Khánh H. Lê, United, c. 2013-14. Mixed media. Courtesy of the artist.

EXHIBITS ABOUND F. Lennox Campello, Isla Balsera (Happy Bicentennial America - Wishing We Were There), 1976. Collage, 26 x 34 in. Gift from The Andres M. Fernandez Collection, 2018.17.1.Summer

The summer is essentially here and so are some great shows opening around the DMV.

Over In Rockville’s Artists & Makers Studios you’ll see the work of Robert LeMar titled “Crossing the

Line”, the Resident Artist exhibit “10x10” and the

Artists of Gallery 209 for the month of June as well as building-wide Open Studios.

The June 4th opening will run from 11am – 3pm at Artists & Makers Studios, 11810 Parklawn

Drive, Suite 210 in Rockville, MD. They tell me that

“LeMar’s interest in line has always been prevalent in his work. Three years of portrait sketching on the beaches of Chicago when he was a preteen developed his affinity to line. This was further bolstered by sketching portraits on the boardwalk of

Ocean City Maryland in his twenties. Even though he was later encouraged by his art professors at

The Maryland School of Art and Design in Silver

Spring to not rely on drawing when painting, he still persisted in drawing on the canvas before applying paint. To this day drawing remains a major element in his painting technique. In his recent abstract work, as he crosses the line between realism and abstraction, he gives line an obviously dominant and defining role.”

Over at the Kreeger Museum, Hamiltonian Artists and The Kreeger Museum presents “Unexpected

Occurrences”, which is described as “a contemporary response to a modern collection”, and which features the work of Hamiltonian Artists’ seven current fellows—Amber Eve Anderson, Maria Luz

Bravo, Jason Bulluck, Joey Enriquez, Stephanie

Garon, Madeline Stratton, and Lionel Frazier White

III. The exhibition includes new works in video, mixed media, sculpture, photography, encaustic, printmaking, and painting installed throughout the museum.

Described as “unconventional pairings of old and new works, the exhibition challenges the viewer to consider the nuances of medium and subject and how they shift over time. Using sculpture and encaustic, Bulluck explores the meaning of databases, from a Buddhist and Marxist framework, to consider the human contribution to systems through interaction. Enriquez and Garon both use raw material to comment on labor, land, and their connections to society. Stratton’s series of new paintings consider the specific shapes and shadows from the Kreeger terrace and color from the Claude Monet paintings in the collection. Bravo and Anderson utilize new technologies to capture movement and time through photography. White memorializes Black experiences through mixed media assemblage specifically referencing family legacy and spirituality.” Fellowship Director Tomora Wright states, “We are so pleased to be partnering with the Kreeger on this impactful initiative. I, along with the seven artists, were exhilarated by the opportunity to show alongside the important modern works in the museum’s collection. We want visitors to draw connections between, find unexpected occurrences, and consider differences in focus and subject of the work then and now.” “The Collaborative furthers our mission by supporting and spotlighting the immense talent of visual and performing artists in our city,” adds Helen Chason, director of The Kreeger Museum. “We are thrilled to be in partnership with Hamiltonian Artists to present work of the Hamiltonian Fellows. We are honored to champion the work of these artists and provide many of them the opportunity to present their work in a museum for the first time.” The show runs through August 27, 2022. Lastly, summer exhibitions will open Jun. 11 in the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center and be on display through Aug. 7. Real openings! The shows start with “The Quest for Tranquil Space: Paintings and Photograms” which marks Czech Republic artist Josef Achrer’s U.S. debut. “The Bridge that Carried Us Over” explores the mechanisms by which the transfer of intergenerational wealth, land, and historical memory have been denied to the African diaspora in the United States. “Caribbean Transitions” explores the character, complexity, and originality of art by Caribbean American artists as they expand the art of the North American continent. It features the work of 20 artists who are painters, printmakers, photographers, video

Jason Horowitz, El Rancho Motel No. 2, South Fourth Avenue, Yuma, Arizona, 2018, archival inkjet prints, courtesy the artist.

Helen Zughaib, US Capitol Building, 1990. Archival pigment print, 28 x 38 in. Courtesy of the artist.