SEVEN DAYS | april 01-08, 2009 | art 35A
‘Interroband: Screaming Questions at White Walls’: Four senior studio art majors show their advanced independent studies in photography and painting. Steven Shattuck’s work consists of alternative tintypes based on childhood memory; Maggie Hughes explores the idea of social identity through digital photography; Melissa Claus interprets favorite sexual positions; and John Henry Donner uses text and font to examine how meaning is constructed from visual representations of language. Through April 3 at Colburn Gallery in Burlington. Info, 656-2014. Jay Vogler: In the center’s Chittenden Bank branch, the Vermont artist shows a series of recent abstract, mixed-media paintings on canvas that explore color field relationships. Through April 30 at Davis Center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 425-2152. Jerome Milks: “Dramatic Light in the Champlain Valley,” largeformat photographs of landscape and nature images. Through April 30 at Healthy Living in South Burlington. Info, 545-2030. Jodi Whalen: New abstract paintings. Through April 17 at Drink in Burlington. Info, 865-0108. Kenji Katakura: “Phantoms,” abstract graphite portraits; Jason Osterhout: Abstract expressionism; Linda Reynolds: “Impressions of Place,” watercolors; and James Teuscher: “Remnants of the Iron Age,” sculpture. Through April 23 at Artpath Gallery in Burlington. Info, 563-2273. Lynn Powers: The member of the Essex Art League display her works. Through April 30 at Essex Town Offices. Info, 862-3014. Maltex Group Exhibit: The hallways on all four floors are filled with works in multiple media by eight local artists. Through May 31 at Maltex Building in Burlington. Info, 865-7166. Paul Rossi: Vibrant figures and portraits by the Wadhams-based artist. Through April 4 at Premises Storefront Gallery in Essex. Info, 518-963-7150. ‘The Littlest Birds Sing the Prettiest Songs: A Group Show of Small Treasures’: Familiar and new artists appear in this show of various media, with works as small as two and a half inches; and Dan Gottsegen: Semi-abstract oils. Through April 28 at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-3848. ‘Views of Lake Champlain’: The Essex Art League presents a group exhibit as part of the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s visit to the lake. Through May 31 at Phoenix Books in Essex. Info, 862-3014.
William Cordova & Major Jackson: “More Than Bilingual,” a collaborative project by the Peruvian-born artist and African American poet, respectively, featuring mixed-media drawings and installations and poetry exploring race and language. The works celebrate and critique how cultural territories are dispersed, redefined and transformed in urban settings. Through May 10 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.
:: central ‘Art Stimulus Package’: More than 20 area artists donated affordably priced paintings and photographs to benefit the locally owned restaurant during down times. Come for dinner, go home with new art! April 1 through May 31 at Restaurant Phoebe in Montpelier. Info, 223-2204. Carley Stevens-McLaughlin: Portraits of campers from Camp Ta-Kum-Ta who are surviving or living with cancer. Through April 30 at The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, artwhirled23@yahoo.com. ‘Four Today’: Paintings by Alexandra Bottinelli, Deborah Hillman, Beth Pearson and Tari Swenson, Main Gallery; and ‘The WPA in Vermont’: Pieces from the gallery’s collection, South Gallery; and ‘Portraiture from the Permanent Collection’: Paintings, Wood Room. Through April 19 at T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-8743. Gretchen Beck: “Balepate,” mixed-media imagery by the chair of the art department at Concordia University. Beck lived in Niger for several years and in her art studies aspects of the landscape, culture and native art forms. Through April 10 at Feick Arts Center, Green Mountain College, in Poultney. Info, 287-8926. Heidi Broner: “At Work,” paintings of individuals on the job. April 6 through May 29 at Governor’s Office Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749. Jess Graham: “Love, Winter,” large-scale new works inspired by street art and the natural world. Through April 12 at Seminary Art Center in Waterbury Center. Info, 253-8790. Lucinda Mason: “Macro-Micro, Immeasurable Space and Higgs Boson Particles,” large-format, cosmology-inspired paintings by the late Vermont artist. Through May 1 at Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749. Miranda Syp: “The Revolving Door,” new acrylics. Through April 30 at The Shoe Horn in Montpelier. Info, 223-5454. ‘New Artists/New Work’: Recent paintings by Mary Admasian and Frank Woods, and granite sculptures of soft, gentle objects by Jeane Wolfe. Through May 31 at The Lazy Pear Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 223-7680. Ria Blaas & Lisa Kippen: Oil paintings and recent drawings, respectively. Through April 11 at Tunbridge Public Library. Info, 889-9404.
Diane Gabriel & Jordan Douglas. Gabriel saved negatives from her Holga camera — remember either of those? — for upward of 15 years, but printed some of the mysterious black-and-white images recently for her exhibit with fellow Burlington photographer Jordan Douglas. It opens this Friday, April 3, with a reception 5-8 p.m., and remains on view through April 26.
Robin LaHue: “Impressions,” impressionistic figure and landscape paintings in watersoluble oils. Through April 13 at Vermont Chocolatiers in Northfield. Info, 485-7770. ‘Transitions: Photographs by Robert Creamer’: The renowned contemporary photographer uses digital technology to convey a melancholy beauty in his images, many of which show flowers in various stages of decay. The touring exhibit was organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Through May 24 at Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. Info, 649-2200. ‘Whole New Ball Game’: A group show of artworks in multiple media exploring the motion and emotion of athletic competition, Main Floor Gallery; Silent Auction: Sales to benefit SPA programs; begins March 10 and concludes at the Gala March 28, Second Floor Gallery; and Cameron Schmitz: Paintings and drawings, Third Floor Gallery. Through April 18 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069.
:: champlain valley ‘Art Now: Doug and Mike Starn’: An installation features enlarged photomicrographs of snowflakes along with the museum’s recently acquired, many-layered photographic image of a tree, both by the famous identical-twin artists. Through April 19 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-5007.
‘Burlington: Then and Now’: A multimedia exhibit based on a yearlong project exploring the Queen City’s past, present and future by fourth- and fifth-graders at the Champlain Elementary School. Burlington photographer Andy Duback collaborated. Through May 1 at Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Info, 388-4964. ‘Confronting History: Contemporary Artists Envision the Past’: A group show of printmakers who invoke historic sources to examine the current state of the world, using an array of contemporary techniques. Through April 19 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-5007. Jane Fine: The New York artist, currently an artist-in-residence, shows hard-edged paintings where abstract and concrete collide. April 6 through 17 at Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Info, 443-6433. Patt Cavanagh & Mary Alcantara: Multimedia paintings exploring botanical and natural forms, and sculptures in marble or alabaster, respectively. Through April 28 at Brandon Artists’ Guild. Info, 247-4956. ‘Spirits, Dreams and HalfRemembered Tales’: Artists Kirsten Hoving, Emma Powell and Bridget Milligan manipulate the photographic medium, using recorded facts to craft imaginative fantasies. Through May 2 at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. Info, 382-9222.
:: northern Craig Mooney & Helen Shulman: “Human Landscapes,” evocative figurative works and earth-toned abstract paintings, respectively. Through April 26 at West Branch Gallery and Sculpture Park in Stowe. Info, 253-8943.
David Smith & Steven Bronstein: Paintings and metal sculpture, respectively. April 5 through May 18 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans’ Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 535-5008. Joan MacKenzie: Cheerful animal paintings. Through April 28 at Blue Paddle Bistro in South Hero. Info, 372-4814. Judith Lerner: Paintings in gouache by the local artist. Through April 3 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans’ Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 535-5008. Lois Eby: “Fourteen Works 20002007,” a selection of abstract and improvisational works on paper and canvas by the Vermont artist. Through May 18 at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469. Phillip Robertson: “Moments in Meditation,” recent prints and paper constructions, displayed in Brown Library. Through April 3 at Sterling College in Craftsbury Common. Info, 586-7711.
:: regional Felix de la Concha: “Private Portraits/Public Conversations,” a multimedia exhibit of 51 portraits that explore how members of the Upper Valley and Dartmouth communities have encountered conflict and how they made, or are making, their journey toward reconciliation. April 4 through September 27 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2426. m