Following the sudden death of her youngest son, Colleen Rosenberry revived a painting practice she had cultivated in her youth but that she had let wane as the responsibilities of motherhood and work mounted. Seeking solace in her grief, Rosenberry turned to artistic expression. In the gallery at Studio Ix, Rosenberry presents “Journey From Grief […]
Following the sudden death of her youngest son, Colleen Rosenberry revived a painting practice she had cultivated in her youth but that she had let wane as the responsibilities of motherhood and work mounted. Seeking solace in her grief, Rosenberry turned to artistic expression. In the gallery at Studio Ix, Rosenberry presents “Journey From Grief […]
Dozens of local artists gather to draw and paint together in the heart of downtown at Gallery Rally 2024. Now in its ninth year, the creative-community-driven event affords art lovers the opportunity to meet artists, talk with them about their work, and witness acts of creation firsthand. Each of the works made during the rally […]
May Shows Artistic Remedies for Creative Hearts 8767 Seminole Tr., Ste. 101, Ruckersville. “The Birds and the Bees” by Sigrid Eilertson and “The Dream Weave—Everything We Dream About in Life and in Sleep,” an ARCH members exhibit. Opens May 14. Baker Gallery Woodberry Forest School, 898 Woodberry Forest Rd. “INTO THE LIGHT” features works by […]
November Shows Artisans Studio Tour Various locations in central Virginia. Local artisans are opening their studios for two days of self-guided tours. Featuring ceramic, fiber, jewelry, wood, glass, and metal artisans. November 13 and 14. The Barn Swallow Artisan Gallery 796 Gillum’s Ridge Rd. “Movement Color Light” brings together a collection of large-scale works by […]
October shows The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative 209 Monticello Rd. “Dispatches From The Outpost” features Jennifer Almanza’s Old World collections and contemporary pieces, including glass, carved wood, shells, metal, and scavenged items, which showcase evidence of the existence of rare cryptozoological and alien lifeforms. Opens October 1. The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Blvd. “A […]
Atlas Coffee 2206 Fontaine Ave. Colorful, abstract paintings by Kris Bowmaster. The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative 209 Monticello Rd. “Pa(i)n(t)demic,” an exhibit from Jum Jirapan that explores art as therapy and painting as a way to begin anew. Chroma Projects Inside Vault Virginia, Third St. SE. “The Frequency of Roses,” featuring nine egg tempera paintings […]
Growing up on the Torres Strait Islands of Australia, Brian Robinson drew on walls, windows, the kitchen table, the back fence. “Pretty much everywhere,” he told C-VILLE last month. “That creativity continued to grow and flourish” over decades of art-making, says the artist, who is now in his 40s, and has works in major public […]
An artist’s journey The night Alp Isin heard that his friend and fellow artist Gabriel Allan passed away, he couldn’t stop thinking about Allan’s sculptures. Though Isin had seen “a bunch” of Allan’s pieces, covering a range of times and places, he “wasn’t sure what the totality was. That day, that night, I got this […]