Old is new: Cary Oliva’s unique images sustain a waning format
“I feel like an old soul in general. If I’m shopping, I’d rather buy something old and upcycle it or do something that appreciates the value of what it used to […]
Snap and chat: Photo walking meets the streets of Charlottesville
If you ever come across a herd of nerds walking around Charlottesville with expensive-looking cameras, do not fear. They’re just photo walkers. And while their numbers are growing, they’re mostly […]
Perfectly bound: Amanda Wagstaff sews up the past at The Haven
“I used to go to my mom’s office, which smelled like wool and fabric, and the copy machine, like hot ink and hot toner,” said Amanda Wagstaff. “She would give me […]
March First Fridays Guide
Give her a home where the buffalo roam and Christen Borgman Yates will paint the iconic American beast every day. Her original contemporary works in oil and watercolor ask viewers […]
Breathe it in: Taking solace in Warm Springs Gallery’s ‘Paper Works’
Mid-month is usually a pretty quiet time in a local art gallery. First Fridays crowds have long since returned home and the promise of free wine and cheese is a […]
In the moment: Illustrator Frank Riccio’s exhibition reflects his intense focus
There’s something about the trees. As I walk through the exhibit, I pause to study each painting, but the trunk of a pastel pine tree stops me. Every stroke on […]
Warrior pose: Genghis Khan and inner peace at Second Street Gallery
Aspiring yogis and curious connoisseurs of contemporary art, unite! Second Street Gallery is hosting another installment of the monthly Second Saturday Yoga Art Grooves series that launched in the fall […]
February First Fridays Guide
Crozet natives Kathleen and Minal Mistry get close to nature in their duo show “Wood and Wings” at C’ville Arts Cooperative Gallery. Kathleen pairs colorful bird paintings with mixed metal […]
Below the surface: Lucian Freud’s etchings look closely at the human form
Imagine entering a cave-like studio, its floor spotted with rags and walls textured with years of paint flicked off a loaded brush. You’re naked when you climb onto a small, […]
Going the distance: ‘New Narratives’ depicts a progressive step in Aboriginal art
It’s all too frequent that I overhear someone mention that she’d “love to go to the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, if only it wasn’t so far away.” To put this […]