May 12 - June 21, 2009

Valerie Mann

FORTUNES
and Other Visual Responses

Fortunes
vintage baby gowns, embroidery floss, wood, wire, clothesline, cable
8"h x 25'w x 10'd installed, dimensions variable
by Valerie Mann

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 29, 7-10 pm

Artist Gallery Talk:

Sunday, May 31, 2 pm

Also showing are all gallery member-artists, and the following visiting artists:

Ruthanne Baker, Andrea Novak, Fran Wolok, Jeff Wolf, Maria Ruggiero and Geoff Merrill

March 31 - May 10, 2009

Elizabeth Schwartz

Color and Texture in Motion

Night Bloom
acrylic on three canvases
20"h x 60"w
by Elizabeth Schwartz

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 3, 7-10 pm

Also showing are all gallery member-artists, and the following visiting artists:

Andrea Novak, Fran Wolok, Jeff Wolf, Judith Jacobs, and Maria Ruggiero

February 17 - March 29, 2009

Dee Ann Segula

Portraits from
"Through the Looking Glass"

Ready to Party
metallic leaf and oil on gatorboard
46.5"h x 29"w
by Dee Ann Segula

Opening Reception:

Saturday, February 21, 4-6 pm

Also showing are all gallery member-artists, and the following visiting artists:

Andrea Novak, Fran Wolok, Jeff Wolf, Judith Jacobs, Maria Ruggiero, and Robert Santacroce

January 6 - February 15, 2009

Adrienne Kaplan

New Work

painting in progress in studio
acrylic on canvas
by Adrienne Kaplan

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 9, 7-10 pm

Luna Erratica, an early music mostly recorder sextet, will play during the opening

Also, Sunday at 2, artist panel:

The Art Alchemists present
10x10
a digital fine art edition,
and panel discussion
Sunday, January 18, 2 pm


Also showing are all gallery member-artists, and the following visiting artists:

Judith Jacobs, Jane Coates, Maria Ruggiero, John Shultz, and Marie Tapert

Also showing

from January 6 - February 15, 2009


10x10

a digital fine art edition
by The Art Alchemists

Nasturtium Series, No. 5
pigment ink on rag paper
edition of 30
image size 10"h x 10"w
by Michelle A. Hegyi

During Ms. Kaplan's solo exhibit, WSG Gallery is delighted to also be featuring the print portfolio of 18 members of The Art Alchemists, a digital artists' collective of Southeastern Michigan founded in Ann Arbor. Each artist has used digital technology as one of his/her tools in the creation of his/her piece in the portfolio. Artists represented include Barbara Brown, Miriam Brysk, Wendy Chaiken, Lynda Cole, Beth Cowen, Thomas Frank, Nina Hauser, Michelle A. Hegyi, Charlie & Paul Hickman, Alvey Jones, Margaret Parker, Laura Seligman, Leslie Sobel, Linda Soberman, Bob Vigiletti, Sylvia Vigiletti, Gloria Wilson, and Marsha Rae Wright.

November 4, 2008 - January 4, 2009

Martha Rock Keller

The Next Brushstroke

Paintings by Martha Rock Keller

Spruce Painting, in progress in yard
acrylic on canvas
by Martha Rock Keller

Opening Reception:

Saturday, November 29, 4-6 pm

Harpist Anne Keller will play during the opening

Sunday at 2, artist talk:

Artist Martha Rock Keller
On Painting
Sunday, December 7, 2 pm


Also showing are all gallery member-artists, and the following visiting artists:

Judith Jacobs, Jane Coates, Geoff Merrill, Maria Ruggiero, John Shultz, and Marie Tapert

September 23 - November 2, 2008

Lynda Cole

Stillness in Motion

Reflection
silver leaf on mylar
24"h x 36"w
by Lynda Cole

Opening Reception:

Friday, October 17, 7-10 pm

during Ann Arbor Artwalk 2008

www.annarborartwalk.com

Sunday at 2, artist talk:

Artist Chris McCauley
Visual Literacy
Sunday, October 26, 2 pm

Also showing are all gallery member-artists, and the following visiting artists:

Jane Coates, Pat Eriksen, Geoff Merrill, Maria Ruggiero, John Shultz,
Marie Tapert and Howard White

August 12 - September 21, 2008

16 + 16

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 15, 7-10 pm

Also showing are the following visiting artists:


John Shultz
Marie Tapert
Geoffrey Merrill
Jane Coates
Pat Eriksen
Maria Ruggiero

June 24 - August 10, 2008

Michelle A. Hegyi

Gardens of Love and Fire
Light into Object, Poetry into Number,
Thought into Landscape

(words by Daniel Libeskind)

Garden of Love and Fire, No. 18
pigment ink on rag paper
edition of 10
image size 23"x23" (framed size 32"x32")
©2008
by Michelle A. Hegyi

Opening Reception:

Friday, July 11, 7-10 pm

Also showing are all gallery member-artists and the following visiting artists:

Jane Coates
Pat Eriksen
Maria Ruggerio
Fran Wolok

May 13 - June 22, 2008

Marilyn Prucka

Gatherings

Seeds (detail)
hand dye quilt
54 1⁄2”h x 41"w
by Marilyn Prucka

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 16, 7-10 pm

Artist Talk :

Sunday, June 1, 2 pm

Also showing are all gallery member-artists and the following visiting artists:

Jane Coates
Pat Eriksen
Nina Hauser
Maria Ruggerio
Fran Wolok

May 13 - June 22, 2008

Tübingen in Ann Arbor

Horizons Small
oil on wood panel
7.5" x 9.5"w
by Gudrun von Funck

Opening Reception:

Wednesday, May 14, 7-9 pm

jazz vibraphone at the opening
by Dizzy Krisch,
also from Tübingen

Running concurrently with gallery member-artist Marilyn Prucka's show, Gatherings,

Featuring the work of 3 artists from Ann Arbor's sister city Tübingen, Germany:

Susanne Höefler
Thomas Nolden
Gudrun von Funck

April 1 - May 11, 2008

Beyond Words:
A Celebration of Book Arts

Psalm 148
Psalm 148 is a unique calligraphic work created by Susan Skarsgard. The text is from the Psalms of David, using the King James translation. The pages feature Skarsgard's, abstract calligraphic paintings that illustrate the text which was written out with a broad-edged pen with Chinese stick ink.

Printed by giclee with archival inks by Passim Editions in an edition of sixty copies, each book is bound with a leather spine, and housed in a handsome, handmade portfolio box.
10 in. x 12.75 in, 20 pages.
60 copies printed on Hahnemuhle, a German mouldmade paper. Signed by the artist.

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 4, 7-10 pm

Featuring the work of fourteen book artists:

Randy Asplund
Ruth Bardenstein
Barbara Brown
Julie Fremuth
Alvey Jones
Karen Klein
Julia Miller
Marilyn Prucka
Susan Skarsgard
Bonnie Stahlecker
Lisa Steichmann
Wesley Tanner
Kate Wilson
and Marsha Wright


Also showing are all gallery member-artists and the following visiting artists:

Jane Coates
Nina Hauser
Maria Ruggerio
Fran Wolok

March 6 - March 30, 2008

WSG Gallery Moves to Main Street ! !

Grand opening celebration party
with Community High School's Jazz Band

Friday March 7, 7-10 pm

Grand Opening Celebration:

Friday, March 7, 7-10 pm

Four new artist members join the gallery:

Elizabeth Schwartz, Marlee Hoffman, Valerie Mann, and Middy Potter

Visiting artists also exhibiting this month:

Vincent Galassi, Maria Ruggiero, Nina Hauser, Fran Wolok, and Jane Coates

January 2 - February 17, 2008

Norma Penchansky-Glasser

Line and Motion:
Recent Bronze Sculptures and Drawings

Summer Studio
crayon and watercolor
by Norma Penchansky-Glasser

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 11, 7-9 pm

Visiting artists also exhibiting this month:

Nina Hauser, Marlee Hoffman, Fran Wolok, Elizabeth Schwartz and Janet Kelman

November 6 - December 23, 2007

Gallery of Gifts

12 x 12 alcove
Work by assorted gallery and visiting artists
Various media
Each 12"h x 12"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, November 16, 7-9 pm

Visiting Artists:

Nina Hauser, Elizabeth Schwartz, Pamela Morris Thomford, and Fran Wolok

Special Guests:

Sculptor Robert Santacroce, and glass artists Janet Kelman, Annette Baron, Jane Coates, Candace Stanton Layne

September 25 - November 4, 2007

Alvey Jones

The Secrets of Modern Art
Signification, Appropriation and Metaphor

The Secrets of Modern Art by Michael Thoresen
mixed media assemblage
15"h x 12"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, October 5, 7-9 pm

Visiting Artists:

Vincent Galassi, Nina Hauser, Elizabeth Schwartz, Pamela Morris Thomford, and Fran Wolok

August 7 - September 22, 2007

Nora Venturelli

Recent Works:
Drawings and Paintings

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 10, 7-9 pm

Visiting Artists:

Vincent Galassi, Marilyn Prucka, Elizabeth Schwartz, Pamela Morris Thomford, and Fran Wolok

June 19 - August 5, 2007

12 + 12

Each WSG artist invites another

Wet Sand
oil on linen
51"h x 57"w
by Mignonette Cheng
Courtesy of River Gallery, Chelsea, Michigan

Opening Reception:

Friday, June 22, 7-9 pm

May 8 - June 17, 2007

Dee Ann Segula

a day at the beach

cloisonne, enamel, and silver jewelry
oil pastel drawings

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 11, 7-9 pm

Visiting artists during this exhibit:

Vincent Galassi

March 27 - May 6, 2007

Beyond Words

A Celebration of Book Arts in 2007

curated by Barbara Brown, and

featuring the work of Ruth Bardenstein,
Kevin Bertram, Jean Buescher Bartlett,
Barbara Brown, Larry Cressman, Daniel Essig,
Alvey Jones, Julia Miller, Stephanie Rowden,
and Pati Scobey

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 13, 7-9 pm

Sunday at 2 series:

Book Artists' Panel Discussion

Sunday, April 15, 2 pm

Visiting artists during this exhibit:

Maggie Citrin

February 13 - March 25, 2007

Janet Kelman and Jean Lau

Recent Works

Floating Turquoise Seafan
slumped glass
11"h x 23"w x 23"d
by Janet Kelman


Golden Grasses
pastel
29"h x 22"w
by Jean Lau

Opening Reception:

Friday, February 16, 7-9 pm

Gallery Talk, Sunday at 2 series

Sunday, February 25, 2:00 pm

How Does She Make Those?

Slide presentation of Ms. Kelman’s glass and a book signing of 500 Glass Objects

Visiting artists during this exhibit:

Maggie Citrin
Susan Morosky
Marilyn Prucka

January 3 - February 11, 2007

It's June in January

summer themes
by twelve gallery artists and six visiting artists

Nichols Arboretum: Huron River, noon
oil on canvas
12"h x 16"w
by Alvey Jones

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 12, 7-9 pm

Visiting artists during this exhibit:

Maggie Citrin
Nancy Feldkamp
Susan Morosky
Marilyn Prucka
Linda Soberman
Pamela Morris Thomford

November 21 - December 24, 2006

Martha Rock Keller

Being / Seeing

paintings and archival photographs of the
Sleeping Bear Dunes area of Michigan

acrylic on canvas
by Martha Rock Keller

Opening Reception:

Friday, December 1, 7-9 pm

with live music by harpist Anne Keller

Sunday at 2 Series continues with a

Gallery Talk with the artist Martha Rock Keller:

"Ways of Seeing: Paintings and Photographs"

Sunday December 10th at 2 pm

Visiting artists during this exhibit:

Maggie Citrin
Nancy Feldkamp
Ruth Marks
Susan Morosky
Marilyn Prucka
Linda Soberman
Pamela Morris Thomford

October 17 - November 19, 2006

New Directions / New Connections

12 Gallery Artists plus 6 Visiting Artists

details of work by 12 gallery artists
and 6 visiting artists

Opening Reception:

Friday, October 20, 7-9 pm

Sunday at 2 Series continues with

Visiting Artists' Gallery Talk:

Marilyn Prucka: "Not Afraid to Dye"
Matt Shlian: "Paper Engineering"

Sunday November 12th at 2 pm

The zest of the new in the work of six visiting artists fans out in exciting new directions:
paper engineering, experimental jewelry, fiber art, painting, and stoneware.

Their work diversifies the core 2D and 3D art of the twelve WSG gallery artists, creating new connections for the viewer.

September 12 - October 15, 2006

Lynda Cole

Stillness Obscured

Elemental 1
silver leaf on mylar
50"h x 40"w
by Lynda Cole

Closing Reception:

Friday, October 13, 7- 10 pm

Coinciding with Art Night in Ann Arbor

Sunday at 2 Series continues on

Sunday September 24th at 2 pm,

with a Powerpoint talk by Lynda Cole about her materials and methods.

Visiting artists at the gallery during this show will be: Marilyn Prucka, Nancy Feldkamp, and Susan Morosky
 

August 8 - September 10, 2006

Altarpiece (detail)
acrylic and crayon on canvas
(the canvas work,69"h x 49"w, of which the image above is a detail,
is the centerpiece of a 3-piece installation including two topiaries,
one on each side,acrylic and crayon on board, each one 72"h x 41"w)
by Ellen Moucoulis

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 11, 7- 9 pm

June 27 - August 6, 2006

24 artists
From left to right: see names at right

Opening Reception:

Friday, July 7, 7- 9 pm

WSG Washington Street Gallery is repeating its 2004 hit exhibition,12 + 12, in which each of the gallery’s artist-owners invites another artist to show with them in this summer’s (12 + 12) x 2.

May 23 - June 25, 2006

The Shape of the Sky, No. 9, Variation 1
encaustic and pigment ink on rag paper mounted on plywood
23"h x 23"w x 2.75"d
by Michelle A. Hegyi

Opening Reception:

Friday, June 2, 7- 9 pm

April 18 - May 21, 2006

Beyond Words

Featuring hand-made books by 6 book artists:

Barbara Brown
Susan Goethel Campbell
John Mijatovich
Alvey Jones
Pati Scobey
Julia Miller

40 Poems
mixed media handmade book
16"h x 14"w
by Barbara Brown

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 21, 7- 9 pm

Special events at WSG:

Sunday at 2 Series:

Panel Discussion: Book Arts

Sunday, April 30, 2 pm

Artists' panel discussion hosted by Barbara Brown

Art Night

Friday, May 5, 5-9 pm

Celebrate with free helium balloons from WSG Washington Street Gallery!

March 14 - April 16, 2006

Big Rig
watercolor/mixed media
31"h x 30"w
by Jennifer Thompson

Opening Reception:

Friday, March 17, 7- 9 pm

February 7 - March 12, 2006

July Patio
acrylic
by Adrienne Kaplan

Opening Reception:

Friday, February 10, 7- 9 pm

December 6, 2005 - February 5, 2006

Barry Avedon, drawings
John De Hoog, constructions
Richard Washington, sculptures

Photo (by James Sandall) of, left to right:
Richard Washington, John DeHoog, and Barry Avedon

Opening Reception:

Friday, December 9, 7- 9 pm

October 25 - December 4, 2005

Kate Roesch

Songs of Separation

New Work in Collage

Yellow Bird
collage
15"h x 14"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, November 4, 7- 9 pm

September 13 - October 23rd, 2005

Alvey Jones

As Time Goes By

Scenes from Famous Motion Pictures

The Charge of the Light Brigade
oil on canvas
12"h x 16"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, October 7, 7- 9 pm

August 2nd - September 11th, 2005

Emphasis on Digital

New Tools/New Techniques

Featuring the work of

Barbara Brown
Lynda Cole
Michelle A. Hegyi
Alvey Jones
Martha Rock Keller

Emphasis on Digital
Back wall, left to right: Cole, Hegyi, Hegyi
Front: special guest artist Crowell

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 5, 7- 9 pm



Special August events at WSG:

Digital Tools in the Artist's Studio

Sunday, August 21, 2 pm

Artists' panel discussion about using digital tools in the artist's studio, led by digital artists Lynda Cole and Michelle A. Hegyi, with audience participation

Rolling Without Wheels and Flying without Feathers

Friday, August 19, 7 pm

"Rolling without Wheels and Flying without Feathers"
Gallery talk by watercolorist Jennifer Thompson about her inspiration and her process

Digital Tools in the Artist's Studio

Artists' Roundtable Discussion

Sunday, August 21, 2 pm at WSG

Artists' panel discussion about using digital tools in the artist's studio, led by digital artists Lynda Cole and Michelle A. Hegyi, with audience participation

Glow Ball
digital painting on rag paper
image size 41"h x 41"w
by Lynda Cole

Susan Crowell, guest artist

WSG Washington Street Gallery is pleased to present the work of Susan Crowell, a special guest artist during this exhibition. Susan Crowell is Associate Professor of Art at the University of Michigan, where she teaches ceramics and directs the Residential College Art Gallery. Professor Crowell studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Michigan, where she earned her MFA.

A Fulbright Scholar, she studied architectural ceramics with Nino Caruso at Centro Internazionale di Ceramica in Rome. She has published numerous articles on architectural ceramics, ceramics in Italy, and contemporary ceramics and ceramic artists.

Crowell returns to Italy often to conduct research, to teach, and to direct the University of Michigan’s Program in Florence. In 2003 she collaborated with Italian ceramic artists at two institutions in Sesto Fiorentino, Italy: Istituto Statale d’Arte and Gli Amici della Ceramica. Crowell exhibits her work widely and has participated in a variety of international venues and residencies, in Canada (at Banff), Japan (at Shigaraki and Miyazaki), and Italy (Rome, Venice and Florence) as well as in the United States. Most recently, she spent five weeks at the Banff Centre for the Arts as a participant in the “Sound + Vision“ residency for artists.

Tuboni
stoneware
26"h x 35"w x 28"d
by Susan Crowell

Jennifer Thompson to Speak at WSG Gallery

Rolling without Wheels and Flying without Feathers

Friday, August 19, 7 pm at WSG

The Visiting Artist Program at WSG Washington Street Gallery is introducing painter Jennifer Thompson as its newest visiting artist beginning June 2005.

Ms.Thompson will give a gallery talk entitled Rolling without Wheels and Flying without Feathers on Friday evening, August 19 at 7 pm at WSG Washington Street Gallery. She will discuss her process as well as her sources of inspiration.
 
A passionate creator since before she can remember, Ms. Thompson says she once asked for scotch tape for her birthday.  She says, like other honest, yet awkward people, she uses her artwork to search for meaning and place.  Inspired by poetry and memory, her current works are large, colorful, multi-layered watercolor/mixed media paintings.

June 21st - July 30th, 2005

Dee Ann Segula

Party Fauna

Celebration (detail)
oil, lacquer, and metallic foil
23"h x 21"w
(detail is 7-1/4" h x 6-1/2"w)

Opening Reception:

Friday, June 24, 7- 9 pm

May 10th - June 19th, 2005

Celebrating Six

WSG's Sixth Anniversary Celebration

work by WSG gallery artists and visiting artists

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 13, 7 - 9 pm

Artists on Art

Special Event:

A roundtable discussion of Artists on Art moderated by gallery artist Martha Rock Keller will be held at WSG Washington Street Gallery on Sunday afternoon, May 22, at 2:00 pm.  Artists and nonartists are invited to attend, listen and take part in the discussion.  All events are free and open to the public.

Artists on Art:

Sunday, May 22, 2 pm

March 29th - May 8th, 2005

Norma Penchansky-Glasser and
Ellen Moucoulis

Equestrian Gestures

The Vision After the Sermon
acrylic and crayon on bannercloth (diptych)
85"h x 60"w
by Ellen Moucoulis

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 1, 7- 9 pm

Linear Balance I
mixed media
14"h, base: 9" square
by Norma Penchansky-Glasser

Annette Baron
of Baron Glassworks

Special Event:

On Friday night April 8th at 7 pm, at WSG Washington Street Gallery in Ann Arbor, Annette Baron of Baron Glassworks will give a Powerpoint presentation on glass-making processes, her own new work in glass, and classes in glassblowing. The public is invited.


glass vases by Annette Baron

Artist's Talk:

Friday, April 8, 7 pm

February 15th - March 27th, 2005

Martha Rock Keller

The Play of Paint and Pixel

How the Computer Influences the Brush

Red Quartet, 3ab
digital painting (pigmented inkjet print)
image size: 23"h x 23"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, February 18, 7- 9 pm

Artist's Talk:

Friday, March 18, 7 pm

Jack Summers

Detroit artist Jack Summers will speak at Washington Street Gallery on Friday evening, February 11th, at 7 pm as part of the Gallery's Visiting Artist Program.

Summers returns to Ann Arbor in February with a series of collages and assemblages built around the theme of the preservation of our natural world. "These shrines to nature," in Summer's words, "are tributes to things past, suggesting that we should look more carefully at things around us".
 
Using seeds and pods, found objects and recycled images, Summers creates his wall pieces and boxes with a combination of wry humor and social consciousness, often looking at the past through cultural and spiritual diversity.  His artwork will be available in the gallery through April.

Artist Talk

Jack Summers

Friday, February 11th, 7 pm

January 4th - February 13th, 2005

Kay Yourist

Balance and Flow

Clay Vessels
 

clay vessel by Kay Yourist

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 14, 7- 9 pm

November 30th - December 23rd, 2004

Holiday Gifts

Featuring special holiday gifts
 

glass ornaments by Annette Baron
4" in diameter

Artists' cards, ornaments, jewelry, fibers, glass, ceramics, sculpture, paintings, prints, drawings, mixed media collage, encaustics and art books

Opening Reception:

Friday, December 3rd, 7- 10 pm

November 2nd - November 28th, 2004

Leslie Sobel

New Encaustic Works

Inlaid Land/River
encaustic and photomicrograph on panel
24" x 16"

Opening Reception:

Friday, November 5th, 7-9 pm

Artist Talk:

Friday, November 19th, 7 pm
 
Examining, Understanding and Enjoying Encaustics
 
The ancient technique of encaustics (painting with wax) is enjoying a revival in the 21st Century.  Ann Arbor artist, Leslie Sobel, will give a gallery talk at the Washington Street Gallery on Friday evening, November 19th, at 7:00pm describing and discussing her work using this intriguing medium.

Also in November...

Sharon Donovan
Book Signing and Jewelry Sale
 
As part of the Washington Street Gallery's new "Visiting Artist Program", Sharon Donovan will be at the gallery on Saturday evening, November 20, from 7-9 pm to introduce herself, her spectacular beaded jewelry and the book "500 Beaded Objects" published by Lark Books.  Ms. Donovan will sign purchased books and answer questions about her work. 

September 28th - October 31st, 2004

Ted Ramsay

The Deck Series

Standing Figure Deck Series
oil on canvas
60"h x 48"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, October 1, 7- 9 pm, Art Night

"In the new "Deck Series" paintings I focus on that frozen moment of visually satisfying beauty out of the frenetic complexities of our everyday lives..."
-- Ted Ramsay

August 31st - September 26th, 2004

Kate Roesch

Recent Paintings and Monotypes

Untitled (blue)
61.5" x 55.5"
oil on canvas

Opening Reception:

Friday, September 10th, 7- 9 pm

August 3rd - August 29th, 2004

Jean Lau

Places and Faces

Recent pastels and drypoint etchings


Low Water IV
pastel on paper
26"h x 31"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 20th, 7- 9 pm

June 29th - August 1st, 2004

Cynthia Davis

Ann Arbor:
Hand-Altered Photographs

from her recently published book


Nickels Arcade
hand-altered Polaroid SX-70 photograph
image size: 3"h x 3"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, July 9th, 7- 9 pm

June 1st - June 27th, 2004

Five Year Celebration

Celebrating WSG's fifth year
with a show of work by all 12 owner-artists


Santa Cruz
handmade paper
by Ted Ramsay

Opening Reception:

Friday, June 4th, 7- 9 pm

Ted Ramsay, Professor of Art at the University of Michigan, who has guested at
Washington Street in the past, joined the gallery as an artist-owner in March.  To
welcome him and to celebrate their fifth year, the artists are inviting the public to celebrate
with them at a special reception on Friday evening, June 4th, from 7-9 p.m.

May 4th - May 30th, 2004

Michelle A. Hegyi

Spaces of Encounter

Recent Paintings


The Shape of the Sky
digital painting
(pigment inks on rag paper)
image size: 23"h x 23"w
framed size: 32"h x 32"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 7th, 7- 10 pm

March 30th - May 2nd, 2004

Annette Baron
and the Students at the
Baron Glassworks

glass vases by Annette Baron

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 2, 7- 9 pm

handblown and cast glass

March 2nd - March 28th, 2004

Catherine Arnold

Lifelines and Dreams Between

In a Cool Curving World
oil on canvas
12"h x 15"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, March 5th, 7- 9 pm

Recent oil paintings by British painter Catherine Arnold

February 3rd - 29th, 2004

three photographers

Howard Bond
Robin Vincent
Bill Pelletier

Chapter House, Westminster Abbey
by Howard Bond
silver print
image size: 10"h x 12"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, February 13th, 7-9 pm

January 6th - February 1st, 2004

12 plus 12

12 WSG members + 12 guest artists

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 9th, 7- 9 pm

invited artists:

joan painter jones
vincent castagnacci
laura strowe
edna del zoppo
karin wagner coron
robert scarlett
marianetta porter
jack summers
karla wyss tye
martha ceccio
rick lieder
karin bodycombe

December 2nd - 24th, 2003

Lynda Cole

silver and water

silver and water
archival inkjet print
10"h x 20"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, December 5th, 7-10 pm

Artist's Talk:

Alternative Art Processes and Media

Thursday, December 11th, 7 pm

2D and 3D mixed media

November 4th - November 30th, 2003

Heiju Oak Packard

Linescapes

Hanging Woven Panels

Linescape IX
woven panel
72"h x 28"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, November 7th, 7-9 pm

September 30th - November 2nd, 2003

John Gutoskey

Towers and Shrines

He is Locked in a Race Against Time
mixed media assemblage
53.5"h x 26"w x 9.75"d

Opening Reception:

Friday, October 3rd, 7-10 pm

Art Night in Ann Arbor

Strongly influenced by Mexican retabloes, Day of the Dead altars, Brazilian oratories and Haitian voodoo shrines, Gutoskey's assemblages express an unabashed, unashamed use of spirituality, wild expressive color, beauty and pain.

"balancing the suffering and pain with the beauty and learning to transcend it" -- John Gutoskey

September 2nd - September 28th, 2003

Alvey Jones

The Mystery of Flight

Study for the Mystery of Flight

The Mystery of Flight

Opening Reception:

Friday, September 5th, 7-10 pm

As a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight, Jones has created drawings, studies, oil paintings, boxed assemblages and a handmade book, also titled The Mystery of Flight, all of which will be available at the gallery through September.

Several of Jones' previous books are in the Special Collections Library housed within the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library at the University of Michigan.

August 5th - August 31st, 2003

Ceevah Sobel

Snails/Segments/Spines

They Call the Week by Planets
encaustic on hinged wood
8.75"h x 24"w

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 8, 7-10 pm

Encaustics on wood by Menlo Park, California artist Ceevah Freedman Sobel

"The experience of some element in my surroundings inspires me to explore it further. This often means transforming both the image and the materials. My attraction and interest in the beauty of different surface materials led to the exploration of encaustics or wax painting." -- Ceevah Freedman Sobel

July 1st - August 3rd, 2003

WSG Artists Midsummer

Celebrating summer in Ann Arbor

Jean Lau
Norma Penchansky-Glasser
Lynda Cole
Martha Rock Keller
Alvey Jones
Catherine Arnold
Leslie Sobel
Michelle A. Hegyi
Kay Yourist
John Gutoskey
Kate Roesch
Heiju Oak Packard
Joe Cyberski
Nels Nelson

Opening Reception:

Friday, July 11, 7-10 pm

Celebrating summer in Ann Arbor, the Washington Street Gallery is filling it's new gallery space at 120 E. Liberty to overflowing with art from 14 of the region's finest artists.

June 3rd - June 29th, 2003

Susanne and John Stephenson

At the Edge of Form
Ceramic Sculpture

Configuring Zero
ceramic sculpture by John Stephenson
13.75" x 14.75" x 13"

Oval Yellow Bowl
ceramic sculpture by Susanne Stephenson
7.5" x 14" x 11"

Opening Reception:

Friday, June 6th, 7-10 pm

Gallery Talk:

Friday, June 13th, 7 pm

dynamic abstract ceramic sculpture of Susanne and John Stephenson, two of Ann Arbor's most eminent clay artists

Both artists have exhibited internationally as well as throughout the United States, and have their pieces in both public and private collections worldwide.

April 29th - May 31st, 2003

Martha Rock Keller

Boundary Crossings:
Landscapes from Michigan and Beyond

Martha Rock Keller
acrylic painting

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 2, 7-9 pm

Gallery Talk:

Friday, May 9, 7 pm

"These paintings are about metaphorical edges and limits and mutable boundaries...they reflect my wonder at the bluffs and bays and mountains and valleys I've seen while travelling in Michigan and in Europe..." -- Martha Rock Keller

April 1st - 26th, 2003

Artists at Baron Glassworks

Keeper of the Flame

Annette Baron
glass

Opening Reception:
Friday, April 4th, 7-9 pm

Gallery Talk by Annette Baron:
Saturday, April 12th, 7 pm

Studio Tour at Baron Glassworks:
Saturday, April 26th, 12 noon - 8 pm
838 Railroad Street, Ypsilanti, Michigan

a featured exhibition of the work of 3 exceptional glass artists, Annette Baron, Cal Fette and Vic Leo

We

moved!!!

in February 2003

around the corner to

120 E. Liberty

near Main in downtown Ann Arbor

Several new artists will be joining us!

Grand Opening Celebration:

Valentine's Day
February 14, 2003
7-10 pm

February 11th - March 31st, 2003

Nels Nelson, Scott Berry and Joe Cyberski

Jewelry

Nels Nelson
pin/pendant
sterling, watermelon tourmaline,
mauve freshwater pearl

Grand Opening Reception:

Valentine's Day

Friday, February 14th, 7-10 pm

As a special treat for Valentine's Day shoppers, the Washington Street Gallery, in its new location at 120 E. Liberty just off Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor, has invited jewelry artists Nels Nelson, Scott Berry and Joe Cyberski to show a selection of their fine jewelry. An exhibition of their work plus the work of the twelve artist owners will open on February 11 and continue through March 31. There will be a Gala Opening Reception on Friday evening, February 14, from 7-10 pm.

jewelry by three Ann Arbor jewelers

January 2nd - January 29th, 2003

Bev Walker

Pine Tree State

Shoreline Pine
oil -- 40" x 36"

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 10th, 7-9 pm

contemplative Maine landscapes in oil

November 5th - December 24th, 2002

Ted Ramsay and Marcia Polenberg

Figure it Out

Paper and Clay

Opening Reception:

Friday, November 8th, 7-9 pm

Artists' Talk:

Friday, December 6th, 7 pm

October 1st - November 2, 2002

Kate Roesch

Dreams and Interruptions
Recent Paintings

Visitation
oil -- 53" x 59"

Opening Reception:

Friday, October 4th, 7-9 pm

October 1st - November 2, 2002

Kay Yourist

2002 Creative Artist Grant Recipient
Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs

pottery by Kay Yourist

Closing Reception:

Friday, October 25th, 7-9 pm

Sponsored by a 2002 Creative Artist Grant from ArtServe and Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, Kay Yourist has created a body of work combining both ancient and contemporary styles...

More work by Kay Yourist>>

September 3rd - September 28th, 2002

Norma Penchansky-Glasser

Pivotal Space

Recent Sculpture and Drawings

Pivotal Space
bronze -- 24" x 12" x 12"

Opening Reception:

Friday, September 6th, 7-9 pm

August 6th - August 31st , 2002

Jean Lau

Jean Lau: Pastels

Vermilion
pastel -- 18" x24"

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 9th, 7-9 pm

Washington Street Gallery Visits Buckham

Opening Reception:

Friday, July 12, 6-9 pm

July 9th - August 3rd, 2002

Catherine Arnold

Recent Paintings

The Blurring Weight of Pigeons
oil on canvas -- 14" x 7"

Opening Reception:

Saturday, July 13th, 7-9 pm

"I believe the war which occurs in the mind of the artist, between the competing demands of paint and subject, drives the creative process, firing a form of inquiry....which, to the artist, becomes totally compelling. In the finished work, it is the traces of this struggle which provide the vivid spirit which animates all passionate painting."

-- Catherine Arnold

June 4th - July 6th, 2002

Julie Karabenick

Recent Paintings

Explorations in Color and Form

Composition XI
acrylic -- 30" x 30"

a new series of hard-edged geometric abstractions designed to arouse and delight the senses through rich and inventive orchestration of colored shapes

Opening Reception:

Friday, June 7th, 7-9 pm

April 30th - June 1st, 2002

Laurie Schirmer Carpenter

Along US 20

Landscapes of the Midwest

Storm Lifting
oil on linen -- 26" x 42"

a sensitive artist's view of the "magic" spaces that exist along this middle-of-the-country highway

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 3rd, 7-9 pm

Ms. Carpenter ... builds compositions that capture the beauty, stillness and sense of space that she finds so compelling in the landscapes of the Midwest.

April 2 - April 27, 2002

Dimensions in Glass:

A Celebration of Michigan Glass Month

Maxwell Davis

Annette Baron

Fred Birkhill

Ralph Stephenson

Frederick Warren

James and Tim Harkenrider

Janet Kelman

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 5th, 7-9 pm

Glass sculpture by Janet Kelman

Detail from glass vessel by James and Tim Harkenrider

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February 26th - March 30, 2002

Leslie Masters

Southern Sun

Landscapes from Italy and France

Italy: Hot Sun
Acrylic -- 18" x 24"

Opening Reception:

Friday, March 1st, 7-9 pm

Artist Talk:

Friday, March 15th, 7 pm

January 29th - February 23, 2002

Leslie Sobel

the Evolution of Moment

dancing before dunegrass
Mixed media on paper -- 22" x 30"

Opening Reception:

Friday, February 1st, 7-9 pm

Artist Talk:

Friday, February 8th, 7 pm

I am fascinated by the change of ideas and form. In particular I am interested in the tension between the seriality of movement through space and time and the circular nature of evolution and change. We move through our lives in a series of events and moments yet we do not start from an empty piece of paper. Thus all the instants of our lives are both a frame in an endless sequence and part of the circular path of life and evolution.

-- Leslie Sobel

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January 2nd - January 26, 2002

Jan Michael Field

Award Winner's Show


Tattoos
Mixed media on paper -- 48" x 30"

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 11th, 7-9 pm

Music for Viewing:

Friday, January 4th, 7-9 pm

trio of Brian Lipson on trumpet and guitar, Jacob Danzinger on violin and Zack Wallace on bass

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November 27th - December 24th

Lynda Cole

A digital installation presenting perspectives
in reaction to the World Trade Center attack

It is about different ways of seeing, different points of view, perspective. It is also about literal perspective - things far away look smaller. It is also about seeing the whole picture, seeing the details or seeing only part of the picture.

Through which door do you look out on the day?" -- Lynda Cole

Opening Reception*:

Friday, December 7, 7-10 pm

Door 23
digital print

Door 32
digital print

*The opening reception will be held in conjunction with Midnight Madness in Ann Arbor. The gallery will be open until 10pm on Friday night December 7th. The gallery will also have special holiday hours on Monday, December 24th, open from 11 am until 3 pm.

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October 23rd - November 20th

Martha Ceccio

Remembered Places

"Out West "
oil on Mylar -- image size 8" x 15"

Opening Reception*:

Friday, November 2, 7-9 pm

*The opening reception will be held in conjunction with Art Night in Ann Arbor, an evening of special events at local galleries, artist studios, and museums from 5-9 pm.

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Art Night in Ann Arbor

Friday, November 2, 5-9 pm

A community-wide open house Art Night will be held on November 2 when sixteen Ann Arbor galleries and artist's studios open their doors to the public for special events from 5 to 9 pm.

September 18th - October 20th

Michelle A. Hegyi

More Possibilities
Explorations in Color and Light

Opening Reception:

Friday, September 21, 7-9 pm

Digital Art Night:

Friday, October 12, 7 pm

Talk and demonstration:

How Three Artists Use the Digital Medium by artists Michelle Hegyi, Leslie Sobel, and Lynda Cole

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Digital Art Night:

Friday, October 12, 7 pm

Talk and demonstration:

How Three Artists Use the Digital Medium by artists Michelle Hegyi, Leslie Sobel, and Lynda Cole

July 31st - September 15th

Barry Avedon

Painting and Drawing

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 3, 7-9 pm

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June 19th - July 28th

Kevin Donahue

Paintings and Drawings

Opening Reception:

Friday, June 22, 7-9 pm

Cathedral Rock
oil on canvas -- 12" x 18"

"powerfully precise from a distance...close up they meld into patches of pure color"

-- Art News, May 1993

"He paints islands of light"

-- Cover Magazine, Arts New York, April 1993

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May 8th - June 16th

Norma Gray

The Five Elements Revisited

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 11 , 7-9 pm

Heaven's Gate
acrylic on paper -- 22" x 30"

This is my second exploration of the natural world as defined by the Tai-Chi principle that the earth is an interplay of the Five Elements of Water, Fire, Metal, Earth and Wood. This simple principle has provided a sizeable vocabulary of images for discovery and expression.

-- Norma Gray

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Hot, Hot, Hotter:

Three Michigan Artists Working in Glass

Janet Kelman

Annette Baron

Albert Young

April 3rd - May 5th

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 6, 7-9 pm

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March 6th - March 31st

2000 Honors Award Program of the Huron Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

Opening Reception: Friday
March 9, 6-8 pm

Talk by Carter Blocksma, Custom Applications in Interior Design March 9, 5-6 pm

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February 6th - March 3rd

Michigan Artists' Competition

"Double Chambered Teapot"

Brass/bronze/acrylic --4" x 7" x 4"

Johanna Nelson, Ypsilanti, Michigan

"The Collector Birds Spooked Her. She Ran in Circles and Jumped the Fence"

Mixed media -- 38" x 36"

Michael Zahratka, Belleville, Michigan

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January 2nd - February 3rd

Jeri Hollister: New Works

Opening Reception: Friday
January 12, 7-9 pm

"Bronze Tribute, 00-21"
Stoneware - 18" x 12" x 5"

"Upright Tribute, 99-23"
Earthenware - 27" x 23" x 7"

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