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