previous exhibits


November 29 - December 30, 2011

Holiday Show

Members +
Visiting Artists +
Guests


Silk Flowers
each available separately
by guest artist Rebecca Lambers

Opening Reception:

Friday December 2, 7-Midnight
(during Midnight Madness)

with music by the recorder group
"luna erratica"


Showing are all 16 gallery member artists,

and the following visiting artists:

Martha Rock Keller, William Oistad, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel, Sarah Stanton, Fran Wolok, Barbara Yerace, and Lulu Zheng

and the following guest artists:

Jim Bordeau
Linda Colman
Carol Crotty
Carol Furtado
Janet Kelman
Anne Harlow
Rebecca Lambers
Linda Nyrkkanen

October 16 - November 27, 2011

Valerie Mann

Evening Gowns for the
Midwestern Woman


installation by Valerie Mann

Opening Reception:

Friday October 21, 7-10 pm
(during Ann Arbor ArtWalk 2011)

Wear a piece or two of formal wear to the opening and be eligible to win one of two randomly awarded $25 WSG Gallery gift certificates!


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

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Martha Rock Keller, William Oistad, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel, Sarah Stanton, Fran Wolok, Barbara Yerace, and Lulu Zheng
WSG at the Power Center

Study for Anna
watercolor pencil and crayon on watercolor paper
40"h x 60"w
by Norma Penchansky-Glasser		  
Do You Remember the Shape of the Trees..., No. 20, Study 2
1/25
pigment ink on rag paper
edition of 25
image size 30"h x 30"w
frame size 32.25"h x 32.25"w
by Michelle A. Hegyi

Don't miss WSG artists exhibiting at the Power Center Theater in Ann Arbor located at 121 Fletcher Street in Ann Arbor through November 1, 2011. Click here for more info about the UM School of Music performances.
Congratulations to our very own Lynda Cole on her 3rd place award in ArtPrize !!

Many hearty congratulations to our very own gallery artist member Lynda Cole who won third prize in the international competition for ArtPrize 2011 in Grand Rapids, Michigan for her installation piece "Rain"!!!! Follow WSG Gallery on Facebook by clicking the Facebook icon in the left sidebar to see video of her installation and a video of the installation process itself. Also, check out WSG Gallery's blog too!
September 13 - October 16, 2011

Beyond Words

A Celebration of Book and
Paper Arts
curated by Barbara Brown



Artists exhibiting:

Eric Alstrom, Ruth Bardenstein, Barbara Brown, Alyssa Chambo, Dick Cruger, Katie Eberts, Norma Penchansky-Glasser, Constance Harper, Jim Horton, Alvey Jones, Kaitlind Marek, Ben Reynaert, Susan Skarsgard, Jack Summers, and Xeuni Zhang


Hanging Alphabet Book
wire edge binding printed on wood veneer
33"h x 11"w
by Barbara Brown and Susan Skarsgard

 

 

Opening Reception:

Friday September 16, 7-10 pm

 

 

 

Gallery Talk:

Gene Alloway
of Motte and Bailey Booksellers

Sunday October 2, 2 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Martha Rock Keller, William Oistad, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel, Sarah Stanton, Barbara Yerace, and Lulu Zheng

August 2 - September 11, 2011

WSG 16+16

16 members + 16 invited artists


Number 969 The Big Pink Udder
oil
19.5"h x 31.5"w
by Elaine Wilson

Opening Reception:

Friday August 5, 7-10 pm

 





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

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Susan Crawley, Martha Rock Keller, Judith Jacobs, William Oistad, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel, Sarah Stanton, and Barbara Yerace

June 21 - July 31, 2011

Dee Ann Segula

Retrospective

30 Years of Making Art


The Game
oil on canvas
32"h x 40"w
by Dee Ann Segula

Opening Reception:

June 24, 7-10 pm





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

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Susan Crawley, Martha Rock Keller, Judith Jacobs, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel, Sarah Stanton, and Barbara Yerace
WSG Gallery voted Best Place to See Local Art 2011

Thank you to all who voted for WSG Gallery in Current Magazine's Best Of series for 2011 !! We appreciate your support!
WSG Gallery Artist Karin Wagner Coron voted Best Artist of Washtenaw County

And thank you again for voting for one of our very own artists !! Congratulations Karie !!

May 10 - June 19, 2011

Elizabeth Schwartz

Seasons


Edge of Spring
acrylic on canvas
36"h x 36"w
by Elizabeth Schwartz

Opening Reception:

May 13, 7-10 pm





Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Susan Crawley, Martha Rock Keller, Judith Jacobs, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel, Sarah Stanton, and Barbara Yerace

March 29 - May 8, 2011

Photography in Black and White

Three Visions

Dirk Bakker

Nina Hauser

Terry Abrams


Kingdom of Sand
1/5
pigment ink photograph
8"h x 12"w
by Nina Hauser

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 1, 7-10 pm





Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Martha Rock Keller, Judith Jacobs, Susan Crawley, Maria Ruggiero, Matruka Sherman, Sarah Stanton, Fran Wolok, and Barbara Yerace

February 15 - March 27, 2011

FACES

Self Portraits by WSG Artists



Also showing work by guest exhibitors:

Steve Coron's
Community High School Students


Autorretrato 2011
mixed media
34"h x 34"w
by Nora Venturelli

Opening Reception:

Friday, March 4, 7-9 pm





Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Martha Rock Keller, Candace Compton Pappas, Maria Ruggiero, Matruka Sherman, Sarah Stanton, Fran Wolok, and Barbara Yerace

January 4 - February 13, 2011

Martha Keller

Be the Tree

 


Pines in the Sunlit Sky
acrylic on canvas
60"h x 40"w
by Martha Rock Keller

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 14, 5 - 7 pm

Martha's granddaughter Anne Keller will play the harp during the opening

Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Martha Rock Keller, Candace Compton Pappas, Maria Ruggiero, Matruka Sherman, Fran Wolok and Lulu Zheng

November 30, 2010 - January 2, 2011

WSG Holiday Show

Art for All
Big and Small


by all gallery artists

WSG has filled its walls for WSG's Holiday Show, featuring affordable art by all 16 gallery artists, and 12 visiting and invited artists.


Works by Elizabeth Schwartz,
Lynda Cole, and Michelle A. Hegyi

Opening Reception:

Friday, December 3, 7 pm - midnight

during Midnight Madness
in downtown Ann Arbor

Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Martha Rock Keller, Andrea Simons-Novak, Candace Compton Pappas, Maria Ruggiero, Matruka Sherman, Fran Wolok and Lulu Zheng

with invited artists:

Katie Halton
Linda Coleman
Janet Kelman
Sarah Stanton

October 19 - November 28, 2010

Lynda Cole

Silver Liquid:
a tribute to water



Rain (detail)

silver leaf and acrylic paint on polyester film, cement

collaboration, by Lynda Cole and Candace Compton Pappas

Opening Reception:

Friday, October 22, 7-10 pm

during Ann Arbor's Art Walk!

"At the ancient pond
a frog plunges into
the sound of water"

-- Basho. 1644 - 1694

Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Martha Rock Keller, Andrea Simons-Novak, Candace Compton Pappas, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel and Lulu Zheng

 
WSG at the Power Center

 Don't miss WSG artists exhibiting at the Power Center Theater in Ann Arbor located at 121 Fletcher Street in Ann Arbor through November 14, 2010. Click here to purchase tickets for the UM School of Music performance of Elixir of Love, Nov 11-14, 2010.

September 7 - October 17, 2010

alvey vermeer studies:
jones the art of painting



Woman with a Pearl Necklace
diptych
left: oil on canvas, mounted on board
right: oil on linen
each 14"h x 12"w
by Alvey Jones

Opening Reception:

Friday, September 10, 7-10 pm

A tongue-in-cheek Christmas wish from the artist's wife, Domenica, led Ann Arbor painter Alvey Jones to embark on the ambitious (some would say preposterous) project of painting exact replicas of the works of Johannes Vermeer of Delft, using...

In this exhibition, Jones applies the lessons learned from a major 17th century artist to mirror images of his own...

Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Martha Rock Keller, Andrea Simons-Novak, Margaret Parker, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel and Lulu Zheng

 

July 27 - September 5, 2010

Michelle A. Hegyi






Do You Remember the Shape of the Trees..., No. 1
1/10
beeswax, acrylic and pigment ink on Japanese paper
edition of 10
image size 34"h x 24"w, floated with magnets on museum board, framed in pickled white wood frame
frame size 37-3/8"h x 27-3/8"w x 1-3/4"d
© 2010 by Michelle A. Hegyi

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 6, 7-10 pm


Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Martha Rock Keller, Andrea Simons-Novak, Margaret Parker, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel and Fran Wolok

June 29 - July 25, 2010


Clothesline Show

 

Affordable Art on the Line

 

Celebrating the Ann Arbor Art Fairs 2010



Clothesline Landscape
by Alvey Jones

Closing Reception:

Friday, July 23, 7-10 pm


Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Martha Rock Keller, Andrea Novak, Margaret Parker, Maria Ruggiero, Leslie Sobel, Fran Wolok, Lulu Zheng

May 18 - June 27, 2010

Norma Penchansky-Glasser

Inside and Outside the Box



Sunday in the Studio
watercolor pencil on paper
23"h x 36"w
by Norma Penchansky-Glasser

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 21, 7-10 pm


Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Martha Keller, Chris McCauley, Margaret Parker, Maria Ruggiero, Fran Wolok, Lulu Zheng
Celebrate First Fridays at WSG!!

Many businesses and galleries in Downtown Ann Arbor have something special planned for you on the First Friday Evening of every month. Come join us each First Friday evening of the month for something special going on at WSG (we will post this when it happens on Twitter and Facebook so be sure to follow us!).

Visiting Artist Chris McCauley explains Second Life

Friday, May 7, 2010
7 - 9 pm

So, what is Second Life? Chris McCauley will explain all, demonstrating how she flies around in Second Life and where her avatar buys all those cute outfits!!

April 6 - May 16, 2010

Francesc Burgos

New Work


Abstraction of a Woman's Head with Hat, (after Julio Gonzalez), Montserrat
earthenware with terra sigillata
18"h
by Francesc Burgos

Opening Reception:

Friday, April 9, 7-10 pm


Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Martha Keller, Chris McCauley, Margaret Parker, Maria Ruggiero, Fran Wolok, Lulu Zheng
Celebrate First Fridays at WSG!!

Many businesses and galleries in Downtown Ann Arbor have something special planned for you on the First Friday Evening of every month. Come join us each First Friday evening of the month for something special going on at WSG (we will post this when it happens on Twitter and Facebook so be sure to follow us!).

WSG Gallery hosts an evening with Festifools

Puppets N' Dessert:

Friday, April 2, 2010
7 - 9 pm
WSG Gallery lobby, 306 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor
Come and make Festifools pre-Fest rod puppets, have some dessert and help make a puppet show in the window of WSG

FestiFools is destined to be one of the crown jewels in Ann Arbor's cultural and artistic offerings for many years to come.

Don't miss the FestiFools Parade 2010, Ann Arbor's annual street festival of huge puppets and random acts of April foolishness!!

Festifools parade
Sunday, April 11, 2010
4:00-5:00pm (sharp!)
Downtown Ann Arbor (Main Street, between Washington and William)
Why?
Are you Foolin'?

For more info visit http://festifools.org

February 23 - April 4, 2010

WSG Invites
Family and Friends

 

The 16 gallery members have each invited a guest artist to partner with them.


Opening Reception:

Friday, March 12, 6 - 9 pm


Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Ruthanne Baker, Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Margaret Parker, Maria Ruggiero, Matruka Sherman, Lulu Zheng, and Martha Keller

January 5 - February 21, 2010

Karin Wagner Coron

Natural Landscapes


Sky and Dune Journal, detail
oil on canvas
72" x 72"
by Karin Wagner Coron

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 8, 6 - 9 pm



 


 

Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Ruthanne Baker, Sara Adlerstein-Gonzalez, Margaret Parker, Maria Ruggiero, Matruka Sherman, Pat Truzzi, and Martha Keller

December 8 - January 3, 2009

WSG Holiday Show

Affordable art by gallery artists

Exhibiting artists:

Adrienne Kaplan
Alvey Jones
Barbara Brown
Elizabeth Schwartz
Dee Ann Segula
Francesc Burgos
Karie Wagner Coron
Lynda Cole
Marlee Hoffman
Connie Cronenwett
Michelle A. Hegyi
Middy Potter
Nina Hauser
Nora Venturelli
Norma Penchansky-Glasser
Valerie Mann


Opening Reception:

Friday, December 11, 7-10 pm



 










Also showing are the following visiting artists:

Ruthanne Baker, John Lilley, Margaret Parker, Pat Truzzi, Maria Ruggiero, Matruka Sherman, and Martha Keller
WSG Gallery welcomes its newest gallery artist
Connie Cronenwett

WSG Gallery is pleased to welcome it's newest gallery member artist and painter Connie Cronenwett.


Three Windy Days, Lake Michigan,
(detail)
pastel
24"h x 11"w for whole triptych
by Connie Cronenwett

WSG Gallery now has several movie stars !!

Several of WSG gallery artists and their work will be featured in Hollywood movies filmed locally.

This past summer, WSG gallery artist Adrienne Kaplan worked with actor Aidan Quinn for the upcoming movie Flipped, directed by Rob Reiner, coaching Mr. Quinn on the set on painting techniques of the 1960's, the period of the movie. Ms. Kaplan worked on 3 paintings in progress that weren't used, and corrected a pre-painted piece Aidan was supposed to be working on in one of the scenes. She was hired to paint a major piece for the movie, which unfortunately was not used. The style concept turned out to be 1920-40's American narrative landscape painting. Alot of material from her studio was used to decorate the set, including 3 paintings and several drawings.

Two of WSG gallery artist's Nora Venturelli's watercolors, and one of WSG gallery artist's Alvey Jones' prints was used for an upcoming movie starring Sigourney Weaver.

October 27 - December 6, 2009

Nora Venturelli

Figures & Spaces


Red
charcoal and pastel on paper
46"h x 36"w
by Nora Venturelli

Opening Reception:

Friday, November 6, 6-9 pm



 


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

Ruthanne Baker, John Lilley, Chris McCauley, Margaret Parker, Pat Truzzi, Maria Ruggiero, and Matruka Sherman
Window Display Contest, Main Street Area Retailers
November 13 - 19

Supporting local businesses is BIG - it’s crucial right now to keep our local businesses going which in turn makes downtown Ann Arbor the incredible place that it is.

South Main Street, Ann Arbor, was recently named one of America's top 10 Great Streets for 2009!!

September 15 - October 25, 2009

Beyond Words

A Celebration of Book Arts

curated by Barbara Brown



Includes work by artists Char Bacon, Ruth Bardenstein, Mona Diane Benton, Barbara Brown, Catherine Hightower, Alvey Jones, J. Wayne Jones, Julia Miller, Ben Reynaert, Sally Rose, Susan Skarsgard, Pati Scobey, Graceann Warn, Howard White and Elaine Wilson


Opening Reception:

Friday, October 2, 7-10 pm

Gallery Book Artist Panel Discussion

Sunday, October 4, 2 pm

Talk by Visiting Artist Pat Truzzi

Sunday, September 20 , 2 pm


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

Ruthanne Baker, John Lilley, Chris McCauley, Margaret Parker, Pat Truzzi, and Maria Ruggiero
Ann Arbor Art Walk
Friday, October 9, 5-10 pm and
Saturday, October 10 12-5 pm

 WSG Gallery is the Artwalk party host for the downtown area -- get your Artwalk map here.



What happens when an imaginative group of galleries, exhibition spaces, visual artists and craftspeople get together? Ten years of great shows, individual effort and lively artistic interchange go by in a flash. Since 1999 members of this group have been inviting visitors to get to know them where they live, work, study, and show.

The excitement of the visual arts in the Ann Arbor area is the diversity of art that is here to be discovered. From prestigious international showings at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, to national shows and experimental student and faculty work at the University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College. Galleries are packed with a wide range of work full of local flavor - from fun and funky to pastoral landscapes to the contemporary edge. For the real inside scoop, the Art Walk Guide lists artists' studios where you can meet artists right in their work space and make a personal connection with some of the best artists and craftspeople working today. You can get your own copy at WSG Gallery, or visit annarborartwalk.com.

August 4 - September 13, 2009

Middy Potter

Art and Math

An exploration of the wonderful, sometimes humorous shapes emerging from Middy's study of mathematics


Logarithmic Spiral
sheet and tube copper, concrete,
plywood, foam, glass, glaze
18"h x 38"w x 24"d
by Middy Potter

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 7, 7-10 pm


Artist's Talk

Sunday, August 9, 2 pm



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

Ruthanne Baker, John Lilley, Margaret Parker and Pat Truzzi

June 23 - August 2, 2009

Marlee Hoffman

An Invitation to the Moment


In the Moment
watercolor
33"h x 39"w framed
image size 22"h x 29"w
by Marlee Hoffman

Opening Reception:

Friday, June 26, 7-10 pm

 

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

Ruthanne Baker, Andrea Novak, Fran Wolok, Jeff Wolf, Maria Ruggiero and Margaret Parker
WSG Gallery voted Best Art Gallery in Washtenaw County

WSG Gallery recently won the Reader's Pick Award for the Best Art Gallery in Washtenaw County. See the May 2009 issue of Current Magazine for more information. Thank you to the community and to Current Magazine readers for making this possible!

Summer Artists in Residence at Hollander's

Monday July 13 through Friday July 24, 2009
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Free and open to the public



Hollander's is pleased to announce this year's Artists in Residence program with Alvey Jones, Barbara Brown and other artist members from the WSG Gallery. Alvey and Barbara will each be producing individual artist books from start to finish and their projects can be observed during the entire process. Demonstrations by other WSG artists will include those in paste paper techniques, silver leafing, and collograph printing. This event is free and open to the public daily between the hours of 12:00 and 3:00, downstairs in Hollander's school.
Artist Demos at WSG Gallery during Art Fair!!
All events free and open to the public.
Thursday July 16, 2009
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Artist Nora Venturelli will demonstrate her painting techniques.


Spring Field
oil on canvas
10"h x 30"w
by Nora Venturelli   		  Saturday July 18, 2009
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Artist Valerie Mann will demonstrate will demonstrate creating sculpture or painting or printmaking.


Evening Bag for the Midwest Woman #4
wood, rubber, beeswax, pigment, corn, glass
18"h x 9"w x 3"d
by Valerie Mann

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

WSG Gallery Artist Member Show at the Power Center

April 1 - May 3, 2009



WSG Gallery is pleased to announce that our artist membership will be showing work in the lobby of the University of Michigan's Power Center for the Performing Arts in Ann Arbor during the month of April.  The lobby is open one hour before and during shows at the Power Center

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
WSG Gallery at Kerrytown Concert House, Nov 14 - Dec 29, 2007

 WSG Gallery's artist members are also exhibiting their work at Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth, Ann Arbor from November 14 through December 29th, 2007. Call Kerrytown Concert House for open hours 734.769.2999 or visit www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com.

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

Washington Street Gallery Visits the Power Center



Alternate Paths
encaustic, aluminum leaf, ink on panel
4'h x 4'w
by Lynda Cole

WSG Washington Street Gallery visits the University of Michigan Power Center Theater for the Performing Arts in April 2007 with a show of work by its eleven gallery artists. The Power Center is located at 121 Fletcher Street in Ann Arbor. The show is open just prior to and during all performances at the theater.

 

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

The Color White

featuring all gallery and visiting artists


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

(12 + 12) x 2


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

Michelle A. Hegyi

The Shape of the Sky
Explorations


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

Joined by special guest, metal sculptor Ann Pearlman