Blue Spiral 1

Vicki Essig has completely enchanted us with her intricate handwoven Chromat-o-scope slides. This work is part of her current solo exhibition Quietude, on view until October 23.

Featured Artist: Vicki Essig
Microcosm No. 2
Chromatoscope with 8 handwoven slides
2 x 2 1/2 x 3 in

Washington, DC based figurative painter Stephanie Cobb employs a bold palette when capturing familiar subjects. Find her work in our current Portraits exhibition online and in the Lower Level Gallery.

Featured Artist: Stephanie Cobb
Self Portrait
Oil on canvas
20 x 20 in

“I reference craft without making it the focal point of the work, using its nostalgic powers, combined with humor, to subvert recognizable objects of americana into something familiar in shape alone.” -Natalie Baxter

See Natalie’s work during our Common Thread exhibition in the Main Level Gallery!

Featured Artist: Natalie Baxter
Strawberry Shortcake Flower Chair
Bedsheets, cotton batting, thread
37 x 15 in

Vicki Essig is known for her thoughtful ability to capture the beauty and fragility of nature through a masterful blend of organic materials and found objects. Her work invites viewers to slow down, observe the subtle details, and find tranquility in the stillness.

Essig's solo exhibition, Quietude, opens next Friday, September 6. We hope to see you there!

Featured Artist: Vicki Essig
Circe
Handwoven silk and antique Greek text with botanicals
11 1/8 x 8 5/8 x 2 in

Here's an early glimpse of one of the works featured in our upcoming group exhibition, Common Thread, opening on September 6th!

Common Thread celebrates a selection of twenty artists whose practices are united by a singular material: fiber. While many of the artists employ traditional textile techniques such as weaving, quilting, and embroidery, others explore the potential of fiber through basketry and sculpture. The show aims to highlight how textiles can be reimagined to address both personal and cultural narrative; underscoring the material's role as a common thread that links craft and fine art.

Featured Artist: Paula Kovarik
Beast Yellow
Found quilt, paint
9 x 8 x 14 in

A moment of warm, golden light captured perfectly by painter, Luke Allsbrook. We're in the final week of our current exhibitions—don't miss your chance to catch 'Vista and Vessel: Luke Allsbrook and Carole Hetzel."

Featured Artist: Luke Allsbrook
Topsail- Bar of Gold
Oil on panel
8 x 11 in

Only two weeks remain to explore our current exhibitions, including "Andrew Hayes: Natural History," a sculptural solo show in our Showcase Gallery.

Featured Artist: Andrew Hayes
Placer
Fabricated steel, book paper, 23k goldleaf
14 1/2 x 7 x 4 in

Kate Anderson's knotted, non-functional teapots, cups, and saucers explore themes of art history, popular culture, and dialogue. Discover more of her work in our group exhibition, *The Nod,* on view until August 28.

Featured Artist: Kate Anderson
Memory Cup II
Knotted waxed linen, vintage charms, mixed media
5 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in

"They are portraits of quotidian, humble objects, but their painstaking recreation elevates them to a higher level. On the back of each piece is a description of where and when I found each particular object, so they provide a record that mirrors my movements through time and place."

Thomas Pfannerstill is part of our current Hyperrealism exhibition in the Lower Level Gallery. Come check it out until August 28.

Featured Artwork: Thomas Pfannerstill
Red Bull
Acrylic on basswood
10 x 9 in

Bring your bestie to work day! Come find us at the gallery today, open 11-6! 💙🌀

The ceramic sculptures by Ken Baskin are influenced by the architecture of factories and industrial machinery - on an exaggerated scale.

See more of these works by Baskin during our Hyperrealism exhibition in our Lower Level Gallery.

Featured Artwork: Kenneth Baskin
Mechanical Movements Compression Series #4
Soda fired stoneware
13 x 22 x 5 in

By infusing modern concepts into the traditional quilting form, Luke Haynes' art reimagines the familiar, transforming it into something visually compelling and evocative.

See more of Haynes' work during our group exhibition, "The Nod."

Featured Artwork: Luke Haynes
The KC Shuttle
Quilt
30 x 30 in

Lori is known for her contemporary designs utilizing hooked techniques. Her architectural and geometric creations are inspired by her travels across the U.S. and abroad. Explore more of her work at our group exhibition, The Nod, running until August 28.

Featured Artwork: Lori Laberge
In the Mountains
Fiber and paint
36 x 36 in

As part of our Hyperrealism exhibition, we are showcasing the exceptional work of ceramic trompe l’oeil master, Eric Serritella. His clay creations are masterfully transformed to resemble birch, charred, and weathered logs.

Check them out in our lower level gallery through August 28.

Featured Artwork: Eric Serritella
Sweetness on a Log II
Ceramic, glass
5 x 4 x 9-1/2 in

TONIGHT is the night! Join us from 5-7pm as we open our next four exhibitions!

One highlight is this painting by Chris Cosnowski, featured in our Hyperrealism exhibition, which showcases the works of 10 trompe l'oeil master artists.

See you there!

Featured Artwork: Chris Cosnowski
Disney Drone
Oil on panel
56 x 42 in

Exciting arrivals are in for our upcoming collaborative showcase, Vista and Vessel, featuring the remarkable talents of Luke Allsbrook and Carole Hetzel. Join us as we open the show this Friday, July 5 from 5-7pm!

Featured Artworks:

Carole Hetzel
Brendan Basket #468
Double-woven reed with gray and black paint
10 1/2 x 9 x 9 in

Luke Allsbrook
Chestnut Tree in Evening Light
Oil on canvas
36 x 36 in
carole

New glass from Rick Beck! This long dog is on view in our Upper Level Gallery!

Featured Artwork: Rick Beck
Red Long Dog
Cast and cut glass
6 1/2 x 23 x 3 in

Blue Spiral artist, Deborah Squier, was recently awarded Best in Show in the NC Statewide Pastel Societies' "On Common Ground 2024."

She was among 80 finalists juried into the show by distinguished juror Doug Dawson,
Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America.

The exhibition is on view at the Eno Arts Gallery, a vibrant artist hub in historic West Hillsborough from June 7 through June 29.

Congratulations, Deborah!

Featured Artwork: Deborah Squier
Silent Witness
Pastel
24 x 48 in

The focus of Olson’s career in photography has long been commercial, but throughout he has pursued a more idiosyncratic street photography that sharply captures the chance encounters of everyday life.

His work is anchored by subtle street photos burned into all the surfaces of the bisque, including the interiors. As Olson notes, “There’s nothing on them that hasn’t gone through my camera and hands.”

See more of these works during our current Clay 24 exhibition until June 26.


Featured Artwork: Peter Olson
Untitled No. 6
Ceramic, original photography, hand-coloring, overglaze
13 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in

"My canvases are painted outside on location, usually over the course of several weeks. I am not trying to provide a snapshot of appearances or a demonstration of virtuoso brushwork, but rather a meditation in paint on a particular place in a particular time and what it feels like." - Peggy N. Root

Featured Artwork: Peggy N. Root
Yellow Clouds
Oil on mounted linen
18 x 24 in

Christina Brinkman explains to us, "Nature and organic form help bring direction and orientation to my work. It is usually white, the absence of color or the sum of all colors. Without the distraction of color, one considers the outline, the interior and exterior space, the proportions and the relationships of the form."

This porcelain grouping by Brinkman is part of our Clay 24 exhibition.

Featured Artwork: Christina Brinkman
Small, Medium, and Large Seaform
Porcelain

Our current exhibition, Dusk Till Dawn, has been carefully curated to transport us to the recurrent and striking period of time when the atmosphere is neither totally dark, nor completely lit.

This luminous landscape by Daniel Robins makes us wonder if the day is dawning or fading away.

Featured Artwork: Daniel Robbins
Vesper
Oil on canvas
22 x 32 in

These functional beauties by artist, Casey Engel, are part of our current Clay 24 exhibition. See it in our lower level gallery until June 26!

Featured Artist: Casey Engel
-Ambidextrous Plate #8
-Ambidextrous Plate #1
-Ambidextrous Plate #10
Mid-fired stoneware with sgraffito, slip, underglaze, and glaze
1-1/4 x 8-1/4 x 8-1/4 in

Spanish painter, Iñigo Navarro, creates work that feels both familiar and otherworldly. This piece is part of our current Dusk Till Dawn exhibition and will be on view through June 26.

Featured Artwork: Iñigo Navarro
You Look So Much Like Me, You Are Almost an Angel
Oil on canvas
36 x 29 in