2nd Friday Art Walk Previews
Exhibits at five galleries
The 2nd Friday Art Walk is one day away; have you planned your route (6 - 9pm)? Many participating galleries host receptions, free to the public, with snacks and opportunities to meet the artists during this time. The Carrborean free monthly print edition devotes its center pages, called Gallery Place, to the monthly shows at some of the galleries around town. Here are those previews for November.
Frank Gallery, 370 East Main Street
FRANK Gallery Holiday Exhibition
This show features excellent work from our FRANK member artists, guests, and many new artists will be on display in the gallery. This show is the perfect opportunity to find the right creative gifts for your loved ones. You’ll find a mix of large and small works at many price ranges. Gift local!
Peel Gallery, 708 West Rosemary Street
Peel Gallery is proud to present Art Lifers: Paintings, Prints, and Mixed Media by Tim Kerr & Ron Liberti, a dynamic two-person exhibition featuring the work of celebrated artist-musicians whose creative practices have been intertwined with underground culture and independent music for decades. Tim Kerr is a painter, musician, and cultural instigator whose work reflects a lifetime immersed in punk ethos, folk traditions, and the power of individual expression. Ron Liberti is a North Carolina–based visual artist, screen printer, and musician best known for his bold, collage-driven gig posters that have become iconic in the Triangle’s indie music scene and beyond. --Peel Gallery Press Release
Muse Gallery, 201 A East Main Street
Soft Vase by Kaidy Lewis & Madeline Lewis; Mother (painter)and daughter (textile artist) first joint show
Kaidy…refined a process of abstract expressionism whereby she brings to the canvas a feeling, a subject or current affair she experiences as making no sense. The conversation with paint is a subjective, exploratory and an investigative process. Her paintings are multi-layered and complex; they are a synthesis of inanimate objects and ambiguous figures, within aesthetics of beauty, color, rhythm and design. —Kaidy Lewis, Artist’s statement
“I create textile-based works that explore the intimate relationships between body, material, and meaning. Grounded in tactile engagement and shaped by a deep sensitivity to softness, repetition, and transformation, my practice reflects on the labor of care and the nuanced power of feminine expression. Through stitching, weaving, wrapping, and layering, I examine how the body is both a singular presence and a collective form—independent yet fragmented, held together by the threads of memory, emotion, and physicality.” – Madeline Lewis, Artist’s statement
*Also featured in an interview with The Carrborean.
This & That Gift Gallery, 118 East Main Street (image not available)
Lauren deSerres creates mixed media paintings of whimsical animals in a fantastical realistic style. Her work uses animal allegory to explore the human experience and ways in which we address the challenges of adulthood. –Artist’s website
The ArtsCenter, 400 Roberson Street
“Journey to 100– A shared project at Julie Berkowitz Ceramics Studio—each participants’ goal was 100 pots with 100 pounds of clay in 300 days, building connection through clay, creativity, and community.”—from The Arts Center website
KA: The Illusion of Being; An exhibition by Calvin Brett
Through sculpture, painting, and video, KA: The Illusion of Being explores the tension of self, spirit, and perception. The exhibition traces a process of ego dissolution and social self-reflection, drawing inspiration from W.E.B. Du Bois’s concept of double consciousness, the Buddhist idea of no self, and the ancient Egyptian concept of the KA. —From The Arts Center website
2nd Annual Student/Faculty Photography Exhibition
Come see the works of The ArtsCenter photography faculty and their invited students (image not available)
Faculty and Students include:
Diane Cashion with students.
Heather Craig: with students.
Shelly Hehenberger with students.
Elizabeth Tyroler with students.
Joseph Gu
Barbara Tyroler: with students Blythe Devlin and Audrey Pinto doing mixed media on fabric.