The Art League, 105 N. Union St (in The Torpedo Factory), (703) 683-1780. Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5: Monthly juried shows are featured at this popular membership gallery. Visitors will find the best in local original art at affordable prices. Renowned Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki, June 20 - June 22. On Friday, June 20, 7– 9pm in the Torpedo Factory Main Hall, Matsuzaki will give a talk and presentation about his career as a potter. Body Piecing, large abstracted figurative works by Deborah Addison Coburn, June solo show. Neighborhood Watch, featuring oil paintings by Eva Jacob depicting the diverse beauty and architecture of Washington, DC, July solo artist show. August will feature the annual landscape show, ‘Scapes. Visit www.theartleague.org for more information and to register.
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Gallery West, 1213 King St, Alexandria (703) 549-6006. Wed – Sun 11 to 6. The gallery joins other Old Town galleries for Second Thursday Art Nights and is open 6-9 p.m. Purchasers on Thursday Art Nights receive a 5% discount. Gallery West is the oldest cooperative art gallery in Northern Virginia, featuring an eclectic mix of paintings, prints, jewelry and pottery. June 4 – July 6: 2 Visions features paintings by new members Linda Bankerd and Robinwyn Lewis. Ms. Bankerd’s large colorful abstract still lives contrast dramatically with Ms. Lewis’ more traditional painterly landscapes and still lives. July 9 – August 3: Summer Juried Show featuring three dimensional original art, from sculpture to jewelry and pottery. August 6 – 31: Trio features abstract color-filled paintings of Heather Dilatush, the luminous acrylic landscapes and flowers of Kathy Guzman, and the photographs of Mike Marno. For further information and to view member work, check out the gallery’s website at www.gallery-west.com.
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Multiple Exposures Gallery, 105 N. Union St., # 312, (703) 683-2205, Open seven days 11-5 pm, until 9 pm every 2nd Thurs: Peggy Fleming-Slovenia, banner; Karen Keating-Morning Pages-silver gelatin prints, June 2-July 7. Member Shows: Juried Member Show, July 8 to August 3; August 4 -31. Photographs by the 14 gallery members are always on view.
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Potomac Craftsmen Fiber Gallery, 105 N. Union St, Studio # 18, (703) 548-0935. Hours:Open M-F 10-4, Sat & Sun 11-5, TFAC 2nd Thurs Art Nights, thru 8 pm: The DC area’s first cooperative fiber art gallery has 70 members, some of whom are published, teach and have won awards in the fiber art genre. When a Painting is Knot, thru June 29. Fiber interpretations of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss, an art nouveau era classic. A show interpreting all things round: cirlces, spirals, orbs, arcs. Jewelry, sculpture, clothing, wall pieces are some of the items that will be exhibited. Gifts from the Sea, July 1-Aug 3. Fiber interpretations of animals, vegetables and minerals that we get from the seas of the world. Where in the World is...., August 5-September 7. Fiber interpretations of maps and all the places they lead us.
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Printmakers Inc., Studio #325 at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union Street, (703) 683-1342. Open daily from 11 am-5 pm. Original artist-pulled prints are on continuous display with rotating exhibits bi-monthly by member artists. Our many original prints include screen print, lithography, linocut, woodcut, intaglio, engraving, monotype and mixed media printmaking. Artists work on-site and the public is invited to ask questions and observe. Member artists include Phyllis Cohen, Judith Coady, Isabel Field, Connie Grace, Lauren Miko, Cora Rupp, Paula Wachsstock and Carolyn Witschonke. Member artist Carolyn Witschonke will feature monotypes, image transfers and 3 plate color etchings, entitled Pears and Shells, thru June. July/Aug...and the livin' is easy, member show.
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Studio Antiques & Fine Art, 524 N. Washington St, (703) 548-5188. Open daily 10-5, Sun 12-5: Area’s most extensive & diverse collection of European & American painting from the 18th to the early 20th century. Over 300 antique paintings are beautifully displayed in conjunction with period furniture & accessories in a turn-of-the-century row house in historic Alexandria, Va. Painting subjects include landscapes, portraits, genre scenes, animals, still lives, marines, etc. Everything is properly restored & guaranteed as represented. Painting restoration, picture lights. www.StudioAntiques.net.
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Target Gallery, 105 N. Union St, Oldtown, Alexandria, ground floor, Torpedo Factory Art Center, (703) 838-4565, Wed-Sun 12-5 pm: Joyce McCarten: Don’t Postpone Joy, Oil and Mixed Media Painting, June 11 – July 13. Joyce's mixed media and oil paintings incorporate a few of her favorite things such as pears, cup and bowls, Italian trees and often a recurring saying “Don’t Postpone Joy” finds its way into many of her paintings. Treasured pieces of metal and collected papers are now appearing in her work. Artist in Residency/ Installation Project, July 23-August 24. The project features artists transforming the gallery into their own site-specific installation. The gallery will be open to the public during the installation process, so that visitors can engage the artist in dialogue about their project and in turn the artist will be able to educate the public about this genre of artwork. Online at: www.torpedofactory.org.
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