Alex Gallery, 2106 R St NW, (202) 667-2599. Open Tues-Sat 11-5, Sun & Mon by appt: Alex Gallery: Gallery artists: Connie Bryson, Frank Cappello, Pierre Gassman, Cristian Krokfors, Hannu Palosuo, Linda Touby, Maciek von Ato. Gallery A: Gallery Artists: Kim Abraham, Rossana Bittar Castell, Annie Horkan, Laura Guese, Jinhi Lee, Michel Moulimois & Hojun Song. www.Alexgalleries.com.
Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery, Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St NW, (202) 518-9400, e-mail: gallery@dcjcc.org. Open Sun-Thurs 10-10, Fri 10-4, www.dcjcc.org: 5 + 5, thru May 13. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, as well as the Washington DCJCC’s ongoing commitment to Washington’s artistic and cultural community, the Bronfman Gallery has organized an exhibition of ten artists, 5 + 5. Five nationally recognized artists whose careers were established in Washington, DC were selected to participate in the exhibition, and each of them, in turn, was asked to select a less well-known or less established DC artist whose work they esteem, to be included. To further connect this exhibit to the artistic culture in DC, the gallery has tapped Phyllis Rosenzweig recently retired from the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, to curate the exhibit. Artists include Sam Gilliam, John Gossage, Martin Puryear, and Renee Stout; emerging bright lights such as David Chung, Jae Ko, and Dan Steinhilber, and relative unknowns Otho Branson, Pia Calderon & Mary Early. 19 Burdick Gallery, 2114 R Stree NW, (202) 986-5682, Tues-Sat 11-5 & the first Fri of the month to 8 pm: Specializing in Inuit (Eskimo) sculpture & prints from the Canadian Arctic. www.burdickgallery.com.
Burton Marinkovich Fine Art, 1506 21st St NW, (202) 296-6563, FAX (202) 296- 6901. South of the Phillips Collection. Tues-Sat 11-6, Sun by appt: Works by contemporary masters, including Chuck Close, Richard Diebenkorn, Jim Dine, Lesley Dill, Helen Frankenthaler, David Hockney, Robert Motherwell, Kiki Smith, Wayne Thiebaud & others. Paintings by Mary Grigonis, gouaches by Geoffrey Baker. Estate of Mary Louise Cline. Visit us on the web at: www.burtonmarinkovich.com.
Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Vintage and Contemporary Photography, 1767 P St NW, 2nd floor, 202-328-0955, Tues-Sat 12-6 & by appt: Director's Choice: Photographs, paintings, drawings from the gallery's artists, thru May 31. Visit on the web: www.kathleenewinggallery.com.
Foundry Gallery, 1314 18th St NW, First Floor, (202) 463-0203, Thurs-Sun 12-6: April 4-29: Mina Oka Hanig-The Edge of Abstraction. Foundry Gallery is accepting new membership applications, please look for details on our website: www.foundrygallery.org.
Gallery 10, Ltd., 1519 Connecticut Ave NW, (202) 232-3326. Wed-Sat 11-5: Andrea V. Uravitch-Fish Stories and Other Tales, Apr 4-28. www.gallery10dc.com.
Gallery plan b, 1530 14th St NW, (just south of Q St), (202) 234-2711. Open Wed-Sat 12-7, Sun 1-5, or by appt: New Works by Tanja Bos and Shoshanna Ahart, Apr 4-May 13. Using oil paint on panels and canvas, Bos creates ethereal and atmospheric landscapes. Ahart's pastel paintings are more specific about place, for example, the distinctive arachitecture & surroundings of her new home in Bavaria, Germany. On the web: www.galleryplanb.com.
Jane Haslem Gallery, 2025 Hillyer Place NW, 202-232-4644. Open Wed-Sat, noon-5 pm & by appt: a juxtaposition of two color field artists (in conjunction with Washington's citywide ColorField remix exhibitions)-paintings by Bill Hill & Judith Seligson, thru Apr 30. Online: www.janehaslemgallery.com.
The Meat Market Gallery, 1636 17th St NW, (202) 328-6328, Wed-Sat 12-7, Sun 12-3 & by appt, e-mail: info@meatmarketgallery.com: Charlotte Andrew and Luanne Stovall-video installation showing color field principles as a contemporary experience. 3 Way-music by Kitty Hawk, Breck Brunson, and Big Baby B., 8-10 pm. ArtDC 2007 Party, Apr 28, 9-11. www.meatmarketgallery.com.
Nevin Kelly Gallery, 1517 U Street NW, phone (202) 232-3464, fax (202) 232-3465, Wed & Sun, noon-6pm, Th-Sat, noon to 8 pm, closed Mon & Tues: Thru Apr 8: Women’’s Work, Five distinct points of view from young female artists featuring Molly Brose, Mary Chiaramonte, Jenny Davis, Laurel Hausler, and Abbe McGray, thru Apr 8. Sondra N. Arkin-Color: Field Tests, A solo exhibition of Arkin’s new works in conjunction with the ColorField.remix series of exhibitions in Washington, DC. In encaustic and mixed media assemblage, Arkin explores how combinations of color communicate energy, mood and depth. She selects colors for the gallery’s walls, and hangs similar works against them to form an installation that field tests the ways in which the works affect—and are affected by—the environment in which they are placed, Apr 18-May 13.Representing local and international artists, both emerging and established. See: www.nevinkellygallery.blogspot.com.
Pensler Galleries, 2029 Q St NW, (202) 328-9190. Appointment suggested: Important works by Avery, Berresford, Bleumner, Burchfield, P. Dickinson, Harnett, Hartley, Peale, Jane Peterson, Joseph Stella, Bob Thompson, H. Torr, Vlaminck, Walkowitz & others.
Project 4, 903 U St NW, (202) 232-4340, fax 202-232-4341. Wed-Fri 2-6, Sat noon-6 & by appt: Thru April 21: Specimen, a group exhibition of ten internationally selected artists whose bodies of work explore themes of preservation, evolution and documentation. The artists examine complex notions of scientific and social theories through video, photography, computer animation and mixed media. Lidded Trunk Vessels by Ron Desmett, Apr 25-May 5. In coordination with an artist talk and glass blowing demonsration at the Renwick Museum, Ron Desmett's stumpy, lidded vessels made of black, opaque blown glass will be on exhibit. Online at: www.project4gallery.com.
R street gallery, 2108 R St. NW, (571) 334-1900, email: rstreetgallery@yahoo.com. Open Thur-Fri. 1-8, Sat 1-6, and by appt: The R street gallery shows contemporary art that explores the political, social and environmental issues of our day, and supports progressive non-profit organizations through exhibitions, donations and other special events. Opening Exhibit, thru April 15 showing the sculpure and prints of Steve Lapin in hearts and minds. . Our next exhibition, in recognition of Earth Day, and in partnership with the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) www.amazonteam.org, opening May 4th (6-8pm) thru June 16th, “Preserve and Protect”, painting, sculpture and prints by R St. Gallery artists.
Smith Farm Center Healing Arts Gallery, 1632 U St, NW (202) 483-8600, fax(202) 483-8601. Open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm, by appointment and First Friday! artist receptions. We explore aspects of illness and healing through mixed media works, sculpture, photography and prints. Gallery sales support both the artists and the work of Smith Farm Center programs. Jeanne Drevas-The Forest Within 2007, thru Apr 27. Visit us online at www.smithfarm.com and click Gallery for exhibitions.
Studio Gallery, 2108 R St NW (downstairs), (202)232-8734.Wed-Sat 11-5, Sun 1-5: Andrea Rowe Kraus, thru Apr 22. New Talent-Matthew Carucci, Thierry Guillermin, Yvette Kraft, Freda Lee-McCann & Elena Stamberg, thru Apr 21. Apr 25-May 19: Raymonde van Santen; Don McCarten-The Washington Color School Paintings, Contemporary work in all media by local, professional artists in solo & group exhibits with occasional invitationals. We also feature unique outdoor sculpture in our sculpture garden. Studio Gallery is the longest-running, artist-owned gallery in the area.
The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street NW, (202) 667-0441. Open Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5 pm: www.textilemuseum.org. Free Admission. Features rotating exhibitions of handmade textiles from around the world. Current Exhibition: Red, thru July 8. Architectural Textiles: Tent Bands of Central Asia, thru Aug 19.
Washington Printmakers’ Gallery, devoted exclusively to artist-pulled prints, 1732 Connecticut Ave NW, 2nd floor, (202) 332-7757, e-mail: wpg@visi.net, on the web: www.washingtonprintmakers.com. Open Tues-Thur 12-6, Fri 12-9, Sat & Sun 12-5: Terry Svat-Our House, exploring the print, thru Apr 29.