I’ve had the pleasure of viewing Anette Lawrence’s work a few times, most recently at both Dunn & Brown, as well as the CADD Art Lab.  Honestly, she produces the type of art work that I just really like! I have no explanation as to why, and very little insight into her creative process or educational background. I have almost nothing to go on besides the fact that I think her stuff is cool!

Her “Free Paper” exhibit is pictured to the left, and more of her work can be viewed on her web portfolio.

ART SOCIAL

Conversations in the gallery with artists featured in the current exhibition.

Annette Lawrence and Brian Fridge

Thursday, June 25, 7 p.m.

CADD Art Lab :: 1608-C Main Street, Dallas

North Park by Inki Min

Using diluted inks and paints, INKI MIN creates Pollock-esque oblong paintings of swirling abstraction.  The mist from which our galaxy emerged.  In some, bears dressed in outfits from J. Crew appear out of the swirls.  In others, tree branches float to the surface like primordial dreams. INKI received her MFA from Boston’s Museum School.  Before that she studied art in Seoul, South Korea, where she was born and grew up. Her work has been shown at the Dallas Contemporary, at various venues in Boston (including the Rubin Frankel Gallery, Tufts University and the Museum School) and in South Korea.  

WILL JOHNSON, resident of an ancient granary in Kaufman, Texas and former preparator of the Meadows Museum of Art, transfigures found wood objects into brilliant and elusive Green sculptures.  His work is quirky and archetypal, and invariably includes a political message. WILL holds a BFA from the Meadows School of the Arts.  His work has appeared at Brookhaven College, Mountain View College (both of Dallas), the Dallas Contemporary and the Sally Sprout Gallery in Houston.  His sculpture “The Distance” was in the 2005 Art in the Metroplex juried show.

Shoot by Will Johnson

When:
May 22 -July 4th, 2009. 

Where:
The Dahlia Woods Gallery is located at 600 Cantegral Street, Dallas, TX 75204, just off Live Oak behind the Latino Cultural Center and cattycorner to The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art. 

Hours:
The hours for the Dahlia Woods Gallery are:  Thursday/Friday/Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday/Wednesday by appointment. 

For more information please visit the Dahlia Woods Gallery website 

Jamie Pink creates glittering abstract images of glass mosaic, pierced by light and color. Born and raised in Texas, Jamie holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin. She has studied under renowned painter Bill Komodore and world-class mosaicists Sonia King, Emma Biggs, Ilana Shafir, Matteo Randi and others. Her work appeared in the 2008 New Texas Talent show at Craighead Green Gallery and most recently in a juried show at the Bathhouse Cultural Center.

Andrew Wick uses egg tempera to create haunting, moody multi-faceted figurative paintings of the American scene. His copperplate etchings vividly capture the Texas landscape. Andrew holds a BFA from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University and an MA from the University of North Texas. His work has been shown at various galleries in the Metroplex. When not painting Andrew teaches art both in Texas Public Schools and in SMU’s Community Education program.

Visit Wick’s Blog Here
Opening Reception:

Friday, April 17 6-8:30PM

AND

Saturday, April 18 11A-8PM

Location:

600 Cantegral Street, Dallas, TX 75204

Just off Live Oak behind the Latino Cultural Center and cattycorner to The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art.

Established Houston artist Gregory Carter is celebrating his 30th birthday with an art exhibit at Gallery 2111! The event will be hosted by Cornbreadd who recently was a top 3 finalist on 50 Cents MTV reality show “The Money & The Power”. The event will also feature performances by the lovely Lisa E. of the Houston Grand Opera and Fat Tony. It’s definitely an event you won’t want to miss!

1. a score of zero in tennis or squash
2. 2008 film directed by Kabir Bhatia
3. エクセル・サーガ
4. an Angolan footballer
5. (spelled with the L♥ve) is a record album featuring the cast of Sesame Street released in 1980
6. a 2006 theatrical production by Cirque du Soleil which combines the re-produced and re-imagined music of The Beatles in 1980
7. the album by K-Ci and JoJo (of Jodeci) released in Japan only on February 6, 2008
8. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

#8 may seem simple enough, and even a little boring considering the rest of the list but “love” can be such a strong emotion that it gets it’s own day! As a part of your Valentine’s Day celebration, come check out the “Love Song” show at the Art Hotel Gallery. It will be a gathering of phenomenal artists, poets, and musicians basking in all of love’s gratuitous cheese!