Winter 2012 galleries magazine

)International Arts & Artists’
Hillyer Art Space
9 Hillyer Ct. NW, 202-338-0680, Fax 202-333-
0758. For gallery info email: grahamb@artsandartists.
Mon. 10-5, Tues.-Fri. 10-7, Sat. 11-4.
www.artsandartists.org.
January 6-27: Lucinda Murphy has been fascinated
by science & the process of Evolution, from the
Big Bang to Computers. Recently, she has focused
on exploring Order and Chaos. Monica's paintings
reflect the fact that each of us makes choices, conscious
and unconscious, which have consequences.
Areas that are in more focus versus those that are
hazy or unclear define this breadth of awareness.
February 3-24: Elizabeth Holtry: Toile de Jouy. Holtry
depicts animals that few people appreciate, such as
hyenas, insects, and rats. Wondering why we freely
discriminate in our opinions of animals, her work
addresses prejudicial attitudes. Holtry's inspiration
also comes from decorative arts and textiles. Toile
de Jouy mimics the style of historic toile de jouy,
a fabric originating in France in the late 18th c.,
depicting pastoral scenes: people fishing, sitting by a
lake, farming, children playing. To subvert the often
saccharine imagery, Holtry created original, brightlycolored
toile patterns that depict creatures most
consider repulsive, frightening, unattractive.
David Myers: Confined: Visual Synonyms. Photography
is a tool Myers uses to explore surroundings
and better understand observations. His work
documents not yet well-understood preconceptions
of zoos and aquariums, and our interaction with the
animals housed within.
"Marsha Mateyka Gallery
2012 R Street NW, (202) 328-0088. fax: (202)
332-0520, e-mail: mmateyka@aol.com.
Open Wed-Sat 11-5.
www.marshamateykagallery.com.
Kitty Klaidman: Salt Spring Island: Beneath the
Surface, Recent Paintings, thru Jan 21.
Nathan Oliveira: Works from the Estate of the
Artist, a selection of paintings, watercolors,
monotypes and sculpture, February 2-March 3.
The gallery also represents Aline Feldman,
Christopher French, Sam Gilliam, Jae Ko, Jim
Sanborn, Athena Tacha, William T. Wiley and the
Estate of Gene Davis.
BLStudio Gallery
2108 R St NW (downstairs), (202) 232-8734.
Wed-Thurs 1-7 pm, Fri 1-8 pm, Sat 1-6 pm,
Sunday by appt.
www.studiogallery.dc.com
January 4 - 28:
Jenna Crowder and Keith Lane: REVERB +
ECHO: A HAITIAN LANDSCAPE. Photographs of
everyday life in post-earthquake Haiti, and
prints inspired by each of those images. The
work is a collaboration between Keith Lane
and Jenna Crowder, weaving a raw story from
their trips to the country. The photographs
and prints are made as pairs, providing two
distinct visions of seeing and responding
to the same moments. Lane’s photographs
document the quieter areas of the chaos: a
foggy mountainside, a rooster hanging out in
a collapsed church, an afternoon swim near a
hidden waterfall. Crowder’s prints respond to
those same frames, offering more saturated
interpretations and echoes reflecting the colors,
textures, people, and politics of Haiti with
typography, graphic design, and drawing.
Natalie Panfile
still from performance piece
thru Montpelier Arts Center, Maryland
(see page 23)
12 ■ galleries ■ WINTER 2012