April 2013 galleries magazine

UPTOWN#American Painting5118 MacArthur Blvd. NW, (202) 244-3244.Open Wed-Sat 11-7 & by appt.Thru April 13: Gallery Selections, An Exhibitof Works by Gallery Artists: Michael Francis,Andrei Kushnir, Joachim Marx, Ross Merrill,Barbara Nuss, Sara Linda Poly, Bill Schmidt,Michele Martin Taylor. Opening April 20,Andrei Kushnir: River Visions, paintings inhomage to the moods and views and songsof the Potomac River.!American University Museumat the Katzen Arts Center4400 Mass. Ave NW, (202) 885-1300. Tues thru Sun 11-4.www.american.edu/museum.Spring Exhibitions on view April 6-May 26:Lee Haner: Mischief, recent mixed mediaworks inspired by the land and first peoplesof the American Southwest; PaintingBorges: Art Interpreting Literature, worksinspired by author Jorge Luis Borges,curated by Jorge J. E. Gracia; TimothyApp: The Aesthetics of Precision: Forty-Five Years, works by a geometric abstractmaster; Nudashank Presents, curated byAlex Ebstein and Seth Adelsberger, fourartists—Jordan Bernier, David Armacost,Jamie Felton, and Alex Da Corte—whoexplore the idea of saturation, presentedin collaboration with the AU Studio ArtProgram; Flavor of the Month: 1st YearMFA Exhibition, ends April 18; Crossingthe Bifrost: MFA Thesis Exhibition, beginsApril 25—works by graduating MFA studentsas presented by the American UniversityStudio Art Program; PLATFORMS:Washington Sculptors Group, on view untilApril 21.At facebook.com/AmericanUniversityMuseum.%The Cabinet ArtNear Tenley Metro, 301-461-1124,4622 Wisconsin Avenue NW,Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 11-5 Closed Thursdaywww.thecabinetart.comArt to fit your style and budget, we specializein contemporary art by DC Metro AreaArtists. Browse the folio collection of workon paper at Wonder Graphics, uptown anddowntown.Downtown: Existence in the Void: NancyUngar’s digital work. Her most recent printsuse common templates of micro and macrobioticforms, resulting in complex imagesthat swirl beyond understanding, includingtwo 3x4’ prints in backlit frames that glowin dim light. Also showing, landscapes withvivid skies based on summer fieldwork inWyoming.Prints from two rare Lee Access Studio portfoliosof b&w linoblocks, Portfolio 1996,and Pressed Flowers, plus Access Print andartist Maureen George’s Don Jose (page 21)Carmen, from her opera series and lithographsby Cosima Stoz.Uptown: Top Drawer: Proof pages from BeyondPavement, the Lee Access artists’ book on LeeHighway, the first all-weather intrastate highwayendorsed by two Presidents.Browse the folio collection of work on paperby: Blankstein, Cusick, Huff, Holban, Penay,Segnan, Strike, Unger, Valk, Vess.14 ■ galleries ■ APRIL 2013