Galleries Magazine

Roisin Fitzpatrick, Artist of the LightSpiral of Life24" x 24"Finest quality crystal on silk canvas,at La Luna Gallery, Uptown, DC! Parish Gallery1054 31st St NW, (202) 944-2310,parishgallery@bigplanet.com.Open Tues-Sat, noon to 6 pm.www.parishgallery.comThru April 17, Parish Gallery presents Instinctof Desire by internationally recognized Africanpainter, Bethel Aniaku, born in Lomé, Togo.Mr. Aniaku’s compositions concentrateon capturing present reality by using theabstract, various materials, and playing withcolor, light and space. He honors the trade ofhis carpenter ancestors by using wood as thebase for his paintings. His inspiration comesfrom everyday experiences and life.Mr. Aniaku was represented at the 2011Cultural Festival in Wasnington, DC. He isalso represented by the Contemporary ArtMuseum of Hiroshima, Japan; B.C.E.A.O. Bank,Dakar, Senegal; Tokyo Museum, Tokyo, Japan;The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.;and Mbari Institute, Washington, D.C.April 20-May 15: Works of husband and wifeChristine and Richmond Jones- Two Views/One Vision: The Paintings of Richmond Jonesand Christine Osada Jones.Christine Jones states that, “art has alwaysbeen the focus of my professional career.”She started out as an illustrator and wenton to design visual merchandising elements.She says she was fortunate to "have creativityas my companion" over 20 plus years asthe supervisor of the Chicago Public Library’sgraphics and exhibition design department.Her works in oil pastel represent the texturesand colors, people and places in which shefinds inspiration. They have been exhibitedin numerous group shows in Illinois as wellas on the West Coast.Richmond Jones enjoyed a lengthy graphicdesign career working in New York as an artdirector for several prestigious companies.He established Richmond A. Jones Graphicsin Chicago in 1970, operating a graphicdesign studio successfully for thirty years.In 2000, searching for a new creative direction,he began a career as a transparentwatercolor painter. Since then Richmond ’swork has been exhibited in numerous juriedexhibitions around the country and he hasreceived many awards. His work is in privatecollections throughout the United States.16 ■ galleries ■ APRIL 2012