Galleries Magazine

MARYLANDMap #'s outside Beltway indicate general direction)American Center for Physics GalleryOne Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD(301) 209-3125. Open Mon-Fri 9-5www.acp.org.The Space Between: paintings by Lylie Fisher,mixed media and photo-based works byKristy Simmons, and sculptures by MarcosSmyth thru May 4. Curator: Sarah Tanguy.BPThe Art Gallery of Potomac10107 River Road, Potomac240-447-9417, Open Thurs-Sun 12-4www.potomacartists.comThrough Our Eyes, April 4-29. New paintings byResident Artist Dot Procter and Visiting ArtistElaine Hurst. Dot Procter works outside andin her Bethesda studio making colorful livelyacrylic paintings of the world around her. ElaineHurst’s paintings usually focus on the use of lightand unusual views that push her creativity, andthe imagination of her viewers. April 14 (raindate April 15) Paint Out, 9-12noon, at AnglersBoat Landing. April 29, 1-4pm, Artists Demonstrations.Tues April 17 & 24, Art Play for Adults,6-8pm. (See potomacartists.com for details.)Gallery Resident Artists: Colette Calilhanna,Terri Cunningham, Cherry Dearie, Carol Dyer,Felisa Federman, Claire Howard, Anne Martinez,Yolanda Prinsloo, Dot Procter, Millie Schott, andMartha Spak work in all mediums, and varyingsubject matter from portraiture, still life,landscape, and abstracts. Resident artists, andvisiting artists create a new show each monthwith different themes, and new works." The Artists Gallery4 East Church St Frederick, (301) 696-8187.Open Fri-San 12-5 & by appt.www.the-artists-gallery.org.Artifacts & Life Changes, Apr 6-29, mixedmedia works by Chris Noel and oil paintingsby Jennifer De Angelo Baxter. Chris Noel’sdebris paintings are collections of discardedelements that take on new meaning whenreassembled and brushed, rolled or dabbedwith vivid color. Jennifer De Angelo Baxteruses found objects, such as bird eggs, skulls,and nests as symbols throughout her work.Some of her paintings depict rights of passage,while others capture a moment in time.20 ■ galleries ■ APRIL 2012