Galleries Magazine

( The Meeting House Gallery5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia410-730-4090Open daily from 8:00 am to 9:00 pmwww.themeetinghouse.orgWoodland Muse, thru May 12, features the worksof Jim Auerbach - photographer, Elaine Katz -fabric artist, Christina Bird-Walker - oil painter,and Jane Wall - watercolors and graphite.Abstractions, May 19 - July 13. Abstractionsfeatures the works of Laurence Chandler, CathyLeaycraft, Bob Paulding and Colleen Sabo. Thisexhibit is one of many art venues during TheColumbia Art Festival which runs from June 14to June 29.The Oakland Mills Interfaith Center, whichhouses the gallery, is an exciting architecturalspace used by various congregations and communitygroups for religious services, classes,meetings and private parties.% Montpelier Arts Center9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel (4 mi. from Beltwayexit), (301) 377-7800. Open 7 days/week, 10-5.Thru May 27: Rania Hassan, Main Gallery. Hassancombines knitting and painting to weave sculpturalstories of connections to friends, family,and the idea of home. ."Sarah Silberman Art GalleryMontgomery College RockvillePaul Peck Art Building, second floor, 51 ManakeeStreet, Rockville, (240) 567-5115. Mon-Fri 10-4:Rockville Student Art Exhibition, thru May 10.(Still Life Gallery Fine Art& Custom Framing8173 Main St Ellicott City MD 21043(410) 461-1616. Wed thru Sun 11am-6 pmwww.stilllifegallery.netCome and see our delightful "Mini-Museum"!Located in the heart of Old Ellicott City'scharming Historic District, Still Life Fine ArtGallery has been in the same location for threedecades. We feature a large, carefully curatedselection of fine original paintings, prints, andfabulous artistic jewelry by premier regional& local artists. At any given time we have over80 original paintings on exhibit. Experience anelegant late 1800's space hung "Salon Style",with many pieces of art adorning the wallsalmost floor to ceiling. Genres includeClassical Realism, Landscape, Still Life, Figurative/Abstractand Plein Air painting. Newworks rotate on a continuing basis & includework by students & faculty of The SchulerSchool of Fine Art, Baltimore & The ZollStudio School of Fine Art. Our on-site framingworkshop specializes in expertly designed,museum-quality, custom framing.Currently featuring works by Nancy Van Meter,Kathy Daywalt, MJ Kehne, Dottie Dunsmore,and many others. Also exclusively representingspectacular Ivory Coast painter EphremKouakou's new works on an ongoing basis./ Washington Printmakers GalleryPyramid Atlantic Art Center, 2nd fl., 8230 GeorgiaAve, Silver Spring, 301.273.3660. Tues-Thurs12-6 pm, Friday til 7, Sat 10 -5 pm, Sun 12- 5pm. info@washingtonprintmakers.com.www.washingtonprintmakers.com.In the Main Gallery: Signs and Seasons: Etchings,Drawings, and Woodcuts by MargaretAdams Parker.In the Press Room: In My Nature, Mini-solo byRobin Gibson.WPG Editions: An Intaglio Print Symposium:Saturday, May 18, 12:30-4:30 pm. MargaretAdams Parker and guest artists discuss printeditions, display plates, blocks, and prints, anddemonstrate printing techniques.“Paint the flying spiritof the bird ratherthan its feathers.”~Robert HenriMAY 2013 ■ galleries ■ 19