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Allen Schmertzler, Susan Gallacher-Turner, Kurumi Ishikawa Conley, and Mark Randall are among the 22 featured artists in the Kingstad Gallery’s newest show, Subject|Object: Hunting, Gathering &Telling Tales.
Below, Susan Gallacher-Turner with her award winning entry.
The show’s theme speaks to the process of collecting objects, creating order/pattern then creating a story. The diverse show features work from national, regional and local artists in a wide variety of mixed media.
Allen Schmertzler’s powerful political paintings in watercolor and ink won an Honorable Mention. Also honored, Susan Gallacher-Turner’s sculptural mixed media pieces feature copper repousse’ doors, clay figures and original stories. Kurumi Ishikawa Conley’s beautifully colored transparent glass sculptures shimmer in the light. And Mark Randall’s large mixed media work portrays vintage circus performers in almost life size proportions.
These artists and the work of former Portland Studio Tour artists, Becca Bernstein and Lisa Strout are on exhibit until May 30th at
Kingstad Gallery
15450 S.W. Millikan Way
Beaverton, Oregon
Monday through Thursday 9am to 5pm
Friday and Saturday 5:30pm to midnight
Sunday from 10am to 2pm
A special workshop entitled Telling Tales: a mixed media workshop with Susan Gallacher-Turner, will be offered on May 21st from 4-6pm. The public is invited to in this free, hands-on workshop. Bring your favorite non-toxic art supplies and have some fun. Then join the closing reception on Third Thursday, May 21st from 6-9pm.
Below, Allen Schmertzler and his award winning entry Promises.
To see more of Susan Gallacher-Turner’s work, please visit her website at http://www.susangt.com/; to see more of Allen Schmertzler’s work, visit his website at http://www.allenschmertzler-artist.com/.
In a related story…
Allen Schmertzler’s painting Dance With Your Jailor (acrylic on canvas, see below) won Best of Show at the Kingstad Gallery juried exhibition Art/Peace, Peace/Art which closed on April 5th. But, you have another opportunity to see it, along with two other paintings by Allen at:
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Artist’s Vision Exhibit
2461 Summit Dr
Lake Oswego, Oregon
June 26th – June 28th, 2009
