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JUXTAPOSITION: COLLAGE
A Members Group Show
Curated by Robert Cwiok
April 22nd - May 16th, 2026
Collage is the technique of art making by placing contrasting or different things such as paper, cardboard, fabric, photographic images and other materials to a flat mount to create a unified statement of ideas, images, and life’s ephemera (papier collé) thereby developing themes and evoking emotion. The result can be completely random, studied, precise, and ragged.
The artist can create worlds of narrative, pattern, texture, and abstraction. It is the freedom to create from the heart and intellect while inviting the stuff of life to show us another way of seeing. Juxtaposition: Collage is a vivid example of Studio Gallery Artists’ accomplished and varied use of the collage genre.
Opening Reception
Saturday,
April 25th, 2026
4 to 6 pm
First Friday
Friday,
May 1st, 2026
6 to 8 pm
Closing Reception
Saturday,
May 16th, 2026
4 to 6 pm
In the Lower Gallery
Pentimenti: New Work on Old Canvases
Carolee Jakes
Curated by Judy Southerland
April 22nd - May 16th, 2026
New abstractions inspired by the complex darks of the Old Masters and the rush of life and color after a cold winter. All are painted over old work, allowing the paint that lies beneath to inform and affect the painting above.
Opening Reception
Saturday,
April 25th, 2026
4 to 6 pm
Artist Talk
5 pm
First Friday
Friday,
May 1st, 2026
6 to 8 pm
Closing Reception
Saturday,
May 16th, 2026
4 to 6 pm
APPROPRIATIONS
Miriam Keeler
Curated by Judy Southerland
April 22nd - May 16th, 2026
Appropriation in art occurs when an artist purposely borrows or copies images by another artist to make or enhance the borrowing artist’s meanings. For this exhibition I borrowed mostly portraits, but also several still lives and a narrative work to further my own stories. All are paintings and photographs that have long had distinctive places in my heart.
Take, for example, the Modigliani portraits of Chaim Soutine. originally painted in the early twentieth century. These portraits spoke to me in a special way long before I had any idea who Soutine was. They spurred me to study his life and works to such an extent that he became an imaginary friend. Picasso’s “The Lovers” has been a favorite too ever since I saw it in the National Gallery many years ago.
In my borrowings, exactitude is not an objective. I change colors or slightly alter compositions to better integrate the work into my own painting. Hopefully the copy is true enough that a viewer familiar with the work would recognize it immediately.
In addition to providing a vocabulary for visual expression, appropriation furthers dialogue with art history and other artists, often deceased, as well as an opportunity to dive even more deeply into art works one loves.
Opening Reception
Saturday,
April 25th, 2026
4 to 6 pm
Artist Talk
4:45 pm
First Friday
Friday,
May 1st, 2026
6 to 8 pm
Closing Reception
Saturday,
May 16th, 2026
4 to 6 pm
In the Garden Gallery
Collaboration
Chris Chernow, Elizabeth Curren, Carolee Jakes
Curated by Robert Cwiok & Iza Thomas
April 22nd - May 16th, 2026
“Daydream, 2025” by Chris Chernow, Elizabeth Curren and Carolee Jakes
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⦿ Inquire
Chris Chernow, Beth Curren and Carolee Jakes collaborated on three works. Each artist took a turn on each piece.
Opening Reception
Saturday,
April 25th, 2026
4 to 6 pm
First Friday
Friday,
May 1st, 2026
6 to 8 pm
Closing Reception
Saturday,
May 16th, 2026
4 to 6 pm
A collection of pieces by Harriet Lesser
Harriet Lesser
Curated by Iza Thomas & Robert Cwiok
April 22nd - May 16th, 2026
Harriet Lesser presents a series of works created using materials such as beeswax and carving tools, where layered surfaces and hand-worked textures explore a quiet balance between control and chance. Her practice invites close looking, revealing subtle, organic transformations within each piece.
Opening Reception
Saturday,
April 25th, 2026
4 to 6 pm
First Friday
Friday,
May 1st, 2026
6 to 8 pm
Closing Reception
Saturday,
May 16th, 2026
4 to 6 pm