Up & Upcoming: Salt Lake Area Galleries
What's Up and Upcoming This Month
Compiled by 15 Bytes Staff. Unless otherwise noted, UPCOMING shows begin July Gallery Stroll, July 21st. Since we will not be publishing an August edition we have also included exhibitions opening that month.
CHROMA GALLERY (1064 East 2100 South) UP: As One Door Closes, a final exhibit of works by Darryl Erdmann. In our first edition of 15 Bytes (September 2001), we wrote about the changing colors of Retro Furniture, Darryl Erdmann's Sugar House furniture store which specialized in original sixties era furniture. At the time, Retro Furniture was becoming Chroma Gallery, an exhibition space for work by Erdmann and related artists creating abstract art. For the past five years, the gallery has been a fixture in the Sugar House area, drawing in other galleries such as One Modern Art and Groutage Gallery. Those galleries have since closed their doors and now it is Chroma's time.
Before Erdmann closes up the shop, he will be holding a final exhibit of his works, including paintings never before shown in his 32 year career. As One Door Closes, So Opens Another opens Friday, July 21 during Gallery Stroll. As the title suggests, Erdmann is far from putting away his brushes. Stop in the gallery and ask him why he is closing and Erdmann is likely to tell you something along the lines of "to spend more time at Lagoon." The truth of the matter, though, is that Erdmann is eager to shed the administrative responsibilities of running a gallery to devote more time to his art. Erdmann's studio was formerly in the back space of the gallery (see June 2005), but since building a new home and studio he has moved his canvases, brushes, saw horses, sheets of stainless steel and stretcher bars to a more private setting and now plans on spending more time there.
This exhibit will feature a variety of styles Erdmann has exhibited over the years. Though some of his earlier work incorporated colorful still lifes of fruit executed with his signature brushwork, Erdmann has been best known as an abstract artist working in a lively, expressionistic manner based on a structure of basic intersecting geometric elements. He has pioneered a technique of painting directly on sheets of stainless steel, creating unified works in which painting and frame are one and the changing light of day is reflected in the surface of the work. Erdmann has experimented with other non-traditional support structures, including cutting out sections of the boards he frequently paints on, combining different size canvases, and adding external elements, such as branches and paintings by other artists, to his canvases. Lately, Erdmann has been creating extremely flat, minimalist works that allow the basic geometric elements he enjoys so much to do the talking instead of his brushwork. Examples of all this work will be on display during this final Chroma exhibit.
Erdmann will continue to exhibit in galleries in Salt Lake and Park City.
LOCAL COLORS ARTWORKS UP: Presenting new works by local artists Catherine Hostetter, painting Jennifer Boyle, Jewelry Kristy Braby, Jewelry.
SALT LAKE ART CENTER UP: Material Culture:The Fine Art of Textile (see page 1). ALSO: Looking Back: 75 Years of the Salt Lake Art Center June 23rd through October 14th in the upstairs gallery. This exhibition is small, but celebrates the 75 years of the Salt Lake Arts Center's existence The 24 artists included in the show have been important and influential over much of the seventy-five year life of the Salt Lake Art Center, as well as in the broader arena of Utah’s cultural community. Curated by Allen Dodworth, director of the Center from 1976 to 1981, artists include Lee Deffebach, Gordon Cope, Richard Johnston, Earl Jones, Don Olsen, Doug Snow, LeConte Stewart, Anna Campbell Bliss.
PATRICK MOORE GALLERY UP: Glass Art Guild of Utah Annual exhibition features works from over thirty Utah artists working in glass (see page 1). UPCOMING: Opening August 18th, printmakers Stefanie Dykes and Veera Kasicharernvat
KAYO GALLERY UP: Invisible Coterie featuring work by Camilla Taylor thru July 8th. Camilla Taylor, known for her work in printmaking, running the vegan bondage gear company Vegan Erotica and organizing print exchanges in Salt Lake City before moving to Phoenix, has brought her series of strange dolls back to her hometown. This series of handmade dolls or figures represents a significant shift in form and medium in Taylor's work. The dolls are made of found fabric, collected from the detritus of relationships with friends and strangers, and painted polymer clay. Each doll has its own individual features and expression. Previous work with dolls was most in the tradition of printmaking, with an edition or multiples of identical dolls made.
WASATCH FRAME SHOP UP: Sotto Voce photographs by Brandon Allen thru August 17th.
A GALLERY UP: The New Boys, four young realist artists. UPCOMING: Opening July 13th, 6 to 8 pm an exhibition of works by Jennifer Life featuring cityscapes and still lifes. AND: Friday August 4th, music/ceramic sculpture event with Todd Feeney and Ken Marvel.
LEIGH-NORTH GALLERY UP: Thru July 31, 2006. Collector quality American fine art from the 19th and early 20th centuries will be on display including examples of Hudson River School landscapes, Impressionism, still-lifes, marine & seascapes, and historic Utah art. During our sale we will offer a special 15% discount on works priced at $1,000 or higher.
UTAH ARTIST HANDS: UP: . . . lovely as a tree, a group exhibit featuring trees by established and emerging Utah artists.
SALTGRASS PRINTMAKERS UP: Exhibit of works by Dan Welden, the artist who originated the non-toxic Solarplate printmaking technique. In conjunction with the exhibit, the artist will be conducting a 3-day workshop. Visit the gallery's website for more info.
MUSEUM OF CHURCH HISTORY & ART. UP: Seventh International Art Competition: Our Heritage of Faith, featuring art of Latter-day Saint artists from around the world, reflecting on their heritage of faith, through Sept. 4.
VISAGE SALON (2006 S. 900 E., 860-4333) UP: Digitally by Whitney Lauren Robinson Stubbart
ART BARN/FINCH LANE GALLERY UP: Through July 28: Amy Adams, mixed media / found objects and Steven Lockett, prints and drawings.
EVERGREEN FRAMING CO. (3295 S. 2000 East, 467-8770) Oils by Larry Clarkson, mixed media by Don Prys and watercolors by Kelly Prys.
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MUSEUM OF UTAH ART AND HISTORY: UP: Deseret News Color of the Land juried exhibition July 8 - 24. Jurors Doug Braithwaite, Jean Arnold and Clayton Williams have selected 65 pieces out of almost 300 entries. This year marks the exhibition's move to the MUAH, which allows for a gallery setting and a longer exhibition time.
ART ACCESS GALLERIES: UP: Paintings and mixed-media work by Sandra Brunvand in the Art Access Gallery (see June edition). Art Access II features the woodcut prints of Blanche Wilson. Wilson was born in Salt Lake City in 1922. UPCOMING: Art Access will be not be exhibiting July Gallery stroll because they are moving to their new location. Opening Gallery Stroll, August 18th in their new Artspace location, Foodie SLC, color photographs of the aesthetics of food by Lance Duffin in Art Access and Former PARTNERS exhibit of Darryl Erdmann and John Emmitt in AccessII.
PHILLIPS GALLERY: UP: David Crown, Meri DeCaria and Gerald Purdy. UPCOMING: July 21 through September 8th, the gallery's annual Summer Group Show.
UTAH CENTER FOR THE ARTS UP: Thru July 31st, Urban Decay is the SLC Photo Club's group exhibition of twenty-five photographers including Bruce Newman, Doug Sims, Gardner Underhill, Hien Tran, Jerry Staton, Robyn Poarch, Steven Robertson, and Renee Lee.
WOMEN'S ART CENTER:UP: Paper Dolls, the Center's 2nd Annual Fundraising event thru July 7th.
RIO GALLERY UP: Design Arts 2006, a juried exhibit featuring a variety of design by artists across the state of Utah thru July 28th. From sixty submissions, juror Susan Szenasy selected fifteen design projects. The following Utah designers represent a variety of design fields: Axis Architects, Architecture (Salt Lake City), Robert Bliss, Furniture (Salt Lake City), Dick Broun, Communication/graphic (Petersboro), James Kearl, Furniture (Alpine), Jacob Knudsen, Furniture (Provo), Kurt Knudsen, Product/textile (Provo), Rebecca Knudsen, Product/lighting (Provo), Kent Law, Furniture (Salt Lake City), Lana Neilson, Communication/graphic (Salt Lake City), Rocketship Inc., Product/transportation (Provo), Jill Schwartz, Communication/graphic (Salt Lake City), Paul Skaggs, Product/electronic/industrial (Provo), Greg Smith, Furniture (Centerville), Sparano + Mooney, Architecture (Salt Lake City), David Wolfgram, Furniture (Ogden)
SALT LAKE CITY LIBRARY SYSTEM:
THE GALLERY AT LIBRARY SQUARE: Saltgrass Printmakers: Multiple Originals, featuring 40 prints from its print exchange portfolios, through Aug. 12.
CHILDREN'S GALLERY AT LIBRARY SQUARE (Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 524-8200) — Handmade quilts of children's stories by Jodi G. Warner through Aug. 11.
ANDERSON-FOOTHILL BRANCH (1135 S. 2100 East) — Oils and mixed media by Jacob Elias and Lauren Zackrison through July 29.
SWEET BRANCH LIBRARY (455 F St.) — "Looking (Back) at You: Photographs by Alex Kravtsov" through July 22.
UTAH CULTURAL CELEBRATION CENTER ART GALLERY (1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City) — The second annual "Face of Utah Sculpture" exhibit, featuring work by well-known and emerging Utah sculptors, through Aug. 24.
MAGPIE'S NEST UP: A River Runs Through It, river paintings by Nick Rees, Jennifer Worsley, Cinda Morgan, Richard Garland, Joanne Tidball and Lynn Mecham. UPCOMING: Heidi Darley and Shari Darley. AND: Opening August 18th, Water, anything and everything featuring lakes, streams, puddles, ponds, etc.
MICHAEL BERRY GALLERY (163 E 300 S) UP: Antique Prints of Utah Territory and the Pacific Northwest's Columbia River.
UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS: UP: Revisiting Utah's Past, on view at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts through July 23, 2006. (see March edition) ALSO: Hyunmee Lee (see April edition) and Quilts Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum featuring 64 quilts by internationally known artists, from 1980 to the present (see page 1).
PALMERS GALLERY FINE ART (378 W 300 S Suite #3) UP: Temple: An Installation by Namon Bills is an installation consisting of three rooms or chambers connected by canvas veils. Each chamber contains a number of human-size collaged panels. Bill's Temple explores. UPCOMING: Intermountain Society of Artists juried exhibition open to all Utah artists. AND: Special event, an exhibiton of works by Howard S. Clark and Fred Spencer, sponsored by Chris N.Williams.
PALMERS GALLERY FINE PHOTOGRAPHY UP:Summer Clearance and Grand Opening of the Gallery's new location at 511 West 200 South. Thru August 31.
DOWNTOWN STATE WINE STORE (255 sOUTH 300 East) An exhibit by Howie Garber of 15 years of nature and adventure photography through September 30. The exhibit will feature images from Howie’s travels throughout Western U.S., Alaska, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Kenya, Australia and recent trips to China and Mexico. New work of wintering Monarch Butterflies will be shown. Howie has won 4 awards in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest. More images can be viewed on Howie’s website www.wanderlustimages.com. Downtown State Wine Store is open 11A-7P at 255 South 300 East.
CONTEMPORARY DESIGN & ART GALLERY UP: Essence of Woman pursuit by Arthur Roberg. Paintings and photographs by Utah artist, designer, sculptor, photographer. UPCOMING: Boundless Imagination In A World Of Illusions August 1 thru September 1. For one month only, an exhibition that offers an alternate view of society and reality. This exhibit will feature works by three emerging, local, and self-taught artists: Adam Ross, Grant Fuhst, and Jeff Christensen (seen below). The works deal with a wide array of issues and subjects that push the boundaries of imagination and offer an alternate look at the world we live in. The opening reception is Friday, August 4, from 6:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. 
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