Gallery Walk - July 2018 by The Weekly Sun

Sun Valley Gallery Association

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Alyssa Monks, “Spring,” oil on linen, 66 inches by 56 inches by 1.5 inches. Artwork courtesy of Gail Severn Gallery

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Broschofsky Galleries..............................Page 5 Frederic Boloix Fine Arts.........................Page 6 Friesen Gallery.........................................Pages 2 & 4 Gail Severn Gallery..................................Page 3 Gilman Contemporary.............................Page 7

Kneeland Gallery.....................................Page 2 MESH Gallery...........................................Page 7 Wood River Fine Arts...............................Page 6 Feature Stories........................................Pages 4 & 5

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COLORS OF THE WIND

NEAL PHILPOTT

“Strong Directions”, oil on canvas, 30” x 40”

DOUGLAS AAGARD Neal Philpott, “Quiet River,” oil on canvas, 28 inches by 30 inches. Artwork courtesy of Kneeland Gallery

“Broken Fence”, oil on canvas, 36” x 36”

LINDA ST. CLAIR

Kneeland Gallery

inda St. Clair’s vibrant canvases are fueled by her perception of animal attitudes and personalities. Her paintings of animals, from domestic to barnyard to wild, are completed in a single energetic session out of her studio in Santa Fe. St. Clair travels frequently to find and photograph animals for her paintings, visiting the North Pole to study polar bears, Africa to observe lions, and Yellowstone National Park to photograph grizzly bears. Her rich oil paintings explore the quiet subtleties and complex internal drama of the animal spirit. Themes of love, strength, serenity and family can all be seen in her work. Realist painter Neal Philpott seeks to capture the ephemeral nature of the Northwest, seeing himself as a recordkeeper of a specific place and time. His paintings might feature a meandering road, a distant fenceline, or a farmhouse nestled in trees. Light play animates his work, creating the lines, forms and structure that give his interesting compositions their charge. The juxtaposition of shadow and areas of illumination characterizes these transient moments.

Douglas Aagard draws on the Utah landscape as his source of inspiration. His subjects vary from the mountain pines and cedars to the farmland in between and all are linked by his intriguing use of texture and light combined with a vibrant color palette.

Kevin Syms, “TCC Sleigh.” Artwork courtesy of Kneeland Gallery © Kevin Syms

PHRANC: ‘THE GREAT OUTDOORS’ Friesen Gallery

“Night of the Golden Moon”, oil on canvas, 36” x 48”

Artists’ Reception

“’A new high in vacation pleasure,’ ’For all that’s fun under the sun,’ exclaim the tourist brochures of yore. These paper sculptures are intended to evoke the delight of a hole-in-one, a dip in the pool, fishing in an icy stream, or hiking a rugged trail. Let’s dance the Hokey Pokey and escape from a world of worry. Let a paper lifejacket save you from yourself. Here’s to summer in Sun Valley. Welcome to The Great Outdoors!” —Phranc

Friday July 6th, 5-8pm 271 First Ave N, Ketchum, ID 83340 PO Box 2070, Sun Valley, ID 83353 • 208.726.5512 email: art@kneelandgallery.com website: www.kneelandgallery.com

Phranc, “Creamsicle Swimsuit,” Kraft paper, gouache, thread. Artwork courtesy of Friesen Gallery

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FOUR WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISTS OPENING

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LAURA McPHEE

Gail Severn Gallery

ail Severn Gallery is excited to have four world-renowned artists opening this July. The gallery will host “Artist Chats” featuring Laura McPhee, Alyssa Monks and Ed Musante on Saturday, July 7th at 10am.

Laura McPhee “The Walls of the World” Photographer Laura McPhee is noted for her stunning, large-scale landscapes and portraits of the people who live and work in the West and beyond. This exhibition features locations in Idaho and surrounding areas where McPhee is chronicling visual stories about geologic time and human time, and interactions. McPhee is known for large-format photography, specifically with an 8x10 Deardorff camera. McPhee uses a classic camera and traditions to help viewers with the sheer scale of her photographs, while still capturing the timeless quality of her rural subject down to the smallest details. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Getty Center, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Boise Art Museum and numerous private collections.

Laura McPhee, “Evening (Spruce Trees, Indian Paintbrush, Fireweed, Daisies), Fourth of July Creek Canyon, Custer County, Idaho 2011 (Diptych) 1/5. Artwork courtesy of Gail Severn Gallery

Alyssa Monks “Spirit Songs” Alyssa Monks blurs the lines between abstraction and realism, layering different spaces and moments in her paintings. In one of the series of new oil paintings, she is imposing a transparent landscape of infinite space over evocative portraits. Monks is receiving critical acclaim for her complex psychological dimension, evoked with her motifs of figure or face. The tension in her paintings is sustained by the composition and also by the surface quality itself. Each brushstroke is thickly applied oil paint, like a fossil recording every gesture and decision, expressing the energetic and empathic experience of the handmade object. “I strive to create a moment in a painting where

the viewer can see or feel themselves, identify with the subject, even be the subject, connect with it as though it is about them personally.” Squeak Carnwath “Words and Songs” Squeak Carnwath draws upon the philosophical and sometimes mundane experiences of daily life in her paintings and works on paper, using oil to create lush color combined with text, patterns and identifiable images. Carn- Squeak Carnwath, “Pants on Fire 39,”oil and alkyd wath incorporates her on canvas, 12 inches by 12 strong political beliefs inches. Artwork courtesy by using song lyrics of Gail Severn Gallery and titles, silhouettes and words in a number of her paintings. She has received numerous awards, including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, two Individual Artist Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Award for Individual Artists from the Flintridge Foundation. Carnwath is Professor Emerita at the University of California, Berkeley. Carnwath has paintings in numerous museum and private collections around the country. Ed Musante Ed Musante, a longtime favorite of collectors, captures the soul of the solitary animal. His primary subject is the bird, which he paints with exquisite detail on cigar boxes and cigar-box lids. These small jewels make Ed Musante, “Bobcat / Curly reference to anoth- Head,” mixed media on cigar er time and place box, 7 inches by 7.5 inches. Artwork courtesy of Gail combined with his Severn Gallery masterful studies of creatures large and small. Musante’s subjects are often floating in an undefined space or on a field of color. Interested in surface and texture, his works offer depth and beautifully painted surfaces. His manner of isolating his subjects, be they animals, birds or people, is reminiscent of Morris Graves’ approach to making the subject an icon.

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hranc champions humor and the pop tradition of making the everyday object exceptional. These sculptures, constructed from found cardboard, Kraft paper and paint, sewn together on grandmother’s sewing machine, beckon us to bygone summers. Friesen Gallery also welcomes and celebrates ceramicist Patrick Hall. Both artists will be in attendance for Gallery Walk.

GAIL SEVERN GALLERY Phranc, “Fishing Vest,” Kraft paper, paint, thread. Artwork courtesy of Friesen Gallery

400 First Avenue North • PO Box 1679 • Ketchum, ID 83340 • 208.726.5079 info@gailseverngallery.com • www.gailseverngallery.com

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Minette Broschofsky And Theodore Villa Expound On Art And Their Friendship BY BAILEY RIERDEN

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ohn and Minette Broschofsky opened Broschofsky Galleries, in Ketchum, in 1987, and since then they have represented about 50 artists. One of the artists they consistently show is Theodore Villa. Within the walls of the gallery is a painting called “Meeting” that offers something different each time it is viewed. The painting is of two Native American headdresses, but it isn’t as simple as that. Incorporating blue and red in the two confronting headdresses holds humor as a political reference to the divided atmosphere of today. It grasps traditional Native American art while owning a place in the contemporary sphere with its colorful, societal representations and minute details of current society laced within the headpieces. Villa’s work is known for contemporizing Native American artifacts he is inspired by from various museums through the use of a tactile quality and colorful remnants of present-day symbols. “His work is distinctive, it doesn’t look like anything Continued MINETTE BROSCHOFSKY AND THEODORE VILLA Page 5

Theodore Villa stands in front of his “Meeting,” Watercolor, 40” x 60” at Broschofsky Galleries in Ketchum. Photo by Bailey Rierden

NOSTALGIA IN ART: ROOTS, CONTINUITY

Friesen Gallery picks a work of art

BY DANA DUGAN

ast week, Andria Friesen stopped for a few minutes in her hectic day to discuss art; she was focusing her attentions on the Sun Valley Wellness Festival, held last weekend, for which she is the board of directors’ president. Friesen’s eponymous gallery in Ketchum has introduced the community and visitors to fine art for more than 30 years, and Friesen’s knowledge of the art world and her participation in the community is well established. The piece she picked to discuss—“Blue Windbreaker”—is part of an exhibit by the artist known as Phranc. The exhibit is an array of cardboard and paper sculptures so familiar it’s like stepping into your dream summer cabin’s closet. “Blue Windbreaker” is made of Kraft paper, paint and thread. That’s all. It hangs there, on the wall, daring the viewer to try it on. “It’s my favorite in the collection,” Friesen said. “It’s also because of the medium. It’s paper. When I think of this work, I think of William Morris (the well-known glass artist she also represents). He believes that people look at glass sculpture differently, maybe unconsciously, because glass is utilitarian. We drink out of glasses, we look through glass. I transpose that idea now to these materials that we use every day of our lives. “I believe if these (sculptures) were bronze, they’d be looked at differently, as museum-quality work, but these are so much more approachable and comfortable. People respond to them.” Indeed, a paper sculpture of child’s golf clubs in a plaid bag takes me immediately back to my summers in New Hampshire. Friesen reads my thoughts perfectly. “It’s also about nostalgia, or beckoning to bygone summers,” she said. “I would hang this over a fireplace. I’m all about the unexpected. This work goes beyond mainstream fine art. That’s part of Phranc; it’s the authenticity.” Right now, with this exhibit, the front of Friesen’s gallery, where all the natural light is, is like being in a very exclusive thrift shop. Each piece is so familiar it’s probably already in your closet. It’s probably a bit moldy, and needs some shaking out. But here, the aluminum desert canteen, the swimsuits and the lifejacket hang on their own as if filled with someone’s shape, but empty. “Blue Windbreaker” stands out for its brilliant blue color. Friesen played with its very realistic strap as she continued expounding on the piece. She said during a conversation with Dr. John Medina, the keynote speaker at the Wellness Festival, that he mentioned nostalgia, and the role nostalgia plays in your health; it has been shown in studies to have positive effects on those with brain diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. At that, the Phranc exhibition intersected with the Wellness Festival, giving Friesen that extra boost of connectivity. “Making this work makes Phranc happy,” she said. “The talent is extraordinary, the work is so approachable, so joyful, it takes over so many emotions.” Phranc lives and works in the Los Angeles area, and has a reputation as an outsider artist as well as a very unique folksinger, with five albums. She had a solo art show at CUE Art Foundation in New York City, curated by the artist and actress Ann Magnuson, and in a review in The New York Times her works were compared to Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol. She has also had a show at the Craig Krull Gallery in Santa Monica, Calif. If you have read this far, I congratulate you. Only you will know the link to Phranc’s music: phranc. bandcamp.com/track/surferdyke-pal. tws

Andria Friesen admires “Blue Windbreaker” by the artist Phranc. Photo by Dana DuG

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THE AMERICAN WEST

Broschofsky Galleries

rom 19th and early 20th century works by John James Audubon, to contemporary pop works by Andy Warhol, “IN THE WEST” explores works in a variety of media. A group show of artists with an array of subjects and interpretations of the American West, historical through contemporary, the series showcases quietly contemplative and poetic paintings by Russell Chatham, Michael Coleman’s wildlife paintings and sculpture, and Rudi Broschofsky’s urban art genre showing Western imagery through spray paint and stencil. The series also features works from Andy Warhol’s Cowboys and Indians portfolio and Russell Young’s iconic screenprints finished with glittery diamond dust. Theodore Villa’s vibrant, colorful watercolors portray images from his Native American heritage, while equine subjects are shown in Ken Peloke’s magnificent, large-scale, mixed-media paintings. Other artists include Edward S. Curtis, Billy Schenck and Ewoud de Groot.

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IN THE WEST Featuring works historic through contemporary with a focus on the West

Wood River Moose Ewoud de Groot 50” x 50” William Matthews, “Longhorn Itch.” Artwork courtesy of Broschofsky Galleries.

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else,” Minette Broschofsky said. “We were looking for more of a contemporary Western, rather than traditional Western, art, and those were few and hard to come by. We like the pop style and uniqueness of his work. What he brings to our gallery is a very colorful, exciting look.” Villa gains a lot of inspiration from his grandmother’s stories of growing up as a Native American and his Spanish heritage. When he was a teacher, he created geometric landscapes. A student said Villa was “a lightweight painter,” which lead to him thinking about what he wanted to create. “I thought about people who were very in tune with their environment. Therefore, the Native American element came about,” Villa said. “First I draw it, and I put the backgrounds down. Then I start playing with the color, and I have to balance everything out. I want to get this movement, and I don’t want the eye to just be focusing on one area. The other thing I want is every time someone looks at one of the pieces, they see something different. “Instead of just cockamamie symbols in there, I have the man/woman image like you have at all the different bathrooms, and then I have escalators so you have these people moving through there. It’s a how-do-you-get-from-here-to-there kind of idea. You may not see that initially.” Known for his concurrent Native American art entangled with color, symbolism and often humor, Villa’s work is very prominent. He is represented in galleries across the country as well as internationally in Europe since the mid-1960s. “His art has survived beautifully over the years because it is very contemporary, pop, and something that people really like,” Broschofsky said. “It’s something that lives on. His work is timeless.” Besides their colleag ueship over the years, Minette Broschofsky and Villa have cultivated a friendship. “When he does come to town, we share a lot of stories, we have dinners, and he’s a fabulous cook as well as artist,” Broschofsky said. “That’s the fun of it; getting together Theodore Villa, “Pipes,” watercolor, 40” by 60”. Artwork courtesy of and laughing.” tws

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PRIX DE WEST

Christopher Blossom, “Clipper Ship Wild Pigeon at Twilight,” oil on linen, 26 inches by 34 inches. Artwork courtesy of Wood River Fine Arts Len Chmiel

“Flowmotion, Puget Sound”

Oil on Linen 18” high X 26” wide

Len Chmiel Robert Lougheed Award Winner Prix de West Show 2018 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Wood River Fine Arts proudly exhibiting these Prix de West artists:

360 East Avenue, In The Courtyard | Ketchum 208.928.7728 | www.woodriverfinearts.com

FREDERIC BOLOIX FINE ARTS

Françoise Gilot, “Fortified Village,” Oil on Canvas

Open for Gallery Walk - Friday July 6th, 5-8pm

Showing Paintings And Works On Paper By Renowned French Artist FRANÇOISE GILOT We are honored to feature jazz pianist Alan Pennay 6-8 PM. We are located in the atrium of the Galleria Building on Leadville and Fourth in Ketchum.

351 Leadville Ave. in Ketchum Tel. 208.726.8810 Frederic@Boloix.com

Wood River Fine Arts

ood River Fine Arts is pleased to feature the work of Len Chmiel during our July 6th SVGA Gallery Walk. Len was recently honored at the 2018 Prix de West Show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The artist won the Robert Lougheed Memorial Award for the best display of three or more works. This award is coveted by Prix de West artists because it is voted on by the participating artists in the show. Past recipients of the award are gallery artists Christopher Blossom, Richard Loffler and John Moyers. Wood River Fine Arts also is proud to represent five past winners of the Prix de West Purchase Award. This award is the most coveted award in Western Art. It is sponsored by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and is used to acquire one work of art each year for its permanent collection. Gallery artists and Prix de West winners Andrew Peters, Christopher Blossom, Jeremy Lipking, Terri Kelly Moyers and Wayne Wolfe will also be featured during gallery walk. Wood River Fine Arts is located at 360 East Avenue in Ketchum (The Courtyard Building). For more information, call owners Tom Bassett and Sandy Gregorak (208) 928-7728 or visit our website at www.woodriverfinearts.com.

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Françoise Gilot, left, with Frederic Boloix in New York City, November 2016. Photo courtesy of Frederic Boloix Fine Arts

Frederic Boloix Fine Arts

rederic Boloix will be showing paintings (including several from his private collection) and works on paper by the illustrious artist, grande dame and Picasso muse, Françoise Gilot. Gilot’s character was featured in the recent series on National Geographic titled “Genius: Pablo Picasso.” She is one of the most important women artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as a writer of several best-selling books, including “Life With Picasso” and “Matisse and Picasso”—a friendship in art. More recently, she published a book, “The Woman Who Says No”—very apropos, since she was the only woman to leave Picasso. Gilot was invited to the Valley by the Sun Valley Gallery Association 10 years ago to share her experiences as an artist who not only shared part of her early life with Picasso, but also enjoyed friendships with the likes of Matisse, Braque, Chagall and Miró, to name a few. She is currently 96 years old and still one of the most brilliant, cultured and interesting personalities in the art world and beyond.

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CAREFULLY CRAFTED INSTINCT, FEMININITY & STRENGTH Gilman Contemporary

ilman Contemporary presents a solo exhibition of Jane Maxwell’s mixed media paintings. Maxwell’s billboard-like mixed media paintings and sculptures explore femininity and strength. Pop-like imagery is combined with a variety of materials that render Maxwell’s work modern while maintaining a vintage feeling. The deconstructed body is key to Maxwell’s work, and is expressed through her use of powerful silhouettes. There is a sense of reflection in the repetitive bodies that allows the viewer to look beyond the feminine shape. Her work references fashion, popular culture, and the vernacular of our daily lives while maintaining her own unique aesthetic. Maxwell exhib- Jane Maxwell, “126,” mixed its with major galleries throughout the media and LED lights, 70 US and her work can be found in pub- inches by 17 inches. Artwork lic and private collections worldwide. courtesy of Gilman ContemAlso introducing New York artist porary Sky Pape to Sun Valley. Pape’s process based works on paper are both instinctual and carefully crafted. Sweeping sumi ink is contrasted with sharp, clear color, demonstrating her mastery of her medium. Watery, gestural sweeps of Sumi ink are intertwined with high-pigmented crisp geometric lines and shapes. With both a sense of control and spontaneity, these paper works are sophisticated and balanced. Pape masterfully directs the viewer across, around and through the paper. Colorful shapes and lines reminiscent of Al Held and Elizabeth Murray balanced and tempered by the gestural ink. Sky Pape’s work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Tiffany & Co., Le Cirque du Soleil, and other public, corporate, and private collections.

FOURTH OF JULY

Claire Porter, “Scout Team.” Photo courtesy of MESH Gallery

MESH Gallery

ESH Gallery will be opening its doors for the holiday weekend with four new collections on display. Join us throughout the week as our layout shuffles getting ready for Friday night’s Gallery Walk premier—an encore presentation of Claire Porter and Jeffrey Lubeck’s Wild Mustangs of Idaho, featuring the beautiful stretches from Mackay to Challis. We will be welcoming new resident artist Evelyn Phillips’ cartography and wildflower paintings, beauti- Todd Kaplan, “Salmon River Reflecful works whose essence con- tion.” Photo courtesy of MESH Gallery nects squarely with MESH’s Capturing the Valley theme. In addition, MESH is debuting the work of Valley resident Todd Kaplan as a Featured Artist of the Month. Todd’s offerings bring a fresh perspective to the beauty found within the Wood River Valley. Highlighting the weekend will be Nappy Neaman and Jeff Lubeck’s Mountain Goats on High exhibit—an in-depth experience showcasing the beauty of newborns with their moms and the ranges they call home.

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1. Broschofsky Galleries 1. 360 Broschofsky East Avenue Galleries 360 East Avenue

2. Frederic Boloix Fine Arts LeadvilleBoloix Avenue,Fine The Galleria 2. 351 Frederic Arts Building 351 Leadville Avenue, The Galleria Building

3. Friesen Gallery First Avenue North 3. 320 Friesen Gallery

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4. Gail Severn Gallery

FirstSevern Avenue Gallery North 4. 400 Gail

400 First Avenue North

5. Gilman Contemporary 5.661Gilman Contemporary Sun Valley Road 661 Sun Valley Road

6. Kneeland Gallery First AvenueGallery North 6.271Kneeland 7.

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Sun Valley Center for the Arts Fifth Street 7.191Sun ValleyEast Center for the Arts 191 Fifth Street East

8. Wood River Fine Arts East Avenue 8.360Wood River Fine Arts

360 East Avenue 9. MESH Gallery 4th Street East 9.420MESH Gallery

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