Gallery Walk - March 2017

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Cecil Touchon, “pdp 649,” paper and acrylic on birch panel, 42” x 42”. On exibit at Gilman Contemporary.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Broschofsky Galleries...............Page 7 Gilman Contemporary.............Page 6 Frederic Boloix Fine Arts..........Page 3 Kneeland Gallery.....................Page 7 Friesen Gallery.........................Page 2 Wood River Fine Arts...............Page 6 Gail Severn Gallery..................Page 3 TWS Features...........................Pages 4, 5

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riesen Gallery welcomes multidisciplinary artist Dana Lynn Louis into its roster of artists. Louis’ impressive exhibition, “s t r e a m,” weaves together the daily rites of creative practice and conscious mindfulness. s t r e a m, which opens at Friesen this Friday, will showcase three large-scale sculptural installations

by Louis in addition to a collection of her drawings and photography. The exhibition centers around the sculpture, “Oscillation,” a floor-to-ceiling strand of voluminous blown-glass prayer beads. Also featured is Louis’ newest work, which the artist began during her residency in Senegal, West Africa, in late 2016.

Later this month, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ visual arts exhibition, “Contemplative Practice,” will investigate the place and purpose of meditation in the

artistic process. Within Contemplative Practice Louis will curate a space for meditation in the Project Room Gallery using drawings, sculptural elements and video projections. In tandem with these dual installations, visitors at both Friesen and The Center will be invited to participate in the artist’s Clearing Project, writing something they wish to clear from their lives or the world on a card that will be sealed in an envelope. On May 25 the artist will lead a public ceremony to burn the envelopes and send off the collected prayers, wishes and ‘clearings.’ Louis will return to the Valley as a guest speaker at the 20th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival, May 26-29.

Dana Lynn Louis will be in attendance for the opening of s t r e a m this Friday, March 10, 5-8 p.m. at Friesen Gallery, 320 First Ave. N. and Sun Valley Road in Ketchum. To learn more, call (208) 7264174 or visit friesengallery.com.

Dana Lynn Louis, “Landscapes of the Inner Eye: January 9,” digitally embedded drawing on photograph printed on metal, 14” x 11”, 2017.

Dana Lynn Louis, “Landscapes of the Inner Eye: April 11,” digitally embedded drawing on photograph printed on metal, 11” x 17”, 2017.

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RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST FRIDAY, 10 MARCH 5:00 - 8:00PM Friesen welcomes Dana Lynn Louis into its stable of gallery artists. Louis is recognized for her small and large-scale installations that call upon drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, glassblowing and video projection. Later this month an installation by Dana Lynn Louis will be showcased at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum.

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THE FRIESEN BUILDING • SUN VALLEY ROAD AT FIRST AVE • KETCHUM • IDAHO T: 208.726.4174 • E: friesen@friesengaller y.com • W: www.friesengaller y.com Above: CLEARING 2, blown glass vessels with crystal beads, steel wire and wrought iron • 120” x 32” x 30” At right: Detail of OSCILLATION, floor-to-ceiling strand of voluminous blown glass prayer beads

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Gail Severn Gallery

athy Moss’ paintings of botanicals are ambiguous and mysterious; they address issues of power, solipsism and hierarchies. “My goal is to make beauty. The impetus to make paintings is motivated in part by my desire to express the inexpressible: the inescapable dualities of existence. I use botanicals as archetypes in my work. I was aware of the suggestiveness of, and psychological meaning Kathy Moss, “Untitled #415,” attached to, some flowers. They are oil on linen, 60” x 60”. ambiguous, mysterious, a way to get to the paint. I use these objects as subject matter, in silhouette.

Marcia Myers utilized the formal elements of artistic expression—color, light, texture, shape, and space—to capture the essence of an experience. Her paintings are relics of a creative process where the act of creating supersedes the product of creation. The subject has been reduced to color with marble dust and other mediums. This exhibition features the last frescos from Myers’ personal collection, historical works on paper and the work that she was creating at the time of her death.

Continuing through March, Carolyn Olbum’s exhibition “Metamorphose” and Suzanne Hazlett’s exhibition “Universal Solvent.” Olbum’s bronze sculptures are the combination of realistic fallen tree limbs, vines and other vegetation executed to perfection with cast bronze and exquisite patinas. Hazlett’s mixed-media paintings are inspired by the universal importance and evocative power of water. Through her luxurious mixed-media surfaces of encaustic, Carolyn Olbum, resin, pigment, and ground marble, Hazlett “Metamorphose II,” explores both the scientific and mythic prop- cast bronze, 60.5” x erties of water and its position as a unifying 32” x 31”. substance.

Please check our website www.gailseverngallery.com for additional exhibitions.

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

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FREDERIC BOLOIX FINE ARTS

Julio Larraz “The Dream of Reason” 2016 Oil on Canvas 70 x 98 inches

Open for Gallery Walk - Friday March 10th, 5-8pm

Showing original works by:

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rederic Boloix Fine Arts will feature a major painting by Cuban/American artist Julio Larraz along with works by 19th- and 20th- century Masters. The Larraz painting, titled “The Dream of Reason,” was inspired by the famous Goya etching “The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters.” Larraz depicts a refugee on a raft followed (or escorted) by an extinct, whale-like creature. The message is universal and symbolizes the struggle and fears that often accompany the brave while endeavoring to “take the plunge” and do something extraordinary or risky.

JULIAN VOSS-ANDREAE, JULIO LARRAZ, JOSÉ BEDIA, DIEGO RIVERA, VUILLARD, ROUAULT AND DERAIN 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

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Current president of the Sun Valley Gallery Association and Gilman Contemporary owner L’Anne Gilman, right, and gallery director Casey Hanrahan take a moment to chat during a busy gallery walk. Photo by Dana DuGan

Martin Blank’s sculpture takes center stage at Friesen Gallery. Photo by Dana DuGan

BY DANA DUGAN

he Sun Valley Gallery Association is a distinctive aspect of the art scene in the Wood River Valley.

Founded more than 30 years ago, the Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks—from July through March—to highlight exhibition openings. These are held usually on or near the first Friday of each month from 5-8 p.m. Quite often the featured artists are present at the openings.

Visitors to the galleries always find an array of styles and genres in the newly installed art, while enjoying wine and mingling with friends and artists.

The first galleries to join the group were the Anne Reed Gallery, Kneeland Gallery, Gail Severn Gallery and River Run Gallery owned by Claudia McCain.

“We all put our heads together to start the gallery association,” gallery owner Diane Kneeland said. Her late husband, George Kneeland, a lawyer, “helped write the bylaws and get the gallery association organized. That was not business. It was pure love of art.”

Over the years, the association has expanded and condensed. New galleries have come along; some have opted not to join the association. There is a code of ethics that applies to gallery business, such as keeping regular business hours—no Gone Skiing signs, for instance—honoring the tradition of rotating exhibitions, and representing multiple artists.

“There’s criteria for membership,” said Andria Friesen, who was the seventh gallery to join the association. “We uphold professional standards. There’s integrity. It’s a lot of upsides and not a single downside that I can think of. I like being a part of it and honoring it.”

The other aspect of the association goes unseen by the public.

“Our regular SVGA meetings provide a valuable opportunity for me as a gallery director to share creative ideas and pool resources with a wonderful group of individuals who have their finger on the pulse of the art We’re dedicated market,” said Carey to supporting the Molter of Kneeland Gallery. gallery walks and keeping Diane Kneeland them accessible for agrees. “It’s about everyone.” friendships and acquaintances,” she said.

L’Anne Gilman “It’s a lovely business SVGA president to be in.”

The association bonds over many things, not all of them art related.

“Friesen Gallery, Gail Severn, Kneeland and Sun Valley Center were already established galleries when we opened in 1987,” said gallery owner Minette Broschofsky. “That’s a long time. We’re like a family, with different participants coming and then moving on; births, deaths, ups and downs. It’s important for all of us to have this support family. As community members, our reach goes outside of our own galleries with each of us active as supporters and volunteers for other arts organizations and Valley nonprofits.”

Friesen recently went through an 18-month journey into LED lighting for galleries and, after making the changes necessary through an Idaho Power program, she shared her findings with the association. Most people won’t notice the change, but it was another aspect that the owners cherish about their connections.

Frederic Boloix was an art dealer in the Valley for nearly a decade before he opened his first gallery in 2002. He joined the SVGA the same year.

“The primary reason I joined was that I honestly like everyone in the gallery association and respect what they’re doing,” Boloix said. “Also, being a member gives a certain credibility. The association brings a level of professionalism and integrity to the visual arts community in general.

We’re not just safe commercial businesses catering to tourists and newlyweds but, rather, one in which everyone has a vision they follow.”

He added that there’s a “spirit of generosity and willingness to impart new information and helpful tips, like Andria did with the LED lighting. It’s a great arts community, which is rather unique in this form.”

The current president of the gallery association, L’Anne Gilman, who owns Gilman Contemporary, said the group meets several times a year and is always open to new members.

“There’s a genuine camaraderie of mutual support for each of the galleries that I haven’t seen elsewhere,” she said. “It’s about dedication to the representation of the artists. There’s room for growth, and new members always bring excitement. We’re working with Americans for the Arts, and associations like that spur ideas of bringing in speakers and sponsoring events. We’re dedicated to supporting the gallery walks and keeping them accessible for everyone.” tws

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Cecil Touchon, “pdp 837,” paper and acrylic on birch panel, 48” x 84”.

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ood River Fine Arts continues our feature of works by nine represented artists who are exhibiting at the Masters of the American West Show, which opened Feb. 11 at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles. Each year, 75 artists are invited to create works for this annual exhibition, which is considered the premier gathering of the finest artists who work in the Western art genre. Wood River Fine Arts will have works by Christopher Blossom, Len Chmiel, Jeremy Lipking, Jim Morgan, John Moyers, Terri Kelly Moyers, Andrew Peters, Daniel W. Pinkham, and Matt Smith on display for Gallery Walk on Friday, March 10.

Jeremy Lipking

“The Ghost Herd”

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“Masters of the American West” Autry Museum of the American West

Wood River Fine Arts proudly exhibiting these Masters artists:

Christropher Blossom | Len Chmiel | Jeremy Lipking James Morgan | John Moyers | Terri Kelly Moyers Andrew Peters | Daniel W. Pinkham | Matt Smith

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

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ilman Contemporary presents “To the Letter: The Typographic Abstractions of Cecil Touchon.” This exhibition features eight of Touchon’s abstract paintings, which fuse drawing, painting and collage. Touchon’s art stems from his interest in the modernist history of abstraction and his belief that languages, even letters themselves, are not relegated to purely functional roles.

Following the principle of abstraction, Touchon’s collage paintings deconstruct typography to a new visual language.

Cecil Touchon’s work appears in the collections of several major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Tate Modern in London.

The gallery will also feature media paintings by James Verbicky and the celebrated collage works of London-based Peter Cecil Touchon, “pdp 649,” (detail), paper and acrylic on birch panel, 42” x 42”.

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Ken Peloke, “Locomotion,” oil on panel, 48” x 88”.

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Broschofsky Galleries

xploring the West through historic Edward Curtis photographs from his project “The North American Indian, 1898-1928,” up through modern interpretations, Broschofsky Galleries is currently presenting a range of works by gallery artists.

Featuring landscape paintings by Russell Chatham; pop imagery from William Matthews, “Chilly Morn,” watercolor, 24” x 24”.

Billy Schenck; large-format “diamond dust” screenprint works from Russell Young; and Andy Warhol’s iconic portraits from “Cowboys and Indians, 1986.” Also, paintings and sculpture by Michael Coleman, William Matthews, Jill McVarish, Ken Peloke and Theodore Villa.

Caleb Meyer, “Fresh Tracks”, oil on canvas, 24” x 48”.

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Kneeland Gallery

group exhibition featuring longtime gallery artists Douglas Aagard and Kent Lovelace alongside our newest additions Caleb Meyer, Eric Jacobsen, Peggy Judy, Karen Niederhut and Michigan artist Elizabeth Pollie. 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. A master lithographer, Kent Lovelace took his love of the copper plates used in printmaking and translated it into oil painting. The copper supports for his miniature bird portraits allow light to reflect through the transparent oil glazes, giving them a luminescent quality. Our newest addition to the gallery, Caleb Meyer, is a local of Hailey, who currently resides in Montana and was an apprentice to well-known artist Robert Moore before establishing himself as a professional artist. He fa- Elizabeth Pollie, “Frances in February”, oil on canvas, 24” x 24”. vors painting the bustle of city life and has included colorful and vibrant scenes from Sun Valley and downtown Ketchum in this new body of work.

Artists’ Reception: 5-8 p.m, Friday, March 10.

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Douglas Aagard,“Down the Fenceline”, oil on canvas, 30” x 40”

DOUGLAS AAGARD, KENT LOVELACE CALEB MEYER, PEGGY JUDY, ERIC JACOBSEN ELIZABETH POLLIE, KAREN NIEDERHUT

Geronimo, 1905, Vintage Photogravure 360 East Ave. Ketchum, ID • 208.726.4950 www.brogallery.com

Opening Reception Friday March 10th, 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

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