Exhibition Archive
Alex Galleries Dedicates Exhibit Room to Map Master Michael Francis Reagan. The greatest cartographers are also artists, as demonstrated in the remarkable watercolor maps created by Michael Francis Reagan. Reagan is considered one of America's most creative cartographers by the magazines in which his work appears- from National Geographic and Smithsonian to The New Yorker, Outside, Travel & Leisure, Architectural Digest, and Audubon- as well as newspapers including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Reagan's work reveals humanity's cultural diversity while expressing the universal desire to place ourselves in time and space. For the artist, maps help us make sense of both familiar and unfamiliar terrain. The map maker is also creating more paintings and drawings that reflect other passions, especially birds and the biographies of artists. Some 20-30 works by Reagan will be displayed in a designated room all year. Sanctuary, Mixed media on canvas, 48x60, 2014 Michael Francis Reagan's maps are included in the collections of the National Archives and Freer Gallery in Washington D.C. A member of the North American Cartographic Information Society, the Society for the History of Discovery, and the Washington Map Society, Reagan received his MFA at the University of Arkansas. The Washington Post's art critic described Reagan's artistic work, displayed together with the maps in Gallery A, as "extraordinarily beautiful" in a review last October.
Hannu Palosuo, Obliterated Memory Series, Oil on linen
Six American Artists in Italy
David Suter is a beloved local painter and sculptor who made his name as a graphic illustrator for The Washington Post, New York Times, and Time magazine. He grew up in DC, and recently returned home after passing a decade in New York. In the works of art on display in November, Suter seeks forms that we all carry within our collective memory, from cozy fireplaces and ducks on ponds to Grim Reapers and an Every Man being chased, David Suter's work is representational and highly symbolic. Art critic Florie Gilbard explains, "He digs intently into his own psyche to unearth forms that have profound familiarity and meaning - shapes and structures derived from nature, our own bodies, and those of other beings." Suter paints with acrylic, often composing frames out of found pieces of wood. His sculptures are made of wood, aluminum, glass, and steel. Approximately 15 of his paintings and 15 of his sculptures will be displayed.
Marian Bingham: Equine Perspectives
Lithuanian Season, Contemporary Artists from Lithuania. The exhibition features works by prominent Lithuanian artists: painting, graphics, textiles, sculpture, and watercolors. This contemporary exhibit reflects a wide range of trends prevailing in Lithuanian art, and is the largest exhibit of its kind exhibited in the United States. The Alex Gallery shows renowned Lithuanian painter Vytautas Valius and internationally recognized textile artist Felixas Jakubauskas. Gallery A shows master graphic artists and other mediums. "Lithuania Season" is part of a well-established tradition of artistic exchanges.
Palosuo at Biennale. Artist Hannu Palosuo, represented by the Alex Gallery, was selected to exhibit at the 53rd annual Venice Biennale 2009.
Alex Gallery and Gallery A artists featured abroad: Kim Abraham, Jan Beekman, Gary Bowers, Frank Cappello, Olivier Debré, David Goslin, Ingo Glass, Patrice Huguier, Judith Judy, Carole Richard Kaufmann, Hisako Kobayashi, Hannu Palosuo, Inge Strack, Linda Touby, Kari Walden, Frans Widerberg, Robert Vander Zee. Kim Abraham, Gary Bowers, Judith Judy, Robert Vander Zee, and Inge Strack were the Alex Gallery/Gallery A artists featured at the Arka Gallery in Vilnius, LT. The success of this show at the Arka Gallery led to an exhibit at the MK Ciurlionis Museum in Kaunas, LT. Artist David Goslin joined the other five American artists for this exhibit. The MK Ciurlionis Museum acquired work by the six artists for its permanent collection.