Previous exhibitions and events
2009 2008 2007
October
Women and the Arts
Friday, October 2 through Sunday, November 1, 2009
Organized by art6 members Brigette Newberry and Kay Goldsby, this exhibition features work by women artists, including Mitzi Humphrey, Henrietta Near, Marian Hollowell, and Janine Turner.
September
National Art of Recovery Show 2009
Opening Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 27, 2009
In celebration of National Recovery Month, The Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia (SAARA) presents its first National Art of Recovery Show at art6 gallery. Juried by Petie Bogen-Garrett, former curator of the Andrews Gallery at the College of William & Mary, the main downstairs gallery is devoted to the art of recovery, with art by prisoners located in the smaller gallery. The McShin Foundation, a partner and member of SAARA, provides art supplies to prisoners. Sales of inmate artwork will be donated to help fund their art.
Read more about this exhibition in Healing Art, a review by Roy Proctor in the September 20 issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
July-August
2009 Members Show
Friday, July 3 through Sunday, August 16, 2009
In the main gallery, new work by art6 members Julie Adler-Noyes, Lloyd Chaser, Wesley Childress, Thomas Daniel, Alan Entin (left, Azul, 2006-2009), Cynthia Erdahl, Marian Hollowell, Mitzi Humphrey, Cindy McLean, Henrietta Near, Brigette Newberry, Shann Palmer, Tricia Pearsall, Margaret Porter Daniel, Ronni Saunders, Jim Sellman, Heeja Sung, David Turner, Janine Turner, and Jennifer Yane.
In the Skylight Gallery, art6 presents work by 3 additional artists: Justin Gohde, Algebra of the Form; Wynne Creasey, The Poetic Virginia Landscape; and Amanda Cleland, Prints.
June
Juneteenth: A Sankofa Celebration of African Freedom!
Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 28, 2009
This exhibition features paintings, photography, mixed media, sculpture and furniture by international and local artists E-yage, Keith Ramsey, Earle Taylor, Stanley Rayfield, Devon Lawrence, Vreni Michelini,
William Miles, Kyle Epps, Julian Green, Devin Fallen, Bolaji Oyrgunie, Helen Butler, Joe Williams, Gene Toutsi, Janine Turner and David Turner.
Artist's statement:
The Akan proverb states "Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a, yenkyi." The term Sankofa comes from the words "san" (return), "ko" (go), and "fa" (look, seek, and take.) The image of the mythological bird with its head bent looking backward has been interpreted and re-interpreted in several different ways. At times, it can symbolize the chief who can see all, even things behind him. It has also been used as a symbol for the Akan idea that the past can help to guide the future or the thought that, if a mistake has been made or something is forgotten, the wrong can be righted and that one can learn from experience.
-E-yage
Read more about Juneteenth.
May
Defiant Silence, Never Forget!
Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance International Exhibition
Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 24, 2009
Curated by art6 member David Turner, Defiant Silence, Never Forget!, contemporary reactions to the Holocaust through art, brings together artists of all genres from Virginia and around the world (left, detail of a work by participating artist Istvan Horkay, Hungary.)
Curator's statement:
Sixty-three years ago the Auschwitz death camp was liberated and the full horror of the Holocaust was revealed. Sixty-four years later the Holocaust fades from horror to history to myth. For our children born to the relative quiet of a world absent lethal antisemitism the Holocaust has become an event relegated to the Jewish calendar alongside Tisha b'Av, that reminder of the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem.
art6 gallery's Yom Hashoah, Richmond 2009 will bring to life through art a contemporary acknowledgement and recognition of this latest major tragedy in Jewry's Diaspora experience, Shoah. Defiant Silence, Never Forget! is dedicated to the memory of our murdered six million and to our 13 million who survived this nearly successful effort to eradicate all Jewish existence from the world. But mostly it is meant to serve as a living memory for our children, and for theirs.
View photos from the opening of Yom Hashoah at art6 gallery.
April
The Regional Biennial Juried High School Art Competition
Friday, April 3 through Sunday, April 26, 2009
Coordinated by gallery member Mitzi Humphrey, art6 presents an art competition featuring the work of current high school juniors and seniors working in all media (left, Emily Herr, Oviraptor, acrylic.) This is an opportunity for these students to exhibit and see their work in a professional gallery setting. This year's juror is artist Eugene Vango, who made the final selection for the exhibition and presented first, second and third place awards.
First place: Kellie Dreelin, Henrico High School, Ravenous
Second place: Joe Riley, Trinity Episcopal High, Self Portrait
Third place: Po-chen Chia, Mills Godwin High School, Crocodile
Honorable mention: Leora Lewis, Sharrei Torah of Richmond, Thai Princes (Mask)
Honorable mention: Katy Bailey, Mills Godwin High School, Blank Tree I
Honorable mention: Joe Riley, Trinity Episcopal, Large Rose I
Honorable mention: Ashley Smigo, Chesterfield Technical Center, Make a Noise
About the juror: Eugene Vango has an M.F.A. from Penn State and was chair of the art department of Virginia State University for many years. He is a painter and studied at the Art Students League of New York. He has taught extensively in public schools in Atlanta and Richmond, has exhibited widely, and is a popular judge for student and professional shows.
March
Shoot the James
A photographic salute to Richmond's James River
Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 29, 2009
This invitational features a wide selection of original work celebrating the James River, including portraits by Thomas Daniel from his book series "People of the James" (left), video images by Georgianne Stinnett, the seminal landscapes of John Henley, and fauna subjects by wildlife photographer Lynda Richardson and biologist Anne Wright. Shoot the James is curated by art6 member Tricia Pearsall, and proceeds from catalog sales will benefit the James River Outdoor Coalition.
View sample pages from the catalog at David Bromley's web site.
Heart's Terrain
Paintings and Drawings by Jennifer Yane and Margaret B. Yane
Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 29, 2009
Upstairs in the Member's Gallery, Jennifer Yane presents new work interspersed with the work of her late mother, Margaret B. Yane, a graduate of Cooper Union who passed away 30 years ago. Her work was the backdrop to Jennifer's life, who describes this exhibition as "a revery, a reaching back to discover the truths about my family that lay hidden in the open."
February
Design and the American Vote
Friday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, March 1, 2009
Presented by AIGA Richmond, this exhibition showcases posters designed by association members from around the country. This series is part of the 2008 "Get Out the Vote" campaign initiated by AIGA Design for Democracy that engaged designers in the public arena by contributing to a coordinated voter mobilization campaign.
Also in the exhibition are highlights from other initiatives of AIGA Design for Democracy, including the Top 10 election design guidelines, ballot design samples and proposed changes, and a presentation of how each candidate's graphic design appealed to their core voter.
Read more about Design and the American Vote.
Lloyd C. Chaser
Richmond to New Zealand and Back
Friday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, March 1, 2009
Upstairs in the Member's Gallery, Lloyd C. Chaser's first solo show in the Richmond area is a culmination of work that has evolved over the course of 22 years. Photographs on display include a collection of new landscapes from a recent trip to New Zealand, as well as images of Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery and Monument Avenue. Other selections include photos taken during his travels throughout the United States.
January
East Meets West
Korean American International Exchange Exhibition
Friday, Jan. 9 through Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009
"East Meets West" is the eighth exhibition of the Richmond-based group Artificium of Humanitas. This show, curated by art6 member Heeja Sung, brings together 35 Korean and Virginian artists working in traditional and contemporary styles. Previous exhibitions have been held in Portsmouth and Arlington, Virginia, in Daegu and Seoul, South Korea, and in Beijing, China. These shows have brought together the work of Korean, American, French, German, Russian, Mongolian and Chinese artists. While they represent a wide variety of artistic styles and philosophies, all are united by the desire to contribute to a constructive and compassionate cultural dialogue.
Exhibitors include Korean artists Namsook Ahn, Kyungae Kim, Kihan Kim, Misook Kim, Mihyun Kim, Bongsu Lee, Boontae Lee, Kyumok Lee, Kyunghee Lee, Taehee Lee, Miyang Moon, Sooyoung Moon, Soonduk Oh, Jongsoon Park, Jaemin Ryoo, Donho Son, Eunkyung Song, Heeja Sung and Myoungja Yang. American artists include Mark Bryant, Sara Clark, Mim Golub, Kipp Greene, Solomon Isekeige, Wolfgang Jasper, James Miller, Chuck Scalin, Richard Ward and Fred Weatherford.