RECENTLY ON VIEW IN THE ART SAINT LOUIS GALLERY

Blink
  July 12 - August 26, 2010

To download a copy of this invitation, simply click on the artwork above.

Invitation design by David Dolak.

This multi-media juried exhibit featured artworks that capture, depict, or describe a very brief moment in time, as in “the blink of an eye.”

Jurors: St. Louis artist Bill Barrett, Director, May Gallery, and Professor, Department of Electronic & Photographic Media, School of Communications, Webster University, Webster Groves, MO, and Jane Barrow, St. Louis-based artist, Professor of Art, Painting Area Head, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Installation view: "Blink." Photograph by Robin Hirsch.

From 117 artworks submitted by 69 St. Louis regional artists, jurors Bill Barrett and Jane Barrow selected 60 artworks by 44 artists for this exhibition.

The featured artists are:

Kristen Bartel, St. Louis, MO
Greg Barth, Wildwood, MO
Jerry Benner, Ferguson, MO
Jennifer Bock-Nelson, Quincy, IL          AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Andy Brandmeyer, St. Louis, MO
Bethany Carlson, Glen Carbon, IL
Blake Carroll, Festus, MO
Leo Collazo, St. Louis, MO
Nicole Cooper, Cedar Hill, MO
Carol Corey, University City, MO
Debbie Corson, Kirkwood, MO
Dion Dion, Ballwin, MO
Tess Farnham, St. Louis, MO          Honorable Mention
Audrey Faulstich, St. Louis, MO
Christine Giancola, Florissant, MO          AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
SJ Hammack, Kirkwood, MO          AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Bob Hartzell, St. Louis, MO
Anukriti Sud Hittle, University City, MO
Jason Hoeing, Shrewsbury, MO
Sheldon Johnson, St. Louis, MO
Ashley Kirk, St. Louis, MO
Ruth Kolker, Creve Coeur, MO
Ellen D. Ladwig, St. Charles, MO
Erica Leohner, Champaign, IL
Candace Manning, DuQuoin, IL
Maryam Molki, Edwardsville, IL
Laura Morris, Ballwin, MO
Nicole Noronha, Ballwin, MO
Dawn Ottensmeier, Brentwood, MO
Alex Paradowski, St. Louis, MO          AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Anthony Michael Philip, St. Louis, MO          AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Wendy Reitz, Columbia, IL
Kathryn Roberts, Wood River, IL
Russ Rosener, St. Louis, MO
Anne Burgess Rowe, St. Louis, MO
Michael Burke Seltzer, Carbondale, IL
Terri Shay, Richmond Heights, MO
Dennis Smith, Clayton, MO
Valerie Snyder, Creve Coeur, MO

Chris Spangler, Edwardsville, IL
Jim Trotter, Creve Coeur, MO
Jessie Whitfield, St. Louis, MO
Peggy Williamson, Kirkwood, MO
Barbara Zucker, Clayton, MO

An artwork by Jessie Whitfield has been purchased through this exhibit.

Click here to view some of the 60 artworks in this exhibit.

Highlights from the opening reception of "Blink" and "Artists' Day at Circus Flora." Photographs by Robin Hirsch.

MEET THE ARTISTS

On Saturdays during this exhibition, Art Saint Louis hosted Meet the Artists events wherein featured artists from “Blink” were on-hand in the Gallery to greet visitors and discuss their works in the show. These very casual events were free & open to the public.

Saturday, July 17

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Kathryn Roberts, photography

1-4 p.m. Chris Spangler, painting

Saturday, July 24

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Barbara Zucker, photography

1-4 p.m. Valerie Snyder, photography

Saturday, July 31

No artists scheduled

Saturday, August 7

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Nicole Cooper, painting

1-4 p.m. Kristen Bartel, mixed media

Saturday, August 14

10-2 p.m. Ellen Ladwig, painting

2-4 p.m. Audrey Faulstich, painting

Saturday, August 21

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wendy Reitz, mixed media/painting

12-4 p.m. Ashley Kirk, ceramics

CONCURRENT EXHIBIT

ARTISTS' DAY AT CIRCUS FLORA

  July 12 - August 26, 2010

  presented in the Dion Dion Gallery

Circus Fora photographs taken at Artists' Day at Circus Flora by Greg Kluempers.

Presented concurrently with Blink, "Artists' Day at Circus Flora" was a juried exhibit featuring Plein Air artworks in a variety of media created on June 26, 2010 during a special behind-the-scenes Artists' Day at Circus Flora event. The exhibit was juried by Circus Flora founder David Balding and ASL Gallery Director Robin Hirsch and will be presented in our newly renamed Dion Dion Gallery.

Allen Kriegshauser, Kirkwood, MO. Trapeze. 2010. Acrylic on Canvas, 18"x22". $495.

For this exhibit, the jurors selected 40 artworks by 22 artists. The featured artists are:

Michael Anderson, Belleville, IL
Nancy Bridges, St. Louis, MO
Beth Dockery, St. Louis, MO
Mirka Fette, Olivette, MO
Daniel Fishback , Florissant, MO
Lon Gilbert, Eureka, MO
Allen Kriegshauser, Kirkwood, MO
Jane Linders, Maryland Heights, MO
Mary Mosblech, St. Louis, MO
Deanna Nash, St. Louis, MO
Marion Noll, Webster Groves, MO
Marianne Pepper, Webster Groves, MO
Henryk Ptasiewicz, Webster Groves, MO
Bob Rickert, Chesterfield, MO
Valerie Rippey, Webster Groves, MO
Naomi Runtz, Creve Coeur, MO
Barbie Steps, Richmond Heights, MO
Gabriela Toujas, Wildwood, MO
Jeane Vogel, Olivette, MO
Dawn Wagner, Florissant, MO
Clark Willett, St. Louis, MO
Barbara Zucker, St. Louis, MO

Artworks by Nancy Bridges, Daniel Fishback and Lon Gilbert have been purchased through this exhibit.

Click here to view some of the 40 artworks in this exhibit.

Circus Fora photographs taken at Artists' Day at Circus Flora by Greg Barth.

GALLERY & OFFICE HOURS

Art Saint Louis is FREE and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10AM-5PM and Saturday 10AM-4PM. Closed Sundays, holidays, and between exhibits.

The Gallery is currently closed and will reopen on Monday, September 13, 2010 with our new exhibits, "Room With A View" and "Pieced Work."

PARKING & TRANSIT

Art Saint Louis is easily accessible by MetroLink. The Convention Center Station is located at 6th Street & Washington Avenue and is mere steps away from our front door. There are several parking garages and lots near Art Saint Louis, for specific locations, download a Downtown Parking Guide here.

Events, exhibition themes, dates, jurors & gallery hours are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, phone 314/241-4810 or e-mail Art Saint Louis.

For additional information on 2010-11 exhibitions, click here.

For downloadable entry forms for our upcoming juried exhibits click here.

Art Saint Louis programs & operations are made possible with the support of Whitaker Foundation, Regional Arts Commission, Missouri Arts Council, Emerson, EdwardJones, and the Arthur & Helen Baer Foundation.