Exhibition Archives

Mary Maughelli

8/1/2009 to 8/14/2009

Opening reception: Friday, July 24, from 6-9 pm

"Women, Symbols, and Memories," mixed media with collage on Twinrocker paper

Mary Maughelli's work deals with images of women, mainly torsos and faces, as well as symbols which are interwoven with memories, action or exercising figures, and historical references to women as depicted in art of the past. These works are 9 x 12 inches in size and use collage and mixed media on handmade paper. The work is grouped in double rows of 3 to 4 pieces creating a grid-like unit.

image by Mary Maughelli, detail of "Women and Girls 1, 2, & 3", mixed media and collage on Twinrocker handmade paper

Margaret LeJeune & Sabba Saleem Syal

8/1/2009 to 8/14/2009

Opening reception: Friday, July 24, from 6-9 pm

Juried Exhibition Winners from "Feminist Interrogation" & "Are We There Yet:"

Margaret LeJeune: "The Modern Day Diana," Photography

The Modern Day Diana series, captured by photographer Margaret LeJeune, examines the world of female hunters. The images question the relationship between the domestic sphere, traditionally the women's place, and the hunting world, typically a masculine realm. Animal pelts and tools of the hunt; the attributes of Diana, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, further express this dichotomy.

Sabba Saleem Syal: "A Contested Territory," Mixed Media/Fiber/Installation

August 14, 2009 will mark 62 years since the birth of Pakistan in the Indian subcontinent and the nation's independence from Britain. Sabba Saleem Syal's work weaves family/personal history within the history of Pakistan's tumultuous beginning and current state- from the displaced refugees and abducted women of partition to the colonial undercurrents that haunt, challenge, and have helped define Pakistani society and gender constructs today. 62 years later the very existence of the Pakistani state is still under contestation, yet the majority of citizens are preoccupied with their daily and cultural survival.

image 1 by Margaret LeJeune, Cindy from The Modern Day Diana Series, 2008, 22x18 inches, Silver Gelatin photograph, archival inkjet print.

image 2 by Sabba Saleem Syal, detail of The film she could not stop from playing, 8x3 feet, mixed media, fiber.

Review: Margaret LeJeune/ARC Gallery/New City

Review: Sabba Saleem Syal/ARC Gallery/New City

Sally Graves Machlis

8/1/2009 to 8/14/2009

Opening reception: Friday, July 24, from 6-9 pm

"The Chiayi Series," Ink Paintings

The Chiayi Series is a graceful collection of calligraphic paintings and books. These abstract works by the artist are the result of her recent sabbatical in Taiwan studying Chinese calligraphy and ink painting. Inspired by these lessons, Machlis has used traditional Chinese materials--brush, ink and rice paper--in new ways to create personal and expressive artworks.

image by Sally Graves Machilis, Clarity/Ch'ing, 16"x20", ink on Arches