Past Exhibitions 2007

Clarence Page and Jacqueline Lee February 1-March 28 Artist Reception: Friday, February 1, 7-9 pm Resident Artists Gallery Works on copper, photographs and collages by two Resident artists. Press Release

39th Annual Laurel Art Guild Open Juried Exhibition Exhibition: March 9-30 Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony: Sunday, March 9, 2-4 pm Main Gallery his year's juror is artist and conservator at the National Gallery of Art, Michael Skalka. Deadline for applications is Feb. 7. Download the Prospectus here

Digital Sequences Exhibition: January 11- February 29 Gallery Talk and Reception: Friday, Feb 1, 7-9 pm Lecture on the history of Digital Photography, by Shannon Perich, curator at the National Museum of American History: Sat. Feb. 23, 3-5 pm Main Gallery An Exhibition of new approaches to photography in the digital age by photographers Christopher Jordan and Gail Rebhan. Chris Jordan’s series, Running the Numbers has been highlighted on both Bill Moyers Journal and The Steven Colbert Report. Gail Rebhan’s latest work explores consumerism closer to home in the series, Room. Press Release

Allen Linder, Drawings January 6- February 24 Artist Reception: Friday, Feb 1, 7-9 pm Library Gallery A series of drawings by sculptor Allen Linder is the first exhibition from the competition judged by Dr. Gary Vikan, director, the Walters Art Museum. Press Release

Jessica Braiterman January 5-26 Resident Artists Gallery A new installation by Montpelier Resident artist. Press Release

Roslyn Logsdon, Fiber and Linda Bernard, Ceramics November 2-30 Resident Artists Gallery

Jacqueline Lee, Quilt Inspired Collage December 4-31 Resident Artists Gallery Collage artist Jacqueline Lee has created a secial series of works inspired by the quilts of her grandmother.

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Laurel Art Guild, with works by officers of the Guild. November 2- December 28 Library Gallery

17th Annual Patuxent Art League Open Juried Exhibition December 9-31 Main Gallery Watercolor artist and teacher, Frederick (Fritz) Schuler Briggs, chose 58 artists from the 112 entrants into this annual exhibition. MR. Briggs will give a gallery talk and announce the winners during the opening reception this Sunday Dec 9 from 2-4 pm. Six cash prizes were awarded and 4 honorable mentions.

Wild Things- Works That Go Beyond the Expected! Prince George’s County Juried Exhibition November 1-29, Juror: Jefferson Pinder, Juror’s Talk: Saturday, November 17, 2-4 pm Saturday, Nov. 17, 12-2 pm: Awards event and Gallery Talk by juror Jefferson Pinder Main Gallery Patricia Autenrieth, Alan Binstock, Ed Bisese, Melissa Burley, Charl Anne Brew, Mahwish Chishty, Seth Gomoljak, Joyce Keister, Papisco Kudzi, Michelle Johnson, Marla Mclean, Elizabeth Lundberg Morisette, Fredric A. Roberts, Nancy Salome Sanford, Chris Shea, Michael Stark, Linda Lee Uphoff Press Release

 

Irene Sylvester September 6 - 28 Resident Artists Gallery New watercolors and collages by resident artist. Reception for the artist, Friday, September 7, 7-9 pm.

 

Jody Isaacson, Place October 5 - 26 Resident Artists Gallery A print installation by new resident printmaker. Reception for the artist, Wednesday, October 17, 5-7 pm. Press Release

 

Caroline Thorington, Drawn from the Crowd September 7 - October 27 Library Gallery At left, "Contemplating Betelguese - On Black" Lithographs by Maryland artist

 

Of Paper September 7-October 26 Far left, work by Anil Revri; near left, work by Brece Honeycutt Of Paper, Paper as the medium and the message featuring work by Pat Alexander, Leslie Berns, Elizabeth Burger, Irene Chan, Leah Cooper, Dick D'Agostino, Georgia Deal, Amanda Degener, Helen Frederick, Ben Furgal, Tai Hwa Goh, Ellen Hill, Brece Honeycutt, Ellen Kennedy, Anil Revri, Gretchen Schermerhorn, Lynn Sures, & Veronica Szalus. Reception for the artists, Friday, September 7, 7-9 pm. Press Release

 

Landscape Painting January 5-25, Reception: January 12, 7-9 pm Main Gallery 11 artists chosen from the Maryland State Arts Council Registry includes work by Lou Gagnon, David Hicks, Edda Jakab, Gary Jameson, Roy Kinzer, Laura Lou Levy, Sally Ann Mickel, K.G. Rickman, Elzbieta Sikorska, Anne- Steuart Vaughan, and Stanley Wenocur.

 

Douglas Moulden and Shelley Stevens January 7-February 24 Library Gallery Transforming the Ordinary, Paintings and Ceramics. The two artists will give a gallery talk on Sunday, February 11 at 2 pm. They will discuss their work and their unique processes. Press Release

 

Montpelier Resident Artists Exhibition Continuing through January 14, 2007 Resident Artist Gallery

 

Black History Month Exhibition, ‘Cross the Tracks: An Historical Review of African Americans and Railroads February 4-March 4, Reception: Sunday, February 4, 2-4 pm The 2007 Black History Month exhibition examines the complex relationship between African Americans and railroads. 'Cross the Tracks graphically illustrates the impact that railways had on its African American employees and their communities.

 

Luncheon/Lecture Friday, February 16, 12 noon-2 pm Eric Arnesen, author of Brotherhoods of Color: Black Railroad Workers and the Struggle for Equality, will give a lecture followed by a luncheon and book signing. Arneson is a professor of history and African American studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago who specializes in race, labor and civil rights history. Reservations required. Please call 301 953-1993.

 

Maria Karametou, Books March 11-April 25, Reception: Sunday, March 11, 2-4 pm Library Gallery Mixed media works

 

Alonzo Davis, Sky Ladders March 9-31, Reception: Sunday, March 11, 2-4 pm Resident Artist Gallery Sculpture Installation

 

Patricia Bowden, Paintings of Portugal April 6-30, Reception: Sunday, March 11, 2-4 pm In her third exhibition at Montpelier, resident painter Patricia Phillips Bowden exhibits a body of work made while on a sojourn to Portugal. Painting daily at different sites she and five other artists strove for two paintings a day - one from the morning and one from the afternoon's session.

 

Contemporary Color, Works chosen by Sam Gilliam and Gina Marie Lewis April 17-June 2, Reception: Saturday, May 5, 3-5 pm Main Gallery Artists: Doris Kennedy, Liani Foster, Bill Harris, Rosetta DeBerardinis, Jessa McFarlane, Harlee Little, Tewodross Melchishua, & Gina Marie Lewis. Press Release

 

Mary D. Ott, New Work June 3-25 Gallery Prints and Paintings by Montpelier resident printmaker.

 

26th Annual Montpelier Invitational Sculpture Exhibition June 7-August 17 Main Gallery Featuring six artists who work with metal. Three are members of the Washington Sculptors Group & three are members of Sculptor’s Inc.: Chris Bathgate, Pete Campbell, John Ferguson, Carmen Barros Howell, Minna Newman Nathanson and David Hubbard. Luncheon /Lecture: Thursday June 7 at 12 noon The artists will give a slide lecture Thursday, June 7 at noon that will be followed by a light luncheon. Reservations are required for this event and can be made by calling the center at 301-953-1993 or emailing Montpelier.arts@pgparks.com. Press Release

 

Shirley K. Hubalek, Drawings June 3-August 21 Library Gallery Charcoal and Pastel Drawings of the landscape

 

Artists by Artists July 1 - 27 Resident Artists Gallery Portraits of Montpelier Resident Artists by their fellow resident artists.

 

Jessica Braiterman August 3 - 24 Resident Artists Gallery Mixed media installation, Resident Artist Gallery Press Release