Urban Blight opens May 15th

Urban Blight

New Works by Alyssa Dennis
May 15 - June 27, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday May 15th 7-10pm

Gallery Imperato is pleased to announce Urban Blight, a solo exhibition of new works by Alyssa Dennis. Through a series of mixed media drawings, Dennis attempts “to track the development of urban living systems.” Her work is a collection of ideas, information and experiments that study the human relationship to the built environment.

Please join us for the opening reception with the artist on Friday May 15th from 7-10pm.

LAST CHANCE!

This Saturday, May 2, is the LAST CHANCE to view our current show, Patterns of Obsession. Please click on the following links to read some recent reviews on the show:

Obsessed with Patterns of Obsession by Sara Simonian
Innovation and Determination at the Gallery Imperato by Lauren Billingsley

The Dreamy Polaroid Art of Matthew Kern

Baltimore OutLoud newspaper just featured a great write up on Matthew Kern. Pick up a copy of today's paper or click on the following link to check it out... http://galleryimperato.com/press_file/Defektive_Arts_Article.jpg


His artwork can be seen in person in our current show, Patterns of Obsession, through May 2.

Patterns of Obsession

on display through May 2

Gallery Imperato is pleased to announce Patterns of Obsession, a three-person show that brings into light the visual and behavioral patterns of each individual artist. On display will be Dana Reifler Amato's luminous, three-dimensional drawings, Chris Bathgate's precision made, metal sculptures, and Matthew Kern's mixed media Polaroid collages.

Laura McClanahan at Arts club of Washington

Artist Laura McClanahan will be showing her Photo Cells at the Arts Club of Washington. Her work can be seen in the front and back parlors on the main floor. The show runs through May 30.

Opening Reception May 1, 2009
6:30 -9:00 pm


Arts Club of Washington
2017 I Street NW
Washington DC 20006
http://artsclubofwashington.org/

Alyssa Dennis in the running for Sondheim Prize

Congratulations to Alyssa Dennis who is now a semi-finalist of the 2009 Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize Award. The prize will award a $25,000 fellowship to a visual artist or visual artist collaborators working in the Baltimore region. Three of the images she applied with are included in her current show Structures currently on display at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Best of luck Alyssa!

New Smoke Drawings

Just got the first batch of works from Rob Tarbell's new series of smoke drawings. The series is called "Diagnostics" and they are all Rorschach tests. Very cool.