Floral Realism: Work by Molly Smith, Carol Dawson and James Andrew Smith
October 5-27, 2024

Floral Realism features the work of Molly Smith, Carol Dawson and James Andrew Smith. Each artist captures the natural beauty of flora in a realist manner, each with a different medium and approach.

Molly Smith’s colored pencil pieces are inspired by "nature’s mess". Self-taught, Molly trained herself to really see while taking extended walks with her blind dog. Looking down around her, where others might see unkempt weeds, she found beauty in wild neighborhood vignettes, and the unexpected in a neighbor’s overgrown garden. Using only colored pencil, she achieves an incredible depth amongst the tangled foliage. 

Carol Dawson’s watercolor series Mortal Beauty is an intimate portrayal of decaying flowers: fading and drying out at the end of their life cycle, petals falling, suspended in air. Dawson’s use of negative space surrounding her florals focuses the viewer's attention on these details, creating abstraction and movement. Her macro depictions of peonies live immortally on paper.

James Andrew Smith favors traditional still lives in oil paint. His expert treatment of glass and reflection, attention to detail, and precise technique produces awe-inspiring photo-realistic canvases. His play with light is impressive in a centuries old pursuit that is notoriously challenging. His subjects are orderly, structured, anchored in their vases.

America Martin: Solo Show
November 2-December 1, 2024

Opening reception on Saturday, November 2 from 6 to 8pm

Of Columbian-American heritage, America is renowned for her robust works using form and figure. Inspired by mid-century masters deconstructing the figure, she uses concentrated line and flat color to create colossal, vibrant subjects appearing to barely be contained by the canvas. There is a joy and exuberance in their expression, "a universal truth" in their gesture. She moves instinctively across her canvases and fine papers with a sure brush. America's titles are a poetry unto themselves, and share her lovely fables of hope and humanity. She has devised a unique style of new modernity while incorporating lessons from indigenous cultures- her own Columbian roots an important component. Represented across the country and internationally collected, Martin continues to impress audiences with her exciting work.  

Will Klemm: Elevations
December 7-29, 2024

Opening reception on Saturday, December 7 from 6 to 8pm

Wally Workman will notably open Will Klemm's 25th show at the gallery. A decades-long relationship, Klemm was one of the first painters to show with the gallery, which will celebrate its 45th anniversary next year. In this show, Klemm’s large scale, richly textured canvases illustrate his travels with poetic evocations of the Southwestern landscape, from Texas to California. Klemm is known for his ethereal and light-focused landscapes. An admirer of nineteenth century Impressionist painters, Klemm continually explores how the art of the past communicates with the art of today.

Will Klemm received his BFA from The University of Texas and maintains a studio in Austin as well as in Taos, New Mexico. His work is in private and public collections around the world.