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EARTH/METAL/BEAD

Reception Friday February 10th from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm



"INDULGE": Andrea Williams, Sandra Enterline, Claire Kahn

Jewelry Marketplace 2012

Bellevue Arts Museum

510 Bellevue Way NE

Bellevue, WA

February 10 - 12

11am - 5pm

Preview - Thursday, February 9

6 - 9pm

Exhibit February 10th through February 12th


DO PROCESS – A group exhibition showcasing artists who utilize various techniques in their art-making process

Reception Friday February 24th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm



VERVE Gallery of Photography Presents: DO PROCESS – A group exhibition showcasing artists who utilize various techniques in their art-making process.

Brigitte Carnochan, Cy DeCosse, Joy Goldkind, Jennifer Schlesinger, Caitlyn Soldan, Henrieke Strecker, Maggie Taylor, Kamil Vojnar

Conversations with the artists: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 12:00pm

VERVE Gallery of Photography is pleased to present Do Process, a group exhibition of work by eight VERVE Gallery artists. In this exhibition, each artist utilizes his or her own special technique to produce photographic based artworks. Some of the images in the exhibition are made using contemporary processes, while others use alternative processes. Still others are made using both modern digital tools and old proven techniques. These techniques are characterized as “alternative processes” to distinguish the final print from the more ubiquitous gelatin silver print or contemporary digital print. The work in this exhibition ranges from 19th century print making practices, such as, hand-painted Gelatin Silver prints, Gum Dichromate, Bromoil, Mordançage, Photogravure and Albumen printing to more modern digitally composed and mixed media Photomontage prints. The exhibition showcases the history of some of the photographic techniques used over the last three centuries. In order to perfect and master these techniques, each of the artists demonstrates the virtues of perseverance and a passion and dedication to the photographic medium. Moreover, each artist has been open to hours of experimentation, and each is receptive to innovation. This exhibition is a celebration of 21st century approaches to 19th and 20th century photographic processes. All the work in the exhibition was produced especially for this show. The artists will share their formulas and techniques with us on Saturday.

Exhibit February 24th through April 14th


Under Thirty-Five

Reception Friday February 24th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm



Zane Bennett Contemporary Art invites young art enthusiasts to engage with art. Fostering the next generation of collectors is the focus of this exhibition. Under Thirty-Five features works by artists whose styles, techniques, and concepts are constantly being invented, recycled, updated and discarded. Featured artists working in a variety of media include Dunham Aurelius, Tamara Zibners, Matthew Szosz, Michael Petry, Holly Roberts, Karina Hean, and Heidi Pollard.

Exhibit February 24th through March 23rd


Alex Gabriel Bernstein: New Glass Sculpture
WINTEROWD FINE ART announces an exhibition of new glass sculpture by Alex Gabriel Bernstein.

A powerful contrast and harmony exists between the delicate elegance of glass and the raw rusted surface of steel found in an Alex Gabriel Bernstein sculpture. The dissonant nature of the two materials somehow find a perfect world together.

Alex’s sculptures begin at the kiln. Alex casts blocks of glass into shapes, which he then carves. The glass transforms under the blade of a wet cutting saw, polishing tools and hand chisels. With each slice of the saw and each blow of the hammer, the sculpture is continuously in danger of ruin. This deconstruction is what makes this sculptors work so unique. He challenges the casual observer’s perception of what glass can do, how it can be shaped and formed. They remind us of glaciers, waterfalls, stacked slate, a bird’s wing, geysers, seeds sprouting out of earth, rugged canyon walls, stalactites, jutting flames and oceanic waves. Though not a direct representation of any of these natural forms, there is something enigmatically familiar about them. They explore concepts of time, creation, transformation and the fragility of our environment.

The son of glass artists William & Katherine Bernstein, Alex was encouraged to make art in the studio at a young age. He met and was mentored by many leading figures in the art glass movement. Alex thrived in this environment of learning. His intimate knowledge of glass allows a free exploration of the glass medium that is admired by artists and collectors alike. Bernstein received an MFA in glass sculpture from the School for American Crafts at RIT. Widely collected, Alex Gabriel Bernstein’s sculpture can be found in the Corning Museum of Glass, the Glasmuseum Frauenau, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Palm Springs Art Museum to name a few.

Exhibit March 1st through March 31st


Keiichi Shimizu - Tanba Modernism
Noted for his modern interpretations of forms built upon the long traditions and materials of Tanba pottery, Keiichi Shimizu explores three-dimensional interplay of lines and surfaces. His deceptively simple and elegant forms are in fact sophisticated aesthetic expressions, brought forth by use of Tanba clay with contrasting colors and texture.

Exhibit April 6th through May 2nd


Fusako Akao - Memory of Time
Touching Stone Gallery is privileged to introduce Fusako Akao, who developed her distinctive style while studying under her innovative mentor Kiyoyuki Kato in Gifu, Japan. Akao has dedicated her career to use clay to explore conceptual ideas. This exhibition is the first time her highly original works are shown in the USA.

Exhibit May 4th through May 30th


Hiroki Murata - Moments of Consciousness
Murata studied under the late Ikuo Hirayama, one of Japan's greatest Nihonga painters. Inspired by a trip to Santa Fe, Murata developed a new style by combining the technical precision of Nihonga and the spontaneity of traditional sumi-e (Oriental ink painting). The result is an unusually evocative style that has been compared to early impressionistic black-and-white photographs. His new show pushes the envelope of how his mind sees the world, and how it interacts with it.

Exhibit June 1st through June 27th


Hiroyuki Wakimoto
Internationally known award-winning artist Hiroyuki Wakimoto is one of the most influential contemporary ceramists from Bizen, Japan. He set new directions and standards with innovative works inspired by ancient Japanese and Chinese pottery, and pioneered exploration of composite forms fired in different parts of the kiln to achieve contrasting colors and decorations. This exhibition will be Wakimoto's 9th solo show in Touching Stone Gallery.

Exhibit June 29th through July 25th


Yukiya Izumita
July 27 - August 22, 2012

The award-winning works of Iwate ceramist Yukiya Izumita evoke awe and amazement. One seldom expects to see clay honed to razor-thin edges, torn apart, twisted at impossible angles like giant origami, to create sculptures with tension and beauty, forms that appear unpolished and at the same time complete.

Exhibit July 27th through August 22nd


Tadashi Mori
August 24 - September 21, 2012

Following his last two exhibitions in Touching Stone Gallery that can aptly be called artistic tour de force, award-winning ceramist Tadashi Mori continues with more ambitious projects, including two recent shows in France. His highly anticipated exhibition will coincide with the 45th General Assembly of the International Academy of Ceramics, to be held in Santa Fe in September, 2012.

Exhibit August 24th through September 21st