Previous Shows
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Allen Linder, James Stella, Chris Resko
Opening reception, Friday, June 6th, 5- 8pm.
This group exhibition features the sculpted marble spheres and free form pen & ink drawings of DC area artist Allen Linder, the cast-paper pulp sculptures of Philadelphia area artist and teacher James Stella, and the asian influenced abstract papercutting art of Philadelphia artist Chris Resko. Together the work of these three artists form a playful synergy at AxD Gallery. Exhibition continues through July 12th.
SKIN: The Photography of Joe Bowman
The SKIN exhibition is a celebration of the male form. Professional photographer Joe Bowman captures both the poetic grace and sexual charges of his nude & semi-nude subjects. Joe's prolific career spans the divergent fields of high fashion, portraiture, and fine art nude photography -- straddling the line between the sublime and erotic.
For more on Joe Bowman go to: joebowmanphotography.com
Up Close & Impersonal: Camera Obscura Photographs of Marcia Treiger and Karen Brown
The two artists in this exhibition use perspectival uniqueness of pinhole cameras to highly
divergent ends. Marcia's intimate color prints of blown glass appear as depicting lush landscapes,
contrasting sharply with Karen's predominantly monochrome transparencies of stark urban
settings, installed as graffitiied, edge-lit, mixed-media sculptures.
For more info on Marcia Treiger: www.marciatreiger.com
For more info on Karen Brown: members.aol.com/leopardstudios
Distillations: New Paintings by John Clark
In his first solo show in Philadelphia, Denver native John Clark exhibits a range of work, including oils, acrylics, and even water itself on acetate, paper and wood panels. From intimate solo sketches to multi-panel room-sized pieces, John's non-representational work evokes feelings of suspensions, floatation and reflection; or atmospheres of various sorts. The varied range of work invites continued visual and mental exploration, as they resist static interpretation.
Visit John's website for more information: www.freewebs.com/johnhankclark
Red Yellow Blue - Vincent McLoughlin
With a palette limited to red, yellow and blue, and using special techniques he developed while living in
For more visit Vincent's website www.vincentmcloughlin.com
VeilingUnVeiling - Peter Hayes & Marjorie Tether Arendt
Although working in very different styles, both artists of this exhibition use the properties or their respective media to conceal, reveal and layer colors and forms. Peter Hayes turns maps and architectural plans into canvases for his acrylic work; Marjorie Tether Arendt’s paintings are inspired by structures and the materials from which they are made, including oils, paper, cardboard, encaustic and wood.
Cut - Peter G.-Ray
Bulgarian born painter and writer, Peter G.-Ray was featured in a solo exhibition at AxD Gallery, his first in the U.S. in over five years. Peter’s work has been exhibited in Canada, the US and Europe. Peter marries acrylics, oils, transparent resins, reflective foil and rolled aluminum in an intensely personal and unique manner.
Creature Double Feature
Building upon the success of the Monsters from Under the Bed exhibition, the show was expanded and extended. Retitled as Creature Double Feature, AxD Gallery added three new artists: Gabriel Byrne, Austin Dodson, and Dave Christman, all Philadelphia-area artists. New works were also added by the four continuing artists: Mike Manley, Tom Whalen, Michael Broderick and Kimberlee Traub.
Monsters from Under the Bed
In conjunction with the 2007 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, AxD Gallery presented a group exhibition of monstrous artwork entitled Monsters from Under the Bed featuring contemporary work by
Michael Broderick, Mike Manley, Kimberlee Traub and Tom Whalen.
The selection of monsters featured in this show ranged from those of professional comic book artist Mike Manley to Tom Whalen’s digital reinterpretation of classic horror and sci-fi staples as well as Kim Traub’s gothic-inspired pen & ink creations and Michael Broderick’s satirical gay monster erotica.
Natural Selection
This two-person exhibition included works from photographer Emma Dodge Hanson and printmaker Christine Stoughton. Both artists examine states of change in Nature, but use different methods. Emma uses a high resolution flatbed scanner to capture detail of fragile pieces of the environment around her – a dried stalk of grass; a small bee hive – in ways traditional photography cannot. Christine takes found objects of Nature – a lotus or caladium leaf – and incorporates them into one-of-a-kind monoprint plates using soy-based inks.
Sheldon Drake - Paintings and Drawings
The artist's intent is "...to create something that sustains curiosity, never really quite resolves, somehow staying in that perpetual state of becoming". The work in the show merges aspects of color field painting and abstract pattern making. Paintings are executed in oil on panels, generally with exposed exotic wood edges. "Drawings" in the show present imagery similar to the paintings, but are typically monochromatic, using ink on paper.
Among Cenotaphs and Angels: Otherworldly Photographs by Chuck van Zyl
This infrared film photography work was the opening exhibition of AxD Gallery. Photographer Chuck van Zyl is best known for hosting WXPN radio's "Star's End" show for over a quarter century, coordinating “The Gatherings” concert series, and performing his own electronic music. With a healthy curiosity towards all things otherworldly and timeless, Chuck naturally gravitated to this odd type of photography. Historic sites from the 19th century rural cemetery movement really captured Mr. van Zyl's imagination – taking him to most of the significant sites around Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis, New York and Chicago. The significance of the photographs transcends the often magnificent landscaping, statuary and architecture that they encompass. Central to all of the work is a sense of duality – beauty versus neglect, durability versus fragility. Time is experienced very unevenly – sometimes acutely felt as with the ravages of weather and overgrown vegetation and sometimes nullified by enduring expressions of love frozen in stone.
Dan Blacksberg Presents
On January 3rd 2008, Philadelphia area musician Dan Blacksberg hosted a triple bill of experimental music. The evening began with a solo performance by Bowerbird founder Dustin Hurt on cornet followed by the Ian Fraser Trio, and ended with a performance by the Boston chamber group Hooper Piccalero.
1st set: Dustin Hurt solo (Cornet)
2nd set: Tim Albro, Jesse Kudler, Ian Fraser Radio trio
3rd set: Hooper Piccalero
Solo + Solo + Duo
Red Pedal Media, in conjunction with AxD Gallery in Philadelphia, presented four concerts of acoustic improvised music on Thursday nights in October. This concert series was the first of Red Pedal Media, a new production company created by percussionist Jim Meneses. Each evening featured two performers having solo sets followed by a final set together. The line up included:
October 4th: Jack Wright/Saxophones + Toshi Makihara/Percussion
October 11th: Evan Lipson/Double Bass + Dan Blacksberg/Trombone
October 18th: Elliott Levin/Saxophones + Rick Iannacone/Guitars
October 25th: Mike Pride/Percussion + Jim Meneses/Percussion
Songs from Under the Bed
In conjunction with the 2007 Philadelphia Fringe Festival AxD Gallery hosted the Absinthe Drinkers in September:
"Unbelievable monstrosities unleashed in litpop-monster-vision! Unspeakable beasts summoned forth from forgotten forbidden literary tomes! The Drinkers take a census of things lurking under the bed, in the closet, and outside the window. Poems transmogrified into monster-filled music and visual delights! Plus: see the Absinthe Drinker Sexy Monster Dancers!"
