Welcome to Artful Weekend, our guide for enjoying area art events in person or at home.
This weekend: Feast! and Fairy Tails… at the League; Antonia Ramos Miguel’s new abstracts; and brilliant works by DC colorist Howard Mehring.
November Exhibitions at The Art League
Feast!
From festive and fanciful spreads to substantive staples, food is the focus of Feast!, the November 2020 group exhibition at The Art League Gallery. It is on view through Monday, November 30. You can also view and shop the show online.
Painter, sculptor, November juror Anki King was impressed with the quality of work submitted for Feast!. “There were reasons to include absolutely ever submission in the show, but that’s not how curating works,” she told us. Read about her approach to art , and her observations about her prize-winning selections in this month’s Juror Profile.
Fairy Tails, Feathers, & Scales
With whimsy and wit, charm and charisma, printmaker Veronica Barker-Barzel brings to life creatures from beloved stories and new imaginings. Influenced by fairy tales, folklore, and mythology from around the world, her solo exhibit features magical beings with fins, fangs, fur, and everything in between. Fairy Tails, Feathers, and Scales is on view in the Gallery through December 6. In this video short, Veronica talks about printmaking and her solo show.
Antonia Ramos Miguel: The Break of Rules
Antonia Ramis Miguel returns to Watergate Gallery continuing her approach to Constructivist art which combines the strength of structured line along with color and abstraction to create a dramatic visual effect that arranges the parts of a subject into a whole. The influence of her native Spain, particularly the use of saturated color, is however still visible in her work; on view through November 30 at the Watergate Gallery, 2552 Virginia Avenue, NW
Howard Mehring: Brilliance
Washington Howard Mehring created a distinctive loose, gestural style often referred to as “Lyrical Abstraction.” See his vivd works in Brilliance, on view through Nov. 30 by appointment at Connersmith, 1013 O St. NW, or online here.
Enjoy the weekend. Wear your mask.