Open exhibits do not limit theme, medium, process or content. Artists are free to enter any current work made within 5 years. View the exhibit on Flickr! The Art League Award for Best in Show Samuel C. Miller, Long Shadows Honorable Mentions Kathlyn Avila-Reyes, The Griot Judy Buelow, F St. Early Morning Donald Cicconi, […]
From the Woodland Caribou, enwreathed with mighty antlers, to the puckish Arctic Fox, Berit Estabrook’s mystic paintings capture the spirit of the wilderness in vivid, untamed acrylics. Released onto large canvases, Estabrook’s Northerly creatures gaze at the viewer with serene, wise, willful Eyes of the Wild. The exhibit will be on view at The Art […]
Printmaker and illustrator Anagh Banerjee discusses his career and latest project, “The Other Side VR,” the first Virtual Reality film dealing with the Partition of India exploring the many untold stories of human suffering from this episode in history. Banerjee discusses the personal dimension of the project, co-directed by animator and filmmaker Ninaad Kulkarni, as […]
April’s exhibit will consist of Mixed Media work, referring to artworks composed from a combination of different media or materials. Artists are free to enter any current mixed media work made within 5 years. View the show on Flickr here! The Art League Award for Best in Show Teresa Oaxaca, The Salisbury Fool Honorable […]
From beetles to bees, painter Megan Partridge investigates her inner psyche with ephemeral, colorful, entomological self portraits. Through wry humor and expressive brushwork, Partridge takes a closer look at creatures that are often overlooked.
Open exhibits do not limit theme, medium, process or content. Artists are free to enter any current work made within 10 years. View the exhibit online! The Art League Award for Best in Show Jeff Lodge, Sunset Trawler Honorable Mentions Mary Beth Gaiarin, Night Shift James Howe, Sarah Cindi Lewis, Looking Toward the Bay […]
With movement, mystery, and appetite for life, the work of painter Ann Pickett intertwines the figure with its environment in The Exuberance of Life. Featuring large acrylic paintings, the exhibit will be on view at The Art League gallery March 9-April 7, 2019 The artist commented that much of her energy, encouragement, and motivation […]
The Art League’s annual Student/Faculty exhibit showcases the diversity and talent of our visual arts school in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Award Descriptions: John Foreman Award: Jennifer Sims, Gazelle From a distance Jennifer’s work Gazelle just dominates the wall with such a presence. The woman in the piece embodies the power, proportionality, and epitome of […]
The Art League’s Patrons’ Show Fundraiser is an experience that’s part fundraiser, part block party, and totally fun. It’s The Art League’s biggest fundraising event of the year, and it provides seasoned art collectors and newcomers alike with the great opportunity to acquire high quality, original fine art at a bargain price while supporting a great […]
Open exhibits do not limit theme, medium, process or content. Artists are free to enter any current work made within 10 years. View the exhibit on Flickr here! The Art League Award for Best in Show Nancy Lee Davis, Last Remaining Island Home Honorable Mentions Cecilia Cepestany, Fifteen-Minute Break Anjali Gulati, Red Panel […]
re-Cog’ni’zing / dc revisiting a prior awareness while seeing anew, redefining and rediscovering with affection From unique vantage points and unexpected perspectives, painter and architect Milton Shinberg invites viewers to rediscover Washington in watercolor. Contrasting the familiar with the uncharted, Shinberg’s exhibit is a tonic for lifelong Washingtonians and day trippers alike.
Pete McCutchen captures naturally–occurring textures and patterns found in snow, ice, and sand. Printed on metallic paper on a large scale, these striking images straddle the line between abstraction and realism.
Dzikiewicz creates her immense, evocative paintings with encaustic wax, an ancient and archival medium, by fusing layers of beeswax, pigment, gesso, and resin. Serendipitously, the original Greek translation of encaustic is “to burn;” fitting for an artist whose passion sears across her work and aims to ignite action from her audience. A political activist from […]
“Rust used to be my nemesis as a welder—any nicks or scrapes in my steel sculptures had to be repainted to prevent rust. I made peace with rust through this process,” Kirk remarked. “Natural Reaction” will be on view at The Art League Gallery, September 5—October 7, 2018. To create his rust prints, Kirk fashions […]
Oil painter Ito Briones asks viewers to play the part of detective and uncover the truth behind “A Murder in Bruges: Cast of Characters,” on view at The Art League gallery, August 8—September 2, 2018. This interactive exhibit, inspired by classic murder mysteries, presents viewers with a trail of clues that lead to a suspect […]
Guy Jones’s Drawing Energy: The Logic of Madness features pen and ink drawings on clayboard panels, animal skulls, turtle shells, and wood fungus. Jones uses his Cherokee teachings to evoke the energy and spirit of living things, from delicate fluttering creatures to shy shadow-dwellers. Read more about the show here!
Linda Brinker Hafer Award for Best in Show Ron Colbroth, Still Waters Anne Banks Award for Mixed Media Abol Bahadori, Reverie Honorable Mentions Young Choi, Follower Liana Goncharuk, Contemplation Monna Kauppinen, Two of a Kind Marcia Klioze, Cinderella Pete McCutchen, Potomac Tom Sliter, Cape Petral Carol Stalun, Misty Morning Alex Tolstoy, Light Through the Isle […]
A pocket watch, a palette knife, a matchbox; oil painter Michael McSorley brings together the unexpected, the ordinary, and the unassuming through carefully constructed three-dimensional assemblages in “Collections of Perceptions.” McSorley merges fine art with carpentry through his masterfully painted and expertly crafted assemblages. McSorley first paints a collection of individual still lifes, favoring curiously […]
The Amelia T. Clemente Award for Best in Show Beverly Ryan, Drone Silhouette The Best in Show 2-D Figurative Work Award Jacqueline Saunders, Uncertainty Honorable Mentions Marcia Hill, Orange Ellen Delaney, Tropical Breeze at Dusk Jan Ponder, Winter Ride View the works on Flickr here! “The main challenge in curating an un-themed exhibit […]
Deborah Conn celebrates women of different ages, races, and experiences in large-scale watercolor portraits. According to Conn, “Each of these women has a solid core of self.” Through their varied expressions, she explores the range of emotions that make up their sense of who they are and how they relate to the world. Read more […]
The Marshall Award for Best in Show Karen Schmitz, The New Normal Honorable Mentions Cristy West, Beehive Sharon Malley, Have You Friended Me? Ann Ruppert, Resting Deborah Pawlik, Icarus, We Knew You Well Karen Chambers, Untitled Margitta Hanff, Horse Head Viviane De Kosinsky, Italian Market Betty Grisham, Bill W’s Table Deborah Conn, Attitude Angela Lacy, […]
A Study of Manhattan: Power, Dominance, and Excellence New York City is a visual cacophony. From the blaring taxis to the dense throngs of people, New York City is a feeling. Through large, kaleidoscopic oil paintings, painter Robert Gilbert evokes the unmistakable emotion of the boisterous, bustling, sleepless city. Robert Gilbert’s “A Study of Manhattan: […]
View the works on Flickr! Read a blog post about the show! The Art League Award for Best in Show Kay Walsh, Lakeside Villa The Chameli & Amiya Bose Award for Best Acyrlic or Oil on Stretched Canvas Roya Honarvar, Masouleh Village The Potomac Valley Watercolorists’ Award for Best Watercolor Marta Legeckis, Through the […]
Drones for warfare, surveillance, commercial delivery, intelligence gathering, crime prevention, and research are in place. Implications… menace or panacea? Read more here!
