Reviews

The first encuentro of printmakers in the city of Medellín in 2018 was the brainchild of Washington DC artist Felix Angel. From among the seventy in that show, Angel has selected eighteen artists for an exhibit at the International Development Bank Staff Association Art Gallery. The exhibit shows the diversity and richness of the printmakers currently living and working in the city of Medellín. Read More

Freight Gallery, a new exhibition space in northeast DC’s Langdon neighborhood, creates experiential moments by displaying works in a non-traditional environment. With the passing of the artist this fall, the installation represents her final, fully-realized solo exhibition. Read More

The history of art includes numbers of cases where students of a particular artist have very nearly eclipsed the reputations of their teachers. Andrea del Verrocchio, the subject of a superb exhibit at the National Gallery, is among them. Teacher of Leonardo da Vinci and many others, his importance can now be re-evaluated. Read More

 Timber, now on view at the Mansion at Strathmore, explores the versatility of wood as a medium of artistic expression.  The group show features both regional and national artists who place wood at the center of their practice. The exhibition is notable for the way in which it mixes works of fine art with those of fine craft.  By blurring the lines between “fine art” and “craft”, the exhibition highlights the similarities between these approaches to woodworking. Read More

Tom Kim highlights environmental issues, while incorporating an element of playfulness and his own personal experiences into his work. In the series, Milk Relics at Lost Origins Gallery, he speaks to his own appreciation of our surroundings, while also encouraging others to play their part in tackling environmental issues. Read More

Honfleur Gallery is currently filled with works that speak of the influence, the teaching and the mentoring, the spirit of collaboration, and the love of “making things” that characterized the life and work of Michael Platt. Read More

The sixteenth annual Trawick competition for contemporary art resulted in a show of eight finalists now at Gallery B in downtown Bethesda. This year’s exhibit is especially content heavy, with an emphasis on expressions of identity and environmental reflections. Read More

Regina Miele finds inspiration from biologist Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, taking a journey of observation and exploration within the city to capture the beauty and stillness of nature and, in the process, found a deep connection to the author. Read More

The continued fascination with the sociopolitical concerns that have come to prominence around and since the 2016 election is explored in America Is… on view at Touchstone Gallery. Artists explore, ask and answer: "What is America today?". Here, the curatorial lens is focused on the way our recent political choices reverberate through the tenuous fabric of a multi-cultural society and is more concerned with broader issues such as racism, homophobia, gun violence and income inequality Read More