July-August 2007

Out of b[Order]

Monica Tinker’s Out of b[Order] was a site-specific installation that incorporated the use of natural and man-made materials to create a live studio where experimentation and play, rather than the results of those processes, took center stage. Out of b[Order] evolved organically over the course of two months, as Tinker returned to Hillyer Art Space on multiple ocassions to alter her work. Her adjustments reflected the challenge to find order among disparate fragments of experience while confronting the passage of time.

Read the review of Tinker’s exhibition on The Washington Post.

Cecilia Stephens, Dried Grasses 1/1, 2005

Deirdre McCrory, Cow Parsley 3/10, 2006

Jessica Hollywood, Play the Game 1/4, 2005

Jill McKeown, All That and Those 1/1, 2006

Simon McWilliams, Chandelier, 2006

Terry Gravett, Didymaion Collapse, 2006

Veronica Wallis, Mrs Hiroshige's Handbag, 2006

May-July 2007

Renewal

Initiated by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Renewal presents selected works from Northern Ireland’s two most active printmaking workshops for artists: The Belfast Print Workshop and the Seacourt Print Workshop. Featured artists include: Anushiya Sundarlingam, Valerie Giananndrea, Simon McWilliams, John Breakey, Fiona Joyce, Struan Hamilton, Veronica Wallis, Ivan Frew, Terry Gravett, Lynda Hamilton, Frances Gordon, Jessica Hollywood, Jill McKeown, Cecilia Stephens, Deirdre McCrory, Sara Brown, Jean Duncan, and Lucy Turner. Renewal reflects the diverse styles, interests, and concerns of Northern Irish printmakers. The exhibition is held in conjunction with the Rediscover Northern Ireland program launched by the Northern Ireland Bureau and the 41st Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival program, Northern Ireland at the Smithsonian.

March-April 2007

Veiled

Veiled, an exhibition of paintings and mixed media works by Baltimore-based artist Erin Cluley, explores the nature of religion and its divergent symbols and rituals. Inspired by her up bringing in the Catholic Church, Cluley questions the religious values that shaped her existence, particularly the ritualistic practices of confession, penance, and the sacrament of the mass. A recent visit to the Alhambra, a group of palaces in southern Spain, informs Cluley’s use of tranquil ornamentation found in Moorish art. By utilizing light, shadow, and pattern metaphorically, she creates an atmospheric space for rigidity and expansiveness to coexist. Inanimate adornment placed against veils of iconic characters found in Catholic art results in a spiritually textured and experimental style.

Kirstine Reiner, Unknown Territory, 2006

Michael Knud Ross, Lost at Sea, 2005-2006

Kirstine Reiner, The Double, 2007

Kirstine Reiner, Brainstorm, 2005

Jan-Ove Tuv, Happiness, 2005-2006

Jan-Ove Tuv, Discovery, 2005-2006

Vaino Kola, Ancient Lichen Covered Mound at Dusk, undated

Vaino Kola, February, Late Afternoon, undated

February-April 2007

Northern Light/ Nordic Visions

Northern Light/Nordic Visions introduces audiences to the realist painting revival happening in Scandinavia and the U.S. by Nordic painters. The four artists included in the exhibition are united by their excellent craftsmanship, the emotional power of their work, and their visual links to Nordic light, landscape, culture and art history. Each ot the participating painters, Michael Knud Ross, Vaino Kola, Kirstine Reiner, and Jan-Ove Tuv originates from a different Nordic region and represents a different approach to realist painting.

Bridget Sue Lambert, Before He Knows What Hit Him, 2006

Bridget Sue Lambert, Wondering If She Still Has Feelings, 2006

Bridget Sue Lambert, Keep Your Schedule Pretty Full, 2006

Bridget Sue Lambert, Stop Worrying If He Is The One, 2006

Bridget Sue Lambert, It’s Not You, It’s Me installation, 2007

Bridget Sue Lambert, It’s Not You, It’s Me installation, 2007

Bridget Sue Lambert, Bathroom in video installation, 2006

Bridget Sue Lambert, Bedroom Bathroom in video installation, 2006

Bridget Sue Lambert, Kitchen Bathroom in video installation, 2006

Bridget Sue Lambert, Living Room Bathroom in video installation, 2006

January-February 2007

It’s Not You, It’s Me

It’s Not You, It’s Me, a series of graphic photography and video by Bridget Sue Lambert is the first individual show in a series of local solo exhibitions at Hillyer Art Space in 2007 and 2008. Lambert continues her investigation of the near-universal experience we all share in the game of love and interpersonal relationships. Referencing loss, emptiness, and the after-effects of moving on, Lambert draws on memories and images from both childhood and adulthood as she distills personal experiences to engage in a contemporary discourse.

Visit Lambert’s website at www.bridgetsuelambert.com.