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Juror’s Statement Here are some brief statistics. I reviewed 1,174 submissions of artworks and from these I selected 47, representing 46 artists (one artist has two works). This immersive experience, while sometimes exasperating and overwhelming, has largely been a pleasure … Continued
Axis Gallery is pleased to present a selection of art collector Thomas Dewitt’s extraordinary art collection during the month of July in the main gallery. Mr. Dewitt is a Northern California resident and has been collecting art for about 15 … Continued
Charles Seerey’s work explores a personal artistic interaction with historical and contemporary images as a way of creating a distinctive pictorial reality. The paintings consist of a predetermined vocabulary of signs and elements, from the overlooked, forgotten and the common, … Continued
Artist Statement: These works utilize the philodendron as a subject matter. The philodendron is the most showy tropical leaf! I am always amazed seeing plants that are houseplants at home growing in the ground in tropical climates. I love the … Continued
“Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.” — Andre Gide The loss of both my mother and my husband (with … Continued
“These new constructions focus on the ephemeral nature of breath. It is such a fundamental, vital, phenomena, which virtually defines our existence, and yet, can be so unconscious to us. Breath work is a fundamental part of many disciplines of … Continued
Cheselyn Amato’s first solo show at AXIS Gallery, Uncontrollable Beauty | An Odyssey | What We Need is Always With Us is an interdisciplinary circumstance designed as a context for the experience of enchantment, wonderment, awe, and delight in … Continued
“Family Stories…” is an ongoing exploration of family lore, beginning with my own family. The inspiration to photographically reconstruct the old family stories is a way to record them and document how they helped form who I am. By retelling … Continued
Axis Gallery is pleased to announce our 2015 Invitational Exhibition with artists Heather Engen, Jennifer Lugris and Deborah Salomon during the month of December. These three artists were juried into our 2015 National Juried Exhibition at Axis gallery and have … Continued
This series of works by the artist consists of substantial, approximately circular, 2 ft plus in diameter works in clay. Heavily textured with rich glaze combinations poured over them, these works may seem to suggest landscapes, seascapes, deep space or … Continued