Creative Growth, CA
until March 2, 2018
"An Other Life" is an exhibition of work that brings alternate realities to life, such as the landscapes of Meyshe Benyomen Shapiro-Nygren’s warring galaxies, Chris Corr-Barberis’ cryptic drawings of the “Real” and “Unreal,” and Rickie Algarva’s worlds, filled with surreal and mythological creatures. Nicole Storm brings her prolific practice to the gallery with an artist-curated section of the exhibition; her prophetic thoughts and observations, looped into abstractions in her pink and purple washes of paint, are worlds onto their own. At times, there is a sense of artists willing fantasy into truth, such as Aurie Ramirez’s repetitive, dreamlike characters and William Scott’s paintings of re-imagined housing projects, the deceased returning to earth as benevolent aliens, and depictions of William’s own life filled with the love and peace he longs for.
Creative Growth's Annual Beyond Trend Runway Event and Fundraiser will take place on Saturday, March 3 at 5:00pm at Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr.
Creative Growth
355 24th Street, Oakland, CA
www.creativegrowth.org
William Scott
Aurie Ramirez
Rickie Algarva
Alfred Neumayr
Arnold Schmidt
Galerie Gugging, Austria
February 22 – May 4, 2018
"„... chaotic!“ alfred neumayr & arnold schmidt" features dynamic, vigorous works by Arnold Schmidt juxtaposed with the very deliberate and meticulous works of Alfred Neumayr.
Schmidt and Neumayr could not be more different in their approach, in their methods of working and in their creations.
This exhibition gives insights into the versatile oeuvre of the two artists and gives visitors the opportunity to enjoy works that have never been seen before.
Galerie Gugging
Am Campus 2, A-3400
Maria Gugging, Austria
www.gugging.com
Featured Artist:
Nellie Mae Rowe (1900–1982)
The daughter of a former slave, Nellie Mae Rowe was born on Independence Day in Georgia in 1900. A strong and independent character from a young age, she would hide to avoid working in the fields, preferring to spend her time drawing and making rag dolls out of dirty laundry.
portrait courtesy Judith Alexander
In 1948, after the death of her second husband, Rowe was able to dedicate more time to her creations.She decided to return to the playfulness of her childhood, converting her yard into a “playhouse” and making dolls, sculptures, paintings and hanging constructions from recycled domestic materials, including chewing gum. Many of her pictures depict scenes from her own everyday life in rural Georgia. Her early drawings and paintings, using crayon, pencil and pen on paper, are mainly single unembellished images, simple outline representations of hands, fish and animals.
courtesy Blanchard-Hill Collection
The later works are more intricate, her single imagery replaced by a collection of animals, people and plants scattered over the picture surface. Her use of colour also became more intense and vibrant. She believed her art to be a gift from God. After being diagnosed with cancer, Rowe became more prolific, determined to fulfil her artistic potential before she died.
courtesy Judith Alexander
Nellie Mae Rowe is featured in our Outsider Art Sourcebook and in Raw Vision 32, both currently half price!
