12 12 Gallery

Shuptrine, McFadden, and Burgess at 12 12 Gallery

12 12 Gallery's latest exhibition opens Sunday, November 8th, 2009 with a reception for the artists from 2pm to 5pm.This dynamic and thoughtful collection of photographs and paintings by Lynchburg photographer, John Shruptrine, 12 12 Gallery's own Director and Curator, Martin McFadden, LRPS, and Richmond painter Melissa Burgess explores forgotten and neglected urban spaces.  Harry Kollatz, Jr. of Richmond Magazine describes the works in this exhibition as "the built landscape: broken windows of derelict warehouses, the altered interiors of abandoned motels."  

About the exhibition:

John Shuptrine | Unspace

Flour Mill

(Note that this title is derived from the text of a novel by Stephen Hall entitled the "Raw Shark Texts" and the statement below is John's son's interpretation of the definition of Un-Space)

"Unspace isn't non-space; it isn't nonexistence. Unspace is full of life, laden with meaning, and brimming with its own story. Unspace is a refuge, a place of possibilities, a reminder that there still exists unnammed, unvisited (or forgotten) hideaways in our hectic world. Unspace mystifies us, for it encompasses both an utter emptiness and a cryptic history. Unspace is beautiful in its disorder, surprising in its simplicity, and magical in its timelessness. We're drawn to Unspace, and, yet, we know it will never be able embrace us back, never be able to reciprocate our interest, for Unspace is about isolation and the allure of the void. It can never return our fascination because if it did, it would lose those precise traits that make it seductive." -- Chris Shuptrine (John's son)

Martin McFadden, LRPS | Unnoticed

Only Way In

"Making extradordinary of the ordinary, this body of work features images of architectural elements of buildings experienced in daily travels yet go unnoticed.  They have been identified for renovation and in some cases the processes have already started.  The change is an effort to make them noticeable once again."-- Martin McFadden, LRPS

Melissa Burgess | You Are Here

 

Egglston Hotel

"Buildings have always intrigued me. Old ones with the sweet smell of lead paint and old pine timbers. The rusty artifacts resting in their dusty perimeter. Or the forgotten vegetation that casts overgrown shadows and cuts strange beams of sun through an interior. The light traffic on lost streets. It's mine. I take it home to preserve." --Melissa Burgess

Unspace, Unnoticed and You Are Here continue through December 20 2009 followed by exhibitions by Dana Frostick, Inge Strack, and Charles Philip Brooks opening January 10th, 2010.

12 12 Gallery, South Richmond's Fine Art Gallery, is located at 12 East 12th Street, in the John B Anderson House, just east of Hull Street. Gallery hours are Thursdays and Fridays 12-4, Saturdays 11-6, Sundays 12-5 and by appointment.

12 12 Gallery National Juried Photography Exhibition Award Winners

The fourth annual 12 12 Gallery National Juried Photography Exhibition opened at 12 12 Gallery on Sunday, October 4th, 2009. The exhibition features 50 works from 49 artists selected by juror Julian Cox, Curator of the High Museum in Atlanta, GA. Over 857 entries were submitted by 230 artists from across the US and Canada. Richmond artists Henrietta Near, George Collier, John Murden,  and Susan Worsham joined us for the festivities as well as fellow particpants Yukari Umekawa (Duluth, GA) and Jacquelyn Sicklos (Toronto, ON)

Juror Julian Cox said of the show:

"The discovery of new work is one of the joys of my profession. I am always striving to expand my horizons and redefine the boundaries of my taste and experience. When I look at new work I try to be alert to things that I have not seen before- to a class of object, or a point of view that makes a lasting impression.

I am attracted to photographs that show an understanding and awareness of the materials and traditions of the medium, while also offering a fresh perspective on a subject or theme. Craft is also very important to me. The photograph should be well made and have integrity as an object.

The photgraphers selected for this exhibition employ diverse creative strategies. What they share in common, however, is a desire to test the descriptive and expressive possibilities of the photographic medium in novel ways. I find their work a curiosity for subject matter, beauty, vision and wit -- which are some of the essential ingredients for a memorable photograph.

We heartily congratulate this year's award winners and feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to show their work along with so many other talented and dedicated artists.  This year's award winners and the work for which they were awarded are listed below:

Best In Show($500)

Ellen Mahaffy | "High Voltage" | Archival inkjet Print

Second Place ($250)

Henrietta Near | "Performer" | Silver Gelatin Print

 

Third Place ($150)

Steven Gerlich | "Spinning, Viktoria Park, Berlin" | Archival Pigment Ink

Fourth Place ($100)

Chavawn Kelley | "Catoptric" | Archival Inkjet Print

Honorable Mention

Jhinryung Oh |"Nakedness" | Chromogenic Print

Honorable Mention

Rowan James | "Anonymous Man" | Digital Print

To see all the work chosen for the 2009 National Juried Photography Exhibition, kindly follow this link.

The National Juried Photography  Exhibition continues through November 6, 2009 followed by exhibitions by Melissa Burgess, Martin McFaddden, LRPS and John Shuptrine opening November 8th, 2009.

12 12 Gallery, South Richmond's Fine Art Gallery, is located at 12 East 12th Street, in the John B Anderson House, just east of Hull Street. Gallery hours are Thursdays and Fridays 12-4, Saturdays 11-6, and by appointment.

Call for Art: MCM Annual Fall Gala

Each year artists affiliated with 12 12 Gallery take the opportunity to support the annual fundraising efforts of Monument City Music, the organization that brings the Richmond Men's Chorus and now the newly formed Richmond Women's Chorus to Central Virginia.  2009 will be no exception.

 

By donating work for the silent auction of what is now the MCM Annual Fall Gala, you can help assure that the RMC and RWC will be able to continue the mission to provide musical excellence to inspire, entertain, educate, and unite our communities!

 

If you would like to donate work, please e-mail Martin and he will forward a donation form for you to complete and submit with your work.  You may elect to make a 50% or 100% contribution for the event.  In return, your support will be acknowledged on both the 12 12 Gallery and Monument City Music websites.  Consult with your tax advisor to determine the extent of your donation for tax purposes.

 

Please ship or hand-deliver donated work to arrive at 12 12 Gallery, 12 E. 12th Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23224 no later than 4PM on Thursday, October 22, 2009.  For hand-delivered work, the Gallery hours are Thursday and Friday, 12-4PM, Saturday, 11AM-6PM, and Sunday, 12-5PM.  You may drop work off as soon as this Friday, October 9th!

Click here for more details about the MCM Annual Fall Gala.

The SBAC Circa 1994

Home to my first studio and introduction to the wilds of the RVA Arts community, anyone else remember Shockoe Bottom Arts Center?

Here it is, as it was, before it sported a rooftop pool and upscale apartments; before it moved and morphed into the Petersburg Regional Art Center.

Hat Tip:River District News

Clip:WTVR: CBS 6

National Juried Photography Exhibition 2009 Finalists

 

Performer | Henrietta Near

Julian Cox, Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia has selected 50 works by 49 photographers for 12 12 Gallery's National Juried Photography exhibition.

Of the work chosen Mr. Cox writes:

"The photographers selected for this exhibition employ diverse creative strategies.  What they share in common, however, is a desire to test the descriptive and expressive possibilities of the photographic medium in novel ways. I find in their work a curiosity for subject matter, beauty, vision and wit - which are some of the essential ingredients for a memorable photograph".

At Last | Drake Logan & Jean-Claude Nino

We hope you  can join us Sunday, October 4th from 2-5PM for the Artists' Reception and Exhibition opening. A gallery talk and award announcements will be made by the director during the reception.

An online gallery of the images chosen for this exhibition will be available soon! 

Finalists

Amy Fichter ● Andrea Gilkey ●Andrea Land ●Andrew Zimmermann   Barbara Dombach ● Brendan Kingsley Cary Loving ● Chavawn Kelley ● Christine Carr  ●  D. B. Stovall ● Donna Pinckley ● Dorin Todor ● Drake Logan & Jean-Claude Nino ●  Drew Phillips ● Ellen Mahaffey ● Gary Cawood ● George Collier ● Gary Sand ● Harry Giglio ● Henrietta Near   Jacquelyn Siklos ● James Crable ● Jennifer Shaw ● Jessica Gellweiler Jhinryung Oh ● John Murden Jr ● John Murphy Jr  ● Joseph Labate ● Kai Andersen-Guterman ● Katharine Patrick ● Katharyn Addcox  ● Katherine Perry ● Kortney Ballard ● Liz Roth ● Marc Fagan ● Marlene Hawthorne Thomas ● Michael Borek ● Nic Lyons ● Paula Siwek ● Rebecca Finley   Rebecca Peters ●  Robin D. Germany ● Rowan James ● Shannon Aryes   Shannon Johnstone ● Steven Gerlich ● Susan Worsham ● Susana Raab    Yukari Umekawa