Nocturne
October 27 - November 20, 2022
Craig Cully and Kelly Leslie, "Denied Abundance," oil on panel, 18 x 18 inches.
Craig Cully and Kelly Leslie, "Blossoming Palimpsest," oil on panel, 18 x 18 inches.
Christina Slayton, "Night Lake," oil on linen, 20 x 24 inches.
Sue Davis, "Full Moon Magic," acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 inches.
John Gruse, "Moon Walk," oil, 16 x 20 inches.
John Gruse, "Ghost Farm," oil, 16 x 20 inches.
Michael Prater, "Warm Night," charcoal on paper, 22 x 28 inches.
Thomas Hirata, "Demons & Dragons," wood, bark, and deer antlers, 24 x 13.25 x 5 inches.
Nikki Painter, "Large Night Garden," pen and collage on paper, 26.5 x 27 inches. (Juror Honorable Mention)
Jay Tracy, "emergency painting #3," mixed media on aluminum panel, 21.5 x 17.5 x inches.
Zach Horn, "Really Good TV," graphite on Stonehenge, 15 x 22 inches.
Jeremy Stroup, "Peace Lily," mixed media, collage, on paper, 30 x 24 inches.
Weiting Wei, "Your Armor," polymer clay, air- dry clay, 8 x 11 x 10 inches.
Weiting Wei, "Shield," polymer clay, 6 x 6 x 6 inches.
Patricia Weiss, "Mystery in the Shadows," oil, 14 x 11 inches.
Cassandra Chalfant, "The Cartographer," acrylic on panel, 11 x 8.5 inches.
Cathie Tyler, "Nocturne I," oil on mounted panel, 16 x 16 inches.
John Markowitz, "Monument," oil on linen panel, 30 x 40 inches. (Juror Honorable Mention)
John Markowitz, "Darkest Wood #6," oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches.
John Markowitz, "Source Revisited," oil on linen, 12 x 12 inches.
Steve Vachon, "Lunar Temple Vessel," ceramic, raku-fired clay, 7.5 x 5.25 x 3.75 inches.
Wendi Smith, "Nocturne," repurposed wood box, collaged papers, acrylic on paper, 8.5 x 8.25 inches.
Bridget O'Brien, "A Persistent Ringing," oil paint, oil pastel, acrylic marker on canvas, 66 x 31 inches.
Karen Gaudette, "La Bouche de ma Mere (My Mother's Mouth)," scratchboard, 6.5 x 5 inches. (Juror Honorable Mention)
Karen Gaudette, "Leap of Faith," scratchboard, 23 x 16.25 inches.
Terri Frew, "The House on the Hill," quilted cotton, polyester, and silk, 144 x 72 inches. (Juror Best of Show Award)
Sherry Polley, "Hillside Moonrise," vinyl assemblage, 18 x 24 inches.
Elle Cee, "Ferris Wheel Moon No.gfd7," photograph, 36 x 28.5 inches.
Ashley Tilford, "Night-light," oil on board, 10 x 8 inches. (Juror Honorable Mention)
Vadim Puyandaev, "Nocturnal Landscape," oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 x inches.
Tracy Finn, "Distance," encaustic and paper on wood panel, 8 x 10 inches.
Tracy Finn, "Night Sky," encaustic and paper on wood panel, 10 x 10 inches.
Chuck Jones, "The Dark Blueness of Midnight," acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 inches.
Chuck Jones, "At the Edge of Darkness," acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 inches.
Serge Van Neck, "Ghostly Couple at Night," photographic print from digital camera, 16 x 12 inches.
Robert Osborne, "Parking Garage in Downtown Fond du Lac," digital inkjet print, 15 x 12 inches.
Brandin Barón, "Los Noctámbulos (3D version)," assemblage: digital illustration on wood with mixed media, 11 x 11 x 4 inches. (Juror Honorable Mention)
Victoria Goro-Rapoport, "Dreaming of Venice," etching, digital components, 28.75 x 17.25 inches.
Victoria Goro-Rapoport, "Hatching Out," etching, digital components, 11 x 11 inches. (Juror Honorable Mention)
Oli Boyer, "Late Night Stroll," gouache and digital, 10 x 18 inches.
Brendan Quirk, "Night Lit Alley," photography -fiber-based silver gelatin print, 10 x 8 x inches.
Brendan Quirk, "Night Fence," photography - fiber-based silver gelatin print, 8 x 10 x inches.
Emily Mohler, "Window no.1," oil on canvas, 24 x 36 x 2 inches.
Joel Rudin, "Night Reverie," pastel, 9 x 5.5 inches.
Brandin Barón, "That will be ere the set of sun," photograph on silver paper, 17 x 17 inches.
Joe Griner, "Starlit flowers," acrylic on canvas board, 22 x 28 inches.
Chris Winn, "Scary Night, digital collage," 6 x 6 inches.
Joe A. Oakes, "Moonlit Canyon," acrylic, 12 x 16 inches.
Diana Fair, "Hawaiian Night Sky," pastel, 27 x 20 inches.
Ethan Humrichouser, "Hunting My Own Skin," photography, 8 x 10 inches.
Egor Shokoladov, "Dream," etching, 6 x 5 inches.
Jame Lucas, "You There?," acrylic on canvas, 30 x 22 inches.
Richard P. Stevens, "Behind the Bar," digital photographic art, 22 x 22 inches.
Marcia Reed, "Night Walk," acrylics on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
Alexa Luna, "The Fabric of Space," mixed media on canvas, 14 x 11 x 4 inches.
Vera Campion, "A Graveyard," acrylic paint, acrylic painted paper and gold leaf, 24 x 18 inches.
Sarah Norris, "Searching for Shadows," mixed media (acrylic paint, textured paint, inks, paper), 24 x 36 x inches.
Carmen Hamilton, "Night for Agamemnon's Children," mixed media monotype, watercolor, ink wash, charcoal, 24 x 18 inches.
Jo Narron, "Sycamore by the Little Osage," oil, 14 x 12 inches.
Sabine Heinlein, "Bats Dancing," textile art (recycled textiles, denim, thread), 13.5 x 18 inches.
Artlink Contemporary Gallery is pleased to present Nocturne, a group exhibition juried by professional artist and educator, John Hrehov that includes 50 artists from around the United States, all working within the theme of Nocturne (nighttime).
Juror Statement
It has been an honor and challenge to select the works on display in this exhibition. One hundred eighty-six (186) artists entered 334 pieces. After several rounds of viewing the works, I narrowed down the selections for entry. I finally decided on 66 artworks by 52 artists for the show. My criteria were based on formal issues: color, line, space, etc. Also, on how the subject of the night was interpreted. I tend to favor works that are personal in nature – more idiosyncratic. When dealing with an issue like the nighttime, it’s easy to fall into clichés, so I was less receptive to works that seemed too obvious or based solely on formula. When dealing with the nocturnal subject, as I have in my career for over thirty years, I still want to experience the mood of the pieces. Seeing that the subject is one to inspire mystery, melancholy, fear, isolation, quiet, solitude, and such, it’s inherently rich for an emotional response. The works on display touched me in their poetry of the subject. I hope the exhibition’s viewers will feel the same way I did when selecting the results. - John Hrehov
Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, October 27th from 5-8PM sponsored by Kensington Studios!
Exhibiting Artists
Brandin Barón, Oli Boyer, Vera Campion, Elle Cee, Cassandra Chalfant, Craig Cully & Kelly Leslie, Sue Davis, Diana Fair, Tracy Finn, Terri Frew, Karen Gaudette, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Joe Griner, John Gruse, Carmen Hamilton, Sabine Heinlein, Thomas Hirata, Zach Horn, Ethan Humrichouser, Chuck Jones, Jame Lucas, Alexa Luna, John Markowitz, Emily Mohler, Jo Narron, Sarah Norris, Joe A. Oakes, Bridget O'Brien, Robert Osborne, Nikki Painter, Sherry Polley, Michael Prater, Vadim Puyandaev, Brendan Quirk, Marcia Reed, Joel Rudin, Egor Shokoladov, Christina Slayton, Wendi Smith, Richard P. Stevens, Jeremy Stroup, Ashley Tilford, Jay Tracy, Cathie Tyler, Steve Vachon, Serge van Neck, Weiting Wei, Patricia Weiss and Chris Winn.