O’Rourke explores canine connection in artwork
About six months ago, artist Kay O’Rourke roamed the streets of Spokane, camera in hand.
“I was photographing the people and dogs that crossed my path,” says O’Rourke.
From her photographs evolved a dozen drawings and paintings that are in her new show, “Transactions,” in the Orientation Gallery of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
“I was interested in the dogs’ attitudes in response to the place they were in and to whatever shared their space,” says O’Rourke.
“I wanted these works to go beyond being mere portraits or reproductions of the photos. I wanted to speak to the spirit and silent language of the moment,” she says.
O’Rourke will talk about her creative journey during a gallery talk on April 1 beginning at noon in the Orientation Gallery, 2316 W. First Ave.
The work is on view through April 30 during normal museum hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This is the second installment of the museum’s series of exhibits featuring leading regional contemporary artists.
Future “In Focus: Regional Artist Spotlight” exhibits include Marilyn Lysohir and Ross Coates (May-June), and David Kraisler, Heide Oberheide and Ann Porter (July-August).
‘Seven Deadly Sins’
Anger, envy, greed, gluttony, pride, sloth and lust each is the subject of a stunning, life-size sculptural garment in a show opening Wednesday in Pullman.
“Seven Deadly Sins: Apparel as Art by Vince Quevedo” is the new exhibit in the Compton Union Gallery on the Washington State University campus.
“Quevedo’s creativity, ingenuity and fine craftsmanship in fabric manipulation have garnered him numerous national and international awards,” says gallery coordinator Gail Siegel in a news release.
“His work has been featured in textile design magazines and he has been a design finalist with American Quilters Society 12 times,” she says.
Quevedo is on the design faculty at University of Nebraska in Lincoln. The show, up through May 7, is presented in collaboration with the WSU Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles.
Located at the east end of the Compton Union Building on the first floor, the gallery provides an informal and accessible art experience, a place to spend some time between classes or to take a break from work. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
‘Spring’ at Spokane Valley Library
The “Spring Art and Photography Show” at the Spokane Valley Library is up through June 23.
Look for paintings and photographs by Maxine Davidson, Sharon Elliott, Erin Griffin, Judy Hankel, Karen Harwood, Chuck Houck, Patsey Parsons, Greg Perrenoud, Ricci Phipps, Sue Rohrback, Carol Schmauder, K. Williams and Doris Wise.
The two-dimensional works include landscapes, still lifes, florals, and images of springtime in the Inland Northwest.
The library, 12004 E. Main Ave., is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Friday from 1 to 6 p.m.
Fractals at Art Works Gallery
Think psychedelic posters of the 1960s. Those colorful, free-form designs were the precursors to today’s fractal images created with the help of computer programs.
During April, the Art Works Gallery in Sandpoint is spotlighting Dennis Brady’s latest complex fractal images on paper and hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles.
The Sandpoint artist’s Web site is www.bradypuzzles.com.
The gallery, 309 N. First Ave., is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information go to www.sandpointartworks.com or call (208) 263-2642.
Pottery Place Plus
“Spring Fling,” featuring the work of 22 Inland Northwest artists, is on display in Pottery Place Plus through April.
Works include handmade pottery, porcelain and stoneware, fiber art, candles, calligraphy and paper, turned wood pieces, fused glass, hand-blown Pyrex, basketry, soap and skin creams, and pastel paintings.
Pottery Place Plus is in the Flour Mill, 621 W. Mallon Ave. Regular hours are Monday through Thursday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
Othello’s Old Hotel Gallery
Dorothy Kimble of Moses Lake is showing her oil paintings during April at the Old Hotel Gallery in Othello, Wash. Many of the paintings touch on railroad history and scenery.
The free gallery, 33 E. Larch St., is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (509) 488-5936 for more information or directions.
Chase spruces up
The Chase Gallery in City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., will be closed for six weeks of maintenance beginning Monday.
“The gallery walls are being repaired and the space will be painted,” said city Arts Director Karen Mobley in a news release. The gallery will reopen on May 10.