June, 2024

Artworks Gallery Presents a two-person exhibition:

Owens Daniels: “Something Bold: The Art that Broke the Mold”
and Seth Moskowitz: “Sounds of Spring”

Exhibition Dates: June 2-29, 2024

Also open for:
Gallery Hop: Friday, June 7, 7-9 pm
Art Crush: Friday, Friday, June 21, 7-9 pm
Artists’ Reception and Gallery Talk: Sunday, June 9, 2-4 pm

Freedom. That is what art is, it’s the something inside of everyone given the chance will break the rules, stand out and boldly go when you would dare not. Owens Daniels’ new collection of works, “Something Bold: The Art That Broke the Mold”, has the ability to provoke, uplift, and transform. It is Daniels’ intention to ignite a sense of curiosity and wonder in those who encounter it.

Owens Daniels, “Uncle Remus”

Ultimately, Daniels’ artistic journey is about pushing boundaries, embracing vulnerability, and celebrating the limitless possibilities of creative expression. In a world that often demands conformity, this new work stands as a testament to the enduring spirit of courage and the profound impact of daring to be different.

Owens Daniels, “Body and Soul”

Owens Daniels’ photographic career started at the U.S Army Photographic School of Cartography, learning the basics of photography and photo printing. In addition to his formal training, he continues to work as a freelance photographer with a distinctive and intimate photojournalistic signature style in visual storytelling which has led to various opportunities that include Artist in Residences, Fellowship of American Art, Public Art Installations, and Grants and varied other commissions.

Seth Moskowitz calls his show, ‘Sounds of Spring,’ but you won’t hear any music, birdsong or any of the other sounds you might associate with spring. Unless you have synesthesia, a condition that causes some people to see shapes or colors when they hear music, or taste foods when they read or see shapes or patterns.

Seth Moskowitz, “Who Let the Dogs Out”

None of that happens to the artist. However, this spring Moskowitz noticed that the splendor of the world reawakening from winter filled him with the same type of emotions and sensations experienced when he was captured by music. This work represents an effort to recreate some of what he felt while wandering around Winston experiencing the season in bloom.

Seth Moskowitz, “Ta-da!”

Seth Moskowitz is a Winston-Salem based artist who creates and combines photographic images into artworks that rarely resemble photography or the images that they incorporate. He made a living for more than four decades immersed in a constant chatter of written and verbal communications. Seth began to create visual art in 2004 as a way to enter a peaceful, magical place that is literally, beyond words. He has been a member of the Artworks Gallery since 2017, and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem since 2005. Since his retirement in 2019, he has devoted himself full-time to appreciating the beauty of the natural world, exploring and creating art, and helping to encourage, nurture and promote the growth of local artists and their artwork.

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

April 28, 2024November 21, 2024

May 2024

ROOTED: Perspectives on Grounding
Don Green: My Nature Distilled
Nanu La Rosee: Homely Comforts
Kimberly Varnadoe: Searching for Center

Exhibition Dates: May 1 – June 1, 2024

Also open for:
Gallery Hop: Friday, May 3, 7-9 pm
Art Crush: Friday, May 17, 7 – 9 pm
Artist’s reception: Thursday, May 23, 5 – 7 pm

Artworks Gallery presents three artists, three perspectives. ROOTED: Perspectives on Grounding is a combination of the work of three artists exploring similar themes: how do we find grounding in an unstable world?

Don Green, “Untitled”

Don Green finds grounding by connecting with nature. In his work, My Nature Distilled, Green reflects on the stillness it takes to appreciate the influence of the natural world with attention on the subtle gifts we find when connecting to nature. His large paintings are inspired by the land, rocks, streams, and trees. His sculpture re-presents found and gifted wood, some considered special by their unique burels or knots, or contorted grains. The trees incorporated into his sculpture are repurposed and given another life to share.

Nanu La Rosee, “Poodle”

Nanu La Rosee, Homely Comforts, is a collection of small paintings that focus on the little things that bring comfort to people in dark times. While we all find comfort in various ways, such as spiritual sources or mindfully engaging in familiar household tasks, La Rosee finds a measure of comfort in a variety of animal figurines and dolls arounds the house that belonged first to her grandmother, then her mother, now her. These objects are a connection to prior generations and the trials that they endured. The figurines have expressive faces, seemingly in reaction to some terror or challenge they are confronted with. They wear their experience on their worn surfaces. The creation of these paintings has been an introspective process, reflecting on the intimacy of small-scale images that may serve as a portable talisman for hard times. The images have a strongly worked surfaces, lending a messy sort of vulnerability, with a touch of humor, which hints at the hope for the future.

Kimberly Varnadoe, “Greener Pastures”

Kimberly Varnadoe is Searching for Center. Centering is the practice of accessing an internal state of consciousness that is neutral, calm, steady, alert, active, and present. When we are out of Center, we can’t trust ourselves because we’re disconnected from our instincts and our true feelings. Any approach that brings you to a state of “at-homeness” within yourself can be considered a centering practice. Painting is one of the most direct methods that Varnadoe employs to find Center. These paintings represent a way of working that is spontaneous and intuitive, staying focused on connecting with mind, body and spirit, remaining open to a healthy disenchantment with the finished painting, Engaging with art addresses the holistic interplay of mental and spiritual health. The paintings in this exhibition document Varnadoe’s Search for Center.

Don Green received his MFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin in 1966, his BFA from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois in 1964, and an Advertising Art Degree from the American Academy of Art, Chicago, Illinois in 1956. Green has been a member of Artworks Gallery for 30 years.

Nanu La Rosee has been a member of Artworks Gallery since 1991. Her work as a librarian and passionate amateur musician informs her approach to making art; a combination of research and going where the ideas lead. She primarily makes small to medium size works using acrylic or oil paint, enhanced with collage, transfers and drawing. She attended UNCSA in Visual Arts and Music prior to receiving a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis.

Kimberly Varnadoe received her BFA in Painting from the University of South Alabama and her MFA in Printmaking from the University of Memphis. She currently works in oil painting as a meditation practice and explores automatic mark making. She enjoys experimentation and feels that art is most alive during the art creation — the final work of art is the record of the process. Varnadoe is a retired Art Professor from Salem College where she mentored artists for more than 25 years. She has been a member of Artworks Gallery since 2003, serving on the board and serves on the boards of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem and DADA, the Downtown Arts District Association. She is a Founding Artist of Artfolios, an online fine art gallery, where her work can be viewed online. She maintains a studio with the Culture WS collective in Winston-Salem.

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

March 31, 2024November 21, 2024

April 2024 – Frank Campion

Frank Campion: Selected Works

Exhibition Dates: April 3 – 27, 2024

Also open for:
Gallery Hop: Friday, April 5, 7-9 pm
Art Crush: Friday, April 19, 7-10 pm
Artist’s reception: Thursday, April 11, 5- 7 pm

farrab, Acrylic on canvas, 48″ x 96″, 2023

Artworks is pleased to announce “Frank Campion: Selected Works,” a special solo exhibit of paintings and works on paper. This exhibition offers both large and small works executed between 2019 and 2023. In a variety of ways, the work explores his interest in the coexistence of chaos and order, the emotional content of color, and the dichotomies that define human nature: our instinct to judge the world and our experiences in an either/or way—good/bad, true/false, right/wrong, etc.

Kakinada, Acrylic on canvas, 72″ x 108”, 2023

Frank Campion started out in life as a successful starving artist in Boston. In the early 1980s, he was represented by the Clark Gallery and enjoyed three successful solo shows there as well as a solo exhibit at Bridgewater State College. He was also included in Boston Art Now, a juried group show at the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art and again the following year at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Additional group shows include the Sunne Savage Gallery, the Mona Berman Gallery, and Abstract Art in New England at the Danforth Museum. His work is included in both private and corporate collections in New England including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the DeCordova Museum.

After what can only be described as a lover’s quarrel with the art world, Campion put his studio in moth balls and took up a career on the creative side of the advertising business. After several agency jobs in Boston, he was recruited to Long, Haymes & Carr in Winston-Salem in 1989. He retired from this successful career in 2013 and began making art again. In 2016, he completed work on a studio at the back of his home in Clemmons, NC and began in earnest once again to create large abstract paintings on canvas as well as smaller works on paper.

THE IK (HEEK), acrylic on canvas, 46″ x 96″, 2020

Campion has enjoyed solo shows at the Stella G. Contemporary Gallery (Charlotte), Gallery VI (Winston-Salem), Salem College, the Sunset River Gallery (Calabash, NC). He has also been included in juried group shows at the LongView Gallery (Washington, DC), the Greenhill Gallery (Greensboro, NC), the Mark Arts/Mary Koch Gallery (Wichita, KS), and most recently “the future of non-objective art” at the Atlantic Gallery in New York City.

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

February 26, 2024November 21, 2024

March, 2024

“Warmth”
Featuring Julian Silverman: Photography and Elliot Strunk: Collage

Exhibition Dates: February 28 through March 30, 2024

Also open for:
Gallery Hop: Friday, March 1, 7-9 pm
Artist’s reception: Thursday, March 21, from 6-8 pm; Gallery talk @ 7pm

“Warmth” is the name of a new exhibit open during the month of March at Artworks Gallery in downtown Winston-Salem. The show is a combination of the work of two artists under a single theme: where comfort can be found. Whether it be in New York City, Havana, Osaka, or anywhere else in the world online or off, the human quest for warmth fosters connections and sparks interactions.

In addition to the work itself, certain pieces will have additional narration by the artists explaining the motivations behind their work.

“Art is…” by Elliot Strunk

“Sand” by Elliot Strunk

Elliot Strunk is a collage artist who uses found items in his work. His digital and traditional compositions highlight items of visual interest discarded once their original use has been exhausted or repurposed and infused with additional meaning. A throughline of his work is what we all consume in terms of food, time and information.

“The World is Yours”

Julian Silverman is a photographer from New York City who has recently relocated to Winston-Salem as an undergraduate student at Wake Forest University, where he is a Presidential Scholar in the arts. His work focuses on the beauty and human narratives that permeate everyday scenes.

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

February 2, 2024November 21, 2024

February, 2024

Steve Mizel:
“Color, Movement and Storytelling”

Exhibition Dates: January 28 through February 24, 2024

Also open for:
Gallery Hop: Friday, February 2, 7-9 pm
Artist’s reception: Sunday, February 4, from 3-5 pm; Gallery talk 3:30pm

Moving from the research lab to the art studio—a new exhibition by Steve Mizel opens January 28th at Artworks Gallery in Winston Salem. The exhibition features paintings and will be on display until February 24th.

A reception will be held on February 4th from 3-5 pm and is open to the public. Mizel will give a brief gallery talk at 3:30 pm on the 24th.

“The Great Divide”

In the exhibition titled Color, Movement and Storytelling, Mizel’s paintings range from the fully abstract to intense images of earth and sky. When Mizel paints a sky, he doesn’t paint what a sky looks like, but rather the emotion that it evokes. He hopes that viewers seeing his work will engage in an active conversation with each painting. In so doing, each work becomes much more than simply paint on a surface. In a sense, the painting changes with every viewer and every conversation.

“A New Beginning”

Mizel is an artist based in Lewisville, NC. He is Professor emeritus of Wake Forest University School of Medicine where he served as Chair of Microbiology & Immunology for the first 20 years of his appointment. In his career in biomedical research, Mizel was an internationally recognized immunologist who made major research contributions that not only advanced our understanding of the human immune system, but also catalyzed new therapies in medicine. In 2015, he retired and committed his full energy to making art. His work has been exhibited nationally in juried group exhibitions as well as in Winston Salem at Associated Artists of Winston Salem and Artworks Gallery where he is a juried member.

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

November 26, 2023November 21, 2024

Artworks Gallery Winter Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: November 26, 2023 – January 13, 2024

Also open for:
Gallery Hop: Friday, December 1, 7-9 pm
Art Crush: Friday, December 15, 7-9 pm

Artworks Gallery presents an all-members exhibition celebrating the cozy months of winter. These works will ignite the holiday spirit and inspire the serene ambiance perfect for the winter months.

“Maple Leaf Dreaming” by Mona Wu, “Opened” by Diane Nations and “Trough the Trees” by Lea Lackey-Zachmann

With a blend of traditional and contemporary mediums, this exhibit offers an intimate experience for you to savor and share a gift from the heArt. Celebrate the season with a warm shopping experience supporting our local artisans.

“Snobby Gourd” by Kathy Schermer-Gramm and “Ready to Fly” by Alix Hitchcock

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

October 29, 2023November 21, 2024

November, 2023

Wendell Myers:
“Arboreal Dreamscapes”

Exhibition Dates: October 29 – November 23, 2023

Also open for:
Gallery Hop: Friday, November 3, 7-9 pm (Artist will be in attendance.)
Art Crush: Friday, November 17, 7-9 pm

Wendell Myers is entranced by the transformative power of improvisation and the extraordinary outcomes that arise with spontaneity and reaction. Jazz music, with its emphasis on evoking emotion, stirring the heart, and kindling creativity, has been a wellspring of inspiration for his work.

“Dreaming in Gold”

Myers artworks take the form of abstract landscapes, weaving together memories from the diverse places he has inhabited and explored throughout life. His creations are a tribute to the ever-changing beauty of the natural world. Through his art, Myers aspires to encapsulate the very essence of these locales and share his profound affection for them with others.

“Purple Fantasy”

Painting, with its immediacy and ability to yield rapid results, is a medium that can be guided but never entirely controlled. Myers employs motion, light, color, and energy as a vocabulary to evoke emotional states and conjure an air of mystery. A fascination with improvisation is ever-present, resembling the improvisational nature of jazz, where musicians simultaneously listen, react, and create. In the realm of both music and art, it is the unforeseen results that are the most expressive and delightful.

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

October 1, 2023November 21, 2024

October, 2023

Betti Pettinatti-Longinotti:
“Celebrating Women Artists”

Exhibition Dates: October 4 – 29, 2023

Artist’s Reception and Gallery Talk:
Sunday, October 22 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm. Talk begins at 2:00.

Also open for:
Gallery Hop: Friday, October 6, 7-9 pm
Art Crush: Friday, October 20, 7-9 pm

“Celebrating Women Artists” presents 145 portraits, vitreous paintings on glass. This installation is a ‘Gestalt’ in that the sum of these women artists is greater than all their contributions combined. The installation of these portraits serves as an archive of women artists completed gradually over the last 12 years. It honors artists that are varied geographically and of local, regional, national, international, and historical reputation.

Betti Pettinati-Longinotti works in drawing, painting and glass. She received a BFA from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and her MA from the University of the Arts/ Philadelphia, in Art Education with a studio major in Glass; an MFA in Visual Arts through the Lesley University College of Art and Design.

Her work has been shown internationally. Betti is a juried member of Artworks Gallery, Piedmont Craftsmen, Studio Montclair Gallery and also holds membership in the American Glass Guild.

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

August 26, 2023November 21, 2024

September, 2023

Artworks Gallery Presents:
Kimberly Varnadoe: “Contemplating the Elements”
and
James Gemma: “Exploring the BOLD in Abstraction”

Exhibition Dates: August 27-September 29, 2023

Artists’ Reception and Gallery Talk:
Sunday, September 17, 2-4 pm. Talk begins at 2:30.

Also open for:
Gallery Hop: Friday, September 1, 7-9 pm
Art Crush: Friday, September 21, 7-10 pm

James Gemma,” Exploring the Bold in Abstraction”, showcases digitally created art prints on archival paper and inks, as well as acrylic paintings on wood panels. His work is contemporary in nature and explores unique combinations of strong colors and bold shapes to express his abstract conceptions. This work uses both hard edge and geometric approaches as well as a surprising diversion. This exhibition also includes two black and white prints, which express the ultimate in strong contrast.

After graduating with advanced degrees from The Ohio State University and careers as a university professor and consumer research professional, Mr. Gemma studied art and printmaking at Salem College (under Kimberly Varnadoe), and at Wake Forest University. He also has participated in multiple art workshops at Penland, the Huntington Museum of Art, and the Sawtooth Center for Visual Art. Mr. Gemma served four years as board member of Associated Artists of Winston Salem. As Marketing Chairperson of that group, he created the Practicing Artist Series of lectures and critiques, bringing the participation of nationally known artists to Winston-Salem. He is currently a practicing artist and has been a member of Artworks Gallery in downtown Winston-Salem since 2009.

Jim Gemma, “Strata Various” and “Converging/Diverging”

Throughout history, the Elements of fire, earth, air, and water have been used as powerful symbols to convey ideas, emotions, and narratives. Depicted in a wide range of artistic styles, the elements provide inspiration and are used to explore themes such as love, loss, transformation, and the passage of time.

Kimberly Varnadoe, “Contemplating the Elements”, utilizes oil painting as a direct response to a personal passage through emotionally conflicting times. Creating spontaneously as a meditation process, Varnadoe focuses on the natural elements as a basis for understanding oneself, the natural world, and the human experience. The Elements remind us of the natural world’s beautiful complexity, and recognizing the interconnectedness of the elements can inspire a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us. By appreciating and respecting these elemental forces, we can cultivate a sense of wonder, curiosity, and reverence for our world, enriching our lives and inspiring us to forge meaningful connections with the people, places, and ideas surrounding us.

Kimberly Varnadoe, “LIVE•GROW•FEEL•CARE” and “FLOW”

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

July 29, 2023November 21, 2024

August, 2023

Artworks Gallery Presents:
Water
A full member exhibition celebrating the life-giving properties of water

Exhibition Dates: July 30-August 26, 2023

Reception with a presentation by Edgar Miller of Yadkin Riverkeeper:
Sunday, August 13, 2-4 pm. Talk begins at 2:30. (Details below.)

Gallery Hop: Friday, August 4, 7-9 pm

Art Crush: Friday, August 18, 7-10 pm

Water, as our most precious resource, has been intimately linked to humankind and cultural development. The spiritual relationship between human beings and water is still present in many indigenous communities today. Nowadays, this spiritual and sacred value of water tends to clash with the perception of water as a resource at the disposal of society that can be used for economic development. Water is the foundation of life and approaches to valuing it vary depending on users.

Jessica Tefft, “Royal Fish,” Wiley Akers, “Ripple in Still Water,” Steve Mizel, “Refuge from the Storm”

Water carries numerous symbolic meanings that resonate deeply with our human experience. Its life-giving essence covers over 70% of our planet and has always held a deep significance in cultures around the world. Its multifaceted symbolism and deep-rooted significance in cultures worldwide, holds a wealth of wisdom to explore. From its properties of adaptability and purification to its association with emotions and intuition, the water element teaches us valuable lessons about the nature of life, power, beauty, wisdom, and the essence of the natural world.

This exhibition is free and open to the public.

Lea Lackey-Zachmann, “Ocean Rain,” Kathy Schermer, “Magnolia Grandiflora,” Elliot Strunk, “Blue Horizon”

Reception with a presentation by Edgar Miller of Yadkin Riverkeeper:
Sunday, August 13, 2-4 pm. Talk begins at 2:30.

Join us on Sunday, August 13 for a reception featuring a presentation by Edgar Miller, executive director of Yadkin Riverkeeper, Inc. Come learn about the history and importance of the Yadkin River,—which provides drinking water to more than one million North Carolinians— plus threats to our water resources and what you can do about them.

This event is free and open to the public.