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Asheville
Downtown Galleries Association
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16 Patton
16 Patton features original
contemporary fine art by
southeastern artists
including paintings,
sculpture, glass, ceramics
and fine craft presented in
an intimate classic gallery
setting.
2009 Postcard
– Exhibition dates and descriptions
Contemporary Representation
Through
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Reception: Saturday, June 13, 6 – 8
p.m.
16 Patton artists
portray images that surround us in
our everyday world - depictions of a
person, place, or thing that
directly represents external
reality.
Richard Oversmith: Recent Works
Saturday, July 18 - Sunday, August
23, 2009
Reception & Debut Book Signing:
Saturday, July 18,
6 – 8 p.m.
Still Life Demonstration: Friday,
August 7, 5 – 8 p.m. (Art Walk)
Richard’s landscape
paintings are created in true "en
plein air" fashion - while in the
studio his sense of vision and mood
guide him to produce still lifes
ranging from the classic to the
imaginative.
Drawings: Foundations of Fine Art
Saturday, August 29 - Sunday October
4, 2009
Reception: Saturday, August 29, 6 –
8 p.m.
16
Patton artists, along with several
guest artists, display the
draftsmanship inherent in the major
fine art technique of drawing.
Generally differentiated from
painting by the dominance of line
over
mass,
drawings may include color and
shading.
John Mac Kah: Here and Now
Saturday, October 10 - Saturday,
November 14, 2009
Reception: Saturday, October 10, 6
– 8 p.m.
John’s new work focuses
on the concept of reflecting the
rare habitats and unusual views
close to home: the mountains,
ecosystems, and communities of
Western North Carolina. His style of realism relies on traditional materials and methods
influenced by the Nature painters of
19th century
America
and Europe.
Signe Grushovenko: Inspirations
Saturday, November 21, 2009 -
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Reception: Saturday, November 21, 6
– 8 p.m.
Signe’s engaging
figurative work is based upon
historical black and white
photographs. 16 Patton clients are
encouraged to submit their vintage
(1880s-1960s) family photographs to
the gallery by October 1st.
Signe will then create paintings
from chosen photographs. Visitors
to our website will be able to vote
on their favorite painting which
will then be presented at the
November 21st reception
to the client who submitted the
original photograph.
Please check our website regularly
for special upcoming programs and
events.
Contact the gallery for special
events
and exhibition programming.
Contact: Danna Anderson
828.236.2889 |
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Alexander & Lehnert
Fine Jewelry
1
Page Ave. #126
828.254.2010
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Kyle
Carpenter
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American
Folk Art and Framing

64
Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
828. 281.2134
www.amerifolk.com
American
Folk Art & Framing represents
contemporary folk art, including
painting, wood fired pottery, found
object sculpture, wood carving and
jewelry. Providing innovative solutions
for the preservation and presentation of
fine art.
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Appalachian Craft Center
Come share our love of authentic
mountain handicrafts. Beautiful pottery,
face jugs, quilts, mountain-made toys
and handmade rugs await your pleasure. |
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Ariel Gallery
A
contemporary craft cooperative featuring
handmade work of renowned local artists.
Enjoy original works in clay, fiber,
furniture, glass, metal, jewelry and
book arts. Meet local artists selling
their own work
Located
at 19 Biltmore Ave.
828.236.2660 |
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Asheville Area Arts Council
The Front Gallery, owned and operated by the Asheville Area Arts Council, provides exhibition space for established and emerging local artists.
The Front Gallery is located at 11 Biltmore Avenue.
Mon - Fri 10am-5pmSat 12-5pm.
For further information,
contact Gallery Manager
828.258.0710 ext. 108
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Surrounded Islands
Miami,
Florida,
1980-83.
Photo: Wolfgang Volz.
©1983
Christo
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Asheville Art Museum
Asheville Art Museum’s November Events
Exciting Calendar Listings for the
Arts
Mapping the Mountains: The Photographs of
George Masa
through
July 5, 2009
Holden Community Gallery
Museum Open Free to the Public
Every First Wednesday of the Month
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The Asheville
Art Museum is the only nonprofit visual
arts museum serving the 24 counties of
Western North Carolina. Incorporated by
artists in 1948, the Museum collects,
preserves and interprets American art of
the 20th and 21st
centuries with a focus on work of
significance to the Southeast.
Centrally located in downtown
Asheville on Pack Square, the Museum is
open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. The
Museum is open every Friday until
8:00 p.m. Special docent-guided tour packages are available for groups
and students.
Admission to the Museum is $6.00 for adults and $5.00 for
seniors, students with ID and for
children 4-15 (children age three and
younger are admitted free). Members are
admitted free to the Museum.
The Asheville
Art Museum is accredited by the American
Association of Museums and receives
general operating support from
businesses, foundations and individuals,
as well as from the North Carolina Arts
Council, an agency funded by the State
of North Carolina, and the National
Endowment for the Arts, which believes
that a great nation deserves great art.
Additional support is provided by the
City of
Asheville
and Buncombe County.
The Asheville Art Museum asks when
reprinting images, please keep all
artwork at their original proportions;
please do not crop them or alter them
disproportionately. Provided image
credit information is mandatory and
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Asheville Gallery of Art
A partnership of 29 professional, regional artists offering original two-dimensional works from representational to abstract.
16 College Street at Pritchard Park,
Asheville, North Carolina.
Gallery Hours:
Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.,
Sundays: 1 pm - 4 pm
Phone: 828.251.5796 /
www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com
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Synergy
Acrylic
on canvas
24" h x
36 " w |
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Carole
Perry
Root Beer
Float
H 12in x W 18in x D
9in
hand manipulated
hot cane

David
Patchen
Resistenza Series
Fused
Murrine, Blown
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The Bender Gallery
Asheville’s
largest gallery as well as the region's, devoted exclusively to
studio glass art.
The Bender Gallery going into their
fourth year
has
grown from representing 15
artists to over 90 at
this time. Artists are from across the
country as well as from around the
world. We have become what a studio glass
art gallery should be, "a feast for the
eyes" and something for almost everyone.
Please stop in and enjoy the vast array
of glass art in what has been described
by many of our clients as one of the
best and most diverse glass collections
in the country. The Bender Gallery,
always evolving.
Carole Perry
Glass Tapestries
Through June 30, 2009
NEW ARTISTS & NEW
WORK
57 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828.225.6625
Monday-Thursday 10:00am - 6pm
Friday & Saturday 10:00 -
7pm
Sunday 12
- 5
Plenty of parking available
www.thebendergallery.com
The region's largest glass art
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Black Mountain
College
Museum + Arts
Center
An exhibition space dedicated to exploring the history and legacy of the world’s most acclaimed experimental educational community, Black Mountain College. An exhibition, Ideas + Inventions: Buckminster Fuller and Black Mountain College, exploring the genius of R. Buckminster Fuller through two- and three dimensional works.
Hours: Wed. - Saturday 12:00-4:00pm
Free to BMCM+AC members
$3.00 non-members (free on Wednesdays)
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Blue Spiral 1
Blue Spiral 1 is a 15,000 square foot
gallery specializing in Southeastern
fine art and craft. Located at 38
Biltmore Avenue, Blue Spiral 1 is in the
heart of downtown Asheville. The
gallery is open from 10 am to 6 pm, Mon
– Sat. For further information please
call 828-251-0202 or visit the gallery’s
website at
www.bluespiral1.com. |
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Julie Mixon

Aspen Hochhalter
Triptych
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Castell Photography
Castell Photography, owned by internationally
recognized artist Brie Castell, is a unique
photographic Salon & Gallery dedicated solely to photo
based media. We Showcase one-of-a-kind and 19th
century print processes, and offer a range of
personalized photographic services. The gallery
features the work of Brie Castell, and also hosts
several rotating exhibitions each year of other
talented photographers.
Current Exhibitions:
The
gallery is now featuring the work of owner Brie
Castell. As a photographic artist for more than a
decade, Brie has created a range of works that explore
the concepts of identity, self, and the intimate
relationships of her personal life. See images that
span 10 years, and showcase her ability to use a
variety of photographic methods, mixed media, and
surface alteration. The exhibition features two major
bodies of work, REFLECTion and
Performances.
Beginning June 5th, we will also be showing new work
by photographers Julie Mixon and Aspen Hochhalter.
Hochhalter's series, The Reclamation of Silver, is
an aesthetic exploration of the remnants of her own
production as a photographer working with wet
processes. The artist is interested in exploring how
traditional photographic processes as well as
experimental processes can be utilized to create a
richer translation of digital imagery by imbuing it
with a sense of materiality.
Mixon's work goes beyond mere representation of the
subject at hand--the presentation is often constructed
in such a way that it creates an alternate context for
both the objects and places in which she photographs.
Mixon also uses a great deal of symbolism in her work
to represent things, feelings, or ideas that are not
visible or tangible in reality.
Current exhibition runs until August 6th.
www.castellphotography.com
2C
Wilson Alley off Eagle Street
828.255.1188
C A S T E L L p h o t o g r a p
h y
www.castellphotography.com
For The Latest Updates, Please Visit:
www.castellphotography.blogspot.com
828.255.1188
New Downtown Gallery Now Open! |
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The Haen Gallery
The
Haen Gallery, located in downtown
Asheville, NC will present "Summer
Samplings", a group exhibition of
outstanding works from many of the The Haen
Gallery artists such as Lynn Boggess, Wendy
Whitson, Karen Weihs, Susan Finer, R.
Sierra, Larry Gray, and Clayton Santiago.
This will be a changing exhibition and will
open on Saturday, July 18th with an artists'
reception, and continue through the end of
August. The opening reception will be on
July 18th, 5:30-7:30pm, and many of the
artists will be in attendance.
The Haen Gallery is located at 52 Biltmore
Avenue between the City Bakery and ED
Boudreaux's. There is a paid parking lot
across from the gallery, a garage just up
the hill, as well as street parking. The
gallery is open seven days a week,
Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 11am-6pm,
Sunday 12pm-5pm. For more info:
828-254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com.
Gallery Contacts: Chris Foley, director,
Carol Bonds, gallery associate.
Mon - Fri 10am-6pm
Sat 11am-6pm
Sun 12-6pm
For more info:
828-254-8577
www.thehaengallery.com
Gallery Contacts: Chris Foley, owner
Carol Bonds, gallery associate.
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Lynn Boggess
"4 May 2009"
Oil
on canvas
34"
x 40"
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Jewels
that Dance
Asheville's premier
jewelry gallery and working studio.
Featuring contemporary and classic fine
jewelry. |
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Jonas Gerard
Born in Casablanca, Morrocco in 1941, of
French and Brazilian ancestry. Now
established in a 5,000 square-foot
studio and gallery in Asheville, NC.
His work is
Acrylics on canvas, mixed-media and
found objects collage, 3-D wall-hung
painted wood sculpture, painted wood /
painted steel free standing sculpture.
19 Biltmore Ave
350.7711 |
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Gallery Minerva
www.galleryminerva.com
Call
828.255.8850
Gallery Minerva is located at
8 Biltmore Avenue and 12 Church Street
off Patton Avenue.
Mon - Thur 10 -
6
Fri - Sat 10 - 8
Sun 1 - 5 |
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Mountain Made
Featuring the work of over 80 Western
North Carolina artisans. Unique and
truly wonderful jewelry in silver, glass
and exquisite beadwork. Stunning wood
and pottery.
Mountain Made is a project of Mountain
BizWorks, a local not-for-profit
organization, and features the works of
regional artisans, writers and
musicians. Mountain BizWorks is a
non-profit organization that supports
the creation and growth of small
businesses throughout
Western NC by providing training,
financing, and opportunity to aspiring
entrepreneurs. The store, as well its
proceeds, will further support
entrepreneurial development in our
mountains.
For more information on this event
contact store manager
Melinda Knies
828-350-0307 or e-mail
Mtnmade807@aol.com
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Maude Boleman
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Pura Vida
Engaging Photography by Brett Ryabik,
"My Own Body,".
Please join us at 39 Biltmore Avenue
of works by Brett Ryabik. Brett has a BS in Biochemistry
and a Medical Doctorate in Psychiatry.
But his passion is nude photography,
often with a twist.
Artist Statement
Generally speaking, my work has
attempted to communicate complex themes
involving life struggles with
circumstance, relationships, addiction,
mental illness, psychological growth and
recovery through the vehicles of light,
shadow and form. Albeit admittedly
cryptic at times these media used in the
context of human nudity and corporal
expression can be a powerful metaphor
when trying to viscerally convey
intensely affect-laden material. Even
at their most basic level gentle curves
and diffused light and shadows promote a
sense of calm and ease while more specular light and angular forms can
incite apprehension or anxiety.
The Pura Vida Gallery, is a 1,000
square foot exhibition space, located at
39 Biltmore Avenue, in the middle of
downtown Asheville. We are open
12pm-10pm seven days a week. For more
information please contact Charlie
Kesler at 828.439.5451 or
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Vadim Bora Gallery and Studio
30 1/2 Battery Park Ave.
Asheville, NC 28801
828.254.7959
www.vadimborastudio.com
A spacious
second-floor gallery overlooking Battery
Park Avenue, Vadim Bora Gallery &
Studio is reminiscent of a
European style art-salon, showcasing the
works of international artists from
various geographical regions of
Russia, the Middle East, the
Mediterranean, Scandinavia as well as
North Carolina and other areas of the
United States. The gallery features
thematic exhibitions of painting,
sculpture, etchings, drawings, and mixed
media.
During the season, the studio is open
Tuesday-Sat.
11 - 5 p.m.
sometimes later
the gallery is also open by
appointment
Also
introducing:
www.vadimbora.blogspot.com (for a
first peek at new works and
artist/gallery news)

The Square, oil on linen by Ararat
Sarkissian
The Marketplace, graphite, pen & ink study
by Arshak |
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Woolworth Walk
“Deona’s Sleepy
Little Dreams: for Michelle”
F.W. Front Gallery
at Woolworth Walk
Please contact me for more information
about the artist.
Megan Stone, info@woolworthwalk.com
(828)254-9234
Woolworth
Walk
25
Haywood Street
Asheville
NC 28805
828.254.9234
Convenient parking in the Rankin Street
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