Watercolers and Mixed Media at the Black Rock Center for the Arts

Watercolor and mixed media at the Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland Featuring works by Diane Szepaniak and Jodi Walsh.
Exhibit opens on October 26-November 30, 2005
Artist reception is November 5, 2005
Visit the Black Rock Center for the Arts website for more information.

'Thick and Thin' Abstract Art Exhibition Premieres in The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen

"In Diane Szczepaniak's paintings, color act as a conduit to manifest essentially metaphysical references of space and essence. Using thin and seemingly weightless veils of watercolor, she manipulates the translucency of the medium to produce both a richness of hue and the illusion of form that exists beyond the surface of her work." N. Elizabeth Schlatter, co-curator

March 20-May 14, 2005
Opening reception will be held on Sunday, March 20, from 2-4pm
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm and Saturday-Sunday, 12-5pm.
Appointments for private viewings may also be arranged by calling 804-261-6200.
Visit www.artsglenallen for a current schedule.

This exhibition will illustrate a variety of approaches to abstract
painting, from sheer and luminous to dense and sculptural created by six
contemporary artists from Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland. The
artists include: Bernhard Hildebrandt, Joanne Kent, Sandi Ritchie Miller,
June Shadoan, Mary Shand and Diane Szczepaniak. Their paintings will
present to the observer a visually sensuous experience through these
explorations of texture, depth, form, gesture and color. Co-curated by N.
Elizabeth Schlatter, Assistant Director of the University of Richmond
Museums, and Gwen Van Ostern, independent curator, this selection of
paintings represents a multitude of associative meanings, the most salient
of which is the suggestion of landscape, both internal and external.
According to Schlatter, "We are pleased to present these artists' paintings
in the Richmond area because of their exceptional and individual techniques
employed for creating their compositions."

Among the artists, Joanne Kent is continuously exploring the use of paint
and its application. In her art, paint is used as a sculptural medium,
giving the works a charged physical presence that energizes the area they
encompass. For Diane Szczepaniak, her paintings are compositions where
form emerges from layers of color. Her subject matter therefore is form itself.
At times she applies the paint in thin washes of color and at other times
she puts on the paint straight from the tube, placing one color on top of
another. Sandi Ritchie Miller applies enamel paint to Plexiglas to create
windows into infinite space. By painting multiple layers on this surface,
she builds depth, allowing the observer to transcend the confines of the
picture plane to what looks and feels like a portrayal of the cosmos.

"Through their individual works, the viewer can gain a greater appreciation
and understanding of the paint medium itself and the artists' use of the
medium," said Schlatter. "The exhibition title refers both to the paint
applications and to the enduring nature of abstract painting, through and
beyond the twentieth century."

WPA\CORCORAN SELECT III Art Auction

Curator N. Elisabeth Schlatter has chosen one of Diane's paintings for the Auction. Bidding on Diane Szcepaniak's "42 Spheres Giving off Llight, 2001" framed in steel starts at $1200. Absentee Ballots can be submited by calling the Washington Project for the Arts office at 202-638-1828.Check out their website for more detailed information!

The SELECT III Auction Curator Talk is Thursday, February 24, 2005 6 pm - 8 pm
Curator Talks will be held in the Corcoran's Armand Hammer Auditorium at 500 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC and will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.

Silent auction is Saturday March, 5, 2005 6pm - 11pm at the Corocan Museum of Art

Exhibition will be on view from February 24 - March 5, 2005 on the bridge of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.Corcoran Museum hours are 10 am ~ 5 pm Monday (Free), Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday Thursday 10 am ~ 9 pm (Free after 5 pm)
Closed Tuesday

Dumbarton Concert Gallery

Opening Reception
Saturday, February 28, 2004 at 6:30 p.m.
February 29 - March 6, 2003 by appointment

Dumbarton Concert Gallery
in Georgetown's historic Dumbarton Church
3133 Dumbarton Street NW, Washington, DC
Dumbarton Street is between N & O Streets
ph:202 965 2000

The reception is held the same evening as the Dumbarton Concert Series performance. Ilan Rogoff, Pianist will be performing at 8 p.m. You may learn more about the performance by visiting www.dumbartonconcerts.org. As a guest of Diane Szczepaniak you may purchase tickets at the student/senior rate by calling the concert office at 202 965 2000.

Gourmet desserts and beverages will be available at the reception as a benefit to the outreach program, City-Inner Child.

All Media Juried Show 2004

Painting - Sculpture - Fiber - Glass – Prints - Mixed Media - Pastel - Photography - Wood - Clay - Cardboard

January 4 - 25, 2004
Opening Reception: Friday, January 9, 6 - 8pm
3rd Thursday: January 15, 6 - 8pm

Nancy Palmer, Juror Corcoran College of Art
Artists' Museum
An Alternative Art Space in Washington DC's 7th Street Gallery District
406 7th Street NW Washington DC 20004
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday:11am to5pm, Mon & Tues: Closed

Departure of Form

August 16th thru September 19th, 2003

Icehouse Gallery
414 First Street,
Greenport, NY 11944
631-477-0745