Sondra Arkin Exhibition / Reception At Nevin Kelly Gallery

I went by the Nevin Kelly Gallery reception on the early side to see Sondra Arkin's exhibition, Color: Field Tests. There were lots of folks already at the reception when we arrived. Working in encaustic and mixed media assemblage, Sondra Arkin explores the role that combinations of color play in communicating a sense of energy, mood and depth. She painted several of the gallery's walls in colors and hung her work in similar size groupings. My favorite four paintings hung on complementary background colors on the west wall of the gallery. The encaustic surfaces with textured strokes show a subtle luminosity in minimalist compositions. These works successfully incorporate structure, vibrant colors, translucency, softness, and a complex energy.

Sondra Arkin will be holding an Artist Talk about her new work on Sunday, May 6, 2-4 pm at the Nevin Kelly Gallery.

Sondra Arkin, Lava Pool
(2007), 24 x 24, encaustic on dibond

Nevin Kelly Gallery
1517 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202.232.3464

Color: Field Tests - New Work by Sondra N. Arkin

April 18 - May 13, 2007
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 19, 5-9 pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, May 6, 2-4 pm

Working in encaustic and mixed media assemblage, Sondra Arkin explores the role that combinations of color play in communicating a sense of energy, mood and depth. Her examination of color's influence will not end with her efforts in the studio: she will select colors for several of the gallery's walls, against which she will hang works of similar size, composition and palette. These works will combine to form a larger installation that will field test the ways in which individual works affect—and are affected by—the environment in which they are placed.

Nevin Kelly Gallery
1517 'U' Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
P: 202.232.3464
F: 202.232.3465
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