"Intimate," a new exhibition opening tonight at Atrium Gallery, 4814 Washington, consists of small two- and three-dimensional works that include paintings, drawings, sculpture and mixed media pieces. Intimate is also a homecoming of sorts, since four of the seven artists featured are from St. Louis, though none is currently living here. I use the term "homecoming" loosely, as only one of the hometowners is able to be in attendance on opening night. Each of the seven artists included in the exhibition is nationally-recognized.
Julia Fernandez-Pol will be arriving from Argentina, just in time for tonight's opening from 6 to 8 p.m. The artist, whose oil on canvas work is shown above and in detail below, attended Whitfield School in Creve Coeur. While she is currently based in Los Angeles, her parents still call St. Louis home.
According to artist Elizabeth Thatch, who attended John Burroughs School, Vassar College, and earned her MFA from Massachusetts College of Fine Art, "The Yellow Wallpaper" installation, above, brings together two different projects: a musing on a collection of anonymous drawings of flowers found in a box in a Copenhagen antiques shop, and a musing on high/low art categories and an intense interest in thinking about painting in a different way."
Liz Thatch was an art specialist at the neighborhood's New City School from 1999 to 2000.
Annette Morris, whose work is shown above, attended MICDS (Mary Institute), Vassar College and earned her MFA from Yale University.
Steve Sorman, whose mixed-media work is shown above, was featured in Atrium Gallery's 2012 group exhibition, "Red." His art is also included in the collections of the St. Louis Art Museum and Washington University.
Artist Katy Stone uses acrylic paint on Dura-lar to create the small sculptures shown above.
Michael Marshall attended John Burroughs School and is now head of the art department at the University of Hawaii – Hilo. He earned a BFA in painting from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and a MFA in painting from Yale University.
Claudia deMonte, whose pewter and brass on wood sculptures ("Female Fetish: Open-toe Shoe," front) are on view as part of "Intimate," is a popular artist who exhibits her art all over the world.
"Intimate," 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Atrium Gallery, 4814 Washington just east of Euclid, parking on lot east of building. On view until May 10; for more information contact Proprietor Carolyn Miles, (314) 367-1076.