Solo Gallery

St. Louis sculptor's ceramic works examine the dark side of instincts and survival

Instinctual Manipulation: a solo exhibition by Heather Woodson

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Gwyn Wahlmann "River Road" Press Release

The St. Louis Artists' Guild is pleased to announce the new Moi Solo Gallery, sponsored by Mom’s Originals, Inc. Mom's Originals, Inc., a maker of gourmet pretzels, treats and more, is a certified Women-Owned Business based in St. Louis, MO.

The Moi Solo Gallery is located in the Northeast corner of the First Floor (enter through the Maritz Gallery atrium).

The Moi Solo Gallery hosts the The Beauty of Order: Andromeda in Eros², a solo exhibit by Kathleen Ahner.

Developed much as a woven tapestry, the images and poetry of The Beauty of Order: Andromeda in Eros² marry as warp and weft of a single body. Neither an illustrated narrative poem nor a series of annotated etchings, the two forms marry as equal partners, ebbing and flowing, mysteriously forming a genetically distinct archetypal body; and as in any other marriage, subject to the themes of union common to us all: darkness, light, freedom, loss. The archetype of the human heart mirrors that of the cosmos: poem and print speak in one voice.

Kathleen Ahner grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where she is a practicing poet and artist. She received her BA in English/Creative Writing, poetry, from Saint Louis University and her MA in Creative Writing/poetry from San Diego State University. She has taught high school and college level English and is currently taking classes toward a degree in fine arts. This is her first solo exhibit.

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Click here to read St. Louis Magazine's preview of White Cloud Lament on their blog Look/Listen.

Click here to read Jessica Baran's review of White Cloud Lament in the Riverfront Times.

White Cloud Lament is a solo exhibition by Kim Wardenburg, Spring 2012 Artist-in-Residence (Printmaking). »Read more...

I Breathe. I Walk. is an installation by Kristin Fleischmann that strives to understand the self as a symbiotic being defined by human relationships. Poetic metaphors, autobiographical content, and organic formalism discuss the nature of human relationships and the inescapable weight and lightness of being, specifically addressing issues of love, loss, and the fragility of relationships. Metaphors for the city are brought together with images of nature, forms that reference the body, and words in order to draw parallels of the city with human psychology.

Repetition and absence allow the viewer to conjure an imaginative space, setting up opportunities for self reflection.  Visual sets of organic forms and the meditative movement of the leaf in the video connect the visual poetry of nature with the intangible world of the mind.  I breathe. I walk. contains the painful realization that along with the lightness and joy of love comes vulnerability and loss, and  discusses the beauty, pain, and struggle to understand and care for the self. »Read more...

Pieces is a solo exhibition by Phil Jarvis. Using wood, metal, plastic and paint, Jarvis will assemble thirteen individual paintings to form a collective composition.

Phil Jarvis, a Graduate of the School of Fine Arts at Washington University, has been studying painting for over 40 years and is the recipient of many awards and honors. In addition, he has been a professional sign artist and mural painter for over 30 years.

An exhibition of abstract paintings by Jeremy Rabus. Expanding and refining his technique of layering passages of light and dark, vivid and neutral color, Rabus' approach to painting encompasses both chance and control, free association and orchestration. These works set aside decorative flourishes, and are stripped down to more iconic and monumental compositions. Rabus' aim is to use abstraction to transform the viewer's reality. The brief transport to a suddenly different visual dimension and the immediate sense of recovery is the rare experience Rabus seeks.

Quilted Equations is a solo exhibition by Dawn Ottensmeier. »Read more...