Art Exhibits Archive - Chautauqua Visual Arts

To Asheville, with love

November 12 - April 30

Virtual Exhibition

In an effort to support Asheville-based artists who have lost access to homes, studio equipment, and crucial sales opportunities in the wake of Hurricane Helene, “To Asheville, with love” is a virtual exhibition curated by Erika Diamond, our own Asheville-based Associate Director of CVA Galleries. Proceeds from sales of artwork will go directly to the artists on view. Help support NC artists who need it most!

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Likeness

June 22 - August 19

Strohl Art Center | Gallo Family Gallery | Opening reception June 22, 3-5pm | Luis Sahagun artist lecture August 6, 6:30-7:30pm, Hultquist Rm. 101

This exhibition focuses on the ability of portraiture to exalt, empower, and elevate the subject. Through painting, thread, and found materials, each likeness reveals both the individual and the community to which they are connected. Embellished and meticulous, these portraits show us how to uplift and care for one another. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Brenda and Larry Thompson. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Beizar Aradini, Ashley Cecil, Gregory Climer, Marcus Dunn, Beth Lo, Luis Sahagun Nuño, Nastassja Swift

Fields of Color

June 22 - July 20

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception June 22, 3-5pm

Balancing color with paint, glass, spices, patterns and shapes, this exhibition features abstract works in several different mediums. They have all mastered their techniques and personal styles resulting in a series of beautiful, intelligent works that play well together in this large space. Three of the artists were residents in the two-week residency program at the School of Art in 2024. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Gary & Willow Brost. Curated by Judy Barie. Artists: Yura Adams, Greg Chan, Sarika Goulatia, James Harvey, Adam Kenney, Mia Tarducci and Paige Tibbe.

Crafting Home

June 22 - August 03

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception June 22, 3-5pm

Beyond brick and mortar, what does it take to craft a home? The interior spaces of the home set the stage for acts of gathering, nourishing, resting, and contemplating. Every object plays its part and has its own history. From quilts to dishware to custom furniture, Crafting Home includes 30+ artists from around the country - including several from our own Chautauqua community - who craft the creature comforts that make a house a home. Exhibition related programming will include an artist lecture by U.S. Army veteran and furniture maker, Alicia Dietz and a ceramics workshop at the School of Art with Yoko Sekino-Bove. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Kay Hardesty Logan Foundation. Curated by Erika Diamond.

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Tree Portraits

June 22 - July 17

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception June 22, 3-5pm

Peter Hoffer’s stunning landscape paintings of trees, hills, and sky recall classically romantic paintings using traditional varnishing techniques popularized in the 19th century. The images feature nondescript views of landscapes, to which he applies many coats of reflective varnishes, sometimes between layers of paint. Over time, the surfaces show natural wear such as discoloration and cracks. so that they become rough terrain like landscapes themselves. This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Friends of CVA. Curated by Judy Barie.

Harmony: 2025 School of Art Faculty

July 02 - August 10

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | Second Floor Galleries | Opening reception July 2, 3-5pm

Once again, we will feature works by the 2025 Faculty from the School of Art. A variety of styles, mediums, and techniques will be shown by these talented artists who be teaching and mentoring the six-week residency artists. Many of them will be lecturing in the CVA Lecture Series. This exhibition is generously sponsored by John & Susan Turben. Curated by Judy Barie. Artists: Matt Bollinger, Susanna Coffey, Sean Glover, Jessica Pinskey, Elizabeth Mooney, Andrea Myers, Raoul Pacheco, Adilene Rosales, James Stanley, and Adrienne Tarver

Unbecoming: New Works by Yael Braha Created in Shigaraki, Japan

July 20 - August 19

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception July 20, 3-5pm

Unbecoming: New Works by Yael Braha Created in Shigaraki, Japan

Yael Braha designs objects with bold and stylized surface patterns, which feature optical and geometrical illusions by integrating innovative digital fabrication with traditional ceramic processes. The way that patterns are framed within a form, where they are cut, assembled, and overlapped, alludes to the process of film editing, assembling separate but related parts to create a sequence that is larger than the sum of their parts. All work shown has been created during her residency in Shigaraki Japan. This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Friends of CVA. Curated by Judy Barie.

Intersections & Diversions

July 23 - August 20

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception July 23, 3-5pm

These works interrogate the ways in which humans use the grid to build, organize, and connect. Using a range of both rigid and pliable materials, they suggest growth and imply the metaphorical repeating of patterns. A softness balances the collective gridwork structures through curves, glitches, and loose threads. From circuit boards to city streets, we can find connections between acts of mapping, protecting, and testing boundaries. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Paolo Arao, Thomas Campbell, Lisa Corinne Davis, Kimberly English, Adam Grinovich, Peter Christian Johnson, Erica Lord, Ellen Ramsey, Jayoung Yoon

Sculpture Garden 2025

June 22 - August 21

Strohl Art Center | Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden

Featuring outdoor works by Sean Glover, Paul Higham, and Coral Lambert.

Inside/Outside: Open CVA Members Exhibition 2025

August 07 - August 21

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception August 7, 3-5pm

Inside/Outside: Open CVA Members Exhibition 2025

Each year we highlight the exceptional work of our CVA Exhibiting Members who work in a wide range of materials and techniques. From lush landscapes to cozy interiors, this year’s exhibition is inspired by the theme “Inside/Outside”. These artists take time to consider the spaces we inhabit, dream about, and take care of. APPLY ONLINE by July 1, 2025.

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Holding Space: Woven Works (2024)

June 23 - August 04

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception June 23, 3-5pm

This exhibition is a nuanced exploration into woven structures including jacquard weaving, pulled warp tapestry, and basketry. While distinct in style and perspective, these works collectively address notions of containment, transformation, and connection to place through abstraction. They make space for and carry our stories. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Austin Ballard, Carrie Hill, Susan Iverson, Anina Major, John Paul Morabito, Skye Tafoya, Hope Wang, and Sarita Westrup.

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Wonder & Awe: Ash Eliza Williams (2024)

July 21 - August 20

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception July 21, 3-5pm

Ash Eliza Williams, born in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Southwest Virginia, makes work about interspecies communication and alternative languages found in the natural world. Their work is “driven by a deep sense of wonder and curiosity about the non-human world.” Their paintings and sculptural investigations into the sentience of nature connect with Chautauqua Institution’s week seven theme of Wonder and Awe. Curated by Erika Diamond.

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Off the Walls (2024)

June 23 - August 20

Strohl Art Center | Gallo Family Gallery | Opening reception June 23, 3-5pm

Off the Walls is an exhibition featuring a dozen contemporary artists who create small sculptures, and are at the peak of their careers, showing nationally and internationally. As the title implies, all works will be hung from the ceiling or displayed on pedestals. Works in wood, glass, clay, metal, and concrete will be featured. Curated by Judy Barie. Artists: Dee Briggs, Sam Chung, Seth Clark, Alison Croney Moses, Dan Droz, Brian Engel, Kyle Johns, Howard Jones, Kevin Kao, Nate Lucas, Andrea Moon, Lydia Musco, Jose Sierra, Shoji Satake.

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In the Garden (2024)

July 24 - August 21

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception July 24, 3-5pm | Gallery Talk with exhibiting artists 5-6 pm

Inspired by what we learn from the garden, this exhibition reflects the complicated histories and often tenuous futures of flowers and food. It also digs at our relationship to them, as those charged with tending the garden. Through media ranging from still life painting to glass pâte de verre, these works tackle diverse subjects such as climate change, indigenous plant knowledge, growth/decay, and tulip mania. This exhibition and related programming are generously sponsored by the Kay Hardesty Logan Foundation. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Julia Blume, Kate Clements, Hillary Waters Fayle, Brian Fleetwood, Ryan Michael Flores, Margaret Jacobs, Regan Rosburg

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Simpatico: Works by School of Art Faculty (2024)

July 03 - August 11

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | Second Floor Galleries | Opening reception July 3, 3-5pm

Simpatico: Works by School of Art Faculty (2024)

Simpatico: characterized by shared attributes or interest, compatible. It is an honor to introduce you to the work of the new Chautauqua School of Art faculty and also paintings by our new Artistic Director, Erika b Hess. These nationally recognized artists will spend time teaching at the School of Art this summer, as well as participate in the CVA Lecture Series. This exhibition is generously sponsored by John and Susan Turben. Curated by Judy Barie. Artists: Sachiko Akiyama, Alex Callender, Erika b Hess, Susan Lichtman, Raoul Pacheco, Stephanie Pierce, Taro Takizawa, Kevin Umaña.

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Nature Inspired: Open CVA Members Exhibition (2024)

August 07 - August 22

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception August 7, 3-5pm

Nature Inspired: Open CVA Members Exhibition (2024)

We are once again happy to host our annual Members exhibition. This year our members will show work that they have created this past year, inspired by nature. As always, there will be watercolors, paintings, sculptures, and more for all to enjoy.

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Passion for Paper (2024)

June 23 - July 21

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception June 23, 3-5pm

Enjoy this exhibition featuring seven talented artists who work with paper. Working with paper requires a special set of skills and a steady hand as it is known to be unforgiving. Passion for Paper, a thematic exhibition, features seven talented artists that have mastered their techniques and personal styles, resulting in a series of beautiful and intelligent works. Abstraction and realism will be featured in the Main Gallery, including a large hanging installation. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Gary and Willow Brost. Curated by Judy Barie. Artists: Kevin Auzenne, Patricia Bellan Gillen, Roberto Benavidez, Kelly Moeykens, Elizabeth Mooney, Matt Shlian, Holly Wong

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The Art of Robert Villamagna (2024)

June 23 - July 18

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception June 23, 3-5pm

Robert Villamagna grew up in the Rust Belt in Ohio and started making art as a young child with materials he found in his home. He now passionately works with colorful found materials, especially items that have language, show use, and are rusted. These discarded metal items breathe life into his colorful sculptures and two dimensional wall pieces. A strong sense of hidden messages are paramount in his work.

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Sculpture Garden (2024)

June 23 - August 23

Strohl Art Center | Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden

Featuring outdoor works by Dan Droz, Carin Mincemoyer, and Lydia Musco.

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Sense of Place (2023)

June 25 - July 23

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception June 25, 3-5pm

Sense of Place is a non-traditional landscape exhibition that considers our relationship to place. These works conjure more of an aura than an illustration of a particular location. Through painting, textiles, video, and photography, they explore the interconnectedness of earth, water, and air. They question our responsibilities to and our place within the landscapes we inhabit. They document, dissect, imagine, and tend to these spaces. Sponsored by the Jerome M. Kobacker Foundation. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Marifer Fernanda Barrero, Samantha Fields, Liz Nielsen, Mika Obayashi, Hồng-Ân Trương and Lien Truong.

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Body Language (2023)

June 25 - August 20

Strohl Art Center | Gallo Family Gallery | Opening reception June 25, 3-5pm

Body Language focuses on all desires, moods, interpretations, and wonder that each of us possess. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs are featured in this thematic exhibition, including two Chautauqua School of Art Alumni. Realistic based work abounds with a strong sense of hidden messages and feelings in these beautifully executed and intelligent works. Sponsored by Susan and John Turben. Curated by Judy Barie. Artists: Elizabeth Coffey, Francis Crisafio, Chris Friday, Beverly Mayeri, Rachel Rickert, and Kensuke Yamada.

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Mutual Attraction (2023)

June 25 - July 20

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception July 25, 3-5pm

Welcome to the world of Yeonsoo Kim and Jihye Han, who are partners in life as well as collaborators in their artistic practices. These ceramic sculptures blend beautifully together, highlighting their personal styles and ambitions. Both artists have risen to national prominence in the contemporary ceramic world. Curated by Judy Barie. Artists: Jihye Han, Yeonsoo Kim

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Prisms & Paradigms (2023)

June 25 - August 02

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception June 25, 3-5pm | Venancio Aragon lecture June 26, 6:30pm at Hultquist Center

This exhibition brings together sculpture, photography, and textiles that focus on the use of iridescence and color gradients. Filling the gallery with rainbows, these works collectively speak of change and transformation and the magic of existing in more than one state at the same time. Connected by the spectrum of color, these artists tackle subject matter ranging from gender and sexuality to the ethereal experience of prismatic impermanent moments. Sponsored by the Kay Hardesty Logan Foundation. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Venancio Aragon, Guillermo Castaneda, Katherine Gray, Julia Kunin, Kazue Taguchi, Jon Verney and Masaya Ozaki.

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Positive Change: CVA Alumni (2023)

July 05 - August 13

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | Second Floor Galleries | Opening reception July 5, 3-5pm

As the School of Art takes a pause this summer, we acknowledge the positive change that the Chautauqua Visual Arts has made on the lives of hundreds of artists during many stages of their careers. This exhibition highlights the work of alumni from the School of Art and former CVA Gallery interns. Through their work in and out of the studio, these artists create positive change in their communities while innovating within their fields. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Marshall Ransfield (‘22), Colleen Coleman (‘22), Mic Boekelman (‘21), Jessica Valoris (‘21), Timothy Lee (‘20), Brett Taylor (‘19), Kelsie Tyson (‘17), Tate Leone (‘16), Molly Bernstein ('15), Lara Mann (‘11). Join us on the porch of Fowler-Kellogg for a printmaking workshop with Brett Taylor, July 6.

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Untitled 7 (2023)

July 23 - August 20

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception July 23, 3-5pm

Jeremy Boyle and Mark Franchino began a collaborative practice in 2012, exploring common interests in their individual studio practices and artwork. Their forthcoming exhibition / installation at CVA’s Bellowe Family Gallery will be their seventh solo exhibition of collaborative work, with each a further blurring of authorship between the two. Their site specific installations often springboard from an ongoing investigation into the forms and functions of the utilitarian systems that surround us, such as electrical conduit and heating ducts. Curated by Judy Barie. Artists: Jeremy Boyle and Mark Franchino.

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In Conversation (2023)

July 26 - August 21

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception July 26, 3-5pm. Gallery Talk with Donté Hayes and Gabe Brown at 4:30pm

While quite distinct in form and material process, each of these mostly monochromatic works evoke a sense of transformation or "becoming" through pattern and repetition. While creating very different objects regarding form and tone, these artists generate conversation around layering, ornamentation, structure, and spirit. They explore notions of detachment, hollowness, intimacy, memory, and place. Sponsored by Brenda & Larry Thompson. Curated by Judy Barie and Erika Diamond. Artists: Eliza Au, Gabe Brown, Molly Hatch, Donté Hayes, Karlyn Sutherland, and Arielle Zamora.

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Into the Blue: Open CVA Members Exhibition (2023)

August 07 - August 23

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception August 7, 3-5pm

Into the Blue: Open CVA Members Exhibition (2023)

We invite all Exhibiting Members of CVA to submit work related to this year’s theme and title – Into the Blue. These works can reference the soothing color of the sea, the sky peeking through clouds, or the possibility of the great beyond. They may be a reflection on solemn moods, distinctive patterns found in nature, or the light of a blue moon. Whatever the interpretation, we look forward to sharing the exceptional work of our CVA Exhibiting Members.

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Washed Ashore (2023)

June 25 - October 31

Strohl Art Center & Fowler Kellogg Art Center | Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden & locations throughout Chautauqua Institution

“Washed Ashore — Art to Save the Sea” is centered on plastic pollution and its impact on sea life. The exhibit will consist of 14 elaborate sculptures that represent marine life affected by plastic pollution. They are made by artisans who use debris found washed up on beaches. Mixing art and science, the exhibit aims to promote awareness of plastic’s environmental impact and encourage plastics reduction and recycling.

Undercurrents (2022)

June 26 - August 21

Strohl Art Center | Gallo Family Gallery | Opening reception June 26, 2022 (3-5pm)

Water, in its various forms, is captivating, healing, and expansive, but it is also a fundamental need and right for all of the earth’s inhabitants. This exhibition includes work that references the environmental and socio-political issues underlying our relationship to water. It questions who has access to it and who is willing protect it. Through a wide range of media and tactics, these artists remind us of the beauty and preciousness of water. Sponsored by an anonymous supporter. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Asia Freeman, Catt Rez Beaders, Merritt Johnson, Marek Ranis, Jean Shin, Tali Weinberg, Emily Williams, and Derrick Woods-Morrow.

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Natural Rhythms (2022)

June 26 - July 24

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception June 26, 3-5pm

Natural forms, shapes and patterns will abound in this exhibition. Soft and subtle changes, shadows and movements will be featured in paper, wood, clay, mixed media and paint. The works reference our innate love of nature, materials and beauty. The exhibition, basically devoid of color, forces the viewer to look at our natural world as we often don't see it. Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of Galleries. Artists: Samuelle Green, Leah Kaplan, Mami Kato, Linda Lopez, Nate Lucas, and Caprice Pierucci.

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All That Glitters (2022)

June 26 - August 07

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception June 26, 3-5pm

This exhibition takes its cue from the aphorism “All that Glitters is not Gold”. The dazzling works in this exhibition use embellishments of glitter and gold to question notions of value. These contemporary artists celebrate what is often deemed to be of lesser worth than money, success, or power. They examine the weight of inheritance. They illustrate the importance of human contact, chosen family, and hope in dark times. Sponsored by Brenda and Larry Thompson. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Tracey Beale, Steven Frost & Frankie Toan, Yvette Molina, Mikael Owunna, Samantha Wall.

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The Shape of Things to Come (2022)

June 26 - July 21

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception June 26, 3-5pm

This one-person exhibition with works by Jean Alexander Frater experiments with the materials inherent to painting and then integrates other histories, traditions and language into this form. Her colorful and complex paintings will be shown in all shapes and sizes with woven patterning inherent in each piece. Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of Galleries.

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Wallflowers (2022)

July 24 - August 21

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery | Opening reception July 24, 3-5pm

The elegant sculptures of Rain Harris will be featured in this one-person exhibition. They are refined, domesticated, and shaped into formalized landscapes and still lifes. Set mostly in black porcelain, Harris’s meticulously hand-formed ceramic flowers are composed in lush arrangements. This combination of delicate petals and flowers creates a visual hybrid of opulence and elegance born of high and low heritage. At the heart of Harris’s sculpture is an investigation of the ideas of beauty, artificiality and preciousness. They owe their heritage to the 17th century Baroque and Flemish Vanitas tradition and to Harris’s experience in Jingdezhen, China. Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of Galleries.

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Squaring Up Histories (2022)

July 28 - August 22

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries | Opening reception July 28, 3-5pm with Artist talk 4:30-5:30pm | Quilt workshop August 2, 1-3pm

This group exhibition is meant to coincide with Chautauqua Institution’s week 9 theme highlighting American Folk Art. Featuring primarily textiles, the work by this eclectic array of artists highlights various aspects of traditional quilt-making like storytelling, piecework, and the forging of community-based connections. From the iconic quilts of Gee’s Bend to reimagined Korean bojagi to inflatable glass, these works place quilt practices into a contemporary interdisciplinary context. This exhibition will also include a quilt-based community workshop. Sponsored by Kay Hardesty Logan Foundation. Curated by Erika Diamond. Artists: Natalie Baxter, Quinn Hunter, Julia Kwon, Aaron McIntosh, Rachel Meginnes, Loretta Pettway Bennett, Matthew Szosz.

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Connections I: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibitions (Past 2022)

July 01 - July 18

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | Second Floor | Opening reception July 1, 3-5pm

Connections I: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibitions (Past 2022)

One of our most popular exhibitions of the summer will once again be displayed on the second floor of Fowler- Kellogg Art Center. This year each Artist-in-Residence, who will be attending the summer program at the Chautauqua School of Art, will exhibit original work created pre-season highlighting their personal style. In order to give our residents more exhibition space, we will be sharing their work in two separate exhibitions: July 1-18 and July 21-August 7.

Read the Chautauquan Daily article, July 2, 2022.

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Connections II: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibition (2022)

July 21 - August 07

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | Second Floor | Opening reception July 21, 3-5pm

Connections II: CVA School of Art Residents Exhibition (2022)

One of our most popular exhibitions of the summer will once again be displayed on the second floor of Fowler- Kellogg Art Center. This year each Artist-in-Residence, who will be attending the summer program at the Chautauqua School of Art, will exhibit original work created pre-season highlighting their personal style. In order to give our residents more exhibition space, we will be sharing their work in two separate exhibitions: July 1-18 and July 21-August 7.

Read the Chautauquan Daily article, July 20, 2022.

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Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden (2022)

June 26 - August 25

Strohl Art Center & Fowler Kellogg Art Center | John Melvin Sculpture Garden

Featuring outdoor works by Julie Schenkelberg and Jeff Schofield, presented in collaboration with Franconia Sculpture Park.

Thinking Green: Open CVA Members Exhibition (2022)

August 10 - August 24

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery | Opening reception August 10, 3-5pm

Thinking Green: Open CVA Members Exhibition (2022)

We invite all Exhibiting Members of CVA to submit work related to this year’s theme and title – Thinking Green. The word “green,” known in Latin as “viridis,” may conjure visions of emeralds, viridescent landscapes, garden growth, and verdant hues. It may also refer to being new at something or to the feeling of envy. Some may think of cold hard cash, while others may be inspired to ponder our responsibility to this shared planet. We look forward to an array of perspectives and media inspired by Thinking Green.

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State of Nature (2022)

ONLINE February 1 - April 30, 2022

This year's annual invitational Alumni Exhibition, State of Nature, is meant to connect with Chautauqua Institution's 2022 Week Two theme of The Wild: Reconnecting with Our Natural World. It showcases innovative nature-inspired works by Jessica Elena Aquino ('21), Kate Bae ('21), Paper Buck ('20), Taisha Carrington ('19), Misato Pang ('18), Ayad Almissouri ('15), Stacy Larson ('14), quinn mcnichol ('13), and Jenny Walton ('07).

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Pour Spill Drip Stain (2021)

July 28 - August 27

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries

Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of CVA Galleries, this vibrant exhibition in the Main gallery of Strohl Art Center, highlights surface and fluidity as both technique and inspiration. Multi colored paintings, encaustics, works on paper, and ceramics will be shown together creating a symmetry of styles by six nationally recognized contemporary artists.

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CVA School of Art Participants Exhibition (2021)

August 01 - August 26

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | Second Floor

CVA School of Art Participants Exhibition (2021)

One of our most popular exhibitions of the summer will once again be displayed on the second floor of Fowler- Kellogg Art Center. This year each Participating Artist, who will be attending the summer program at the Chautauqua School of Art, will exhibit one original work created pre-season highlighting their personal style. This exhibition will be curated by Judy Barie and Sharon Louden along with the Chautauqua School of Art core faculty.

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Improvising: New Photographs by Julie Blackmon (2021)

July 25 - August 26

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery

Improvising: New Photographs by Julie Blackmon (2021)

Improvising features new work by Julie Blackmon, a photographer from Springfield Missouri. Her photographs are inspired by her experiences of growing up in a large family, her current role as both photographer and mother, the timelessness of family dynamics, as well as surviving the pandemic. As the oldest of nine children and the mother of three, Blackmon uses her own family members and household to “move beyond the documentary and to explore the fantastic elements of our everyday lives”. This exhibition has been generously sponsored by Jim and Bonnie Gwin.

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Tenacity (2021)

July 04 - August 24

Strohl Art Center | Gallo Family Gallery

This exhibition will feature works by women who are extremely talented, creative and have had long successful careers in the Visual Arts. Lucy Fradkin, Raheleh Filsoofi, Bovey Lee, Beth Lipman, Shervone Neckles, Carol Prusa, and Jackie Tileston will be showing an array of work in disparate mediums from paintings to large glass installations. Please join us in honoring women of the past, while celebrating these tenacious artists whose work will be on display the entire season. This exhibition has been generously sponsored by the Jerome M. Kobacker Foundation.

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Materials Redefined (2021)

June 27 - August 25

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center | First Floor Galleries and the Angela Fowler Memorial Gallery

Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of CVA Galleries, this exhibition focuses on seven contemporary artists who work with their selected materials in non-traditional ways. The result will be a thought provoking, inspiring show of pieces that have not been seen before in Chautauqua. Abstractions and realism are featured, resulting in a colorful play of disparate materials including paper, oil paint, vintage metal trays, and clay.

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Counterbalance (2021)

June 27 - July 25

Strohl Art Center | Main Galleries

Curated by Erika Diamond, Assistant Director of CVA Galleries, Counterbalance features women working primarily in the media of Wood and Textiles, using a hybridized language of adornment and structure. Wood objects drape over corners and conform to the body, while textiles muscle in with bold color and rigid form. Works scale walls and shimmer from across the room in this exhibition that plays with our understanding of hard edges and soft curves.

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Co-Existence: Works by Cecile Chong, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, QiuChen Fan, and Cathy Lu (2021)

June 27 - July 21

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery

Co-Existence: Works by Cecile Chong, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, QiuChen Fan, and Cathy Lu (2021)

This exhibition examines cultural signifiers and the notion of hybridity in works by four contemporary artists of Chinese descent who live and work in the U.S. Their varied practices interrogate the histories and metaphors of everyday objects like dishware, vases, plants, and ping pong paddles through a range of media including sculpture, photography, ceramics, and painting. Curated by Erika Diamond.

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Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden (2021)

June 27 - August 28

Strohl Art Center & Fowler Kellogg Art Center | Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden

Featuring outdoor sculpture by Dee Briggs, Walter Early, and Jonathan Shapiro.

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Devil Is in the Details (2021)

ONLINE January 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021

This inaugural Alumni Exhibition includes a diverse group of Chautauqua School of Art Alumni from various years, personal backgrounds, and studio techniques. Each of the works in this exhibition focus on the details, using processes and compositions that are highly detailed or by rendering the details of our everyday lives. They highlight the meaningful minutiae we often overlook - ubiquitous trash, the coziness of a hand-made quilt, comfort food, the subtleties of gerrymandering, or a single line repeated. Spend some time with meticulous and contemplative works by Hannah Chalew, Yewen Dong, Chris Friday, Bryan McGinnis, Anna Muradyan, Rachel Rickert, Matt Smith, Taro Takizawa, and Jenny Wu.

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Wallpaper Diaries (2020)

Strohl Art Center | Main Gallery

Curated by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of CVA Galleries, this exhibition focuses on eight artists whose work involves pattern. The result will be a colorful, dynamic show, marrying and merging intricate patterns created by each artist. Works on paper, oil paintings, collages, wood wall sculpture and ceramics will be featured.

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Attention to Detail: Glass (2020)

Strohl Art Center | Bellowe Family Gallery

New glass works by four contemporary glass blowers and sculptors will be shown together highlighting their personal styles and techniques. Megan Biddle produces experiment- and process-driven work with an emphasis on materials and their distinct characteristics. Ryann Cooley uses photographs to engage the viewer with an image both spatially and physically. Amber Cowan’s sculptural pieces are created through a process of flameworking, blowing, and finding second-life glass in flea markets. Leo Tecosky deconstructs iconography through an impressive range of glassmaking techniques.

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CVA School of Art Participant Exhibition (2020)

Strohl Art Center | Gallo Family Gallery

One of our most popular exhibitions of the summer will be displayed on the second floor of Strohl Art Center in the Gallo Family Gallery. This year each Student / Emerging Artist, who is participating in the seven week summer program at the Chautauqua School of Art, will exhibit one original work created pre-season highlighting their personal style. This exhibition is curated by Judy Barie and Sharon Louden along with the Chautauqua School of Art core faculty.

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Places We Have Never Been: Open CVA Members Exhibition (2020)

We are proud to present original artworks by the Exhibiting Members of the Chautauqua Visual Arts within our new online gallery. Based on the theme Places We have Never Been, these works offer us the freedom to travel far and wide through the visions of our many generous and talented CVA Members.

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Places We Have Never Been: Open CVA Members Exhibition (2020)

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