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April 2015
ORNA FEINSTEIN: LAYER BY LAYER
Houston-based artist and printmaker Orna Feinstein’s exhibition "Layer by Layer" includes earlier prints on paper as well as newer prints on fabric and plexiglass, sculptures and installations.
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BIENNIAL 2015: ORIGINS IN GEOMETRY
Juried show featuring new and mid-career artists curated by Juror Eleanor Heartney
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BIENNIAL 2015: ORIGINS IN GEOMETRY
Thirty-one artists are featured as finalists in the exhibition jurored by Eleanor Heartney. The top three artists will be announced and awarded prizes at the opening ceremony and reception.
Find out more »October 2015
MIDDLE EASTERN INFLUENCES: THE ART OF LIZ WHITNEY QUISGARD AND FARIBA ABEDIN
“Middle Eastern Influences: The Art of Liz Whitney Quisgard and Fariba Abedin” opens at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art with a Reception at 6:30 on Friday, October 9. The show will continue at the Museum at 3109 Carlisle St. until January 8, 2016. Both artists will give talks about their art, Liz on Thursday, October 15, and Fariba at the closing of the exhibit. Inspired by Moorish architecture and Byzantine mosaics, New York artist Liz Quisgard creates…
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MIDDLE EASTERN INFLUENCES: THE ART OF LIZ WHITNEY QUISGARD AND FARIBA ABEDIN
Opening reception for the artists of Middle Eastern Influences begins at 5:30 pm for members and 6:30 pm for the public.
Find out more »ARCADIA SALON DISCUSSION| Featuring Liz Whitney Quisgard
Inspired by Moorish architecture and Byzantine mosaics, New York artist Liz Quisgard creates a Thousand and One Nights vision though embroidered, abstract tapestries as well as columns. The artist refers to her work in fiber as “pseudo pointillism” that combines the discipline of creating painstaking patterns and heavily structured designs with bright, jewel-like colors. Her work does not attempt to communicate anything beyond visual delight: “My goal is to surprise and engage the mind by seducing the eye. The visual…
Find out more »2015 Geometric Gala
The Seventh Annual Geometric Gala will be held at the International in the Design District on Friday, October 23rd. The venue is courtesy of Jim lake Companies, and the cuisine has been donated by Ellen's Southern Kitchen. An auction item from Tesla will be a Tesla auto to drive for a day. Other auction items include restaurants and hotel stays and a round of golf at Las Colinas. Music for the Sponsor pre-party will be provided by an Irving Symphony…
Find out more »January 2016
ARCADIA SALON DISCUSSION| Featuring Fariba Abedin
Iranian born Fariba Abedin emphasizes an exploration of color using geometric abstraction as a foundation. Her carefully selected tints, shades and tones create the illusion of volume, space, vibration, and transparency. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art, and for the last thirty years has lived in Houston. She was a finalist in the Hunting Art Prize Competition. Inspired by the ideas of the poet Mawlana Rumi, she has exhibited her art accompanied by Persian…
Find out more »EXHIBIT | The Magic of Yaacov Agam
Yaacov Agam is one of the pioneer creators of the kinetic movement in art as well as its most outstanding contemporary representative. Agam was born in 1928 a son of a Rabbi of Rishon LeZion (Israel), who devoted his life to the study of Jewish religious matters and wrote books. Agam considers himself somehow as a visual continuation of his father's quest for spirituality. Agam studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, and in Switzerland at the Eidgenossische…
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