Tucson Weekly: Listings: Art (February 12

ART
Opening This Week
Listings DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Opening February 17 and continuing through March 28: paintings by Rudy Nadler and Debra Salopek, and mixed-media paintings and collages by David Pennington. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Opening February 13 and continuing through March 24: The Works of Trena Howard, recent paintings and mixed-media. There is a reception for the artist from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 17. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. G.A.S.P. (Great Art by Students and Professionals) Gallery is a student-run gallery.
JCC GALLERY. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Opening with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 15, and continuing through March 26: regional black-and-white photography by Ben Golden, and desert landscapes in watercolors and oils by Farzad Nakhai. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday.
LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. Gross Gallery Building. UA Fine Arts Complex, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Opening February 12 and continuing through March 13: a juried, group exhibition of figurative, abstract, vessel and mixed-media artworks by 25 graduate and undergraduate students of UA ceramics classes. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
MARATHON MILAGRO GALLERY. 2920 N. Swan Road. 323-1138. Opening with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, February 14, and continuing through March 31: paintings by Eva Arenas, Nathan Solano, Katalin Ehling and Deborah Hiatt.
VENTURE FINE ARTS. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-2258. Opening with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 15, and continuing through February 28: For All Seasons, Western art by Dan Bates, Keith Christie, Sandy Clendennen, Chauncey Homer, Rick Jackson, P.M. Kelly, Michael Norton, Daryl Poulin, Dean St. Clair, Linda St. Clair, Caroline Watson and Dan Young. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and by appointment.
Continuing
APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Continuing through February 28: Big Photo Works, a group exhibition of quilted, collaged, computer generated and other permutations of photography by Barry Baldridge, David Elliott, Leslie Epperson, Sharon Holnback, Patricia Katchur, Bill McIntire, Manuel Mirandsa, Robert Renfrow and Rob Sidur. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union, north side of the mall east of Old Main. 621-5123. Continuing through March 12: Sleep In, recent paintings by Eddie Shea. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday.
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM GALLERY. 2021 N. Kinney Road. Continuing through April 22: Animals of the Sonoran Desert, an exhibition of origami by Michael LaFosse. Gallery hours through February 28 are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Admission is free with museum ticket. Call 883-2702 for information.
ART & FRAMING COMPANY. 4585 E. Speedway. 321-9299. Continuing through February 27: Have A Heart, Give A Heart, featuring calligraphy and paintings by Nadia Hlibka; beads, pendants and wrapped gemstone jewelry by Lisa Logan and Maraiel Ruth. Call for gallery hours.
ARTERY FINE ARTS. 2843 N. Campbell Ave. Continuing through March 31: Reflections from a Sunlit Land, a multi-media exhibit by members of the Southwestern League of Fine Arts. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 327-6094 for information.
ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 748-1551. Continuing through March 6: CyberVisions, computer-enhanced photographs by Nile Root. There is a reception for the artist from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, February 15. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through February 28: Arizona Photographs, by John Craig. Connecticut artist Craig depicts the edge between Dinetah (Navajo homeland) and suburbia with large prints and sewn-Polaroid constructions. Gallery hours are 2:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 2:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, and noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. 621-7968. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. Continuing through March 1: Intimate Nature: Ansel Adams and the Close View. Also continuing through March 1: Facing Death: Portraits from Cambodia's Killing Fields. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Continuing through February 28: Members' annual exhibit featuring new works in various media by Jo Andersen, Scott Baglione, Scott Baker, Mary Bates, Moira Geoffrion, Gail Hewlett, Joan Marum, Ron Mayo, Melinda Morey, Mark Seely, Ted Springer and Amanda Yopp. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and during Thursday evening Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9192. Continuing through February 20: Southwest Expressions on Glass, works by Madeline Thorpe. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through March 1: Small Brushes--Big Dreams. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Continuing through February 28: ceramic sculpture by Gary Benna; photography by A.C. Huerta; and paintings by Joanne Kerrihard. There is a reception for the artists from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, February 13. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through March 28: paintings by Nancy Tokar Miller; and glass art by Preston Singletary and Benjamin Moore. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
LAS MAÑANITAS GALLERY. 1070 E. Miles St. 388-9911. Continuing through March 1: Travelogue, watercolors by Andrew Rush. Gallery hours are from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and by appointment.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 298-0586. Continuing through February 26: watercolors by Marilyn DuVal and oil still lifes and landscapes by Carol Cowan. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing through March 7: new drawings by Daryl Childs. Continuing through March 21: colorful jewelry by Michael Boyd and Diane Egbert, and metal jewelry by Shana Kroiz; and Combined Visions, works by beadmakers and jewelers. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Continuing through February 27: Romancing Arizona, an exhibit of combined water-media and collage works by Perdita Andrews. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment.
PATANIA'S THUNDERBIRD GALLERY. 3000 E. Broadway. 795-0086. Continuing through March 7: silver jewelry by Samuel Patania and watercolors by Joel Grushkin. Meet the artist at a champagne and chocolate reception from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 14, in the historic Broadway Village Center.
PHANTOM GALLERY. Continuing at the Tucson Arts District Partnership, 4 E. Congress St.: paintings by Jennifer Sullivan Carney; and painted wood sculptures and Prismacolor drawings by Joan Sullivan Marum. Continuing at 45 N. Sixth Ave.: Aloha Shirts, a project by students at Flowing Wells Junior High School. Continuing at 221 N. Court Ave.: watercolors by Palmer Butler. Continuing at 110 S. Church Ave.: whimsical enamel-on-glass paintings by Janet Miller. Call 624-9977 for information on other Phantom Gallery locations.
PHANTOM MURALS AND SCULPTURE. The following outdoor murals are located in the Arts District: Ofrenda, by Martin Hernandez, 111 S. Sixth Ave; Homage To Tucson, by Lydia D'Amico, 400 N. Fourth Ave; Cats, by Monika Rossa, 36 E. Congress St.; Mythical Muscular Figures, by Gustavo Rocha, behind Johnny Gibson's in Arizona Alley; Drawn to the Light, by Luna Lee Ray, corner of Broadway and Stone Avenue; and The Thinkers, by Eleanor Kohloss, Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street. Ned Egan's Blue Steel Bouquet, the first in the Phantom Sculpture Spring Series, can be found next to the Julian Drew building on Broadway between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The newest addition to the Phantom Sculpture Series, 2B by Konried Muench, is in front of the Bank of America Plaza at 33 N. Stone Ave. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.
PHILABAUM CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through April 25: Philabaum's Southwest Invitational XI, Deep Relief--Carved Glass, with works by 11 artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
RANCHO LINDA VISTA GALLERY. 1955 W. Linda Vista Road, Oracle. 1-520-896-9201. Continuing through February 28: Five of a Kind, paintings by Virginia Ames, Katherine Giovanelli, John Jefferies, Barbara Kennedy and Theodora McMillan. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, or by appointment. Call for gallery directions.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through February 21: All Bite and No Bark, recent paintings and prints by George E. Huffman. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, until 7 p.m. during Thursday Night Art Walk, Downtown Saturday Nights, and by appointment.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, third floor. 621-5123. Continuing through March 26: Living On Rocky Ground: Views of the Sonoran Desert, paintings by Trish Wann. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Continuing through February 25: Cowbizm and the Legend of Zeke and Glen, a story told through cubist-influenced paintings by Vytas Sakalas. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to ATC performances. Call 624-7370 for information.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through February 27: Cause, an exhibition and silent auction featuring works by the local artists of the Toole Shed Studios. Toole Shed Studios is an outgrowth of the Tucson Arts Coalition, and is a non-profit organization offering studio space for artists and craftsmen in the Arts District. Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the studios. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 31 at Casa Cordova: Maria Luisa Tena's El Nacimiento, elaborate and varied scenes of the nativity. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors and students, and free for children under age 12. Admission is free for all on Tuesdays.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through April 12: Trappings of the Cowboy: Boots, Saddles, Hats & More. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Continuing through March 15: Five Decades in Print: Ed Colker. Continuing through April 1: Robert Wick: Campus Outdoor Sculptures. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. Continuing thorough February 26: paintings by Paula Wittner. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
WOMANKRAFT GALLERY. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Continuing through March 29: Drawing Down The Muse, works in all media by participants in the Drawing Down The Muse workshop. Join the artists at a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Last Chance
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through February 14: Mini Blockbuster, paintings by James Davis and Bruce McGrew, and sculpture by Joy Fox. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
EL CENTRO CULTURAL DE LAS AMERICAS. 40 W. Broadway. 629-9536. Continuing through February 19: oils and acrylics by Helen L. Villanueva. Call for gallery hours.
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 437 E. Grant Road. 903-0577. Continuing through February 14: Olestra. Curated by Darren Clark, this culturally saturated exhibition focuses on the fat substitute and its demand and emergence into our society, and features works by Robert Flynt, Valerie Galloway, Gregory Sale and Kenneth Schorr. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through February 14: New Works by Larry Yanez. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 6 to 9 p.m. Downtown Saturday Nights.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through February 19: Hind Sight, an exhibition of contemporary paintings and sculpture influenced by eras in art history. Featured artists are Julie Heffernan, Kevin Irvin, Kathleen Jesse, Leslie Lerner, Jacquelyn McBain, Christopher Pelley and Paula Wittner. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. Continuing through February 16: bronze sculptures by Julia Andres; paintings from Cynthia Miller's Domestic series; and abstract oil paintings by Rudolph Nadler. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and during weekend performances at the Center for the Arts.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY EAST. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through February 14: Hearts of Clay, The Southern Arizona Clay Artists Annual Exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
ROSENQUIST GALLERIES. 1615 E. Fort Lowell Road. 327-5729. Continuing through February 17: new oil paintings by Phyllis Meyer and Martha Saudek. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Out Of Town
55 MAIN GALLERY. 55 Main St., Bisbee. Continuing through March 31: a retrospective of works in oil and pencil by Tucson artist Tony Quesada, from 1939 to 1997. Call 1-520-432-4694 for information.
OTERO STREET GALLERY. 5 Camino Otero, Tubac. 398-8014. Continuing through March 29: The Winter Members' Show and Festival, featuring works in all major media by the 26 artist-members. Gallery hours are 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
SUBWAY GALLERY. 43 Brewery Gulch. Bisbee. Continuing through February 28: Fotofaces, by Linas Regis; Body Deco, works by Larry Elkins; pottery by Lisa Leone; and sculpture by Nancy McBroom. Call 1-888-632-4716 for gallery hours.
Announcements
ARTBREAK. UA Museum of Art. South end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway, east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Join Chax Press owner Charles Alexander, and Madden Publishing editor John Hudak for a free lecture on Ed Colker at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, February 18.
ARTS BRIGADE. Calling Community and Neighborhood Artists: Want to have some fun and help your community? The Tucson Arts Brigade is a multi-cultural, intergenerational collective of community-based cultural workers. For participation information, weekly events, donations of art supplies, or commissioning the Arts Brigade for a project or program, call 791-9359; or email ArtBrigade@aol.com. Work on a new wall mural gets underway from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, February 22. Meet at Studio 101, 101 W. Fifth St., at the corner of Ninth Avenue.
ART TALKS. Tucson Museum of Art Education Auditorium. 140 N. Main Ave. The following free lectures are offered at 1:30 p.m.: Sandy Cord presents The Cavalry Rides Again: The Fighting Army of the Old West on Monday, February 16; and Edith Prescott presents The Cowboy Artists of America and Their Work Over 32 Years. Call 624-2333 for information.
ART WALK. Fine artists and galleries await on the weekly Art Walk, a self- or docent-guided stroll through the Downtown Arts District between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Free tours of public art displays and participating galleries begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Park Inn Suite Santa Rita Hotel, 88 E. Broadway. Call 624-9977 for information and a listing of participating galleries.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Center Arts Gallery at the UA Campus Christian Center seeks art in all media for wall display during the 1998-'99 season. Interested artists should send 10 35mm slides representative of their work, slide list and résumé to: The Campus Christian Center, 715 N. Park Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719. Submission deadline is April 15.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Midvale Park Chevron is accepting applications for its first annual Art and Craft Festival on March 27 and 28. Call 529-1946 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Collage Association of Southern Arizona is accepting new members throughout the month of February. Call Lee Corral at 721-1607, or Bernita Bresson at 733-1093, for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Desert Artisans' Cooperative Gallery is accepting applications for membership. All two- and three-dimensional work will be considered, with immediate openings for artists creating three-dimensional works. To receive a prospectus, send SASE to: Membership Committee, Desert Artisans' Gallery, 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ 85715. Submission deadline is February 11. Call 722-4412 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The PCC West Campus Art Gallery seeks artists working in all media for the 1998-'99 school year. Interested artists should send 10 35mm slides representative of work to be shown, slide list, résumé and SASE to: Linda Rosenfield, Gallery Coordinator, Arts Division, Pima Community College, 2202 W. Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85709-0001. Submission deadline is February 14.
CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP. The Group for Photographic Intentions is accepting applications for membership from Tucson area artists. GPI is a non-profit artists' organization which provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information about contemporary photographic concerns. For an application, send SASE to: GPI, P.O. Box 1691, Tucson, AZ 85702. Application deadline is March 31. Call 578-3058 for information.
DIE-METAL WORKSHOP. Shana Kroiz leads a workshop on the die forming of metals on March 14 and 15 at Obsidian Gallery, 4340 N. Campbell Ave. For registration and information, call Jeanne McAninch at Pima County Parks and Recreation, 791-4063.
EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS. WomanKraft Castle Art Center. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. WomanKraft continues its Neighborhood Arts Empowerment Workshop Series from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Workshops are $10, free to anyone making less than $15,000 a year, carless or homeless. Children who are capable of working independently are welcome; others must have adult supervision. Pre-registration is required. Call 629-9976 for registration or for a schedule of upcoming workshops.
GLASSBLOWING DEMONSTRATION. Watch glassblowers practice their craft at the downtown studio of Philabaum Contemporary Art Glass, 711 S. Sixth Ave. Call 884-7404 to confirm the day's schedule, or if there are more than six people in your party.
WAREHOUSE WALKS. Take a tour of Tucson's Historic Warehouse District with The Tucson Arts District Partnership. Tours run the second Saturday of each month, and meet at 8:50 a.m. in the lobby of the Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Group size is limited, with RSVPs requested by 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to the tour. Participants should dress comfortably, and plan on being outdoors. Call 624-9977 for reservations and information.