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Best of 2016 Space Gallery Denver, Nancy Charak

New Exhibition for Nancy Charak! Get yourselves to Space Gallery, 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver for THE BEST OF 2016 Artists Reception & Holiday Party: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Exhibition runs: December 15th, 2016 - January 7th, 2017, featuring work by these many fine artists. . .
FEATURING WORK BY: MARKS AARDSMA, PATRICIA AARON, MONICA AIELLO, TYLER AIELLO, STEVEN BARIS, KATE BECK, TONIA BONNELL, MICHAEL BURNETT, JUDY CAMPBELL, TAIKO CHANDLER, NANCY CHARAK, DIANE CIONNI, JODIE ROTH COOPER, JEFF CURRY, LEOPOLDO CUSPINERA, HAZE DIEDRICH, PAUL ECKE, MIGUEL EDWARDS, MARCUS FITZGIBBONS, CARLENE FRANCES, KAREN FREEDMAN, MICHAEL GADLIN, AMBER GEORGE, JASON LEE GIMBEL, JANE GUTHRIDGE, HOWARD HERSH, MONROE HODDER, SCOTT HOLDERMAN, JEFF JUHLIN, NANCY KOENIGSBERG, WENDY KOWYNIA, JOANNE MATTERA, MICHAEL MCCLUNG, SKYLER MCGEE, DIANE MCGREGOR, LEWIS MCINNIS, IAN MCLAUGHLIN, YIANNI MELLIOS, CONOR O'DONNELL, REGULA ONSTAD, COREY POSTIGLIONE, LISA PURDY, MIKE RAND, LYNDA RAY, SANGEETA REDDY, KAREN SCHARER, STEPHEN SHACHTMAN, BETSY STEWART, WILLIAM STOEHR, KRISTA SVALBONAS, SHARON SWIDLER, PHILIP TARLOW, SARAH WINKLER, JOHN WOOD, ANYA ZUCKERBERG

BLACK, MOSTLY 9H

“Mostly 9H” Series, each 8"×8″ plus black satin frame, graphite, charcoal, conte crayon on gessoed clayboard.

“Black”, October 22, 2015 opening reception, close November 28th, Space Gallery, 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Conceptualized by Sharon Swidler, curated by Jo Marks Aardsma.

Exhibiting with Jo Marks Aardsma, Tonia Bonnell, Michael Burnett, Nancy Koenigsberg, Diane McGregor, Corey Postiglione, Susan Schwalb, Sharon Swidler.

WHY BLACK?

…I was no longer working with black…but with the material of black, the surfaces of black, created a light. And this light is a secret light. A light that is not obvious. It was coming out of the black….”– Pierre Soulages

“This show interests itself in the ‘non-objective’: art that is not representational, that contains no recognizable figures or objects, art that has no intentional derivation from any concrete matter.The work for this show was selected because each artist uses black, not as negative space, but as an opening from which to reveal what lies at the edge of vision.”—Jo Marks Aardsma

This work is a continuation of paintings and drawings from the last several years. http://www.rounderstudio.com/black/ and the current work at http://www.rounderstudio.com/mostly-9h/ 

Represented by Space Gallery, Featured "Five Game Changers"

You can see my artwork at Space Gallery, featured here in Denver Westworld Blogs, No. 2 on the list! Please come on by, it's at 4th Avenue and Santa Fe, Denver.

"If Michael Burnett and Melissa Snow wanted to be taken seriously in the art world, they sure picked the right path: building a custom-designed building for their Space Gallery that looks for all the world like a small museum. The two-story structure rises on the corner of 4th Avenue and Santa Fe Drive. Designed by architect Owen Beard's firm, Solid Design, it is an absolute show stopper. Beard took a prefabricated building kit and re-imagined it as a sleek neo-modernist structure assembling the parts in different ways than intended. The venue includes a large main exhibition space, with a fenced-in outdoor sculpture garden adjacent to it. There's a grand-staircase and at the top, a wrap-around mezzanine gallery that overlooks the main room. The interior has just the right amount of drama to attract events--in fact, you could say that it's just about the best place in town to hold a pot-friendly same-sex wedding -- or even a liquor-friendly regular one. The current exhibit, The 12 Inches of Christmas, features small works by artists in the gallery's stable."

Space Gallery Denver Representation...

Space Gallery, 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver

Thanks to gallerist Michael Burnett and co-curator Jo Marks Aardsma, I am delighted to hang in such good company. So, come on by.

"Space Gallery would like to welcome Taiko Chandler, Nancy Charak, Greg Friedler, Howard Hersh, Lisa Purdy, Betsy Stewart, Robert Striffolino and Laura Wait to our stable of artists. Visit the gallery to view new works from this exciting lineup."

"Though Denver's art world can trace its roots back to the late nineteenth century — the Denver Art Museum, for example, was founded in 1893 — it has only reached critical mass since the dawn of the 21st. The most obvious evidence of this was the construction of the DAM's Hamilton Buildingand of MCA Denver's new home in the mid-2000s; both were momentous events that raised the city's art profile nationally and internationally."

"But the biggest news on Santa Fe involves the aforementioned Space, which has just unveiled its brand-new, custom-designed building — and it is fabulous. Galleries typically occupy repurposed retail, commercial or industrial buildings, like Michael Warren and Point do, so a structure specifically created to display and sell art is pretty rare here; William Havu Gallery and Plus Gallery are the only other architect-designed art venues in Denver."--http://www.westword.com/2014-06-05/culture/space-gallery-grand-opening/

Paintings at Space Gallery Denver

Surface, a group exhibit featuring 10 of my paintings from my series, "How Many Miles to Babylon," and 9 of my small gestural pieces, opened last night at Space Gallery, 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. The show is up until November 1 of this year, please come on by. The other fine artists exhibiting are Jo Marks Aardsma, Tonia Bonnell, Sophia Dixon Dillo, Carlene Francis, Susan M. Gibbons, Nancy Koenigsberg, Diane McGregor, and Sharon Swidler. The exhibit is hosted by gallerist Michael Burnett and curated by Jo Marks Aardsma.

Nancy Charak photograph c. 2014

Nancy Charak photograph, c. 2014

Nancy Charak photograph, c. 2014

Nancy Charak photograph, c. 2014

Nancy Charak photograph, c. 2014

Nancy Charak photograph, c. 2014

Nancy Charak Exhibiting at Space Gallery, "Surface," Denver

How Many Miles to Babylon No. 5, c. 2014, Nancy Charak artist, 18"x24", oil, oil wash, polyester thread, copper roofing nails on unprimed cotton canvas.

Space Gallery in Denver, "Surface" for Friday, September 26 through November 1, 2014. Opening reception is that Friday the 26th, at 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, 80204, phone 720/904-1088. Please come on by.

Conrad Wilde Gallery has scheduled some of my new watercolors in a group exhibit, "Geologic Time," opening reception February 7, 2015 closes February 28. The gallery is reopening in a new location at 101 W. 6th Street, downtown Tucson.

Next year, "Black" is scheduled for November 2015, at Space Gallery as well. I will post updates as the schedules are firmed up with opening and closing dates.

My work is on display and for sale at The Nevica Project, under the auspices of Jayson Lawfer, at 3717 N. Ravenswood Unit 115W, Chicago, IL 60613, (406) 360-0164. Take a look, he has a nice stable of artists that I'm tickled to be listed with.

ROUNDER STUDIO has moved. I have pulled an Agnes Martin, decamping to the southwest, Tucson. Now engaged in the delightful exercise of making art work for these and other upcoming shows.

Denver...Opening 9/26 at Space Gallery

Heading back to Denver for the Opening of Surface at Space Gallery, 400 Santa Fe St., from 6 to 9pm. Please come on by.

"Blue Bear, Denver," Nancy Charak, photograph, c. 2013

"Scramble, Denver," Nancy Charak, photograph, c. 2013

A little bit about the Blue Bear, "I See What You Mean," and the artist Lawrence Argent. . .and the nose was at the corner of 14th and Arapahoe, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

Surface at Space Gallery Denver 9/26--11/1/2014

Come see my work and the work of other fine artists: Jo Marks Aardsma, Tonia Bonnell, Michael Burnett, Sophia Dixon Dillo, Carlene Frances, Susan M. Gibbons, Nancy Koenigsberg, Diane McGregor, Sharon Swidler

Surface (part 5 in the Art of the Real Series)

Showing: September 26th 2014 - November 1st 2014

Opening Reception: Friday, September 26th 6-9pm
Space Gallery is at 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver CO 80204, 720.904.1088
 

How Many Miles to Babylon No. 3, c. 2014, 18"x24", oil, oil wash, polyester thread, copper roofing nails on unprimed cotton canvas, Nancy Charak artist

Space Gallery:  This show interests itself in the “non-objective”: art that is not representational, that contains no recognizable figures or objects, art that has no intentional derivation from any concrete matter.

The work for this show was selected because each artist uses the surface as a crucial element beyond a vehicle on which to apply a medium….either revealing what is behind/under the surface or concealing/altering/manipulating the surface itself and in a palette of white, black, gray, or neutral.

Surface What Is It?

Surface: tactile, edged, shadowy, illusory, lustrous, spiny, woven, shimmering, satinous, smooth, watery, patterned, rough, wavy, irregular, abraded, luminous, finished.

All pieces are 18"x24", oil, oil wash, polyester thread, copper roofing nails, wood glue on unprimed cotton canvas, will be on display at SPACE Gallery, from September 26 through November 1, 2014. Opening reception, Friday, September 26th, please come on by.

These pieces will be on exhibit with a number of fine artists, including Jo Marks Aardsma, Sharon Swidler and Diane McGregor.

How Many Miles to Babylon No. 6, c. 2014, Nancy Charak artist

How Many Miles to Babylon No. 8, c. 2014, Nancy Charak artist

How Many Miles to Babylon No. 9, c. 2014, Nancy Charak artist

How Many Miles to Babylon No. 10, c. 2014, Nancy Charak artist

How Many Miles to Babylon No. 9, Work in Progress

Here's No. 9 in the How Many Miles to Babylon series for the show "Surface" at Space Gallery in Denver, opening September 25th, this year. Please come on by, I'll be hanging with Mary Jo Marks Aardsma, Diane McGregor, Sharon Swidler, Nancy Koenigsberg, Tonia Bonnell, Sophia Dillo, Carlene Frances, Sue Gibbons, under the good auspices of gallerist Michael Burnett, at 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Space Gallery got a terrific write up here.

How Many Miles to Babylon No. 9 is 18"x24", oil, oil wash, polyester thread, copper roofing nails, wood glue on unprimed cotton canvas.

How Many Miles to Babylon No. 9, c. Nancy Charak artist, 2014