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VISUAL ART
CURRENT
Assemble Artspace. AmeriKKKa: A Post Racial Society (interactive installation by Alaric X), through Sat., May 23.
937 Liberty. Temporary States (art exploring climate change and “a common household substance,” by Lori Hepner and Christine Lorenz), through Mon., May 25.
Christine Fréchard Gallery. Two Italian Masters (contemporary painters Pier Luigi Slis and Laura D’Andrea), through May 29.
Filmmakers Galleries. 2015 Intensive and Thesis Show (work by Filmmakers students), through May 29.
ModernFormations Gallery. Black Room: Color Room — Work by Ross Hardy (works on paper), through May 29.
Spinning Plate Gallery. Following the Visual Path: Retrospectives by Teacher and Student (work by Paul Ben-Zvi and Richard Claraval), through May 29.
BOOM Concepts. Pgh POC Zine Distro, through May 30.
Boulevard Gallery. Visions (oils and watercolors by Bill Perry), through May 30.
The Gallery 4. 100 Flowers Bloomed (new and old works by illustrator Brian Gonnella), through May 30.
Most Wanted Fine Art. Projeto Madre Latina (photographs of Latina mothers by Lila Rodrigues) and Earth Portals and the Bizarre! Bazaar! (installation by Nick Noir and Macabre Noir), both through May 30.
UnSmoke Artspace. Brain, Self, Objects (art by Jay Grassel) continues through May 30.
Future Tenant. David Calfo: Daydreaming Through a Child’s Eyes (toys from vintage and found objects), through May 31.
Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Pop-Up Exhibition Featuring Scott Hunter (abstract painting), through May 31. Pop-Up exhibitions featuring John Flatz, Sarika Goulatia and Patricia Kelly continue June 3-July 12.
Mattress Factory. Artists in Residence (installations), through May 31. Factory Installed (installations by artists-in-residence Jacob Douenias + Ethan Frier, Anne Lindberg, John Morris and Julie Schenkelberg), through spring 2016. Plus Trace of Memory (house-sized installation by Chiharu Shiota), ongoing, and permanent exhibits.
The Mine Factory. No Vacancy (works by tenants of 201 N. Braddock Ave.), through May.
Panza Gallery. The House Collection (group show), through May.
Clay Place at Standard. Independent Pittsburgh Area High School Students, through May.
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Johnstown. The Art of Healing: Reflections 2015 (works by patients of Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center), through June 5.
Pittsburgh Glass Center. ABC@PGC (Jen Elek and Jeremy Bert’s alphabet-themed glass sculptures with interactive component), through June 7. Summer Lecture Series, Wednesdays May 20-July 8 and July 22-Aug. 12.
Artspace 616. Hereafter (joint show by Ryan Lammie and Alisha Wormsley), through June 13.
Sweetwater Center for the Arts. Shaping New Worlds (national exhibit of constructed photography), through June 13. Also: Selections From the Elgin Park Series (photographs by Michael Paul Smith).
Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery. teapots! (ninth teapot-themed invitational), continues through June 13.
Gallerie Chiz. Looking Forward Looking Back (20th-anniversary show with work by Leonard Leibowitz and Dennis Bergevin), through June 13.
Silver Eye Center for Photography. A World Imagined: Kelli Connell and Sara Macel, through June 13.
Revision Space. Scratching the Itch (paintings and drawings by Travis K. Schwab), through June 14.
Gallery on 43rd. Recent Work (pastel paintings by Diane Grguras), through June 20.
Irma Freeman Center for Imagination. The Big Little Show: Art in Miniature (group show), through June 20 (June 5 closing reception).
707 Penn Gallery. Vascular Caverns (abstract papercut sculpture by Gianna Paniagua), through June 21.
709 Penn Gallery. Out of Many, One People (paintings by Tamara Natalie Madden exploring the cultural heritage of Jamaica), through June 21.
Wood Street Galleries. HC Gilje: The World Revolves Around You (video installations), through June 21.
Greensburg Art Center. Pennsylvania and Arizona: Worlds Apart (paintings by H.K. Miller), through June 26.
The Andy Warhol Museum. Exposures series, featuring Pittsburgh-based Cecilia Ebitz’ Good Intentions (inspired by the work of Corita Kent), through June 28.
SPACE. Repetition, Rhythm and Pattern (group show exploring pattern and abstraction), through June 28.
ToonSeum. Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream (contemporary cartoonists’ tribute to Winsor McCay), through June 28. Avengers Assemble! Celebrating Marvel’s Mightiest Heroes, through Aug. 23.
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Elements (drawings and watercolors of bird nests incorporating natural and man-made materials), through June 30.
Photo Antiquities. Photographs in Gold (vintage photographic images printed on glass plates, some gold-leafed by hand), through June 30.
BoxHeart. California Crude (paintings by Kuzana Ogg), through July 3 (June 6 reception).
Carnegie Museum of Art. Visiting Van Gogh: Still Life, Basket of Apples, through July 6. Sketch to Structure (exhibit about the architectural process), through Aug. 17 (closed May 25-June 6). Teenie Harris Photographs: Cars, through Oct. 31.
James Gallery. All Terrain Vehicle (group show exploring the contemporary landscape through painting and photography) and Bound (woven fiber forms by Elizabeth Whyte Schulze), through July 11.
be Galleries. Around the Body: Photography by Rebeka Alviani and Brenda Roger, through July 14.
American Jewish Museum. The Israelite Samarians and the Festival of Unleavened Bread: Photographs by Dale Lazar, through July 24.
Hoyt Center for the Arts. Earth Sky Galaxy (work by Joseph Orffeo) and Ceramic Expression (work by Tom Hubert), both through July 31.
Frick Art & Historical Center. Rolling Hills, Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape, through Aug. 2.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. 90 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods (paintings by Ron Donoughe), through Aug. 9. Other solo shows: Let It Do What It Does (art by Danny Bracken); Creep (Haylee Ebersole); Ground Clearance (B.A. Harrington with Chele Isaac); SPORTSNATION (Brett Kashmere); Calamity (Derek Reese); Universe (Mark Schatz); and Look Closer (Steven Sherrill), all through Aug. 9.
Society for Contemporary Craft. Bridge 13: Keith Lo Bue, Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor & Jason Walker (three solo exhibitions, in mixed media, ceramics and metal), through Aug. 22.
SCC Satellite Gallery. Her Turn (work by 12 women woodturning artists), through Aug. 22.
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. Pastel Expressions (works by 29 members of the Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society and the Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League), through Aug. 23.
DV8 Espresso Bar & Gallery. Gallery/Studio/Lab (evolving, immersive summer-long installation by Mark Barrill incorporating earth-science and paleontological imagery and objects in a “theatrical nonlinear narrative), through September.
Mendelson Gallery. BOYS, BOYS, BOYS (erotic objects and images by Don Joint, and new work by Masha “Mousebones” Vereshchenko).
MAY
Galerie Werner. upStage — An Exploratory of Dance (work by Peggi Habets, Claire Hardy, Jeannie McGuire and Christine Swann), Wed., May 27-Aug. 31 (May 27 opening).
Associated Artists of Butler County. Wheels (art with wheels), May 29-June 19 (May 29 reception).
North Hills Art Center. Regional Show (juried show for local pros and amateurs), May 30-July 4 (May 30 reception).
The Andy Warhol Museum. Pearlstein, Warhol, Cantor: From Pittsburgh to New York (work by Philip Pearlstein, Dorothy Cantor and Andy Warhol from their time at Carnegie Tech and early days in New York City), May 30-Sept. 6.
Carnegie Museum of Art. She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World (from fine art to photojournalism, by 12 leading photographers), May 30-Sept. 28.
JUNE
The Mine Factory. Atticus Adams — Mesh Lab: The Experiments, June 4-27 (June 6 reception).
Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. Annual showcase of local visual and performing arts, plus craft vendors. Various indoor and outdoor venues, June 5-14.
BOOM Concepts. Microresident Wine & Words Pittsburgh Celebrates 2 Years & Growing, June 5-27 (June 5 opening, plus events June 11, 17, 20 and 27).
Future Tenant. Bedtime Stories (group show), June 5-28.
Assemble. Environmental Charter School Youth Showcase, June 5-30.
The Gallery 4. Thoughts & Feelings: New and Collected Works by Ben Patterson (chalk art and paintings), June 5-30 (June 6 reception).
Most Wanted Fine Art. Visiting artists from St. Louis (work by Dail Chambers and Darnell Chambers) opens June 5 (June 5 reception). Art City USA (gallery hosts a community group show in Century III mall), June 14-Sept. 12 (June 21 opening, Sept. 12 closing).
Boulevard Gallery. All American Art (tattoo artists Greg Davenport & Heather Scherrah), June 6-27.
UnSmoke Systems. The Project Person Project: Brought to You by the #ENDOFNOW (art by Max C Lee) June 6-28 (June 6 reception).
Clay Place at Standard. Breaking New Ground: Three Western Pennsylvania Potters (Donn Hedman, Dale Huffman, Dan Vito) opens June 12.
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Johnstown. Projections on Paper: Abstract Prints and Drawings from the Permanent Collection (works by Albers, Calder, Helen Frankenthaler and others), June 12-Aug. 21.
Filmmakers Galleries. PhAb Now! (group show of abstract work), June 12-Sept. 4.
Society for Contemporary Craft. Daniel Baxter — Summer Artist in Residence (Pittsburgh-based creator of the Kreepy Doll Factory), June 16-Sept. 19.
Revision Space. Immediate Realities (international group exhibition of urban contemporary artists, with Los Angeles-based C.A.V.E. Gallery), June 19-July 19.
Artspace 616. TRACE ELEMENTS (work by William Earl Kofmehl III and Stephanie Armbruster), June 20-July 18 (June 20 reception).
Mattress Factory. Urban Garden Party, June 19. Annual Community Day, June 21.
Gallerie Chiz. High Voltage (mixed-media sculpture by Ron Nigro, works on paper by Aaron Regal and mixed-media sculpture by Bruce Senchesen), June 19-July 25 (June 19 reception).
Pittsburgh Glass Center. Out of the Archives and Into the Gallery (group show of work inspired by ancient glass from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History), June 19-Sept. 13.
Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery. glassweekend ’15 (international group sculpture show), June 19-Sept. 26 (June 19 reception).
be Galleries. Gallery artists group show (with Mary Mazziotti, Elizabeth Castonguay, Robert Qualters, Atticus Adams and more), June 20-July 25 (June 20 opening).
Associated Artists of Butler County. Art by Stan Walchesky and Lisa Sten, June 24-July 24 (June 26 reception).
Silver Eye Center. London/Pittsburgh: Mark Neville (photographer’s first solo exhibition in the region explores wealth disparities and racial segregation), June 26-Sept. 12 (June 16 opening).
JULY
709 Penn. Grit to Glass (Pittsburgh Glass Center show spotlighting local glass artists), July 1-Aug. 23.
Photo Antiquities. The Camera That Captures the 1960 World Series at Forbes Field (vintage camera, and more), July 1-Aug. 31.
ToonSeum. Slinging Satire: Master of Political Cartoons (work by leading U.S. editorial cartoonists), July 2-Sept. 20.
Most Wanted Fine Art. International doll show and Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland art show, both opening July 3.
BOOM Concepts. Julie Mallis Feature, July 3-Aug. 1.
Irma Freeman Center. Side Wall Project (12 murals co-curated by Brick), July 3-Aug. 21.
Assemble. Café con Leche (exhibit by local Latino group Café con Leche), July 4-31.
UnSmoke Systems. Bee Side: BBQ in the Unsmoke Courtyard Beside Ryder Henry’s New Mural (debut event), July 4; Other Books, Other Worlds (group show with David Newbury, Brad and Stephanie Towell, Lena Loshonkohl, and Co Bappe, July 11-31 (receptions July 11 and July 31).
The Gallery 4. New paintings by Marlana Adele Vassar opens July 4 (July 11 reception).
Associated Artists of Butler County. Annual Invitational Show (at Cranberry Township Municipal Building), July 8-24 (July 8 reception).
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Gallery Crawl. Downtown, July 10.
Clay Place at Standard. Work by Bob Anderson, Due Miecznikowski and Jerry Wagner opens July 10.
Future Tenant. Sidney Mullis: Inti.Mate (“a fictive kingdom of invented animals performing their mating rituals”), July 10-Aug. 9.
707 Penn. Travis Mitzel: As Best I Can Remember (photographic exploration of memory), July 10-Aug. 30.
SPACE. Wall Paintings (group show with local artists given one day to each create a large painting on the gallery walls), July 10-Aug. 30.
Wood Street Galleries. D-Fuse: UNTITLED (multi-sensory, multimedia work by the transdisciplinary London-based collective), July 10-Sept. 6.
Greensburg Art Center. Present and Past Perfect (open-juried group show of emerging and established artists), July 11-21.
BoxHeart. Dismantled and Reclaimed (paint and paper assemblages by Erin Treacy) and You Only Live Twice (paintings by Jim Studeny, influenced by Japanese woodblock prints), July 14-Aug. 21 (July 18 reception).
be Galleries. Smaller Than a Breadbox (small-works show by gallery artists), July 18-Sept. 5
Revision Space. Great Waves II (annual summer rotating exhibition of local artists), July 24-Sept. 7.
Carnegie Museum of Art. CMOA Collects Edward Hopper (first exhibit of the museum’s complete Hopper collection), July 25-Oct. 26.
Gallerie Chiz. Conversations from the Backseat (mixed-media works by Luon St. Pierre), July 31-Aug. 29 (July 31 reception).
AUGUST
The Gallery 4. New works by Brian Holderman and Jeremy Beightol opens Aug. 1.
BOOM Concepts. Jenesis Magazine‘s “The Agenda” Month series, Aug. 1, 7, 8, 22 and 29.
Hoyt Center for the Arts. Monumental (work by James Rosati), Aug. 4- Oct. 23 (Aug. 7 reception).
Assemble. Welcome to Moonbabyland (artist moonbaby’s pop-up interactive department store exploring “self-mythologizing spaces and bodies”), Aug. 8-31.
Future Tenant. Jake Marsico: Trespass: Traffic Lights (light and sound installation on the patterns created by traffic cameras), Aug. 14-Sept. 13.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Artist of the Year: Dennis Marsico; Emerging Artist of the Year: Seth Clark; and Pittsburgh Print Group, all Aug. 21-Nov. 1.
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Johnstown. Allied Artists of Johnstown 83rd Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Aug. 28-Dec. 11.
SEPTEMBER
Photo Antiquities. The Oldest Known Photo of Pittsburgh’s Point Taken From Mount Washington (1896 exposure, and other old images of the city), Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
BoxHeart. Between Worlds (abstract found-object art by Brenda Stumpf) and Journal of Repetitive Learning (multi-media works by Daria Sandburg) Sept. 1-Oct. 30 (Sept. 5 reception).
Irma Freeman Center. Lithographs and Artwork by Benjamin Crème opens Sept. 4 (Sept. 4 reception).
Gallerie Chiz. Memories of Home (glass sculpture by Elizabeth Fortunato and oil pigment on paper and collage by Susan Middleman), Sept. 4-Oct. 10 (Sept. 4 reception).
North Hills Art Center. Member Show (annual exhibit of pottery, sculpture, painting and photography), Sept. 5-26 (Sept. 5 reception).
Assemble. Dashian (kites by local artist Katy DeMent celebrating this Nepalese holiday), Sept. 5-30.
Greensburg Art Center. Water Authority (watercolorists Frank Webb, Ron Thurston and Bill Vrsack), Sept. 12-Oct. 23.
Museums and Galleries Index
707 Penn Gallery. Downtown, 412-325-7017
709 Penn Gallery. Downtown, 412-281-8723
937 Liberty. Downtown, 412-456-6666
American Jewish Museum. Squirrel Hill, 412-521-8010
The Andy Warhol Museum. North Side, 412-237-8300
Artspace 616. Sewickley, 412-259-8214
Assemble Artspace. Garfield, www.assemblepgh.org
Associated Artists of Butler County. Butler, 724-283-6922
be Galleries. Lawrenceville, 412-687-2606
BOOM Concepts. Garfield, www.facebook.com/boomconcepts
Boulevard Gallery. Verona, 412-721-0943
Box Heart Gallery. Bloomfield, 412-687-8858
Carnegie Museum of Art. Oakland, 412-622-3131
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. North Side, 412-322-5058
Christine Fréchard Gallery. Squirrel Hill, 412-421-8888.
Clay Place at Standard. Carnegie, 412-489-5240
DV8 Espresso Bar & Gallery. Greensburg, 724-219-0804.
Filmmakers Galleries. North Oakland, 412-681-5449
Frick Art & Historical Center. Point Breeze, 412-371-0600
Future Tenant. Downtown, 412-325-7037
Galerie Werner. Shadyside, 412-716-1390
Gallerie Chiz. Shadyside, 412-441-6005
The Gallery 4. Shadyside, 412-363-5050
Gallery on 43rd Street. Lawrenceville, 412-683-6488
Greensburg Art Center. Greensburg, 724-837-6791
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts. New Castle, 724-652-2882
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Oakland, 412-268-2434
Irma Freeman Center for Imagination. Bloomfield, 412-924-0634
James Gallery. West End, 412-922-9800
Mattress Factory. North Side, 412-231-3169
Mendelson Gallery. Shadyside, 412-361-8664
The Mine Factory. Point Breeze, www.minefactory.com
ModernFormations Gallery. Garfield, 412-362-0274
Morgan Contemporary Glass. Shadyside, 412-441-5200
Most Wanted Fine Art. Garfield, 412-328-4737
North Hills Art Center. Ross Township, 412-364-3622
Panza Gallery. Millvale, 412-821-0959
Photo Antiquities. North Side, 412-231-7881
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Shadyside, 412-361-0873
Pittsburgh Glass Center. Friendship, 412-365-2145
Revision Space. Lawrenceville, www.revisionspace.com
Silver Eye Center for Photography. South Side, 412-431-1810
Society for Contemporary Craft. Strip District, 412-261-7003
Society for Contemporary Craft Satellite Gallery. Downtown, 412-261-7003
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Johnstown. 814-269-7234
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. 724-238-6015
Space Gallery. Downtown, 412-325-7723
Spinning Plate Gallery. Friendship, rclaraval@gmail.com
Sweetwater Center for the Arts. Sewickley, 412-741-4405
Three Rivers Arts Festival. Downtown, www.3riversartsfest.org
Toonseum. Downtown, 412-232-0199
UnSmoke Artspace. Braddock, www.unsmokeartspace.com
Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Greensburg, 724-837-1500
Wood Street Galleries. Downtown, 412-471-5605
OTHER EXHIBITS
Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Permanent exhibits including Dinosaurs in Their Time. Also Animal Secrets (hidden habits of forest animals), through Jan. 10. Out of This World! Jewelry in the Space Age (touring show of outer-space-themed wearable decorative arts dating to the 19th century), June 27-Jan. 4.
Carnegie Science Center. Permanent exhibits including Highmark SportsWorks, roboworld and Rangos Omnimax Theater. Also: H2Oh! Why Our Rivers Matter and Blue (hands-on building exhibit with large-scale foam blocks).
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Permanent exhibits plus attractions and activities including: Rainbow Jumpy (Missing Links) (inflatable rainbow-striped tunnel), through May 24. Kid City Rockers Dance Parties, May 24 and June 28. May Day Marching Band, May 30. Very Eric Carle (exhibit based on books by The Very Hungry Caterpillar author) opens June 13.
Fort Pitt Museum. Captured by Indians: Warfare & Assimilation on the 18th-Century Frontier opens Fri., May 22. History Inspires … Again! (contemporary-art show), opens June 5. Also, Living History programs: Fife and Drum (demo on 18th-century military music), June 6 and Aug. 1; Artillery, June 13 and 14; Cooking, June 20; Buckskins & Powderhorns, June 2; Fourth of July, July 4; Artillery, July 11 and Aug. 8; Cooking, July 18; and Blacksmithing, July 25; and Women’s History Seminar, Aug. 15.
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village. Permanent exhibit includes archaeological site with 16,000 years of human habitation and recreations of a Native American village and a 19th-century settlers’ village. Also: Walk Through Prehistory (guided nature hike), June 6; Vintage Baseball with the Pittsburgh Franklins (game with 1860s rules), June 13; 18th Annual Meadowcroft Atlatl Competition (stone-age spear-throwing implement), June 20; Inside Tour of Meadowcroft Rockshelter, June 27 and Sept. 5; and Independence Day Celebration, July 3 and 4.
National Aviary. Masters of the Sky (special programs with eagles, condors, falcons and more), through July. Plus Penguin Point, Tropical Rainforest, Wetlands and other permanent exhibits.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Butterfly Forest continues through Sept. 7. Summer Flower Show continues through Oct. 4. Tropical Forest Congo, ongoing.
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. Saturday tours of historic Carrie Blast Furnace continue weekly through October; Friday tours of historic Carrie Blast Furnace start June 6 and continue weekly through August. Babushkas and Hard Hats Tour (about immigrants and industry; includes lunch) start May 30 and continue June 13, July 25, Aug. 22 and Sept. 19. Happy Hour with Carrie tours of the historic Carrie Blast Furnace (on site and at a different local brewery or pub) continue on each of the following dates: June 3, July 1, Aug. 5, Sept. 2 and Oct. 7.
Sen. John Heinz History Center. We Can Do It! WWII (region’s role in World War II), through Jan. 4. Also: Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood (original items from the TV series), Heinz (history of the H.J. Heinz Company), From Slavery to Freedom (African-American history) and other ongoing exhibits. Also houses the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum (the region’s heritage of pro and amateur sports).
Other Venues Index
Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Oakland, 412-622-3131
Carnegie Science Center. North Side, 412-237-3400
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. North Side, 412-322-5058
Fort Pitt Museum. Downtown, 412-281-9284
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village. Avella, Pa., 724-587-3412
National Aviary. North Side, 412-323-7235
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Oakland, 412-622-6914
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. Swissvale, 412-464-4020
Sen. John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center. Strip District, 412-454-6000
This article appears in May 20-26, 2015 and Summer Guide (2015).
