On View Now (Feb. 3-24, 2012)

Elizabeth Holtry: Toile de Jouy

February 3rd - 24th, 2012

Holtry's paintings depict animals that few people appreciate, such as hyenas, insects, and rats. Often wondering why it is that people advocate equality between humans, yet so freely discriminate in our opinions of animals, her work addresses our prejudicial attitudes toward these animals. Holtry's inspiration also comes from an ongoing interest in the decorative arts and textiles.

Please visit www.elizabethholtry.com for more information about her work.

David Myers: Confined: Visual Synonyms

February 3rd - 24th, 2012

Photography is a toll for Myers, that he uses to explore surroundings and better understand observations made along the way. Confined: Visual Synonyms, is an example of a portfolio of images materializig after working on a theme, unkowingly, for alomst a year. The images are more mere documentation; they have a clear sense of showing a perspective of what Myers saw in the camera's viewfinder. The work is therefore documenting underlying and not yet, well understood perconceptions of zoos and aquariums and our interaction with the animals housesed within their confines.

Please visit http://www.davidmyersimages.com for more information about his work.

Brian Kirk: Natural Reaction

February 3rd - 24th, 2012

Kirk is intrigued with the forces of nature. He considers himself a naturalist and a curious spectator of natural phenomena. The natural actions of wind, water, fire on the ever-changing earth hold a fascination for the artist. The cyclical forces play a role in his work;the ebb and flow of the tides, the changing stages of the moon and the emblazoned automn leaves.