Painting "ECHO" by Chris Broduer

A very unique art exhibition of the Female Art Club and Education of the University of Arizona is having a gala reception at their opening Saturday March 5 at the Stone Dragon Studio Gallery on Stone/Speedway. This student-run organization fosters the development of emerging female student artists.

The organization educates on the business aspects of being a professional artist while facilitating an environment that encourages the growth of an artist’s own personal style.

Painting "Graffiti Goddess" by Amber Winkelmann

This annual juried exhibition, “In This Moment” opening, displays new works by university students, faculty, and local and professional artists.

In addition to the students work members of the jury and a selected group of invitational artists will have their art on display as well.

The theme of the exhibition, “In This Moment”, reflects the feelings and thoughts of the artist in the moment of the artwork’s creation.

Travis Air Force Base, Nuclear-Weapons by Teri Pursch

To find out more about the Female Art Club/Education at the University of Arizona view their website or email them for more information: face.uofa@gmail.com

The exhibition runs through Sat., April 2.  The Opening Reception is Saturday, March 5 from 4-7pm, and is open to the public.

I have personally viewed the exhibition and found some of the art showing are som eof the best art buys in town. If you enjoy quality original art you will be happily surprised at the quality and pricing.

Stone Dragon Studio

1122 N. Stone Ave.  (NE corner of Stone/Speedway)

Tucson, AZ 85705

(520) 624-7099

Studio hours: Wed.-Sat., 11am – 4pm, or by appointment with Steve@ (520) 405-5800.  Handicapped parking is available at the Stone Ave. entry.  Parking lot and east entry is accessed through the paved alley.

New York Is Dangerous Town by Ruth Hiller

The 6th Annual Encaustic Invitational exhibition opens Saturday, March 5th at the local Conrad Wilde Gallery on 6^th Avenue. Before the opening of the exhibition there will be an artist talk at 5 p.m. followed by a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This exciting exhibition features 20 established artists from across the United States.

Doing Time by Molly Geissman

The Invitational responds to growing interest on the part of artists and the public in the encaustic medium (combining melted beeswax mixed with paint, pigments, and natural resins). The lush, sensual surfaces, translucent layers of rich color, vibrant texture, and incredible depth are just a few of the many reasons for the enthusiasm!

Summer Leaf by Karl Kaiser

Works exhibited represent a range of visual and conceptual themes as they demonstrate many of these intrinsic qualities of the medium.

Featured Artists Include:

Willow Bader, Deborah Kapoor, Brandy Eiger, Sharon Kyle Kuhn,

Fanne Fernow, Catherine Nash, Molly Geissman, Jane Allen Nodine,

Alison Golder,  Gwendolyn Plunkett, Ruth Gooch, Toby Sisson,

Lynette Haggard, Margaret Suchland, Cari Hernandez,

Donna Hamil Talman Ruth Hiller, Rodney Thompson,

Karl Kaiser, Deanna Wood

Conrad Wilde Gallery, 439 N 6th Ave. #171, Tucson, AZ 85705

Open Tuesday- Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit www.conradwildegallery.com or for information call 520.622.8997.

Still Life Lady by Cynthia Miller

The Temple Gallery opens a new exhibition, Cynthia Miller: Paintings, featuring recent work by Tucson painter Cynthia Miller. The exhibition opens with an artist reception Friday, March 4 from 5:30-7:30pm and runs through April 5. The show features new work from the series Domestica.

New York by Cynthia Miller

Inspired by recent travels and a love of what she playfully describes as “the unstill still-life,” Miller’s work speaks to the immediacy of daily life. In the joyous world of Domestica, a series of mixedmedia paintings of furniture and household goods, (both real and imagined), everything is fodder for her paintings, from 14^th century fabric swatches and oddball studio props, to the bloom of cherry blossoms in New York’s Central Park. Painted in her loose signature style, Miller creates impressions of daily life using pattern and bold washes of color. In Still Life Yellow (2009), brightly patterned teapots and pitchers float in an ambiguous space. Fleurs 1 (2008) channels Matisse, as washes of terracotta and green collide with a vibrant blue and white striped vase and casually arranged flowers. Miller, a modern day Fauve, waxes lyrical about “the possibilities, the poetry of it all!”

Still Life Yellow by Cynthia Miller

Fleurs-1 by Cynthia Miller

Cynthia Miller’s work reminds us that spring is on its way and that renewal is possible for us all. Put a bounce in your step and head over to the Temple Gallery on Friday, March 4 for the opening reception. The Temple Gallery is located in SoCo (the recently designated cultural district South of Congress) at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. in downtown Tucson. For more information about the exhibition, please contact Etherton Gallery, which manages Temple Gallery, at (520) 624-7370 or info@ethertongallery.com. To confirm Temple Gallery weekend hours, call the Temple of Music and Art box office at (520)622-2823.

Dates:                                      March 4 – April 5, 2011

Reception:                           Friday, March 4, 2011, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Regular Hours:  Monday–Friday, 10am–5pm & before Arizona Theatre Company performances on Saturday & Sunday