August 2022 Gallery Hop Exhibitions & Events

Brandt-Roberts Galleries

Brandt-Roberts Galleries presents “FIND ME IF YOU CAN: New Works by Cody Heichel”. Observation skills are imperative for an artist painting from life. Generally observing one’s surroundings begins within their homes/studios, and over time, can move inward and to imagined places. In Heichel’s newest body of work, the painting subjects take on a duality. Domestic scenes naturally materialize from Heichel, since being contained to a repetitive world oftentimes defines parenthood. However, fictional and made-up dwellings also emerge as the artist naturally departs from what is tethered in front of him. Gazing through windows and walking his property, he began to construct non-existent bodies of water, architectural structures, and pendant trees. This duality is further enhanced by Heichel balancing the revered role of young father to two toddlers, while continuing to explore new ideas and aspirations as an artist.

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Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art

As part of FotoFocus biennial, CMA presents “I Hear America Singing: Contemporary Photography from America at the Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art.” Encompassing more than 100 photographic projects at participating venues across Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton, and Columbus, the 2022 FotoFocus biennial is presented under the theme of World Record. The theme considers photography’s extensive record of life on earth, humankind’s impact on the natural world, and the choices we now face as a global community.

Curated by Ashley Lumb, “I Hear America Singing” was originally conceived for the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in Amman, Jordan, where it was presented in 2021. Using a variety of formats and approaches, the sixteen photographers in this exhibition challenge the monolithic concept of American identity to highlight the diversity of lived experiences in the United States. Featured artists include Matthew Brandt, Mercedes Dorame, Lucas Foglia, Wen-Hang Lin, Michael Lundgren, Alex Maclean, Griselda San Martin, Pamela Pecchio, David Benjamin Sherry, Xaviera Simmons, For Freedoms, Greg Stimac, Millee Tibbs, Wendel White, and William Wilson.

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Spend $5 or more in the Short North Arts District within 24 hours and show your receipt for complimentary admission!

Sean Christopher Gallery Ohio

Sean Christopher Gallery Ohio presents “Julia Hamilton: The Time Between” with their second Meet the Artist Public Reception on August 6 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Hamilton’s exhibit will continue through August 27 during regular gallery hours or by appointment.

Hamilton, a Columbus-based artist and Columbus College of Art and Design alumni (MFA 2019, Fine Arts) is exhibiting twelve paintings plus a room sized painted 3-D glass block installation. All artworks in the exhibit were completed or started during the pandemic. The sculptural ‘workstation-type’ installation is an ongoing work-in-progress for as long as COVID-19 continues to be so much worse than the flu in terms of deaths and hospitalizations. The amount of acrylic pen “dots” on each glass block corresponds with the number of COVID-19 deaths per each given month in the U.S..

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