“No 15”- Parlor Gallery’s 15th Anniversary Exhibition

Parlor Gallery is pleased to present a remarkable exhibition to celebrate their 15th Year as a favorite local Art Gallery and space for creative expression and exploration. In honor of their Anniversary, the Gallery is featuring a carefully curated selection of gallery mainstays, as well as artists that haven’t exhibited with them in many years and a few new members of their “Art Tribe”.

Making his gallery debut, is Texas-based Artist, Michael Wayne Hall, whose abstract paintings and shaped wood wall hangings are grounded in his love of the flat-color aesthetics of screenprinting. The paintings often suggests transitions, like the shifting of light or the passing of time and he deftly employs color gradients to imply motion, shadows, and depth. His work is always created by hand, painted without the use of tape or masking, thereby allowing wobbles, smudges, and other imperfections to remain. Recently Hall was commissioned by Facebook for a large permanent installation of his work to be added to their private collection.

Artist David Wallace first exhibited with Parlor back in 2009, and again in 2012. Recently he connected the curators with his new works and the gallery is thrilled to once again share his meticulous, intelligent and impeccable mixed media collages with the world. Wallace uses vintage paper ephemera and text and layers his work, the result of which speaks volumes about our History and our shared Humanity.

Gallery staple and local bon vivant, Denis Randall, is also returning with a deeper, complex and more personal exploration of his traditional works of re-purposed wood and discarded items. His new work is created with old vinyl 45s, vintage children’s books and vintage porn magazines. This collection is a visual exploration of his journey from childhood through adulthood, and all of the messiness in between. The deconstructed pages are reassembled into patterns that create a dueling perspective between playful innocence, curious experimentation, and secretive voyeurism.

“My intention is to first catch the viewers attention with familiar images of youth, then lure them in to discover the recessed adult content. I want to share my experience of discovery with others who may or may not have gone through similar moments in their lives.” ~ D. Randall

Other Artists exhibiting include Dee Dee, Rose Freymuth-Frazier, Billy Ludwig, Victor Grasso, Ray Sell, Hyland Mather and Parlor Gallery co-owner, Jill Ricci.