Omer, 2011.
Works on View: June 1st – July 15th 2012
Opening Reception: Sunday June 3rd 2012, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
D’vorah Horn’s new exhibition of paintings will be on display beginning June 1st 2012. Please join us for a reception for the artist on June 3rd 2012.
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Lisa Basil, Unearthed. Encaustic & oil on panel.
Works on View: April 1st – 30th, 2012
Artist’s Reception: Sunday April 15th 2012, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Lisa Basil’s new exhibition, titled Below the Surface – Recent Encaustics,represents her exploration and transition to the medium of encaustic throughout this past year. Please join us on Sunday April 15th 2012 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm for an artist’s reception that will be held at Pagus inside the Norristown Arts Building.
For the past 21 years, Lisa Basil has shown her work nationally in numerous group and solo exhibitions. She was awarded the Edith Kaplan Memorial Award for Painting from Artforms Gallery, the Claire Breheme Memorial Award for Painting from Abington Art Center, and received a First Place award for printmaking from the Alexander Brest Museum in Jacksonville, FL. Lisa Basil received her BFA in printmaking from Moore College of Art and Design. She has worked in art restoration and currently has her own graphic design business.
From the Artist:
I have been an artist for most of my life, choosing different mediums like outfits, whatever fit me at the time. Most of my past work is figurative and represents what I was at that moment. Years ago I saw a piece that became etched into my mind. That was the moment encaustic chose me. I chose to ignore the summons, instead pursuing safer, more mainstream choices for art and career. It has taken years to have the courage to stand up to my inner critics enough to allow myself to be “just an artist.” The inner critics have kept me safe but stifled, and just as the wax transforms with mindful guidance, I am transforming. Encaustic taps my inner core and, for the first time, I am creating abstract images that represent not just where I am, but where I want to be. My portfolio, in its current state, reflects my struggle to surrender to the medium and uncover everything I have locked away inside—below the surface.
Michael Willse, Untitled, 2012. Oil and enamel on panel, 24.00 x 24.00 in.
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“Mike Willse has made many outstanding accomplishments as astar shot putter for the track team during the past two years. He showed great skill in winning five first places in the shot put each year and is doing extremely well again this year. Mike, a commercial art student, also holds the positions of art editor for the 1968 yearbook and contributing editorial cartoonist of the Mast. He has been accepted at the Tyler School of Art of Temple University. He expects to work in the field of advertising upon graduating. Mike, the shy type, was quite hesitant about giving out a great deal of information about himself, but all of us know he’s a great guy to have around.”
Michael Willse’s work has included in more than 100 exhibitions, including Galleria Neon, Bologna Italy, Ex Pescheria Galleria, Cesena, Italy, the Alternative Museum in NYC, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, Philadelphia Museum of Art, the More Gallery, Philadelphia, Schmidt/Dean Gallery, Philadelphia. His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Free Library of Philadelphia as well as such corporate collections as Time Warner, Inc. and Legg-Mason.
Michael Willse is a member of the studio art faculty at Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA. His work is represented in Philadelphia by the Schmidt/Dean Gallery. Additional work may be viewed at: michaelwillse.com
This exhibition is made possible by the support of the Connelly Foundation at Rosemont College.
Pagus Gallery is located in the Norristown Arts Building, a beautiful loft building that was once a costume factory. Since 1996 we have been a 501(c)(3) non-profit showing high quality work by artists based across the United States. We welcome your ideas and involvement. If you are a curator or an artist and would like more information about showing at Pagus Gallery send an email to: director@pagusgallery.org
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Small Works at Pagus Gallery opens this Sunday, December 11th, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. The reception includes a warm welcome, great food, and Open Studios at the Norristown Arts Building. Small Works joins artists from across the Philadelphia area for an eclectic mix of art that works small.
mish-el benjamin is exhibiting her show titled The Daily Ritual downstairs in the Project Space on view until December 31st 2011.
Pagus Gallery is located in the Norristown Arts Building, a beautiful loft building that was once a costume factory. Since 1996 we have been a 501(c)(3) non-profit showing high quality work by artists based across the United States. We welcome your ideas and involvement. If you are a curator or an artist and would like more information about showing at Pagus Gallery send an email to: director@pagusgallery.org
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Emily Erb, The Garden of Earthly Delights
Nakima Ollin
Norristown, PA – Oct 27th – This November Pagus welcomes Nakima Ollin & Emily Erb for their show titled “Earthly Delights.”
Please join us for the opening reception on Sunday November 6th 2011 between 2:00pm & 5:00pm.
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Norristown, PA – Oct 27th – This November Pagus welcomes mish-el benajmin to the “Project Space” for her show titled The Daily Ritual.
Please join us for the opening reception on Sunday November 6th 2011 between 2:00pm & 5:00pm.
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