MAIN GALLERY:

CHASING THE LIGHT: SUSAN LAMSON

This new series features hand detailed fine art giclees in triptych, multiple, and single panels by one of Richmond’s most popular artists. Best known for her painterly photo manipulation of scenes in and around Richmond, these new one of a kind compositions build on Lamson’s love of color.

In an effort to discover the hidden and overlooked elements of nature, Lamson has begun experimenting with texture, light and shadow. The result is lyrical, often exuberant, and always highly interpretive. As a departure from her limited edition prints, Lamson has begun combining canvas prints of her photographs, with encaustic, resins, and oils. She feels this mixed media approach makes each piece more defined and personal.

New works include landscapes and imagery from Maymont Park, Williamsburg, Savannah, and Costa Rica. Expect to see large oversized canvases as well as diminutive jewelry miniatures featuring Lamson’s new imagery.

Susan Lamson, an artist and art teacher at Cosby in Chesterfield County, has been represented by Visual Art Studio for the past decade. Owner, Anne Hart Chay, first discovered Lamson selling her work at the Farmer's Market in the late 1990's and after including her in several group exhibitions offered Lamson her first solo gallery exhibition in 2001.

FRANK HART MEMORIAL GALLERY:

Silent Illusion: Susan Hribernik

A Closer Look: Cathy Short

Richmond newcomer, Susan Hribernik presents drawings, photographs and graphics in her first exhibition in Richmond since moving from Mocksville, N.C.

Cathy Short is a Chesterfield County School teacher has been crocheting scarves for several years for Visual Art Studio Gallery Shop and is now expanding her creative horizons to include photography in her exhibition, A Closer Look.

FIRST FRIDAYS: SEPTEMBER 3, 2010; 7PM-10PM

LIVE MUSIC BY: BRITTANY & THE BLAZING JACKS & WEEPING MOLLY

EXHIBITION: SEPTEMBER 3 - OCTOBER 29, 21010