the wss gallery
Washington Studio School presents exhibits throughout the year in our main floor gallery and second floor library. Our exhibits are intended to profile the works of students, faculty, certificate graduates, and guest artists to raise awareness of our artist community to the larger community. Each exhibit is on view from six to eight weeks. Washington Studio School participates in the First Friday Dupont Circle Art Walk, the first Friday of each month, and when possible organizes artist and/or curator talks to offer a deeper exploration of an artist’s works. All exhibits and related events are free and open to the public.
Exhibitions
IN THE GALLERY
PAST EXHIBITIONS
DRAWN
MAY 24 - JUNE 21, 2019
RECEPTION
FRIDAY JUNE 7 FROM 6 TO 8 PM
WEEKEND GALLERY HOURS
SATURDAY JUNE 15, 12-4PM
WSS faculty, staff and community members explore the medium at the core of everything we teach at WSS in Drawn. See how these artists - who work in a variety of media - remember, interpret, feel and imagine what is seen through drawing.
Exhibiting artists include: Carol Blum, Mary Freedman, Jack Heaton, Fadia Jawdat, Joanne Kaufman, Brian Kelley, Phyllis Mayes, Jill Phillips, Paul Pietsch, Erin Raedeke, Carol Rubin, Jon-Joseph Russo, Stefano Scafetta, Milena Spasic, Jo Weiss, Diane Wilson, Susan Yanero, and Homer Yost.
SOMEWHERE NEAR THE INSIDE
APRIL 1 - MAY 17, 2019
RECEPTION
FRIDAY APRIL 5 FROM 6 TO 8 PM
FRIDAY MAY 3 FROM 6 TO 8 PM
PRESS
A CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS
SATURDAY MAY 4, 2PM
WEEKEND GALLERY HOURS
SATURDAY MAY 4, 12-4PM
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
WSS presents Somewhere near the Inside, a group exhibition featuring three Washington DC-based figurative painters David Ibata, Martin Swift, and Nicole Ida Fossi. Focusing on deep aspects of the human condition, the artists explore the meaning of masculinity, the impact of socio-economic conditions, and the tension inherent in relationships. Somewhere near the Inside presents works of deep introspection that draws the viewer in and asks them to venture deeper into their own sense of self.
PHYLLIS N. RUFFER: AIDE MEMOIRE
FEBRUARY 22 – MARCH 29, 2019
RECEPTION
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 FROM 3 TO 5 PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, FROM 6 TO 8 PM
PRESS
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
WSS presents Aide Memoire, the Master Certificate Program Graduation Exhibition of WSS student Phyllis N. Ruffer. In this exhibition, which features drawings, paintings and mixed media works, Ruffer uses painting to explore memory. The remnants of the lost Jewish communities of Eastern Europe form the bulk of Ruffer's subject matter. Ruffer's process involves a delicate interplay between deliberate marks and repeated layering, moving closer to discovery with each repetition. Ruffer joined WSS after 25 years as an attorney and land conservation professional with The Trust for Public Land. She has a a B.A and M.A in Linguistics, as well as a J.D.
CAROL BLUM: IT'S JUST PAINT
JANUARY 7 – FEBRUARY 15, 2019
RECEPTION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 FROM 6 TO 8 PM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, FROM 6 TO 8 PM
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
WSS is pleased to present It's Just Paint, the Master Certificate Program Graduation Exhibition of WSS student Carol Blum. The exhibition celebrates her completion of the program and features a series of gestural and provocative drawings, paintings, prints and sculptures diverse in media and scale. The body of work presented explores the connection that happens between the viewer, the artist, and the figure. Blum's curiosity focuses on finding that precious moment when this interaction culminates in a narrative that takes the shape between the three subjects.