Showcase Gallery


May 28 - June 28, 2013
Wood-fired ceramics by one of North Carolina’s most influential studio potters—Hewitt honors tradition and achieves masterful surface effects with the introduction of salt and glass and the use of local materials.
New Works
GALLERY 1


May 28 - May 25, 2013
Jim Connell - ceramics | Robert Dunning - mixed media | Andy Farkas - printmaking | Duy Huynh - painting | Roger Jacobs - sculpture | John Nickerson - ceramic | Justin D. Turcotte - glass | Scott Upton - painting
ward h. NICHOLS
painting

SHOWCASE GALLERY


March 7 - May 25, 2013
A sense of wit and wonder defines paintings of vehicles, tools, structures, and the rural landscape rendered in remarkable detail by one of the region's foremost realists.
olena NEBUCHADNEZZAR
art quilts

SMALL FORMAT ROOM


March 7 - May 25, 2013
Rendered with vivid dyes, stitching and appliqués—exquisite art quilts portray scenes from nature with surprise details and alluring surfaces.
mitchell LONAS
painting

GALLERY 1


March 7 - May 25, 2013
Lonas combines remarkable technique and a deft hand, achieving extraordinary dimensional imagery in iconic paintings of nests, branches, waterfalls, and more.
peter ALBERICE, painting — charles w. GOOLSBY, painting — bryant HOLSENBECK, mixed media — jan LEE, ceramics — michael PONESS, ceramics — david SENGEL, wood
GALLERY 2

March 7 - May 25, 2013
Peter Alberice’s abstract paintings on paper and canvas reference his architectural background while Charles Goolsby’s robust landscapes are characterized by a sense of tension between action and stillness. Environmentally minded Bryant Holsenbeck fashions discarded everyday items into unique wil ...
NEW x 3 (New Artists - New Works - New Year!)
GALLERY 2

eleanor ANNAND, mixed media — amy GROSS ,fiber sculpture — charles KEIGER, painting — brad SELLS, wood — tom SHIELDS, sculptural furniture


January 10 - March 2, 2013
This annual exhibition has become tradition at Blue Spiral 1, debuting work in a variety of media by exceptional artists living in the Southeast.
phil GARRETT
SMALL FORMAT GALLERY

Blues Haiku


January 10 - March 2, 2013
Letterpress verse accopanies imagery in a suite of linoleum-cut prints that reference the visceral narrative of piedont Blues music.
billy edd WHEELER
SHOWCASE GALLERY

Americana — The Color of Appalachia


January 10 - March 2, 2013
Like many of the beloved songs he has penned, Wheeler's paintings take their cue from rural life, conveying an enchanting and timeless story of this region.
vicki GRANT
SMALL FORMAT ROOM

October 4 - December 31, 2012
Textural and vibrant — wall tiles and creamic vessels unite natural materials in stylish compositions.