Vision Gallery

CANCELLED - Art Social: Monster Dolls with Abby Aspen
2021-10-28 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Phoenix) | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Grown-ups, it’s time to stretch those creative muscles! You asked and we listened: Art Social is our brand-new quarterly workshop series for adults. Let loose, learn something new, and take home a piece of your own handiwork.
This October, design and make your own stuffed “monster” doll! Participants will learn the basics of making a stuffed toy as they create their own spooky (or not-so-spooky) companion. Artist Abby Aspen will lead this class for students ages 18+.
This casual 1.5 hour class doesn’t require any prior knowledge or skill, and all materials are included in the $25 class fee. Best of all, you get to create your own unique piece of art! Sign up via the button below.
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Break Dancing with Godoyski
2021-10-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ, 85225
Parents, do your kids enjoy hip-hop and learning new dance moves? Breakdancing with Godoyski may be the class for them! On October 23rd join artist Miguel Godoy aka Godoyski in this fun and educational class that’s all about hip-hop, movement, and most importantly, break dancing. In this high-energy class, kids will have the opportunity to learn some elementary break dancing moves as well as a little bit about the history of this dance genre. This event is presented in conjunction with Abstracting Identity: Artwork by Miguel Godoy. Class offered at no charge for kids age 6-16, limit 15. This class will take place in-person at the Chandler Center for the Arts in the Bogle Theater. Sign up at the button below!
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While you’re at the Chandler Center for the Arts, check out Miguel Godoy’s exhibition, Abstracting Identity! As a Chicano kid growing up in a military family, Miguel Angel Godoy struggled to find a community as he moved from base to base. That changed when he was introduced to Hip-Hop culture and the breaking (breakdancing) cypher, where he found a community to connect to. Over time, Godoy’s interests evolved from breaking and graffiti to mural art, which led him to pursue an MFA in Painting and Drawing at ASU. As he navigated his MFA program and identity formation as a graduate student, his canvases morphed from square to round, emulating the circular breaking cypher where he felt most at home. Abstracting Identity at the Chandler Center for the Arts presents Godoy’s ongoing exploration of who he is and where he belongs.
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Make it: Perler Bead Creatures
2021-10-21 17:00 - 19:00 | The Sleepy Whale, 290 S Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Stop by the Sleepy Whale on Thursday, Oct 21 from 5 to 7pm to grab a drink and create your own fantastical creature from fusible Perler Beads! This MAKE IT event for all artistic ability levels is inspired by the Vision Gallery exhibition, A Peculiar Nature. Templates and all supplies will be provided, but participants are encouraged to imagine their own creative animal design. All ages welcome.
This is a free, drop-in activity. RSVPs are appreciated so we can prepare supplies.

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Floating between familiar animals and unknown species, the creatures depicted in Christy Puetz and Rebecca Blume Rothman’s work capture the viewer’s imagination. In this colorful, provocative exhibition, these artists skillfully twist nature into unusual situations, drawing out the peculiarities and similarities between humans and animals.
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Community Chalk Mural with Chris Jagmin
2021-10-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ, 85225
Stop by the terrace at the Chandler Center for the Arts for some outside, masked up, community chalk coloring! Artist Christopher Jagmin has created a 10’ x 20’ chalk outline on the terrace, and we are looking for Chandlerites of all ages to come and help color in the lines. Stay for 15 minutes or the whole two hours. Bring a friend, bring a mask, we’ll provide the chalk. While you’re in the area, you can also visit Christopher’s colorful banners hanging outside Chandler City Hall.
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A Peculiar Nature: Artwork by Christy Puetz and Rebecca Blume Rothman
2021-10-09 - 2021-11-13 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Floating between familiar animals and unknown species, the creatures depicted in Christy Puetz and Rebecca Blume Rothman’s work capture the viewer’s imagination. In this colorful, provocative exhibition, these artists skillfully twist nature into unusual situations, drawing out the peculiarities and similarities between humans and animals. Through beading and tactile material, Puetz’s fantastical, anthropomorphic, sculptures play in the ambiguous space between creepy and cute, evoking a sentimentality from the creatures. Rothman’s collaged drawings add human features to wild animals, creating a surreal aesthetic that blurs the line between man and beast.
Combining the works of these two artists creates an air of ambiguity that references our own animal nature. Rather than forcing viewers to a conclusion or assumption, these artists leave room for gallery goers’ interpretations. Maybe, in the end, what you will see in these works is shaped by your own relationship with the natural world, however odd or wonderful that may be.
Virtual Reception
Saturday, October 9, 4pm
Hosted via Instagram Live @visiongalleryaz
Missed the live virtual reception? No problem! We’ve saved it to our Instagram for you to watch any time.
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Chandler Contigo: Charcoal Drawing with Miguel Angel Godoy
2021-10-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Chandler Museum, 300 S. Chandler Village Drive, Chandler, AZ, 85226
Experiment with powdered charcoal and alcohol ink! Miguel Angel Godoy will be leading a drawing class at the Chandler Museum for kids age 6 – 16 in conjunction with his exhibition Abstracting Identity at the Chandler Center for the Arts. The event is brought to you by Chandler Contigo, Chandler Public Library and the Vision Gallery. Registration is required. The Chandler Museum is at 300 S. Chandler Village Drive.
Image: Death-Loss-Love by Miguel Angel Godoy
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Abstracting Identity: Artwork by Miguel Angel Godoy
2021-10-02 - 2021-11-13 | Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ, 85225
As a Chicano kid growing up in a military family, Miguel Angel Godoy struggled to find a community as he moved from base to base. That changed when he was introduced to Hip-Hop culture and the breaking (breakdancing) cypher, where he found a community to connect to. Over time, Godoy’s interests evolved from breaking and graffiti to mural art. These shifts in interests led him to pursue an MFA in Painting and Drawing at ASU. As he navigated his MFA program and identity formation as a graduate student, his canvases morphed from square to round, emulating the circular breaking cypher where he felt most at home. At the same time, his children were learning how to read, sounding out words letter by letter, but the once-familiar alphabet began to take on new meaning to Godoy. This meaning-making process created a critical awareness of the negative space between letterforms and their representation. Godoy began abstracting and overlaying these shapes as a way of offering a new lens into the meaning behind words. His journey through identity formation led him to understand that the abstractions between words, letters, and finding our communities, within each cypher all carry meaning and contribute to our own sense of belonging. In Abstracting Identity, Godoy creates his own visual language to communicate the complexities of being human and finding a space where we belong.
De niño Chicano creciendo en una familia militar, Miguel Ángel Godoy luchó por encontrar una comunidad mientras se mudaba de base en base. Eso cambió con su introducción a la cultura de Hip-Hop y Breakdancing (breaking cypher), donde encontró una comunidad con la cual conectarse. A través del tiempo, los intereses de Godoy evolucionaron del baile break dancing y de la pintura de graffiti, al arte de murales. Estos cambios en lo que a él le interesaba lo inspiró a perseguir una Maestría en Bellas Artes en Pintura y Dibujo en la universidad ASU. A medida que él navegaba por su programa de la maestría y la formación de su identidad como estudiante graduado, sus lienzos se transformaron de cuadrados a circulares, emulando los bailes “breaking cypher” circulares en los que se sentía más como en casa. Al mismo tiempo, sus hijos estaban aprendiendo a leer, sonando palabras letra por letra, pero el alfabeto una vez familiar comenzó a tomar un nuevo significado para Godoy. Este proceso de creación de significados creó una conciencia crítica del espacio negativo entre las formas de las letras y sus representaciones. Godoy comenzó a abstraer y superponer estas formas como una manera de ofrecer un nuevo lente al significado detrás de las palabras. Su trayectoria a través de la formación de la identidad lo llevó a entender que las abstracciones entre las palabras, las letras y la búsqueda de nuestras comunidades, dentro de cada “breaking cypher,” todas tienen sentido y contribuyen a nuestro propio sentido de pertenencia. En Abstracting Identity (Abstrayendo la Identidad), Godoy crea su propio lenguaje visual para comunicar las complejidades del ser humano y encontrar un espacio en el cual pertenecemos.
Image: Miguel Angel Godoy, En Contra
Opening Reception / Recepción de apertura
Friday, October 8, 6 – 8pm
Join us for a special party celebrating this exhibition! The CCA bar will be serving beer and wine, a DJ will be spinning B-boy beats, and visitors are encouraged to join the cypher.
¡Únase a nosotros para una fiesta especial que celebra esta exposición! El bar CCA servirá cerveza y vino, un DJ tocará ritmos B-boy y se anima a los visitantes a unirse a la cifra.
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Gallery Guide / Guía de la Galería
Download a copy of our Gallery Guide or pick one up when you visit! This postcard is packed with ways you can explore this exhibition further, including an art-making activity and a link to a slideshow about Miguel’s artwork.
Descargue una copia de nuestra guía de la galería o recoja una cuando visite. Esta postal está repleta de formas en que puede explorar más esta exposición, incluida una actividad de creación de arte y un enlace a una presentación de diapositivas sobre la obra de arte de Miguel.
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Remarkable Presence
2021-09-23 - 2021-10-09 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Installation
Remarkable Presence is an art installation by Jen Urso taking place at multiple locations across the Valley. The installation consists of small, numbered paper suitcases representing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Arizona. While the main exhibition takes place at Walter Art Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ, Vision Gallery presents a portion of these paper suitcases in a supporting exhibition.
When someone dies, they leave behind all the parts of their life that they couldn’t take with them. Family and friends are left with the task of sorting through these objects and deciding what to keep, what to give away and what to throw away. It seems impossible to place value on objects loaded with meaning and past purpose. “As my own sister was dying of cancer during this pandemic, I was the main person to go through this process. I sorted through bags, boxes, bins and suitcases—making difficult decisions on objects that had been kept for another time, but time ran out. I imagined all of the things my sister owned and had ever created being packed tightly into a suitcase and then bursting out of it when opened.”
“As Arizona came to lead the world with the highest COVID-19 infection rate, over a hundred people were reported dead each day. For each one of those people, there was a family devastated, like me, who was faced with going through their loved-one’s belongings and making decisions. I decided I needed to make something that represents and honors each one of these individuals and to hold events where we could collectively grieve together.” The pop-up suitcases on display are a few of approximately 100 made including information from some of the hundreds of obituaries in Arizona where COVID was listed as the cause of death.
Please visit the website for more information on this project or to request to receive a suitcase.
https://www.remarkablepresence.com/
Collective Grieving Event
Saturday, September 25, 4pm-6pm
In addition to this installation, one of several public “Collective Grievings” will be held at Vision Gallery on Saturday, September 25, 4pm-6pm. At this event, the community is invited to receive an empty, numbered suitcase from the Remarkable Presence installation with the agreement to emotionally tend to that person’s memory and belongings. Throughout the entire pandemic, families and friends have had to delay their grieving because of limitations on in-person attendance at events. Many obituaries state that “due to covid…” they are delaying services, limiting services or forgoing services altogether. The lack of communal grieving has put us in an even more isolated state of mind as we’re forced to be alone, without the comfort of human touch or understanding face. This event serves as a moment to acknowledge our pain, remember those who have passed, and attempt to heal.
“I hope that these events and this work will be an opportunity for us to share in the grief we’ve experienced over the past year. I hope it will give people the chance to think or talk about the person they miss.” – Jen Urso
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Off the Clock: Artwork by City of Chandler Employees
2021-08-21 - 2021-10-02 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
At the City of Chandler, we are fortunate to have myriad multi-talented individuals working all around us. While many of our coworkers’ skills are visible in the office, some talents are not as obvious. Further, a year spent mostly at home has given many employees the opportunity to find new hobbies or rediscover old passions to pass the time. Featuring 25 artists from 11 City departments, Off the Clock celebrates the artistic talents of our fellow City employees!
Exhibiting Artists
Theo Anglin, Jennifer Bailey, Kathryn Beck, Kareena Betancourt, Peter Bugg, Anna Camino, James Carreno, Cynde Cerf, Andrea Cole, Diana Deming, Lessie Dingler, Kim Durning, Caroline Hudson-Naef, Laurel Klimack, Chris Leon, Savana Martinez, Susan May, Rori Minor, John Owens, Yuliana Resendiz, Rick Smith, Nannette Tennant, Sue Van Horne, Michael Winer, Melina Zuniga

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Between Two Worlds: Storytelling and Artwork by Shachi Kale
2021-08-20 - 2021-09-25 | Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ, 85225
In 2000, after living her whole life in the bustling city of Mumbai, India, Shachi Kale relocated to the suburban sprawl of Chandler, Arizona. While the adventure of moving 8,800 miles away was thrilling and exciting, the transition hit her like a tidal wave. To cope with her emotions, Kale began creating intricately detailed drawings and paintings, exploring her own experience through the lens of Western fairytale characters. Throughout her daily life in the early years, Kale experienced Rapunzel’s isolation, Alice’s emotional tumble down the rabbit hole, and Cinderella’s domestic alienation – all of which she put down on paper. Fortunately, as happens in fairytales, Kale found fairy godmothers and godfathers who helped her adapt, assimilate, and overcome the difficulties of making a new home. This fantastical exhibition explores her journey from surviving to thriving in Chandler, Arizona.
Image: Shachi Kale, Suspended Between Two Worlds, Alice Hadn’t Anticipated A Prickly Landing. It Was All Getting Curiouser And Curiouser (Detail)
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Art Social: Painting Nature with Courtney Currier
2021-08-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Grown-ups, it’s time to stretch those creative muscles! You asked and we listened: Art Social is our brand-new quarterly workshop series for adults. Let loose, learn something new, and take home a piece of your own handiwork.
This August, learn a variety of fun watercolor techniques as you paint sights and sounds from nature. Participants will record scientific and artistic observations in an inspiration journal. Scientist and artist Courtney Currier will lead this class for students ages 18+.
This casual 1.5 hour class doesn’t require any prior knowledge or skill, and all materials are included in the $25 class fee. Best of all, you get to create your own unique piece of art! Sign up via the button below.
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Make it: Clay Cactus
2021-07-17 11:00 - 13:00 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Inspired by our current exhibition, Take a Hike, stop by Vision Gallery on Saturday, July 17 from 11am – 1pm to make a clay cactus! Practice your sculpting techniques to make a variety of succulent shapes. All supplies provided, all ages welcome. We’ll be using air-dry clay, so no need to worry about firing!
While you’re here, enjoy our current exhibition all about the great outdoors! Take a Hike is on display at both Vision Gallery and the Chandler Center for the Arts.
This is a drop-in activity; free RSVPs are appreciated so we can prepare supplies.
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Take a Hike
2021-05-15 - 2021-08-14 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
As the pandemic gripped the nation in 2020, people of all different backgrounds searched for ways to safely venture out of the house and take a break from the pressures of daily life. One activity that allowed people in the Phoenix Valley and beyond to social distance and exercise at the same time was to hit the trails. While more experienced hikers may have sought out new trails or new ways to engage with familiar areas, more novice hikers were also able to safely and respectfully enjoy longer adventures with the help of education materials that were widely shared.
For Take a Hike, the Chandler Galleries invited artists to share their appreciation and experiences of hiking the myriad trails across Arizona and further afield. Vision Gallery hopes this exhibition will foster a love and appreciation for the parks, forests, and waterways that constitute our public lands.
Exhibiting Artists
Laura Ashton, Parker Barfield, Laura Brennan, Holly D. Brewster, Debborah Charboneau, James Cowlin, Paula Driscoll, Ariana Enriquez, Marvella Frey, Marty Gatrost, Carrie Jackson Glenn, Goldwoman, Alicia Green, Caroline Karcher, Cassandra Katsuleas, Stacy Marko, Linda McCurry, Karina McMillan, Meriadoc, Morgan Moore, Parul Naresh, Andrew Lincoln Nelson, Vanessa Ortiz, Cheri Reckers, Rotem Reshef, Pamela Shearer, Leanne Smith, Jen Urso, Diego Vallejos, Hyewon Yoon
Header image by Martin Gatrost
In-Person Reception
Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, May 22 from 4pm to 6pm! Visitors are invited to walk between both exhibition venues to experience the full show. We ask that visitors maintain social distancing policies and wear face coverings while in either gallery.
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Community Chalk Mural
2021-05-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ, 85225
Stop by the terrace at the Chandler Center for the Arts for some outside, masked up, community chalk coloring! Artist Ariana Enriquez has created a 10’ x 20’ chalk outline on the terrace, and we are looking for Chandlerites of all ages to come and help color in the lines. Stay for 15 minutes or the whole two hours. Bring a friend, bring a mask, we’ll provide the chalk. While you’re in the area, you can also visit Ariana’s mural The Hum of the Desert just around the corner on Commonwealth St east of Arizona Avenue.
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#ChandlerAtPlay DAY
2021-05-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
On Saturday, May 1st, DOUBLE THE FUN with Vision Gallery and Chandler Museum! Visit both spaces to view our play-themed exhibitions and participate in a series of silly activities to earn a goodie bag. Get ready to have some serious fun with PLAY HARD and Once Upon a Playground! Free to participate, all ages welcome, prizes available while supplies last.
Instructions for Play:
1. START at either Vision Gallery or Chandler Museum and pick up a punch card!
2. Follow the steps for different kinds of fun—appropriate for all ages!
3. GO to the next venue and repeat Step 2!
4. Players who have at least 4 activities completed will receive a goodie bag!
RSVP at the link below.
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Image: Ellie Richards, Fly Swat Stickies

CUSD 2021
2021-04-14 - 2021-05-06 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Chandler Unified School District’s most gifted artists put their work on display for the community to experience in this annual showcase. The burgeoning artists from Basha, Hamilton, Perry, Erie, Casteel and Chandler high schools display their talents and viewpoints through paintings, drawings, sculptures, jewelry, and photographs. With over 100 works on display, there is always something for everyone in this exhibition.
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Vision Gallery Recess
2021-04-09 16:00 - 19:00 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Stop by Vision Gallery on Friday, April 9 between 4 and 7pm for live jazz and outdoor fun! We are excited to be a venue for the Chandler Jazz Festival along with Crust, Dr. A.J. Chandler Park West, Saba’s Western Wear, Sibley’s West.
You’ll be able to see our new playful exhibition, PLAY HARD, and then have some fun of your own with outdoor games in the City Hall courtyard like cornhole, inflatable bowling, Connect Four, and more.
Plus, the Chandler Public Library will be set up with books about games for adults, library card registration, and 3-D printed puzzles to take home.
This event is free to attend, no RSVP necessary. We ask that our guests wear face coverings and maintain social distancing protocols.
Chandler Jazz Festival

PLAY Hard
2021-04-03 - 2021-05-08 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
As an adult, how often do we actually think of playing? What does it mean to play? Who has the ability to do so? For this exhibition, Melissa Sclafani and Ellie Richards examine the idea of play, but through very different lenses. Sclafani’s political sculptures use the aesthetics of the playground to examine systemic racial and economic inequalities in communal outdoor areas, while Richards’ readymades and assemblages seek to address the distinct psychological shifts between objects and behaviors associated with childhood memory, labor, and learning. This lighthearted exhibition with serious themes will inspire you to reconsider an element of our lives that we take for granted.
Activity Guide
Bring this exhibition home with our PLAY HARD Activity Guide! These are available for free either online (download below) or in the gallery. This booklet for kids and adults is filled with wacky prompts to get you thinking about the themes of this show while having a blast.
For best printing results, open with Adobe Acrobat and print as a booklet.
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Mural Mile Tour - March
2021-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Downtown Chandler Library, 22 S Delaware St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Take a break from your computer screen and enjoy the cooler temps with a lunch break field trip to Downtown Chandler! Join us for a walk with staff from Chandler’s Visual Arts Team while they share the stories behind our vibrant mural scene.
Participants will receive a commemorative set of buttons featuring artwork from a few stops along the way.
Registration required. Limit 15. Please register via the Chandler Public Library here.
Meet up at the Downtown Chandler Library in front of the flag poles on the west side of the building. Masks and social distancing required. Comfortable shoes and sun protection recommended.

Approaching the Natural: Artwork by Mary Meyer and Aimee Ollinger
2021-03-06 - 2021-04-10 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Image: Aimee Ollinger (left), Mary Meyer (right)
For millennia, humans have tried to replicate nature through scientific and artistic means. However, the fallible nature of human hands never allows us to fully capture the intrinsic beauty of nature. Artworks by Mary Meyer and Aimee Ollinger continually approach the natural, with their splendor lying in the artists’ reinterpretation of the organic forms. Meyer’s reliefs and wall sculptures attempt to understand the symmetry in nature and how the forms relate to and are similar to the human body. Ollinger’s embroidery and mixed media work seeks to understand the macroscopic and microscopic by controlling the entropic nature of various organic forms. By placing these artists beside one another, Approaching the Natural quietly expresses the diverse beauty that lies in nature from the hard curved edges in Meyer’s sculptures to the free flowing lines in Ollinger’s work.
Metro Phoenix EcoFlora
This exhibition is produced in collaboration with Metro Phoenix EcoFlora, a program of the Desert Botanical Garden that invites neighborhood naturalists to participate in studying urban biodiversity. Read on to learn more about how you can get involved with this fun project!
Reception – Now In Person
Join us for an in-person reception with the artists on Saturday, April 10 from 2 – 4pm! Both artists will be in attendance. This will not be a timed entry event, but please RSVP if you plan to attend.
If you are unable to attend the reception, Aimee and Mary participated in a monthly presentation called EcoQuestions hosted by EcoFlora, and shared some wonderful insights about their artwork and process. This presentation is available for you to watch online any time.
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Get Involved with EcoFlora
Inspired by this exhibit? Become a neighborhood naturalist! Phoenix Metro EcoFlora needs your help recording urban biodiversity. It’s easy to make scientific observations of the plants and animals in your area! Click the button below to learn more.
EcoFlora Instructions

Sediments: Layers of the Phoenix Valley
2021-02-27 - 2021-03-27 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Image: Ashley Czajkowski, Memorandum (Goldfinch III), Lumen print created with found bird, hand-coated photo emulsion on fabric and embroidery, 2016
Before the Valley of the Sun became a thriving, sprawling urban community, the land was home to animals and indigenous peoples. As time passed, people of all backgrounds began migrating to the area in search of new opportunities and resources. With each addition to the land, the cultural and physical landscape began to change, having an immense impact on the land and preexisting cultures. For this exhibition, Vision Gallery will be peeling back the various layers of the Phoenix valley’s history to examine topics relating to preservation, land ownership, and coexistence.
Sediments: Layers of the Phoenix Valley features the work of Ashley Czajkowski, Matthew Garcia, Ann Morton, and Steven Yazzie.
IG Takeovers
Tune in to our Instagram (@visiongalleryaz) every Saturday during this show for a takeover from each artist and our curator, Jillian Nakornthap!
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Matt Garcia, Homecoming, Digital video/Social sculpture, 2012
Steven Yazzie, Mountain Song, Digital video, 2016
Activity Book
To further explore this exhibition, check out the accompanying activity book! These are available for free either online (download below) or in the gallery. This family-friendly guide is filled with fun prompts to get you thinking about the themes of this show.
For best printing results, open with Adobe Acrobat and print as a booklet.
Download Activity BookGet Involved with EcoFlora
Inspired by this exhibit? Become a neighborhood naturalist! Phoenix Metro EcoFlora needs your help recording urban biodiversity. It’s easy to make scientific observations of the plants and animals in your area! Click the button below to learn more.
EcoFlora Instructions

Community Chalk Mural
2021-02-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ, 85225
Stop by the terrace at the Chandler Center for the Arts for some outside, masked up, community chalk coloring! Vision Gallery artist Jerome Fleming has created a 10’ x 20’ chalk outline in his geometric style on the terrace, and we are looking for Chandlerites of all ages to come and help color in the lines. Stay for 15 minutes or the whole two hours. Bring a friend, bring a mask, we’ll provide the chalk. While you’re in the area, you can also visit Fleming’s work in the Out of Character exhibition at Vision Gallery just down the street.
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Mural Mile Tour - February
2021-02-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Downtown Chandler Library, 22 S Delaware St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Take a break from your computer screen and enjoy the cooler temps with a lunch break field trip to Downtown Chandler! Join us for a walk with staff from Chandler’s Visual Arts Team while they share the stories behind our vibrant mural scene.
Participants will receive a commemorative set of buttons featuring artwork from a few stops along the way.
Registration required. Limit 15. Please register via the Chandler Public Library here.
Meet up at the Downtown Chandler Library in front of the flag poles on the west side of the building. Masks and social distancing required. Comfortable shoes and sun protection recommended.
This tour will also take place on March 10.

Community Chalk Mural
2021-01-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ, 85225
Stop by the terrace at the Chandler Center for the Arts for some outside, masked up, community chalk coloring! Gallery at CCA artist Edith Castro has created a 10’ x 20’ chalk outline in her geometric style on the terrace, and we are looking for Chandlerites of all ages to come and help color in the lines. Stay for 15 minutes or the whole two hours. Bring a friend, bring a mask, we’ll provide the chalk. While you’re here, you can also visit Castro’s exhibition Sin Amor, No Somos Nada in the CCA Gallery.
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Mural Mile Tour - January
2021-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Downtown Chandler Library, 22 S Delaware St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Take a break from your computer screen and enjoy the cooler temps with a lunch break field trip to Downtown Chandler! Join us for a walk with staff from Chandler’s Visual Arts Team while they share the stories behind our vibrant mural scene.
Participants will receive a commemorative set of buttons featuring artwork from a few stops along the way.
Registration required. Limit 15. Please register via the Chandler Public Library here.
Meet up at the Downtown Chandler Library in front of the flag poles on the west side of the building. Masks and social distancing required. Comfortable shoes and sun protection recommended.
This tour will also take place on February 10 and March 10.

Out of Character: Artwork by Jerome Fleming and Andre McCline
2021-01-09 - 2021-02-20 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
When faced with a moral dilemma, do people act out of their core values or do they act uncharacteristically? If somebody commits a sin, is it entirely out of character for them, or is it a reflection of who they are at their core? In Out of Character, Jerome Fleming and Andre McCline’s paintings pose these questions to the viewer. Fleming’s angular paintings draw inspiration from the Russian Constructivist movement while re-contextualizing and re-examining the seven deadly sins in the modern era. McCline takes a more direct approach to his subject matter, using pop culture references and a street art style to depict dualistic relationships that implore the viewer to decide which path to take. Both artists question the moral character of the human race and how we respond to everyday situations.
Click below to watch the recorded virtual reception with Fleming and McCline.
Virtual Reception

Image: (left) Jerome Fleming, Gula : gluttony, Acrylic on canvas, 2020; (right) Andre McCline, Battleground, Acrylic paint, oil marker and 3D fabric paint, 2017

Sin Amor, no Somos Nada: Without Love, We Are Nothing
2021-01-08 - 2021-02-26 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Sin Amor, No Somos Nada features new and recent paintings by Costa Rican native Edith Castro. Using her geometric, faceted style and a bright color palette, Castro depicts relatable, recognizable narratives featuring diverse characters. Whether depicting love for a romantic partner, a child, a vocation, or nature’s beauty, the bold works in this show will be sure to grab your attention and remind you of the power of love.
Sin Amor, No Somos Nada se presentan pinturas nuevas y recientes de la artista costarricense Edith Castro. Usando su estilo geométrico, abstracto realista, en facetas y una paleta de colores brillantes, De Castro representa narrativas identificables y reconocibles con personajes diversos. Ya sea que represente el Amor por una pareja romántica, un niño, una vocación o la belleza de la naturaleza, las obras audaces de esta artista, seguramente llamarán su atención y le recordarán el poder del Amor.

Image: Edith Castro, El Abrazo, oil on canvas, 2019

Mural Mile Tour - Date 3
2020-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States

Art Quilts XXV: Fleeting Moments
2020-11-21 - 2020-12-31 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Within the swirl and frenzy of life, there are ephemeral moments that remind us of our inner beauty, our strength, our fragility, earth’s wonder, and the cycle of life and decay. Remnants of debris on a pathway, a faded color on a crumbling wall, a glimpse of light and shape in a darkened space, an unexpected texture, a footprint in sand. Being mindful of these moments and capturing them reminds us of the connections that live eternally beyond us.
Now in its 25th year, this annual exhibition has grown from a local and regional quilt show to a respected vehicle for contemporary works. The yearly exhibition draws national and international entries and allows hundreds of visitors each year to experience quilting as an art form.
Participating Artists
Kim R. L. Baird, Nancy Bardach, Claudia Barner, Sandra Branjord, Betty Busby, David Charity, Patricia Charity, Catherine Clark, Shannon Conley, Vicki Conley, Marian Crane, Linda Engstrom, Laurie Fagen, Debra Goley, Nancy Green, Betty Hahn, Marla Hattabaugh, Georgia Heller, Margit Kagerer, Kathleen Kastles, Debra Kay, Aryana B. Londir, Anne Moats, Frances Oldham Murphy, Frauke Palmer, Margaret A. Phillips, Wen Redmond, Lynn Rogers, Shelley Rothgeb, Brenda H. Smith, Shelly White
About the Juror
Linda Anderson (www.laartquilts.com) tells compelling stories of peoples in many cultures around the world, many images gathered from her travels. Her realistic depictions celebrate the ordinary moments in daily life that often go unnoticed, capturing the essence of the humanity we all share. Facilitating that connection visually is her goal. Working in her studio in San Diego, she uses fabric, thread and paint to create fine art quilts full of texture and strong visual impact.
Linda studied at Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County where she earned a BFA and MFA in Drawing. The artist’s many exhibitions, both nationally and internationally, include selection in the National Quilt Museum 25th Anniversary (2016) 2 year traveling exhibit “Gala of the Unexpected” with Dance Break Oaxaca. A multiple award winner, she has received many 1st place, Best in Show, Outstanding Artistry, Judge’s Choice, Viewer’s Choice awards, and a Top 8 winner at IQA Houston. Linda had a full-page article in the Union-Tribune Arts and Culture section in November 2016, was selected as a ‘Star of San Diego’ in January 2017 San Diego Home and Garden Magazine. She is published in numerous art magazines, books and catalogs. Her work is in private collections.
Image: Linda Engstrom, Red Tide, paper-pieced commercial fabrics and fabric paint, 45.5″ x 30.75″

Virtual Reception
View a recording of our live virtual reception for Art Quilts XXV: Fleeting Moments

Exhibition Images

Linda Anderson: Common Threads
2020-11-20 - 2020-12-31 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Virtual Reception with the Artist: Friday, November 20 at noon via Zoom
Linda Anderson’s quilts tell the compelling narratives of people from many cultures around the world using images gathered from her travels. Her realistic depictions celebrate the ordinary moments of people’s lives that often go unnoticed, capturing the essence of the humanity we all share. Anderson’s quilts encourage us to connect across physical and cultural divides.
Working in her studio in San Diego, she uses fabric, thread and paint to create her impactful fine art quilts. Her contrasting use of vibrant colors in the foreground against the darker background draws the viewer in to appreciate the incredible brush work and delicate stitching that make up the pieces. These artistic details add richness and intricacy to Anderson’s quilts in the same way that the quiet moments depicted add to the fabric of our lives.
Anderson studied at Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County where she earned a BFA and MFA in Drawing. Her work has been featured in numerous national and international exhibitions; in 2019 she won Best in Show for her piece Velvet Flowers in Art Quilts XXIV at Vision Gallery.
Image: Linda Anderson, Bali Boys, hand painted cottons, raw edge applique, machine stitched and quilted. 59″ x 41″
