Vision Gallery

Organically Askew
2019-01-17 - 2019-03-01 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Reception: Friday, January 25, 2019, 6 – 8 p.m.
Pastel color palettes, uncommon vantage points, and attention to detail are the common threads between the paintings of Autumn Rose and Barbara Kemp Cowlin. Autumn Rose’s varied line weights and flat perspectives transform her paintings of desert botanical still lives into airy abstractions, creating a peaceful plenitude in her otherworldly canvasses. Barbara Kemp Cowlin finds underappreciated details in the corners of domestic and public architecture, creating spartan, angular compositions that feel simultaneously new and familiar. Together, both artists’ distinctive points of view remind viewers that whether we are looking at abundance or scarcity, there is more to be seen if we only look harder.
Images:
Above: Barbara Kemp Cowlin, Askew 31, acrylic on panel, 2018, 10” x 10”
Below: Autumn Rose, Disco Breakfast, acrylic and ink on canvas, 2018, 24”x 36”

Futureland, Arizona: An Art Show
2019-01-10 - 2019-02-15 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Reception: Friday, January 11, 6 – 8 p.m.
Have you ever imagined what the future holds? Tacos for dinner? How about further down the road? Now you don’t have to! Funkhouser and Hurwitz present you a glimpse of our fate in Futureland, Arizona: An Art Show. In one of the hottest upcoming destinations, visitors summit artificially formed future mountains, wander through mutant species of cacti with a trusty field guide, and watch the beautiful sun filter through centuries of one time use plastics! For those who desire to fill their cultural coffers, the cutting edge of future fashions and the relics of our ancestor’s technology will also be on display. At the end of the day, sit back, relax and watch the amazing sunset that only Futureland, Arizona can provide. A future vacation destination, coming to you at Vision Gallery, Chandler in 2019!
Image: Press Image: Courtesy of Sarah Hurwitz

Art Quilts XXIII: Artistic Ecologies
2018-11-16 - 2019-01-11 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Opening Reception with the artists: Saturday, November 17, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Now in its twenty-third year, the Art Quilts exhibition at the Chandler Center for the Arts has grown from a regional quilt show to a respected vehicle for contemporary works. The exhibition draws entries from around the United States and Canada and allows thousands of visitors each year to experience quilting as an art form. This year’s juror is ASU Assistant Professor Erika Lynne Hanson, and the theme she has chosen is Artistic Ecologies. Starting with the definition of ecology as the interrelationship between any system and its environment, quilts in this exhibition will be inspired by the theme formally, conceptually, and narratively.
Accepted Artists: Cecilia Adair, Karen Adams, Erika G. Carter, Shannon Conley, Vicki Conley, Gabriele DiTota, Diane English, Linda Engstrom, April Whiteside Foster, Betty Hahn, Marla Hattabaugh, Janet Hiller, Margit Kagerer, Kathleen Kastles, Debra Kay, Anne King, Kathy Knapp, Amanda Miller, Frances Murphy, Frauke Palmer, Margaret Phillips, Susan Allred Prosser, Brenda H. Smith, Nan Thompson, Kay Wentworth
Image: Frances Oldham Murphy • Emiliania huxliyi, 2018 • 41″ x 47″
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Things that Matter
2018-11-08 - 2019-01-05 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Opening Reception with the Artists: Saturday, November 17, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
31 fiber artists use their individual talents to let their voices be heard. They remind us that THIS thing, idea, place, or part of our world should not be forgotten or undefended when at risk from intolerance, ignorance, indifference, or greed. They offer us intuitive responses, sorrows, desires to right things, to protect what may be disappearing. And they offer hope, a tender need to call out to the world to remember precious things in life. The 31 artists in the Things that Matter exhibition are Deidre Adams, Brooke Atherton, Susan Avila, Alice Beasley, Pamela Blotner, George Ann Bowers, Dawn Williams Boyd, Betty Busby, Paula Chung, Linda Colsh, Sheila Frampton Cooper, Carolyn Dahl, Susan Else, Cindy Friendman, Patty Kennedy-Zafred, Cathy Kleeman, Sandra Lauterbach, Susan Lenz, Lorie McCown, Rachel Meginnes, Kathy Nida, Lori Lupe Pelish, Judith Plotner, Sandra Poteet, Wen Redmond, Martha Ressler, Lin Schiffner, Joan Schulze, Bonnie Jo Smith, Virginia Spiegel, and Elena Stokes. The show previewed in April 2018 in San Diego, California before coming to Chandler, Arizona.
Image: Dawn William Boyd, America’s Homeless, 2017
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Time and Space: Jan Marshall and Joseph W. McShane
2018-10-11 - 2018-11-10 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Opening reception with the artists: Friday, October 12, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Time and Space, paintings by Jan Marshall and sculptures by Joseph W. McShane, explores concepts of time and space through both artists’ individual media and perspectives. This exhibition is the first time that the couple has exhibited their work together. The interaction of their work creates a contemplative and dynamic conversation.
Top Image: Jan Marshall, The Space Between, XIV, Ink on canvas, 18″ x 89″
Bottom Image: Joseph W. McShane, The Presence of Absence (pre-installation), Copper, 12 – 2.5″ x 2.5″ x 2.5″ pre-installation, 15 miles x 30 miles installed
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By Popular Demand: Paintings and Sculptures by Anthony Banayat
2018-10-04 - 2018-11-02 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Opening Reception with the Artist: Saturday, October 13, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
By Popular Demand will feature new work by Anthony Banayat including larger than life, colorful, layered paintings and “wobbler” sculptures directly connected to American Pop Culture. By skillfully combining highly recognizable images into uniquely composed collages and objects, Anthony Banayat’s accessible style invites viewers to tap into their own imaginations to create narratives using the iconic imagery of advertising, marketing and entertainment.
Image: Hot Topic, 2017, Acrylic on Canvas, 84″ x 60″
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Hop Art: The Graphic Design of SanTan Brewery
2018-09-06 - 2018-09-29 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Reception: Thursday, September 6, 6 – 8 P.M.
After the beer is brewed, there is still much work to be done before it lands on the shelf and in a craft beer fan’s hands. Graphic designers work with brewers, illustrators and owners to choose a name, colors, fonts and graphics for all of your favorite Chandler brews. From MoonJuice IPA and HopShock IPA to Oktoberfest Lager and Mr. Pineapple, come and see the array of current and historical designs, as well as some in-process documents that didn’t make the final cut.
Image: Original sketch and current design for SanTan Brewery’s icon MoonJuice IPA

Ida y Vuelta: There and Back
2018-08-30 - 2018-10-06 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Reception and artist talk: September 8, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Gallery at CCA is proud to present Ida y Vuelta: There and Back, an exhibition featuring the work of printmaker and performance artist Diana Calderon alongside the paintings and photographs of Oliverio Balcells. Both artists create imagery inspired by Mexican history, heritage, nature, and culture and personal migration, which takes visitors on a visual trip across the border into a country rich with tradition. Experience the historical colors, patterns, textures and shapes of Mexico, seen with contemporary eyes.
En celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana Nacional, la galería de CCA se enorgullece en presentar Ida y Vuelta: There and Back, la exposición que presenta la obra de la artista Diana Calderón junto con la fotografía y pinturas del artista Oliverio Balcells.
Ambos artistas crean obras de arte visual inspiradas en la historia de México, el patrimonio, la naturaleza, la cultura y la migración personal, lo que lleva a los visitantes a un viaje visual a través de la frontera y hacia un país rico en tradiciones. Les invitamos a hacer un recorrido por los colores, patrones y las texturas históricas de México, vista con ojos contemporáneos.
Images:
Left: Oliverio Balcells, Nuestra Tradicion Teuchitlan, 2017, oil on canvas, 30” x 30”
Right: Diana Calderon, Patrones Variaciones, 2017, linocut print, 12” x 12”
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Object Inspiration, A Collaborative Exhibit with Chandler Museum
2018-05-25 - 2018-08-25 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Reception: THURSDAY, MAY 31, 6:00 – 8:00 P.M.
Our everyday objects may not be so ordinary when seen through the eyes of an artist. Using abstraction, manipulation and interpretation, local artists create artworks in response to objects from the Chandler Museum collection.
Display: Holmes-type stereoscope from the Chandler Museum Collection
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CUSD 2018: Art Collision
2018-04-18 - 2018-05-12 | 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. Whether it is ceramics, paints, charcoal, ink or glass, see the creative output form student at all six CUSD high schools.
Left Image: First place prize winner for 2D, Censored Perfection, by Megan Fargher
Right Image: First place prize winner for 3D, Dragon, by Rachel Yu

Desert Imprint
2018-04-13 - 2018-05-11 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Where some may see desolation, many full-time desert dwellers see nature at its finest. Desert Imprint brings together the work of three local artists who view desert ecology as something to be admired. Experience reactions to local and far-flung flora and fauna in the wood-burning art of Alexandra Bowers, and photographs of J.W. Fike and Ryan Parra.
Image: Ryan Parra, Eriogonum Fasciculatium, 2017. Archival Inkjet Print, 16″ x 24″

Hollywood in the Desert
2018-03-08 - 2018-04-06 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Hollywood has always had a major influence on Fashion and Design from the silent movies to today’s red carpet. Names like Adrian, Helen Rose, Bill Travilla & Bob Mackie are just a few who have dazzled us with their creations from the screen to the runway. Hollywood in the Desert shares fashion from these timeless influencers as well as many others. Guest curated by Robert Black.
Image: Sophie Gimbel dress from the collection of Dorothy McGUire of the McGuire sisters. Model represented by FordRBA. Photographer: Kelly Cappelli

1,000 Words
2018-03-02 - 2018-04-14 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
To capture the diversity of Chandler, photographers created portraits of students who attend Chandler Public Library’s Talk Time and English Tutoring programs. This exhibit shares the faces of a wide variety of individuals from diverse religious, ethnic and economic backgrounds who have one common goal – to learn English. This exhibition features photographs by Amanda Mollindo and Josh Loeser. The adult literacy program at Chandler Public Library serves 359 individuals from 46 different home countries.
Image: Amanda Mollindo, Vesna’s Family with Serbian Flag, 2017, Archival Inkjet Print, 16″ x 20″

Safwat Saleem: Concerned, but Powerless
2018-01-18 - 2018-03-02 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Concerned, but Powerless is artist Safwat Saleem’s satirical response to the national political and cultural climate. Using repurposed vintage imagery, a clean design aesthetic, and his trademark wit, Saleem has created a series of brief, uncomfortable and nervous soliloquies that give voice to our inner struggles.
Image: Installation view of Concerned, but Powerless
