Please Join Us for a Curator-Led Tour of Humanist Touch: Works from the Weber Collection
American University Art Gallery at the Katzen Center
Sunday, February 22, 1:00 pm
Please join us on Sunday, February 22, 1:00 pm for a tour of Humanist Touch: Works from the Weber Collection with exhibition curator Laura Roulet.
The works from the Weber collection reflect Joan and Bruce Weber’s long engagement with contemporary DMV artists and galleries. When they describe their collection, a strong sense of community emerges, one enriched by personal ties to the artists and by the many conversations, visits, and encounters that shaped their choices. Humanist Touch invites viewers into their world of intuitive, heartfelt collecting. Guided by a principle they call “Humanist” — the belief that art should reveal the hand of the maker and “demand something from us” — the Webers gravitate toward expressive mark-making, layered surfaces, and works that offer an authentic encounter with human creativity.
The exhibition provides a glimpse into how a meaningful collection grows over time. The Webers’ approach shows how collecting can begin not with expertise or wealth, but with genuine interest and the courage to follow what moves you.
Featuring painting, sculpture, photography, video, computer art, and performance documentation, the exhibition spans styles from Cubist abstraction to hyperrealism.
Attendance is limited to 20 WPC members and their guests. Please RSVP by February 15.
Member News
Julia Bloom has work in a group show at the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Context: Art, Books & Freedom. Until May 29. More information here.
Michéle Colburn’s George Mason University exhibition was reviewed by Mark Jenkins. The exhibition closes today (February 6).
Catherine Day and Zofie King have work at McLean Project for the Arts’ exhibition Photo Genesis 2. Until February 24. Artist talk February 7, 11:00 am. Tea and Talk February 18, 11:00 am. More information here.
Before the Americas, an exhibition curated by Cheryl Edwards, will travel to the University of Maryland Global Campus art gallery. February 15 – May 11. Opening reception February 15, 3:00 pm.
Cianne Fragione will have work in the exhibition Wall of She at the Sophie Van de Velde Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium, February 21 – March 22. More information here.
Susan Goldman’s work has been acquired by the Library of Congress in honor of retiring curator Katherine Blood. The acquisition was marked by an event that included viewing and discussion of works by artists in Susan’s Lily Press “stable,” including Eve Stockton.
linn meyers has work on view at the Georgetown University gallery exhibition Speculative Morphologies. Until May 17.
Susan Due Pearcy’s work has been juried into Joy of Pastel, Biggs Musum of American Art, Dover, DE. Until May 10. Reception March 19, 5:30 -7:30 pm.
Articles on Ana Rendich and Julia Bloom’s work were published in the A/R Substack, which is published by WPC member Christopher Addison. More information here and here.
Soledad Salamé’s exhibition Camouflage is now at the Baffler Museum in Houston, TX. Until March 7. Online catalog here.
Gail Shaw-Clemons recently completed a residency at the Vermont Studio Center during which she created a solo exhibition. In addition, Gail’s work has been juried into the Phillips Collection upcoming invitational exhibition (opening August 1) and her work has been acquired by the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities Art Bank.
Elzbieta Sikorska participated in the Art Clinic Online conversation series. A link to that recording is here. Elzbieta’s work has also been featured in the magazine Terrain.org.
Caroline Thorington has work in the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA) 90th Annual Members Exhibition at the Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport, CT (until February 13) and had work in the Mini Gems exhibition at the SAGA Gallery in New York City.
Joyce Wellman has a work on view in the Phillips Collection exhibition Out of Many: Re-Framing an American Art Collection. Until February 15.
Gallery Member News
Adah Rose Gallery Marsha Goldberg and Nathan Mullins: A Small Moment of Amazement. Until February 20. More information here.
Addison/Ripley Matthew Curry: Altars until March 7. Coffee and conversation March 7, 11:00 am.
Gallery Neptune & Brown William Kentridge: Thinking Vertically, Editions from 1993 to 2024. February 7 – March 21. Opening February 7, 12:00 – 7:00 pm.
Hemphill James Phillips: The Pattern Plays the Mind. Until February 7.
Morton Fine Art Cutting Near the Edge, an exhibition of sculptural and experimental printmaking works by Rosemary Feit Covey. February 7 – March 7.
PFA Gallery DC Location (formerly Pazo Fine Art) Dorothy Fratt: Explorations of Color. Until February 28.
Pyramid Atlantic Offline: Tracing the Source. Works by Hadiya Williams. Until March 3.
Washington Printmakers Gallery Big: Large-Scale Prints and Photographs. February 5 – March 1. Reception February 7, 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Closing reception March 1, 1:30 – 3:00 pm.
Save the Dates
March 14, 11:00 am – Visit to the studio of Elzbieta Sikorska.
April 11, 11:00 am – Tour of Before the Americas with curator Cheryl Edwards
( New Date) April 22, 11:00 am – Presentation by curator LuLen Walker of artists’ books and portfolios, Special Collections Library of Georgetown University.
Also of Interest
Paper as Inspiration in Artists’ Books. National Gallery of Art Library (East Building). Closing February 6.
A conversation with Smithsonian American Art Museum paper conservator Basia Nosek. Registration required. February 10. Free tickets available here.
The Evolving Image: The Complete Prints of Mark Leithauser. Curated by Eric Denker. The Art Gallery at Stanford in Washington. Until February 15. More information here.
April 10 -12. IFPDA Print Fair, NYC. More information here.