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| Established | 1978 |
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| Location | Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Type | Art gallery |
Zenith Gallery is a fine arts gallery in Washington, D.C.
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| Established | 1978 |
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| Location | Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Type | Art gallery |
Zenith Gallery is a fine arts gallery in Washington, D.C.
The gallery was established in 1978 [1] [2] [3] by artist and former Washington, D.C. Art Commissioner [4] [5] Margery E. Goldberg. [1] [3] Since its beginning, the gallery has relocated several times [6] [7] [8] and it is currently located at 1429 Iris Street NW, Washington D.C. [1] [3] Goldberg also programs art for the lobby at 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. [9] [10]
The gallery is one of the oldest continuously operating galleries in the city [11] and was honored in 2018 by the Council of the District of Columbia in a ceremony in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the gallery, [12] and in "recognition for its contributions to the District of Columbia and the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area." [13]
Zenith Gallery has exhibited or represents both regional, national and international artists, including John Grazier, Sylvia Snowden, Robert Freeman, Anne Marchand, [14] Bradley Stevens, [15] Curtis Woody, [16] Christopher Malone, [17] Stephen Hansen, [18] Alan Binstock, Beatriz Blanco, Renee duRocher, Joel D'Orazio, Joan Konkel, Donna McCullough, Davis Morton, Paula Stern, Erwin Timmers, Paul Martin Wolff, and others.
In a 1979 review of artist Sylvia Snowden, The Washington Post art critic highlighted that Snowden "sought specifically to express the agony of displacement, poverty and neglect which afflicts the people in her downtown Washington neighborhood." [19] In a 1991 review of artist John Grazier, the same newspaper's art critic and observed that "there's a 'You Can't Go Home Again' quality to Grazier's many paintings of handsome clapboard houses, whose owners -- like the tenant of the open bird cage on a windowsill -- seem to have long ago flown the coop. [20]
In 2004, Washington City Paper 's photography critic highlighted the then novel use of Photoshop "cranked up to 11" in an exhibit by photographer David Glick. [21]
In 2018, The Washington Post highlighted the exhibition "celebrating" the gallery's 40th anniversary. [22] In 2022, immediately following the death of American actress Betty White, the gallery organized an impromptu exhibition in homage to White titled Betty White Unites! . [23] [24] The curator and gallery director noted that “This country is so, so, so divided, but I thought [the exhibit] would be something that unites people." [23]
The Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Arts Center is home to all of the visual and performing arts programs at American University and the American University Museum It is located at Ward Circle, the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and Massachusetts Avenues in Washington, D.C. This 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m2) space, designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in the arts, provides instructional, exhibition, and performance space for all the arts disciplines. Its 30,000-square-foot (3,000 m2) art museum exhibits contemporary art from the nation's capital region and the world. The museum gallery is the Washington region's largest university facility for art exhibition.
Renee Stout is an American sculptor and contemporary artist known for assemblage artworks dealing with her personal history and African-American heritage. Born in Kansas, raised in Pittsburgh, living in Washington, D.C., and connected through her art to New Orleans, her art reflects this interest in African diasporic culture throughout the United States. Stout was the first American artist to exhibit in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art.
The American University Museum is located within the Katzen Arts Center at the American University in Washington, DC.
Sylvia Snowden is an African American abstract painter who works with acrylics, oil pastels, and mixed media to create textured works that convey the "feel of paint". Many museums have hosted her art in exhibits, while several have added her works to their permanent collections.
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Martha Jackson Jarvis is an American artist known for her mixed-media installations that explore aspects of African, African American, and Native American spirituality, ecological concerns, and the role of women in preserving indigenous cultures. Her installations are composed using a variety of natural materials including terracotta, sand, copper, recycled stone, glass, wood and coal. Her sculptures and installations are often site-specific, designed to interact with their surroundings and create a sense of place. Her works often focus on the history and culture of African Americans in the southern United States. In her exhibition at the Corcoran, Jarvis featured over 100 big collard green leaves, numerous carp and a live Potomac catfish.
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Margery E. Goldberg is an American artist, art curator, city arts commissioner, and activist. She is best known as the founder and curator of Zenith Gallery in Washington, D.C., which exhibits contemporary art in all media, and represents over 100 emerging to mid-career and established artists.
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