Rachel Hawthorn

photographs © 2009 Rachel Hawthorn

Our Art Appreciation guest artist this week was my friend Rachel Hawthorn who gave us a lot of interesting background and insight into her work in regard to the nature of memory and the conceptual framework that informs her multi-disciplinary art. I recommend taking some time to look through her website and explore her quiet photographs as well as web-based content and video.

Opening Tonight

Sliding Door Gallery presents two solo exhibits, February 6-28, 2009

Berndt Savig

A Forced Intimacy: Recent Painting and Sculpture

On display at Sliding Door Gallery beginning February 6, 2009 are recent paintings and sculpture by Berndt Savig. Returning to the female figure and visage as the primary focus in this body of work, the paintings are psychological studies of imagined individuals with introspective, pessimistic or emotionally withdrawn demeanors. The larger scale of the paintings creates a forced intimacy with the viewer.

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Rachel Hawthorn

Memory Houses

Memory Houses is an in progress series of images that continues Rachel Hawthorn's exploration of the way our domestic environments shape our memories and perception. Each image features a model of a house that Rachel lived in, constructed of only the parts remembered. Anything that is
forgotten has been left out. These models were placed in the landscape and photographed from different perspectives to enhance the experience of the distances between current perception and memory of the past.

Sliding Door Gallery

766 Santa Fe Drive

Denver, CO

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Open First Friday 5 to 10

Open Third Friday 12 to 8

Open other Fridays and all Saturdays 12 to 5

AND by appointment: Berndt Savig 303.562.5097 or Rachel Hawthorn at 303.521.5012

Sliding Door Gallery has moved! Join us next First Friday, February 6, at our new home, at 766 Santa Fe Drive, Denver!

Rebecca Dolan @ Rule Gallery

Rebecca Dolan, 04-10-07, 1243, inkjet print mounted on aluminum, 30 x 40 inches
Rebecca Dolan, 04-10-07, 1242, inkjet print mounted on aluminum, 30 x 40 inches
Rebecca Dolan, 04-10-07, 1255, inkjet print mounted on aluminum, 30 x 40 inches

There's a great show up at Rule Gallery right now called "The Simple Truth" featuring five regional photographers; Rebecca Dolan, Anna Newell, Katie Taft, Rachel Hawthorn, and Ellen Yeiser. It is a exceptional show overall. I especially enjoyed Rebecca Dolan's work which I was not previously familiar with before visiting Rule. I would highly recommend stopping by Rule Gallery sometime Tues-Sat from 11-5, the show runs through April 5th. Next time you stop by the Mayan for a movie, go a little early and see the show at Rule - it's just a block down from the theater.