"On The Line" and "Evolve" Exhibition Opening Reception

"On The Line" and "Evolve" Exhibition Opening Reception

2016-09-30 23:30:00

The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower presents two new exhibits: “On the Line” by Melanie Gritzka del Villar in the First Floor and Mezzanine Galleries, and “Evolve” by Stewart White in Gallery 203: The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Studio Resident Gallery. Both exhibits are on view Saturdays from September 17, 2016 through February 18, 2017 from 11am to 4pm. A free opening reception takes place Friday, September 30 from 5:30 to 7:30pm where guests have the opportunity to view the exhibition, meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments. The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower is managed by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts and is located at 21 S. Eutaw Street.

 “On the Line” is a solo exhibition by artist Melanie Gritzka del Villar. With a background in figurative painting, Melanie Gritzka del Villar has long been drawn to the use of found surfaces and mixed media processes. Born to German-Philippine parents, Gritzka del Villar has lived, worked, and studied in Germany, Spain, England, Thailand, and the Philippines, and is currently based in the US. Her creative journey has been shaped by an ongoing search for harmony out of disparate cultural and environmental elements. This translates into a sensibility towards castaway objects as holders of fleeting meaning, and of latent possibilities for alternative narratives. Her creations reflect a concern with the current state of living in an increasingly fragmented and fragile world—they are palimpsests traced from a dialogue with the stranded materials and the environments of which they are a product.

“Evolve” is a solo exhibition by Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower resident studio artist and American Impressionist painter, Stewart White, President of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association. White’s paintings reflect his background in architectural illustration and offer a pleasing combination of structure and painterly style. This exhibition is a revival of his impressions from twenty years’ worth of old sketch journals, which he has transformed into newly developed works.

For more information on “On the Line” and “Evolve” contact Melissa Webb, Exhibitions Manager at 443-263-4352.  For more information on the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, call 443-874-3596.