Amuse Bouche

Reception: Wednesday, June 16th, 6 to 8 pm
Exhibition: June 16 through July 31, 2010*

Sloan Fine Art is pleased to present Amuse Bouche, a collection of small works designed to give visitors a taste of the work of nine gallery artists: Mia Brownell, Clare Grill, Greg Hopkins, Elizabeth McGrath, Marion Peck, Kristen Schiele, Heather Sherman, Nathan Skiles and Aaron Smith. Works in the show include a miniature rubber cuckoo clock sculpture by Nathan Skiles and a portrait of the Common Bushtit, one of the smallest perching birds in North America, by Marion Peck.

Running concurrently with Amuse Bouche, in the main gallery, is Nice to Meet You. For Nice to Meet You we’ve invited nine artists who have never shown at the gallery, but whose work we admire, and asked each of them to invite two artists. The result is twenty-seven new works – all 12” x 12” – in a variety of mediums including painting, mixed media and works on paper.

*Through July 1st, gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 6pm, and by appointment. The gallery will be closed July 2 through 4 for Independence Day weekend and open Wednesday through Saturday for the remainder for July.

Images,left to rigt:
Nathan Skiles, “R.M. Svengali,” 2010, foam rubber (cuckoo clock with mistletoe sprig, red lantern and Adonis butterfly), 19” x 14” overall
Marion Peck, "Common Bushtits," 2010, oil on panel with resin in vintage frame, 8 1/2" x 10"