Mirror : Mirror

• Sat, Mar 1, 2025 - Sat, Jun 14, 2025  9am - 5pm On view
• Saturday, Mar 1, 2025  6pm - 8pm Opening Reception

Spring Street Studios and Sawyer Yards are proud to announce the 2025 Annual All-Campus Invitiational Exhibition. Featuring artwork by artists across all of the studio buildings at Sawyer Yards, this year's exhibition, titled Mirror : Mirror, responds to the idea of duality. Join the artists for a reception on March 1, from 6-8 pm! Curator and longtime Spring Street Artist Cheri Randolph writes:

"Inspired by the 4th Wall Theater production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, I began to consider the idea of duality both in the play as well as in visual art expression.  Hamlet faces a conflict and dilemma throughout the drama.  He feels he must avenge his father’s death and spends the entire performance. delaying his response while he contemplates the cause and effect of any action taken. Dualism in Hamlet can be expressed by similarities as well as opposites. One of the more recognized lines, “To be, or not to be, that is the question” illustrates the duality of opposition.

Upon reflection, we find there is very often a dualism expressed in art.  Many works present us not only with a physical object in the painted canvas, photograph or sculptural work, but also a visual appeal to the senses while prompting a memory, or evoking a feeling.  The title may also indicate a kind of dualism.  Sometimes the art overtly depicts mirroring or reflection, but It can also suggest something that we sub-consciously experience based on our own understanding of life.

As you view the works in the exhibition, take a moment for meditation.  Hopefully, you will not only be aware of the colors and patterns within the work, but also a feeling generated by the story that the artist is telling with each piece.  It is this dualism in art; the physical piece combined with the artist’s expressed intention, which causes the viewer to ponder nature and the mystery of existence.  

Art is both a window in and a mirror out as the artist expresses their perspective and view of reality while the viewer reacts and identifies their own thoughts and experiences.  Artists are continually creating a pathway for dialog and conversation hoping to share a moment in time with the viewer."

Michael Golden, Judge
Michael Golden maintained a studio at Spring Street Studios in the Arts District of Houston for a number of years. His painting is largely focused on nature.  He taught at Houston Community College - Central for 25 years, serving as chair of several visual arts departments for a decade. For more than 20 years, Golden managed the Art Gallery at HCC-Central, and he curated the TANK Project Space for several years. He has curated over 20 exhibitions at Houston area galleries, and juried many others.

Featured Artwork: Janus Head with Rose by C. Ellen Hart

Featured Artists and Studio Locations:

STUDIOS AT THE SILOS:
C. Ellen Hart 314
Candis Smith 313
Elizabeth Marie 215
Kay Hand 215
Maris Salmins 128
Marlo Saucedo 231
Michelle Florence 215

SILVER STREET STUDIOS:
Cassandra Bohne 101
Deborah Ellington 324
John Bishop 314
Melody Locke 320
Riaz Rafi 114
Tania Botelho 102
William Reed 119

SPRING STREET STUDIOS:
Cheri Randolph 121
Constance Braden 207
Eileen Figueroa 135
Jennifer Martin 110
Lenie Caston-Miller 113
Lia Rodi 110
Meribeth Privett 114
Mona Ghazi 111
Nena Marsh 120
Pamela El Gergi 220
Sydney Moen 130
Terry Halsey 236

WINTER STREET STUDIOS:
Geoffrey Brune A265
Manju Unnikrishnan B115
Rebecca Acuna B115
Marie Casamayor-
Harvey B240
John Perretti C255
Kroma Art House C125
Andy Dearwater A255
Erika Alonso B205

INVITED GUEST ARTIST:
Page Piland