Mirror : Mirror

• Sat, Mar 1, 2025 - Sat, Jun 14, 2025  9am - 5pm On view

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:

SPRING STREET STUDIOS
Cheri Randolph 121, Constance Braden 207, Jennifer Martin 110, Lenie Caston-Miller 113, Leonor Ratliff 106, Lia Rodi 110, Lou Vest 223, Meribeth Privett 114, Michael Lesher 113, Mona Ghazi 111, Nena Marsh 120, Pamela El Gergi 220, Pavlina Vagioni 131, Sydney Moen 130, Terry Halsey 236

WINTER STREET STUDIOS
Alex Wilhite A260, Andy Dearwater A255, Brenda Bunten-Schloesser A105, Chris Pinon C205, Christian Perkins C140, Claire Cusack C150, Crystal Wreden B135, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick A120, Erika Alonso B205, Geoffrey Brune A265, Jatziri Barron C125, John Perretti C255, Manju Unnikrishnan B115, Marie Casamayor-Harvey B240, Rebecca Acuna B115, Roberto Salmon C125, Shirley Beyer B240, Stacy Gresell A110

THE SILOS AT SAWYER YARDS
Abigail Gomez 215, Britt Clayton Design 215, C. Ellen Hart 314, Candis Smith 313, Deborah Bay 221, Elizabeth Marie 215, Ellen Orseck 127, Jin Park , Kay Hand 215, Liz Plaster 106, Maris Salmins 128, Marlo Saucedo 231, Marthann Masterson 202, MaryAnn Lucas 123, Michele Petrucci 215, Michelle Florence 215, Rona Lesser 123, Suzanne Buckland 122, Wendy Moreland 215, Yvette Grutter 315

SILVER STREET STUDIOS
Cassandra Bohne-L 101, D. Ellington Art Studio LLC 324, Jeanne Jones 109, John Bishop 314, Katya DuPond Art 301, Mark Hellinger 305, Melody Locke 320, Miller Quevedo 304, Oaxaca Serrano Gallery 315, Riaz Rafi 114, Ruby R Scott 218, Tania Botelho 102, Valentina Atkinson 317, William Reed 119

SABINE STREET STUDIOS
Donna Carnahan 148, Justin Grant 112

INVITED GUEST
Page Piland