Artwork by Seattle Artist April Richardson Next at Icicle Arts Gallery

Icicle Arts Gallery presents “From Weeds to Wildflowers,” featuring mixed media monotype prints by Seattle artist April Richardson. The exhibit opens on June 7 and will be on display until July 16, 2011.  A reception for the artist will be held on Friday, June 10, from 5PM to 7PM with free admission, refreshments, and local wines by donation. The gallery is located at Barn Beach Reserve - 347 Division Street in downtown Leavenworth. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11AM to 5PM and by appointment.    

As an artist, Richardson is intrigued by “life and death and everything in between. Continuity, repetition, adaptation to circumstance. Memory. What happens when light is limited or space is restricted, or there's too much of a good thing. What was here yesterday? What will be here tomorrow?” Her creative process starts with a drawing from life, and combines painting, printmaking, and collage to make mixed media monotypes; unique prints. Lush color, flowing lines and sensual curves and edges create a world within each piece. She applies thin layers of ink and paper and then scrapes or tears them away, rebuilding layer after layer to achieve depth and rich textures.  Paint and other surface treatments transform a print to a complex and evocative work of art.

Richardson’s work has been shown at numerous galleries around the Pacific Northwest and have been selected for collections at Swedish Medical Center, Oregon Health Sciences University, and Harborview Medical Center. She frequently participates in local area art festivals and activities at art museums such as Bellevue Arts Museum and Wing Luke Asian Museum. Richardson enjoys teaching classes and workshops to children and adults. She was recently a finalist for the Heritage Park Public Art Project and a Juror for the 57^th Annual American Association of University Women Art Competition.

Icicle Arts Gallery is a program of Icicle Arts, North Central Washington’s arts alliance since 2004. To learn more, join as a member, and support the arts in North Central Washington, visit iciclearts.org or call (509) 548-2278. View Richardson’s artwork online at aprilrichardsonartist.com and Icicle Arts Gallery online at iciclearts.org/gallery.

Artwork by Gretchen Daiber at Icicle Arts Gallery

Icicle Arts Gallery presents “Ocean to Altitude - Animal Studies in Stone and Bronze,” featuring original artworks by Leavenworth artist Gretchen Daiber.  The show opened on March 11 and will be on display until May 8.  A “Meet the Artist” reception will be held on Friday, March 18, from 5PM to 7PM with free admission, refreshments, and local wines from Cascadia Winery, Vin du Lac, Icicle Ridge Winery, and Wedge Mountain. The gallery is located at Barn Beach Reserve - 347 Division Street in downtown Leavenworth. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11AM to 4PM and by appointment.

Working as a fine artist for over 35 years takes dedication, determination and a true love of the process, and that is what Gretchen Daiber has done. Her focus has never deviated from her keen interest in representing her personal Pacific Northwest experience. As the daughter of Mountaineering legend and Seattle Mountain Rescue founder, Ome Daiber, Gretchen has always been totally at home in the outdoors. A keen student of all living things, her work reflects a deep connection to nature and the living creatures that inhabit her world. Interested in printmaking at the University of Washington, she later apprenticed with sculptor Tony Angell, and made a career change to sculpture in the 1980s. Much like her mentor, subject matter includes birds, animals, lizards, and seals - which Gretchen has studied first-hand and in great detail during her travels. The past 15 years have been spent wrestling with huge chunks of Icicle Valley granite, battling jack hammers and diamond blades, dust and heat, to produce dozens of gorgeous sculptures of native species including bears, salmon, river otters, weasels, wolves and ravens, some of which inhabit the grounds of Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort in Leavenworth. Moving and installing the finished commission is the ultimate challenge!

A passionate supporter of conservation efforts on behalf of the snow leopard since her residency at the Woodland Park Zoo in 1977, Gretchen was commissioned by the International Snow Leopard Trust in 2006 to honor its founder, Helen Freeman. The resulting life-size bronze sculpture in now installed at the Snow Leopard Exhibit in Seattle. Additional public sculptures are part of permanent collections in Wenatchee, Moses Lake, and Puyallup. A great supporter of the arts locally, Gretchen has given her time and talents to the Icicle Creek Music Center since its inception in 1996. A hard-working advocate for the appreciation of original fine art, she has helped organize several local artist groups, and attends receptions and gallery openings in support of her artist friends. In 1999 the Watershed Art Project was initiated by Gretchen, along with her mentor, Tony Angell, and two local artists, Cynthia Neely and Gretchen Rohde. The project introduced the general public to fifteen internationally renowned nature artists who visited and recorded the Wenatchee River Watershed during 2001.  Their finished work returned to two local galleries in 2002, with a portion of the Watershed Art collection being purchased and gifted to the Washington Audubon Society in 2003. As representational art goes in and out of style, Gretchen has remained true to her inner voice and determined to work with the forces of granite and bronze to produce a body of work that is both inspirational and heartwarming.

Icicle Arts Gallery is a program of Icicle Arts, North Central Washington’s arts alliance since 2004. To learn more, join as a member, and support the arts in North Central Washington, visit iciclearts.org or call (509) 548-2278.

"Outdoor Inspirations," Photographs by Marc Dilley

Icicle Arts Gallery presents “Outdoor Inspirations,” featuring photographs by Leavenworth photographer Marc Dilley. The show opened on January 14 and will be on display until March 6.

About the Artist
Marc Dilley was born in Los Angeles in 1951 and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He received a B.S. degree in Botany from Cal State Stanislaus and an M.S. in Plant Pathology from WSU. After working for the WSU Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center for 30 years and retiring in 2008 he now lives in Leavenworth with his wife Margareta. Dilley’s artistic influences include Jean Elaine Dilley, Ansel Adams, Marc Adamus, Tony Kuyper, Mark Metternich, and the music of Beethoven. Dilley’s photographs invoke a thoughtful reverence for nature. His interpretation of the traditional landscape is colorful, expressive, and awe inspiring.

“I am a photographer for one reason: to record the beauty of nature and interpret my feelings about it,” says Dilley, “This is what I attempt to achieve in my images: not merely to depict but to illuminate.  As a hiker, backpacker and climber for nearly 40 years, my experiences in the natural world have been my primary artistic influence. If I could not be in wilderness, I would not photograph; if I could not photograph, I would still be in wilderness. My challenge as a photographer/artist is to record as precise and accurate an image in the field as possible and then imbue that "raw" camera image with my personal impressions back in the studio. To give my images the emotional impact that I seek, each promising shot is subjected to the tool of the serious photographer - camera image software - to achieve my pre-visualized goal. With the exception of sensor dust, noise removal and some minor cloning, my adjustments are limited to luminosity and color.“

About the Gallery

The gallery is located at Barn Beach Reserve - 347 Division Street in downtown Leavenworth. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11AM to 4PM and by appointment. 
Icicle Arts Gallery presents six solo shows per year and two special exhibits. For more information on the gallery, or to submit a show application visit iciclearts.org/gallery or call 509-548-2278.

Films in the Barn: “Who Does She Think She Is” - Jan 15, 7pm

Icicle Arts and Barn Beach Reserve continue their new “Films in the Barn” series on Saturday, January 15 at 7pm with “Who Does She Think She Is.” This riveting documentary by Academy Award-winning producer Pamela Tanner Boll features five bold women who navigate some of the most problematic intersections of our time: parenting and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art. Through their lives Tanner Boll explores what it means to nurture children and family, and keep the creative fire burning within. “Can women follow their artistic instincts and still function as wives and mothers? Pamela Tanner Boll’s articulate documentary answers that question with a qualified “Yes.” -V.A. MUSETTO, The New York Post.

The screening will take place in “the barn” at Barn Beach Reserve - 347 Division Street in downtown Leavenworth.   Refreshments and local wines by Columbia Winery, Vin du Lac, Icicle Ridge Winery, and Wedge Mountain will be available. Tickets are by donation and are $5 for Icicle Arts and Barn Beach Reserve members and $7 for non-members - available by calling 509-548-2278 or reserve online now! Memberships are available at the door. All ticket proceeds benefit Icicle Arts and Barn Beach Reserve.
 
 

"Journey to Creativity" at Icicle Arts Gallery

 

Icicle Arts Gallery presents “Journey to Creativity,” featuring original artwork by Wenatchee artist and art instructor Castilia Cava. The show opened on November 19 and will be on display until mid January. A “Meet the Artist” reception will be held on Friday, December 3, from 5PM to 7PM with free admission, refreshments, and local wines from Cascadia Winery, Vin du Lac, Icicle Ridge Winery, and Wedge Mountain. The gallery is located at Barn Beach Reserve - 347 Division Street in downtown Leavenworth. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11AM to 4PM and by appointment.

About the Artist
Castilia Cava holds a B.A. in Visual Arts Education from Central Washington University and a B.A. from the School of Hospitality Business Management at Washington State University. Cava’s work was most recent included in group gallery shows at Gallery ’76 and the Wenatchee Museum and Cultural Center, in Wenatchee, and at Gallery 1 in Ellensburg. “Journey to Creativity” is her first ever solo show. “I love seeing the faces and hearing feedback from my family and friends as I am creating my works of art.  They are my encouragement and the reason I continue to create.”

Castilia Cava’s artwork explores a range of mediums and movements from painting and drawing to her use of the classic sculpture mediums of plaster and wood. She has canvases which are influenced by Cubism and the Post Impressionists work of Gauguin. It is through this exploration that the artist continues to experiment in line, color, texture and form. Cava is developing a strong personal narrative that provides the viewer with insight in the artist’s own creativity and what she has called her “journey of experimentation with media, texture, and color.” It is within this journey that the viewer is given space and time to explore and to find their own meaning and a new perspective in these unexpected and joyful artworks.

About the Gallery
Icicle Arts Gallery is a program of Icicle Arts, North Central Washington’s arts alliance since 2004. To learn more, join as a member, and support the arts in the Wenatchee River Valley, visit iciclearts.org or call (509) 548-2278. Iicle Arts Gallery presents six solo shows per year and two special exhibits. For more information on the gallery, to submit a show application, and to view e-shows currently online visit iciclearts.org/gallery or call (509) 548-2278.

First "Film in the Barn" - Nov. 20, 7pm

This 90-minute film documents and explores the artwork of Scottish artist Andy Goldsworthy and his use of natural materials to create stunning temporary outdoor installations. Praised as "a sculpture of sea and prairie, of water, fire and stone" by Ann Wilson Lloyd of New York Times Arts; Leisure, Rivers and Tides is the first of our new "Films in the Barn" series (co-presented by Barn Beach Reserve). Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Call 548-2278 to reserve in advance, or purchase at the door. 

Benefit Concert and Silent Auction Nov. 6

Grammy Award-winning cellist and member of the Paul Winter Consort Eugene Friesen will perform "Soul of the Cello," a benefit concert for Icicle Arts, on Saturday, November 6 at 7PM in "The Barn" at Barn Beach Reserve. Local wines and complimentary refreshments will be served and a silent auction will take place throughout the evening.Reserve tickets online through Brown Paper Tickets or call (509) 548-2278 to reserve (no fees for phone reservervations!) Tickets are $15 in advance, $12 for students and seniors over 60 (with valid ID), and $18 at the door. Learn More