Dallas art galleries to host An Evening of Art on Saturday

by Kendall Shiffler of Dallas Design District Daily

Multiple galleries in the Design District will be premiering new exhibits.

It’s that time again! This Saturday evening, the galleries of the Design District are opening their doors and showing off brand spankin’ new summer exhibits! So round up a crew of art-loving friends and head on down to the Design District for a summer evening art stroll. Check out the evening’s highlights (see my picks below) then head on over to The Meddlesome Moth for a late dinner and drinks! I’ll see you there.

Saturday night highlights and must-see exhibits: (1) Galerie Zuger joins the Saturday night line up, bringing in artist Britten to open her new exhibit, Leila. (2) Sudoku addicts won’t want to miss Games & Icons by Susan Barnett at Conduit Gallery. (3) The Cameron Gallery gets in theme with its latest exhibit “In Blues We Trust,” offering cold beer, barbecue and live blues music. (4) Don’t forget your pocket protector when visiting Holly Johnson Gallery ... things might get a little inky!

Full listing of Saturday evening’s exhibit openings:

From Hank to Hendricks -- The Cameron Gallery | 6-9 p.m. Showing: June 19 – July 15, 2010. Artist: Jonathon Kimbrell

Live blues music, ice cold beer and BBQ will set the scene for Kimbrell’s latest exhibit featuring 10 new blues & country music inspired portraits.

Two Artist Exhibition -- Craighead-Green Gallery | 5-8 p.m. Showing: June 19 – July 24, 2010. Artists: Jerry Cabrera and Charlie Goodwin

New works by Jerry Cabrera and Charlie Goodwin plus three artists new to the gallery and the Dallas art scene.

Every Day // Games & Icons -- Conduit Gallery | 5:30-8:30 p.m. Showing: June 19 – July 24, 2010. Artists: Ellen Berman,  Susan Barnett and Kia Neill

Don’t miss the large scale paintings, works on paper and single-channel video by Barnett exploring the recently popular number & logic puzzle, Sudoku.

Ink, Inc. -- Holly Johnson Gallery | 6-8 p.m. Showing: June 19 – August 14, 2010

Artists: John Adelman, Isabel Albrecht, Astrid Bowlby, Ernesto Caivano, Todd Camplin, Craig Dongoski, Jacob El Hanani, Il Lee, Linn Meyers and M

An exhibition of recent work by 10 artists using ink as their primary medium.

Summer Selections 2.0 -- HCG Gallery | 5-8 p.m. Showing: May 29-June 26, 2010. Artists: Dick Wray, Bert Long, Gary Bishop, Floyd Newsum, Ansen Seale, Shane Pennington, Luke Harnden, Jacqueline Chubirka, Lisa Nersesova and Susan Budge

The second installment of Summer Selections, HCG’s annual, mid-year group show.

POST NOW -- Marty Walker Gallery | 6-8 p.m. Showing: June 19 – July 17, 2010. Artists: Anna Krachey, Buster Graybill and Jesse Morgan Barnett

The recent focus on global warming & fanatical end-of-world warnings inspired these artists to confront the roles of agriculture, technology and industrialism in a society without humans.

Work from the same house -- Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery | 5-8 p.m. Showing: June 19 – September 4, 2010 Artists: Lee Friedlander and Jim Dine

Features the most significant photographs that were included in Friedlander’s major 2006 retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.

Gallery Artist Open House -- Samuel Lynne Galleries | 5-8 p.m. Showing: June 19 – end of June, 2010 Artists: Gallery artists

An open house featuring Samuel Lynne gallery artists with a vast display of 3-D oils, mixed media & sculpture.

Leila -- Galerie Zuger | 6:30-9 p.m. Showing: June 19 Artist: Britten

Britten’s contemporary art exhibit features paintings that depict the female relationship to the universe. Britten will be in attendance.