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Lower Oak Lawn Art Scene: Saturday June 19, 2010

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Update: See below for two more openings tonight at Art Ability and Mary Tomas Studio Gallery.

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 Moth for a late dinner and drinks! I’ll see you there.

Saturday night highlights & 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 after the jump…

Summer Open House

The Cameron Gallery | 5:00-8:00 pm
Artist: Gallery Artists

Art Ability invites you to check out new works from gallery artists.

From Hank to Hendricks

The Cameron Gallery | 6:00-9:00 pm
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 | 5:00-8:00 pm
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 pm
Showing: June 19 – July 24, 2010
Artists: Ellen Berma, 
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.

Inc, Inc.

Holly Johnson Gallery | 6:00-8:00 pm
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 ten artists using ink as their primary medium.

Summer Selections 2.0

HCG Gallery | 5:00-8:00 pm
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.

Summer Group Show

Mary Tomas Studio Gallery | 6:00-9:00 pm
Showing: June 19-July 17, 2010
Artists: Elizabeth Anyaa, Lisa Ehrich, Cecelia Feld, Erin Hinz, Mallory Jarrell, Charlotte Lindsey, Roger Moore, Judith Seay, Mary Tomás and Jonathan Whitfill

Mary Tomas Studio Gallery showcases a diverse and talented group of artists in their summer group show!

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Marty Walker Gallery | 6:00-8:00 pm
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 | 5:00-8:00 pm
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 | 5:00-8:00 pm
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

Galleri Urbane | 6:30-9:00 pm
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.

Find the Galleries:
Find the art galleries listed above by visiting the Google map. The markers with stars indicate galleries that have openings on Saturday night.

Art Ability
163 Oak lawn Ave.
(214) 747-1414
Cameron Gallery
1414 Dragon St.
(214) 747-1414
Conduit Gallery
1626 Hi Line Dr., Ste. C
(214) 939-0064
Craighead Green
1011 Dragon Street
(214) 855-0779

HCG Gallery
1130 Dragon St., Ste. 190
(214) 760-9230

Holly Johnson
1411 Dragon St.
(214) 369-0169
Marty Walker Gallery
2135 Farrington St.
(214) 749-0066

Mary Tomas Studio Gallery
1110 Dragon Street
(214) 727-5101
PDNB Gallery
1202 Dragon St., Ste. 103
(214) 969-1852
Samuel Lynne
1105 Dragon St.
(214) 965-9027
Galleri Urbane Dallas
2277 Monitor St.
(432) 386-0590
Galerie Zuger
1215 Dragon St.
(214) 749-7713

Do you have a showing I missed? Email me so I can include your listing and any upcoming events you have in store!

About the Author

Kendall Shiffler (@loweroaklawn) is the editor of LowerOakLawn.com and has a passion for design, art and life in the Dallas Design District! Keep up with Kendall's adventures out and about in LOL on facebook and twitter.

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