Congratulations to Jason Keith on receiving the 2012 “Emerging Artist” Theresa Pollak Prize for Excellence in the Arts!  Keith is in the undergraduate painting & printmaking department at VCUarts and was featured in our 2012 “Almost Famous” exhibition.

We’re proud to continue to show his work in the gallery, including this recent painting: “Untitled”, 2012, Mixed media on panel, 48 x 48 inches.

More information about the Theresa Pollak Prizes can be found here.

Take a moment to read Amy Ritchie’s insightful review of two of our current exhibitions at Reynolds Gallery – Refracting Light and On the Hop: New Paintings.  Refracting Light is a group exhibition exploring the use of glass in contemporary art and features such prominent artists as Tara Donovan, Sally Mann, and Maya Lin alongside acclaimed, locally based artists like Sarah Mizer.  On the Hop: New Paintings showcases the recent work of Virginia-based painter, Paul Ryan.  Ryan’s recent work explores the close and complex relationship between wilderness and institution.  The paintings, which Ritchie describes as “a lively pulse on the wall”, feature imagery that references that relationship – profiles of tree tops and human body part amid consumer packaging.