This month through April 2012, we are welcome local artist Matt Mahler for his second engagement at the Studio. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from Louisiana State University. He has attended various fine arts painting and sculpture courses since his first course with Mrs. Carolyn Pellegrin in 1994. He has studied painting at the Baton Rouge Academy of Art and the Arts Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has also studied sculpture in Pietrasanta, Italy with Artida Arts, Inc. and in Rutland, Vermont with the Vermont Carving Studio. His works are noted for the attention to detail and bold architectural and seascape images.

He currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, Luisa Mahler and children, Nicholas and Emily.

Matthew Mahler is the 2012 Signature Artist of the Triangle Chapter of the American Red Cross’ Carolina Nights Ball being held at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh.

For commissioned art inquiries, please contact Matt at mattsartjourney.com; email him at: mattsartjourney@mac.com or call direct to: 919.880.1737

Studio 180 Salon supports the 2012 Cary Art Loop. Artist’s works will be featured at our Final Friday show and reception on February 24th from 6 – 9pm.

Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.

• The Cruise-In: A Retrospective of Guys and Their Rides
• Dates: Jan 12 – Feb 19
• Artists’ Reception: Fri, Jan 27 6-8 p.m.
• Medium: Photography, Oil Painting, and Video

Cary Town Hall Gallery, 316 N. Academy St.

• NC Landscapes from the Mountains to the Sea
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Jan 10 – Feb 17
• Artists’ Reception: Fri, Jan 27, 6-8 p.m.

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

• Erin Tapley: At Home with the Range
  
• Medium: Mixed 2D & 3D
• Dates: Jan 13 – Feb 20
• Reception: Fri, Jan 13, 6-8 p.m.

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.

• Ginger Gehres: Visual Bard
  
• Medium: Painting, Mixed Media
• Dates: Jan 10 – Feb 17
• Artist Reception: Fri, Jan 27, 6-8 p.m.
  
  

Bond Park Community Center, 150 Metro Park Drive

• Lyudmila Tomova: Daily Transactions
  
• Medium: Acrylic on Board
• Dates: Through Feb 29
• Reception: Fri, Jan 27, 6-8 p.m.

Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury O’Dell Lane

• Cary Portrait Artists Exhibition
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Jan 13 – Feb 17
• Reception: Fri, Jan 27, 5:30-6 p.m.

Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.

• Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Sculpture Show
• Dates: Through Jan 8
• Medium: Sculpture

Cary Town Hall Gallery, 316 N. Academy St.

• The Artists Within: Town of Cary Employee Exhibition
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Through Jan 4

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

• Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Painting Show
  
• Medium: Painting
• Dates: Through Jan 10

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.

• Marilyn Bass: Botanical Paper Sculpture
  
• Medium: Paper cutouts
• Dates: Through Jan 4

Bond Park Community Center, 150 Metro Park Drive

• Lyudmila Tomova: Daily Transactions
  
• Medium: Acrylic on board
• Dates: Through Feb 29
• Artist Reception: Fri Jan 27 6-8 p.m.

Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.

• Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Sculpture Show
• Dates: Nov 16 – Jan 8
• Artists’ Reception: Sun, Dec 4, 2-4 p.m. (at Page-Walker Arts & History Center)

Cary Town Hall Gallery, 316 N. Academy St.

• The Artists Within: TOC Employee Art Exhibition
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Nov 22 – Jan 4
• Artists’ Reception: Sat, Dec 3, 3-5 p.m.

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

• Jody Jameson: A Beaded Path
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Through Nov 26

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.

• Marilyn Bass: Botanical Paper Sculpture
  
• Medium: Paper cutouts
• Dates: Nov 23 – Jan 4
• Artist Reception: Sat, Dec 3, 3-5 p.m.
  
  

Bond Park Community Center, 150 Metro Park Drive

• Teresa Pigeon: Bond Park Exposed
  
• Medium: Photography
• Dates: Through Nov 30

Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.

• Western Wake Studio Tour
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Oct 28 – Nov 13
• Artists’ Reception: Oct 28 6-8 p.m.

Cary Town Hall Gallery, 316 N. Academy St.

• Red Ribbon Student Poster Show
  
• Medium: Student Posters
• Dates: Oct 25 – Nov 18

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

• Jody Jameson: A Beaded Path
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Oct 9 – Nov 26

• Watercolor Society of North Carolina’s 66th Juried Exhibition 2011
• Medium: Watercolor
• Dates:Through Nov 26
  

  

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.

• CJ Calvin: Behind the Sun
  
• Medium: Acrylic Painting
• Dates: Oct 28 – Nov 21
• Artist’s Reception: Oct 28 6-8 p.m.
  
  

Bond Park Community Center, 150 Metro Park Drive

• Teresa Pigeon: Bond Park Exposed
  
• Medium: Photography
• Dates: Through Nov 30

• Studio 180 Salon will be featuring artist Timothy Orikri ;
• Chocolate Smiles chocolatiers will have chocolates after hours;
• Graceful Expressions dance education will be featuring youth art exhibits;
• Styles Group Fitness will offer at wo-week free invitation to join for those attending the event;
• West Trinity (blues / Rock) you really have to SEE them to fully appreciate their sound!

Chocolate Smiles Village enthusiastically support the local Cary fine arts community and look forward to playing an integral part of the renaissance of downtown historic Cary. Working together brings out the best in ourselves and for ourselves. Chocolate Smiles Village is located at 312 W. Chatham St. Cary, North Carolina.

About the businesses of Chocolate Smiles Village:

• Chocolate Smiles chocolatier specializes in handmade chocolates and chocolate confections. It has a longstanding tradition of fine creations in the greater Cary area.
• Graceful Expressions dance education specializes in youth ballet, tap and dance classes.
• Studio 180 Salon is dedicated to fine hair care and coloring services and products.It is based in Cary, North Carolina and serves greater Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest and surrounding areas of the triangle Carolinas.
• Styles Fitness Group is a fitness boutique specializing in small group personal training for women. It is based in Richmond, Virginia with a regional location in Cary, North Carolina.

This month through January 2012, we are pleased to show works by artist Timothy Orikri.

Artist’s Statement:

“To me, a true work of art can be described as a juxtaposition of complexity and simplicity. Art must be filled with strong emotional content and be based on the perception, expectations and experiences of the artist. I always make every effort to create my paintings based on these three concepts, but most especially, art must be timeless, with as much intrinsic relevance in today’s world as in the future.

The most obvious attribute of my work is the use of color as a means of expression. In addition, I enhance the color content of each canvas with touches of light and shadows by using texture and three-dimensional forms to add emphasis to the desired effect. For the most part, I rely on colors as a major element in projecting the emotional content in my works. One of the major objectives in creating my paintings is in my desire to fulfill an emotional response, rather than focusing on the subject matter.

I always choose to present my work in strong, bold colors, with an overall reliance on lines and forms to give it its distinctive nature. Through the use of these colors and forms, the subject is transformed into its essential, formative concepts, both of simple and complex nature.

As an artist I am constantly searching for diverse formats to express myself. This search has not only enabled me to create artworks that are unique and relevant to modern trends, but has also enhanced my aspiration of being innovative and resourceful, by creating imaginative, thought-provoking pieces.”

A raffle will be held for one of his pieces and all you have to do is attend! Also, proceeds will be presented to a cancer charity (details forthcoming) in honor of a dear friend of the artist, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor. Visit Timothy’s website at www.timothyorikri.com.

Studio 180 Salon is located within Chocolate Smiles Village at 312 W. Chatham Street, Cary. Public transportation to all stops on the Cary Art Loop to be provided by the Cary C-Transit system.

This month through October 2011, we are pleased to show works by artist Jack Stone. Jack grew up in the city of Baltimore and the surrounding countryside. He worked in his youth on farms and ranches, and traveled all 50 states with family. After a years tour with the Marine Corps as a medic in Vietnam, Jack took a BA in Journalism from U MD and studied art at Maryland School of Art and Design. He completed an MFA at UNCG.

After a career in the graphic arts industry, Jack has taught art and painted since 2002. His paintings include rural subject matter, and have been collected regionally. Jack and Paula Stone have three daughters and seven grandchildren.

Visit Jack’s website at www.brushfirestudios.org.

Studio 180 Salon supports the 2011 Cary Art Loop. Artist’s works will be featured at our Final Friday show and reception on September 30th from 6 – 9pm.

Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.

• Music in the Background: Lisa Creed & Don Mertz
  
• Medium: Paintings and Mixed Media
• Dates:Through Sept 26
  

  

• Jody Servon
  & Lorene Delany-Ullman
• Medium: Photography & Prose Poems
• Dates: Sept 30 – Oct 23
• Artists’ Reception: Sept 30 6-8 p.m.
• Writing Workshop: Oct 1 1-4 p.m.

Cary Town Hall Gallery, 316 N. Academy St.

• Elke Brand: Planets & Michael Grohs: Cities and Landscapes in Black and White
  
• Medium: Digital Photography
• Dates: Through Oct 24

Cary Town Hall Display Case

• Baskets: Billie Ruth Sudduth Meets Fibonacci
• Medium: Basketry
• Dates: Through Sept 26

Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury O’Dell Pl

• 9th Annual FALC Senior Art Exhibition
  
• Dates: Through Oct 7
• Artists’ Reception: Sept 30 3-6 p.m.

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

• J. J. Jiang: Hometown Waters — From Suzhou, China to Oriental, North Carolina
  
• Media: Watercolor & Oils
• Dates: Through Oct 24

• Scott Hazard: Meditations/Mediations
  
• Media: Sculpture/Photography
• Dates: Through Sept 27

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.

• Dottie Vester: One Stitch at a Time
  
• Medium: Textiles
• Dates: Through Oct 24

Bond Park Community Center, 150 Metro Park Drive

• Teresa Pigeon: Bond Park Exposed
  
• Medium: Photography
• Dates: Through Nov 30

Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.

• Music in the Background: Lisa Creed & Don Mertz
  
• Medium: Paintings and Mixed Media
• Dates: August 26 – Sept 26

Cary Town Hall Gallery, 316 N. Academy St.

• Elke Brand: Planets & Michael Grohs: Cities and Landscapes in Black and White
  
• Medium: Digital Photography
• Dates: August 26 – Oct 24

Cary Town Hall Display Case

• Baskets: Billie Ruth Sudduth Meets Fibonacci
• Medium: Basketry
• Dates: Through September 26

Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury O’Dell Pl

• Caroline Morgan: Not Just Lilies
  
• Dates: Through Sept. 2
• Artist View and Reception: August 26; Discussion 5:30 p.m., reception 6-8 p.m.

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

• J. J. Jiang: Hometown Waters — From Suzhou, China to Oriental, North Carolina
  
• Media: Watercolor & Oils
• Dates: Aug 26 – Oct 24
• Artist Reception: Fri Aug 26 6-8 p.m.

• Scott Hazard: Meditations/Mediations
  
• Media: Sculpture/Photography
• Dates: Aug 26 – Sept 27
• Artist Reception: Fri Aug 26 6-8 p.m.

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.

• Dottie Vester: One Stitch at a Time
  
• Medium: Textiles
• Dates: August 26 – Oct 24
• Artist Reception: Fri Aug 26 6-8 p.m.