Interpretations Of Our Natural World opens
Saturday, April 13th, from 3pm - 6pm.
Exhibition on view until June 1st, 2024
Featuring work by:
Linda Mayer, Brooks Salzwedel, Kim Zarney, Marc Petrovic, & Kari Russell-Pool
Linda Mayer
Northeast Ohio artist, Linda Mayer, graduated with honors from Kent State University 2001 earning a BA in Art Education. She earned her MA in Education from Fontbonne University 2010, St. Louis, Missouri. Initially trained in both acrylic and oils, Mayer discovered her true passion the day she first dipped her brush into molten encaustic wax and she has been working with this ancient medium ever since.
Kim Zarney
Born in Medina, Ohio, Kim Zarney attended Syracuse University and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Zarney has worked as an illustrator, graphic designer and advertising agency creative director. Recently renewing his fine arts career, he is actively building a body of work with a specific focus on contemporary monochromes inspired by elements of the natural world. His work is included in numerous public and private collections.
Sasha Bakaric
Brooks Salzwedel
Brooks Shane Salzwedel received his B.F.A. from the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena in 2004. His encaustic works focus on natural and unnatural landscapes disconnected from their usual surroundings or places in time.
Bonnie Gordon
Rebecca Zweibel
Kari Russell-Pool & Marc Petrovic
Marc earned a BFA with a major in glass and minor in metals from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1991. There he met his wife, and fellow glass artist Kari Russell-Pool. The pair went on to share a studio, two children and a host of beloved dogs. They currently reside in Euclid after trading the Connecticut coast for the shores of Lake Erie.
Featured Artist of the Month
Chris Keener
I discovered the art of making jewelry by accident. Fueled by my love of beach glass, 17 years ago I made myself a very organic beach glass bracelet. I wore this bracelet to an event and suddenly I was a beach glass jewelry artist.
My degree is in textile design from the years before there were computers. I discovered I loved working with my hands. I wanted my jewelry to be less craft and more fine art. I set off to learn all I could about the properties of metal and making silver jewelry.
I went to Colorado to work with a silver smith; I spent hours in TAP studio in Cleveland under the guidance of Todd Pownell and Debra Rosen. I went to Penland and studied under other amazing artists to build and develop my skills. I could not get enough knowledge, I was hooked, and I had found my passion.
Today I am a full time jewelry artist. My work includes more then just beach glass. I work with gems stores and other found objects. I continue to develop my skills and education. I feel blessed to have found something I am so excited to do everyday.
About River Gallery
River Gallery is dedicated to supporting the revival and continuance of Cleveland area arts and artists. The owner, Ara Hamamjian, has established connections with the art professors and alumni of area schools such as the Cleveland Institute of Art, Baldwin Wallace University, and Kent State University. The gallery shows everything from contemporary to traditional style paintings, works in metals, blown glass, ceramics, photography, and jewelry fabrications.
