I AM WOMAN

Join RISING as we welcome and help host a great event, I AM WOMAN next Thursday, July 15, 2010, 7p-10p. This is sure to be a great event as it's an FGIII Art & McKane Organization Event. Frankie Garcia and Jeremy McKane have put a lot time & effort into making this event a great success and we are excited to have the opportunity to play host to a great event for a great cause.

Proceeds from a multi artist series within the exhibition will benefit Alley's House, a wonderful non-profit Dallas organization. Each of the participating local DFW artists donating to Alley's House series will create a 24" x 24" art piece based on femininity and the following attitudes:

FEMININITY referring to qualities uniquely attributed to women.
LOVE that drives the Artist to create.
BEAUTY in artistic creation and output.
PASSION imbued within the art.
POWER latent within the work, demanding respect.
I AM WOMAN

The entire exhibition will consist of works by several prominent female artists from the Dallas area. The Alley's House series within the exhibition will be sold and 100% of the proceeds of that series will go directly to Alley's House. The canvases for this series have been sponsored by Betsy Walker "Course of a Different Color".

The artists participating in the exhibition include Renee Vandevere, Kate Wickham, Maureen Womack, Michelle de Metz, Jennifer Morgan, Karen Garrett, Bonny Leibowitz, Carmen Menza, Suzy Moritz-Rawdin, Cathey Miller, Sonia Semone, Sue Ellen Davis, Laura Elia, Melissa Preston, Andrea Reich Fender, Kathleen Wilke, Jessica Lee, and Treva Gilkey.

The mission of Alley's House is to empower teen mothers and their children to achieve independence through support services, education and mentoring. Alley's House strives to break the generational, economic, and social impact of teen pregnancy within the community. For more information on Alley's House please visit www.alleyshouse.org.

Kathleen Wilke Artist Mixer

We are hosting an artist mixer for photographer Kathleen Wilke tonite, Thursday June 10, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

You are warmly invited to stop by and join Rising Gallery along with photographer Kathleen Wilke on Thursday for a final chance to view Kathleen's current series "Jane Doe" in its entirety. Kathleen will be available for questions and to discuss her work.

Kathleen's photography captures figures in serene, weightless, ballet-like movements underwater which oftentimes become abstracted by surface reflections to mesmerizing effect. Be sure to mark your calendar - this is a unique opportunity to meet one of Dallas' "must collect" artists in a low key atmosphere.

Kathleen Wilke's exhibition will remain until June 15th, after which RISING will have limited selections on display throughout the summer. Running concurrently elsewhere in the gallery is an exhibition of new paintings by Chris Panatier titled, "Love Them Now, Always".

D Home Magazine

Kathleen Wilke and Chris Panatier's show is showcased in this months issue of D Home! Pick up a copy if you haven't already :)!

"Love Them Now, Always" & "Jane Doe"

Here are some photos from the opening reception this weekend! Enjoy :)!

MOTA Show

Yesterday 12 Jewish artists teamed up for an exhibit in Uptown Dallas. We want to give a special shout out to one of our artists, Bonny Leibowitz, and Dahlia Woods Gallery for putting on such an incredible event!

Childrens Brain Foundation

Yesterday I attended a polo match at the Las Colinas Polo Club in support of The Children's Brain Foundation. I was invited by some of our wonderful clients from the gallery and three of our artists donated work to the cause. Thank you so much to everyone involved!

Thank You

We would like to thank everyone that came out to the opening reception of Chris Panatier and Kathleen Wilke's new work this past Friday. We truly appreciate your support and there will be photos to come :)!