Previous Exhibitions
Curators’ Selects | Artomatic 2024
June 27 — August 4, 2024
Download/Open Curators' Commentary PDF
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The Atheaneum Gallery is grateful for the opportunity and showcase provided by Artomatic. The Artomatic organization was not involved in the selection process for this show.
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Their Selected Artists:
Camron Anderson, Eric Celarier, Ellen Cornett, Luis Del Valle, Kim Dyer, Rita Elsner, Lewis Frances,
Dennis Goris, A.D. Herzel, Martha Holmes, Jenny Kanzler, Phyllis Mayes, Bryan Sieling, Candice Tavares, Christian Tribastone
Fleeting Moments
Street Photography II
August 8 - September 22, 2024
Robert Stuart Cohen
May 16 — June 23 2024
Japanese Inspiration
Sean Donnan, David Gootnick, Yoshiko Ratliff
April 4 - May 12, 2024
Christine Ruksenas-Burton
February 22, 2024 – March 31, 2024
A Delicate Balance | Sculpture
Curated by Jackie Hoysted,
Produced by Veronica Szalus
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January 11, 2024 – February 18, 2024
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National Treasures
Leanne Fink
November 30, 2023 — January 7, 2024
Fleeting Moments
Street Photography
October 19 — November 26, 2023
Every Rock Has a Story
Anne Stine
September 7 — October 15, 2023
Obscura | Tinam Valk
July 27 — September 3, 2023
Leslie Nolan Mark Drefs
June 15 — July 23, 2023
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Women’s Work
Kirsty Little | Donna McCullough | Kathryn McDonnell
May 4 - June 11, 2023
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Matthew McLaughlin
March 23 — April 30, 2023
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Nicole Santiago
February 9 — March 19, 2023
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In and Between | Sculpture
Curated by Steve Wanna,
Produced by Veronica Szalus
January 12 — February 5, 2023
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The Botanical Gourmet
Botanical Arts Society of the National Capital Region
November 17, 2022 — January 8, 2023
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Woodcuts
Joan Mayfield | Ruth Trevarrow
October 6 — November 13, 2022
Connected Spaces
Elizabeth Casqueiro. Jean Sausele-Knodt
August 25 — October 2, 2022
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Kim Abraham
June 2 — July 10, 2022
Canvas Meets Curve
Paul Cunningham \ Sabiha Iqbal
April 21 — May 29, 2022
Forces Fleeting
Nikki Brugnoli | Anne C. Smith
March 8 — April 17, 2022
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Oenone Hammersley
Darren Smith
Jan. 27 — March 6, 2022
In the Garden
Mike Francis
Pattee Hipschen
Bobbi Pratte
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Dec. 16, 2021 — Jan. 23, 2022
The Athenaeum Open
ART OPTIMISM
Focus on Climate Change and Sustainability
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September 23 — October 31
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Timeless Tradition
Master Copyists from the National Gallery of Art's Copyist Program
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May 20 — June 27, 2021
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Patricia Underwood
Trees/Humans:
Life in the Balance
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April 8 — May 16, 2021
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Philip Livingston
Family, Ghosts, and Other Strangers
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February 25 — April 4, 2021
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Michael Spears
Visual Music: Rhythm and Melody
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January 14 — February 21, 2021
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Pamela Keravuori
Painting While Barefoot
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October 22 — November 29, 2020
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Speak Your Truth
Black Lives Matter
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October 1 — December 1, 2020
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Speak Your Truth | Black Lives Matter, attempted to represent the depth and diversity of the DC/MD/VA region and its reflections on the activities associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. Works were selected from responses to an open call for submissions on the basis of poetry/spoken word and artistic merit/visual communication. See works in show.
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Right: Miranda J. Spurley, Onyx King
Moments in Time . . .
A Very Weird Time
The 2020 Athenaeum Invitational
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September 10 — October 18, 2020
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Artists were invited to submit works that represented the full gamut of how the global Coronavirus pandemic and it's associated ‘social distancing’ has affected them. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt were evident in the selected works, but so were thoughtful commentary on the creative benefits of solitude and reflection. See works in show
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Left: Erica Cleveland, Fear Biter, Gouache, watercolor crayon, embroidery floss stitching, 9” x 12”
Beautiful But Deadly
Selections from the Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region
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July 30 — September 6, 2020
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This exhibition not only featured excellent examples of botanic illustration and art, but the toxic properties of each plant were spelled out both in the online gallery and in actual gallery. Beautiful But Deadly, was also Beautiful and Fascinating.
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Right: Carol Beach, Oleander and Oleander Hawk Moth (Nerium oleander and Daphnis nerii)
acrylic, 16”w x 20”h, 2020,
Elzbieta Sikorska
Everything is Double
June 18 — July 26, 2020
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Elzbieta’s works each start out with paper that she crafts herself. She explores many themes as noted in her Artist Statement below, but classic design elements and a formal art education in Poland meet and diverge in her beautiful and mysterious ghosts, phantoms, memories, and reflections. See works in show
Doodles of the Times
March - July, 2020
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This online gallery of doodles featured the work of a wide variety of submitters and was intended to reflect the various ways people responded to the Coronavirus pandemic. A small subset of entries is represented here. Double click image for artist name and information.
HUMAN CONDITION
exploring the body as subject
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February 13 - March 22, 2020
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This exhibition features 39 artists in a visual exploration of the human condition. Besides exploring the physical form, these artists were asked to consider how a person’s personality, emotions, challenges, preferences, prejudices, and experiences can be visually represented.
Including: Cathy Abramson, Gulay Berryman, Leslie Blackmon, Daniel Brown, Troy Bunch, Alan Condrey, Christopher Corson, Delna Dastur, Stephanie Firestone, Avis Flemming, Nicole Ida Fossi, Jim Haller, Andy Harris, Catherine Hess, Michal Hunter, Sabiha Iqbal, Yasmine Iskander, George Kochev, Trix Kuijper, Debra LaCroix, Allen Linder, Shelley Lowenstein, Linda Lowery, Lianne Milgrom, Leslie Nolan, Shanti Norris, Gene Provenzo, Beverly Ryan, Leslie Sater, Robert Schultz, Patrick Sieg, Martha Spak, Benjamin Stein, Edward Tepper, Patricia Underwood, Louise Wallendorf, Ellyn Weiss, Cate West Zahl, Sharon Wolpoof
Chris Brandell
Azadeh Sahraeian
January 2 -February 9, 2020
Left: Caught Up, by Chris Brandell, 48” x 48”, mixed media, 2019
Right: Magnetic Growth No. 02, by Azadeh Sahraeian, pen on paper, 14” x 11”, 2018
Bobbi Pratte:
Rescue Me
November 14 - December 29, 2019
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Often capturing daily scenes near her home in Lake Barcroft, Virginia, Pratte also reflects on her personal sense that in these challenging times she feels a need to be rescued.
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Bobbi Pratte: Rescue Me opening reception was generously sponsored by Ken Trotter with TTR | Sotheby’s International Realty
image: When the Rain Comes, by Bobbi Pratte, oil on panel, 22” x 28”
Athenaeum Invitational
Board Out of Our Minds
September 12 — November 10, 2019
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Artists were invited to explore real or imagined board games, an environment where board games are being played, or people playing board games.
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Catherine Day, Amelia Hankin, Zofie King:
Memory
July 25 — September 8, 2019
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These artists work in different media, but all address memory, perception, and how the passage of time influences perception.
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image: Catherine Day, Winter Vines, Ivy Edge, photograph on fabric, 39” x 38”, 2016
