The Visuals: Lee Steele

Crash back at Southport Galleries

Lee — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:54:37 +0000

A few years back, I was delighted to see Southport Galleries bursting with color and showing off its edge by exhibiting the street-inspired art of John “Crash” Matos. Southport Galleries’s spring season kicks off with “Crash: Hide ‘N Seek,” which opens with a reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 12. “Hide ’N Seek” explores the dazzling layers of signs, [...]

Diana Vreeland: A First Lady at City Lights

Lee — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:47:57 +0000

Who would write this today? Why don’t you… tie black tulle bows on your wrists? have a yellow satin bed entirely quilted in butterflies? remember how delicious champagne cocktails are after tennis or golf? Indifferent champagne can be used for these. upholster your car seat in fine camel’s hair? Hermes of Paris will do this [...]

World Artists’ Network sets up at the Arcade

Lee — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:11:28 +0000

I first got to know the World Artists Network when their president, Valeria Garrido Bisceglia, gave a beautifully constructed series on art criticism at the Black Rock Library. I’ve seen her now and again, ever since, usually setting up or breaking down tables at an art fair or similar event. Now, I’m happy to see that [...]

Forest to Shore: ‘Kick Ass’ x 4

Lee — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:20:45 +0000

Stratford’s Forest To Shore Gallery promises both “horror” and “beauty” when they present four regional artists in a ”A Kick Ass Art Show” in a reception 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Jan. 26. (Why don’t more gallery receptions last until midnight?) Live painting will be performed by all four artists on a single canvas throughout the night. Also, there [...]

Visual scavenger hunt at City Lights

Lee — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:26:20 +0000

City Lights is looking for artists interested in participating in the January 2013 exhibit ART/BPT/2013/DETAILS For DETAILS, artists are encouraged to go on a visual scavenger hunt for “the soul of Bridgeport.” Artists can send jpegs (72 dpi) and inquiries to clgallerybpt@gmail.com. The submissions deadline is Dec. 27, 2012. ART/BPT/2013/DETAILS will open Friday, Jan. 25, 2013.

Bridgeport’s not-so-distant past at Framemakers

Lee — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:23:38 +0000

Bridgeport photographer Jay Misencik will be featured in a new show at Framemakers in Black Rock, starting with an opening reception 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8. Along with portraits of downtown’s workforce, a video will show rare photos of the downtown Palace and Majestic theaters, two regal but decaying 1920s landmarks which have been shuttered for [...]

Alvarez Gallery celebrates 3 years

Lee — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:44:40 +0000

Watch this Sunday’s Stamford Advocate for an anniversary story that’s not about any old, married couples. The Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery will host “3 Year Anniversary: 10 Artists, 10 Parties” starting with a reception on Friday, Dec. 14. The gallery will feature the work of 10 FLA artists tasked with curating their own spaces and [...]

Passage to Cuba with Ben Ortiz

Lee — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:55:02 +0000

For an American, it’s tough to permission to enter Cuba. Here’s an opportunity for art lovers. Independent art curator Ben Ortiz is facilitating and accompanying a trip to Cuba for the Greenwich Arts Council. The ”Cuba Art and Culture Today” — An insider’s Education Exchange will explore Havana, Cienfuegos and Trinidad on March 17-24, 2013. “This [...]

Collector’s Press lithographs at HCC

Lee — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:45:03 +0000

The doors of the storage vault have again swung open at the Housatonic Museum of Art to reveal a fantastic print collection that focuses on Collector’s Press, a famed San Francisco-based printing workshop. Source: Connecticut Post

Historical lifetime collection comes to auction

Lee — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:55:04 +0000

The Richard Hegel Collection comes to Auction in Meriden at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. “Over the course of more than 50 years, Richard Hegel assembled a fantastic collection” said auctioneer Ryan Brechlin. The auction will feature almost four hundred lots of art, antiques, collectibles and historical items. The primary focus of the auction is [...]