“Intersections | Realism & Abstraction” by Laurence Chandler, Angela Iovino, Ariana Progri, and Ravi Raman

November 6, 2026 – November 29, 2026
Gallery Hours: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 12 – 5pm
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6; 6 – 9pm

“INTERSECTIONS | Realism & Abstraction” is a group exhibition featuring four artists with distinct art styles in conversation with each other, showing that even the most realistic art is a form of abstraction (a reduction of reality) and that abstract art can hold elements of structural, grounded reality.

Instead of treating realism and abstraction as binary opposites, works in the exhibition also intersect both worlds, showcasing how different artists navigate the spectrum between the two styles.

Viewers not only will see realistic figures and recognizable subjects dissolving into, or emerging from abstract backgrounds, but also the use of bold brushstrokes, form, color and textures to convey emotion rather than literal details.

“Cathedral of Silence: Layers of Time and Coexistence” by Kee Woo Rhee

December 4, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Gallery Hours: Fridays – Saturdays, 12-5pm; Sundays, 11am-4pm.
Opening Reception: Friday, December 4, 6-8pm
Bethesda Art Walk: Friday, December 11, 6-8pm

Kee Woo Rhee’s photographic journey is a sacred pilgrimage into the deepest, unviolated sanctuaries of the earth—the primeval forests. This exhibition brings together a rigorous visual anthology of the world’s most venerable temperate rainforests: the ancient giants of MacMillan Provincial Park in Vancouver, Canada, the moss-draped silence of the Hoh Rain Forest in the United States, and the pristine, untold woodland cathedrals of Croatia. Through her lens, these distinct geographical landscapes converge into a single, transcendent spiritual topography.

“Standing amidst the colossal architecture of these ancient woods, I do not merely observe nature; I encounter the Cathedral of Silence.”

Blair G. Ewing Center Student Art Show

January 8, 2027 – January 30, 2027
Gallery Hours: Friday-Saturday, 12-5pm; Sunday, 11am-4pm

The Blair G. Ewing Center is MCPS’s Alternative Education Program, designed to support students with various learning and social emotional needs who have been unsuccessful in their home schools for a variety of reasons. Blair G. Ewing provides a safe and supportive environment, delivers personalized, rigorous and engaging instruction, and empowers students to utilize appropriate social and critical-thinking skills to be successful in any environment.

The primary objective for Art at Blair G. Ewing Center is not simply to teach the media – it is a pathway for students to find pride, identity, and voice. It is about giving students the tools to see themselves differently, take pride in their accomplishments, and imagine new possibilities for their futures. John Charles, art teacher at the center, has spent the past several years crafting the visual arts program to allow the students to express their creativity and emotions while also fulfilling their art credit requirements. The classes “blend several studio media, printmaking, sculpture, photography and digital arts” says Charles, whose own background in silk-screening encourages the students to layer drawings and photographs with abstract elements to create multimedia compositions. The January show, generously sponsored by The Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation, will feature large- and small-scale prints from current students and recent alumni.