2025 Annual Affiliates Exhibition
January 29 – February 22, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 30, 6–8 pm
FIRST STREET GALLERY is pleased to present the 2025 Annual Affiliates Exhibition, bringing together the unique and dynamic work of the following member artists: Anita Dawson, Gilles Giuntini, Robert Loebell, Kathy A. Moore, Lisa Noble, John Rohlfing, and Carolyn Sheehan.
Anita Dawson is a painter of objects; she is interested in the enduring iconography of still life particularly in the Dutch and Italian Baroque styles. In Western art traditions certain images have common interpretations and serve as metaphors for the artist and viewer.
Gilles Giuntini’s current work, in the 2025 Affiliates Exhibition at First Street Gallery, represents a personal reflection on the advent of uncertain and challenging times.
Robert Loebell’s sculpture explores the space between 2 and 3 dimensions. His relief carvings work within the limitations inherent in the material that he uses, wood, and the many possible approaches to that material. They are carved, constructed, burned, bent, and colored with paint and encaustic. The images are curated from photographs he’s taken in traveling archival pictures or from family photos.
Kathy A. Moore’s new work consists of paintings and drawings that result from intense visual observation made directly from the still life motif. Moore places the viewer within her immediate visual perspective, as if the viewer is present, stepping out of a spectator role beyond that of inanimate objects. It is essential for Moore to capture a feeling of light within each still life. Moore aspires to convey within each still life her visual interpretation of a luminous, quiet, and intimate order.
Lisa Noble’s works of oil, ink, and mixed media on canvas reinforce the self-portrait and drawing’s role as the framework and foundation of her motivations behind art making. Noble continues to explore her natural tendencies toward insistent flatness, tilted perspective, self-referential imagery, and an increasingly transitional approach to subject matter.
John Rohlfing’s new work is based on historical objects that he saw while traveling in Japan. They are influenced by Jomon ceramics. The circular platter shapes are inspired by Japanese “Rings”, small intricate ear adornments used during the Neolithic time period 10,500-300 BCE.
Carolyn Sheehan creates art works that are best described by color and images. She combines creativity and imagination with emotions in every piece with the sole purpose of not only creating an aesthetic that impacts the feelings but causes pleasure as well. Every piece is worked like a sculpture which is three dimensional and they take shape in a style in which the icon is always the focal point.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 11am to 6pm
