I, Doppelgänger and Fem Form Through Jan. 10 Mainsite Contemporary Art 122 E. Main St., Norman mainsitecontemporaryart.com 405-360-1162 Free I, Doppelgänger — on display through Jan. 10 at Mainsite Contemporary Art, 122 E Main St., in Norman — features paintings by Mary James Ketch and Alexis Austin. Fem Form, an exhibition of photographer Greer Inez’s […]
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Threatening beauty
The Skies Have It opening reception 16-10 p.m. Friday Mainsite Contemporary Art 122 E. Main St., Norman mainsitecontemporaryart.com Free Oklahoma’s unique connection to the weather is felt every time Oklahoma City-based artist David Holland puts brush to canvas. Holland takes photos of large thunderstorms after they move east past the city and turns them into […]
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Cultural fabric
Erica Bonavida brings color and texture to Oklahoma City Hall. The artist was hired in February to serve as City Hall’s first artist-in-residence. Bonavida finds art fulfilling, but there was a time when she avoided the subject altogether. An admitted perfectionist, she said she struggled when she was younger to understand why she would create […]
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Gardens inspiration
Inspirations from Nature Through Feb. 28 Myriad Botanical Gardens 301 W. Reno Ave. myriadgardens.org 405-445-7080 Free Inspirations from Nature, an exhibition of paintings at Myriad Botanical Gardens, probably isn’t what you think. “Just painting a flower is so obvious,” said Susan Morrison-Dyke, one of the two featured artists. “We wanted it to be so much […]
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Aesthetic passion
Debby Kaspari, Don Holladay and Christopher Ryan Mackie 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through Sept. 14 Mainsite Contemporary Art 122 E. Main St., Norman mainsitecontemporaryart.com 405-360-1162 Free Mainsite Contemporary Art is currently showcasing the work of Debby Kaspari, Don Holladay and Christopher Ryan Mackie, three local artists who differ significantly in their creative approaches. The exhibit […]
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New growth
Tim Kenney: A Burst of Color Through Sept. 1 The Depot 200 S. Jones Ave., Norman normandepot.org 405-307-9380 Free A chance call from his nephew in Santa Fe, New Mexico, led Norman resident Tim Kenney into an unusual career path at age 52: abstract impressionist painter. 10 years later, Kenney has painted in every state […]
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Permanent trademark
A Sense of Time and Place: Work by Greg Burns 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-SaturdayThrough September 29 Oklahoma History Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive okhistory.org 405-521-2491 Free – $7 The ability to capture the essence of a certain setting is a unique talent few artists possess. In Oklahoma City, a lifelong painter is tracing his roots […]
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Evolving West
Prix de West 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. pdw.nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 The “prix” in Prix de West is French for “price,” but Susan Patterson, curator of special exhibits at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, doesn’t want people to see the annual art exhibition and sale […]
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Ryan revisited
In the Principal’s Office: Tom Ryan the Art Student 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 11 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 exhibitcgallery.com 405-767-8900 Free It’s no great surprise that education is often the catalyst for great artistic production, whether it means following in the […]
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Transitional terrain
Transitions 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through June 30 Exhibit C 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 exhibitcgallery.com 405-767-8900 Free Transitional periods for artists can be complicated. Changing styles or even mediums is difficult and sometimes even risky, but making a transition as an arts patron can be as simple as changing a frame […]