VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Archway Gallery presents Fusion by artist Rosanne Hudson and TXT by 10+ Artists at Archway Gallery. Exhibition on view April 2 – May 5, 2011.  The artists will be on hand to visit with guests first-hand during the exhibition opening reception on Saturday, April 2 from 5 – 8 pm at the gallery, with an artists’ talk at 5:30 pm. Light refreshments and valet parking provided.

Archway Gallery presents Fusion, featuring new work from artist Rosanne Hudson, alongside TXT, a special exhibition featuring the collective of female artists known as 10+Artists of which Hudson is an active member. Hudson has several pieces in the TXT portion of the exhibit.

Hudson chose Fusion as the title of her exhibition because her new body of work fuses together her past painting styles. This gives her work a thread of continuity that blends her artistic explorations. An oriental flair is present in much of her work, which evolves into occidental shapes, colors and textures, yet blends into her non-representational, contemporary style.

“Sometimes you have to walk away, returning even months later, to find that element of design and fusion of colors that brings a piece back to life and to completion,” said Hudson.

Hudson has developed her abilities by participating in continuous art education. She has studied at the University of Arizona, Glassell School of Art, North Harris County Junior College and London University. Hudson has taken private and group lessons, and has studied with many renowned Houston and nationally known artists through attendance at art workshops and seminars. She’s affiliated with numerous arts organizations including: National Collage Society, Inc; International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA); Watercolor Art Society-Houston; Art League, Houston, First Frontier Collage Society; Visual Arts Alliance; Society of Layerists in Multi Media (SLMM); and more.

Hudson is a member of 10+ Artists salon and has several pieces in the TXT portion of the exhibit. 10+Artists is a Houston based artists group that has been gathering monthly for more than 16 years to share their lives, objectively review their art work and support each other on their individual artistic journeys. TXT explores the written word as communication. Each artist took into consideration different languages and time frames of expressing thought.

“Through this last decade we have seen the written word morph into the least amount of letters possible to accommodate electronic devices,” said artist Suzan Kraus, one of the featured TXT artists at Archway Gallery. “Regardless of a word's length or type face, text is still one of man's greatest accomplishments and TXT abbreviated communication will continue to be part of our lives for generations.”

Along with Rosanne Hudson, other 10+ Artists exhibiting in the TXT show include: Mary Davis, Shirley Ehrle, Kathy Farr, Kathy Gava, Suzan Kraus, Nancy Lickson, Mary Jo McGarvey, Diane McCarten, Linda Penrod, Kim Rootes, Janet Ruffin, Maidie Rutherford, Mary Stone and Mary Wilbanks. For more on 10+ Artists visit http://10plusartists.blogspot.com.

ABOUT ARCHWAY GALLERY
Archway Gallery, one of Houston’s and the nation’s oldest artist owned and operated galleries, is located at 2305 Dunlavy and is open Monday – Saturday from 10 am – 6 pm and Sunday from 1 – 5 pm. Since 1976, Archway Gallery has been exhibiting the work of the area’s finest artists, providing a great selection of affordable, high quality art including sculpture, pottery and painting in a variety of media and styles. Artists are always on site, offering visitors a unique experience to meet the artist who created the work, offering a personal insight about the process behind their creativity.

The gallery offers a “Tea and Tour” program, providing visitors with a free artist-led tour of the current exhibition, followed by tea and refreshments. In addition to monthly exhibitions, Archway also hosts a variety of demonstrations and monthly readings for local writers and authors. With 30 artist-members, Archway Gallery is THE destination in the Houston area for art.

For more information, visit ArchwayGallery.com or call 713.522.2409. Become a fan on Facebook.

Pictured above: Daybreak, By Rosanne Hudson.