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'Neon Gods' exhibit reflects on the Vegas Valley's unfinished state of existence: Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011; Local artists Tony Flanagan and Michael Monson collaborate on photography series on display at Winchester.
This year's 'minUMENTAL' show at Trifecta has a meaty twist: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011; Trifecta Gallery's fifth annual 'minUMENTAL' introduces several new artists
Artist duo's 'sensuous now' will get under your skin at Pop Up: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011; The show draws the sensed into focus like the sound of a zipping jacket, the act of washing dishes, the touch of a dog’s cold wet nose.
Zak Ostrowski balances the organic and the industrial in new art show: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011; Zak Ostrowski's 'Specimen Dissection' combines wood, metal and some serious artistry.
'In and Out of Whack' wonderfully twists grand and restrained art styles at CAC: Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011; In literal terms, Hennessy works on a grand scale versus Karpman’s more discreet efforts. What’s more interesting is the shared inscrutability of both artists’ exhaustive code of materials and symbols.
The skateboard deck gets much love with LVSK8 5: Wednesday, July 20, 2011; The latest LVSK8 exhibition features some absolutely gorgeous artwork
Hot like glass: New Mexico’s Experimental Glass Workshop shows off its skill at Charleston Heights; Wednesday, July 6, 2011; Experiments in blowing—the artsy kind.
The Bellagio Gallery's latest show feels a bit tight, but it's not bad: Wednesday, June 15, 2011; Danielle Kelly reviews the Bellagio Gallery's latest show
The CAC's 'Annual Juried Show' trims down a bit, but still delivers: Wednesday, June 1, 2011; The 22nd iteration of the CAC's 'Annual Juried Show' is a bit pared down, but still fantastic
John Musgrove proves his muscle with his 'New Paintings' exhibit: Wednesday, May 4, 2011; Weekly art critic Danielle Kelly reviews Brett Wesley Gallery's latest exhibit.
Chad Brown’s latest exhibit is a brilliant use of space: Wednesday, April 20, 2011; The large space of the Clark County Government Center's Rotunda is currently the canvas for Chad Brown's latest sculpture exhibit.
Emergency Arts offers more than good coffee: Wednesday, April 6, 2011; Professional studios, artist spaces and tiny art galleries with rotating exhibitions fill the rambling hallways.
CAC’s 'Blur' strips away the myth of the American Dream—in breathtaking fashion: Wednesday, March 23, 2011; Brutality and collusion are quiet companions throughout the CAC’s Its All a Blur.
Lovely connection: Photos pair with paintings at Brett Wesley: Wednesday, March 9, 2011; Colonial Americana meets 1970s U.K. at Connections.
'event horizon' is a whimsical look at environmental collapse: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011; Danielle Kelly reviews the latest exhibit from Andreana Donahue
Making art out of tweets: By using GPS, Geolocation shows where Twitter feeds originated; Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011; Exhibit Geolocation gives life to tweets
Feeling the 'Emergy': Maria Michails’ installation will have you thinking twice about Mother Earth; Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011; Maria Michails' Charleston Heights Art Gallery exhibit explores "emergy"
Weaving Las Vegas: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011; The story of Sola and her Las Vegas Tapestry is the stuff of legend.
'Ballad of Barker' pays collage tribute to space dog Laika: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011; Drawing parallels between key moments in Laika’s short life with the foibles of contemporary philosophers and pop-culture iconoclasts.
Brett Wesley Gallery’s latest exhibit delights in its outsider perspective: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010; Las Vegas nurses a perpetual Southern California hangover, aesthetically as well as literally.
CENTERpiece Gallery’s 'Size & Scale' is perfect for the holidays: Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010; While a bit uneven, the selection of mostly three-dimensional works gives a tasty little sampling of some seriously heavy hitters.
Painting with fire at Trifecta gallery: Artist Thomas Willis turns everyday objects into its art; Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010; The level of detail is breathtaking, especially given that all of the paintings are made with fire.
Ephemeral objects are elevated in Dombrosky’s rotunda exhibit: Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010; Boxes, bags and beauty in a new art exhibit.
My weekend in and among the world of 'Off the Strip': Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010; Now in its second year, this mini-festival of performance and video work is unpredictable, ambitious and raw, beautifully reflecting in one fell swoop the joy and pain that is Las Vegas.
Hendee exhibit 'Ice' is built around sci-fi, yet brilliantly housed in a history museum: Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010; Ice Next Time imagines a looming Dark Age in which all technology has collapsed and digital records have been destroyed.
Sush Machida creates a world of artwork you really should see: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010; Sush Machida wants to bring you closer to God, and he’s using paint to do it.
CAC’s window installation celebrates the act of making: Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010; A celebration of the very act of making lies at the core of this event.
Who IS Banksy?: Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010; Many tout his fame, while others call him a fraud.
Marilyn Minter exhibit is reason enough to check out CENTERpiece: Wednesday, July 21, 2010; The crossroads of fashion photography and high art are well traveled, but no one does it quite like Minter.
Animal instincts: Springs Preserve exhibit looks at man’s relationship with other species; Wednesday, June 30, 2010; In a scant nine months, the Big Springs Gallery at the Springs Preserve has carved for itself a definitive niche.
Body of work: The Bellagio’s newest exhibit reflects art trends through the use of the human form; Wednesday, June 9, 2010; The Bellagio’s newest exhibit reflects art trends through the use of the human form
Mid-mod marvels: Mitchell’s photos flash back to Vegas’ architectural past; Wednesday, May 26, 2010; Mid-Century Modern Las Vegas features some fascinating photographic documentation.
Against blobjects: Philip Denker’s meticulous works reclaim rendering from a software-based world; Wednesday, May 12, 2010; At first glance, the matrixial shapes filling the walls of Trifecta Gallery appear sterile and plastic
A quilt is hard to hate: This Reed Whipple fabric exhibit will have you seeing "Double": Wednesday, April 28, 2010; Double Vision: Two Unique Insights in Fabric and Thread is a selection of work by New Mexico-based textile artists Jean McLaughlin Cowie and Patricia Gould.
Capturing the wind: Sommerhauser’s 'Unlikely Events' might blow your mind; Wednesday, April 14, 2010; Brent Sommerhauser’s 'Unlikely Events' might blow your mind.
Artists create a potent work in the two-part 'Reduced': Wednesday, March 31, 2010; Daniel Habegger and RC Wonderly III up the ante this spring with a two-part exhibition.
Dray’s "No Picassos" traces the artist’s decade-long impact: Wednesday, March 17, 2010; Many Las Vegas residents are already familiar with San Francisco-based artist Andre Wilmore; they just don’t know it.
The truth about Vegas: "Teetering" grapples with the city’s gritty reality: Wednesday, March 3, 2010; The work in John Bissonette’s exhibition says more about the precarious state of current affairs than words ever could.
'Bikers' with bite: Dobermen exhibit gets at the soul of the rider; Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010; For the fantasy riders of the Dobermen Motorcycle Club, the moto-spirit is more about the man and his tribe than the man and his ride.
Angela Kallus’ Trifecta exhibit will have you seeing circles: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010; The circle is the most seductive of geometries. Which is one reason why so many artists love them.
Desert delight: Chromaticity brings the warmth of the southwest to heart of the Springs Preserve; Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010; Chromaticity brings the warmth of the southwest to heart of the Springs Preserve
Art can be fun: That’s the big takeaway from the small Dennis Oppenheim show; Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010; True, a chance encounter with a 6-foot-tall concrete beaver might not appeal to everyone, but these beguiling diversions can make a bad day better and a good day great.
'Phenomenal' beginnings for new Vegas gallery: New gallery gains momentum with worthwhile photo exhibit; Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009; As an exhibition title, A Phenomenal Photography Show is less than modest.
Wicked games with a 'Flick of the Wrist': Even non-players should find Baker’s Flick of the Wrist artful and fresh; Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009; Defying the ultra-violent or fantasy-driven standard of most popular games, Baker offers titles like “Pro Yolk: Create the Perfect Egg” and “The Implosionist: Every Building Is a Puzzle.”
Trifecta's "minUMENTAL" showcases mini art, small pricetags: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009; Chestnuts are roasting and Trifecta Gallery's minUMENTAL Invitational is bringing small art at small prices.
Art so perfect, it's painful: At its best, Ronk’s advanced technique achieves drawn-up perfection; Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009; Grayson Ronk's graphite drawings are so exacting in their faint precision, to look at them is almost painful.
Drink in "Drunk" art: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009; Drunk is the perfect pit-stop for boozy tortured artists.
Turning the page: Altered States takes an age-old object—the book—in bold new directions; Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009; Altered States takes an age-old object—the book—in bold new directions
Landscape exhibit pairs perfectly with Springs Preserve: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; Everything about Robert Beckmann: Elemental Landscape dovetails beautifully: luminous landscape paintings, the Big Springs gallery at the Springs Preserve, a breezy October morning.
Camp Rodriguez Dead or Alive: sci-fi, elephant tusks and ... John McCain?!: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009; Ominously lit and oddly campy, Dead or Alive, You're Coming With Me has a darkness that gives way to a playful sense of humor, sharp sociopolitical interest and a cool ’80s reverence.

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