A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

A Necessary Festival | Installation View | January 2018 | Russo Lee Gallery

Installation View | January 2018

Abbott - Anathema's Gate

Amory Abbott

Anathema's Gate, 2017

charcoal on paper

36 x 26 inches sheet

Framed: 41.5 x 31.5 inches

Abbot - Turning Wheel

Amory Abbott

The Turning Wheel, 2017

charcoal on paper

17.5 x 13.5 inches sheet

Framed: 21.25 x 17.25 inches

Allen - Body and Mind

James Allen

Body and Mind, 2017

book excavation

18 x 14.25 inches

Allen - Despotism

James Allen

Despotism, 2017

book excavation

14.5 x 11.5 inches

Allen - The Pueblo

James Allen

The Pueblo, 2017

book excavation

14.5 x 12 inches

Allen - Curves

James Allen

Curves, 2017

book excavation

10 x 9 inches

Allen - Islamic Design

James Allen

Islamic Design, 2017

book excavation

10 x 9 inches

Allen - Love

James Allen

Love, 2017

book excavation

10 x 9 inches

Brophy - Container Suite A

Michael Brophy

Container Suite A: 4, 2014

oil on canvas

60 x 54 inches

Clevenger - Costa Mesa VII

G. Lewis Clevenger 

Costa Mesa VII, 2017

acrylic on paper

7 x 10.5 inches sheet

Framed: 16 x 18.5 inches

Clevenger - Costa Mesa VIII

G. Lewis Clevenger

Costa Mesa VIII, 2017

acrylic on paper

7 x 10.5 inches sheet

Framed: 16 x 18.5 inches 

Clevenger - Costa Mesa IX

G. Lewis Clevenger

Costa Mesa IX, 2017

acrylic on paper

7 x 10.5 inches sheet

Framed: 16 x 18.5 inches

Clevenger - Costa Mesa x

G. Lewis Clevenger

Costa Mesa X, 2017

acrylic on paper

7 x 10.5 inches sheet

Framed: 16 x 18.5 inches

Gluibizzi - Operatives

Dan Gluibizzi

Operatives, 2016

acrylic and watercolor on paper

30 x 22 inches sheet

Framed: 34 x 26 inches

Gluibizzi - Sips

Dan Gluibizzi

Sips, 2017

acrylic and watercolor on paper

12 x 10 inches sheet

Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches

Grenon - Gladiolas in Bloom

Gregory Grenon

Gladiolas in Bloom, 2017

oil on glass

11.50 x 10.50 inches

grenon - Somebody Somewhere

Gregory Grenon

Somebody Somewhere, 2017

oil on glass

10 x 10 x 5.5 inches

Grenon - Little Moonbeam

Gregory Grenon

Little Moonbeam, 2017

oil on glass

19 inches in diameter

Jones - Three Men in Hats

Fay Jones

Three Men in Hats, 2017

acrylic on watercolor paper

9 x 12 inches sheet

Framed: 17 x 20 inches

Jones - Retired

Fay Jones

Retired, 2017

acrylic on watercolor paper

9 x 12 inches sheet

Framed: 17 x 20 inches

Jones - Fear of Drowning

Fay Jones

Fear of Drowning, 2017

acrylic on watercolor paper

9 x 12 inches

Framed: 17 x 20 inches

Josephson - Nobody Took Much Notice

Mary Josephson

Nobody Took Much Notice, 2017

oil on canvas

16 x 14 inches

Josephson - While I Lay Dreaming

Mary Josephson

While I Lay Dreaming, 2014

glass tile on wood

16 x 17 inches

Josephson - As Twilight Falls

Mary Josephson 

As Twilight Falls, 2016

embroidery on tapestry

25 x 21 inches

Josephson - Fragile Romantic

Mary Josephson

Fragile Romantic, 2017

oil on canvas

5 inches in diameter

Josephson - The Face is No Reflection of the Heart

Mary Josephson 

The Face is No Reflection of the Heart, 2017

oil on canvas

6.5 x 4.5 inches

Josephson - A Riddle

Mary Josephson

A Riddle, 2017

oil and glass on wood

14.38 x 13 inches

Katz - Snakewheel

Mel Katz 

Snakewheel #1 (F-2), mid 1960s

oil on canvas

Framed: 51 x 49 inches

Louis - October 2017

Dana Lynn Louis

October 2017, 2017

mica

13 x 26 x 26 inches

Mahaffey - Rim

Rae Mahaffey

Rim, 2015

oil on panel

30 x 30 inches

Malaska - Girl with Cat I

Elizabeth Malaska 

Girl with Cat I, 2017

oil and flashe on linen

17 x 13 inches

Malaska - Girl with Cat II

Elizabeth Malaska

Girl with Cat II, 2017

oil and flashe on linen

16.5 x 14 inches

Malaska - Woman with Cat

Elizabeth Malaska

Woman with Cat, 2017

oil and flashe on canvas

16.25 x 13.75 inches

McClelland - Idaho Series 6

Stephen McClelland

Idaho Series #6, 2017

photo process and gouache

11.5 x 14.75 inches sheet

Framed: 20.75 x 24 inches

Merken - Illumination Citron

Betty Merken

Illumination, Citron #07-16-28, 2017

oil monotype on Rives BFK paper

17 x 17.5 inches

Merken - Illumination Ultramarine

Betty Merken

Illumination, Ultramarine #02-17-27, 2017

oil monotype on Rives BFK paper

17 x 17.5 inches

Osgood - Nurse Stump

Kim Osgood

Nurse Stump: Renewal, 2017

acrylic on wood panel

36 x 36 inches

Osgood - Quiet Time Winter

Kim Osgood 

A Quiet Time Winter, 2017

monotype

Framed: 37.5 x 37.5 inches

Perkin - Huddle with Blue Stripes

J.D. Perkin

Huddle with Blue Stripes, 2012

4 ceramic figures

18 x 12 x 11 inches

Rickabaugh - Puffer

Rene Rickabaugh

Puffer, 2002-2008

mixed media, epoxy, watercolor on wood base

10 x 7 x 3.75 inches

Rickabaugh - Puffer, view 2

Rene Rickabaugh

Puffer (View 2), 2002-2008

mixed media, epoxy, watercolor on wood base

10 x 7 x 3.75 inches

Russell - Fall and Rise

Chris Russell

Fall and Rise, 2017

oil on linen

28 x 24 inches

Schwarz - Tree in Blue

David Schwarz

Tree In Blue 11-22-17, 2017

blown glass, painted, ground and polished, forged steel base

11.75 x 7 x 7 inches

Schwarz - ZAOF 11-2-17

David Schwarz

Z.A.O.F. 11-2-17, 2017

blown glass, painted, ground and polished, forged steel base

8.5 x 4 x 4 inches

Siems  - Moth Girl II

Anne Siems 

Moth Girl II, 2017

acrylic on panel

40 x 40 inches

Stotik - LR304

Eric Stotik

Untitled, 2017

acrylic on veneer

9.25 x 6 inches

10.5 x 7.25 inches

Stotik - LR305

Eric Stotik

Untitled, 2017

acrylic on veneer

9 x 7 in

Framed: 10.25 x 8.25 inches

Wall - Fist

Samantha Wall

Fist (1/22/17 - 1/24/17), 2017

ink on yupo paper

Framed: 12.75 x 30.25 inches

Wilson - Rime

Gina Wilson

Rime, 2017

pencil on paper

11 x 14 inches sheet

Framed: 17 x 19.75 inches

wilson - Thrid

Gina Wilson 

Thrid, 2017

collage with pencil on paper

11 x 14 inches sheet

Framed: 17 x 19.75 inches

Wilson - Caique

Gina Wilson

Caique, 2017

collage with pencil on paper

11 x 14 inches sheet

Framed: 17 x 19.75 inches

Wolf - Late Summer

Sherrie Wolf

Late Summer, 2017

oil on canvas

27 x 48 inches

Press Release

A Necessary Festival presents works by 44 gallery artists displaying the unique range of painters, sculptors, fiber, and installation artists that we represent.

In this exhibition, visitors will see work by artists including Amory Abbott, James Allen, Michael Brophy, G. Lewis Clevenger, Tom Fawkes, Dan Gluibizzi, Gregory Grenon, Jo Hamilton, Michihiro Kosuge, Elizabeth Malaska, Betty Merken, Kim Osgood, René Rickabaugh, Chris Russell, Anne Siems, Eric Stotik, Margot Voorhies Thompson, Samantha Wall, Sherrie Wolf, and many others.