Roycrosse & Ruth Pettus:

Conventions

Opening reception: Saturday, March 26th, 2011, 6-9pm

Show runs: March 26th - April 24th, 2011

An exhibition of drawings, paintings, sculpture and installation by roycrosse and Ruth Pettus.

roycrosse was born in Trinidad and has since lived and worked in Canada and throughout the United States. He moved to Baltimore in 2002 and along with continuing to make and show his own work nationwide, he runs Westnorth Studios in the Station North Arts and Entertainment District. roycrosse has been featured recently in Sculpture Magazine and dozens of solo exhibitions, collections, and commissions. For more information about roycrosse visit http://www.neoimages.net/artistportfolio.aspx?pid=752

For Conventions, roycrosse's body of work, titled War and Peace, is a series of installations reflecting upon the contemporary political climate and foreign policy.

Ruth Pettus was born in New Zealand. She spent her childhood in London and Australia then moved to the U.S. settling in Baltimore. Ruth's ominous large scale paintings feature shadowy figures on deserted landscapes. For the last 12 years, Ruth has also been working with cast off shoes, growing a collection of unique storytelling pieces that create bigger installations. Ruth's paintings and shoes have been exhibited internationally.

For Conventions, Ruth's large paintings fill the walls of Area 405 and her armies of shoes fill the floors. For more information about Ruth Pettus http://www.rpettus.com/

Additional events, artist gatherings and talks to be announced.

Gallery Hours are Sundays noon-3pm or by appointment