June 26-July 27

The Feature Area is relatively new to the Guardino Gallery. Situated in the front area where the frame shop used to be, the new Feature Area will host "Mini-shows" on a changing monthly basis. We will also be scheduling the Window as a showing area and a place for installations.

	IN THE FEATURE AREA: Andrea Peyton works in mixed-media collage in a shrine format, enclosing her collages in niches of copper and tin. She often employs beeswax as a varnishing agent for her collage, which adds to the depth and timelessness of her work. She also uses a variety of metals, which she tools and patinas in different ways. Most of Andrea’s images refer to themes of Womanhood and are imbued with a sense of nostalgia and history. The titles for her pieces are often derived from old songs or poems, and can be found tucked away in the recesses of her intimate, enshrined worlds.
	Denise Graham’s work involves the assemblage of antique images and photographs in combination with cast-off materials and found ephemera. Pieces may include traditional feminine accoutrements such as buttons, sewing implements, cosmetic items, or even jewelry. Her more recent works include the use of thousands of beads, individually hand-sewn to the work. Creating artwork with these modest and otherwise neglected treasures her my way of drawing attention to the more personal concerns of women's lives. She is fascinated by the past, traveling there within my art using nostalgic imagery in new and unexpected ways.
	IN THE WINDOW GALLERY: Rio Wrenn creates hangings of silk that have been stained with rust. For the past 6 years she has been working with the rusting process on silks, developing a language that speaks about our societies waste, an environmental impacts that we as individuals are left to deal with mentally and physically. Using objects from industry and daily consumption she is compelled to bring forth a spiritual outlook. By creating patterns and mandalas, Wren gives these objects a sacredness that reveals more than what is seen at the surface.