Houston's Boutique Art Gallery

koelsch gallery is pleased to present Catherine Colangelo in her latest exhibition Floaters. In her upcoming debut, Colangelo continues to explore the intricate relationship between mother and child. As her daughter grew older, Colangelo became interested in the long tradition of using art to protect and heal a loved one from afar. Across time and civilization, she unifies various cultures through their historical practices of talismans and paper-cutting. By cutting her once-completed pieces, she grants a sense of breath to her powerful compositions. An incorporation of negative space ignites an illusion of movement, as ripples and vibrations pulsate among the patterns.
Through an intuitive process, Colangelo summons all-seeing eyes, geometric figures, and eight-point stars to fortify the protective powers of her talismanic paintings. With her use of spiritual imagery and ancient motifs, she draws a junction at the universal desire to protect a loved one. Floaters is on display until December 21st, 2024.

koelsch gallery is pleased to present Sally S. Bennett in her latest exhibition Looking Inward, Looking Outward, debuting Saturday, October 19th, 2024. Through a language of color, pattern, symbol and abstraction, Sally Bennett presents a collection of timeless mixed-media compositions. By conjoining vintage ephemera with contemporary collectives, she spans across eras — striking avenues to collective memories and present-day ideas. With the ability to entertain a thousand variations, each piece offers a new discovery with every visitation. In a visual portrayal of the human experience, in all its beauty, mood, and madness, Bennett creates work that demands engagement. Looking Inward, Looking Outward marks the beginning of koelsch gallery’s 30th anniversary celebration. As always, admission is free.

Join us for Steve Sachs’ debut of This ‘n That as he continues to walk the tightrope between real and surreal, humorous and sophisticated; personal and universal. From vintage photographs and ephemera to perforated metal and wood, Sachs assembles found and discarded materials into clever multi-media compositions. As he juxtaposes aged materials with contemporary themes, he creates a retrospective experience that evokes curiosity. By recontextualizing such segments, he invites us to a world of imagination: a place where the complexities of the seemingly marginal are cherished and explored. “Although my materials and methods are constantly changing and evolving, I strive to continuously create art that invites exploration”

Gail Siptak: Fables
“This new group of larger gouache continues my delight in painting mostly animals in the situations I conjure up for them. They do object on occasion and develop their own stories. There are many days of arguments between us, what they want, what I want. At this point we consult each other until we find a solution. If I am headstrong and don’t listen carefully enough, they may morph into yet another creature. And that’s sad. But mostly, eventually all is well and they get happily finished. And then, with Tillie the cat on my table, and the music blasting, we are on to the next story…”
“I paint what I see of the human condition – be it animal or object. The glimmer of humor, pathos, and spirit in so much of what I see is the basis of what I paint.”

k9 koelsch gallery art show
Ears of Buddha designs
gallery talk
tuesday september 10th 12:30pm
20000 kingwood drive
administration & performing arts building, room 114

koelsch gallery is pleased to announce our latest exhibition “forever, and no time at all”, debuting Thursday, June 13th, 2024. In his ninth solo exhibition with koelsch gallery, self-taught artist W. Tucker creates an immersive installation through found and discarded materials. With some aspects emphasized and others hidden, his work continues to possess a profound sense of duality –– that of the inner child and present self; and the synergy between. By exclusively using his non-dominant hand, he taps into a spectrum of creativity with less deliberacy, structure, and intention. In turn, Tucker is viscerally connected to the honest and intuitive artist that once existed in childhood. His production of childlike imagery and humorous illustrations touch on glimpses of the human condition, and the everyday epic of life.