'Phase II' exhibit opens with reception April 8 at Water Street Studios

Posted March 30, 2016 11:00 pm

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Chicago artist Richard DeVeau's work, including “Do You Think It Will Last,” will be part of the “Phases II” exhibit at Water Street Studios in Batavia. Courtesy of Water Street Studios

Water Street Studios main gallery will feature the work of established artists Steve Sherrell and Richard DeVeau together in an exhibition titled "Phase II," opening April 8 and continuing until May 7.

The opening reception will be 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 8. Gallery hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, at the gallery, 160 S. Water St. in Batavia.

Sherrell, a seasoned Chicago artist and professor emeritus of art at Joliet Junior College, will be showing a body of new abstract paintings that playfully explore color, while attempting to get to the heart of questions that matter to us in the 21st century.

DeVeau, a Batavia resident who moved from Boston where he established his painting career, will be showing a new body of abstract paintings that explore color and texture with a narrative element that centers on "family" as a theme.

This showing of their work comes at a time in their art careers and lives that sees them both moving into a new phase, "Phase II."

Upstairs at the Kane County Chronicle Gallery, artist Kenneth Benavides will be showing work that explores dichromatic and trichromatic viewer perception.

Founded in 2009, Water Street Studios, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is committed to making the creative arts accessible to the Fox Valley community. Its mission is to be a vibrant organization dedicated to the creation and appreciation of the arts, and dedicated to supporting our core community of Water Street Studio artists, patrons and students. Visit www.waterstreetstudios.org.

“Short Circuit” by Batavia artist Steve Sherrell will be one of the works on exhibit at “Phases II” at Water Street Studios in Batavia. Courtesy of Water Street Studios

The exhibit “Phase II” will begin with an opening reception on Friday, April 8, at Water Street Studios in Batavia. Courtesy of Brian DeWolf

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