February 9th – March 10
2024 Members Show
Reception Friday, February 9th
Member artists will create work in the media of their choice, resulting in our community’s weirdest, wildest, most imaginative pieces of art. Is it thought provoking? Is it whimsical? Is it fun? This exhibition will be as interesting and varied as our artist community!
March 15 – April 14
4 A.M. Girl – Iden Crockett
Reception Friday, March 15th
Iden Crockett is a mixed media artist/writer/photographer. She creates deeply personal work examining her struggles with mental health, gender, sexuality, and her experiences as a first responder. She is the author of the award winning newspaper column My Name is Iden and two illustrated collections of poetry: Black, White, and Red All Over and Not Ded, Asleep. You can follow her journey or purchase her work at:
www.mynameisiden.com
TRIGGER WARNING: Mental Health Struggles; Suicidal Ideation
It hurts to be this way. The cuts hurt. The cramps hurt and I am so tired.
Have you ever been so tired that you aren’t sure that you are alive? Have you ever been so tired that you want to die just so you can shut your eyes? It’s 4 am. Do you know where your artist is?
this was supposed to help. the art was supposed to help. putting my feelings into words, making pictures when there were no words for those feelings, was supposed to heal me. so what went wrong?
Why am I awake? Again. I am exhausted. Always. I am bleeding. Again. I am hungry. Always. I am crazy in all ways and I always have been.
4 am. Why? Every day I wake up at 4 am.
What went wrong? when did my therapy become my illness? i don’t know. I didn’t know then, I don’t know now, and I don’t imagine I will in the future. But this was never about what I know. It’s about what She feels.
I don’t stop. Ever. Every second I am drawing. I am writing or collaging. In Bed. At work. On the toilet. Piles of pictures. of essays. of photographs and poems.
I don’t eat because I can’t. I don’t sleep because I can’t. I don’t stop because I can’t. She won’t let me.
This, all of it, is Her’s. I am Her’s. Her. The other me. The me that cannot speak but has so much to say. The me that is invisible but needs so badly to be seen.
This is her art. I am her tool and I won’t be finished until she is.
It’s 4 am. Do you know where your artist is?
She is in hell. She is trapped in her own head. She is tired and she is wishing for death.
It is 4 am. She will never be done but, at least, she isn’t alone.
April 19 – May 19
Egg Tooth: Youth Art from YSHS
Reception Friday, April 26
Egg Tooth is an exhibition of art from Yellow Springs High School. Dozens of local youth will show off their promise, potential, and fresh perspectives. All are welcome.
Note the opening reception will be the second Friday this show is open.
May 24 – June 23
Simple Steps 
Reception Friday, May 24
Mixed Media by Carly Evans
June 28 – July 28
The Beaver Creek Wetlands – Ryan Taylor
Reception Friday, June 28th 
Artist Statement: Ryan Taylor is an outdoor, nature and fine art photographer who has lived in Ohio all of his life. Ryan’s work infuses his background in the fine arts with his passion for the science and biology of the natural world. His purpose in creating images is for them to be aesthetically creative and also share more about the subjects he documents.
Project Statement: The Beaver Creek Wetland corridor in southwest Ohio spans many miles of habitat. Over the past decade, Ryan has documented the flora and fauna that rely on this important habitat for survival and shares his collection of works from over the years. Countless species of birds, wildflowers, trees and more are conserved in these land trusts and nature reserves for the public to experience.
To find out more about Ryan check out his:
Website: www.ryanltaylor.com
YouTube: Ryan Taylor
Instagram: @ryanltaylorphoto
Facebook: @ryanltaylorphoto (page is titled “Ryan Taylor – Outdoor, Nature & Fine Art Photographer)
August 2 – September 1
Come Home – Shauna Schramke
Reception Friday, August 2nd
Description:
Timescapes and portals in abstract
Give me painted wood and out of plumb foundations – a house with strong opinions and a tender heart. A home that refuses to let go – refuses to move on or move out of the way.
Show me the layers of chipped paint and weathered paper – peeling to reveal birthdays and hard truths and measurements and impossible decisions. Every raised nail, every splinter, every wall where a child tested their art, is a portal – an intersection of time and chance. Give me an active staircase and stories of woe and joy and regret and love. Something real where I might also be – and I will stay the wind and I will distract the elements to afford us more time to come home to one another. Thank you for being here.
BIO
Shauna Schramke is a local artist living with her wife and son in Urbana, Ohio. She is an educator, a fair to middling whistler and avid time traveler. She is keen on old, quirky homes and spends her moments painting them into timescapes and portals. Her houses are people – portraits of the introverted, the less popular, the lovely, the slightly off. She paints exclusively by immersing her surroundings in music and capturing her personal sensory experience with sound on canvas. Her abstracts employ an impressionistic style, layering bold and muted colors to create depth and perspective against atmospheric backgrounds. She pays close attention to texture and includes subtle details to slow the eye and win over chaos. Her work can be found locally and with private collectors. She has been included in juried shows in Columbus, Dayton and Springfield. Shauna works from her home studio, WD Rebellion, where she welds things to other things and paints to ridiculously loud music that makes her neighbors very happy.
Website: www.wdrebellion.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WDrebellion
Instagram: @wd_rebellion_studio.
September 6 – October 6
Paul Rienzo
Reception Friday, September 6th
My work explores archetypal themes found in stories across cultures and historical periods. Objects laden with symbolic power are presented in a bold photorealistic style while referencing the traditional still life genre.
Anything may be used to advance the narrative of a painting, such as a toy, a flower, an antique bronze sculpture, a book end, blown glass vase or tribal mask.
Together, the paintings are evocative. They tell of a universal human experience by expressing ideas, emotions, themes and narratives that recur across time and cultures. These archetypes persist because they
reflect fundamental aspects of human psychology and our relationship with the world. The work makes the case that, beneath the surface, our stories are interconnected.
Art emerged from myths. The gods, stories, and legends from ancient communities were depicted by paintings and sculpture, making the unseen real. Mythical and spiritual subject matter has been a primary concern for art for most of history.
Myth seems hardwired into our DNA. Joseph Campbell, author of the Masks of God, argued that science
spent to last few hundred years dispelling myths, and observed a modern hunger for them more than 30 years ago. And it has only grown since then. It is evident in blockbuster movies we watch (i.e., Avengers, Avatar), the games we play (i.e., Warcraft), and even in wild conspiracies that plague social media and our politics. Severing our connection with myth has driven people to seek fantasy to satisfy that need, or act out against science and factual information.
October 11 – November 8
Climate Crisis – Open Members Call
Reception Friday, October 11
Open call to members for climate crisis themed work. This includes discussion of global warming, appreciation of the natural world, and everything in between.
November 15 – December 29
Holiday Art Jumble
The Village’s favorite second hand sale will return to help with your holiday shopping! Locals have donated jewelry, glass, dishware, bits and bobs, and art from around the world and from right here in Yellow Springs. The selection changes frequently, as new items are donated. The artist supply table is back so you can scratch that creative itch. Be sure to visit and see what treasures you can find!