Call for Entry
“Stillness”
L7 Gallery invites contemporary artists to share their art that investigates and represents the concept of stillness. Being more than just quiet or calm, stillness in a moment can be filled with serene reflection, joyous possibility or anxious alertness. Stillness can be evoked through muted colors such as Giorgio Morandi's still lifes, Gwen John's various portraits and Agnes Martin's large abstract expressionist works; or stillness can be as richly colored as Vermeer's "Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window". Animals can represent the moment of stillness before action, such as Rosa Bonheur's "Stag", or a moment of the seemingly humorous self-realization of a frog by Meika Gafu.
Consider what work you have, or create something new that you feel depicts "stillness", be it figurative, landscape, or abstract and let us present your work in our online show. Painting/Drawing/Prints/Collages all accepted.
An award of $500. will be granted to one selected artist based on originality of expression and craftsmanship.
For this exhibition we are proud to be working in collaboration with Juror Maria Porges, art writer/critic based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Please no AI or photography for this exhibit.
Please visit CaFÉ™ for entry application and details.
Exhibition Juror
Maria Porges
Maria Porges is a writer and artist. Since the early ‘90s, her reviews, articles and interviews have appeared in many publications, including Artforum, Art in America, Sculpture, the New York Times Book Review, Hyperallergic.com and a host of other now-defunct art magazines. She has also authored more than 150 exhibition essays and book contributions, as well as blogposts about unusual museums and outstanding artists at wordsaboutart.com.
The recipient of a SECA award from SFMOMA, her studio practice focuses on sculpture and works on paper; over 25 solo shows of her work have included exhibitions at galleries, museums and alternative spaces across the country. Porges received a BA from Yale University and an MFA from the University of Chicago and has twice been in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts. She is currently a full professor at California College of the Arts.
