The Print Show

Opening Reception:  Friday, June 3, 6-10pm

Exhibition Dates: June 3 - 30, 2016

 PONSHOP Studio and Gallery is pleased to announce our June exhibition, “The Print Show.” Curated by Chance Kenyon of Jack Brown’s Tattoo Revival, this month-long exhibit will feature print editions of signature work by local and regional artists.  The opening reception is Friday, June 3 from 6-10pm.

The Print Show will be an exhibit in which everyone has the opportunity to take quality artwork home, with over forty diverse styles to choose from.  Artwork will range from traditional block prints to archival ink editions on watercolor paper.  PONSHOP’s garden space will be open for guests to enjoy food, refreshments, and live music.

Artists participating from Jack Brown’s Tattoo Revival include: Kenny Brown, Kelley Drake, Mike Tschirn, Greg Howell, Lefty Lipuma, Johan Ulrich, Kevin Murphy, Chance Kenyon. From Golden Monkey Tattoo: Drew Baker, Tony Talbert, Julian Bast, Rob Scheyder, and Stephan Saunders. From Human Canvas Tattoo: Brad Bellante. From Loyalty Tattoo UT: Nick Phillips.

Local artists include Bill Harris, Nick Rose, Dustin Mugridge, Rachel Hicks, Courtney Fishback, Jeremy Gann, and Jenna Anderson.

PONSHOP is a multifaceted storefront: an artist studio, gallery, retail store, and classroom.  The vision of the owners, Scarlett and Gabriel Pons, is to provide a place that embodies what they love: art, design, and creative education.  The gallery/shop features a variety of work from artists both near and far.  Their studio also doubles as a classroom, providing workshops for students interested in everything from painting, ceramics, and architecture to street art and skateboarding.

Garden Week at Ponshop

"Visit Downtown Fredericksburg" by Laura Craig

PONSHOP's "In Bloom" exhibit corresponds to the annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia, running from April 23-30.  On Tuesday, April 26 from 3-7pm, PONSHOP is one of the participating locations offering a tour of their garden space tucked behind the shop.  The gallery will be offering refreshments and a live painting demonstration by Jenna Anderson. "In Bloom" (April 1-May 1) features Jenna Anderson's work; her paintings incorporate lush floral colors and patterns contrasted with dramatic lighting against bright skin tones creating an intimate and engaging narrative.

In Bloom - April Exhibit

"Violet" by Jenna Anderson

Opening Reception:  Friday, April 1, 6-10pm

Exhibition Dates: April 1- May 1, 2016

PONSHOP Studio and Gallery is pleased to announce their April First Friday opening reception of “In Bloom”, a collection spring-inspired work featuring oil paintings by Fredericksburg painter, Jenna Anderson.

Jenna Anderson paints who she is and what she loves.  Her paintings incorporate lush floral colors and patterns contrasted with dramatic lighting against bright skin tones creating an intimate and engaging narrative. Like visual diary entries, she often pulls a female figure into the scene, using cascading flowers, dresses, jewelry, props and other beautiful visual aspects to convey her message. 

The gallery will also include works by local artists Laura Craig and Zach Barbieto.  Laura Craig’s watercolor paintings elevate the everyday and familiar to the painterly and picturesque. Her pieces are snapshots of life: quaint vignettes or narrative portraits that celebrate light, color and a sense of joy, often with an undercurrent of nostalgia and optimism.  Her streetscape watercolor, “Visit Downtown Fredericksburg” is the promotional image for Fredericksburg in this year’s Garden Week Catalog.  Zach Barbieto recently relocated to Fredericksburg after a coast-to-coast road trip with his family.  His paintings are inspired by nature, dramatic landscapes, the material subtleties of reclaimed wood and iconic vintage Volkswagens. 

April’s exhibit corresponds to the annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia, running from April 23-30.  On Tuesday, April 26 from 3-7pm, PONSHOP is one of the participating locations offering a tour of their garden space tucked behind the shop.  The gallery will be offering refreshments and a live painting demonstration by Jenna Anderson.