We are very excited to invite you to the opening reception of 2 new shows!

Painter Kelly Popoff, and her magical, intensely autobiographical solo exhibition American Snapshot
and, no-such-place… a group show of invited artists who are playfully exploring the landscape genre in non-traditional ways.

Reception 4 June 4-7pm

Artist and educator, Kelly Popoff, was born in Akron, Ohio and lives and works in Greenfield, MA.

The work in this exhibit includes work from the last three years. During this time Kelly Popoff has been looking at images of Americana: doll collections, gun collections, antique furniture, clothing patterns, model home kits, yearbooks, toys, etc.. Perhaps as an instinctive response to try to make sense of our current culture by looking back. Or maybe, to find connections that may explain why our history seems so present and unresolved. More recently, she has been gifted a large collection of vintage snapshots that allowed her a more intimate look into America’s past. Popoff's current paintings and drawings use these photos as a reference to try to capture the essence of American life – with emphasis on family, memory and socio-psychological dynamics.

American Snapshot #4 ink on found paper, dipped in beeswax, 5.5 x 4 inches (with some variation) 2021

American Snapshot #22 ink on found paper, dipped in beeswax, 5.5 x 4 inches (with some variation) 2021

*My Savior.* Oil and wax on canvas, 31 x 43 inches, 2022. Kelly Popoff

*Outdoor Games* oil on oil paper, 11 x 15 inches, 2021

and

DRAWING ROOM PROJECTS

presents

*Wavy Forms on Black.* White charcoal drawing on black paper, 2019, 11” x 15” image size. Wes Lee

no-such-place...

An exhibition of invited artists playfully exploring non-traditional approaches to the landscape genre.
In Nevada, we exist between many extremes; from blue skies every day, to freezing snow blizzards, scorching desert heat, earthquakes as tectonic plates collide, dust devils across playa, hailstorms in summer, to uncontrollable wildfires ravaging the landscape.
After these last strange years of internalization, absence from friends and excursions, living more and more through the screen, these are contemporary artists thinking about our surroundings, exploring landscapes of the imagination or no-such-places, where the mind, heart and eye can rest or dream…

Exhibiting Artists

Victoria Wagner
Julia Schwadron Marianelli
Michelle Lassaline
Sidne Teske
Scott MacLeod
Rachel Stiff
Kim Franke
Wes Lee
Teal Francis
Ahren Hertel
Galen Brown

*Desert Series* # 49, House Paint on Panel, 2019, 20.25” x 29” x 1.75”, Scott MacLeod/ Serious Projects

Join us to celebrate these two wonderful exhibitions!
4 June 4-7pm

MORE GALLERY NEWS

We are hosting an EKPHRASTIC WRITING WORKSHOP with Karen Terrey of Tangled Roots writing, in conjunction with the solo exhibition "American Snapshot" by Kelly Popoff

Join us for an evening of deeper reflection on the current show in a playful and generative creative writing workshop “From the wall to the page: making story and poetry from art” June 22nd at 6 – 7:30 pm. In this creative writing workshop, we will talk about how writers can respond to visual art as inspiration for new writing in poetry and prose. What is happening in this artwork? What story is being told? How does this artwork connect with you personally? As a storyteller or a poet, you’ll discover new methods to understanding art as well as new jumpstarts for art-inspired (ekphrastic) writing. Arrive early if you’d like to view the show with snacks and beverages. We will begin at 6 pm with a short discussion with insights into the art of …, , and then sit down to write from a fun series of writing prompts. This is a supportive, playful, and generative workshop for creatives of all art mediums and all levels of experience.

Contact Karen Terrey, MFA
Writing Coach, Editor, Poet
Tangled Roots Writing
tangledrootswriting@gmail.com to join this workshop

A memoir #10 oil on paper, 11" x 11" 2022. Kelly Popoff

A BIG THANK YOU

A really big thank you to Kayla Anderson and The Tahoe Weekly for a great article about the gallery this week.
Read the article here

DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know we have started a COLLECT ART area on our website where you can shop selected small works online?
It is very new and will be continuously added to over the coming months, check it out for small works of art, artist books and gift cards.

ARTIST BOOK "Good Morning" by Megan Berner, signed edition

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

Attention Nevada artists age 18 and older: Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties, in partnership with Immunize Nevada and Nevada Community Health Workers Association, is offering $2,000 each in awards to Nevada artists who can help get messages about the benefits of vaccines to Nevadans. The goal is creation of artworks promoting public health and safety messages about the benefits of vaccinations. To submit a proposal for consideration, please follow this link: https://www.nvchwa.org/grants/

ARTIST NEWS

JEAN BRENNAN
Brennan's video (not)weed, has been accepted into an exhibition at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center as part of a curated group exhibition called Fragile Rainbow: Traversing Habitats opening May 7th.

Saturday, May 7 to Saturday, June 4, 2022
Gallery Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 6pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 7, 3–5pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, June 4, 4–6pm
Organized and Produced by ecoartspace

Including more than fifty artists from the New York City region working in painting, sculpture, video and installation, members of ecoartspace, an international platform for artists addressing environmental issues.

The exhibition’s title, “Fragile Rainbow: Traversing Habitats,” found inspiration in the show’s largest artwork, Claire McConaughy’s painting Fragile Rainbow (2021). In her words, McConaughy’s sanguine waterscape addresses “interconnection, loss, transformation, and hope.” Her title is especially relevant for this heterogeneous exhibition of artworks by ecoartspace members based in the New York City region whose paintings, sculptures, photographs, and installations evoke “connection, loss, transformation, and hope.” These artists are especially conscious of our indebtedness to living beings in our midst and human beings’ obligation to appreciate and protect organic and inorganic matter alike.

Still image from (not)weed by Jean Brennan

JULIA SCHWADRON MARIANELLI

Schwadron Marianelli has several pieces of news.... she is participating in the group exhibition no-such-place... at Melhop Gallery º7077 open until 30 June 2022
She is teaching workshops at Atelier in Reno - Writing For Artists, Drawing in the Landscape + Intro to Oil Painting: https://www.atelierinreno.com
Upcoming news, she has been asked to be a Guest Panelist/Women in Leadership (next week), “Lift as you Climb” conference, in South Lake Tahoe, CA, 2022: https://tahoechamber.org/women-in-leadership/
Schwadron Marianelli was also recently featured on the podcast “Artist/Mother” in an episode titled, “Looking Outwards & Inwards – On Postpartum Mental Health & Art Making with Julia Schwadron Marianelli”: https://artistmotherpodcast.com/podcast/128-looking-outwards-inwards-on-postpartum-mental-health-art-making-with-julia-schwadron-marianelli/

we look forward to seeing you all at the reception on the 4 June 4-7pm
or
contact hello@melhopgallery.com to visit earlier if you just cant wait!
Our website has a banner that lets you know when other open days are if you are in town and need an art fix!

Follow us on Instagram or Facebook as the new gallery progresses and see what the 12 artists have been up to.

The gallery will continue to operate by appointment, with some open hours on Saturdays
(keep an eye on the website, instagram or Facebook for the open days). We are very happy to open for individual or group visits.
Please let us know if you would like to schedule a gallery visit on a weekday or a weekend.

Email: hello@melhopgallery.com

www.melhopgallery.com

210 Elks Point Rd, Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, Nevada 89448