“Far Beyond the Walls” exhibition dates extended!!!
until 12 October! New dates on the calendar for tours.
Walking through Maximum Security prison cell block at the Nevada State Prison...finding art by Roman de Salvo! Corner Colonies, ceramic sculptures, 2024
As the weather is cooling down, we are opening more tour dates on some afternoons on weekdays and weekends through 12 October.
Far Beyond the Walls Exhibition Catalog - find it here
Nevada State Maximum Security Prison yard
Off Record installation of impossible escape plans in the barber cell by Lisa Jarrett. Size variable, mesh and woven hair, 2024
Detail of Off Record installation of impossible escape plans in the barber cell by Lisa Jarrett. Size variable, mesh and woven hair, 2024
Other World installation by Giampiero Assumma. CLA Naples, Italy 2012, 23" x 23" and CLA Naples, Italy 2009, 27" x 17". Photographs printed on Canson Platine Fiber Rag. Edition of 7
Detail of the installation Imprints & Abstractions by Jennifer Garza-Cuen. Cortey Harris 90-3877, 43.2" x 60" archival prints on Canson Platine Fibre Rag. Edition of 3
Collage produced during incarceration by Kevin Barron, artwork is currently installed in the Maximum Security cells. A Picture is a Poem Without Words, Giclée, large format on Hahnemühle German etching paper. Measures 1427mm X 1000mm, (56.18” x 39.37”). Certificate of Authenticity signed by Kevin Barron. Edition of 10
Detail of a poem by Greg Kovner in the group exhibition A lonely Buoy. Poetry by currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated artist students of Shaun Griffin. Shaun is the Poet Laureate of Nevada and has been teaching poetry in the Northern Nevada correctional center for over 30 years.
RECENT PRESS
click on each image to read some pretty wonrderful articles!!!
5Q’s – Far Beyond the Walls with Frances Melhop, Holland Project
Exhibition Feature: Writer's World with Shaun Griffin // Far Beyond the Walls on KWNK 97.7FM
Reno News & Review ART BEHIND BARS by Jessica Santina
Sierra Nevada Ally, Why Now is the Time to Go to Prison, by Kayla Anderson
ART BEHIND BARS on Doublescoop Art by Jessica Santina
UPCOMING EVENTS
We are going to Affordable Art Fair - find us at Booth E18 - 25-29th September 2024
Presenting special guest artist Richard Glick from Chicago
Please RSVP and let us know if you are going to be in NYC during this period and if you would like to attend the art fair! RSVP hello@melhopgallery.com
BLOCKED-Spaced Out Skies. 40" x 40" Square. Acrylic & spray paints, inks and stencils on canvas. Completed 2023. Richard Glick
Artists we are featuring at the NYC Affordable Art Fair are:
Richard Glick from Chicago, USA
Stewart Easton from London, UK
Julia Schwadron Marianelli from South Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Frances Melhop from Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA
Stay tuned for more news about this
NEW ARTWORK ADDED TO OUR COLLECT ART AREA ON THE GALLERY WEBSITE
Sri Yantra, large format on Hahnemühle German etching paper. Edition of 10
Measures 1000mm X 1000mm, (39.37” x 39.37”). Certificate of Authenticity signed by Kevin Barron. Find it here
SPIKE KISS, acrylic ink on paper mounted on board, 16" x 20" by Julia Schwadron Marianelli Find it here