Past Exhibits
OVERUNDER
One Night Show / January 19, 2012 7-9PM
Large, soon-to-be street art pieces by Erik Burke
NIGHTMARES OF THE WEST
December 19 – January 13, 2012 / Opening reception Monday December 19, 6-8PM
Collaborative and solo painting and drawing by Eric Endy & Jessie De Leon where monsters merge into fables of the Old West
BORN OUT OF THIS
December 19 – January 13, 2012 / Opening reception Monday December 19, 6-8PM
Photographs by Sarah Lillegard exploring outsider art and fringe cultures of the desert.
This exhibit is funded in part by the Nevada Arts Council
THE CAPACITATORS:
Problems in Digital Media Final Installations
Thursday December 15, 6-8PM
One night exhibit featuring installations by artists and UNR students: Luke Sorensen, Jett Chapman, Denver Rosario & Max Simone / Additional photography installation by Gabe Hertz
THE ANNUAL STRANGER SHOW
November 14 – December 9, 2011 / Opening reception Friday November 18, 6-8PM
For the 2nd annual Stranger Show, 18 Hug High School students have paired with local artists to create collaborative pieces based on the theme of “strange”. This exhibit reflects collaborations in styles and skills with medias ranging from ceramic to photography.
A 1st place Jury Award and 1st/2nd place Audience Awards will be passed out to students at the opening reception.
This exhibit is a partnership of Hug High, The Holland Project and the Nevada Museum of Art with funding by Art4Moore.
INCREASING COGNIZANCE
November 21 – December 9, 2011 / Opening reception Monday November 21, 6:30-8:30PM
Featured in the hallway gallery, UNR student Rose Chascsa will be exhibiting her photography. The images center on the exploration of personal cognizance as well as the fact that we only actively absorb a portion of the visual information that we take in.
TRI-X-NOISE
October 7 – November 4, 2011
For the month of October our new gallery on 140 Vesta St. will be hosting Tri-X-Noise, a killer exhibit featuring photographs by Bill Daniel, the SF based photo collective Hamburger Eyes as well as Jai Tanju and his photo project Film Por Vida. All three of these photographers are on the top shelf for documenting sub/street/skate/DIY culture. Seriously, just click on those links.
Bill Daniel will be showing black and white photographs documenting the punk and skate scene of the early ’80′s as well images from his projects involving hobo monikers, street graffiti of the ’90′s and bike culture. Hamburger Eyes will be exhibiting works from their 10-year-running photo zine and distro. Also Jai Tanju will have pieces from his photo exchange program Film Por Vida, which features printed photographs from hundreds of street and skate photographers worldwide.
In addition to the exhibit, Bill Daniel will be screening Who Is Bozo Texino? at the Holland Project Gallery. For $5 you will have a chance to see Daniel’s award winning film shot on 16 and 8mm film as well as participate in a discussion and Q&A will Daniel, Potes and Tanju about their photo projects. This is an awesome chance to meet and learn from three photographers that are making their passions their lives.
The opening reception will be Fri. October 7 from 6-9PM.
The screening of Who Is Bozo Texino? with a following Q&A session will be Sat. October 8 from 6-8PM, $5.
HOME TURF: a one night art show
August 26, 2011 7-10PM
As part of Home is on the Horizon, the fundraising campaign for Holland’s new space, Home Turf is a pop-up, one night guerrilla style art show featuring awesome artists tied to Reno. The show will be Fri. August 26 from 7-10pm, with a $10 admission fee for the public. All proceeds from the door go to the Holland Project and artwork will be on sale. Be prepared to be bombarded with art by over 20 of Reno’s hard-hitters.
FORAGE: A Roaming Gallery
July 23 – August 26 , 2011
Saturday July 23 from 3-8pm, The Holland Project will be taking you on an art-blow-out bike tour of midtown and downtown Reno. Beginning at 3pm at the Holland Project Gallery on 30 Cheney St., Forage kicks off with a group exhibit at the gallery featuring a fortune teller and DJ. From there the roaming gallery will showcase murals, a trebuchet, homemade root beer floats, music including an acoustic set by Last to Leave, a chautauqua performance, forts, yarn bombing and food carts. The final event of the afternoon will be the screening of The Adventures of Prince Achmed paired with an original score by local musicians at the Nevada Museum of Art.
The opening reception for the gallery is Sat. July 23 at 3-4pm, with a second reception Wed. July 28 at 5-9pm during the Midtown Art Walk.
FOR NEVADA WITH LOVE: photography
June 27 – July 16, 2011
In partnership with Nevada Humanities, The Holland Project Gallery will be exhibiting the photography submissions of For Nevada With Love. The exhibit weaves together a narrative of perspectives on Nevada and the influence our geography plays on the regional culture. The photographs exhibited range in tone and skill, each sharing a different story of our state.
The opening reception is Thur. July 7 from 6-9pm.
SCATTER BRAIN
June 1 - June 20, 2011
Troy Ayala is bringing his found image doodles to the Holland Project Gallery for an onslaught of awkward and distorted creatures. His artwork reads like dance parties, mashing up the remains of pop culture and adding some “pizazz”.
The opening reception is Fri. June 3 from 6-8pm.
BALASANA: a featured exhibit in Scenes, Dreams & Things
May 8 - May 22, 2011
Together with The Hub coffee shop and Never Ender boutique, the Holland Project Gallery is hosting Erica Greif’s work as an installation in Scenes, Dreams & Things: A Three-Part Underbelly Exhibition. Balasana is a collection of mixed-media pieces Erica created over the last eight months in an attempt to answer the question: Is it progression if I still hold myself like a child? Much of her work incorporates the themes of nature and humanity paired with found objects. Come see Erica’s first solo show and check out the other Underbelly artists’ pieces featured at The Hub and Never Ender.
The opening reception is Wed. May 11 from 6-8pm.
MELT WITH ME
April 24 – May 7, 2011
The Holland Project Gallery is excited to host the first solo show of local young artist Allison Sharpe. Melt With Me is a collection of painting that explore the connections of an embrace, a hug or a kiss. Allison’s black and white pieces with a splash of color send a solid message about touch and the human body. This is the first exhibit in our on-going series, Young Blood, which features emerging artists under 21.
The opening reception is Wed. April 27 from 6-8pm.
MORGAN’S PROJECT
April 3 – April 16, 2011
The first two weeks of April, The Holland Project Gallery will be featuring pieces from Damonte Ranch High School’s Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics classes. The exhibit will show work inspired by peer tutor, Morgan Taylor’s, assignment for the students to create a piece of art that reflects who they are. Like the diversity of the students, the pieces run the gamut of shapes, forms and ideas.
Stop by the reception on Thur. April 7 from 6-8pm to see the work of some amazing young artists!
COINCIDENTAL LINES
March 7 – March 31, 2011
Jacob Redmond and Seth Neefus are the super rad featured artists. Seth is a member of the Together Gallery collective in Portland’s Alberta Arts District. His focus is on simple life and nature and he uses American folk imagery with a mix of soft elements like water color and color pencil. Jacob Redmond is another rad artist who uses heavy oils and natural colors to capture slice of life abstract images. It will be a great night of folking things up and perspective!
Open reception: March 10th, 2011 at HPHQ 6pm – 8pm
VILE LOVE: A New Western Perversion
February 7 – February 25, 2011
Jaron Coxson, Jake Graves and Austin Pratt have pulled from worldwide folklore, contemporary commentary, conspiracy theory and pop culture to develop their aesthetics and attitude towards art-making. The work they have made and collected represents their directed efforts towards their own representations of our present, pressing up against the unknown future, while referencing a mythologized past.
Each artist has contributed recent works, including but not limited to: paintings, sculptures, found objects, collages, photographic prints, and other curiosities.
Open reception: Thursday February 10, 2011 at HPHQ 6pm-8pm
ON A WIRE
January 13 – January 31, 2011
Modern skylines are crisscrossed with telephone lines and sitting on their wires you’ll usually find birds. On A Wire is an open submission, group show where we provide the wire and artists provide the birds. The medium is wide open so whether you work with paper, fiber, paints, pencil, sharpie or clay, this is an opportunity for you to contribute to a fun, collaborative exhibit. Since this is an unjuried show, any submissions fitting the format guidelines will be accepted and hung. So step outside, watch some birds take flight and get inspired
Opening: Thursday January 13, 2011 at Holland Project Headquarters 30 Cheney St. Reno from 7pm to 9pm
PEEK!
December 8, 2010 – January 1, 2011
December 8th is going to be teeming with radicalness. The night will begin at 6PM with Peek: Cellphonetography Show an original art show featuring only photos taken with cellphones. We have 400+ submissions and they’re are going up!
Following PEEK is the return of Elephant Rifle accompanied by Seattle’s Stickers (featuring Troy from Short Hair!). Stickers’ punk/no -wave attack will fit extremely well with the gross punk Elephant Rifle will be spewing. This is going to be rad rad rad. Wednesday, December 8th at the HPHQ (30 Cheney st.)
PEEK: A Cellphonetography Show, 6pm, FREE
Elephant Rifle & Stickers: 8PM, $5!
CYCLE: A Show by Ana Levya
November 17 – December 1, 2010
On November 20th at 6:30, The Holland Project will be hosting local artist Ana Leyva with her newest multimedia installation. Cycle shows the circular nature of creation and destruction through the symbolic transformation of a human into a werewolf. Come join us for the opening reception to explore the evocative nature of cycles!
HOMEWARD BOUND
November 4 – December 4, 2010
On November 4 at 6pm at the Holland Project Gallery, Holland presents Homeward Bound: An Art Show by Erik Burke. Homeward Bound (emphasis on the Ho and the Bo) is about Burke’s recent travels abroad (by bicycle of course), and it’s going to be KILLER, because it always is. Always. He’s just that good. Check out his website here to start getting excited!
THE STRANGER SHOW
October 14 – November 1, 2010
For the last month we’ve paired up an experienced artists with a fresh minded High Schoolers to collaborate on some top-notch art. Come see the results at the opening reception on October 14th, 7:00 pm at the HPHQ Gallery.
F MY LIFE: YOUR EVERYDAY STORIES LIVE IN 3D
September 9 – September 24, 2010
F My Life: Your Everyday Stories Live in 2D! is a fun, interactive art show featuring creative interpretations of other people’s problems (from the website F My Life). A slew of local artists have hand-picked their favorite FML post to visually re-create and the results are awesome, using materials ranging from vhs video tape to glitter paint! A light hearted, humorous exhibit everyone can relate to.
DRUNK BUT TRYING
August 30 – September 3, 2010
The Holland Project presents Drunk But Trying, a sculpture exhibit featuring the work of UNR art student, Michael Livernash, at the Holland Headquarters on 30 Cheney Street in Reno. The exhibit, representing Holland’s first-ever all-sculpture show, will open on Monday, August 30 and will be displayed through September 3, 2010.
Livernash describes the title of his show Drunk but Trying as a phrase that describes an individual with desires for greatness, but is unable to accomplish such greatness due to the everyday handicaps of life (much like being unable to accomplish something while under the influence of alcohol).
OUT FOR SUMMER
June 21 – July 30, 2010
Out for Summer is an exhibition meant to showcase all high school artists from our local community during the month of July – Reno’s Artown month! Any pieces selected for exhibition will remain up for the entire month of Artown, and the exhibit is listed as an official part of the month’s festivities. Artists currently in high school, ages 13-18, are on display in this exhibit featuring over 30 artists and pieces. The exhibit captures the wide range of talent from local teens, specializing in different mediums. The was a fantastic response from the community of young artists – we can only hope to display all of them someday!
URBAN DETRITUS: the weathered paintings of Chris Gibson
May 24 – June 11, 2010
Chris Gibson is a young artist living in Reno, Nevada. Through his work, he hopes people will see ascetic beauty of basic geometric forms contrasting alongside organic, flowing colors. His work parallels the human desire to modernize and construct on top of nature. He also hopes that through his work people will learn to see beauty in everyday objects and detritus. He sees his paintings as living, breathing creatures that change over time and are never truly finished; you (the viewer) only see it at a certain stage of its life. His experimental process of painting reflects this, as it’s a push and pulls technique. He may put a little paint on in some areas, and then he’ll scrub it off later. Gibson has displayed works in Nevada, New York City, and Washington DC. He has displayed at the Nevada Museum of art in Reno Nevada, the prestigious Westwood galley in New York City, and the Lyndon Baines Johnson department of education building in Washington DC.
“LAID BARE: Cycling the Pacific Coast”
April 28 – May 14, 2010
In the Summer of 2009, Nate Clark set out with eight individuals to bike from Bellingham, Wash., to San Diego, Calif. As the American road trip quickly becomes a relic they saw an alternative in bike travel, and have attempted to update the traditional American vacation. Their expedition was an ecologically friendly way to experience the Pacific Coast, traveling exclusively along highway 101 and highway 1. Taking inspiration from Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, they rode with few plans and goals, enjoying the people they met and experiencing the places they stayed. The cycling community is a tight knit one, and the people they encountered along the way were kind, genuine and fascinated by what they were doing. Clark’s project was to document their progress, illustrating the historic beauty of the West Coast while examining each of the individuals who traveled with him.
Monochromatic: A group show, juried by the Holland Gallery Committee
March 15 – April 23, 2010
Monochromatic is a group show selected from over 40 entries from local artists in the Reno area, ranging from high school students to professional artists. The show is a mixed bag of work within a single color range, showcasing young and diverse talent from our community, including a myriad of paintings, prints and fashion.
