ledge is a group of innovative artists brought together by the belief that community is a value that not only nurtures and feeds our art but also helps us connect to the larger society. We become stronger as we reject isolation and fuse our experiences. Through joint and solo projects, we struggle for a better understanding of the nuances of our culture. As our practices converge, separate and then converge again, we seek to make a whole greater than the sum of its parts in our effort to communicate.

Exhibit at San Diego Art Institute Features Judith Parenio's Work

“Wax, Wood & Clay,” an exhibit of encaustic work by Judith Parenio, will be shown at the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park from October 9 to November 8, 2009.  The reception will occur on Friday, October 16, 2009, from 6:00-8:00 pm. Music by solo guitar instrumentalist, Ramon Cruz, will accompany the evening. The exhibit is of new work in wax and mixed media, with some in clay with wax on wood.

Irene Abraham to Open Solo Show During Ray at Night

Irene Abraham will be having a solo show, Points of Reference, from May 9 to June 10 at 4 Walls Gallery, presented by 4 Walls and Larry Caveney's, The Garage. The reception will be on Saturday, May 9, 2009, 6:00-9:00 pm, at 4 Walls, during the Ray at Night event, at 3813 Ray Street, San Diego, 619-501-0879.

Irene's work can also be seen at the Red Dot Gallery in Palm Springs and at Hannah Bacol Busch Fine Art in Houston.

Judith Parenio in Hot Wax: Encaustic and Its Luminous Effects

This exhibition at the Front Porch Gallery, 2903 Carlsbad Boulevard, Carlsbad, features the visions of four artists as they explore the luminous depths of this ancient art form. Experience the magic of ideas hidden then revealed through the translucent, layered effect of the beeswax and pigments. The exhibit includes paintings, mixed-media and sculptural pieces that intrigue the eye and illuminate the intuitive mind. The opening is Saturday, March 28, 2009, from Noon-3:00 pm, with an Artists’ Walk-Through at 1:00 pm. There will be hors d’oeuvres & live music by Clay Colton. The show runs through May 3, 2009.

Process, Collection, Selection, ledge’s new show in the making

What is important in our lives? What speaks from our authentic selves? What actions do we want to take to express our thoughts and feelings? What do we pitch in our mental dumpster and what do we rescue? How do we convert our brain-churning thoughts into something tangible?

As we work in our characteristic ways, we acquire information, data, do research, learn, forget, discard and sometimes re-learn. We act by whittling away, looking for the essential, the core.

These are the concerns we address in our new work: Process, Collection, Selection. Click here to preview images from this exhibit, now under development.

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ledge is composed of artists Irene Abraham, Cathy Breslaw, Cheryl Griffiths, Kathy Miller and Judith Parenio from San Diego, Leucadia and Encinitas in Southern California. Impacted by these interactions and discussions of contemporary art, each artist responds with sculptures, collages, assemblages, paintings or drawings using whatever materials are appropriate to the concept. The work of each, whether abstract or representational, is informed by the dynamic of the whole.  ledge vision is the result.