The Rules of Abstraction — OReilly and Soto present this photography exhibit May 6-27 at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Reception Saturday May 15, 6-8 p.m. Migration is a Promise — SCAD Photography MFA candidate, Erica Riccardelli, will be exhibiting her Thesis show at Desotorow Gallery May 6-May 12. The opening reception will be held during the Starland Design District’s First Friday event on May 7 from 6-10 p.m. Desotorow, formerly Oglethorpe Row Gallery, is at 2427 Desoto Ave. Contextural World – Janet E. Allen’s design’s in fabric; an MFA Thesis exhibition at the S&L Gallery, 108 E. Liberty Street. Opening reception: Friday, May 7, 6-9 p.m. For more information, call 447-8553. Crazy Horse — Photographs from Iraq by embedded photojournalist Rita Leistner, as seen in Connect Savannah. The exhibition will be on display from May 7-June 28 at the Steve Wiley Gallery at 2424 Desoto Ave. There will be an opening reception on May 7 at 7 p.m. On Saturday May 8, Rita Leistner will present a slide lecture from 5-7 p.m. at STARRCA, 2428 Bull Street. Local Sky — Acrylics of local waterways by Samuel J. Ward. Through May 6 at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull Street. Sandra Edgar Davies — The Art Show at the JEA, 5111 Abercorn, beginning May 1 will feature the works of this local Savannah artist. Imprint of Time — The Downtown Athletic Club Gallery is featuring international artist Daniel E. Smith. The show, features a collection of contemporary paintings in encaustic and oil. Through May 30th during DAC hours. Work and Progress — Retrospective by SCADprofessor Michael Brown at The Opus Gallery on Chippewa Square. Exhibition benefits the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. The exhibit runs Tuesday, May 4 through Saturday, May 29. Opening reception May 6t from 7-10 p.m. Monitor Madness — An exhibition of digital work by SCAD students, staff and faculty that explores the unique format of the 16:9 aspect ratio of the plasma screen television. April 30-June 1, at La Galerie Bleue inside Montgomery Hall, 3515 Montgomery St. Free and open to the public. Alexander Ink — A SCAD exhibit featuring printmaking by college faculty, staff and students, April 20-May 10, at Alexander Hall Gallery Annex, 668 Indian St. Free. Up Close and Painterly — An exhibit by two Virginia Artists, Beverly Perdue and Jillian Warner at Gallery 440, 440 Bull St. Weaving Geographies — SCADpresents an exhibition of Nene Humphreys sculptural works inspired by the Miao people of China, April 20-June 6, at Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 MLKJr. Blvd. Free. Bridge — SCADpresents featuring work by 10 students in the winter quarter 2004 Chinese painting class through May 9, at Alexander Hall Gallery, 668 Indian St. Keepers of the Spirit — Powerful black and white portrait photography by local photographer John Zeuli, at Bread & Butter Cafe, 719 E. Broad, through May. Spinning Filaments — An exhibition highlighting work from the SCAD fibers department, April 21-June 13, at Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St. Free. SCAD Foundation Studies Honor Show — April 24-May 15, at Alexander Hall, 668 Indian St. Reception Friday, May 7, 1-2:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Tactile Expressions: Paintings by Louise P. Sloane — April 1- May 10, at Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. Liberty St. Ray Ellis: A Painters Journey — This retrospective of the famed Lowcountry artist runs through June 13 at the Telfair Museum of Art, 121 Barnard St. w
This article appears in May 5-12, 2004.